About Me
中文/English/한국어
Bo Li is assistant professor of music in music production: audio engineering at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music.He is an audio professional whose life is defined by the emotional power of sound. His musical journey began at the age of nine when he first performed on an erhu, and his passion led him to pursue a B.F.A. in Recording Arts. Later, the California Institute of the Arts awarded him a $120,000 three-year full Lillian Disney Scholarship to further his studies in the M.F.A. in Sound Design program.
Li was sound supervisor for the film Unforgotten, winning a gold medal at the Student Academy Awards, his sound design also contributed other film projects to winning the best-film awards at Oscar-qualifying festivals such as Cinequest. He has worked on immersive 360-degree soundscapes as a designer with Thea Award-winning theme park company Ears Up Sound Design for SeaWorld Abu Dhabi and collaborated with top game companies such as Tencent and Electronic Arts for commercials.
Notably, he has received the Gold Award Statue for Acoustic Electronic Music at the Denver International Festival of Arts & Technology, Chunhui Cup Award in Audio Technology from China’s Ministry of Education, Silver Award at the China Sound Academy Award, third prize at the Berlin International Sound Design Competition, and second prize at the Beijing International Electronic Music Festival. Li served as a distinguished judge for the Berlin Sound Design Competition and beta-tested audio industry-standard software Pro Tools and Vocoflex AI.
Bo was a clinical assistant professor at Arizona State University, he built and managed Dolby Atmos studios, at Jacobs School of Music, Indiana University, Bo is currently serving for IUB flagship KIX Lab with 150+ speakers immersive sound space, and mentored students who advanced to renowned institutions such as the Peabody Institute at Johns Hopkins, Savannah College of Art and Design, and Boston University with full scholarships.
He has employed AI-generated sound in time-based media, and his project “Until We Meet Again,” created in collaboration with Illumination Entertainment director Momo Wang and sponsored by Kling AI, premiered at the China National Film Museum. Li’s ongoing research in VR/XR, spatial audio, ambisonics, interactive media, experimental composition, and sonic arts invites open discussion at the crossroads of humanity and engineering.
Professional Group
China Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers, CSMPTE, CN
Motion Picture Sound Editors, MPSE, USA
Cinema Audio Society, CAS, USA
Theatrical Sound Designers and Composers Association, TSDCA, USA
Education
2017 - California Institute of the Arts, MFA Sound Design, 3 Years Lillian Disney Scholarship, Full
2012 - Guangxi Arts University, BFA Sound Design, Music Composition, GPA 3.7
2009 - Shijiazhuang No.12 High School – Musical Instrument Performance (String Instrument - Erhu), Top 20 Player in Hebei, Top 3 student
Press
LA Voyage Local Stories - Conversation with Bo Li - Article
BIFSC - Sound Design Award - Article
LA Voyage - Meet Bo Li - Article
Shoutout LA - Meet Bo Li: Sound Designer & Composer - Article
艺术大观 - 实验声音艺术家李博 - Hard Copy and Article
CalArts Production - Through The Leaves - Article
Freetitle.us - From 1942 to 2020 - Article
Freetitle.us - Breath, Breath, Breath - Article
Activity
2023 - Avid Pro Tools "Polisher"
2023 - Sound Class Tutor, for Chinese Education Group (AAE, ACG)
2022 - Invitation from AAE Education Group in China, Zoom Meeting, Topic: Sound Design
2022 - Invitation from PaiHua Culture Communication and Beijing Film Academy, Topic: Sound Design for “Unforgotten”
2022 - Invitation from Beijing LiangJie Culture Media Co., Ltd, Topic: Audio Experience for "Unforgotten"
2022 - Part-Time Sound Designer at Earsup Sound Design, Burbank LA
2022 - Clinical Assistant Professor at Arizona State University
2021 - Visiting Artist at Arizona State University
2020 - Jury member of 2020 Berlin International Sound Design Competition
2018 - Yueling International Media (Beijing) Co., Ltd - Sound Design Supervisor, Advisor - 2018/ Oct - 2020/ May
2017 - California Institute of the Arts - Technical for Theater/ Film School - 2017/ Oct - 2020/ May