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A benefit tour for AIDS charity China AIDS Orphan Fund September 2009. Contents. About The Sing For China Tour Overview Programming - The Bands Sing For China Rock N’ Roll Tour Bus Tour Dates About China AIDS Orphan Fund About Modern Sky Records.
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A benefit tour for AIDS charity China AIDS Orphan Fund September 2009
Contents • About The Sing For China Tour • Overview • Programming - The Bands • Sing For China Rock N’ Roll Tour Bus • Tour Dates • About China AIDS Orphan Fund • About Modern Sky Records
About The Sing For China TourOverview Originating in China, the Sing For China Tour will bring three of China’s biggest and best rock bands to the U.S. for 28 days in late August/September as part of an unprecedented effort by the Chinese music community to raise funds for charity China AIDS Orphan Fund. The Sing For China Tour navigates coast-to-coast and back, beginning and ending in New York City, via the Sing For China Tour Bus…with performances in 26 US cities!
About The Sing For China TourOverview (Cont.) US-based guest artists in tour cities will contribute to the painting of the Sing For China Tour Bus, which will be archived in Beijing for future generations in China to remember this great event. All proceeds raised from tour ticket sales and sponsors will go to China AIDS Orphan Fund to be used for AIDS related education, advocacy, medical and support programs in China for children orphaned by AIDS. Modern Sky Records of Beijing, China is organizing and managing the Sing For China Tour from both it’s Beijing and New York offices.
About The Sing For China TourProgramming Three of China’s biggest and best bands will be representing China on the tour: • New Pants • Rebuilding The Rights Of Statues • P.K. 14 Each band will perform a 45 minute set. Tour venues include top American music clubs, art and Asian-American organization venues, and universities.
About The Sing For China TourProgramming (Cont.) • New Pants • New Pants exploded onto the Chinese rock music scene during the late 90’s and remain one of the Mainland’s most endearing bands. New Pants' self-titled debut album in 1998 ranks among the best-selling rock/pop albums ever in China. • Rebuilding The Rights Of Statues • Post-punk prodigies Re-TROS (or “Rebuilding The Rights Of Statues”) are considered by many to be the torchbearers of the new Chinese rock movement.
About The Sing For China TourProgramming (Cont.) • P.K. 14 • P.K. 14 is currently the most influential Chinese band among China’s young, up-and-coming rockers. But despite its influence, in one respect P.K.14 is an outlier: at a time when younger bands are singing in English, hoping to break through internationally, all of P.K.14’s lyrics are in Mandarin.
About The Sing For China TourSing For China Rock N’ Roll Tour Bus The Sing For China Tour Bus is a genuine, iconic, yellow, American school bus with a converted “green” engine that allows the bus to run on vegetable oil as opposed to diesel fuel. The bus will act as a canvas for American artists in each tour city. When the tour is completed, the fully-painted bus will be shipped to Beijing via freighter ship to be archived for future generations to enjoy. A true rock n’ roll school bus for a true rock n’ roll adventure!
About The Sing For China TourU.S. Tour Dates August 28th, New York, NY September 16th, Salt Lake City, UT August 29th, Washington D.C. September 17th, Denver, CO August 30th, Lexington, KY September 18th, Omaha, NE August 31st, Memphis, TN September 19th, Minneapolis, MN September 1st, New Orleans, LA September 20th, Chicago, IL September 2nd, Houston, TX September 21st, Detroit, MI September 3rd, Austin, TX September 22nd, Cleveland, OH September 4th, Albuquerque, NM September 23rd, Philadelphia, PA September 5th, Phoenix, AZ September 24th, New York, NY September 6th, San Diego, CA September 7th, OFF September 8th, Los Angeles, CA September 9th, Berkeley, CA September 10th, San Francisco, CA September 11th, Portland, OR September 12th, Seattle, WA September 13th, OFF September 14th, Boise, ID September 15th, Salt Lake City, UT
About China AIDS Orphan Fund (CAOF) Since its inception in 2003, the China AIDS Orphan Fund (CAOF) has followed its mission to improve the lives of children orphaned by HIV/ AIDS in Central China, especially Henan Province. The organization's activities include education, advocacy, funding research and support for organizations serving the affected population in China. Funding priorities include (1) education for AIDS orphans, (2) humanitarian services to families affected by HIV/ AIDS, (3) Medical care and training, and (4) foster care and orphanage programs. "HIV/AIDS is a devastating disease. Without treatment, affected individuals will succumb to a slow and agonizing death, at the same time enduring the painful stigma that still accompanies this disease in China. The Sing for China project aims to (1) raise funding to help HIV/AIDS patients, and (2) promote tolerance and compassion in the care of HIV/AIDS patients in China.” - CAOF founder Steven Q. Wang, MD, Director of Dermatology and Dermatologic Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center at Basking Ridge, NJ
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Record Labels: • Modernsky Label Founded in December, 1997 Genre: Rock / Indie Pop / Electronic • M2 Label Founded in November, 2001 Genre: Pop • Guava Label Founded in December, 2002 Genre: Dance / Electronic / Lounge • World Music Label Founded in January, 2006 Genre: World Music • LUDI Label Founded in July, 2007 Genre: Alternative • FIG Label Founded in November, 2007 Genre: Folk
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Live Events • In August of 2003, Modern Sky Entertainment produced “M - Live House”, a national tour routed through more than 30 cities. • In February of 2003, Modern Sky hosted a performance by British band Suede in Beijing. • In October of 2004, Modern Sky produced the 6-day “TIDE 2004” electronic music festival in the beach town of Nandaihe, the first-ever electronic music festival in China.
Modern Sky Festival ——Hotspot Magazine “The biggest party for the modern youth in China.”
Modern Sky Festival ’07 • Date: October 2-4, 2007 • Location: Haidian Park, Beijing • Stages: - Main Stage - ROKR Stage - Electronic Stage - Hip-Hop Stage • Label Partners: Involved 27 Chinese and foreign record labels • Artists: more than 120 artists from around the world • Headliners: Yeah Yeah Yeahs, T+T, Supermarket, New Pants, The C.I.R. • Audience Size: 45,000
Modern Sky Festival ’08 • Date: Sept. 30 - Oct. 2, 2008 • Location: Haidian Park, Beijing • Stages: - Main Stage - ROKR Stage - Electronic Stage - Chǎ Stage • Artists: More than 60 artists from throughout Greater China. • Headliners: Zhang Chu, He Yong, Supermarket, New Pants, PK14, Re-TROS, Queen Sea Big Shark. • Audience Size: 50,000+
Festival Stages, ’08 • Main Stage The Main stage, located in the main square of Haidian Park, welcomed throngs of concert-goers from Mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and overseas to see the headliners of the festival. • ROKR Stage Sponsored by Motorola, the ROKR Stage played host to innovative bands including Sound Fragment, Convenient Store, Nan Cheng Erge, Milk@Coffee, and others. • Electronic Stage Located in Haidian Exhibition Hall #2, this stage featured top DJs and electronic artists from throughout China, including DJ @llen, Dead J, and B6. • Chǎ Stage The Chǎ Stage featured various interactive events and performances.