Zhang Yadong is gentle and thoughtful. When the spotlight is on him, he will even get a little nervous, blushing because he doesn’t know how to start the scene.
“Although I don’t look like it, because I am not that angry, but in my bones I am actually a very rock-and-roll person. If everyone says one thing is good, I must avoid it.” Zhang Yadong told the Southern Weekend reporter.
As a top domestic music producer, Zhang Yadong was once associated with a bunch of shiny singer names, Dou Wei, Faye Wong, Park Shu, Karen Mok, Li Yuchun… They achieved each other, and the Chinese pop music scene also left behind such things as “Impatient” and “I Go to the classics like 2000” and “Born as a Summer Flower”.
In recent years, Zhang Yadong began to appear frequently in music variety shows. He was a guest in “Summer of the Band” and burst into tears when he heard the young Penicillin band sing “Newboy” adapted from Park Shu, because he thought of his youth and The age of hope.
In May 2021, Zhang Yadong served as a mentor in the music variety show “People from the Strawberry Planet”. This time, he will face 24 bands whose musicians are only 25 years old and have almost zero popularity. Zhang Yadong will lead these bands through levels with other mentors, and the three winning bands will be on the stage of the Strawberry Music Festival and get the opportunity to tour the country.
During the recording of the show, Zhang Yadong accepted an exclusive interview with reporters from Southern Weekend. He talked about the music circle, music creation, and young bands of the new generation that are both close and far away from him.
“Young people nowadays, they don’t want to listen to what you say”
Southern Weekend:After “Summer of the Band”, you participated in “People from Strawberry Planet” again. Will this kind of music variety show give you any freshness?
Zhang Yadong:In my opinion, all performances are entertaining. It was originally a kind of small-scale appreciation. Participating in such a program is like watching a performance. Now I don’t have much chance to see so many unpopular bands. Together.
Southern Weekend:What opportunities will these new music variety shows bring to young bands?
Zhang Yadong:When we were young, we didn’t have mobile phones or social platforms. We probably got the most information from watching shows, then meeting friends we like, chatting with each other, we can be inspired, and we can give each other energy.Now maybe everyone
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