d o n g  y i        based in asia

dongyi is a Korean double bassist and composer. He studied jazz improvisation at Paekche Institute Of The Arts 2008-2010.  A formative experience for him was when he was travelling as a eighteen year old in the United States and was able to sit in on two months of classes at Berklee College of Music. There he studied in intensive workshops with renowned professors, such as drummer Antonio Sanchez, bassist Dave Holland, bassist Abraham LaBoriel,  pianist Kenny Werner, and Whitney Houston’s longtime pianist, Jetro Da Silva.

 Pianist Im In Gun, who was part of the first generation of jazz musicians in Korea, invited dongyi back to Jeju Island after his stint in the army. In Jeju, dongyi entered Im In Gun’s nascent jazz community, which was made up of legendary Korean musicians.  Later he created his own community of bohemian experimental artist friends, and with them he  discovered his love for nature, travel, and performance.

 

dongyi has performed throughout Korea and in many other countries, such as China, Japan, Taiwan, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, and the United States, not an easy feat considering the leviathan size of his wooden double bass. He does solo and collaborative experimental improvisation, and has learned to play along with virtually any musical style.

 Currently, he has been inspired by his time in the Korean military. He was stationed at the DMZ (demillitarized zone) and the Northern Limit Line for about 2 years(2011-2013), which gave him the opportunity to learn the true significance of the dislocation between the two Koreas. He hopes for reunification of Korea some day and dreams of returning to his ancestral land to establish an eco peace village with the underlying mission to unite not only the Korean peninsula, but also Korea with its outlying neighbors through art and education.

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2023 AWARD WINNING 

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   personal debut album

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《a method for capsaicinoid analysis》 Won for the 21st Korean Music Award for Best Global Contemporary Album.

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〈nong darm〉／《a method for capsaicinoid analysis》 Won the 14th Taiwan Golden Sound Creation Award for Best Jazz Single. 

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《a method for capsaicinoid analysis》 Nominated for the 14th Taiwan Golden Music Creation Award for Best Jazz Album.

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   original sound track album

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《Ndaan Mpmaduk Entering the Mountain》
-Won the 58th Taiwan Golden Bell Award for Best Sound Design.

-57th WORLDFEST HOUSTON REMI AWARD -SILVER PRIZE

-Nominated for the 2nd Taiwan Ecological and Environmental Film Festival - Best Sound Design.