Gao Qi (musician)
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Gao Qi , the lead vocalist and songwriter of the Chinese rock
band Overload
, was born in a family with generations' classical music background in Beijing
on February 26, 1968. His father is a tenor, and his mother is a pianist.
After withdrawing from the university, Gao, as guitarist and songwriter, joined the Chinese rock band Breath, and performed on the first-ever rock festival in China, the Beijing Modern Music Concert, in February 1990. The band released their first album, Breath, in Asia in 1991.
Fascinated by heavy metal
, Gao then quit Breath and set up his own band, Overload
, with guitarist Han Hongbin, Li Yanliang, bassist Wang Xueke and drummer Zhao Muyang, who were said to be the finest rock musicians in China at that time.
The songs Gao wrote combine western rock and Chinese literature and his performance burst the enthusiasm of both audience and musicians. The band built up a thrash metal
style which began to attract a large number of fans in a short time.
The first single released by Overload
, "The Shadow of Ancestor," was recorded on the album Rock Beijing, which was the label record of Chinese Rock in 1993. Meanwhile, Gao Qi's knowledge in Chinese rock
and modern Western music give him chance to be engaged as music producer and songwriter in China’s first rock movie Long Hair in the Wind, and as special freelancer for foreign music of Beijing Music Broadcasting. In 1995, the British music magazine the WIRE interviewed him.
The band released their first album, OVERLOAD, in 1996. Their CD, Magic Blue Sky, was released in 1999, and their latest one, Life is an adventure, came out in 2002.
Chinese rock
Chinese Rock , occasionally referred as Mandorock or Cantorock depending on the language of the song in question, is commonly used to describe a wide variety of forms of rock and roll music, in connection with the rock bands...
band Overload
Overload (Chinese rock band)
Overload is the first thrash metal band of Chinese rock. Gao Qi , the former guitarist and songwriter of the band The Breathing , set up his own band Overload with guitarist Han Hongbin , Li Yanliang , bassist Wang Xueke and drummer Zhao Muyang , who were said to be the most talented heavy rock...
, was born in a family with generations' classical music background in Beijing
Beijing
Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...
on February 26, 1968. His father is a tenor, and his mother is a pianist.
After withdrawing from the university, Gao, as guitarist and songwriter, joined the Chinese rock band Breath, and performed on the first-ever rock festival in China, the Beijing Modern Music Concert, in February 1990. The band released their first album, Breath, in Asia in 1991.
Fascinated by heavy metal
Heavy metal music
Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...
, Gao then quit Breath and set up his own band, Overload
Overload (Chinese rock band)
Overload is the first thrash metal band of Chinese rock. Gao Qi , the former guitarist and songwriter of the band The Breathing , set up his own band Overload with guitarist Han Hongbin , Li Yanliang , bassist Wang Xueke and drummer Zhao Muyang , who were said to be the most talented heavy rock...
, with guitarist Han Hongbin, Li Yanliang, bassist Wang Xueke and drummer Zhao Muyang, who were said to be the finest rock musicians in China at that time.
The songs Gao wrote combine western rock and Chinese literature and his performance burst the enthusiasm of both audience and musicians. The band built up a thrash metal
Thrash metal
Thrash metal is a subgenre of heavy metal that is characterized usually by its fast tempo and aggression. Songs of the genre typically use fast percussive and low-register guitar riffs, overlaid with shredding-style lead work...
style which began to attract a large number of fans in a short time.
The first single released by Overload
Overload (Chinese rock band)
Overload is the first thrash metal band of Chinese rock. Gao Qi , the former guitarist and songwriter of the band The Breathing , set up his own band Overload with guitarist Han Hongbin , Li Yanliang , bassist Wang Xueke and drummer Zhao Muyang , who were said to be the most talented heavy rock...
, "The Shadow of Ancestor," was recorded on the album Rock Beijing, which was the label record of Chinese Rock in 1993. Meanwhile, Gao Qi's knowledge in Chinese rock
Chinese rock
Chinese Rock , occasionally referred as Mandorock or Cantorock depending on the language of the song in question, is commonly used to describe a wide variety of forms of rock and roll music, in connection with the rock bands...
and modern Western music give him chance to be engaged as music producer and songwriter in China’s first rock movie Long Hair in the Wind, and as special freelancer for foreign music of Beijing Music Broadcasting. In 1995, the British music magazine the WIRE interviewed him.
The band released their first album, OVERLOAD, in 1996. Their CD, Magic Blue Sky, was released in 1999, and their latest one, Life is an adventure, came out in 2002.
See also
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