Composers and Authors Society of Hong Kong Limited (CASH) was incorporated in Hong Kong on 23 September 1977 under the Companies Ordinance, as a Company Limited by Guarantee and not having a share capital. It began operation on 1 October 1977.
The ‘AI-Assisted Music Creation Workshop and Seminar’ is a two-day event featuring workshops, seminar, and docent tours. It aims to provide participants with an accessible yet in-depth understanding of the latest trends and challenges of AI in music creation. The event will explore how AI can inspire creativity while maintaining the creator’s artistic autonomy, opening up new possibilities for innovation. Through industry exchanges and discussions, the event seeks to deepen the conversation around AI’s role in music, emphasizing respect for traditional music copyrights while exploring a symbiotic relationship between AI and musical creativity. The goal is to establish the correct creative mindset and copyright awareness.
Sign up now to join us in exploring the boundaries of AI and transcending personal creative limits!
Date: Saturday & Sunday, 5–6 July 2025
Venue: Hong Kong Design Institute (HKDI), No. 3 King Ling Road, Tseung Kwan O, New Territories
Events Introduction:
*For details, please refer to the Registration Guidelines and Rules.
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Saturday, 5 July 2025 |
Workshop I: AI-Assisted Music Creation Lab【Exclusive for CASH Members】 Participants will learn and practise AI-assisted music creation, focusing on enhancing production efficiency while maintaining personal creativity. The workshop covers music composition, arrangement, etc. Groups will create a short music piece, with a selected work to be performed by HKDI Virtual Idol Vi, and made into a music video for public showcase the next day.
Instructor: Mak Chun Hung – AMP4 President and Director, Hong Kong Film Awards Association (HKFAA) Broad of Directors
Songwriter Sharing Session Guest Speakers: Oscar Lee – Lyricist T-Ma – Music Producer and Songwriter
*Participants of the workshop must attend both Workshop I & II and seminar, and submit personal music-related information for selection purposes. *Songwriter sharing session will be live-streamed on CASH’s YouTube account.
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| Sunday, 6 July 2025 09:00-13:00 |
Workshop II: AI Virtual Idol Sound Production【Exclusive for CASH Members】 This workshop will explore AI-assisted vocal creation, recording, and mixing for virtual idols, showcasing the process of voice model generation.
Instructor: Mak Chun Hung – AMP4 President and Director, Hong Kong Film Awards Association (HKFAA) Broad of Directors
*Participants of the workshop must attend both Workshop I & II and seminar, and submit personal music-related information for selection purposes. *Participants can choose to attend the Workshop II Live Video Conference (Extra) only.
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Sunday, 6 July 2025 |
Seminar Industry experts will share insights and case studies on how AI-generated music is reshaping the music industry, while discussing the importance of music copyright protection.
Guest Speakers: Mak Chun Hung – AMP4 President and Director, Hong Kong Film Awards Association (HKFAA) Broad of Directors Lam Wai Keung – Head, Department of Digital Media, HKDI Terence Ng – CASH Public Performance Licensing & Corporate Development (Education) Area Manager
HKDI will also provide an exclusive sharing and explain the production process of Hong Kong’s first Virtual Idol, Vi. The seminar will conclude with a showcase of a selected workshop-created music video featuring the performance of Virtual Idol, Vi. The seminar is open to the public.
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| Sunday, 6 July 2025
17:30-18:00 |
Docent Tour The guided tour will be led by HKDI, taking participants in groups to visit and experience the academy’s music knowledge hub, V Music Library, as well as the graduation exhibition venue. The guided tour is open to the public, with priority given to workshop/seminar participants. |
Application information:
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Workshop (I & II) and Seminar & Workshop II Live Video Conference (Extra) Friday, 30 May 2025 at 5 p.m. Seminar & Docent Tour Friday, 27 June 2025 at 5 p.m.
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Workshop (I & II) and Seminar Free (a deposit of HKD 300 is required for successful applicants, which will be fully refunded within one month after the event). Workshop II Live Video Conference (Extra), Seminar & Docent Tours Free
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| Enquiries |
Email: [email protected] Phone: 2846 3272 |
Please read the details before registering: Registration Guidelines and Rules
Apply now: Online Application Form (In Chinese Only)
Sponsored by the CASH Music Fund and presented by the CUHK, ‘The Composers and Authors Society of Hong Kong Scholarships 2024/25’ have been awarded to the following students from the Department of Music.
Chan Chi Huen
Chan Chi Huen is currently a final year undergraduate pursuing Bachelor of Arts in Music, studying the trumpet under Mr Jacobus Chong. Majoring in composition, he is studying under the tutelage of Prof. Chan Kai Young, Dr Lo Hau Man and Prof. Wendy Lee.
Chan has composed music for diverse genres. His representative compositions include As the Hart Panteth after the Water Brooks, a Cantonese choral-orchestral sacred work, and Mountain City — Nightscape, for solo trumpet, horn, euphonium and symphonic band. He has also produced jazz compositions, one of which is Auld Lang Syne Anew, written for the big band with original English lyrics.
Chen Shuaike
Chen Shuaike is currently a doctoral student in composition, studying under the guidance of Prof. Wendy Lee. Chan has been awarded several accolades, including the Third Prize at the ‘13th Rivers Awards International Composition Competition’ in 2024, and the second place in the Senior Division of the ‘Rocky Mountain Composition Competition’ in Canada, etc.
His notable works include the solo piece for dizi, Wucao Whispers; chamber music pieces such as The Transcendence Realm and The Resonance Of Mountain Song; orchestral works like Cherry Blossoms and the clarinet concerto Fire Dance. His compositions have been performed by ensembles such as Ensemble L’Itinéraire, Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra, Hong Kong New Music Ensemble, Shenzhen Symphony Orchestra, Suzhou Symphony Orchestra, and Wenzhou University Symphony Orchestra.
The 2025 MÜST International Songwriting Camp is now calling for application until 28 April. For more details, please visit the following webpage: https://songwritingcamp.must.org.tw/MUST/CAMP/INDEX.jsp
It is with deep sadness that we mourn the passing of Jim Lo (Jim Sir), the ‘Maestro of Hong Kong Lyricism’ on 19 March 2025. It is a huge loss to both the Society and all musicians in the Hong Kong music scene.
Jim Sir’s music career spanned nearly half a century with a repertoire of over 1,000 songs, whose countless classics has touched the hearts of generations of Hong Kong people. He made tremendous contributions to the popular music scene in Hong Kong. His lyrics were popular and resonated deeply with the public, including ‘Hope You Remember Me By Heart’, ‘Every Time When There Is A Change’, ‘It Is Fate That We Met’, ‘The Swordsman Li’, ‘Love Without Flowers Will Bear No Fruits’, ‘Emperor Qin Shi Huang’, ‘The Grace Of Homeland’, ‘Reincarnated’, ‘A Rickshaw Named Dream’, ‘A Rosy Future’ and ‘Tears Shed In The Journey’, etc.
Jim Sir’s lyrics were rich and diverse, showcasing a variety of styles. He was a self-taught lyricist who was extremely serious about his art. For him, lyrics were meant to be aesthetically conceived and conveyed vivid images. He thought of pop lyrics as a form of literature that touched on a much wider array of themes than just romance. He cared about society and longed for his distant homeland, and the combination of this broad vision and his monumental talent provided his lyrics with a timeless quality.
Jim Sir had maintained contact with the Society over the years and spared no effort to support the younger generations. He was honoured by the Society with the ‘CASH Hall of Fame Award’ in 2001.
We will always remember Jim Sir’s significant contribution to the popular song lyrics and Hong Kong music scene. May Jim Sir rest in peace, and we would like to express our deepest condolences to his family.
CASH records with deep sadness the passing of Chen Ning Chi on 18 March 2025. It is a huge loss to both the Society and all musicians in the Hong Kong music scene.
Chen Ning Chi was one of the founding members of CASH and has supported the Society for many years. The Society awarded him the ‘CASH Hall of Fame Award’ in 2015 in recognition of his significant achievements to the music industry.
Chen has been active in the serious music circle for over 50 years. Under his belt, he has over a hundred pieces of composition in both Chinese and Western music genres. Chen’s pursuit of breakthrough has allowed him to extend his composing talent greatly not only to instrumental pieces but also to various kinds of stage productions like musicals, Chinese dance opera, classical opera and symphonic poem. His significant work included the Chinese ensemble The Ancient Capital, the choral work The Chariots Rattle On, the piano work Reminiscence of Chibi and the orchestral work Ode to the Bounteous Land, etc. Reminiscence of Chibi won the ‘1994 CASH Golden Sail Most Performed Works Awards – Local Serious Work’.
In 1977, Chen has assisted in establishing the professional Urban Council Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra where the concept of “Symphonization of Chinese music” was voiced, and served as the Assistant Music Director and other positions at the Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra from 1993 to 2002, making significant contributions to the promotion of Chinese music culture.
We will always remember his dedication to music creation and his music has enriched the local music scene. May he rest in peace and our deepest condolences to his family.
