Imee Ooi Huáng Huìyīn (黃慧音) | |
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Background information | |
Born | Taiping, Perak, Malaysia[1] |
Genres | Buddhist music |
Occupation(s) | Composer, record producer, singer |
Instrument | Piano |
Years active | 1999–present |
Labels | I.M.M. Musicworks |
Website | immmusic |
Imee Ooi | |
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Chinese name | |
Traditional Chinese | 黃慧音 |
Hanyu Pinyin | Huáng Huìyīn |
Jyutping | Wong4 Wai6 Jam1 |
Hokkien POJ | Ûiⁿ Hūi-im |
Tâi-lô | Uînn Huī-im |
Imee Ooi FRSA[citation needed] (/ˈiːmiː ˈwuːi/ EE-mee WOO-ee; Chinese: 黃慧音; pinyin: Huáng Huìyīn; Jyutping: Wong4 Wai6 Jam1; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ûiⁿ Hūi-im) is a Chinese-Malaysian record producer, composer, and singer who composes and arranges music for classic Buddhist chant, mantra, and dharani. She performs her compositions in Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan, and Mandarin. In 1997 she founded a record label, I.M.M. Musicworks, to publish her music. She has released more than 50 albums (55 between 1998 and 2020[2]).
Ooi also composed and directed three highly acclaimed stage musicals: Siddhartha, Above Full Moon, and Princess Wen Cheng (aka Jewel of Tibet).