Imee Ooi

Imee Ooi FRSA^{[citation needed]} (/ˈiːmiː ˈwuːi/ EE-mee WOO-ee; Chinese: 黃慧音; pinyin: Huáng Huìyīn; Jyutping: Wong4 Wai6 Jam1; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ûiⁿ Hūi-im) is a Chinese-Malaysian record producer, composer, and singer who composes and arranges music for classic Buddhist chant, mantra and dharani. She performs her compositions in Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan and Mandarin. In 1997 she founded a record label, I.M.M. Musicworks, to publish her music. She has released more than 50 albums (55 between 1998 and 2020^[2]).

Imee Ooi Huáng Huìyīn (黃慧音)
Background information
Born	(1964-03-21) 21 March 1964 (age 59) Taiping, Perak, Malaysia^[1]
Genres	Buddhist music
Occupation(s)	Composer, record producer, singer
Instrument(s)	Piano
Years active	1999–present
Labels	I.M.M. Musicworks
Website	immmusic.com

Imee Ooi
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	黃慧音
Hanyu Pinyin	Huáng Huìyīn
Jyutping	Wong4 Wai6 Jam1
Hokkien POJ	Ûiⁿ Hūi-im
Tâi-lô	Uînn Huī-im

Ooi also composed and directed three highly acclaimed stage musicals: Siddhartha, Above Full Moon, and Princess Wen Cheng (aka Jewel of Tibet).

Biography

Ooi was born in Taiping, Malaysia to a musically-inclined Hoklo family. Her grandfather, who was a writer and dramatist, emigrated to Malaysia from Guangdong, China. Ooi's mother was a piano teacher; Imee and her four siblings all learned piano. Ooi continued her study of piano and trained as a classical pianist.^{[citation needed]}

Filmography

Musicals

Year	Title	Notes
1999^[3]^[4]	Siddhartha (or 'Prince Siddhartha')	Music producer, arranger, composer, music director^[5]^[6]
2004^[7]^[3]	Above Full Moon	Composer, music director^[6]
2005–2006^[3]	The Perfect Circle	Composer, music director^[6]^[8]^[9]
2007^[10]	The Perfect Circle II	Composer, music director
2008^[11]^[3]	Princess Wen Cheng (alternative title: Jewel of Tibet)	Composer, music director^[12]^[6]
2010^[13]	KITA	Composer, music director, music arranger^[14]
2013	The Perfect Circle III: Earth Epilogue – The Call Out of Naimisayana	Composer, music director, arranger

Discography

All songs composed, produced, and some performed by Imee Ooi arranged by Praveen maddhali

Solo albums

Title	Language(s)	Year of release	Catalog number
The Chant of Metta	Pali, English	1999	IMM 1000
The Chant of Metta	Pali, Mandarin	1999	IMM 1000C
Jayamangalagatha	Pali	1999	IMM 1001
Heart Sutra	Mandarin	2009	IMM 1002
Nilakantha Dharani [The Great Compassionate Mantra]	Sanskrit	2000	IMM 1003
The Great Mercy Mantra (alt. The Great Compassionate Mantra)	Tibetan	2000	IMM 1004
Om Mani Padme Hum	Tibetan	2001	IMM 1023
The Guan Yin Mantra	Mandarin	2002	IMM 1008
Ratana Sutta	Pali, English	2003	IMM 1010
Mantras of the Sanskrit^[15] (alt. Mantras in Sanskrit)^[16]	Sanskrit	2003	IMM 1011
Heart Sutra	Cantonese	2003	IMM 1012
Mantra of the Green Tara	Tibetan	2003	IMM 1013
Tisarana	Pali	2004	IMM 1014
Namo Amitabha	Mandarin	2004	IMM 1017
The Diamond Sutra: Vijracchedika Prajna Paramita Sutra	Mandarin	2005	IMM 1018
The Wisdom of Manjusri Bodhisattva	Sanskrit	2005	IMM 1019
Medicine Buddha Dharani^[17]	Sanskrit	2005	IMM 1020
Arya Ekadasa: Mukha Dharani	Sanskrit	2006	IMM 1021
The Series of Ten Short Mantras, Volume 1	Sanskrit	2006	IMM 1022
Karaniya Metta Sutta	Pali	2007	IMM 1024
The Series of Ten Short Mantras, Volume 2	Sanskrit	2007	IMM 1025
The Mantra of Guru Rinpoche	Tibetan	2007	IMM 1026
The Series of Ten Short Mantras, Volume 3	Sanskrit	2007	IMM 1027
The Series of Ten Short Mantras, Volume 4	Sanskrit	2008	IMM 1028
Chants from Heart to Heart: The Heart of Prajna Paramita and Hannya Shingyo	Pali	2008	IMM 1030
Ksitigarbha: Mantra of the Earth Store	Sanskrit	2008	IMM 1031
Message in Music, Volume 1	?	2008	IMM 2000
Sakyamuni Buddha Mantra	?	2009	IMM 1032
Message in Music, Volume 2	?	2009	IMM 2001
Heart of Repentance	?	2009	IMM 1033
Hymns of the Pureland	?	2009	IMM 1034
The Shore Beyond: Prajna Paramaita Hrdaya Sutram	Sanskrit	2009	IMM 1035
Universal Door Chapter: The Lotus Sutra	?	2009	IMM 1036
The Mantra of Vajrasattva: Om Benza Sato Hum	?	2009	IMM 1037
Message in Music, Volume 3	?	2009	IMM 2002
Shurangama Mantra	?	2009	IMM 1039
Maitreya: The Buddha of Loving-Kindness	?	2011	IMM 1041
The Sounds of Protection (alt. Mantras in Tibetan)	Tibetan	2011	IMM 1042
Message in Music, Volume 4	?	2012	IMM 2003
In Metta, A collaboration with Dewa Budjana	English	2017	IMM 2017

Soundtracks

Year of Release	Released Title(s)	Date of Release (if applicable)	Notes
2002	Siddhartha: The Musical^[5]	May 2002^[5]	in Mandarin, 2 CD'S^[5]
2004	Above Full Moon The Musical^[18]	N/A	2004 version
2009	Siddhartha: The Musical^[18]	N/A	10th Anniversary Special Edition, 2009 version
2010	KITA The Musical	June 2010	Limited (did not have a widespread distribution)
2011	Princess Wen Cheng: The Musical'^[18]	N/A	2011 version^[18]

References

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7. "(Timeline) – 2004: 'Above Full Moon the Musical' Original Cast – Lead Actress – Kuala Lumpur & Singapore". Paulway Chew. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
8. "THE PERFECT CIRCLE 2013 – EARTH EPILOGUE (Musical) (12th – 21st Apr)". KLPAC. 1 February 2013. Archived from the original on 4 July 2013. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
9. May, Sarah (4 April 2013). "THE PERFECT CIRCLE 2013 EARTH EPILOGUE in KL, MALAYSIA, posted on Thursday, April 4, 2013". Sarahlow.net. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
10. "Lending voice to Mother Nature". Fbcdn-sphotos-d-a.akamaihd.net. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
11. "Jewel of the Tibet, The musical, posted on Thursday, March 13, 2008". Violetvoon.info. 13 March 2008. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
12. "(Timeline) – 2008: 'Jewel of Tibet the Musical' (Princess Wen Cheng) Original Cast – Leading Role – Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia". Paulway Chew. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
13. "'Chinese musical Princess Wen Cheng takes centrestage again', written by (author unknown). Posted on September 8, 2012 (Saturday). Published by The Star". Thestar.com.my. 8 September 2012. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
14. Chua, Dennis (23 May 2010). "Akademi Fantasia 7's versatile champion will add musical theatre to his list of accomplishments when Kita opens next month". New Straits Times. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
15. . I.M.M. Musicworks. Archived from the original on 8 September 2014. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
16. "Mantras in Sanskrit". iTunes Store. 8 January 2013. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
17. . I.M.M. Musicworks. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
18. "Shopping – Soundtrack". Asia Musical Productions. Retrieved 25 November 2013.

External links

• Meet Imee the mantra musician
• I.M.M. Music Works