DJ Sun performing at Asia Society of America
This past weekend I stumbled upon a great find.
First off, I’ve never heard of the Asia Society Texas Center but as I walked up I wondered why I never noticed this immaculate building before. It exuded Asian culture, serene and full of zen, with lighted fountains on the second floor and beige walls that accentuated the towering glass doors.
Inside DJ Sun prepared to perform. With twenty years of making music under his belt, he has been recently added to the Houston Press’ Music Hall of Fame. The event was celebrating his new masterpiece from the trip he had taken to China to trace back his family’s footsteps.
He calls it Sun’s Resolution.
It was a two-person performance. DJ Sun at his turntables and his partner at his keyboard. The lights dimmed and the wall behind them was lit up with projection mapping.
This 7-song performance was dynamic. The projection was video art of film taken during the trip and it morphed into different scenes with every song transition. Each song was a chapter of the journey he took and how he felt during.
The music was full of soft bass and organic sounds of the Chinese landscape. Sounds of bells, drums and birds were woven through the songs shaping the song’s message.
Basically, chill electronic music but with a story.
A pamphlet was handed out at the beginning of the event and it had information on the making and definition of his work. For example, song number 3 was called “Chaos: War” and he was inspired to make the song due to the history he had learned his ancestors were a part of from the opium war.
It was a hypnotizing performance that made the audience melt into the music. It definitely brought together a diverse crowd with ear’s ready to hear this local’s masterpiece.
Now it’s time to go hear for yourself.
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