Lee Hom

Name: Lee Hom
Full Name: Alexander Lee-Hom Wang
D.O.B.: 17th May 1976
P.O.B.: Rochester, New York
Horoscope: Dragon
Zodiac: Taurus
Blood type: O type
Height: 180cm
Weight: 68kg

Extra Info:
Mailbox: P.O. Box 20083, Rochester, NY 14602 U.S.A.
Family members: Father, mother, an elder brother(Lee-De @ Leo) & a younger brother(Lee-Kai)
Education status: Graduated with honours from Williams College in Music and Asian Studies
Favourite Food: Japanese food
Favourite Color: Blue
Favourite Sport: Baseball
Favourite Pet: Dog
Favourite Attire: T-shirt & Jeans
Favourite Entertainment: Baseball, Symphony orchestra & concerts
Things Like to Do Most: To bring happiness to other people’s lives
Aim Communicate with the youths by means of music
Dreams Bring inspirations to the youths by way of my music
Able to Play: Violin, piano, guitar, percussion
Able to: Sing, compose, arrange, produce, act in musical
Able to Speak: English, Chinese, French
Idol: Stevie Wonder
Favourite Movie: Awakenings (1990)
Favourite Subject: Jazz piano

Lee-Hom (Alexander) Wang, was born in Rochester, New York. He studied music at Williams College and the Berklee College of Music.

Hailing from Williams College, one of the most prestigious institutions in the USA, Lee-Hom furthered his education at Berklee with a Masters in Music studies (Jazz Piano & Composition). He has become one of the many new songwriters and musicians revolutionizing the Chinese music industry. He is active in all areas of musical production, from composing to producing, arranging to writing lyrics and playing instrumental accompaniments.

Lee-Hom comes from a high pedigree of academics; his father is a paedaetrician, his brother is a doctor now residing in Chicago, his younger brother is a student at MIT, and most of his relatives are doctors. Like much of his family, Lee-Hom had considered pursuing a medical career. Having been high school valedictorian and receiving a perfect score on the SATs, he was accepted into Princeton and Yale. However, at the last minute Lee-Hom realized his true passion was for music. Amidst criticism from his family, Lee-Hom decided to attend Williams College to pursue his dream to become a musician. Although this decision was unconventional, Lee-Hom was willing to take this risk and his choice has proven to be a wise one.

By combining western music with classical Chinese instruments, Lee-Hom has given a unique twist to Chinese music. Having ten Mandarin albums to his credit, Lee-Hom has yet to produce an English album but remains as one of the main songwriters/producers for Sony Music Taiwan. He also owns Homeboy Studios in both Taiwan and Boston.

On his latest album, Lee-Hom featured the often unheard music of the minorities of China. He experimented with the tribal sounds of China, Tibet, and Mongolia; traveling the area carrying 15 kg of equipment while fighting bouts of altitude and food sickness.

Not much about Lee-Hom’s personal life is known, much to his credit. Unlike many of his Eastern and Western counterparts, Lee-Hom has kept his private life to himself and his dignity intact - he is a musician first and foremost. Lee-Hom is quoted as saying, “Rumours don’t bother me much now, although it’s still annoying at times because it isn’t true. I just don’t want to come out and make the news bigger. I do music and I want to focus all my energy on this and have no desire to use tabloids to promote myself. I don’t want to waste my energy holding press conferences to deny my relationship with certain people or to say that I am not gay because it’s just not in my interest.” It is this aspect of Lee-Hom’s character that many fans respect. Lee Hom is also a good friend to David Tao and Jay Chou.

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