Viet Nam News
HA NOI — One the country’s most beloved indie artists Thai Vu (Vu) will organise a liveshow today in Ha Noi.
The liveshow Hanh Tinh Song Song (Parallel Universe) will take place at the Ha Noi Children’s Palace, 36 Ly Thai To Street.
Vu will perform eight songs, some of which for the first time. Some have already won people’s hearts but will be remixed to bring new feeling for the audience.
Vu will be joined by Skylines Beyond Our Reach band, Empty Spaces band, singer Mac Mai Suong and singer Vu Dinh Trong Thang.
The inspiration for the liveshow comes from his own life.
“The motto of this liveshow and the song Hanh Tinh Song Song is ‘Maybe in a parallel universe, we will be happy together’. It comes from my broken love.”
In recent years, indie artists like Vu has brought a new wind to Vietnamese music. Along with Vu, Ngot and Da Lab have been praised by audiences and experts.
“Independent music (indie) is music produced independently from commercial record labels or their subsidiaries, a process that may include an autonomous, do-it-yourself approach to recording and publishing,” he said.
Vu was born in 1995. Living on a campus together with many artists, Vu soon expressed his aptitude and passion for music.
Music lovers first learned about him in 2016 with songs uploaded onto YouTube and Soundcloud. He officially became an underground artist with a large number of fans. His music, pop acoustic, has touched people’s hearts.
He has organised two liveshows. The previous one held last year at the Youth Theatre sold out 3,000 tickets within several hours.
Singer-songwriter Vu has been dubbed Prince of Indie. He has been nominated for the WeChoice Awards, a noble music award, for two consecutive years.
“However, I think I am still an amateur,” said Vu.
“Veteran composer Tran Tien once told me that a professional artist composes music with their mind, an amateur artist does it with heart. For me, I need emotion and inspiration to create, so I’m still an amateur.”
The liveshow Hanh Tinh Song Song is considered a gift for his fans and an experiment as he will release a debut album with the same name next month, he said.
Vu has a large number of fans abroad who are overseas Vietnamese and foreigners, so he will also organise a show abroad, perhaps in Thailand or China. — VNS