Hi! I'm Vio.

A software engineer turned interdisciplinary media artist based in Tokyo and San Francisco bay area.

QUICK FACTS ABOUT ME

  1. πŸͺ΄ I was born in Nanjing, China and have lived, studied and worked in the United States (Pittsburgh, San Francisco bay area) and Tokyo, Japan. I’ll move to New York City in August 2023.

  2. πŸŽ“ I studied Computer Science and Human-Computer Interaction at Carnegie Mellon University and am attending New York University for ITP (Interactive Telecommunications Program) September 2023.

  3. πŸ’» I worked as a Software Engineer at Google Maps and Apple Keynotes team before I became an independent creative technologist.

  4. πŸ₯½ I’m a passionate diver. I’ve dived with whale sharks 🦈 humpback whales πŸ‹ and manta rays. Hope I can dive in Galapagos sometime. I snowboard in the winter πŸ‚πŸ»

  5. πŸ’° I invest in stock market and local real estate market (SF bay and Tokyo). I started implementing FIRE passive income stream since 2016.

  6. 🐡 My MBTI is INTP-A (71% introvert 61% intuitive 71% thinking 68% prospecting 78% assertive) it somehow never changes.

My projects mainly focus on audio reactive music video production and interactive installations. I also do VJ in my spare time.

CONTACT

  1. πŸ“Έ Instagram DM - If you’ve got a short question or quick project pitch, please DM @vio.zhu and I’ll get back to you as soon as I can.

  2. βœ‰οΈ Email - If it’s a longer thing, please email me.

  3. β˜•οΈ coffee chat - I’m happy to chat with strangers if you have something specific to talk about. DM @vio.zhu with a short intro if you are in Tokyo.

LATEST ON INSTAGRAM

this saturday 8/12 will be @dumplinggal_ and my last performance in tokyo, moving to nyc end of august. also boss @markshephard909 bday !! come join us !! ───────────────── AUG 12γ€”Sat〕2023 10:30～6:00 @acid_gakko DisStill vol. 2 Live: lenacid aka
close up: @asuka_koto playing with audio-reactive visuals by me ───────────────── JUL 1γ€”Sat〕2023 0 // 2023 Public Visuals Tokyoγ€”Tokyo, Japan〕 LIVE PERFORMANCE β”” Koto & beats : @asuka_koto @yy_japan β”” Visual: @vio.zhu PHOTOGRAPH β”” @
JUL 1γ€”Sat〕2023 0 // 2023 Public Visuals Tokyoγ€”Tokyo, Japan〕 LIVE PERFORMANCE β”” Koto & beats : @asuka_koto @yy_japan β”” Visual: @vio.zhu PHOTOGRAPH β”” @phont1105 ORGANIZER β”” @publicvisuals ───────────────── #generativeart #l
🎫 ticket link in bio, purchase detail in p3/4/5 πŸ•“ JUL 1γ€”Sat〕2023 4-9pm πŸ•ΉοΈTunnel Tokyo (p5) sorry post too much recently πŸ™πŸ» but really want this flyer on my profile page πŸ₯ΉπŸ’œπŸ ───────────────── JUL 1γ€”Sat〕2023 0 // 2023 Public Visuals Tokyoγ€”To
appreciation post - thanks for all the reaching outs in the past 2 months!! some turned into cool events some didn’t but i rmbr clearly the excitement seeing ur msgs in “requests” tab, feeling blessed to meet y’all πŸ₯° btw i
dm me for guest list πŸ§ͺβš—οΈπŸ©΅ @acid_gakko presents DisStill 05/27 Traffic in Nishiazabu 24:00-07:00 LINEUP Child Of Two dumplinggal Isshin b2b Yui (Ensite) Mark Shephard Taiga (jp) VJ: Vio regular ¥2500 guestlist ¥2000 *Drink ticket inclu
first time VJ at bonobo this saturday πŸŽ›οΈπŸ’›πŸ’Žβœ¨πŸ¦ many many good memories here πŸ₯ΉπŸŒ·πŸ«§πŸŽΆ 8pm - 11pm 1F - come hangout 🫢🏻 --- MAY 13 SAT. 16:00-23:00 Sky Diamonds by Lucy @jingumaebonobo LUCY smiles upon us from the SKY with an endless supply of l
APR 23γ€”Sun〕2023 Activate by 0 // 2023 Public Visuals Osaka <<< RESERVATION REQUIRED >>> https://activate-osaka-2023.peatix.com Venue: Osaka (Naniwacho, Kita Ward) (Venue details will be provided after reservations.) Date: 2023.4.