January Yucheng Li

January Yucheng Li is a New York-based music composer, producer, singer & songwriter, and Cucurbit Flute player from China. January is now pursuing a graduate degree, majoring in Screen Scoring at NYU. He has a comprehensive background in audio and studio production, coupled with a fervent passion for music composition and production. He has composed music for films and music libraries. His writing styles range from orchestral, action, romantic, emotional, pop, jazz, horror, and electronic, to traditional Chinese music.

January started his music journey by learning and performing traditional Chinese music. He began to play Cucurbit Flute (Hulusi) at 8 and obtained the Level 5 Certificate from the Shanghai Conservatory of Music. January performed this instrument on the stage in high school, in an exchange program traveling to Holland, and in music concerts at Ningbo University. Based on his unique understanding of Chinese classical music, he combines Chinese traditional instruments with the orchestra in his compositions, demonstrating the musical integration of East and West.

January is a talented composer who is dedicated to honing his skills and expanding his compositional styles. He specializes in creating memorable melodies and effectively enhancing the emotional impact of storytelling. Besides, he has been composing creative scores with synthesizers and exploring their combination with orchestral instruments. 

From 2023 to 2024, January collaborated with filmmakers and producers to write music for several short films, animations, and video games. One of his compositions, "Life Is Like A Dream (short)," was selected for the Beijing International Film Festival and the Beijing Student Film Festival. Additionally, "A Letter from Future (short)" won the "Best Student Short Film" award at the Indo-French International Film Festival. Furthermore, "Journey" was nominated for "Best Visual Effects" at the 2024 Beijing Film Academy Animation Academy Awards and was also selected for the Beijing Student Film Festival.

Driven by a relentless pursuit of excellence, in 2023-24 Season 3, January won the "Golden Prize" in the Original Composition category of the London Young Musician Competition (2023 Season 3). He won the "Silver Prize" in the Original Composition category of the Saint-Saëns International Music Competition (2023 Season 2). Besides, January won the "Outstanding Shortlist Works Award" in the 2nd International Youth Film and Music Creative Exhibition (2023). In the 2022 International Electronic Music Competition (IEMC), January became one of the finalists with his composition for a short animation film, "Spring." During his internship at Uniview Technologies Company, he produced and mixed the music for promotional videos. Moreover, he composed several soundtracks for an influencer with over 700,000 followers on Bilibili.

January Yucheng Li has been working and composing every day since he found his love in composition, and he is eager to collaborate with you and write music for your projects!