Wo/我

CREATIVE TEAM

Director, Choreographer & Performer

Jiemin Yang

Jiemin is a Chinese-American dancer, choreographer, film maker, and graphic designer based in Queens. He holds a MA in Contemporary Dance from London Contemporary Dance School and a BS in Dance and Graphic Design from Macaulay Honors College. He has been a recipient of 2020 & 2022 New Works Grant from Queens Council on the Arts. He has performed in multiple cities in Europe, the UK, and the US. He was commissioned to create dance works for the Making Moves Dance Festival 2019 hosted by Jamaica Performing Arts Center (JPAC) and Emerging Choreographer Series ’17 hosted by Mare Nostrum Elements and LaGuardia Performing Arts Center. He also presented his works at Ailey Citigroup Theatre, The Mark O’Donnell Theatre, Auditório do Parque da Devessa in Portugal. He has performed with Kinesis Project at ourdoor space at the Riverside Park and Snug Harbor Cultural Center. His dance film Wo/我 received Best Short Narrative Award ’22 at the DisOrient Asian American Film Festival of Oregon. He has been recognized as Artist of Exceptional Merit ’22 by Asian Arts Alliance. He is currently a resident artist of CUNY Dance Initiative at Queens College/Kupferberg Center for the Arts. He is one of the awardees of the Art Commissioning Program 2021 with Queens Council on the Arts.

IG: @jiemin.art

Composer

James Acampora

James Acampora is primarily a cellist, multi-instrumentalist, visual artist, and composer for film. His music has been featured in multiple films and web series, including the Huntington film festival where his score for “Breathe” won first prize. James studied with multiple classical teachers and theorists while in school and also studied architecture and design at New York Institute of Technology. James uses his well rounded experience in the arts to understand his audience and move those who listen. James is inspired by music ranging from Bach to Japanese folk music, fusion Jazz, R&B and classic rock. James has performed in venues such as Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Voelker Orth Heritage Museum, The Triad NYC, The NYC Subway, Central Park, The Greene Room, The Tilles Center, countless catering halls throughout NYC and Long Island, and is a frequent busker in NYC. James is an active session musician, scoring and performing music for video games, rock bands, singer-songwriters, and much more. In his spare time he enjoys graphic design and coding on his computer, as well as painting and drawing at different beautiful locations in NYC and Long Island.

www.cellistja.com

Music Consultant

Doug Beacon

Doug Beacon is a composer, a producer, audio engineer, sound designer, and sound engineer, primarily operating out of his studio in Long Island. His scoring and sound engineering for film and video games has brought him critical acclaim from many outlets, including the Queens World Film Festival. Doug’s diverse scope of work allows him to be on film sets during production to help prepare him for scoring, sound designing, and audio engineering in post-production for those same films. He also produces music for artists and bands of every genre, but finds the most satisfaction in experimental music projects. Doug feeds off the creative process, and enjoys discussing art and process with clients and collaborators. He often works with a team of session musicians, including Cellist James Acampora and Harpist Emily Hopkins, to bring a level of authenticity to projects that is seldom seen in projects of a similar scale. Doug recently began directing and producing music videos, and has plans to begin producing short films within the next year. 

www.dougbeacon.com