MIKE HSU
Mike Hsu, MD, is a self-taught composer and songwriter whose influences include synthpop bands from the 80’s such as New Order, Erasure, and Depeche Mode, as well as more contemporary British rock bands such as Radiohead and Muse. Originally from the Chicago area, Mike studied violin with Almita and Roland Vamos at the Music Conservatory of the North Shore, and piano with Harry Davidson of Sherwood Conservatory.
Mike has composed for the Puget Sound Symphony Orchestra in Seattle, including a symphonic work, “Synchronicity”, which was premiered in 2004. He has recorded two non-classical albums, Waiting for the Dawn and Adaptation, available at www.cdbaby.com/motoya.
Since moving to Portland in 2009 with his wife, Nancy, Mike has served as first violinist for the Sunnyside and Starlight Symphony Orchestras, and is an active member of Classical Revolution PDX and Cascadia Composers. During the daytime, Mike works as a doctor of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation at Kaiser Permanente.
