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Original name: Xu Wei.

Birthday: 1968 July 2 1

Blood type: type A.

Native place: Xi 'an, Shaanxi Province

Height: 170cm

Weight: 62kg

Industry: Gold gale

Personal hobbies: guitar, reading, tea tasting and mountain climbing.

Personality: sincere, easy-going, calm.

Xú Zhēng Concert [Edit this paragraph] Xú Zhēng File1968 July 2 1: Born in Xi 'an.

1984: Xu Wei began to practice guitar at the age of sixteen.

April 1986: Won the first prize of duet in the first guitar competition in An, and then wrote his first song.

1988: Xú Zhēng was exposed to rock music and was greatly impacted. After that, he decided to become a musician.

1end of 990: Xu Wei began his career as a professional guitarist after his army was demobilized. His guitar skills are recognized as one of the best in Xi music circle.

199 1 year: He composed hundreds of songs such as Don't cry baby, Kuafu, Wandering, Fairy Tale Times, and became the most prolific local musician.

June 1993: Xu Wei assembled the best musicians in Ann to form the "Flying" band. He is the lead singer and rhythm guitarist, responsible for composing music and lyrics.

1993 65438+February 5th: Three bands, such as Fei, performed for the first time in An International Studies University. 1000 people's theater, 3,000 people were packed, and "Flying" performed five works by Xu Wei. Xu Wei's outstanding performance and his unique works became the most popular band that night.

1Feb. 994: Fei went to Chengdu to do a publicity performance, which was very sensational. After the performance, the band was interviewed by Chengdu Radio and major newspapers and magazines.

1May, 994: Fei was interviewed by Japanese magazine Voice.

June 65438+July 0994: The band went to Yinchuan to attend the Northwest Rock Festival and performed in Yinchuan Gymnasium with three other bands from Lanzhou, Ningxia and Inner Mongolia. Fei's finale performance was wonderful and attracted the attention of local media. After the performance, the band was interviewed by many media, and the live recording of the performance and the exclusive interview with the band were broadcast on Yinchuan Radio. After returning to Xi 'an, the band accepted a live interview with Shaanxi Literature and Art Station, and the Demo of the band's songs was also played many times on the radio, which had a strong response. At the same time, Xu Wei began to be a guest on the stage, introducing western rock music.

1994 10: Xu Wei came to Beijing with his works and contacted Red Star Production Company. The extraordinary charm of his works made Red Star immediately announce that it was ready to sign a contract.

1994165438+1October: Many top musicians in Beijing expressed their willingness to participate in the recording of Xú Zhēng's works, and soon released Two Days and Jade Bird. At that time, Xu Wei's name quickly became popular in their singles. Moreover, these two works have become the favorite songs of every guitar lover, and their strong humanistic color makes him a contemporary youth music idol at the same level as Cui Jian, Zheng Jun and Zhang Chu.

1995: "Perseverance" by the famous singer Tian Zhen, composed by Xu Wei, once again became popular all over the country. This song also became the most popular masterpiece of the year, winning almost all the charts in the mainland.

1April, 997: The first solo album "Elsewhere" was officially released, which immediately caused a sensation. Without any publicity, this album sold 500 thousand copies. In the era when piracy was rampant, this figure was already a miracle of record sales in the mainland.

199865438+1October: Xu Wei's first solo album "Elsewhere" won the annual album in the audience selection activity of Beijing Music Station program "New Music Magazine" on 1997, which once again proved his extraordinary strength in the original music circle in China. 1998: As the only two authors in pop music, his works were selected by literary experts together with Cui Jian in Selected Contemporary Poetry of China.

1March, 999: Xu Wei's Xu Wei Edition and Persistence caused a sensation again.

1999: At the invitation of Faye Wong, the queen of Hong Kong, I tailored the album You for her.

165438+2000 10 month: The second album "That Year" was published, and Xú Zhēng and musicians * * *. Without publicity, word of mouth alone reached the sales volume of 1.5 million, which fully demonstrated the high loyalty of its fans. Many friends agree that this song "That Year" is the best record in the history of Chinese rock and roll, and Xú Zhēng deserves this evaluation!

Yes, it's not the most profound, groundbreaking, unusual, rebellious or wild, but it's just the best. Xu Wei's loneliness, Xu Wei's melancholy and Xu Wei's Excellence all flow from the melody of the most beautiful genius in this album. In fact, as early as 1997, Xú Zhēng's Elsewhere has surprised many people. Among them, My Love in the City, My Autumn and Two Days have all become models of Chinese rock love songs. Today's "That Year" is still written, sung and produced by Xú Zhēng, and the whole album still shows Xú Zhēng's sensitivity.

200 1: Make a new album "Pisces" and compose the title song "Rainbow" for Warner's master Huabei.

2002: Xú Zhēng's outstanding musical talent has always been the focus of attention of major record companies, and finally signed a contract with Shanghai Yifeng Music Culture Communication Co., Ltd., the mainland agent of EMI, one of the five largest records in the world.

65438+February 2002: The third album "Time Walk" was published.

Time Walk is an album created by Xu Wei after three years of silence, and its musical style has changed greatly. The music of this album is completely different from the style of despair, anger and noise in the previous two movies. It was sad, warm, comfortable and beautiful, and immediately touched a large audience. It is said that it has become the favorite of white-collar workers and college students. Some insiders believe that this musical change is the natural change of Xú Zhēng's life experience and the precipitation product of years of tempering. What remains unchanged in the new album is Xu Wei's impressive ability to control melody and his persistence in music. It is said that during the recording of the album, Beijing musicians came to the studio to audition, which caused a wide range of * * * sounds, and even some insiders cried on the spot when listening to new songs in the studio. Since the release of the album, it has achieved amazing sales results in just two months, especially in the south. The sales results from Shanghai, Nanjing and Wuhan show that Xú Zhēng's new album has won a wider response in style, and the letters and calls received by the record company have fully confirmed the extension of Xú Zhēng's music route. With the change of life and world outlook, his music has become more and more warm, comfortable and clear. However, some die-hard fans who were full of despair and anxiety in his early days complained that Xu Wei no longer swayed. Xu Wei said that they didn't know the pain. I can't give them such misleading again. "This thing misled many people. They think that rock music should be like this and should be decadent. " Wei Xu said. At that time, many record companies approached Xu Wei and wanted to sign a contract with him. However, Xu Wei didn't want to do it anymore. It seems that his life related to music scares him. When he was in Beijing, he was invited to perform by a TV station and stood on the stage. He feels very uncomfortable. He is very skeptical about the way to make music. The impact of the first two albums made him feel that the music he made was meaningless. He doesn't want to do it anymore. He said that his life of practicing piano every day was too lonely, so he just wanted to get stuck in the crowd and feel warm. Yes, warmth, another word repeatedly sung in Xu Wei's music, is what he sincerely yearns for.

Xu Wei's music has finally approached the public, and this new album full of changes has also been affirmed by professionals in the circle. Xú Zhēng won three awards in the fourth season of "Chinese Media Music Award" selected by music media people, while Xú Zhēng was nominated by 1 1 in the annual nomination of "Music Billboard" sponsored by Light TV. In 2003, he won a great victory at the third Music Billboard Awards Ceremony. Won 1 1 nominations, and finally won four awards, including "Best Rock Singer" and "Best Rock Album". Finally, I gave Xu Wei a positive confidence. On that day, Xu Wei stood on the stage and the audience applauded him warmly. He exudes unprecedented brilliance, and his friends under the stage are as excited and happy as he is on the stage. This brilliance marks that Xu Wei has become a famous musician recognized by the industry and the public. Time walk has won almost all the awards in the mainland pop music industry. Xu Wei's name is admired and pursued by countless people with musical dreams! Xu Wei spirit is especially valuable in today's music industry!

June 2003: After signing a contract with Modern Sky, Rulu recently started the production of her fourth solo album, and revealed to the outside world that her long-time friend and famous musician Xu Wei will be selected as the producer of this album.

From June, 5438 to February, 2004, Xu Wei released his fourth solo album "Every moment is brand new".

Xu Wei, once an "angry youth", has grown from a simple campus singer to a more stable musician. Xu Wei, as a new generation of spiritual leader in Chinese music scene, debuted for 10 years and experienced 3 years. Xu Wei finally finished the new album "Every moment is brand new" which has been brewing for three years.

This is a balanced aesthetic album. 1 1 This song has achieved a harmonious unity of emphasis and lightness, urgency and slowness, lightness and wealth. Behind those notes is a normal heart of Xu Wei, who knows how rare it is to keep a normal heart in an era of materialistic desires; This is an album that goes back to nature. It clearly shows that no matter how the times change and the environment changes, some things will not change. For Xu Wei, it always means such words-simplicity, kindness, purity, light, hope and sincerity-but in the album it just becomes the most direct behavior: singing with your heart. In this album, Xu Wei described the little things in life, just like looking at the world through children's eyes, but those songs have been conveying such a message-joy in hope and tolerance in strength. It is determined by the singer's attitude towards life after ups and downs, and it is a feeling of optimism and calmness. By his own admission, Xu Wei's all-creative album is the result of his efforts, which contains his emotions and undeniable self-changes. Therefore, Xú Zhēng said frankly that this album is a link between the past and the future for music and life, connecting his past and future with ours. A song "Once You" is a memorial to those regretless youths and a perfect portrayal of those souls still on the road. This album is regarded as a watershed in Xú Zhēng's music creation.

February 2006 16: release the cover album on the road.

On the Road is an original collection of works, but it is not a new song, but a classic work written by Xu Wei and sung by other singers, including Sunshine, Rainbow, You in Faye Wong and Tian Zhen's Persistence. In addition, "On the Road" also includes "Jade Bird" and "Two Days" of "Red Star II" in 1994. These two songs were not included in any album of Xu Wei before, but appeared in several albums.

In August, 2008, Mr. Zheng Donghan, the former chairman of EMI Asia, formally acquired all the shares of EMI in mainland China, Hongkong and Taiwan Province Province, and established the Golden Wind Music Group. All the China artists' contracts signed with EMI Records were transferred to Golden Wind, and the first China music group transformed from an international company in the history of records was born!

At the end of 2008, after a lapse of four years, Xu Wei released his fifth solo album "Love is like a teenager".

This album is Xu Wei's ode to love and life after deeply feeling life. Listening to Xú Zhēng's fifth Qvanxian Zhang album "Love as a Boy", we can find that it is calmer and quieter than the last album "Every moment is brand new". As a watershed work of personal creation, every moment is brand-new, bid farewell to the uncertainty and passion of the past, enter a warm and shining world, be closer to reality and life, sigh the past and praise the time; Some people think it's dull and tasteless, and it's not arrogant enough to make a hullabaloo about, but this is the moment when Xu Wei walks towards the rainbow of life, and he is on the road in a down-to-earth manner. On June 5438+00, 2008, this song "Like a Boy" was released, except that the melody is still beautiful, and there is a new breakthrough!

After serious communication and discussion with Xu, the producer of the new album, Xu Wei decided to break the album production mode of 10 and record the new album with the brand-new top musicians in the world! This is undoubtedly a huge new challenge for Xu Wei! Musicians from the United States, Australia, Taiwan Province, Singapore and other places had a huge training with Xu Wei in the recording studio in the winter of 2007. These musicians are all famous:

Guitarist: Mike mclaughlin

He has performed and recorded albums with members of the legendary Los Angeles rock band Kiss and the famous rock band Green Jello.

He has recorded and performed for Chyi Chin, Junko, Shinto Band, She, and many other China singers.

Keyboard player: Jeremy Loeb

Born in San Francisco, USA. I studied classical piano at the University of Rhode Island in the United States, and I have a solid foundation in jazz piano.

199 1 went to Taiwan Province province to participate in the Chinese music scene, as an arranger and composer, and participated in jazz band performances.

His performances can be heard in the albums of many famous singers in Taiwan Province, such as Lu Guangzhong and Joanna.

Bass player: Tan Minghui.

He recorded albums by singers such as Zhang Dongjian, Chyi Chin, Bobby Chen, Richie Jen, Wan Chengqing and Yoga Lin.

He also served as concert director and stage director of many singers, and was a senior musician at the division level of Mr. Taiwan Province Province.

Drummer: Huang

Drum king from Singapore, he is always indispensable for a superstar concert!

He has been involved in recording albums by singers such as Bobby Chen, Emil Wakin Chau, Jonathan Lee, Yu-Ching Fei and Leslie Cheung.

As musicians in Tayu Lo, Wang Leehom, Jeff Chang Shin-Che Shen Che and Jonathan Lee,

He released several albums, and even Jonathan Lee, the leader of the music industry, publicly expressed his admiration and appreciation.

Although Xu Wei and some musicians have different languages and few words, they exchange ideas through music and enjoy it. When the musicians heard the demo of Xu Zheng's new album, they all expressed their surprise at the beautiful melody of Chinese rock music! Guitarist Mike even said that Xu Wei's music reminded him of the simple happiness when he first learned musical instruments, which he could not forget for a long time. During the recording period of about one month, Xú Zhēng and musicians often stay in the recording studio for a whole day. They kept stirring (Jam) unique and amazing but harmonious music fragments, sparking new music sparks, and even kept discussing the playing paragraphs while eating. How to arrange music with Xu Wei's characteristics and maintain a sense of integrity, and then take the bold way of synchronous recording to completely retain the vitality of the scene, so that people who listen to this album can definitely. All the melodious strings in the album are played live by the China Philharmonic Orchestra, which not only adds a soft voice to the love as a boy, but also enriches its musicality and greatly increases its listening. After cooperating with Xu Wei, these musicians from different places paid tribute to Xu Wei. After listening to the master album, I was more sure that my love as a boy was excellent in both market and art, and I said happily that I had a good time, and I kept praising Xu Wei as a truly sincere musician! The brand-new behind-the-scenes production team has made Xu Wei's music break away from the stereotype and become a rare masterpiece with a more international perspective! This is Xu Wei's boldest attempt and breakthrough. For a musician, you absolutely need great courage!