April 2006. From May 1st to 4th, 2006, the MIDI Music Festival will take place in Beijing, China. Monokino was invited to play in the festival after our performance in the 2005 China Festival in Melkweg, Amsterdam. The four-day MIDI Music Festival in Beijing originally started as a small stage for students of the Beijing MIDI School of Music. Very quickly, the festival expanded into the biggest open-air music festival in China, with an average of 80,000 visitors. The festival showcases a variety of punk, rock, metal, pop and jazz music and musicians.
Apart from this performance, we can be seen in several other venues in Beijing and Shanghai.
At the moment, Monokino is being filmed by two filmmakers from Berlin, who are making a documentary for television channel ARTE about the tour and pop/rock culture in China.
We’ve been working in a studio in Hamburg (view pictures) on our first EP, which will be released first in China. Beginning in May, the EP can also be heard in Japan in an online music store and radio show, sponsored by Japanese advertising agency, Hakuhodo.
Apr 30: Club 13 - Beijing
May 1: Nameless Highland - Beijing
May 2: Top Club - Beijing
May 4: Midi Music Festival - Beijing
May 5: Club Yu Gong Yi Shan - Beijing
May 6: Shuffle Bar - Shanghai
May 8: Club Ark - Shanghai