On March 11th in Austin, during the SXSW 2019,the CaoTai Music Showcase will be held on.The band JOCO,The Upside Down,the artist SHAO,3He,LIA LIA and the special guest AEM will performance at this showcase to show us the style of China Independent Music.CaoTai Music has been invited to participate to many foreign music and art festivals before.
Caotai Music is a independent music recordsfrom China, with the core of high-quality music, the concept of “Music Life+” is extended to provide personalized music, art and lifestyle for the youth community. Musician Moxizishi, Soundtoy, Mr. Miss, Yishi Band, Kawa, STOLEN, Mr.asbo, A.J, A-Mac, Nocturnes, STARRR 69, Sisi & Fan,The Upside Down,etc.Caotai Music also includes three sub-records : Electronic music label Crater Record, Hip-hop label RedKid Records and World Fusion label Cosmos tree.
The CaoTai Music Showcase of China Night contains indie rock,artpop,ambient,techno and many other kinds of band and artists.They all have great talent and enthusiasm of music.
JOCO：
Their two-part vocals are flawless and their picturesque compositions submerge you into the deep; JOCO presents their new album Into the Deep. This talented sister duo captivates their audience not only with their voices, but also with their skilled instrumentals, creating a musical work of art. Three and a half years ago, the two sisters from northern Germany, Josepha Carl (vocals, drums, electric guitar) and Cosima Carl (vocals, piano, electric guitar) aka JOCO, took the country by storm with their debut album Horizon. And not only all of Germany, but even neighboring countries fell under the spell of their alluring, fluid voices. In addition to countless concerts and festival tours, they played alongside the NDR Big Band and in Van Morrison's Program, as well. They were also honored and celebrated as the most exciting newcomer of 2015.
Shao Yanpeng aka Shao, previously known under the moniker Dead J, is one of China’s leading electronic artists.
Shao began making electronic music since 2002. His live audio visual set have been invited to perform in festivals across China mainland as well as at international festivals in Macau, Hong Kong, Mexico, Switzerland, Germany, Portugal, Norway, Finland, Austria and Netherlands.
His first album Mental Imagery was released in 2005 under China’s largest independent music label ModernSky, followed by two more albums Mental Magic(2006) and Psychedelic Elephant(2008).Shao was named ‘Best Electronic Artist’ at the 2007 China Music Media Awards for his album Mental Magic. In 2011,Shao released his fourth album ‘Tíng,Tái,Lóu,Gé’.In 2015, he signed legendary techno label Tresor records, joined Tresor ranks as China’s first artist, and released new EP Doppler Shift Pt.1.
In addition to his personal projects, Shao is also a highly sought after composer and sound designer. He was invited by Goethe Institute to re-compose the soundtrack for the classic German silent film Metropolis. Shao also has an ongoing cooperation with leading Chinese theater director Meng Jinghui and created many unique compositions for Meng’s most popular plays such as Rhinoceros in Love, Soft, To Live, etc. These works have been performed all over the world more than 3,000 times. The play To Live was performed in the Deutsches Theater in Berlin and Thalia Theater in Hamburg. In 2010, Shao was invited as the sole sound designer for 2010 World Expo’s ‘Pavilion of the Future.’
3He, who studied at Sichuan Conservatory Of Music in the 90s, was an active member of the early Chengdu (capital of Sichuan province in south-western China) rock music scene, he was involved in several bands such as Fu Yan, Airbag, Yao Bai Ren and others. He relocated himself to Beijing in 2006 as a record producer as well as music director of several major and indie labels. In 2009, he founded Cao Tai Music together with famous Tai Pei song-writer Zhou Zhiping, dedicated to releasing music for indie musicians coming out of China. Today, Cao Tai has grown into one of the most influential indie labels in China. Ge Fei is a big fan of Radiohead and Aphex Twin, he maintains a passion of exploring electronic music and audio technology, from the classic synthesizers, hardware samplers to the latest MIDI controller and Eurorack modular synths. He tries to combine multiple genres such as IDM, Techno, Ambient and Electronic into his own music production with both old and new technology.
The upside down, a indie band coming from Chongqing, was formed in 2016. It includes 4 members. Their first album was released in May 7, 2017.
As some music magazines in China said, the first album of The upside down with diligent producing and serious attitude, is so rare in this impetuous world. They’re wandering through varied music elements, with exquisite and orphean arrangements and literary lyrics. The magical melody would hover over your mind in a casual moment，making you flow through a pure dream, romantic melancholia, and calm thoughts.
As a young band formed less than 2 years, The upside down has already appeared on many stages, such as Inmusic Festival , Changjiang International Music Festival , Nuart Festival, and Candy Mountain International Art & Music Festival… and was invited to perform at apple store in Apple x Beats activity. Their first album becomes a hit one in some music platform after releasing, and was recommended by Apple Music, QQ Music, Xiami Music, Baidu Music and Street Voice… and was invited to record a TV show which called China’s Top Band. And they released their new EP<Nightfall>in summer .
vocal/keyboard: Huang Jing
guitar: Xiaoqin
bass: Junhua
drum: Zhao Yan
LIA LIA was born in Brunswick, Germany in 1995. She studied Chinese at Fudan university in Shanghai in 2013 , then she went to Cologne university in Germany in 2014.
LIA LIA (Live Impact Area Legacy Interface Adapter) is a pop artist of her own kind, now based in Berlin, Germany. Combining melancholic sentiment with understated sets of synths and drums, LIA LIA's voice is viscous and flows with emotion whilst praising the bittersweet pettiness of youth.
After becoming addicted to international fairy tales and their dark mysticism at an early age, LIA LIA’s first musical impact was the chinese opera, which she sang and performed throughout her childhood. She lived with her artist parents in an old factory building until it got torn down and later travelled the world, while making a living as an tattoo artist, first taught by a columbian street artist.
'Writing for me is like dreaming, I don’t have any control over it and I don’t want control. I could never sing shit by anyone else.'
AEM is a new electronic classical pop band comprising of four permanent musicians: Xiao Ying (keyboard, vocal), LUKA (electronic control, vocal), and Long fei (BASS, vocal). Band gathers a number of professional musicians, cross-over classical and popular, Academic and the public. It is based on the creation of classical, electronic, rock and other multi-element pioneer music, and performs cross-border cooperation performances in galleries, art exhibitions and high-end brands. Occasionally, according to the needs of the work, other musicians who include rock, pop, electro-acoustic and classical fields will join the show.
AEM is known as Art et métier and is the name of a subway station in Paris, France. It is a Place where Xiao Ying and Luka used to be . AEM's formation plan can be traced back to about four or five years ago, but the formation of the official team was in 2016.
AEM is originated from the French word Arts et Métiers, AEM is based on the ultimate pursuit of art and wants to convey the perfect experience of music life to the audience.
AEM's music and performance style is very unique in the Chinese market. The core of the creation, Xiao Ying and Luka, received systematic classical music composition training from a young age, and then they were able to jump out of the constraints of the academic framework. With neo-classical, electronic music, the works were more modern on the basis of advanced and refined classical aesthetics. The styles of the works range from neoclassical, indie pop, to EDM, post-rock, and tri-pop, etc., and the fusion of different styles and styles can achieve very complex and diverse live expressions.
By the way,our band The Upside Down was recommand by the homepage of SXSW on 13th February.If you want to know more about tickets and other information,please browse the official website of SXSW:https://schedule.sxsw.com/2019
The schedule of CaoTai Music Showcase:
Add: Elysium,705 Red River,Street,Austin,U.S
Date: Monday,March 11th, 2019
AEM 8:00pm - 8:40pm
3He 9:00pm - 9:40pm
The Upside Down 10:00pm - 10:40pm
LIA LIA 11:00pm - 11:40pm
SHAO 12:00am - 12:40am
JOCO 1:00am - 1:50am
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