Mark Chan (born 1958) is a Singaporean composer, recording artist, singer, instrumentalist, poet, and painter.
[6] Chan is known for his style, which he describes as a "blend of Eastern and Western sounds, fusing a range of Chinese, Indonesian, Malay and Indian elements with a modern international sensibility.
[4] In addition, he has written and produced for pop stars Andy Lau and Tracy Huang, and has composed for arts festivals, theatre and TV.
He composed, directed and recorded music for over 30 plays in Singapore, China, Japan, Indonesia, Malaysia, Canada, Australia and Hong Kong.
[12] His other theatre credits include Ozone, the David Henry Hwang Festival, Michael Chiang's 1994 play, Private Parts,[15] and the English translation of Kuo Pao Kun's Lao Jiu.
[3] Chan scored the Chinese film of the same title for erhu, pipa, cello, piano, percussion, guanzi, and assorted keyboards.
The production was about 2 deities that represented "inclusive spirituality" to Chan – Kuanyin and the Virgin Mary, as well pop singer Madonna.
Described by Chan as an operatic tone poem, The Flight of the Jade Bird also featured Mui Cheuk-Yin as solo dancer and choreographer.
This production used Meyer Sound's Constellation system to create four basic acoustical characteristics to frame the work, a process that was documented in Pro Audio Asia magazine.