Lin Di
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musician, composer, and vocalist.
Her current band is Cold Fairyland
Cold Fairyland
Cold Fairyland, is a C-rock music group based in Shanghai, China. Their style combines Eastern melodies and rhythms with Western symphonic rock and classical music. The band has two sides; classical and rock, which allows them to play in concert halls as well as in rock clubs...
, a progressive rock
Progressive rock
Progressive rock is a subgenre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s as part of a "mostly British attempt to elevate rock music to new levels of artistic credibility." John Covach, in Contemporary Music Review, says that many thought it would not just "succeed the pop of...
band in which she plays pipa
Pipa
The pipa is a four-stringed Chinese musical instrument, belonging to the plucked category of instruments . Sometimes called the Chinese lute, the instrument has a pear-shaped wooden body with a varying number of frets ranging from 12–26...
and keyboard synthesizer
Synthesizer
A synthesizer is an electronic instrument capable of producing sounds by generating electrical signals of different frequencies. These electrical signals are played through a loudspeaker or set of headphones...
s, and also sings.
Lin began playing pipa at age 4. She studied at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music
Shanghai Conservatory of Music
The Shanghai Conservatory of Music , as the first music institution of higher education in China, was founded on November 27, 1927. The teachers and students have won numerous awards both home and abroad, thus earning the conservatory the name, “the cradle of musicians”.-History:The Shanghai...
, where she majored in traditional Chinese music and pipa, graduating in 1997.
She started her own band Cold Fairyland
Cold Fairyland
Cold Fairyland, is a C-rock music group based in Shanghai, China. Their style combines Eastern melodies and rhythms with Western symphonic rock and classical music. The band has two sides; classical and rock, which allows them to play in concert halls as well as in rock clubs...
in 2001 with bass guitar
Bass guitar
The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
ist Su Yong. She also composes original music for various commercial projects and transcribes music (using MIDI) for computer games.
She is also an avid photographer.
Solo albums
- Ten Days In Magic Land (魔境十日) - 2002
- Bride in Legend (迷路新娘) - 2004
- Meet in Secret Garden by Miyadudu - 2009
With Cold Fairyland
- Flying Over the City (在城市上空飞翔) (Demo) - 2001
- Kingdom of Benevolent Strangers (陌生仙子国) - 2003
- Cold Fairyland 2005 Live (冷酷仙境 2005现场) - 2006
- Seeds on the Ground (地上的种子) - 2007
Awards
- 2008 Shanghai City Weekend Magazine, Bar and Restaurant Awards, Editor's Pick "The Best Locally Based Band"
- 2009 China Music Awards "Strength For New Life" Award