Johnny Yim

He lived in Toronto and majored in mathematics at York University, continuing to perform in shopping centres, ballet schools and karaoke venues while studying. A songwriting competition after his return to Hong Kong helped him enter professional music. Piano performance, studio arrangements, orchestral collaborations and concert direction have given him experience across different production and performance settings.

Representative arrangements include Hins Cheung’s “酷愛”, William So’s “那誰” and Raymond Lam’s “如果時間來到”. He also co-composed and arranged Hins Cheung’s “青春常駐”, working across melody writing and the accompaniment that supports a singer’s performance.

In “音樂遊樂場”, he describes arrangement as building a setting in which a singer can tell a song’s story: deciding its style, then choosing instruments, sounds and progression. Even when the melody stays the same, accompaniment and the timing of musical climaxes affect its delivery. The book also discusses composition, production and piano playing.

He arranged Karen’s “岩石的形成” and “有祢愛我”, both produced by Gary Lau and included on her Cantonese EP “Light”.