[:en]Jamie Woon is a special talent who will carve his blues ‘n’ garage infused future-pop songs into your brain and leave them in there forever. It’s music that will get people talking, made by the guitar wielding singer/songwriter and producer. Chinese audiences should already be familiar with Woon; he’s come to China previously and has even spent Chinese New Year in the country.
Music is in Woon’s blood – his mother is Scottish folk legend Mae McKenna, a lady who did session vocals for a massive list of stars including Bjork, Michael Jackson and Kylie Minogue. But Jamie Woon’s sound is not one that is easily categorized. The man cites influences as varied as nu-disco king Todd Terje, James Blake, Mount Kimbie, and JJ Cale. He’s been remixed by Burial and described as “a twentysomething Robert Johnson, who sold his soul to dubstep instead of the Devil” (BBC Music, natch).
Jamie Woon – Shoulda (Samy Chelly Remix)
Released in 2011, Woon’s full-length debut Mirrorwriting both captures and expands on the UK-bass-bedroom-pop-crooner zeitgeist that has taken the international music world by storm in the past two years. Occupying an exquisite uncanny valley between “Katy B and James B, pop theatricality and singer-songwriter calm, club culture and bedroom indie, old-school soul and modern electronic R&B,” (Pitchfork) Woon manages to keep all the plates spinning in the air on the strength of his voice – classically trained, from the same school that gave us Amy Winehouse, powerful yet cannily restrained on almost every track of Mirrorwriting.
Under the banner of the UK Now Concert Series, Jamie Woon is touring the forbidding northern capitals of China: Beijing, Harbin, Shenyang and Dalian. On the cusp of winter, we bring Jamie’s warm, soulful voice and glittering icicle beats to the cities blanketed by the first snowfall, ready for a little musical warmth on the cold nights.
NORTHERN LIGHTS: CHINA AWAITS THE GLITTERING SOUL OF JAMIE WOON
SHOW SCHEDULE:
【BEIJING】
9PM, Friday, November 9, 2012
MAO Livehouse
111 Gulou Dongdajie, Dongcheng District
Tickets: 80RMB (doors) / 50RMB (students)
【HARBIN】
8:30PM, Saturday, November 10, 2012
Box Town
4/F, Hart Center Mall, 118 Xidazhi St., Nangang District
Support: 宋晓东
Tickets: 40RMB (doors) / 30RMB (students) – Ladies Get In Free
【SHENYANG】
8:30PM, Tuesday, November 13, 2012
Film 754 (Erjing Branch)
1/F, Thirteen Weilu, No. 43 South Erjing Jie, (inside Shenyang Electronic Equipment Factory), Shenhe District
Tickets: 40RMB (doors) / 30RMB (students)
【DALIAN】
8:30PM, Wednesday, November 14, 2012
Hertz Bar
No. 24 Tangshan Jie (behind the Chunhui Plaza, 20m south of the intersection of Tangshan Jie and Sanyuan Jie)
Tickets: 40RMB (doors) / 30RMB (students)
【SHANGHAI】
9PM, Saturday, November 17, 2012
Yuyintang
851 Kaixuan Lu, nr. Yan’an Xi Lu
Support: Give Band
Tickets: 80RMB (doors) / 50RMB (students)
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UK Now is the biggest ever festival of British arts and creative industries held in China. Hundreds of world-class events will run across 17 Chinese cities between April and November 2012, including exhibitions and concerts, and representing all the art forms. With a rich artistic heritage that continues to inspire today, the UK is home to a unique and thriving community of contemporary artists breaking ground in every art form.
Founded in 2006, Split Works is China’s first concert promotions agency dedicated to bringing independent overseas artists to China and Greater Asia. In 2009, they launched JUE | Music + Art, a three-week urban arts festival celebrating the best of Beijing and Shanghai’s creative communities. In 2011, they launched the Black Rabbit Music Festival, China’s biggest music festival.
http://www.uknow.org.cn
https://spli-t.com[:zh]
来自英国的R&B,灵魂乐创作才子Jamie Woon对中国欧美乐迷来说已经毫不陌生，除了去年在北京的个唱，今年一月他又借着英国文化协会的中英交流活动，拜访古城西安，在当地度过了春节，并生活了一个月，这位来自大洋彼岸，拥有迷人才华的歌手，就此与中国结下不解之缘。
【Jamie Woon 豆瓣小站】http://site.douban.com/jamiewoon/
Jamie Woon 刚出道就备受瞩目，还曾为已逝著名灵魂女伶Amy Winehouse担当现场嘉宾。在2011年拿下欧美流行音乐的风向标：BBC年度新声的称号。与榜上一些略显浮夸的音乐人不同，Jamie是创作与歌唱才华具备的实力派，玩的是制作路线。2011年的首张专辑请来好搭档，英国大牌Dubstep制作人Burial 为其操刀，强强联手的合作，再加上已拿到环球旗下知名厂牌Polydor的一纸合约，更让这张名为《Mirrorwriting》的专辑如虎添翼，并使Jamie Woon一举成为英国大热灵乐新贵。游走在传统与现代之间的音乐风格，丝绸般顺滑轻盈的灵乐唱腔，配以些许电子与Dubstep点缀，Jamie Woon俨然已是当今新潮节奏蓝调、灵魂乐的代表音乐人之一。
Jamie Woon – Shoulda (Samy Chelly Remix)
这次，作为UK 闹！的巡演行程之一，Jamie Woon与国内乐迷再续前缘，将踏上璀璨北部之旅，除了北京和上海，还会造访三座城市：哈尔滨、大连和沈阳，除了在演出现场为国内乐迷施展音乐才华，还会与当地音乐人进行交流。如果你认为自己的品位也游走在主流与独立之间，那Jamie Woon绝对是你音乐收藏中不可或缺的名字；如果你想领教英国音乐才子非凡的表现功力，亲眼见证他迷人才气和编曲魔力，亲耳聆听流淌在他指尖与唇边的音符，那Jamie Woon的现场一定是今年秋末不可错失的绝妙体验。
中国巡演信息
【北京】
11月9日，周五 @ MAO ，时间：21:00
地址：北京东城区鼓楼东大街111号
票价：80元（现场）/ 50元（学生）
【哈尔滨】
11月10日，周六 @月光宝盒，时间：20:30
地址：南岗区西大直街118号（哈特购物广场大厦后侧入口4层）
嘉宾：宋晓东
票价：40（现场）/ 30元（学生）; 女士免费
【沈阳】
11月13日，周二@ 纳纱, 二经街店，时间：20:30
地址：十三纬路南二经街43号沈阳电器设备制造厂院内一楼二门
票价：40（现场）/ 30元（学生）
【大连】
11月14日，周三@赫兹酒吧， 时间：20:30
地址：西岗区唐山街24号春晖大厦后身（唐山街与三元街交叉路口南20米）
票价：40（现场）/ 30元（学生）
【上海】
11月17日，周六@育音堂，时间：21:00
地址：长宁区凯旋路851号
嘉宾：Give Band
票价：80元（现场）/ 50元（学生）
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