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Vae, English name VAE, is a singer in Chinese mainland. 1May 1986 14 was born in Hefei, Anhui Province, and graduated from Anhui Medical University with a major in health management. Vae is the most discussed independent musician on the Internet in Chinese mainland in recent years. At present, he has independently created and produced three solo albums, Customization, Seeking Fog and Realizing Tao and Sugra Without a Bottom, which have achieved great success in popularity and sales. On March 20 1 1, Vae officially signed a contract with Haidie Music Record Company.

Height: 180

Weight: 60kg

Constellation: Taurus

Blood type: type a.

Family: parents

Academic calendar: undergraduate course

Specialty: writing, music creation.

Musical instruments: piano, electronic synthesizer

My childhood dream: to develop an operating system as good as windows.

The most satisfying animation: Doraemon

Favorite music types: various types.

Usually dress: casual.

Favorite food: not interested in eating.

Favorite place: home

Vae, an original musician born in 1980s, is good at words, music, arrangement, mixing, recording and music production. In 2009, the first album "Self-definition" was released independently, and in 20 10, the second album "Seeking Fog and Realizing Tao" was released independently, which set off a discussion upsurge twice and sold out within one month after the release of the album. 20 1 1, joined the multinational music group Haidie Music, and released the third album "Sugra Without End", which was sold for a whole month in Chinese mainland, causing a sensation in the national media and opening a national tour signing meeting to meet fans.

His music is a world of its own, but it is always associated with this era, attracting the attention of more and more young people. Ranked in the top ten among portal singers such as Baidu and Tencent all the year round. The work is the best-selling champion of China Mobile CRBT list; His works can be randomly selected from several capitals, and can accumulate more than 1 100 million auditions; His works such as "Doomed Face" and "Awe" are popular bibles for young people, so that they still rank high on the list one year after publication. His personal forum "Vaecn" has 500,000 hardcore members so far; His online camps such as Post Bar and Weibo are hot all the year round; His lyrics and songs are unique in grasping the perspective of lyrics, and he is known as a music geek.

When you call your boyfriend/girlfriend and hear their ringtones, when you turn on the TV and hear commercial songs, when you turn on the computer and randomly play a list of pop songs … you have met him quietly in your life.

Many people know that Vae is hit by his lyrics, sometimes full of subtle injuries, and sometimes flowing emotions can hit the softest point in your heart, but he hides behind the words and is very calm. Reading "Smoke and Sand Half the City" or "Imagination" ... you will feel that he is closer to scholars than artists. Some media ridiculed him as "the best singer among writers, the best style among singers and the most handsome among music producers-but he is neither the best writer, the best singer nor the best music producer", but on the other hand, for such an all-round young man, music and literature run through his veins, and he does not need to be a full-spectrum writer, full-spectrum singer, full-spectrum music producer or full-spectrum music producer.

His music is unique. His unabashed philosophy of existence, imaginative thinking beyond reality, and delicate but not greasy private memories are all displayed in his works. The unique production style and texture of lyrics, casual and lazy interpretation, iconic falsetto and transliteration, and comfortable adagio R &;; B rhythm ... makes people feel strong personal flavor in their free will.

Many people are listening to songs; Listen to many songs; Many songs know who sings them as soon as you listen; However, few songs can be written by anyone at once or read only Vae, which is always very personal and can be recognized by people.

Outside of his musical works, he is surprisingly modest, polite, calm and quiet. In front of the camera, I can't see a trace of conceit and lofty that literati often have, and I can't see the coolness or "model" that artists often have, and they are gentle as children. Maybe people with inner confidence are not interested in external armed forces? His truth from the inside out and the unity of music and human nature give people more reasons to love him.

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The budding Internet Age (2006-2008)

At the beginning of 2006, Vae was a sophomore in Medical University. In his spare time, out of his love for music, he recorded some "music works" with a pc and a pair of headphones, most of which were only rough semi-finished samples: some were created casually while playing the piano, some were adapted by covers, and some were co-written with netizens-but when these messy and random "gadgets" were uploaded to the Internet by him under the pseudonym "Vae", they broke out very surprisingly. In 2007 and 2008, while continuing his studies, he kept the "good habit" of writing and publishing a work every month. Although popularity and discussion are rising at a constant speed, in order to ensure that his studies will not be affected, he refused all the invitations to perform. His works became the only interaction between him and his fans. This practice of "saving money without earning" also shows that although he is young, he is by no means short-sighted. His blog is constantly updated. In addition to some lyrics, there are many interesting remarks compiled by fans as "quotations" and circulated spontaneously. His official website is very colorful, and thousands of people enter the forum every day-personal charm and musical charm are mixed together, and chemical reactions are constantly taking place. Vae

An achievement unrelated to music is that he won the honor of "Top Ten Young Students in Anhui Province" in 2008 because of his excellent overall quality.

In the continuous creative practice, the maturity and integrity of Vae's works are getting stronger and stronger, and people gradually feel his unique musical temperament. His works can be marked by the following key words: soft, cool, concise and sometimes rebellious. Whether it is talent or hard work-in short, in these three years, Vae has changed a lot from an amateur to a professional musician in music. In terms of popularity, it has gradually become a first-line star in the online music industry. Many record companies came to his hometown to talk about signing contracts, but he refused because he didn't want to affect his studies. At that time, public opinion generally believed that Vae not only inherited the grassroots nature of the first generation of online singers such as Xiang Xiang and Donglaidongwang, but also raised the level of online music to a new height, which changed the impression that "online songs = folk songs" to some extent. However, in 2008, no one knows how long he will be popular, because almost all the online celebrity stars before him ran a red song for a year ... and then they were forgotten by the public. The representative works of this stage are: The Funeral of the Rose, Broken Bridge and Snow, The Story of the City and Sunny Rain.

Musical miracle of solo performance (2009——20 10)

After graduating from college, Vae spent half a year doing one thing-in June 2009, 65438+ 10/0, a record called Custom was born. Vae completed the lyrics, composition, arrangement, recording, mixing, etc. of this record alone, and even the paper models used for the lyrics were selected by himself in the printing plant. In an interview, he said, "Maybe not many people have the experience and energy to participate in the whole process of creating, making and making a record." This music model worker has set a precedent and paid enough, but he has also received enthusiastic response from fans. The album was announced to be out of stock a few days after it was pre-sold on its personal website. Musically, the fresh texture, good arrangement and production methods of this album have made people in the industry give a good evaluation of this album. But because there is no record company to promote the spread, most media can't know this record at all, which makes it lose the "admission ticket" to compete with other mainstream records; Only a small number of media people made the popularity of this album spread because of their personal favorite recommendation and spontaneous publicity by fans.

The appeal of Vae makes record companies have to face up to such a question: Why can't artists who are praised by them hold it? Record company bosses aim at the value of Vae, and people are constantly looking for Vae to talk about cooperation and sign contracts, including many people who looked for him two or three years ago. However, Vae's requirement is that the second album must be independently created and produced by itself, and the company is only responsible for promoting and distributing it. But at that time, no one had the courage to take the case, and the signing was put on hold. He was in no hurry and decided to fight for another year. He said at that time: "Only when we reach a certain height and have certain value can we have the capital for negotiation. Expect a cautious businessman to take risks to realize your musical ideal? Don't even think about it. "

2010 65438+10.6, a whole year later, his second album "Seeking the Fog and Realizing the Tao" was released. Words, songs and producers are still monopolized, but several new names have appeared in the arranger list. In addition to further emphasizing personal characteristics, as a music producer, Vae's production concept tends to be the top in the industry, and it has surpassed most popular albums of the same type in terms of structural arrangement, fluency of mixed recording, and retention of moving details. The height of words, songs, singing and production is amazing; The tendency of "rhythm music" is more and more obvious, but it is not limited to how to ensure "purity". The combination of Chinese and western makes the whole album very attractive. The works in the album, such as "Grey Head" and "Luzhou Moon", have achieved great success with the reputation of netizens. Only one song, "Dusty Face", has been downloaded more than almost all previous works. As a music producer alone, the first-line standard of Vae has also been affirmed by first-line domestic brands. After the release of Looking for Fog Enlightenment, it was invited by Sohu, Lenovo and Huayi Music to create works for its flagship products/artists. What's more commendable is that he has gained a good reputation in art. In the past two years, Vae has been working hard, handing over two works created and produced entirely by himself, and has gained a large number of fans, especially the great influence brought by "Looking for Fog Revelation". I'm afraid he didn't even think of it. In music, he also made his ideas clear, and his style became more and more distinct. The representative works of this stage: redundant deduction, noble sigh, totally embarassed, Luzhou Moon, half city full of smoke and sand, plain face.

The game changed the rules for him (20 1 1-? )

20 1 1 In March, an event happened in the mainland music scene: Vae signed a contract with ocean butterflies Records. In response to this news, some people who don't know the situation invented a "he said he would never sign the contract" for Vae with their vague impressions, and then criticized it on the basis of this fiction; However, the more interesting news is that Vae has completed his third album "Sugra Without a Bottom" with the independent production mode of the first two albums. Although I don't know how many rounds the two sides played, just looking at this result should be considered satisfactory for Vae, which has worked hard for many years to get recognition-probably no other record company dares to arrange albums entirely by artists themselves; For the record company, signing the "newcomer" Vae is really profitable, and the huge amount of money to promote a newcomer is saved, because he is really not a newcomer and he has been a celebrity for quite a long time.