The three candidates performed on stage one after another that night
Cover news reporter Xu Yuyang Photo courtesy of the organizer
Original music is difficult to make, and good original music is rare. This is basically the consensus in the music industry. It can be widely disseminated to the public and professional. Good works recognized by the music industry are even rarer. In 2019, Liu Huan participated in the recording of "Singer" and hit it off with music director Hong Tao. They decided to vigorously promote the talent selection of my country's original music, and the "Liu Huan Original Music Charity Fund" came into being. It was also that year that "Singer" began to break away from covers and encouraged singers to sing original songs.
At the fifth "Liu Huan Original Music Charity Fund" media meeting held on January 11, Liu Huan and Hong Tao shared this past event. At the same time, professional musicians such as Andong, Ding Wei, Lao Zai, Peng Fei, and Wu Qunda were also guests at the scene. They are all recommenders of this original music charity fund. That evening, this year's "Liu Huan Original Music Charity Fund" also announced the winner - post-95s singer-songwriter Yan Zehuan, who won the million-dollar grand prize of this original music charity fund.
Talking about the standards of good music
Cultivating aesthetics through technology
Professor at Shanghai Conservatory of Music and well-known composer An Dong mentioned that the reason for setting up this charity fund was originally just a few friends who had reached a consensus on music and wanted to do a simple thing Small things are purely spontaneous personal behaviors at first. "We don't pursue hugely popular songs, we just want to find original songs that are truly recognized by musicians." He also interpreted the three-level standards of music creation from the perspective of artistic aesthetics. The first level is desire, the second level is pursuit, and the third level is aesthetics. He believes that making music requires survival first, but every original singer should understand as soon as possible that music needs to be pursued and finally reach an aesthetic realm.
singer Ding Wei is also one of the recommenders for this competition. As a female singer, she especially mentioned the progress of domestic female original musicians in recent years, “For example, they can use computer arrangers and professional music software very skillfully. Compared with our previous generation of singer-songwriters, their abilities have made great progress."
As a leader in domestic music variety shows, producer Hong Tao talked about many of the difficulties that current music variety and platforms face in promoting original music. . He believes that there are indeed very successful music programs in China, and they have promoted the birth of a large number of original music, such as "Chinese Good Songs". But after that, there was rarely a platform that could really promote the development of domestic original music. "Although we have seen "Singer", it is a good music variety show, but to be honest, when it comes to promoting original songs, it has to take into account Many factors such as market rules are actually not very good, and they do not give enough space to original music."
Musician Lao Zai has been Liu Huan's good friend for many years. The guitar part in Liu Huan's "Curved Moon" was composed by He plays. Peng Fei has just collaborated with Liu Huan on the theme song "The Way of the World" for the movie "The Three Brigades". Wu Qunda is the chief director of "Chinese Good Songs" and has known Liu Huan for more than 10 years. All three jointly mentioned the standards of good music. It is said that there is no first in literature and no second in martial arts. Artistic works always have different opinions. However, several music friends all agreed that in the current music environment, the most important thing about good music is not chords. , not the technique, not the packaging, but something that touches the soul behind the work.
Liu Huan was at the scene
95Post-singer-songwriter Yan Zehuan won the grand prize
Twice shortlisted for the top three and recommended four times
On the evening of January 11, along with the leisurely singing of "Chengdu" by the natural children's voice, the fifth "Liu Huan Original Music Charity Fund" was announced The ceremony ended at the Memory Super Music Site in the eastern suburbs of Chengdu. Since the selection process started in October last year, after many rounds of hearings and voting, Yan Zehuan finally became the winner. At the launch ceremony of
, previous winners Qin Fanqi, Wu Hanxiao, Jude, and Alfredo once again performed on the stage. A group of young people who dream of originality and start from love, with their "report works", want to spark new inspiration for the Chinese music scene.The immersive stage not only brings the audience and singer-songwriters closer, but also allows original musicians to interact with future music talents at close range. We look forward to another spring of Chinese original music. "In the past year, because of the recognition from the Community Chest, I have gained more confidence and courage to face those 'dark' moments in creation," Wu Hanxiao said.
The three candidates for this competition are Fan Hui, Yan Zehuan and Zeng Kechun, and they performed singing respectively. Two of them are born in 2000, and the youngest Zeng Kechun is only 19 years old. The three creators use their songs to express their understanding of life, their pursuit of dreams, and their persistence in original music.
Grand Prize Winner Yan Zehuan
Yan Zehuan graduated from Beijing Modern Conservatory of Music. He was shortlisted for the top three awards twice, recommended four times, and finally won the final award in the fifth session. He has won the Youku program "This!" "It's Original" is the most popular singer-songwriter in the country and the highlight representative of Hunan Satellite TV's "Who is the Treasure Singer" program. His music experience as a drummer has made his music creation perspectives more diverse, and his thoughts on life have also penetrated into his works. In this year's selection, original musical works such as "Li Jinming", "A Cricket Looked Back", and "Imagination" demonstrated his inner world and his persistence in continuing to work hard and persevere in music.
