Square has arts/artist management, creative producing, mentoring & development, technical, governance, research and commercial skills and experience gained from roles in diverse sectors including performing/multi-disciplinary arts, creative technology, audience development, festivals, intellectual property and philanthropy.
An experienced live touring and performing arts producer, Square has toured artists to festivals and theatres across Asia, UK, USA, Germany, Canada, Australia and Aotearoa NZ. Artists Square has worked with include: Modern Māori Quartet, Troy Kingi, Tofiga Fepulea’i, Mazbou Q, Arjuna Oakes, James Roque, Barnie Duncan, EDY, Rutene Spooner and RESHMA among others. He is a founding member of Where The Asians At‽ (Aotearoa), ORYZA and the ASIAN(SOUND)SCAPES Festival and currently manages Chinese-Pākehā sibling indie-folk duo Ersha Island 二沙岛.
Square is Malaysian-Chinese 马来西亚华族 by heritage, specifically Hakka 客家 Chinese. He grew up in Kuala Lumpur, read Law in Cardiff, specialised as a Chartered Secretary in Aotearoa, where he now calls Auckland home, with arts manager and creative producer Sums and their young family.
Square can mentor on creative producing, governance, networking, cultural competence, crossover (working across artforms/genres), pitching/negotiation, international touring, and generally, things that don’t fit neatly into boxes.