Vo Ha Hanh Nhan

Multimedia Project

About

Sound Designer

+1 (440) 574-3582
hvo@oberlin.edu
Oberlin, Ohio, USA

Passionate about exploring and researching cultural identities in traditional music, rooted in the heritage of Vietnamese music. Curious about the sonic world and the philosophical ideas that shape artistic concepts. Deeply interested in how human connection

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Education

Oberlin Conservatory of Music — Oberlin, OH
Bachelor of Music in Composition (Transfer Student)
Awards: Conservatory Dean Scholarship, International Grant
Aug 2024 – Present

Ho Chi Minh City Conservatory of Music — Vietnam
Bachelor of Music in Composition (Transferred to Oberlin in 2024)
Aug 2020 – May 2024

Hue Academy of Music — Vietnam
Intermediate Professional Diploma in Piano Performance
Awards: Graduated Valedictorian (Top of Class)
2011 – 2020

Achievements

Amadeus Composition Award — Third Prize, Nov 2023

SensoriaPro Scoring Contest — Final Shortlist, Oct 2023

Shanghai & St. Petersburg Conservatories — Top 13 Excellent Works, Jan 2022

Selected projects & experience

The Archived Star – Audiovisual Performance & Media Installation
Project Director, Composer & Sound Designer · June 2026 · Jungle Creative Hub, HCMC
Directed an interdisciplinary production combining a live jazz ensemble, piano improvisation, TouchDesigner visuals, and site-specific scenography exploring Vietnamese ancestral rituals. (Supported by Oberlin XArts Fund)

Hồn Thiên Nhiên (The Soul of Nature) – 9-Channel Video Art by Le Brothers
Composer & Sound Designer · 2023–2026 · Ồ Ạt Multimedia Festival, HCMC
Composed an electroacoustic stereo soundscape exploring the yin–yang duality between human consciousness and natural environments across Vietnam.

All Realms in One – Multimedia Album Project
Composer & Project Director · Oct 2025 – Present
An international collaborative album fusing electroacoustic, jazz, pop-rock, and Vietnamese traditional music around themes of ancestral worship and heritage.

Remembering Hue – Dutch Design Week, Eindhoven
Composer & Sound Engineer · Oct 2025
Original score and sound design for a 7-minute film by Anh Quan Nguyen, exploring diaspora identity, celestial realms, and memory.

Selected projects & experience

Du Miên – Audiovisual Experience, Huế & HCMC
Composer, Sound Engineer & Live Performer · Aug 2025
Electroacoustic score and live electronics paired with photogrammetry and generative 3D visuals. Presented at New Arts Space Foundation (Huế) and Ném Space (HCMC).

"To Tame the Moon" – Senior Piano Recital
Composer · Apr 2025 · Oberlin Conservatory of Music
Composed a solo prepared-piano piece for pianist Athena Deng, exploring extended piano techniques, micro-textures, and narrative timbre.

Sound Shaped 2024 – Contemporary Art & Music Exhibition, Huế
Project Director & Performer · July 2024
Curated and directed an interdisciplinary concert in dialogue with 24 lacquer works by the late artist Võ Xuân Huy.

Ồ Ạt (Oh Art) Multimedia Festival, HCMC
Performer · May–June 2024
Featured live solo and duo sets (ME1111) alongside Otomo Yoshihide, Darren Moore, Yong Yandsen, Yii Kah Hoe, and Vietnamese experimental artists.