Biography

Debby Wang studied at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna, and later pursued vibraphone performance and jazz composition at Berklee College of Music in the United States. During her time at Berklee, she was a member of the Institute of Jazz and Gender Justice.

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In March 2021, she co-organized the cross-national Island Torch Music Festival: Composer Series with Berklee, commissioning new works from international composers that were performed by Taiwanese jazz ensembles. That August, she was invited to give a solo vibraphone performance at the National Theater And Concert Hall’s Summer Jazz Festival.

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In 2022, she led Debby Wang’s Mini Orchestra in a performance on the main stage of the Taichung Jazz Festival. The same year, she won second place in composition and third place in jazz vibraphone performance at the Italy Percussive Arts Society competition. During the pandemic, she initiated an African American music studies course and was invited by several universities and the Public Libraries to promote related cultural education programs.

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In 2023, she collaborated with Minelectro, inviting Japanese composer Eri Chichibu to perform with Taiwanese jazz big bands, and brought the animated works of artist Katsuko Minemoto to the stage—receiving widespread acclaim.

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In 2024, she worked with Rimini Protokoll as music designer and performer for "This Is Not an Embassy (Made In Taiwan)", which toured in several European and Asia countries. That February, she released her debut album "甘 Aftertaste". It's lead track, "8 drunken Gods feat. Pan Yu Puppet Theatre" was nominated for “Best Jazz Song” at the 15th Golden Indie Music Awards.

 

Later that year, her collaborative project with Minelectro, The Tasting Hotel, won the Shopping Design “Experimental New Classic” Award.

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In 2025, her album was nominated at the 36th Golden Melody Awards for Best Producer in the Instrumental Categoryand Best Instrumental Recording Album. That same year, her production "Social Animal" received the Taipei Fringe Festival Selected Award.