On the occasion of the end of the year and the beginning of the year, I was fortunate to talk about his hot music life with Mr. Chen Weilun !
He is a unique singer-songwriter and independent musician. He has been concentrating on researching the fusion of Chinese classical music , traditional folk music and contemporary pop music to create a very personal style of musical works.
He is also a top music arranger, music director and music producer in the industry. He has participated in the production of Li Yuchun , Yi Yang Qianxi , Ado and other popular singers' singles and albums , he is Chen Weilun.
"span10span " will become a phenomenon-level variety show in 2021. Not only the more than 30 older brothers, but also the classic stage music that is very hot and explosive, comes from Music director Chen Weilun's hand.
After the program ended, Chen Weilun did not stop, and served as the "2021 Night of Co-creation" of King Glory, Jiangsu Satellite TV New Year's Eve Concert, "Brothers" sequel - "Our Hot Hot" Music Director of "Life",At the same time, it is preparing to launch the virtual singer "Zheng Yu". two decades sword
pays sincere and loving
since 2001, he has started his own music studio , Chen Weilun sings for himself and for others: founding the art music brand "Xin Yuefu", spanning different fields and styles; serving as the music director of singers' concerts and variety shows. It seems like 20 years of sharpening a sword, but to him, this is just the constant sincerity and love on the music road.
Chen Weilun serves as music director in "Brother Overcoming Toughness"
In 2021, a new label has been added to the impression of Chen Weilun - the music director of "Brother Overcoming Toughness". 's investment in the creation of "Brother" is undoubtedly Chen Weilun's greatest achievement in 2021. He unabashedly expressed his gratitude to the program team.
"They gave me a lot of creative space. From music type, performance connotation to stage design, everyone has a very consistent creative concept: to seize the different characteristics of each brother and highlight the emotional expression of the male group." Chen Weilun introduced, "Every link is a process of self-breakthrough. Some creations are unfettered, some are unintentional, and some are unrestrained..." It is the creator's sincere emotional expression that deeply Infect the audience.
Screenshot of "Love Letter to Filmmakers"
"In "Love Letter to Filmmakers" Zhang Zhilin , Zhang Jin and Yin Zheng three performances,Yin Zheng sang into the vanity mirror, which was a very complete mirror at first, but was accidentally smashed during rehearsal. When we lifted up the mirror, we found that the human face was reflected in the broken mirror, expressing the loneliness of 'talking to oneself to the mirror' vividly and vividly. We decided to put the broken mirror in the official performance, and started with Zhang Jin's design of breaking the mirror Combined cleverly, it looks very modern and impactful.
As the music director, Chen Weilun treats each work as his own child, from scratch, and devotes himself to it. For example, it is regarded as the most complicated, controversial, and difficult to give birth in the entire program - "Dalabon" .Although the final plan has not been determined after many production meetings, this is still Chen Weilun's most satisfactory and impressive work.
Screenshot of "Dalabang Bar"
"Because It has subversive breakthroughs in music, integrating classical music and many other elements. At the same time, each brother has shown his great enthusiasm to participate in the whole creation, and the content presented at the end is very rich. Chen Weilun said, "Although the show has ended, there are still many colleagues, friends, and even netizens who leave messages to discuss the details. This is the most gratifying thing for us as producers. "
into the" brother "of creation, is undoubtedly the greatest achievement Chen Weilun 2021!
ingenuity
Music needs resonance and interaction
Chen Weilun pays great attention to the musical resonance between audience and performers.In order for the audience to be truly touched by the music when watching the performance, he will communicate with the performers very carefully during the whole process of pre-production and post-mixing to ensure that they find the best state when performing.
There is a program of "Journey to the West Suite" in the "2021 Night of Co-creation" of Honor of Kings - it is an acoustic instrument performance composed of four folk music and one percussion instrument. "The Night of King's Glory Co-creation is a party that integrates many types of music. It needs to be handled with special care during the recording and mixing process." The recording studio makes multiple recordings, and recreates and optimizes them according to their own characteristics. After so many times of recording in the studio, on the one hand, it helps them find their own state, and on the other hand, it can also provide them with sufficient backup materials.
Screenshot of "Journey to the West Suite" program
"Each performer has his own creative ideas, performance skills and presence status. When they actually go to the stage to perform live recording, we will also combine the sense of space on site. For post-mixing, these works are all to allow the audience in front of the screen to hear the perfect sound quality, and to form a strong sense of musical resonance between the performer and the audience."
The sound team is responsible for live music production and technical services. The team plays a very important role in the musical presentation of the stage performance, and the music director is responsible for the communication between the artist and the sound engineer. "Everyone has different aesthetics and pursuits of sound. In the entire music production process, we need to test the sound of each instrument and the state of each vocal in different ways. The sound engineer will carry out special processing and so on.”
At the rehearsal scene, Chen Weilun will wear monitoring headphones to listen to the voice of each singer, the volume ratio of vocals and instruments, etc., according to the singer’s status and Get used to it, communicate with the sound engineer and make adjustments. He believes that if the sound team ensures the monitor's sound ratio is harmonious, the singers and musicians can maintain a relatively stable and comfortable state; if the sound team ensures the quality of the PA, the resonance and participation of the live audience will be significantly improved. , which can stimulate the singer to a more perfect state. The presentation of each musical piece is an interlocking of countless details that complement each other. Only with originality can a sincere piece be presented to the audience.
musicians and producers
my A-side and B-side
music is a personal connection with the outside world most Chen Weilun important way. "My job is to create music itself. I create it anytime, anywhere, and it doesn't change because of my role as a musician or producer." The keyboard is his most commonly used instrument. Once inspired, he will Create on the keyboard and record it.
In order to facilitate the creation, Chen Weilun built a relatively simple studio at home, with keyboard instrument, synthesizer and several microphones ( condenser microphone, dynamic microphone, etc.), he can complete Preliminary composition and recording of solo instruments followed by post-mixing. If it is orchestral or big dynamic music, he will choose different recording studios and recording teams according to the characteristics and status of different musicians to complete the creation of the entire work.
In Chen Weilun's eyes, the roles of musicians and producers are different.
"Musicians are more imaginative, this is the state of a creator. Maybe the first consideration is not whether the public likes it, but to record what you like at the moment, and bring out your best music state. ; In addition to ensuring that the music has ideas, status, and quality, producers must also consider the acceptance of the public, and adjust the direction of our music production according to the status of directors and artists, and the needs of the audience."
However, , the two roles of musician and producer influence each other, and the "I" in music is one.
"When I was the music director, I would try my best to incorporate the musical ideas I wanted to express into the stage show, and the works were presented by excellent artists and finally accepted by the public. This is what I like to watch. When I return to the role of a musician, I will also draw inspiration and show experience from the artists and feed it back into my own music creation, enriching the aesthetic diversity. Especially when I am doing the 'Brother' show , I found that the two roles of musician and producer are slowly merging."
Whether it is a musician or a producer, it is Chen Weilun who creates musical works with both artistic and market value. The ultimate musical ideal , "You can stick to your own niche and musical style, but it does not prevent you from understanding the aesthetics of the public and society." As a music creator, Chen Weilun believes that his pursuit of music And the concept of creation will not change because of the different roles, and will complete every job with an appreciation angle and full enthusiasm, only in this way can things be done well.
Created
Writing hot music life p _ppan10span over the yearsHow to keep a steady stream of inspiration when there are constant job invitations?
Chen Weilun said: Creativity!
"I think as a musician, the most important quality is creativity. Although creativity may vary, as long as you maintain a creative heart and work hard in the direction you want, You can take root in music and have the opportunity to create music that is infinitely close to art. If music becomes a commodity, creation will lose its meaning. Leading the mainstream of the times with the music standards of the elite group, in today's Internet self-media era, the public aesthetic standards largely determine the collective aesthetic ability of music creation . With the development of the music industry and the application of Internet big data platforms, musicians and record companies can create popular works that are all the rage, but there are very few works that are truly widely circulated and regarded as classics.
"Whether it's popular aesthetics or niche creations, we should respect and encourage different types of music, understand the popularity of popular aesthetic works, and at the same time appreciate the creation of niche works. Music creation should flourish." Chen Weilun also observed the changes in the music industry: on the one hand, the public's aesthetic ability and appreciation ability dominate the mainstream music market, and it is constantly expanding and improving; More and more independent musicians are successfully out of the circle.
Chen Weilun also mentioned that there have been more and more national style and national trend programs in the past two years. Not only the music level, but also other aspects are loved by the public, which reflects the cultural self-confidence of the nation. "Only when we have full love and confidence in the culture of our own country and nation can we create music that is different from other countries and cultures, and the necessary condition is creativity."
Virtual singer "Zheng Yu"
I played in a band and studied arrangement and music theory from a teacher in college.From creating his own music and becoming an independent musician and producer, Chen Weilun has gradually stepped out of his own musical path from the production of a song, an album, a concert, and a variety show. In the world of music, Chen Weilun is still young, still rebellious, and still has dreams. Maintaining a strong love for music and a pure expression of creation, Chen Weilun said that there are more attempts waiting for him on the road of music!
Chen Weilun in "Our Hot Life"
At the beginning of 2022, Chen Weilun joined hands with "brothers" in "Our Hot Life" to awaken the heroic dream of ordinary people with music, Paying tribute to the spirit of struggle of the times; at the same time, he completed his music creation in the "parallel universe" with a new attitude - the virtual singer "Zheng Yu". More works are brewing, and different types of variety shows and performance plans are also on the agenda... Today's Chen Weilun is more at ease in music creation. No matter what form it is presented in, music will be the best part of Chen Weilun's burning life. Great way to record!
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