Noshvia (Xuwei) Wu is a composer and sound artist based in New York City and Beijing. She holds a BA in Electronic Production and Design from the Berklee College of Music. Her years of experience and studies in Music Composition and Sound art have nurtured her creativity and passion for experimental/electroacoustic art as a manifestation of self-exploration, social communication, and expression of the inner consciousness of human beings outside the limitation of form and space. In 2021, She participated, both as composer and performer, in a collaboration program between Berklee, Harvard and MIT called “Hyperfest” hosted by the composer Tod Machover. Noshvia creates various forms of music: Acoustic compositions, computer music, and interactive project, and she is interested in combining performance art, visuals, nature, and philosophy into her sound work. Her composition was performed in NYCEMF(New York City Electroacoustic Music Festival)2022. Currently, She is building a new music group with several other NYC-based artists who share the passion for art-forms beyond boundaries and structure. The group will focus on source sharing, forum discussion, exchanging resources, and collaborative projects.
Noshvia learned a variety of musical instruments when she was little. She started to play the piano and electric organ at the age of 6. Before this, Noshvia studied GuZheng (A traditional Chinese plucked-string instrument) for 2 years. In 2012, she was accepted to the composition major at Central Conservatory of Music Middle School, followed by 6 years of professional music education. Her composition “Rendering” for Piano Trio earned the “Young Talent Encouragement Special Mention” from the 2014 IBLA GRAND PRIZE. In 2015, she was preparing for the concert of her first piece for orchestra: “Life Like Summer Flowers”. This composition is inspired by a line of Rabindranath Tagore’s poems: Let life be beautiful like summer flowers and death like autumn leaves. In 2017, Noshvia finished her composition “The President” for Violin, Cello, Clarinet, Bassoon, and Vibraphone. “The President” is inspired by the novel of the same name by Miguel Ángel Asturias and was performed in BEIJING 2018. The same year, Noshvia was signed by Modern Sky Music Company. As an Artist, Noshvia has unlimited imagination & possibilities for her works and performance. In 2020, Her first Art Pop Album “Night Swim” was released through Modern Sky Records by collaborating with Jam City, Dutch E Germ, Soul-Speak, and Fishdoll.