Tzusing
Tzu Sing Tho, known professionally as Tzusing, is a Chinese techno DJ and producer. He is known for his fusion of Chinese folk music and other non-Western instrumentation with industrial techno.
Early life
Tzu Sing was born in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia to mother and father Tu Jibing. He was moved early to Singapore, then to Taichung, Taiwan.Because of his delinquent behavior during high school, his father moved him to Shanghai, then to San Diego with his uncle. After high school, he studied at Columbia College Chicago, achieving a BA.
Career
2002 to 2007
Tzusing began DJing in 2002 at Chicago's smartbar. However, in 2007, he was pressured to return to China and become an entrepreneur by his father; he moved to Kunshan and founded the bike parts company H Plus Son.He returned to DJing at Shanghai's The Shelter, where he became a resident. He was picked up by L.I.E.S. for his 2014-2016 EP run A Name Out Of Place.
2017 to Present
Tzusing's first album release was 2017's 東方不敗, ', named after the eponymous character from the wuxia novel The Smiling, Proud Wanderer. Published by L.I.E.S., music from the album was featured in an Adidas-Ivy Park campaign in 2022.Later in 2017, he released the 5-track 一瞬千撃,, with Bedouin Records.
In 2021, Tzusing minted a record label, Sea Cucumber,' based in Shanghai.
On July 8, 2021, Tzu Sing Tho was elected to the Giant Bicycles Board of Directors as Director representative of Kinablu Holdings Ltd., of which his mother was chairperson.
Tzusing's second album release was in 2023, 绿帽 Green Hat, published by PAN. The album's name and its first track Introduction's monologue are in reference to a Chinese-culture symbol of cuckoldry. The music video for its single 偶像包袱'' was directed by Jesse Kanda and filmed in G-Cans.