Mickey has also played a key role in the wider electronic music industry in China. Back in 2004, he co-founded 02 Culture the company behind China’s massive electronic par- ty brand YEN. Mickey helped push YEN to support domestic music talent, rather than following others to slavishly chase after foreign DJs for the sake of a bit of ticket rev- enue. After just three years, it was clear that the strategy paid off – YEN was estab- lished as a leading player in the Asian electronic music scene and the hub for electron- ic music in China.

From here, Mickey’s love for electronic music spilled into many other areas. His tracksChina and Good Evening Beijing were used by Lou Ye on the soundtrack of the award- winning film “Spring Fever”, as well as “Floating City Mystery”. An experimental collaboration with his brother Zhang Wei saw Chinese classical instruments being blended with electronic dance rhythms in the WHAI band. Mickey took on the job of musical director for Shanghai Fashion Week and the China edition of the Burning Man Promotional Video. He has also been on remix duty for Ye Mingzi’s Listen to your Heart, Ken Ishii’s The Axe Murderer, and Chinese star Eason Chan. He’s been on stage in panels at ADE, Canadian Music Week and the IMS Asia Pacific; and most recently was invited to be director of the 2017 Midi Electronic Music Festival.

What’s next? Well, just wait and see...

FESTIVAL

2007 August – WIRE07 (Live) Yokohama, Japan
2008 January – Midem Opening night (DJ) Cannes, France
2008 March - Olympics museum (Live) Lausanne, Swiss
2008 August - WIRE08 (Live) Yokohama, Japan
2009 March - CANADA Music Week (DJ) Toronto, Canada
2010 January - Bangkok International Dance Music Festival 2012 July - Street parade, Switzerland
2016 April - Boiler Room, China
2016 August - EXIT Festival (W/Whai), Serbia
2016 October – Oz Asia Festival(W/Whai), Australia
2016 October – Cervantes International Art Festival (DJ), Mexico 2016 October – China week(DJ), Costa Rica
2016 October – ADE(DJ), Netherlands
2017 October – ADE(DJ&Live set), Netherlands

Supporting DJ:

PANCAKE LEE&MARIO YU