Pianist · Composer · Producer
Haishan Lai
Impressionist in expression, progressive in form — music that dissolves edges. From the screen, to the stage, and stretch between dimensions.
PracticeStatement
My creative begins where the bar line loosens its grip — where harmony blends into color and a room becomes part of the instrument. Always discovering how sound shapes the way we feel and perceive the world.
Trained across conservatory composition, jazz, and music technology. The result is music rooted in tradition but restless toward the future.
Selected WorkComposition · Production · Film
FLOW / 04032026 ↗
OceanMountain
Waves ↗
OceanMountain
Echoes of Ash Valley ↗
Composer & Producer
Rain (Mood for Love) ↗
Feature composition with Eric Leo
Angel Dust ↗
Feature composition with Eric Leo
GONE MISSING ↗
Feature composition with Eric Leo
Unreleased ↗
Feature composition with Zekiizo
On StageSelected Performances
The Green Room, HobokenContemporary Jazz Trio04.2026
The Green Room, Hobokenwith Eric Leo11.2025
Carnegie HallGuest Artist · Fang Tao Jiang, Soprano10.2025
The Broadway, BrooklynBreaking Sound · with Zekiizo10.2025
Pianos, NYCBreaking Sound · with Eric Leo04.2025
Brooklyn Music KitchenBreaking Sound · with Zekiizo03.2025
NYPL for the Performing ArtsLincoln Center · Shelf Life05.2024
World Monuments FundCharity Concert11.2023
Mannes Sound FestivalThe Art of Transcription12.2021
MACEMannes American Composers Ensemble11.2021
Merkin HallElite International Competition02.2021
Mannes Sound FestivalArt Along Save Me12.2020
Carnegie HallElite International Competition02.2020
EducationTraining
New York UniversityM.M., Music Technology
The New School for Jazz and Contemporary MusicB.F.A., Jazz Piano
Affiliated High School of Xinghai ConservatorySpecialized Music Program, Piano · Guangzhou
MentorshipYuri Kim · Brian Marsella · Elsa Nilsson · Noah Kellman
ContactLet’s build something