Beijing News reporter Yang Chang reports from Singapore
New media editor: Tian Yani
Image from artist Weibo
If you talk about the most popular electronic music works in recent years, perhaps no song can match "Faded" . Last week, when the creator of this song, 21-year-old electronic producer Alan Walker (Alan Walker) released the first note in Singapore, the scene instantly boiled over. The picture of
was provided by the organizer.
The electronic music tour called Liquid Nights that night was created by the international electronic music label Liquid State jointly launched by Tencent Music Entertainment Group and Sony Music Entertainment. BIGBANG members won the performance that night. Before the performance, the Beijing News reporter met Alan Walker, who always wore a black hoodie and a black mask, and he showed the reporter his magical path to electronic music.
1. I loved programming and design when I was a student
Alan Walker's full name is Alan Olaf Walker, born on August 24, 1997 in Northamptonshire, England, England, he actually has dual citizenship-his mother is Norway People, his father is British. At the age of two, he moved with his parents and sister to Bergen, Norway's second largest city.
In 2000, Bergen was selected as one of the nine cultural cities in Europe, where the atmosphere of dance, music and art is very strong. However, Alan Walker, who grew up in the digital age, first fell in love with computers. He was interested in programming and graphic design as a student.
2. Self-taught music based on online tutorials
In 2012, after Walker heard a song by DJ Ness, he decided to contact the Italian DJ, hoping to try to understand how he makes music. Later, Walker started to teach himself music production with tutorials on the Internet. Gradually, inspired by EDM producers K-391 and Ahrix, as well as film composer Hans Zimmer and others, he finally started to create his own works. "I hope everyone will never give up," Walker told the Beijing News reporter when he mentioned his suggestion to "junior" electronic musicians, "I started by watching tutorials on the Internet, so everyone has the opportunity to be like me. "
3. "Faded" Asia-Pacific broadcasts over 7 billion
In 2014, Allen Walker released the pure music work "Fade" on the Internet. Through this visually full track, Walker was discovered by the famous music label NoCopyrightSounds. NoCopyrightSounds literally means "copyright-free audio", and in fact it is the same-many of their recorded music can be used on YouTube for free. As a result, the spread of "Fade" has become more popular-many video authors like to use "Fade" as background music, and a considerable part of it comes from e-sports players, "I know this," Alan Walker He smiled and said, "I like games very much. Now my favorite game is "Fortnite" and I also like "Call of Duty". I am looking forward to the new season of "Call of Duty"."
At the end of 2015, in the original song On the basis of "Fade", Alan Walker and his agent invited Norwegian female singer Eslin Solheim to join in the singing and jointly created the "Divine Comedy" "Faded". After the release of
, "Faded" has achieved platinum record sales in many countries around the world and topped the chart. "One time when I went to a meeting in Sydney, Australia, someone told me that this song had 7 billion views in the Asia-Pacific region. , I realized that it is also very popular in China," Walker said. As for the connotation and emotion of the song, he believes that his music can be both uplifting and positive, but also melancholy. "It depends on the mood of the audience. If you are happy, then the song is also happy. If you are sad, Then the song is sad.
4. Always wear black masks to connect with music fans
After the 2016 "Faded" became popular all over the world, Alan Walker decided to drop out of high school and concentrate on being a manProfessional electronic musician. When appearing in public, Walker always wears a black hoodie with the "AW" logo and a black mask. This exclusive logo comes from an idea of his, "In the beginning, we hoped to create an almost A symbol associated with anyone. No matter who you are, no matter what you have done, as long as you wear a mask and a hoodie, you can become a'walker'. We are all equal." In fact, Walker is not in this costume all the time. Mentioning this, Shengli laughed and said that when the two of them met for dinner for the first time in Seoul, Walker did not wear a mask, "I took pictures with him at the time. A selfie was posted on social networking sites, and the fans were very angry. They all said, how can you expose his looks!"
5. Cooperation Zhang Yixing lamented his dedication
Allen Walker has performed in China many times except for music Apart from the performances at the festival, in 2017, most of his Asian tours were in China, including Changsha, Wuhan and other cities. At the same time, at the end of August this year, he and Zhang Yixing formally launched a "Sheep (Alan Walker Relift)", and the two brought their collaboration stage for the first time at the 2018 Chicago "Lollapalooza" Music Festival. After the performance, Walker introduced Zhang Yixing to tens of thousands of fans on the scene: "He is one of the most popular singers in China, and I am honored to be able to work with him this time." Walker bluntly stated that Zhang Yixing is a very dedicated artist. "Working with Zhang Yixing is a real pleasure. He has allowed me to discover a new field of music." Walker's fate with China does not stop there. After this trip to Singapore, he announced on Weibo: "Next week I will go to Beijing and record a video of sightseeing in Beijing. What's so fun and delicious in Beijing? Welcome everyone to recommend it."
Allen Walker X Victory X Beijing News
Libraries, anyone can take what they need
Beijing News: In May this year, the single "Ignite" was released by the two. Can you share the story behind the song?
Alan Walker: As a producer, I actually own a lot of songs. The original song of this song was released before, and this victory just selected it, and then "Ignite" was born.
victory: This is our first cooperation in Liquid State, I think the first cooperation is very important. Alan asked me what kind of song I like, and I said I like the "Hi" song, so he sent me some works, and then I chose this one. After the recording, he mixed my voice very differently, and I was shocked when I received it.
Beijing News: After participating in Liquid State, do you have any understanding of Chinese electronic music or music? Are there any Chinese musicians who want to collaborate with?
Alan Walker: CORSAK's song "Reverse" is great. Among all the songs released by Liquid State, this is one of my favorites. After the birth of such a song, I am very happy to be able to find more Chinese electronic music producers.
victory: I like a lot of Chinese musicians, Li Yuchun, TFBOYS, if I have a chance, I would like to sing "Follow my left hand and right hand in a slow motion" with TFBOYS.
Beijing News: What do you think is the greatest charm of electronic music?
Alan Walker: The biggest charm of is its diversification of styles. It does not only limit one style. In my definition, electronic music culture is a bit like a library, anyone can go in and get what they want, and then spread their own understanding.
victory: is the greatest charm of electronic music for me is freedom. You have a lot of freedom and a lot of space to make various rhythms and lyrics, which is very rare.
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