About

Panzhen (Panpan) Wu is a Chinese composer, songwriter, music director, audio engineer, violinist, and vocalist. She is passionate about collaborating on various visual media and theatrical productions, particularly narrative fiction, animation, documentaries, and creative projects with moving stories and unique aesthetics that provoke deep reflection.

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Currently, Panpan is pursuing an M.M. in Screen Scoring at New York University, mentored by award-winning musicians Jamie Lawerence, Mandy Hoffman, and Greg Pliska. She holds a B.A. in Music with a Composition Emphasis and a B.S. in Applied Mathematics from the University of Rochester, where she studied with acclaimed musicians Mark Watters, Robert LaVaque, and Stephen Roessner. Additionally, she has engaged in intensive studies in philosophy, music cognition, audio technology, and film studies.

 

Panpan is a member of Society of Composer and Lyricist, Maestra, BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop.