Du Yun, hailed as a “significant voice” by the Financial Times as a composer of concert music, releases her first album on New Focus. Raised in Shanghai, China, Yun blends Chinese and English lyrics freely on the album. Recorded and produced in New York, Shanghai, and Montreal, Shark in You features Yun as a vocalist, composer, producer, and lyricist in 12 far ranging tracks, from dance electronica to Kurt Weill-inspired neo-cabaret. A founding member of the influential International Contemporary Ensemble (ICE), Du Yun has also received commissions from the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Berkeley Symphony Orchestra, and the Whitney Museum of Art. “This CD is a wild ride, well worth jumping aboard.”
