HOYO-MiX

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## *Genshin Impact*

### Chen "Zhiyi" Yupeng

Chen Zhiyi (陈宇鹏 *Chén Yǔpéng*; born January 15, 1984), known as Zhiyi Chen (陈致逸 *Chén Zhìyì*), is the former leading music producer of *Genshin Impact*. He was the sole composer of the soundtrack for the game's world areas until the release of the second Inazuma soundtrack album, *Islands of the Lost and Forgotten* (2022), where multiple composers joined to co-produce the soundtrack.

For his work, he got awarded "Outstanding Artist — Newcomer/Breakthrough" by VGMO (Video Game Music Online) at the Annual Game Music Awards 2020.

### Ding Qian

A member of the HOYO-MiX team since April 2021, Ding Qian (丁谦 *Dīng Qiān*) debuted in *The Stellar Moments* as the composer of the track "Good Hunting on a New Horizon," the theme of Aloy's Character Demo. Ding next appeared in *Islands of the Lost and Forgotten*, wherein he composed only two tracks, "The Long Dark Night" and "Soft Moans of the Remains." In *Millelith's Watch*, the soundtrack album for The Chasm, he was credited for composing the music for the Nameless Ruins and Stony Halls areas. After working on only a few tracks in each of the previously mentioned albums, *The Shimmering Voyage Vol. 2* saw more works from him as he composed or arranged several soundtracks for animated cutscenes.

Prior to *Genshin Impact*, Ding was previously involved with HOUKAI Sound LAB, a music team formed for miHoYo's game title *Houkai Gakuen 2*. Ding was a violinist for the track "光之救世主."

### He Jiade

Had joined the HOYO-MiX team in March 2019, He Jiade (何迦德 *Hé Jiādé*) was first credited as an orchestrator in *The Shimmering Voyage* on tracks such as "Rage Beneath the Mountains," and "Invitation of Windblume." A year after the album's release, she collaborated on *The Shimmering Voyage Vol. 2* as an arranger for titles such as, "The Comrades' Ambush," "Bitter Triumph," and "Eureka Moment."

Outside of HOYO-MiX, He Jiade worked together with Chen Zhiyi as a producer for songs such as "梦留别" for MMORPG *Moonlight Blade* in 2018. Both of them had worked with Dimeng Yuan on *Moonlight Blade*'s "Saying Sword," and Chen's original album *Being Towards Death*. in 2019.

### Jiang Yijun

A member of the HOYO-MiX team since July 2021, Jiang Yijun (姜以君 *Jiāng Yǐjūn*) debuted in the *Honkai Impact 3rd* album *Paradox*. They composed, arranged, and mixed "Sweet Trap" and "Devouring Snake." Their first work for *Genshin Impact* was in *Islands of the Lost and Forgotten*, in which they composed several tracks for the Enkanomiya region. Next, they composed more soundtracks for the album *Millelith's Watch*.

### Wang Simai

Wang Simai (王斯迈 *Wáng Sīmài*) debuted in *The Shimmering Voyage* as the orchestrator of the soundtrack "Fateful Departing." Next, in *The Stellar Moments Vol. 2*, they arranged the tracks "Shadow of Nemesis" and "Broker Betwixt Life and Death." Wang also performed the electric guitar for the first previously mentioned soundtrack.

### Yuan "Xiaoming" Dimeng

A member of the HOYO-MiX team since January 2020, Yuan Dimeng (苑迪萌 *Yuàn Díméng*; born 1991-1992) debuted in the album *The Stellar Moments*. He co-composed most and arranged all soundtracks in the album. In addition, he performed the electric guitar for the tracks. His first solo composer work came in *The Stellar Moments Vol. 2*, his highlighted works being "Blossoms of Summer Night" and "Shirasagi Princess." In *The Shimmering Voyage*, he orchestrated and performed the electric guitar for several tracks. After arranging the song "Devastation and Redemption," Yuan composed a few soundtracks for *Islands of the Lost and Forgotten*. In the album *Millelith's Watch*, he composed the music for the Glowing Narrow area of The Chasm and co-composed a few tracks with Jiang Yijun. Outside of the *Genshin Impact* soundtrack, Yuan had been a co-arranger for the *Honkai Impact 3rd* single "Da Capo" (2023).

Under the nickname Xiaoming (小明 *Xiǎo Míng*), he was featured in the first three issues of the official HOYO-MiX Q&A *Column of Echoes*. Yuan cited *Final Fantasy VI* as his introduction to music. Among the classical composers who influenced him were Frédéric Chopin and Sergei Rachmaninoff.

In March 2023, Yuan joined the second International Digital Music Festival hosted by the Shanghai Conservatory of Music and miHoYo, as he was invited to be one of the keynote speakers to give professional lectures at Shangyin Opera House. His lecture is titled "'Genshin Impact' Game Music Creation Experience Sharing: Meeting Challenges From a Team Perspective" (《原神》游戏音乐创作心得分享：以团队视角迎接挑战).

> This lecture will share how the HOYO-MiX team integrates and innovates diverse music elements in the process of constantly enriching game scenes and characters, as well as the thinking and precipitation after practice in the market.
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> 此次讲座将分享HOYO-MiX团队如何在游戏场景与角色不断丰富的过程中，将多元的音乐元素进行融合与创新，以及在市场中实践后的思考与沉淀。
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> — Lecture overview
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### Zhao Xin

Zhao Xin (赵鑫 *Zhào Xīn*) first appeared in the EP album *Fleeting Colors in Flight*, credited for performing the electric guitar and acoustic guitars for the track "Myriad of Lights." Next, in *The Stellar Moments Vol. 2*, they composed "Devotion of the Keeper," co-composed "Tactician's Grit" with Chen Zhiyi, and arranged "Muji-Muji Chaos!" Zhao composed and orchestrated several tracks in *Islands of the Lost and Forgotten*. For *Millelith's Watch*, they composed the music for the Underground Waterway area of The Chasm.

## *Honkai Impact 3rd*

### Cai "Zoe" Jinhan

Cai Jinhan (蔡近翰 *Cài Jìnhàn*; born May 12, 1987), also known as Zoe Cai, is the music director of miHoYo and the leader of the HOYO-MiX team. He is majorly involved in the music production of *Honkai Impact 3rd*; he also composed the songs "Starfall," "Rubia," and "Moon Halo."

In December 2021, miHoYo and the Shanghai Conservatory of Music established the Digital Music Professional Alliance with Cai as one of its directors. The alliance got formed in light of the rapid development of China's video game music market.

### Cui "Cuiwei" Wei

Cui Wei (崔巍 *Cuī Wēi*) was first introduced in the albums *Yesterday* and *Alive* (2021) as a composer, arranger, and mixer of several soundtracks. Cui also contributed to the first *Tears of Themis* original soundtrack album *Encounter* (2021).

### Gong "Gon" Qi

Gong Qi (宫奇 *Gōng Qí*) debuted in *Impact* as the audio mixer for the song "Befall" and did his first composer work in *Onwards*. Later, he became more involved in music production, as he composed, arranged, and mixed many soundtracks by himself in the album *Yesterday*. Gon produced the songs "Moon Halo" and "Regression" for Honkai Impact 3rd, and produced "Wildfire" for Honkai: Star Rail.

### Li "Hao" Jinghao

Li Jinghao (李敬浩 *Lǐ Jìnghào*) debuted as a composer in the 2020 album *A Post-Honkai Odyssey*. He composed all but one soundtrack for that album. A year later, he appeared in *Yesterday* and *Alive* as a composer and arranger. In 2022, he appeared in *Paradox*, *A Post-Honkai Odyssey 2*, and *ELYSIUM*.

### Wen "Vinchi" Chi

Wen Chi (文驰 *Wén Chí*) debuted in the album *Review* as the composer for the soundtracks "Stygian Nymph," "Ninja's Noir," "Sublime Spring," "Dawn of Glory," and "Starlit Sanctum." He also took on arrangement and mixing for the jointly launched albums *Yesterday* and *Alive*. Next, he produced the *A Post Honkai Odyssey 2* theme song, "Oracle."

He appeared as a guest in the fourth and fifth issues of the official HOYO-MiX Q&A *Column of Echoes*. In the interview, he revealed that he first worked on music for film and television until he played *Ori and the Blind Forest*, which drove him into video game music. His representative artworks are akin to his appearance in the Starfire Sonorant concert.

### Yin "Eyn" Chunqing

Yin Chunqing (尹纯青 *Yǐn Chúnqīng*) is a former member of HOYO-MiX (2017–2019) who contributed to music production and lyric writing. She was first credited as the lyricist of the song *Befall* in 2018, and then wrote the 2019 single *Cyberangel*. Yin also composed a few soundtracks for the game *Tears of Themis*.

Yin graduated from the Shanghai Conservatory of Music in 2015 with a degree in Bachelor of Music Design and Production.

### Zheng "JODODO" Yujie

Zheng Yujie (郑宇界 *Zhèng Yǔjiè*; born February 25, 1988), also known as Zheng Xiaoyu (郑小宇), he is one of the founding members of the HOYO-MiX team. In 2014, he appeared in the first *Houkai Gakuen 2* album as a composer and arranger. Later, he composed for the 2018 *Honkai Impact 3rd* albums *Impact* and *Onwards*. He also produced the *Houkai Gakuen 2* songs, "Hidden Heart" and "Incarnation," and the *Tears of Themis* song "未定的注定."

Zheng was part of the Chinese-Korean music trio 萬萬小宇宙wawajodo as a producer. The group was active from 2016 to 2017.

## *Tears of Themis*

### Yang "Frex" Qixiang

Qixiang Yang (杨启翔 *Yáng Qǐxiáng*) was first credited as a co-arranger for the single *Rubia* (2021). Later, Yang composed many soundtracks in the *Tears of Themis* soundtrack albums *Encounter* (2021) and *誓约* (2022).

## Other artists

* Wang "non\_ay" Anyu (汪安于) — first appeared in *Encounter* (2021)
* Lin "Fan" Yifan (林一凡) — first appeared in *Regression* (2022)
* Chen "Yonghui.C" Yonghu (陈永辉) — first appeared in *Paradox* (2022)
* Jiang "Silver.J" Peng (姜鹏) — first appeared in *Paradox* (2022)
* Kou "UUU" Youyou (寇悠悠) — first appeared in *共赴* (2022)
* Che Ziyu (车子玉) — first appeared in *The Shimmering Voyage Vol. 2* (2022)
* Chen "Arcangelo" Zimin (陈子敏) — first appeared in *Footprints of the Traveler* (2022)
* You Peijia (尤裴佳) — first appeared in *Footprints of the Traveler* (2022)
* Cui "TSAR" Hanpu (崔瀚普) — first appeared in *Da Capo* (2023)
* Wang "Eli.W" Kexin (王可鑫) — first appeared in *Out of Control* (2023)
* Liu "June" Yue (刘越) — first appeared in *The Unfathomable Sand Dunes* (2023)
* Xu "Sean" Shengyi (徐晟逸) — first appeared in *Of Snow and Ember* (2023)
* Wang Yuxi (王予曦) — first appeared in *Footprints of the Traveler Vol. 2* (2023)
* Liu "Raven.Rossignol" Jianuo (刘佳诺) — first appeared in *At the Fingertip of the Sea* (2023)
* Liu Siyu (刘思宇) — first appeared in *Svah Sanishyu* (2023)
* Wang Yujue (汪玉珏) — first appeared in *Svah Sanishyu* (2023)
* Wu "Lunan" Zhenghao (吴峥豪) — first appeared in *Footprints of the Traveler Vol. 2* (2023)

## External links

### Official

* HOYO-MiX on Bilibili
* HOYO-MiX on Igeciku
* HOYO-MiX on NetEase Cloud Music
* HOUKAI Sound LAB on NetEase Cloud Music
* HOYO-MiX on QQ Music
* HOYO-MiX on Sina Weibo (defunct)
* HOYO-MiX on Apple Music
* HOYO-MiX on Deezer
* HOYO-MiX on Spotify
* HOYO-MiX on YouTube
* HOYO-MiX on YouTube Music
* HOYO-MiX on Facebook
* HOYO-MiX on HoYoLAB
* HOYO-MiX on Twitter
* HOYO-MiX on Twitter (Japanese)

### Personal

* Che Ziyu on Facebook
* Ding Qian on LinkedIn
* Ding Qian on NetEase Cloud Music
* He Jiade on LinkedIn
* Jiang Yijun on LinkedIn
* Yuan Dimeng on Apple Music
* Yuan Dimeng on Deezer
* Yuan Dimeng on Facebook
* Yuan Dimeng on IMDb
* Yuan Dimeng on Instagram
* Yuan Dimeng on LinkedIn
* Yuan Dimeng on NetEase Cloud Music
* Yuan Dimeng on QQ Music
* Yuan Dimeng on Sina Weibo
* Yuan Dimeng on SoundCloud
* Yuan Dimeng on Spotify
* Yuan Dimeng on Tidal
* Cai Jinhan on LinkedIn
* Cai Jinhan on QQ Music
* Cai Jinhan on Sina Weibo
* Gong Qi on LinkedIn
* Cui Wei on LinkedIn
* Yin Chunqing on Facebook
* Yin Chunqing on LinkedIn
* Zheng Yujie on Facebook
* Zheng Yujie on NetEase Cloud Music
* Zheng Yujie on QQ Music
* Zheng Yujie on Sina Weibo
* Zheng Yujie on SoundCloud

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