Kai holds a Bachelor of Music from the University of Toronto, where he studied voice and composition. His choral works have been performed by the Vancouver Chamber Choir, the Amadeus Choir of Greater Toronto, the Vancouver Youth Choir, the Orpheus Choir of Toronto, and many other choral groups around Canada, the United States, and Europe. Kai is the winner of the 2023 Debbie Fleming prize for choral composition, presented by the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir. 

Kai is the recipient of the prestigious William and Phyllis Waters Graduating Award from the University of Toronto Faculty of Music. This award is presented each year to one graduating student from any stream who is deemed to have the greatest potential to make an important contribution to the field of Music. Kai has also been awarded the Arthur Plettner Scholarship, the Richard I Thorman Award, and the Lloyd Bradshaw Prize. In 2023 and 2025, Kai was a nominee of the Leslie Bell prize, an award that supports choral conductors in furthering their professional careers and enhancing their choral conducting abilities.

Kai’s artistic leadership is rooted in a “human first” philosophy. He feels lucky to get to work in a field that he loves, surrounded by wonderful, kind, and talented friends. Connecting through music is one of life’s greatest joys.