Mo Zhao is a Chinese-American composer and pianist. She holds a Master’s degree in composition from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London. Her music has been performed across the United States, United Kingdom, and Europe in venues including the Barbican Centre, Wigmore Hall, and Saarland State Theatre. Recent performers of her music include the EXUADI Vocal Ensemble, Plus-Minus Ensemble, Chinese traditional musician HE Tao, and Grammy-nominated string band ETHEL. Her composition teachers include Matthew King, Martin Amlin, Brett Abigaña, Narcis Bonet, and Ketty Nez. She has received additional training in composition and piano performance at San Francisco Conservatory of Music, London Royal College of Music, and La ScholaCantorum de Paris.

Mo is also an active composer for TV, films, and games. Her works in TV include "The Rebel Princess," (Ziyi Zhang) in which she collaborated with the composer Shigeru Umebayashi. She has also composed and produced music for numerous games including Lord of the Rings: Rise to War, Identity V, Tom and Jerry Chase, Knives Out, and more.