Woody Mo is a composer and sound artist whose work bridges traditional Chinese music and contemporary experimental practices. He holds a BM degree from the University of Missouri-Kansas City, where he studied under acclaimed composers Chen Yi, Zhou Long, Yotam Haber, and Paul Rudy. Currently, he is pursuing an MFA in Music Composition and Experimental Practices at CalArts.

Collaboration is central to Woody’s artistic vision. He has worked extensively with prominent traditional musicians including Guo Yazhi, Szeto Kin, Ka Lok Leung, and Kwan Leung Ling, as well as with contemporary ensembles such as the Imani Winds and the Cassatt Quartet. These partnerships reflect his commitment to integrating traditional musical idioms with innovative compositional techniques.

Woody has been recognized for his compositional skill through several prestigious awards and honors. He won 3rd Prize for Chamber Music at The MAP International Music Competition 2023 and was a finalist in The ASCAP Foundation’s 2023 Morton Gould Young Composer Awards Competition.

His festival experience includes participation in the 20th Seal Bay Festival for American Chamber Music (2023) in Vinalhaven, Maine, where he attended master classes with Chen Yi, Zhou Long, Anthony De Ritis, Daniel S. Godfrey, and Shirish Korde. In 2022, he took part in the 12th Imani Winds Chamber Music Festival in New York City, studying with David Serkin Ludwig and Jessica Mayer.

In addition to concert music, Woody composes animation scores and sound designs, notably for projects such as Sky Burial, Marks, and Amitabha and Wall.

With a foundation rooted in both traditional and contemporary musical languages, Woody continues to explore new sonic possibilities through collaborative projects and experimental composition.