劉賢德

简介

Ernest Lau Yin Tak was born in 1961 in Hong Kong and grew up in the Wan Chai and Happy Valley areas. He developed an interest in music in childhood thanks to his father who played Western music through a vacuum tube amplifier. He was educated at St. Margaret's School and Matteo Ricci College and received a scholarship from the Hong Kong Jockey Club. He studied classical guitar theory at a young age, then switched to electric guitar at age seventeen. He worked at audio equipment shops in Wan Chai before opening his own shop "HIFI Tak" in 1993. He joined the band Tai Chi in 1985 as electric guitarist, financial manager, and designer. He formed the band Zoo to participate in competitions and placed second. He collaborated with Tai Chi until they paused between 1995 and 1997 before returning with a 15th anniversary concert in 1999. He co-founded the band Arctic with Tang Kin Ming in 2001. Tai Chi received the Hall of Fame Band Award at the New Town Awards Ceremony in 2014. He served as audio consultant for Lin Tsi-hsiang's album in 2010 and as Hi-Res Audio Producer for Pang Ka-lai's album in 2014. He assisted many prominent artists including Lau Mei-kwan, Jacky Chan, Vivian Chow, Lo Koon-ting, Xia Shao-singer, Wing Yee, Zhang Jingxuan, Gu Juji, Su Yongkang, Rubberband, and Tian Ruini in producing high-quality albums. He manages his audio equipment shop while continuing to record songs. He is married with two daughters and a son.