Stolen is back from Transmusicales!

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From Rennes to Chengdu,  St.ol.en just got back from their first trip outside of China and a remarkable performance at Transmusicales marking very promising European debut for them. Check out the reports from music authorities in France and find  out yourselves. the Figaro – “For many people, [ST.OL.EN] will be one…

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High Tone is Back! – DUB INVADERS China Tour !

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High Tone, a trend setter in bringing dub music to a live audience, has become a household name on the European underground scene for years. Melding influences in inherited from hip hop, drum&bass, dubstep, and maintaining its core techno sound,  The “High Tone sound” is fluid yet constant, innovative, experimental,…

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Birdy Nam Nam China tour is coming!

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After a 4-year-long break of introspection and creating, Birdy Nam Nam – the french turntablism pioneer is coming back with their 4th Studio Album“Dance or Die” .  Once released (Sept 16th) , this album quickly rised to the Top 1 on the digital music sales Chart on Itunes France. With…

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DONGDONG SHOWCASE #1: SUCCESS + LAST TRAIN !

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DONGDONG SHOWCASE is a series of national-wide concerts / tours that promote upcoming foreign and local bands in China. Stemming from the DongDong Event initiative, and supported by various cultural promotion organizations such as Music Export offices in Europe, DONGDONG Showcases are designed to foster music encounters between talents, professionals…

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-M- , THE EXTRAORDINARY LIVE SHOW – SHANGHAI

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Yes, – M- is back ! It’s been two years since Matthieu Chedid aka -M-, one of the most versatile and most beloved French talent has last performed in China and crossed path with AM444 (vocalist ChaCha and Dutch producer J.Soul). That encounter led to a beautiful collaboration and the…

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Return of French Touch – Tahiti80 gig @ Yugong

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“The unmistakable and original pop sound”   “Where on earth did they get this level of gloriousness from?” “… producing some of the finest joypop of the century…” – Playlouder   “Basically, if sunshinecould be sold in a jewel case, Tahiti 80 would own the patent. “ – NEM  …

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TALE OF 2 CITIES, IDLE BEATS X FRENCH FOURCH

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  Tale of Two Cities is a series of SilkScreen Print Art exhibition initialized by Shanghai-based studio IdleBeats. Each exhibition features the latest works of two studios – IdleBeats and one from a different city: FrenchFourch from Paris, Sticky Fingers Art Print Cambodia from Phnom Penh, Krack Studios Indonesia from…

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DONGDONG 2016

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Dear all, After some discussion, the DongDong team has finally reached the decision to differ the 3rd edition of DongDong and reschedule it for 2016. We would like to rethink the format of DongDong in order to optimize our platform of international exchanges not only  in the music industry, but also…

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CHINA EXPORT!

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Malgré des festivals annulés ce printemps et des restrictions imposées par le gouvernement , la musique indépendante chinoise ne se porte pas mal cette année, je pense même pouvoir dire que 2015 est assez faste pour un bon nombre de groupes. Il y a 10 ans, être musicien en Chine,…

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Do you know COLT SILVERS?

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Colt Silvers, a band from Eastern France, who invest time and energy in China, will it pay? We don’t know, but we support them anyways because they’re great on stage and that’s what counts! FIRST ENCOUNTER WITH COLT SILVERS’ MUSIC The first time we heard about Colt Silvers it was…

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COLT SILVERS CHINA TOUR 2015 – COMING UP NEXT MAY!

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Teasing, pulsating and always carried by an abundant imagination, French act COLT SILVERS are 4 eternally unshaven kidults, developing a generous indie rock between bright pop intervals, silky electronic layers and quivering dissonances, spangled here and there with angelic voices. With 2 innovating albums and countless concerts all over the…

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Dark Show – The AM444 NEW EP Will be OUT on April 20th

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AM444 is very proud to present their brand new EP “Dark Show”. On this 4-song offering, producer Jay.Soul is moving towards a more electronic sound that is equal parts futuristic and retro – full of warped 808 drums, floating arpeggiated synths and addictive analog basslines. Singer ChaCha meanwhile dives deeper…

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Kaiguan @ Eurosonic 2015!

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We’ve been hearing about Eurosonic for many years but never had a chance to go there. It is well known that Eurosonic is the Mecca of European showcases, the place where all the people from the industry gather and where over 300 bands will be performing in one of the…

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-M- covers AM444

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“Détache toi” in French (“Break away”), is the result of a virtual relationship between French pop star Matthieu Chedid , better know under his artist name -M- and electronic triphop duo with a dubby twist AM444.

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Come and Dance with Kaiguan !

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If you want a last quirky dance before autumn, join us at the BALL organized by Kaiguan Culture, Beijing Design Week+CCD community and M.A.D Festival on September 28that Xian Bar. Nova Heart will be performing alongside DJ Compact dicks and Dj Pei and prosecco will be flowing.

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Back to school, back to work,
and something big to announce!

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This November, In hands with MAMA Event from France, Kaiguan Presents DongDong – a new urban event, a music festival and professional convention featuring a series of activities for delegates: conferences, talks and workshop as well as a batch of great artists hailing from China, Asia and the rest of the world that will be performing for both public and showbiz people.

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Comrades!

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Have you been away from Beijing or have you enjoyed the taste of yangrou chuan on asphalt?
On our side we had some little troubleshoots, our website has vanished into a Bermuda triangle zone in where we lost a lot of our precious data… it’s a bit like becoming amnesic..

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Kaiguan goes tropical!

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For the 3rd time Kaiguan has brought Chinese delegates and artists to IOMMA convention and SAKIFO Festival and this time these 2 platforms obviously will propel our favorite Beijing based electronic disco rock act Nova Heart towards further adventures.

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1984 + Colt Silvers – China Tour

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It’s official, spring has hit the town with its whirlpool of festivals, miniskirts and Converse shoes.
If you still have some stamina after Midi, Strawberry festivals and the numerous after parties that followed, join us a YugongYishan on May 16th for a night with 1984, Colt Silvers from France and local synth rockers with a Debby Harry feel, Nova Heart.

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What is Kaiguan?

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Besides being a little button that brings you light or put you in the dark , Kaiguan Culture is also a Beijing based agency, a gathering of great minds, working for the promotion of contemporary culture in China and the rest of the world.

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