Our Team

  • Rotanak Oum

    President, Co-founder

    Rotanak Oum was born and raised in Phnom Penh, Cambodia and currently resides in the United States. His passion for Cambodian rock music has been a defining part of his life for the last three decades. Mr. Oum's preservation efforts have taken him all over the world in pursuit of rare records which he painstakingly restores and digitizes for today's audiences. His mission is simple, save the music and make it part of Cambodian future.

    rotanak@thecvma.org

  • Nate Hun

    Vice President, Co-founder

    Nate Hun is Cambodian-American and was born and raised in Lowell, Massachusetts. In his early youth, Mr. Hun, developed a deep appreciation for Cambodian movies and music. His interests led him to collaborate with Maya and Rotanak Oum in creation of CVMA.

    nate@thecvma.org

  • Maya Oum

    Secretary, Co-founder

    Maya Oum was born in the United States and first came to Cambodia in 2009 in search of original Cambodian music. She realized early that beyond simply discovering this music, she also wanted to bring it to the awareness of other people. In pursuit of this she made an early financial investment that gave the CVMA the chance to grow in it's early days.

    admin@thecvma.org

  • Christoph Bendix

    Project Manager

    Christoph Bendix was born in the United States and has been a passionate advocate for vintage Cambodian music preservation since 2007, in particular the preservation of the original physical media and the listener's experience through these artifacts, and the documentation of historical details and context. He first visited Cambodia in 2016 to connect with various arts and cultural organizations.

Nothing Is Bigger Than Love

This short documentary filmed by Cyrus Maussavi (Raw Music International). The film talks about passion and dedication of Rotanak Oudom Oum (ORO) who is in search of lost Cambodian music and digitally archive in order to preserve the artwork and master recording for new generation.

Nate from Lowell

A documentary about CVMA co-founder Nate Hun by LinDa Saphan