New Music Festival 'VOICES' to Feature 40 Chinese-Language Acts in Taipei

Veteran music producers Chen Jian-qi, Han Li-kang, and Black Market Music founder Oliver are launching a new music festival brand, "VOICES," in Taipei. This initiative aims to elevate the Chinese-language music scene by creating a platform that is both intellectually stimulating and stylish.

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This year, the original founding and curatorial members decided to launch a new music festival plan – 'VOICES,' which will have a larger scale and more diverse Chinese musicians gathering in Taipei to perform.

The festival, scheduled for October 3-4 at Taipei's Dajia Riverside Park, will feature approximately 40 performing groups across four stages. This expansion signifies a significant upgrade in ambition and scope compared to their previous "Call Out Music Festival."

"VOICES" seeks to foster a diverse gathering of Chinese-language musicians, providing a space for them to connect with audiences and each other. A "New Talent" stage will offer emerging artists a platform to showcase their work and interact with fans and fellow musicians from various cities.

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We have been doing music in different Chinese cities for the past few years and have encountered many great music creators from all over. So we thought, if we could create a platform for Chinese original music in Taiwan, allowing these people to meet on the same stage, it would be very interesting!

Organizers expressed excitement about bringing together a wide array of Chinese music creators. They highlighted that many artists featured will be performing in Taiwan for the first time at a music festival. Limited "blind bird" tickets go on sale July 24, with the first wave of lineup announcements expected next week.

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The lineup for this music festival is full of Chinese singers that I personally really want to see. It's truly exciting to see their performances in Taipei, and many artists are coming to Taiwan to perform at a music festival for the first time!