Mike Orange first established himself as the guitarist and keyboardist of the Hong Kong indie rock band Chochukmo in 2008. He has since released two albums with the band and touring with Chochukmo in Taiwan, Mainland China and Southeast Asia.
Mike has been active in the pop music scene since 2011, working with singers such as Sammi Cheng, Ivana Wong, Anthony Wong, HOCC, Fiona Sit and Ellen Loo for production, arrangement and live appearances. Mike first stepped into the field of music curating in 2014, by invitation of the West Kowloon Freespace Fest as music curator.
As a composer and music director, Mike has worked in different theatre productions like Lazy People are Always Busy (Windmill Grass Theatre), Lazy People Love Travelling (Windmill Grass Theatre)and The Black & Blue of a Man (Theatre Horizon). In 2016, Mike was invited as one of four selected composers by the West Kowloon Cultural District Authority to participate in the “New Works Forum : Choreographer x Composer Lab” with Hong Kong Ballet. Later that same year, Mike kicked off his solo project “Mike Orange & the Universe Travellers”.