biographical info
Intuitive improvisation & original real-time compositions on various Asian long zither instruments including: Zheng (Chinese long plucked zither instrument) including other long zithers ie: Japanese koto and Vietnamese dan tranh. Started solo career in music around 1998 but have been playing music and recording on my own since age 8. With Vietnamese and Chinese heritages, became a Canadian citizen from Ho Chi Minh in 1988. I LOVE Canada !
Innovative, self taught and avante style, and intuitive approach to music creation. Pieces of music never repeated, only for the moment! Passion lies in collaborations, working with theater, dance companies and with artists of all genres. Constantly learning from the instrument, always feeling like the first time, molding the sounds, giving freedom to the music which many consider as extremely lush and textured, a symphonic sound experience !
In 2006, with musical colleagues we were awarded the BETTY MITCHELL for "outstanding sound design and origianl score for a musical or play", for our involvement with the GREEN FOOLS Theater production "Dancing On Water".
Visit my many sites:
http://www.vian.bandcamp.com
http://www.soundcloud.com/viandiep
http://www.zhengjazzensemble.weebly.com
Many continued thanks to everyone in my life making my art possible, enriching my life with your very being in this life adding to the vibrancy of it all!!