2022 Golden Melody Festival

No. 01

TV Series & Music

No. 01 No. 02 No. 03

Dennis YANG (Host)

Managing Director, Studio76 Original Productions Ltd.

Dennis YANG is the Founder and CEO of the Taiwan's original content powerhouse, Studio76, which was founded in 2018.Dennis has more than 20 years of experience in the digital entertainment business and creative operations across Greater China and Asian markets.
Studio76 is a joint investment from Taiwan's KKBOX Group, MegaBank and Aashi Broadcast Group's Dream Ventures from Japan.
Studio76 demonstrates a new content business concept: raise and manage a regional content fund to develop “digital-first” Chinese original stories IP from Taiwan, produce the stories into streaming-oriented, genre-focused TV movies designated to OTT platforms in mini-series formats and distribute to global digital and TV platforms.

Studio76 specializes in the development and investment of original IP content, from script incubation, production to worldwide marketing. Based in Taiwan, we uncover stories with local themes that appeal internationally, catering to the demand for Asian content and capturing world audiences. It's our mission to grow and develop the content creation ecosystem by investing in no less than 30 productions in various genres over a three-year period. We also aim to be the choice partner for OTT/TV operators for content development and creation. Studio76 is funded by Taiwanese streaming music service KKBOX Group, the National Development Fund and Asahi Broadcast Corp's Dream Ventures.

Sherry TSAI

Media & Project Coordinator, B'IN Music International Ltd.

With 12 years of experience at B'IN Music, Sherry TSAI has previously served as a print media marketer, talent agent, and talent manager and is currently the media marketing coordinator and project coordinator for B'IN Music. TSAI has worked with Mayday, Rene LIU, Fish LEONG, Victor WONG, Ding Dang, Ann, Jia Jia, Cosmos People, Accusefive, Mixer, Tizzy Bac, etc., and collaborated on projects like Where Have All The Flowers Gone -- These Flowers. Musical Memory & Art Exhibition, Mayday 3DNA (movie), Mayday's Noah's Ark (movie), Waiting For My Cup of Tea (movie), The Devil Punisher (TV series), Love is Science? (TV series), More than Blue: The Series (TV series), The Arc of Life (TV series), Light the Night (TV series), etc.

B'IN Music differs from traditional record labels in the Chinese music market in the fact that we are agile and have a variety of operations that can conquer the fast-paced environment of the pop-culture industry with the developmental capabilities to create new content and consolidated experiences. B'IN Music consists of several departments including A&R (Artist & Repertoire), marketing and planning, artist agency, promotions, concert productions, and more to integrate all aspects of operations. We are a comprehensive company in the pop-culture industry with the core value of “creating uniquely new content” that is rarely seen in Chinese entertainment markets.

Stanley HSU

Executive Producer/Producer, Rosebud production Co. Ltd.

Majored in directing/producing at Eastern Washington University and worked in LA at an indie studio before returning to Taiwan in 2001. He has worked in film distribution, VFX production and TV drama production, producing over 25 TV series.

Rosebud Production produces high quality dramas and films that bring stories to life for the audience. The company's name is derived from “Rosebud” in Citizen Kane (1941), which symbolizes maintaining your original passion no matter where you ultimately end up.

Morris LEE

Senior Manager, HIM International Music Inc

Morris LEE is currently Senior Manager of the Greater China Integrated Marketing Department at HIM International Music, Inc. (HIM). In his talent agent capacity, Morris specializes in breaking news response, PR management for artists, and interdisciplinary business matchmaking (featuring singers and artists such as S.H.E, Hebe TIEN, Power Station, Yoga LIN, Cherng and Laimo, and CHIANG Hung-Chieh). In 2021, Morris played a primary role in sourcing product placement deals for TV series The Wave Maker and FILM Workers in collaboration with DaMou Entertainment.

HIM International Music, Inc. (HIM ) was established in 1999 by group of pioneering industry experienced professionals led by Mr. Yen Ching, LU. HIM is an independent record label and artist management company and the only listed company of entertainment industry in Taiwan.
HIM's core value lies in the discovery of the uniqueness of its potential artists and the development of their one-of-a-kind entertainment identity to create a win-win situation between itself and its artists. One of HIM Music's subsidiary, HIM Music Publishing, specializes in developing and promoting songwriters and their songs/lyrics.
HIM is also branching out to the cultural and creative industry. Famous internet celebrities who create fictional characters. Looking forward to integrate its audio, video and graphic resources to strengthen and most prosperous the entertainment industry.

Ray JIANG

Director

53rd Golden Bell Award for Best Director in a Television Series

Television
2021
Meow Meow Boss
We Best Love – Part I &II
WBL Part I: No.1 For You
WBL Part II: Fighting Mr. 2nd

2019 TVBS Endless Love
2017 Sohu Tree in the River
2016 EBC Drama Love by Design
2015 TVBS Taste of Love
2015 STAR Chinese Channel Nie Xiaoqian
2015 TVBS Youth Power
2014 Gala Television You Light Up My Star

Film
2021 GATAO - The Last Stray
2017 Gatao 2-The New Leader Rising (Executive Director)
2016 Didi's Dreams (Assistant Director)
2015 Gatao (Assistant Director)

Nick TAI

Division Controller of the Entertainment Business Dept./Global Syndication Dept, TVBS Media Inc.

Nick TAI is the Division Controller of the Entertainment Business Dept./Global Syndication Dept,TVBS Media Inc. at TVBS and is responsible for managing and selling TV series, variety shows, major concerts, and projects produced by the TVBS Entertainment Channel.
In 2012, Nick TAI resigned from Tudou.com in China and returned to Taiwan, bringing his resources and production experiences to TVBS. Popular TV series produced by TAI include The Way We Were, Family Time, Endless Love, etc. TAI has also been behind many critically and commercially successful TVBS series since 2018, including Girl's Power, Girl's Power II, and Youngsters on Fire. Many TV series that TAI has been a part of have been nominated for the Golden Bell Awards and even won the Best Television Series, Best Director, Best Screenplay, and Best New Actor in a TV Series. TAI's short films – Infinite Love: The Luluna Community, Dr. Rednose, and The Gift of Life – have also been recognized at numerous international film festivals. In addition to TV series, TAI has also sought the digital transformation of variety programs in 2020, giving new life by launching TV and digital transformation for popular variety programs: Queen, Super Taste, and Chop Chop Show. In 2022, TAI launched Let's Open, a variety show that was well received by the audience both online and offline and event ranked first on Netflix. In 2020, TAI started developing his own career as a producer, collaborating with Ruby LIN on the immensely successful Light the Night, which received high ratings on Netflix in multiple countries.

TVBS, the leading medium brand in Taiwan, was established on 28th September, 1993. As the first Taiwanese satellite TV station, TVBS starts a new era of media industry in Taiwan with delivering various values and latest knowledge to local audience.
Core Values and Mission “Truth”, “Trust” and “Technology” are core values of TVBS Media. Our team dedicates to global news, entertaining shows, superior TV series and knowledge-based programs by implementing advanced technology to present reality on news channel and build a trustworthy medium brand in Taiwan.

Mindy HSIEH

Investment Fund Manager, Meetup International Co. Ltd.

Mindy HSIEH is now serving at Meetup International Co. Ltd. as an investment fund manager.
She has worked as a professional playwright. Her masterpiece is "One Carat Roommate", which is one of the "Life Story" series in 2015 on PTS Taiwan. After that, she went to Beijing Film Academy to study. When in Beijing, she participated in the production of two TV dramas: "New Meteor Garden" and "Growing Pain". At the end of 2019, she joined the Meetup International Co. Ltd., focusing on film and television investment, including TV series and movies. The company has invested in "More Than Blue: The Series", "Women in Taipei" and "Incantation".

The company was established at the end of 2019 as a new experimental fund for film and television sound investment. With a romantic and adventurous spirit, we believe in the nature of creativity, and support it from the pre-production stage, so that more good works can be seen by more people! We invest mainly in film and television productions, covering drama series as well as movies.
We have invested in films such as "More Than Blue", " Women in Taipei" and Movie"Curse". At the same time, we also invest in co-directing studios to incubate more good works systematically in the long run. We invest in partner companies to train actors for theatre productions. In addition, we have also partnered with music companies to provide music co-productions for film and television productions.

Leading figures, both from home and abroad, are invited to speak on the current and future trends in the music industry, including music production, market exploration, technological innovation and interdisciplinary collaboration.