Shao began making electronic music in 2002. his music explores the relationship between sound and space. Tensions are interweaved with restrained emotions, and a sense of space running through the movement, can be felt - calm, solid, yet highly impressive.
His live audio visual set have been invited to perform in festivals across China mainland as well as at international festivals in Macau, India, Mexico, Switzerland, Germany, Portugal, Norway and Netherlands.
His first album Mental Imagery was released in 2005 under China’s largest independent music label ModernSky, followed by two more albums Mental Magic (2006) and Psychedelic Elephant (2008). Shao was named “Best Electronic Artist” at the 2007 China Music Media Awards for his album Mental Magic. In 2011, Shao released his fourth album 'Tíng,Tái,Lóu,Gé' .
In 2015, he signed legendary techno label Tresor records, as the first Chinese artist to enter the label's star-studded roster, and released new EP Doppler Shift Pt.1.
In addition to his personal projects, Shao is also a highly sought after composer and sound designer. He was invited in 2011 by the Goethe Institute to re-compose the soundtrack for the classic German silent film Metropolis. Shao has an ongoing cooperation with Meng Jinghui, one of Asia’s most influential avant-garde theatre directors and created several unique compositions for some of Meng's most popular plays such as 'Rhinoceros in Love' , 'Soft'，'To Live' etc. These works have been performed all over the world more than 3,000 times. The play 'To Live' was performed in the Deutsches Theater in Berlin and Thalia Theater in Hamburg. In 2010, Shao was appointed as the sole sound designer for the 2010 World Expo’s “Pavilion of the Future.” Shao collaborated with the Chinese animation artist Bu Hua, to create a soundtrack for the film Visions of the Future, also featured at the “Pavilion of the Future.”
Shao Yanpeng was born in 1981 and resides in Beijing.
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