Yan Jun + fm3 + Dou Wei

Yan Jun was born in Lanzhou, China, in 1973 and currently lives and works in Beijing. Graduated in Chinese Language & Literature at Northwest Normal University in 1995. He is a performer, poet and organizer and a leading member of the Chinese underground sound/music scene. He released five books and/or anthological essays on musical topics and two books with collected poems. Via his own label he released an album with his own sound-poems and four live recordings in collaboration with others. Runs two well-known labels: Sub Jam label and Kwan Yin label.

Yan Jun has been described as one of the most important music critics in China.

2004 2pi Festival, Hangzhou, China

2004 '1000 Revolutions per Second', Brussels, with Wu Quan (visual artist)

2004 DDM Warehouse Art Center, Shanghai, with Christiaan and Wu Quan

2004 Com Plus Cafe & Gallery, Fukuoka, Japan

2003 'Impossible', All Sages Book Store, Beijing

2003 'Boiling Dusk', Vibes, Beijing

2002 'Sparta' novel-reading drama, All Sages Book Store, Beijing, with Wang Fan and other artists and writers

Fm3 is China's leading electronic act. Founded in early 1999 by Sichuan computer musician Zhang Jian and classically trained punk composer Christiaan Virant, fm3 pioneered digital music in China and remains on the cutting-edge of sound experimentation. Working on the losing edge of perception, fm3 weaves traditional Chinese folk music into a subtle, organic soundscape.

Christiaan Virant is a Beijing based sound artist and musician. Active in the Chinese punk underground for nearly a decade, he founded the pioneering experimental electronic act fm3 in 1999. Since then, fm3 has evolved into one of Asia's leading avant-garde duos, performing at the Louvre and at leading underground venues across Europe. Virant records for Berlin's legendary Staalplaat label, and has also released music on Bip-Hop records in France, Nascente records in the UK and Sublime Frequencies in the United States.

Zhang Jian was born in 1970 in Sichuan province, China. He graduated from Accessorial Middle School of Sichuan Music Institute, majoring in piano, moved to Beijing in 1995 and joined the front line of China's rock scene. Zhang Jian recorded for innumerable rock albums and composed for theatre plays and films. As keyboard player he joined important rock/new music bands in Beijing. He is a member of China's electronic music pioneer band fm3 and Bu Yi Ding, one of China's leading jazz groups.

Fm3 performed in Maerz Musik Festival, Berlin, Dissonanze Festival, Rome, Sounding Beijing, Beijing, Garage Festival, Stralsund, Nuit Blanche, Paris, Impakt Festival, Utrecht. Recently Zhang Jian released a field recording album on Sublime Frequencies label and a live recording album on Kwan Yin label.

Dou Wei, was born in Beijing, 1969. He is one of the most famous icons of the Chinese rock scene in 90's and is now one of the busiest leaders in China’s new music scene. He performs and records for different music projects: as founder and drummer of the jazz band Bu Yi Ding, as instrumentalist and programmer for the neo-traditional ambient band Mu Liang Wen Wang and as drummer and keyboard player in collaboration with the experimental electronic duo fm3. In 2004, Dou Wei released 7 solo and collaborative albums on smaller and major labels in China.

Credits

Music recording and editing: Zhang Jian

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