Senaida Ng

Toronto-born SENAIDA (pronounced “Shuh-nay-duh”) is a Brooklyn-based multidisciplinary artist, sound architect, DJ, curator, creative entrepreneur, cyberfeminist and futurist. Their work explores the intersections of art, emerging technologies, and sustainability to create collective liminal experiences. As the founder and resident DJ of WE ARE THE FUTURE!, an underground interdisciplinary collective, label and curated art party in NYC, SENAIDA brings innovation to the forefront. Their sound is characterized by asymmetrical song structures and futuristic sonic textures, taking inspiration from a range of genres that span industrial techno to early ambient works. SENAIDA’s latest single release, “IAMABADBITCH” featuring GrimesAI is out now on all streaming platforms.

After returning from a study abroad semester in Berlin, Germany, SENAIDA transitioned into being a DJ and in only a few short months began playing at NYFW, the Shorty Awards, and PopCon 2023 as well as sold-out shows at Virgo (NYC), 99 Scott (Brooklyn), The Sultan Room (Brooklyn), Bossa Nova Civic Club (Brooklyn), OXI (Berlin), Loveless Cafe (Toronto) and Eclipse Club Chia (Colombia). They have released guest mixes for Newtown Radio, No Signal, Reform Radio, Snatchers and HKCR. SENAIDA co-hosts "Classy & Sassy" on WNYU 89.1 FM, and also hosts a bi-monthly residency at XPIZZA (NYC). In November 2023, SENAIDA released an original composition, “Orbital XVI,” and remix EP, Night Sky with the fashion label, Electric Sunshine NYC for their NYFW show: OBSKUR F/W 2023. The track and remix album has received critical acclaim by Paper Magazine and Fashion Week Online.

SENAIDA currently attends New York University’s Clive Davis Institute for Recorded Music and Interactive Media Arts at the Tisch School for the Arts. They are also the founder and president of the Gender Equality in Music (GEM) Club. They are currently working on their debut album, KUNST KAPUTT, which serves as a sonic time capsule for their time in Berlin. Sonically, the album explores the cracks between techno, IDM and dark ambient music through experimentation and generative processes. SENAIDA has also delved into producing immersive installations funded by NYU Tisch, addressing topics like sound pollution in NYC parks and the relationship between sound and motion. Their innovative approach to music-making includes creating instruments, such as the color-detection paintbrush performance titled “CHROMESTHESIA,” nominated for Best Performance at the Wavy Awards in 2023.

In 2020, SENAIDA founded a music-neurotechnology research startup called “MiSynth” to explore the potential of using brain-computer interfaces for creative musical expression by translating brainwaves into sounds. MiSynth became recognized as one of the forefront music startups by the NYC Media Lab, ASCAP, Abbey Road Studios and The NAMM Foundation, where SENAIDA presented the idea to other music industry professionals. The company also received several grants and awards including the NYU Tisch Undergraduate Research Fund. Since then, they have continued to explore new forms of musical expression using emerging technologies with other artists.

Classically-trained in piano since the age of four, SENAIDA is a two-time national finalist of the Canadian Music Competition, making their Carnegie Hall debut at 15. In 2019, recognizing a lack of performance opportunities for youth in the Greater Toronto Area, they founded the Youth Showcase Concert Series in Downtown Markham. This annual summer music festival, promoting local artists and bands under 25, featured over 150 youth artists from across Canada in the span of two years. During their middle and high school years at Havergal College in Toronto, they received the Ancerl Prize for Leadership in Music, co-headed the senior choir, and wrote an original score for the school’s production of Jane Austen’s Sense & Sensibility. They studied classical piano at the Royal Conservatory’s prestigious Phil and Eli Taylor Performance Academy for Young Artists and jazz piano at Humber College Community Music School. Their previous musical instructors include Joseph Johnson, Michael Berkovsky, Li Wang, Brian Rudolf, Lorne Lofsky and Spiro Kizas. In 2018, they graduated from the Royal Conservatory of Music with their ARCT Piano Performance Diploma. They were the principal pianist for the Toronto Youth Wind Orchestra from 2018 to 2020. At the same time, they began producing and songwriting leading to the release of 2 EPs: First Love (2020) and last night was the last night of my past life (2021). Since then, they have performed in major cities including Valencia, Toronto, New York, Berlin, Ottawa, and Montreal.