Join us at Stadium Rockdale for the 2nd event of exploratory series Rockdale Experiments!.....
Zhuyang Liu (Guzheng) Hayley Chan (Drums) Hinano Fujisaki (Tenor Saxophone)
David Turner - Guitar
Zhuyang Liu
Guzheng musician, trans-media artist, producer who plays nylon- and steel-strung Guzheng, multi-tone Guzheng, and other plucked string instruments, including Xuan Qin, Duxian Qin, Koto, and more. Their multidisciplinary work spans sound, writing, spoken word, and cross-media performances. They were awarded prizes for both solo and ensemble performances at the China-Japan-Korea International Guzheng Conference in 2013.
With a background rooted in diverse cultural and artistic fields, Zhuyang explores and fuses ethnic and contemporary soundscapes. They utilize found materials to create unconventional instruments and electronics, improvising with complex, fictional rhythms that evoke a broad, immersive sonic landscape. As a researcher, Zhuyang mainly focus on sound politics, forensics in sound ecology, musicology and Instruments. Writing includes ‘The Sonic Arsenal of Alternative Instruments: An ‘Unconventional Warfare’ in Sound, Noise, and Conflict.’
Hayley Chan
is a performer, improviser, and composer from Warrane/Sydney. Having grown up as the only female drummer in her school in Western Sydney, Hayley sought to research gender equality in Sydney’s music scene through her studies at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, graduating with a Bachelor of Music (First Class Honours) in 2024. Praised for being "an incredible drummer and sensitive musician" (Chloe Kim, Australian drummer) and "creative and technically precise" (Simon Barker, Australian drummer), her artistry seeks to transcend boundaries between musical genres, emulating formidable Australian artists such as Maria Moles, Bree van Reyk, and Andrea Keller.
Hinano Fujisaki
Hinano is an Eora/Sydney based saxophonist, improviser and composer. After the release of the highly celebrated album ‘Where You Came From’ from the collaborative trio project Sandcastles, Fujisaki continued to expand her practice as a composer. Her debut EP, ‘Home Is’ reflects feelings of warmth and gratitude from spending a lot of time at home during the Covid lockdowns. Her melodies evoke images and memories, drawing inspiration from a wide range of music, from Japanese folk songs to Hermeto Pascoal to the Miles Davis album ‘Live-Evil’.
David Turner
A deeply knowledgable listener - he's probably been to more live music in Sydney over the years than any other. Recently he's emerged expressing sound - this will be the first public presentation of his solo guitar (although, he's been beavering away at it at home for decades). This performance will be a historical event!
Tuesday June 3rd
Music from 7:00pm
Doors 6:30pm
Tickets Concession $15, Full price $20
Stadium Rockdale
1/5 Tramway Arcade, Rockdale
We acknowledge that is event will take place on unceded Gameygal, Bidjigal and Gweagal Country. We pay our respects to their Elders past, present and future.