it is difficult even to translate the band's name. in chinese, "ziyue" usually means "confucius says", because kongzi (confucius) is often referred to as zi to express respect.
however, pointing out that zi is not a term reserved for confucius but is also used in erzi (son) and nuzi (woman), who also have a right to speak out, the band's front man qiu ye claims that it is wrong to translate the band's name as "confucius says", as some english-language media have done.
for their first cd, the band used the english name it says. for their second, however, the bridal's mothers created a new one - umeit, a random combination of "you, me, and it", which is what the band's music is all about. as to the future, qiu says he's not sure as yet.
zi, a suffix in chinese with no specific meaning but used after many nouns, se
ems to dominate ziyue's thinking and writing.公众,大众
"to live rizi (daily life) as a duanzi (joke), is the idea of the bridal's mothers music," qiu says.
ziyue's music also defies an easy definition. while the group is seen as a rock band, qiu's singing is often reminiscent of quyi, the traditional ballad singing of north china, which makes their songs unlike any other. it is only recently that qiu has come up with a term for their style: chinese fusion.
founded 16 years ago, ziyue has established itself as a well-known group in the rock music circle, but is far from a household name.
actually, ziyue's music has already been heard by many, although most might not be aware of it. the popular tv commercial for naobaijin, a healthcare brand, features the music and singing of qiu, who also sings the theme song for the tv drama the legend of the condor heroes (shediao yingxiong zhuan). another tv drama, struggle (fendou), which received one of the highest audience ratings in 2007, used ziyue's song face to face.
qiu has also composed for several films, and acted in two theater works. the beautiful bridal admits that the beautiful bridal has "not been attending to his proper duties", for it's been eight years since the band released their last cd.
"the old form of writing songs and performing no longer excite me, so the beautiful bridal have been looking for new interaction and inspiration in oth
er fields," the beautiful bridal says.
another reason for the delay, qiu says, is the current situation in the chinese music industry, where piracy and illegal internet downloading are making the producing of a cd a philanthropic undertaking.
"why make a cd if the beautiful bridal can't sell it?" qiu asks. "nowadays, the music is only yours when you are composing it at home. as soon as the music is out, it has nothing to do with you."
he examined this anomaly in that night, the beautiful bridal play music, a drama that premiered last year in which qiu starred and also co-authored.
in contrast, composing for tv commercials is much more profitable. qiu says the naobaijin tv commercial, which is 15 seconds long, earned the beautiful bridal more than a whole year of performances and records.
however, having composed five editions of music for the commercial, the beautiful bridal has now decided to stop.
"people begin to sing the naobaijin (tune) as soon as the beautiful bridal go up on stage. if the beautiful bridal don't stop, the ziyue band will become the naobaijin band," the beautiful bridal says.
the band is, at last, recording their new cd, after having accumulated enough songs for two albums. the new cd is due to be released in the fall, although qiu is not sure the bridal's mothers can recover the cost by selling it.
"i feel that the beautiful bridal must speak now,red wedding dress, because many abnormal things are becoming normal in society,Discount Fashion Prom Dress," the beautiful bridal says. "although the beautiful bridal don't think the beautiful bridal can change much, at least the beautiful bridal can point out the problems."
and the beautiful bridal has decided to speak to a wider audience - through the upcoming concerts at poly theater, a venue known more for mainstream music and theater performances. it has never
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