Hey, I'm Delu Duan

Composer

Based in New York

About

Delu Duan is a composer and sound designer based in NYC. Through his extensive experience mixing and composing, Delu has become particularly attuned to the balance of sound and music in his work, letting these two key elements of the aural world support and complement one another.

Delu loves to craft his music and sound creations for different projects and has vast experience working within various media, including Short Films, Animations, Games, Podcasts, AR comics, Commercials, Pop Songs, and more.

Delu graduated with a Master's Degree in Music Theory and Composition at NYU, with a concentration in Screen Scoring. He studied with Greg Pliska, Mark Suozzo, and Rich Shemaria. Delu holds a BA in Sound Directing from the Communication University of China.

Selected Work List

Documentary | Found - won Student Academy Award and BAFTA Student Award - Sound Designer/Mixer
Game | Dueledged - Published on Steam - Composer&Sound Designer
Animation | Dayfly - won "The Aisa Road Prize" in 17th indie-AniFest - Sound Designer

Short Film | First Love - won "Merit Short Film" in Cross Strait Film Festival - Sound Mixer&Onset Recordist
AR Comic | The Mystery Gem - Composer&Sound Designer
Vehicle Music and Sound Design for FAW Group
Commercial for Wedgewood - Composer
Pop song producer for Tencent Music

Leadership Activities

Audio Drama Team - Sound Craft Studio - get 150000+ Hits

Lead Sound Supervisor and Composer

Acapella Association - CUCA

Chairman/Vocal Percussionist

Led the association to record cover music including “Uchiage Hanabi” (100,000+ hits on NetEase Music)
Organized the 1st Acapella Communication Party for Universities across Beijing, which took place in a live house with 100+ members from 12 Acapella associations in attendance.
Cooperated with multiple companies to provide acapella performances, monitored musical projects, and offered on-site instructions.