What is MEPoP?
An initiative for the creative and entrepreneurial practices that drive the music industry.
MEPoP Courses
Explore our growing course offerings in music entrepreneurship and popular practice.
MEPoP Events
Browse through our past and future events.
MEPoP offers a wide range of educational activities including but not limited to public lecture series, roundtables, specialised skill workshops and masterclasses, songwriting camps, business competitions, and more…
MEPoP Team
Meet our team, comprised of experienced academics and industry practitioners.

Mr. Jonathan Serbin
Co-director
Mr. Serbin has represented some of the world’s most-recognised music brands in their Asia expansion. He was most recently Co-President of Warner Music Asia and CEO of Greater China of Warner Music, overseeing eleven countries / territories across the region. He was formerly Head of Asia for Billboard and is now co-founder of Mammoth Media Asia which is partnering with iHeartMedia to develop world-class, original podcast content in Asia. He has also served as a music-sector lawyer, investment banker and entrepreneur.

Prof. Rujing Stacy Huang
Co-director
Professor Huang received her PhD in ethnomusicology from Harvard University and is currently Assistant Professor of Music at the University of Hong Kong. She works at the intersections of musicology, critical AI studies and philosophy. She is a co-director of the AI Song Contest, an annual international songwriting competition exploring human-AI partnership much covered by mainstream media worldwide. She is a founding co-editor of Music and Data (UC Press), a thematic journal examining emerging technologies' impact on global music cultures.

Prof. Daniel Chua
Chief Advisor
Professor Daniel KL Chua earned his PhD in musicology from Cambridge University and is currently the Chair Professor of music at the University of Hong Kong. Before joining HKU, he was the Director of Studies at St John’s College, Cambridge, and later Professor of Music Theory and Analysis at King’s College London.

Ms. Chen Ruan
Co-ordinator
Ruan Chen holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economics and Finance from the University of Hong Kong. She is a dramaturg and arts administrator working across cultural and educational fields in Hong Kong and Shanghai. Her practice spans programme coordination, marketing, and curatorial support for large-scale projects, alongside dramaturgical research and writing in contemporary theatre.
MEPoP Industry Fellow
Meet the MEPoP Network: industry luminaries and instructors
Vincent Fang
MEPoP Industry Fellow
Vincent Fang, our inaugural MEPoP Industry Fellow is a giant of the Mandopop industry. Renowned as a lyricist, his illustrious career spans decades across iconic collaborations with superstar Jay Chou and accolades such as Taiwan Golden Melody Awards nominations for Best Lyricist and awards for best film theme song at the Hong Kong Film Awards and Taiwan Golden Horse Awards.
MEPoP Affiliates
Meet the MEPoP Network: industry luminaries and instructors

James Banbury
MEPoP Industry Affiliate
James Banbury has over two decades of experience in the music industry. He performed as cellist and keyboard player for indie band The Auteurs and moonlighted as a session cellist for a variety of other bands. His string and orchestral arrangements include the 2011 remix of 'Personal Jesus' by Depeche Mode, 'Chasing Cars' and 'Run' by Snow Patrol and 'The Original of The Species' by U2. James is also one-third of the group Blood Wine or Honey. He partnered with Pete Davis to form Dadahack, an electronic music and design group. The pair also went on to create music through their joint company Component. Within a year of operation, Component created the music in campaigns for Cathay Pacific, Head & Shoulders, Tropicana and Marriott. James is a sought-after arranger, programmer and engineer and has also produced music for television.

Jing Wang
MEPoP Industry Affiliate
Jing Wang is a composer and new music improviser. Her composition includes chamber music, orchestra and stage works in a variety of themes, such as Time, Space, Nature, Game, Kung-Fu, etc. Her work Free fireflies has achieved the Honorable Mention of 2012 BICW New Music Award, and it has been premiered by E-MEX Ensemble. Since then, her music started to be performed in China, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Greece, Spain, Austria, the US, Canada, Slovenia, Thailand, etc.

Joshua Leung
MEPoP Industry Affliate
Joshua Leung is a Los Angeles-born music producer and songwriter whose multicultural background shapes his distinctive sound and genre-spanning approach. Collaborating with writers and producers worldwide, he has written and produced for leading K-pop, C-pop, and J-pop artists including ITZY, Jolin Tsai, Snow Man, Nissy, KAT-TUN, Rainie Yang, MCND, May J., Gospellers, Stefanie Sun, A-Mei, Show Lo, Momo Wu, Eric Chou, and many more. He has also worked as music director for Jolin Tsai and Jeannie Hsieh, as well as vocal producer for Jolin Tsai’s international collaborations with Hardwell and Alesso.
HKU FACULTY OF ARTS
RRST-4.38, Centennial Campus
The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong












