Huang Huiyin was born in a musical family in a small town in Taiping, Malaysia. Her grandfather played the piano and her grandmother taught singing.

My mother is a piano teacher. Growing up in a family full of music, Huang Huiyin naturally learned music, obtained a piano diploma, taught piano, and then taught herself how to arrange and compose music.

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"I hope to use my works to connect with the public and do something to purify people's hearts." Huang Huiyin, a Buddhist music creator who combines production, composition and singing talents , expressing expectations for one’s own creation.

Fresh voice

More and more singers are attracted by the tranquility of Buddhist songs and join the ranks of singing Buddhist songs. Huang Huiyin is also in this trend of singing Buddhist songs, highlighting her fresh and distinctive voice.

Early Creation

Huang Huiyin began composing Buddhist music for a musical in 1995. She met He Linghui, who studied film and was a Buddhist, and the two collaborated to publish The first Buddhist work "Spiritual Wisdom" has formed an indissoluble bond with Buddhist music ever since. Huang Huiyin, who is too modest to accept the title of Buddhist music composer, said that she is just a musician who simply wants to use music to praise Buddhism. The more she walks on the path of creating Buddhist music, the happier she becomes.

Getting connected with Buddhist music

Huang Huiyin, who has only been able to light incense and pray for peace since she was a child, said that she started learning Buddhism after the creation of Buddhist music. She considers that her learning of Buddhism is still shallow, but she hopes Buddhist songs can become more mature as one comes into contact with the Dharma.

Huang Huiyin’s creative inspiration comes from her firm religious beliefs; “What inspiration is better than the joy of Dharma?” Buddhism is her belief, and music is her hobby and work. The combination of Buddhism and music, Let her feel that life is full of inspiration and joy.

Views on Buddhist music

He has released many albums of Buddhist music, and has sung Buddhist songs such as the Heart Sutra and the Great Compassion Mantra. Huang Huiyin believes that whether you are a Buddhist or not, as long as you can feel peaceful and comfortable after listening to music, and if one more person is calm and does not think about bad things, the world will be more stable; if one hundred more people are calm, the world will be peaceful. One hundred percent more peace of mind.

The influence of Buddhist music

"I just want to match the meaning of the lyrics with the most suitable notes, and create along the way, but I often have unexpected gains!" In Hong Kong in 2003 At the book fair, a man went to the bookstall to thank Huang Huiyin. It turned out that this man wanted to commit suicide due to divorce, but after listening to her work "Metta Sutra", he decided to face life again.

Huang Huiyin, who uses music to connect with Buddhism, said that her future creations will still develop towards Buddhist music; "Even if one day no one will listen to my works anymore, at least I have tried hard."

Huang Huiyin, a Malaysian Buddhist song creator who uses music to connect with Buddhism, creates Buddhist songs that seem to carry the compassion and blessings of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, giving people infinite peace and joy.

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I originally thought that growing up Huang Huiyin, who comes from a musical family, must seem "arrogant" to others; but during the interview, I found that Xiao Nizi is calm and calm, as if she doesn't have any emotions. Gradually, it is easy for people to see "her in the music" and her peaceful temperament.

Rather than saying that the music she makes is Buddhist music, it is better to say that it is a kind of touching that allows one to rest during the spiritual journey; even if the mood is wandering, it seems that she is not afraid anymore.

The first step on the musical road for her and her two sisters was inspired by her grandfather, grandmother and mother; and they are like three brilliant flowers bred by the earth, with music dancing in their hearts. Cell also "naturally" allowed them to have a colorful music teaching career.

"In addition to teaching music, I also composed music for local TV series. Under various circumstances, I released my first 'Sanskrit Heart Sutra', which was also the biggest turning point in my life."

“In the past, I had my works handled by record companies, but I finally decided to publish them myself. Although the process will be more difficult, I have more freedom and can associate my works with others at will.

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Having released 14 albums of Buddhist music, she has done all the composing, arranging, singing and even producing herself; and she is extremely grateful to her working partners and various causes behind the scenes.

"I have never considered myself a singer, I just sing in a voice that feels comfortable to me; I hope I can understand the feeling when I sing. ”

Creative inspiration

Huang Huiyin, who perfectly combines music and Buddhism, always believes that the “inspiration” accumulated on the creative journey does not fall out of thin air, but comes from the encounters in life. The inspiration and respect of faith

“From time to time, I ask myself to think from the perspective of modern people: What do people need? And in the positioning of others, what kind of voice do you want to hear? ”

She said that whether you are satisfied with your own achievements cannot be measured by current market sales, because it all depends on whether the individual’s performance requirements are high or low. And her attitude is: let everything go.

In addition to making Buddhist music, her talents in other fields have also been discovered; outside of the more religious frame, she is also different. Created another world in the music field

“I try to present music in another way to give myself diversified growth and attempts, such as for the ASTRO Rookie Competition, Miss Chinese International Malaysia and Filling in the theme song for the Senior Singing Contest is a kind of learning, and this experience can also be used in future creations. ”

Symphony

Many things have no reason. Sometimes you can breathe smoothly, but you will also feel anxious; just when you decide to take off the armor you have worn for a long time, you will often feel anxious again. Think carefully: Should you take off the animal skin? Or put on the mighty armor again?

When you find that the pain and absurdities in life are so natural, and tears are not the best way to deal with them. When it comes to good medicine, change your perspective, or even your mood, and go to a symphony to communicate with your soul.

People seem to be reincarnated in "gain and loss", and this kind of uneasy feeling Who is willing to soothe her mood?

Because she has seen through the lack of security in modern people, "she" decided to put her future and position in a position that does not just allow herself to have peace of mind; It also makes the lives of people around me feel touching.

Moral decline

Times have changed, people's hearts are unpredictable, and the current news of large and small robberies and crimes is chilling. , lamenting the deterioration of society and the decline of morality.

Huang Huiyin expressed her feelings about the endless crimes: "The power of one person cannot prevent the occurrence of crimes; before the crime occurs, if everyone gathers their strength. , treat everyone around you with an attitude of respect and friendliness, plus compassion and love; when a person is physically and mentally at peace, he will not think of committing a crime. After all, no one wants to be discriminated against. ”

“I am not making excuses for people who commit crimes. If a person commits a crime, it is difficult to control it. There are often many reasons behind it. Why can’t people be kinder to the people around them, even if it is just a crime? When an employee collecting fees at a toll booth greets the other person as a good friend, he or she will respond with a smile. ”

Huang Huiyin is such a true-hearted woman. She hopes to make the world a better place with love, break the barriers and indifference between people, and let Buddhist music cultivate and comfort the hearts of those who are destined.

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3. Mother-in-law and mother-in-law Huang Huiyin. Compose new music for sutras and mantras

When I first heard "Huang Huiyin", I had an intuition - she is related to music, maybe because of the word "yin"! Later I learned that she was the composer of "The Chant of Metta", and I felt that this name suited her very well. When I met her, the first question was: "Is this your real name?" She smiled and nodded and said, "Yes!". I'm thinking that maybe her parents hope that their daughter will bring a note of wisdom to everyone!

The sutras and mantras sound good

Before composing Buddhist music, Huiyin was a music teacher and occasionally composed theme music and drama background music for TV stations. I met He Linghui and Zhang Jifu. At that time, they wanted to compose some Buddhist verses into music. From this, Huiyin also took the first step in composing Buddhist music.

Later she learned that many young people did not like to listen to the scriptures, and even thought that the scriptures were only used when performing rituals. She thought: "If we modernize its music, most of the If everyone can accept it, isn’t that a wonderful thing?"

So over the years, her works include the Sanskrit version of "Zhunti Divine Mantra", "Great Auspicious Goddess Mantra", "Rebirth Mantra", "Great Compassion Mantra" Sanskrit version, "Heart Sutra" (Chinese version and Sanskrit version), "Avalokitesvara's Mantra for Cure", "Medicine Buddha Mantra", "Metta Sutra" (Chinese and English versions), "Halo'd Triumphs" (Auspicious Victory) (verse), the music composition of "The Musical of the Life of Sakyamuni Buddha", etc.

Huiyin has had a good learning environment since she was a child. Mother Huang, who is also a music teacher herself, not only teaches her children how to play the piano herself, but also often takes them to participate in piano competitions, concerts and other music performances. “When I was a child, our family would always gather outside during the Mid-Autumn Festival. The public and children will take turns to present performances, and my brothers and sisters and I will form a band to entertain everyone!" Huiyin happily recounted the scene at that time, allowing the listeners to feel the joy.

This kind of influence nourished Huiyin’s musical cells.

Dream of Grandma

Huiyin has always relied on self-study in composition and arrangement. She bought a keyboard and slowly figured out the tricks on it, which is how she started her attempts at arranging.

Huiyin is happy to share music with everyone. She said: "Every time I listen to music, I am very interested in studying how the music is made, such as its drum sounds and chords. "What kind of matching method does it have with the piano? If you listen more, play more, and compose more, you will gradually become proficient."

For Huiyin, the background of music education is actually just a foundation. She said: "If you want to engage in arranging, it's not difficult. As long as you have perseverance and are willing to listen more and be exposed to more, you can learn. You don't have to have a high music diploma to do it!"

Having come from Taiping, she considers herself a beginner in Buddhism. "Since composing Buddhist songs, my body and mind have become more and more happy. I listen to and recite sutras almost every day, because many of them are composed and sung by myself!" she said with a smile.

With the sound of Dharma floating in the air, the magnetic field of the whole life is different. For some reason, when Huiyin was making Buddhist music, she always dreamed of her grandmother, who had died many years ago. "Grandma is also a music-loving teacher. She often taught us nursery rhymes when we were young and sang with us."

Once she dreamed that her grandma was wearing a beautiful military uniform in heaven, holding a stick. The baton directed a group of people to sing on a vast grassland. She walked forward, and her grandmother said to her: "It's great that you have composed so many songs. I have songs that I can use to teach them to sing!"

A few months later, when When "Heart Sutra" was about to be released, she dreamed of her grandmother again. This time, her grandma took her for a walk on the hillside. There were many stars and a bright moon in the sky. She said to her grandma: "Grandma, I composed the music for the Heart Sutra. Do you think it sounds good?" Grandma said, "This is your song." The "Heart Sutra" is as gentle and bright as the stars and the moon in the sky, and can bring people a lot of happiness and peace!" These dreams are difficult for her to explain today, and they also give her confidence and confidence invisibly.

Heartfelt Touched

"Metta Sutra" was a hymn suggested to her by a friend. Since its launch in 1998, it has been very popular and well received. "At that time, I just wanted to compose a tune for such a good hymn and let it circulate in their circles, but I didn't expect the response would be so good."

This soft and touching "Metta Sutra" only It was completed in just one day. She said: "When I was writing the "Metta Sutra", I didn't deliberately look for inspiration. When I heard Master reciting the "Metta Sutra", I was naturally moved, and my creative energy just emerged!"

Since she had never come across this sutra before, her friend gave her a cassette recording a Burmese master reciting the "Metta Sutra" in Pali. There was no soundtrack, just a plain and low voice, but it gave her a strong inspiration to compose a piece of music full of peaceful mood. "The success of the "Metta Sutra" should not only be seen from the perspective of music. In fact, the scriptures themselves are very powerful. This magnetic field can really soothe people's hearts."

She is serious. Said: "Buddhist scriptures themselves are a great inspiration."

For Huiyin, composing Buddhist music has its differences from other music.

"When I compose Buddhist music, I don't do technical research, but naturally compose music based on the feeling given by the scriptures." Huiyin, who has broad ideals, has also tried other types of music. Allow yourself to leap to another stage and make a breakthrough. "Engaging in other music creations will stimulate your own thoughts. These experiences will be useful when composing Buddhist music! This is a good balance."

Huiyin established her own company. In addition to producing music, this "Wishful Music Studio" also releases her Buddhist music albums. Huiyin said with a calm and happy face: "My work is my biggest interest. Sometimes I am happy even if I work day and night. I hope people who listen to my music can also be happy."