Born and bred in Klang, Selangor, Shir Li started  learning the piano at age 6.Her interest  in music  grew further when she was involved  in the school marching band  which catapulted her onto becoming the school band’s drum major. Immediately after her high school, a  decision was made to pursue her music  studies at the International College of Music  ( Bachelor of Music  in Professional Music) majoring in ‘Music Production and Technology” as  conferred by the University of Westminster, U.K.

‘Straight after high school, I was on the look – out for higher education colleges and was contemplating which course to take on. Through some searching and research on the web, I stumbled onto ICOM’s website and thus, decided to pursue music as my major as it is my strong passion in this field. And of course, being not so far from home plus the affordability, ICOM is the best choice for me to undertake my music studies. I am glad I took the right path and never looked back.

When I enroled at ICOM, I chose music  production and  technology as I am interested  in the  technology  and innovative  side of  the music  industry  . However, when I came to ICOM,I had zero knowledge in this field, but thanks to my lecturers, they opened up a whole new vision to me by  teaching me the new and innovative trends  of music  technology which involves a lot of thinking, hearing and production skills! Without them, I won’t be where I am today. It has shaped me to be a prolific sound engineer with techniques of recording and mixing. Needless to say, these skills has pushed me to  higher boundaries  of my present job which involves a lot  of sound design and music  mixing  techniques.

In terms of memorable experiences when I was at ICOM, I am honored to be the main sound engineer   for 4 consecutive concert tribute series at ICOM throughout my studies there. Apart from that, I was the Asst Monitor Engineer for the KLF dinner charity show. The experiences were  very valuable as it enabled me to learn to work effectively as a team and handle big events in  terms of sound engineering which usually  leave  no  room whatsoever  for  “mistakes or mishaps” in live event situations. As such, today, I am confident of manning any major live concerts and recording sessions with my knowledge and skills.

 I am currently working as a sound engineer in a recording studio called “ 2AM studio” and loving every minute of it! Day in, day out, I am in control of the live sound process and handling any recording and mixing process to produce good music. Thanks to ICOM for preparing me in the industry and allowing me to excel in this job as a sound engineer which is more prone to be a “men’s role” as known in the industry. I can proudly say, “Women can do it too, maybe even better!”