YAQING GUO
Graduated from the Shanghai Conservatory of Music, specializing in trombone performance. Participated as a performer in the publication of a trombone textbook authored by his teacher.
Released China's first jazz trombone album, "Bop Within," and collaborated extensively with well-known domestic musicians and bands, experimenting with new musical elements.
From 2001 to 2002, served as the music director, producer, and composer under the invitation of Wang Xiaojing, a renowned pop music producer and agent in China. Successfully founded and launched the internationally acclaimed modern music ensemble "12 Girls Band." In the ensemble's debut album "Charming Music," he was responsible for all music production, composition, and artistic direction. His work "S·D Garden" became one of the most representative pieces of the 12 Girls Band. Supervised and arranged the albums "Seasonal Love Songs," "Tokyo Love Story," and "Celebrating the New Year in Joy" for the 12 Girls Band.
In 2002, arranged the song "Thank You, My Friend" performed by 12 Girls Band at the CCTV Spring Festival Gala.
Composed and adapted music for the "Urban Romance" series of concerts for the Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra, performing with the 4+1 music group and large national orchestra in Hong Kong to critical acclaim.
In 2008, released his own New Age music album "Beijing, The Voices," which received great acclaim and was included in the official gifts of the Beijing Organizing Committee for the 2008 Olympic Games. The album was highly praised by European music critics, jazz musicians, and Francis Marmande, the culture editor of France's Le Monde.
In 2021-2024, composed the theme music for the CCTV documentary "Playing with Antiquity."
YAZHI GUO
Co-founder and founding President of the American Academy of World Music.performer, educator, and musical instruments reformer, active on the international stage. He is good at playing suona and a variety of Chinese and Western wind instruments. He is recognized by the industry as one of the best suona performers in the world, and he is committed to integrating Chinese music with world music. Graduated from the Traditional Music Department of the Central Conservatory of Music in1990, and stayed on to teach at the school; in 2000, he became the principal of suona of the Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra (HKCO); in 2012 he went to the United States to study, and also gave lectures and held lectures at Harvard University, Philadelphia University of the Arts and Berklee College of Music concert. He won the Pro Musicis International Award in New York in 1998 and the Hong Kong Artist of the Year Award in 2013. In 2015, he obtained the Artist Diploma of Berklee College of Music, and He has led the Berklee College of Music Band to visit China and Singapore many times.. He has recorded more than ten of solo albums, many of which were released globally. The Suona active core developed by him won the second prize of Science and Technology Progress Award of the Ministry of Culture in 1993; he also developed Polyphonic Hulusi and and Guzheng transposition double-slot bridge, which has attracted much attention in the industry. In 2021, Co-founded the American Academy of World Music and the “” World Music Ensemble in Henderson House. “Top Ten” Reformers of Chinese Traditional Musical Instruments in 2021.