Ruitao You (Florencio) is a composer, improvisation pianist, and sound artist whose work explores the nature of sound by integrating the mindset of noise music with tonal worlds. With mother languages of Cantonese and Mandarin, he also speaks English and has a strong interest in linguistics. His music merges instrumental writing with electronics and phonetic structures, creating sonic spaces where human voice, instrumental timbre, and noise intertwine.

Starting with instrumental composition, You has expanded his practice into electroacoustic music, seeking new forms of interaction between acoustic and electronic media. His works probe the depth of human thought, reflecting on the relationship between emotion and algorithmic logic, and on the fragile boundaries between dreaming and wakefulness, reality and virtuality. These ideas take shape through diverse sound sources, spatial design, and the interplay between performers and non-human elements.

A graduate of the Royal Northern College of Music (RNCM) in the UK (2025), You previously studied materials chemistry at South China Normal University and earned a master’s degree in compositional techniques and orchestration at Xinghai Conservatory of Music. His scientific background continues to shape his structural and experimental approach to music.

His works have been performed internationally by ensembles and orchestras including the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra, RNCM Wind Orchestra, Explore Ensemble, Riot Ensemble, Icarus vs Muzak Ensemble, and Wuxi Symphony Orchestra. He has participated in renowned festivals such as the Mixtur Workshop (Barcelona) and the Sofia Symphonic Summit, and will soon attend the 15th International Young Composers Academy in Tchaikovsky City and precept.concept.percept XIII. Previous tutors include Alexandra Karastoyanova-Hermentin, Fang Li, Michael Jarrell, Peter Kerkelov, Pierluigi Billone, Sam Salem, and Steven Daverson.

Recent compositions include You’s Linger (2025), commissioned by the Royal Northern College of Music, for small ensemble and wind orchestra; and Jàghair Ovrei, Vörin Saelié Schraan (2025) for amplified ensemble and keyboard sampler (performed by Explore Ensemble). Upcoming premieres include Fehler: #Unlogische Intimität on 22 August 2025 in Guangzhou, a new work in Moscow on 17 September 2025, and another new work to be premiered in June 2026 in Bled, Slovenia.

In addition to composing, You is the artistic director of Sounds, Ears, Minds, an open call for scores and concert series in 2025, fostering collaboration between emerging composers and performers. Previously, he directed audiovisual concert series Transient Synesthesia in 2023. He also mentors young composers in contemporary composition techniques, fundamental music theory, and piano improvisation, while continuing to develop projects that merge acoustic and electronic music with interdisciplinary artistic exploration.

游瑞濤（Florencio）是一位作曲家、即興鋼琴家及聲音藝術家。他的作品探索聲音的本質，將噪音音樂的思維與樂音世界融合，開拓聲音的新可能性。以粵語及普通話為母語的他，也能使用英語，並對語言學抱有濃厚興趣。他的音樂結合器樂寫作、電子音響及語音結構，營造出人聲、樂器音色與噪音交織的聲響空間。

游瑞濤的創作起初專注於器樂音樂，近年逐步拓展至電聲領域，尋求聲音在聲學與電子媒介之間互動的新形式。他的作品探究人類思想的深度，關注情感與演算法邏輯之間的關係，以及夢境與清醒、現實與虛擬的邊界。這些理念透過多樣化的聲音素材、空間設計及表演者與非人元素之間的動態互動得以實現。

游瑞濤於2025年畢業於英國皇家北方音樂學院（RNCM）作曲專業，先前曾就讀於華南師範大學（材料化學）及星海音樂學院（作曲技術理論、配器方向碩士）。他的理科背景持續影響其結構化及實驗性的創作思維。

他的作品曾由多個室內樂團與交響樂團於國際舞台演出，包括BBC愛樂樂團、索菲亞愛樂樂團、RNCM管樂團、Explore Ensemble、Riot Ensemble、Icarus vs Muzak Ensemble以及無錫交響樂團。他曾參與多個重要音樂節及工作坊，如巴塞隆納的Mixtur Workshop及索菲亞交響峰會，並將於近期參加俄羅斯柴可夫斯基市舉行的第15屆國際青年作曲家學院及 precept.concept.percept XIII。他的導師包括Alexandra Karastoyanova-Hermentin、李方、Michael Jarrell、Peter Kerkelov、Pierluigi Billone、Sam Salem及Steven Daverson。

近期作品包括為RNCM委約的 You’s Linger（2025），為小型室內樂與管樂團而作，以及 Jàghair Ovrei, Vörin Saelié Schraan（2025）為擴音室內樂及鍵盤採樣器而作（由Explore Ensemble演出）。未來的首演計畫包括2025年8月22日於廣州演出的 Fehler: #Unlogische Intimität、2025年9月17日於莫斯科的新作，以及2026年6月於斯洛文尼亞布萊德首演的另一部新作品。

除了作曲之外，游瑞濤亦擔任 Sounds, Ears, Minds 的藝術總監，該計畫通過公開徵集及音樂會促進新銳作曲家與演奏者之間的合作。他亦指導年輕作曲家學習當代作曲技術、音樂理論基礎和鋼琴即興演奏，並持續發展將聲學與電子音樂、跨學科藝術融合的創作計畫。