2022 05 02 MICKEY ZHANG SUNSET OF ZARAH

Mickey Zhang Mickey Zhang(张然)是中国电子舞曲⽂化的领军人物。在将近20年的⾳乐生涯中， Mickey不仅仅以DJ、制作人、派对活动主办方的身份推动着中国电音文化的发展，他更像是中国乃⾄亚洲的电⾳⼤使，是最被国际认可的亚洲电⼦音乐人之一。 来⾃宁夏的Mickey出身于艺术世家，从⼩就深受中国古典⾳乐、舞蹈和戏曲的熏陶，11 岁时便考⼊北京舞蹈学院。结束6年的深造后，Mickey被分配到⼴东⼯作，凭借那里临近⾹港的地理优势，第⼀次为电子舞曲的魅力所撼动。在观看了Technasia的现场之后， Mickey决定搬到北京，全⼼投⼊音乐事业。 第⼀个在柏林传奇俱乐部Tresor演出，第⼀个登上ADE(阿姆斯特丹电子音乐节)、⻄班牙Sonar(享誉全球的前卫艺术、科技及音乐节)、法国MIDEM(法国戛纳国际音乐博览会)，以及Wire(⽇本最⼤的室内 Techno音乐节)等国际顶级⾳乐节，第⼀个在国内发⾏原创电子乐专辑——Mickey创造了中国电⼦乐发展史上的许多个第一。他还曾与Laurent Garnier、Ken Ishii、⽯野卓球、Technasia等国际级DJ同台献艺，在不断与众多电子⾳乐高⼿的切磋中磨砺出猛烈纯粹的Tehcno风格，并逐步确⽴起他在中国电⾳界的领军地位。2004年，Mickey参与成立「凹凸⽂化」，推出了派对活动品牌「焱- YEN」。为了推动中国电子⾳乐文化的发展，「焱-YEN」更⻘睐于冉升起的本⼟明 星，⽽不是为了短期票房去盲目追求国外艺人。历经三年，「焱-YEN」已成为代表中国电子音乐的国际知名Party品牌，吸引和培养了大量的电子⾳乐从业者和爱好者。 不仅如此，Mickey还将⾃己对电子音乐的热爱延伸⾄其他诸多领域。他的作品China和 Good evening Beijing被娄烨选中，作为配乐分别呈现在电影《春⻛沉醉的夜晚》(第 62届戛纳电影节最佳编剧奖)和《浮城谜事》之中。他还与哥哥张巍组建WHAI(坏)乐队，尝试催化电子节拍与中国古典乐器之间的化学反应;还曾担任汽⻋广告⽚、Burning Man Promotion Video (中国版)、上海时装周等项目的音乐总监;为叶明子的Listen to Your Heart(由小室哲哉谱曲)、Ken Ishii 的The Axe Murderer、华⼈乐坛⼀哥陈奕迅 《娱乐天空》制作Remix;参与ADE、加拿大⾳乐周、IMS亚太峰会等音乐论坛与交流项⽬;受邀担任2017年迷笛电子⾳乐节总导演......Mickey下⼀步将迈向哪里?让我们拭目以待。 Mickey Zhang (Zhang Ran) is a godfather of Chinese dance music. His massive 20 year career spans DJing, producing, sound tracking, and numerous album releases. Taken together, he has become an ambassador for China’s burgeoning electronic music scene. So where did he come from? Well, most people outside of China wouldn't know the inland Chinese province of Ningxia, but that’s where young Mickey was grew up. His artistic family ( = classical music, opera, and dance) was the ideal launch pad into the Beijing Dance Academy at age 11. A dance background may not be the norm for electronic music producers, but if you think about it, it makes perfect sense for China’s premier dance music DJ. As his career took off, Mickey went on to set many “firsts” in China’s growing electronic music scene: the 1st Chinese artist to perform at Berlin’s legendary Tresor club, the first to play at Sonar in Spain, MIDEM in Cannes, Wire in Japan; and the first to release an original electronic album in China itself. He also has a myriad of international collaborations under his belt – including Laurent Garnier, Ken Ishii, Ishino, and Technasia (to name but a few). Mickey has also played a key role in the wider electronic music industry in China. Back in 2004, he co-founded 02 Culture the company behind China’s massive electronic party brand YEN. Mickey helped push YEN to support domestic music talent, rather than following others to slavishly chase after foreign DJs for the sake of a bit of ticket revenue. After just three years, it was clear that the strategy paid off – YEN was established as a leading player in the Asian electronic music scene and the hub for electronic music in China.