Born in 1980, Minh-Tâm Nguyen was trained at the Conservatoire national supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Lyon in Jean Geoffroy’s class after being awarded of the Percussions Prize at the Conservatoire de Nice. During his studies, he has been awarded of the First Prize at the International Percussion Competition of Luxembourg with the Trio Yarn, and got a Second Prize at the 2002 International Vibraphone Competition of Clermont-Ferrand. In January 2003, he was drafted by the Arcosm company for the show ECHOA, as percussionnist and also dancer. He teaches percussions as professor at the National Superior Conservatory of Music and Dance in Lyon.