Yilin Wang is a composer, sound designer, and audio engineer whose work investigates acoustic and electroacoustic music, immersive 3D sound, and multimedia arts. Her research explores the integration of traditional aesthetics with contemporary Western compositional techniques, with a focus on spatial sound, immersive audio, and interactive media.

 

She is proficient in Ambisonics, Max/MSP, and advanced sound design. Yilin earned a BA in Musicology from Hunan Normal University(China) and an MA in Music Technology from the University of York (UK), and she is currently pursuing a research-based Master of Music in Composition at Western University(Canada), combining compositional research with experimental sound and multimedia practices.

 

Before her graduate studies at Western University, she served as a senior recording engineer at Hunan Broadcasting and Television Station and taught sound design and music editing at Hunan Art Vocational College and Guangzhou Fine Art College in China. Her work has received 25 national awards in China and international recognition, and she has participated in residencies and workshops such as the UNESCO City to City PLAY! Residency, the LunART Festival’s Composers Hub (Madison, Wisconsin, USA), the Arraymusic Composers Workshop (Toronto, Canada), the Tuckamore Festival’s Young Composer Program (Newfoundland, Canada), and Compocon 2025 (Vancouver, Canada).