About

Marcus Po-Nien Shih (he/him) is a Taiwanese developer and music artist currently pursuing an MS in Integrated Design & Media at New York University. His work often explores questions around accessibility, human experience, and the ways technology can shape expression and connection. Marcus is interested in pushing the boundaries of interactive media, sound, creative coding, and emerging technologies.

Hailing from the windiest city in Taiwan, Marcus is the songwriter and guitarist of the indie band Murmur. With songs like Far Away, The Star in the Universe and Ocean and Flower, their music has reached thousands of listeners and inspired reflections on friendship and self-care. In 2023, Murmur was shortlisted for the NCCU Golden Melody Awards.

When Marcus is not coding or playing guitar, you can find him taking photos or playing basketball. He previously worked as a teaching assistant for the Music & Technology class at National Tsing Hua University, where he gives workshops and lectures on synthesizers, MIDIs and alternative instruments. This experience later informed Ripple Resonance, a project developed in collaboration with Taiwan’s Ministry of Education that explores more accessible and experimental approaches to teaching music and technology.

Marcus Shih standing beside the sea.

Contact & Links

Email: marcusshih.work@gmail.com
YouTube: youtube.com/marcus.shih-works
Instagram: @marcusrose_1205._
Band Linktree @murmurband_
Soundcloud: soundcloud.com/marcus-shih-works
Github: @marcusshih

Education

  • Class of 2028, MS Integrated Design & Media.
    New York University Tandon School of Engineering. New York, United States.

  • Class of 2024, BFA Arts and Technology. Minor in Computer Science.
    National Tsing Hua University. Hsinchu, Taiwan.

Experiences

  • Present
    Freelance Front-End Engineer. Hsinchu, Taiwan.

  • 2025 - 2026
    Teaching Assistant, National Tsing Hua University. Hsinchu, Taiwan.

  • 2023 - 2024
    Music Instructor (Guitar), CR Music. Hsinchu, Taiwan.

  • 2022 Summer
    Audio Engineer Intern, O.U Music. Taichung, Taiwan.

Awards

  • Jun 2023
    Shortlisted. NCCU Golden Melody Awards, Original Songwriting Group

Performances

  • － Aug 9, 2025. Murmur專場《那就遠走吧》, Hó Thiann Performing Arts. Tainan, Taiwan.
  • － Apr 13, 2024. NCCU Golden Melody Awards - 學長姐來了, Kafka by TMC. Taipei,Taiwan.
  • － Oct 10, 2023. 夜律宿: Sing Witout Lights, National Tsing Hua University. Hsinchu, Taiwan.
  • － Sep 16, 2023. Murmur專場《初次見面》, Jiang Shan Yi Gai Suo, Hsinchu, Taiwan.
  • － Sep 6, 2023. NTHU Freshman Camp, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan.
  • － Jul 13, 2023. 從心出發, SOUND Live House. Taichung, Taiwan.
  • － Jun 4, 2023. NCCU Golden Melody Awards Preliminary Final - 前境, WESTAR, Taipei, Taiwan.
  • － May 20, 2023. 不想睡的夜裡 vol.2, SOUND Live House. Taichung, Taiwan.
  • － Apr 30, 2023. NCCU Golden Melody Awards Preliminary Round - Pop! On Air, National Chengchi University, Taipei Taiwan.
  • － Dec 4, 2022. 夜律宿, National Tsing Hua University. Hsinchu, Taiwan.
  • － Sep 28, 2022. 夜律宿, National Tsing Hua University. Hsinchu, Taiwan.

Organizing

  • Present
    Murmur band. Hsinchu, Taiwan.

  • Feb 2022 - Oct 2022
    Tzaiwutopia: Class of 2026 Tzaiwu College Freshmen Orientation Camp, National Tsing Hua University. Hsinchu, Taiwan.

  • Feb 2021 - Oct 2021
    Alice Wonderland: Class of 2025 Tzaiwu College Freshmen Orientation Camp, National Tsing Hua University. Hsinchu, Taiwan.

  • 2020-2024
    Yeh LU SU, The Music and Soundstage Collective Club, National Tsing Hua University. Hsinchu, Taiwan.

Discography