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Katerina Li

katli440402@gmail.com · New York / Guangdong

Education
Beijing Normal University, ChinaSep 2022 – Present
B.A. in English Education · GPA 3.7/4.0 · First Class & National Merit Scholarship (top 0.2%)
  • —Completed 4-year curriculum in 2 years to focus on overseas music study
  • —Art Song Interpretation (99) · Voice Training (96) · Piano Composition (92)
  • —iGEM Human Practice Lead (Gold Award, World Top 5); President BNU Live Music Society; Technical Director BNU Guitar Society; Choir Leader & Accompanist
University of California, BerkeleyJul–Aug 2023
Electronic Music Production (Summer Session) · GPA 4.0/4.0 · A+ Voice & New Music Production
iGEM Grand Jamboree, FranceOct–Nov 2023
Human Practice Team Leader · Best HP Nomination (Top 5 Worldwide) · Gold Medal
  • —Coordinated 100+ teams and events
  • —Built multimedia wiki and produced 14 multilingual podcasts (135k+ listens)
Cardiff University, UKSep 2024 – Jul 2025
Composition & Film Music Production (Full Year Exchange · Full Tuition Waiver · Taith Grant Scholarship)
  • —Studio techniques, composition, film sound; scored trailers, films, TV themes
  • —Performed in 20+ concerts, 11 gigs, 1 festival; 5 headlining shows; ~1,000 total audience
Internship
Independent Music Producer · NetEase Cloud MusicFeb 2020 – Present
Ranked #7 China Electronic Music Board (2020) · 2.8M+ streams
  • —Future bass, dubstep, piano, strings, cinematic, hybrid electronic-orchestral
  • —FL Studio, Ableton Live, arranging, mixing, sound design
Audio Engineer · K3 Production StudioMay 2023 – Present
  • —Recording assistant, mixing engineer, editing, tracking, session support
  • —Mixed BNU Valley Festival theme, graduation songs, college anthems
  • —Produced for middle schools, government, commercials, videos
Music Director · French Woods Festival, New YorkJun–Aug 2025
  • —Lead accompanist for Aladdin; promoted to Music Director
  • —Music directed Shrek, The Lion King, High School Musical, and more
  • —Most-requested classical accompanist; taught students from LaGuardia Arts
Awards
China National Merit ScholarshipBNU First-Class ScholarshipBNU Outstanding Student LeaderBNU Outstanding Future TeacherTaith Grant ScholarshipiGEM Gold Medal & World Top 5 Education TeamBNU Future Teacher Competition 1st PrizeChina Daily 21st Century Cup 1st PrizeFLTRP Cup 1st PrizeTalented Youth of South China1st Prize Piano Accompaniment — Guangdong University Choir Competition
Certifications
↳ ABRSM Grade 5 Music Theory (Merit)↳ China Musicians Association Piano Grade 10 (Distinction)↳ ABRSM Piano Grade 8 (Distinction, full marks in aural)↳ IELTS 7.5