Zuoxiaozuzhou is one of China’s first experimental musicians, also one of the first artists that settled down in “Beijing East Village” (an avant-garde artistic community of the early 1990s located in the eastern part of Beijing, just past the Third Ring Road on what was then the city’s margins). In 1993, he founded the rock band “No”. Since 1998, he has published seven albums including The Missing Master (1998), Trip to Temple Fair (1999), Zuzhou at Di’anmen (2001), I Can’t Sit Sadly by Your Side (2005), The U.S.A. (2006), You Know Where the East is (2008) and Big Deal (2009).
Over the years, Zuzhou has developed a unique music style. Like his violin performance in early years, his voice is maniac and indifferent. His personalized high-pitch singing staged a vocal revolution in China’s rock scene. After middle 1990s, he has gained fame as stage artist and his artistic exploration expanded to a broader range. In 2000, he published a full-length novel Barking at the Tomb. Zuzhou also produced quite a few soundtracks for independent film directors including Jia Zhangke and Zhu Wen.
In 2010, right after his new album Big Deal was published, Zuzhou decided to hold his first solo concert, named “All the Best”. The concert will present Zuzhou’s music achievement in the past ten years. The production team is consisted of the leading figures in China’s contemporary art, film and theatre scenes. The shining list: Ai Weiwei as chief planner, Ning Hao as creative director, Meng Jinghui as stage director, Jia Zhangke as concert DVD director, Zhu Wen as performance director, Li Yanliang as music director and Fang Wuxing as producer.
Shao Foundation is proud to fully support Zuoxiaozuzhou’s upcoming solo concert. The cross-disiplinary and multi-media performance will surely bring you an unprecedented concert experience.
Date: 19 Mar, 2010
Venue: Beijing Century Theatre