Lane Shi Otay:onii is a Chinese born interactive multi-media performer and sound artist residing in Brooklyn, New York. After graduating Berklee College of Music in 2016 receiving Laurie Anderson Women in Technology Award, she was immediately honored for Best Vocalist Bronze Prize from Global Music Award 2017, Best Independent Artist from American Track Awards 2017 and Best Sound from AMII Works. She lined up herself with 8 U.S tours being the lead vocalist and performer for Boston experimental bands Dent and Elizabeth Colour Wheel, after tours, she coalesces skills and experience with sound, voice and performing into multi-media interactive installation with a philosophical pursuit to the essence lost in historical saga while finding their juxtapositions in modernity. Her solo multi-media exhibition Naked Winger was presented at Stovefactory Gallery, Charleston, MA; sound works for CrowdArt interactive exhibition was presented for months at 798 Art Zone in Beijing, China. In 2018 she started her solo project under the artist name Otay:onii, followed by full - length album “NAG”, single “7 Yearster”, and live studio album “Molelipop”. Her self-direct music video “Shaoxing Nomad” was featured in numerous film festivals such as Rome Prisma Film Awards, Istanbul International Experimental Film Festivals, Independent Talent International Film Festivals and many more. It is her calling to solve a puzzle with another puzzle that can't be seen, be touched, but to feel, and to construct metaphysical models that would allow the possibilities of objectivity even if there’s none, and the release of elsewhere-lings amongst all those broke within.
"My task is to solve a puzzle with another puzzle that can't be seem, be touched, but to feel."
Awards & Honors (Selected)
2020 International Sound and Film Music Festival - Official Selection - Shaoxing Nomad
2019 Paris Lift-Off - Official Selection - Shaoxing Nomad
2018 Rome Prisma Film Award - Semi-finalist - Shaoxing Nomad
2018 Independent Talent International Film Festival - Finalist - Shaoxing Nomad
2018 Istanbul Internationla Experimental Film Festival - Official Selection - Shaoxing Nomad
2018 AMII Work Fest - Award Winner of Best Sound - Therapy Room
2018 American Track Music Award 2018 - Award Winner of Best Independent Artist - Dent - So Red
2018 Global Music Award 2018 - Award Winner Bronze Prize of Best Female Vocal - Dent - Sorrowful Seed
2018 Logcinema Music Film Festival 2018 - Award Winner of Best Original Song - Sorrowful Seed
Global Music Award 2018 - Award Winner of Best Lyric/Songwriting - So Red
2017 ReAnima Animated International Film Festival 2017 - Best Music Video - Sorrowful Seed
2017 Aug. LINOLEUM Festival - Official Selection - Therapy Room
2017 Jan. Seoul International Cartoon & Animation - Official Competition - Sorrowful Seed
2017 Jan. Berlin World International Film Festival/ ACT HRFF - Official Selection - Dystopia Rooms
2016 Song Of The Year- Semi-Finalist- Dent
2016 Dec. VOID - International Animation Film Festival, Copenhagen - Official Selection - Therapy Rooms
2016 Dec. Berlin World International Film Festival - Official Selection - Dystopia Rooms
2016 Nov. Barcelona Planet Film Festival - Official Selection - Therapy Room + Dystopia Rooms
2016 Sep. Hollywood International Moving Picture Film Festival - Award Winner- Dystopia Rooms
2016 Feb. Holland Animation Film Festival(HAFF) - HAFFTube - Official Selection - First Breath
2016 March. Laurie Anderson Award Women in Music Technology Award- Berklee College of Music Electronic
Production& Design Achievement Awards Spring 2016
2015 March. Laurie Anderson Award Women in Music Technology Award- Berklee College of Music Electronic
Production& Design Achievement Awards Spring 2015
2005 Oct. Certificate Grade 8 (top 9) Specialty Pianist - Arts Grade Examination of China
2002 May. Hualian—Coca Cola Piano Contest First Prize-State Host China
* Shaoxing Nomad film and sound by Lane Shi.
First Breath, Dystopis Rooms, Therapy Room film by Qieer Wang, sound by Lane Shi Otayonii.
精神的积极者
请你们不要自私
去救助这个世界
直到你明了消沉
真实的坚持者
请你们不要自保
去张嘴闭齿
直到你沉醉于谎言
眼泪的拥有者
请你们放下自尊
去感化讽刺的将军
直到它们温润虚假
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而剥夺者
请你们不要吝啬
去尽情压迫
直到你看到我
而我
请不要害怕
去脱离自己的身体
直到灵魂回到了家
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Selected Press
Boston Globe, Boston Hassel, Brooklyn Vegan, Vogue China, Rolling Stones, Kerrang, Stereogum, Revolver, Allston Pudding, Yoho Girl(China Innovation magazine), East Coast Sentinel, Travel Weekly, News Universe
Exhibitions
2015 Naked Winger Solo Exhibition, StoveFactory Gallery, Charlestown, Massachusetts
2017 Voice talent on Whether There Was a Bell or Whether I knocked exhibition by Stephen Vitiello at ICA,Virginia Commonwealth University
2018 Sound artist for New York CrowdArt Daydreaming exhibition, 798 Art Zone, Beijing, China
2019 Automaton Alive performance closing reception for LONGING exhibition, Chameleon Gallery, NY
2019 Automaton Alive Solo performance show, Wonderville, NY