Shelly is a Taiwanese with a Latino soul. Growing up in Taiwan, she studied and worked in Latin America, where she realized her dream was to become a Latin pianist and promote recognition of Latin music in the Asian world.

     From the young age of four, she studied classical piano under the Yamaha music education system until she was twelve. She also studied violin under the Suzuki Method from five to fifteen. In her senior year of high school, she was a violinist in the string orchestra. She not only composed film projects but also wrote and directed a musical for her department during her undergraduate studies. Being more than a musician, she also practiced Ballet, classical Chinese dance, and contemporary dance in a dance studio since childhood. 

   Shelly is highly adaptive to new culture and environment. In her University’s junior year, she was an exchanged student in London before traveling to Mexico for an indigenous culture project and later to Argentina for volunteering. It was then she found herself opening the door to the Latin world. Inspired by the beauty of Latin America, its indigenous culture, and environment, she pursued a master’s degree in Globalization and Development in Maastricht, Netherlands, and went on to complete her master thesis in Peru. Profoundly exposed to Latin culture, she never stopped dancing salsa nor stopped playing Latin piano since. Although she came from an Asian background, she finds it more comfortable expressing her true self through Latin music. Currently, she strongly determines to pursue formal, professional education in Latin music.

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     After returning to Taiwan and continued to work in the field of development, she met her mentor Kai-ya, Chang, one of the original Taiwanese Latin jazz pianists. Shelly’s experiences in salsa and classical piano allow her to learn very quickly. Within a year, she could already play Latin style including Danzon, Bolero, Guaracha, Cha-Cha-Cha, Afro Cuban etc., and went on to form a Latin band. At that moment, her mentor Kai-ya encouraged her to apply for Codarts.

     When she moved to Malaga after working in Taiwan for a year, her involvement in jazz and Latin music really flourished. Right after arriving Malaga, she joined CAMM to continue her journey with Jazz and Latin music. She founded her band and started to learn from another great modern jazz pianist, Juan Galiardo. She also participated in several Jazz festivals in Spain. After numerous studies and performances, she met Daniel Amat, a Cuban pianist in Malaga, from whom she learned authentic Latin piano skills. After living in Malaga for a year, she continued to explore her passion in Latin Music and career as a Latin pianist.