In 1971, Wu Tong was born in Beijing into a family of Manchu musicians. His father was the director of the wind music workshop of the Beijing National Musical Instrument Factory, and brought Wu Tong into the palace of music since he was a child, explaining to him the principles and performance skills of various musical instruments, and enlightening his musical path.
When he was 5 years old, Wu Tong's father began to learn a variety Xi of ethnic musical instruments under his guidance in order to exercise his musical talent, among which he had a special fondness for the traditional Chinese musical instrument, the sheng. Every time he practiced Xi sheng, Wu Tong would devote himself to it, almost forgetting everything around him, even the time to eat, and this level of devotion was enough to show his extraordinary musical talent.
That year, when I was 11 years old, the National Children's National Instrumental Music Competition was held in Beijing. I made up my mind to participate, so I discussed it with my dad, who readily agreed. On the day of the competition, I stood on the stage with my sheng in my hand, it was a lit stage, I looked at the audience and started my performance.
He took a deep breath and calmly played a beautiful solo sheng. The crisp and melodious sound of sheng echoed in the venue, as if it was the tinkling of flowing water in the mountains, which made the judges' eyes shine and at the same time made the audience intoxicated.
Wu Tong's skillful fingering and melodic graceful listening are really amazing, and people deeply feel his deep love and exquisite skills for the art of sheng. His performance not only won the enthusiastic applause and high recognition of the audience, but also made us understand that he is a real artist and a real genius. Wu Tong's performance allows us to see the charm and beauty of Shengyi, and also allows us to see the infinite possibilities of Wu Tong's future.
In the end, under everyone's expectation and attention, Wu Tong successfully won the gold medal in the junior group of this competition with a song of shengyin, and also created a good start for his music career, and since then he has entered the star career of music.
At that time, at the golden age of 20, Wu Tong and several like-minded music partners formed a new rock band together in the Folk Music Department of the Central Conservatory of Music, the name of this band is full of creativity and philosophy, and it is named "Reincarnation Band".
At this moment, another important milestone in the history of Chinese music has appeared. The birth of an academic rock band with Wu Tong as the lead singer and sheng player has generated a strong response in the Chinese music industry. What is shocking is that Wu Tong perfectly integrated his beloved national musical instrument sheng into the melody of rock music, creating a new style of Chinese national rock, which is the first in the history of Chinese music, and its musical influence will radiate to all parts of the country.
In 1993, after many repeated practice Xi recording, the Chinese rock band finally completed an album that integrated elements of folk music and rock, and the representative work is "Beacon Yangzhou Road". This song is based on the crisp sound of sheng and Wu Tong's high-pitched voice as an introduction, bringing out a sentimental feeling of nostalgia for history, like the water of the Yangtze River rolling in, which moved the audience.
When the guitar sound and electronic music begin to complement each other, the drum beat gradually accelerates, and Wu Tong's singing voice gradually becomes loud and passionate, showing the unique surging power of rock music, like the turbulent water of the Yellow River, which is majestic and magnificent.
This innovative attempt to combine East and West has won unanimous praise from music critics and has also refreshed the majority of music fans. The reincarnation band's "Beacon Yangzhou Road" has made bold attempts and innovations in lyrics and music style, perfectly integrating traditional Chinese culture and modern rock elements, forming a unique artistic style. As soon as a rock work with Chinese characteristics such as "Beacon Yangzhou Road" was released, it set off a wave of enthusiasm in the domestic music scene and became a sensation, which not only showed the creative strength and musical talent of the reincarnation band, but also made more music fans know and like Chinese rock music.
"Beacon Yangzhou Road" pushed the momentum of the reincarnation band to a new peak and became a classic in the history of Chinese rock music.
At the age of 31, Wu Tong and other members of the reincarnation band had differences in musical concepts. After many discussions and heated debates, Wu Tong finally chose to leave the band and started a new chapter in his music career alone.
After leaving the team and flying solo, Wu Tong devoted more time and energy to the creation of pop songs he loved. For each song, he strives to be the best, hoping to bring a new feeling to the listener. His music composition style covers a wide range of elements such as pop, rock, electronic, hip-hop, etc., and is loved by a wide range of listeners.
As early as 2001, the famous director Chen Kexin, who was hot in the Chinese music scene at that time, invited Wu Tong to sing the theme song for the popular TV series "Spring Splendid Pig Bajie" directed by him. This is the first time Wu Tong has sung the theme song for a TV series since his debut, although there is a lot of pressure, he still does his best to show his musical talent, and finally successfully creates an unforgettable theme song for this TV series.
At first, Wu Tong was not interested in writing the theme song for the TV series, and was a little reluctant to this request. However, in the face of repeated pleas from the other party, he finally accepted the request. After taking over this task, Wu Tong began to have a deeper understanding of the content and characters of this TV series, and also began to try to create the theme song for this TV series in his own way.
In the creative process, Wu Tong gave full play to his creative talent, and finally created a simple and beautiful song, he integrated the beautiful emotions and values conveyed in this TV series into this song The name of this song is called "Good Spring" After the TV series was broadcast, this song was warmly welcomed by the audience, and people sang this song in various venues, especially during the Spring Festival, this song has become one of people's favorite songs.
Unexpectedly, "Good Spring" has not only achieved great success in China, but has also been warmly welcomed by audiences overseas. The song was translated into many languages and played repeatedly on radio and television stations around the world, becoming a household name. The singer of this song, Wu Tong, has also gained wide recognition and praise, and has become a musician who has attracted much attention.
This drama is a very successful work in recent years, every character in the play is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and the performances of the actors are impeccable. In this drama, there is a light and joyful song that has become a highlight of this drama, whenever this song sounds, it always makes people feel warm, this song is like the sunshine in spring, which makes people feel happy.
The melody of this song is simple, the lyrics are cheerful, and people can't help but want to hum along The lyrics of this song are also very meaningful, describing people's pursuit and yearning for beautiful things, and people can't help but think of their own good times It is precisely because of the existence of this song that this drama has been loved by the audience.
Wu Tong sang the touching ending song "Curling Eyelashes" for the play, this song has become a highlight of this drama, whenever this song sounds, it will always make people feel a deep touch, the melody and lyrics of this song are very beautiful, it is unforgettable, Wu Tong's voice is very good, and when singing this song, it is very emotional, making people feel a deep emotion, and this song has also become a classic of this drama.
Wu Tong sang two classic songs with his superb skills and unique style, and successfully imprinted his singing voice deeply in the minds of the audience, so that when people saw him in the TV picture, they couldn't help but be attracted by his singing, and felt deeply shocked and moved by each of his songs, which also made his status in the music world rise sharply and became a mainstay in the music world.
In 2007, the famous director Wong Kar-wai invited Wu Tong to compose the soundtrack for his new film "East Evil and West Poison: Ultimate Edition", which was a challenge for Wu Tong, but he gladly accepted the opportunity to try to integrate Chinese folk instruments and modern music elements into the film music.
After repeated revisions to the composition, Wu Tong finally completed the soundtrack creation of this movie, and the soundtrack creation of this movie made him very satisfied, because his song part is full of national characteristics, and the song selection of the song part is perfectly suitable for the movie scene.
In 2010, Wu Tong won the "Best Crossover Classical Album Award" at the 52nd Grammy Awards for his World Music album "Happy", which is not only the first time in his music career to win the Grammy Award, but also the first time that a Chinese mainland musician has won the award, so it is of great historical significance.
Seven years later, Wu Tong won the "Best World Music Album" award for the second time for his album "Singing Homesickness", which made him the first double Grammy winner in China. Winning two top music awards has greatly enhanced the influence and popularity of Chinese music in the world.
Wu Tong's efforts and strength in music have finally been recognized by the world music industry, and his songs have become more and more popular.
Over time, Wu Tong gradually returned to his original musical roots – Chinese folk instrumental music, especially his favorite sheng. He began to devote himself to the study of sheng music, hoping to carry forward this unique national instrument.
In order to absorb the essence of sheng music performance, Wu Tong visited folk music masters all over the place, and constantly summarized in the practice Xi to improve his sheng art level. Sometimes, in order to break through the bottleneck of the technique, he would retreat and practice for a day before coming out.
Wu Tong has made great strides in his sheng playing skills, and he has continued to expand the scope of sheng performance, giving traditional sheng sounds a richer emotional connotation through performance.
Wu Tong successfully brought sheng music to the international stage, showing the world the charm of this Chinese treasure. Today, he has completely transformed into a national musician, and Shengyin has become an important tool for him to inherit the essence of Chinese culture.
Although he is no longer as passionate about rock and roll as he used to be, his passion for music has never diminished. He has grown into a recognized master in the music industry, proving the infinite possibilities of Chinese national musical instruments with his strength.