Biography
Having founded MusicDish at the dawn of the digital music revolution in 1997, Eric de Fontenay launched MusicDish*China[独立小炒] in 2010 as a indie music lifestyle based in Beijing, focused on producing and promoting live music events across China. He has toured a growing roster of overseas artists, including award-winning acts Sugar Blue and Tom “The Suit” Forst, while having produced events abroad for some of the biggest names in the Chinese music world such as Mayday, Jolin Tsai and Second Hand Rose. In addition to producing its own event series, MusicDish has worked with a wide range of festivals, organizers and brands in China and abroad such as SXSW, Great Leap Brewing, NYCxDesign and China Institute to produce performances, workshops, panels and cross-cultural collaborations.
About MusicDish*China 独立小炒
'MusicDish*China 独立小炒 is a creative music agency based in Beijing, focused on producing and promoting live music events across China. Since producing its first tour during the Shanghai World Expo 2010 for Tomas Doncker, MusicDish*China has been developing and touring a growing roster of international artists, including award-winning acts Sugar Blue, Tom "The Suit" Forst and Sturle Dagsland. Over the years, we've produced 6-8 tours annually, with most tours including events in 8-10 cities across China. For example in 2018, we organized events in 24 cities, including at festivals (OCT-Loft Jazz Festival in Shenzhen and Shunde, MTA Festival, FuNiushan College Student Music Festival, World Music Asia, Yilong Country Music Festival and Xiamen Chuan Jazz Festival), livehouses, art spaces and shopping malls such as Beijing's SOHO Galaxy and Shenzhen's CITIC Plaza. MusicDish*China has also produced events in North America and Europe for some of the biggest names in the Chinese music world such as Mayday, Jolin Tsai and Second Hand Rose.
