Art & Jazz Mixer for Tech @ Circuit Launch
Some art asks you to decode it.
Some music asks you to feel it.This night gives you both.
Join us for an evening designed for the tech community—bringing together art, music, and conversation at Circuit Launch.
The program begins with a 30-minute artist talk by interdisciplinary artist Brett Amory. Amory’s practice centers on z0glyphic 913, a recursive, speculative visual language that explores how meaning shifts and mutates in the digital age. Selected works are currently on view at Circuit Launch. Amory holds an MFA from Stanford University and a BFA from the Academy of Art University.
The evening then shifts into a live jazz performance by Yiwen Li, tech investor by day and jazz singer by night. Expansive and improvisational, the music creates space to unwind, connect, and experience a different mode of creativity—one rooted in feeling rather than analysis. Yiwen will bring us a mixture of American Jazz standards and Shanghai Jazz. Follow Yiwen and her music on Instagram: @yiwenli999
Hosted at Circuit Launch, this event is part of MetaU Art’s Art for Innovators initiative, bringing contemporary art into the environments where innovation happens.
Schedule
6:30 – 7:00 PM
Check-in, drinks, networking
7:00 – 7:20 PM
Artist Talk — Brett Amory
7:20 – 7:30 PM
Transition
7:30– 8 PM
Live Jazz — Yiwen Li
Set I. American Jazz Standards
8-8:15 Artist Talk II
8:30-9 PM
Live Jazz Set II. 1920s & Shanghai Jazz
Who Should Attend
Founders, engineers and builders
Creatives and curious minds
Anyone interested in art, music, and new ways of thinking
Notes
Light bites and drinks will be provided
About the Hosts:
MetaU Art is a California-based art platform dedicated to international contemporary art. Through its curatorial programs and exhibitions, the platform engages with artists across diverse geographies and practices, with a focus on discovering and supporting voices that respond to the cultural conditions of our time. MetaU Art seeks to bridge artists, collectors, and institutions by fostering meaningful exchange and long-term collaboration. In its recent initiatives, the platform has increasingly focused on the intersection of art and technology. ( Ins: @metauart)
Yiwen Li is the Head of Venture and Strategic investments at BDX Capital, a single-family office with diversified investments. Yiwen was previously an investor with Capital Group, Alumni ventures, and NantWorks, focus on investing in venture and growth equity through funds and direct investments. Yiwen started the "AI for Impact" series in 2023 to gather key stakeholders for cross sector collaboration around AI. Yiwen sings jazz around the bay and at investment conferences. ( Ins: @yiwenli999)