Wu Fei's Music Daily

Happy Monday everyone, Thank you for subscribing to Wu Fei’s Music Daily. This is the #329 episode — Lava bubble 火球. This composition was created and recorded on multitrack guzheng. I used a metal guitar slide to create a constant microtonal rhythmic pattern on different pitches except the melodic track. It was a fun experiment. As I was trying this new sound, I was instantly reminded of my favo...

Happy Friday everyone, Thank you for your generous support to Wu Fei’s Music Daily. This is the #328 episode — Imagine being a bee 念周叙. I recorded this piece on guzheng yesterday. It is a dedicated to a childhood friend of mine from China. Her name was Zhou Xu 周叙. I called her Xuxu 叙叙. We grew up together for six years from the High School of China Conservatory of Music to the college of th...

Happy Friday everyone, Thank you for subscribing to Wu Fei’s Music Daily. This is the #323 episode  — Five lines 小五条儿. This all-vocal piece was created and recorded yesterday. I witnessed this five-lined skink (photo below) catching a moth right before I went into the studio for my daily creation. This piece is my memory of this interesting thirty seconds. Wish you all an eventful weekend! Wu...

Hi everyone, Thank you for subscribing to Wu Fei’s Music Daily. This is the #319 episode — Dumpling ensemble 饺子宴. This piece was created and recorded two days ago on multitrack guzheng. The melodic element is from Peking opera which was the traditional music culture that I grew up in. Like the dumplings, wherever I go in the world, they bring happiness and joy to me and my family. Hope this pie...

Happy Friday everyone, Thank you for subscribing to Wu Fei’s Music Daily. This is the #318 episode — The Pirate and the Okra Boat 秋葵海盗. This composition of mine was written for solo double bass, commissioned by Intersection Ensemble . Double bassist Tiffany Freeman premiered this piece online on April 29, 2021. The video was filmed by Continuous Motion Productions at Zeitgeist Gallery . Tiffan...

Hi everyone, Thank you for subscribing to Wu Fei’s Music Daily. This is the #316 episode — Melting into the soil.   This track is a solo guzheng improvisation recorded yesterday. Meanwhile, I would like to share a new work premiere with you all that I’ve been excited about! My new composition “The Pirate and the Okra Boat 秋葵海盗” , written for solo double bass, commissioned by Intersection Ensem...

Happy Monday everyone, Thank you for subscribing to Wu Fei’s Music Daily. This is the #314 episode — Acoustic larvae. This composition was created ands recorded yesterday on multitrack guzheng and muted guzheng. I encountered an eastern newt yesterday. It was carrying a yellow spider while crossing a puddle (photo below). Wikipedia says “Although eastern newts are widespread throughout North Ameri...

Happy Friday everyone, Thank you for subscribing to Wu Fei’s Music Daily. This is the #313 episode — Conquerer of venom. This solo guzheng improvisation was recorded yesterday inspired by an Eastern Kingsnake (photo below) I encountered recently during a hike in Nashville. It was having a relaxing afternoon sun bathing when I walked by it. According to the Tennessee Wildlife Resource Agency’s webs...

Happy Monday everyone, Thank you for subscribing to Wu Fei’s Music Daily. This is the #309 episode — Gen Alpha. I composed this a cappella piece yesterday, recorded on multitrack vocals sung by me. Hope this piece starts your week with a fun beat! To friends in Nashivlle, I am giving a solo performance at the Nashville Earth Day Festival on April 24, Saturday. It will take place in Centennial Park...

Happy Friday everyone, Thank you for subscribing to Wu Fei’s Music Daily. This is the #308 episode — NFT’s wedding. I created this piece yesterday on multitrack prepared mini guzheng, Chinese dulcimer (yangqin 扬琴) and vocals performed by me. I hope this track brings you a moment of fun. Wishing you all a good weekend! Wu Fei 吴非 wufeimusic.com Me in the middle of recording this track yesterday....

Happy Monday everyone, Thank you for subscribing to Wu Fei’s Music Daily. This is the #304 episode — Mother tongue. This piece was composed and recorded yesterday on solo guzheng. The melody hit my heart when I sat down in front of my guzheng. I grew up listening to a great deal of melodies from around the world. This composition is another result of being raised in melodies. Wu Fei 吴非 wufeimusi...

Happy Friday everyone, Thank you for subscribing to Wu Fei’s Music Daily. This is the #303 episode — Spring vertigo. This composition was created and recorded yesterday on multitrack piano and one guzheng, performed by me. It is inspired by the vivid memory of a trip that I made exactly ten years ago, on April 9th, 2011. My husband and I drove from Beijing to Xuankongsi 悬空寺, The Hanging Temple...