2017 Golden Melody Awards & Festival launches the first event series, Industry Expertise on Campus, since April 22^nd, attended by forty music students from seven universities. Essential concepts behind record planning is delivered by Hong-yu Chen, who coordinated the latest album Darling for 2016 GMA Best Mandarin Female Singer Julia Peng. Famous songwriters Xi Lin and Ta-yu Lo share their tips behind music and lyrics. They all emphasize how life experiences enrich creative works, as songs communicate emotions. Just as literary writers are always good readers, musicians have to be passionate about music. In the first lesson, Chen clarifies some basic ideas to create music. He highlighs three key points: love music, see the world, and love animals. Creators receive more feedbacks when they can lover other people and animals, which lead to diverse experiences and better works. Lin takes “Your Backpack” by Eason Chen as an example to elaborate on lyricist experiences and challenges over the years. Lyrics are only possible when creators enjoy melodies, says Lin. When you listen to the same song for 50 times, you’ll get to love it. “My inspirations come from baths, baths, and more baths,” Lin jokes. As an author and lyricist, Lin says “I’ve never planned to have such a busy and full life. These processes and experiences, however, have enriched my writing career”. Lo studied medical science in college. “I realize how strong and fragile life is during internship at hospital,” says Lo. “Each stage of my life also offers different resources for music. Creative process is a path to face your life.” He also talks about inspirations behind many classics. “Orphan of Asia" results from books by Zhuo-liu Wu in his father’s collections, and "Queen's Road East" is inspired by road signs in his shopping trips. These life experiences bring a variety of materials to his music. “Even though the world is moving fast,” says Lo, “younger generations should stay true to music and enhance their skills. Songs should stay relevant over time.” Industry Expertise on Campus program this year lasts five weeks. The third lesson on May 6^th is presented by Kay Huang and Xiao-wen Ding about their music and guidelines. Music by these 40 students from seven universities will be showcased at Taiwan Television Enterprise on May 27^th.