Chi2 (band)

Chi2
Origin	London, United Kingdom
Genres	Classical, Electronic
Years active	2000–present
Website	[1]
Members
Liz Chi Yen Liew Sarah Chi Shang Liew

Chi2 are a duo of British-Chinese violinists who play a fusion of classical and electronic music influenced by their parents' mainland Chinese and Singapore Chinese heritage.^[1] They have performed and toured with many pop artists including Moby, Anastacia, Lamb.,^[2] Goldfrapp, Uriah Heep, Sixpence None The Richer,^[3] Boy George, Nelly Furtado, KLF and The Orb.^[1]

History

Early

Sisters Liz and Sarah Liew were immersed in music from the day they were born. Their mother was a music teacher and their father played the violin and trumpet. They both attended the Royal Academy of Music as young children. Later, Liz trained in classical music at City University and the Guildhall School of Music and Drama while Sarah studied at Purcell School of Music, Middlesex University and the Academy of Traditional Chinese Opera in Beijing.^[1]

Chi2

Chi2 was formed by the sisters in 2000 and the name originates from their own shared name 'chi' which means "precious stone" described by Sarah as "an expression of our roots growing up in multicultural London." They began their musical careers performing in clubs and were recruited by dance artist Moby as part of his band for live stadium tours of his albums Play in 1999 and 18 in 2002 to play violin on songs such as Porcelain and Natural Blues. They also performed live with Nelly Furtado for a London performance on MTV.^[2]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} Ainsworth, Clark (2007-02-06). "Chi2 - where East and West meet". bbc.co.uk. http://www.bbc.co.uk/london/content/articles/2007/01/31/chinese_london_chi2_feature.shtml. Retrieved 2009-06-30. 
2. ^ ^{a b} Ma, Adrian (2007-07-21). "Duo is like fine China". Toronto Star. http://www.thestar.com/article/237802. Retrieved 2009-06-30. 
3. ^ Mak, Lennat (2004-06-11). "Catch CHi2 At The Singapore Street Fest!". MTV Asia. http://www.mtvasia.com/News/200406/11008113.html. Retrieved 2009-06-30. ^{[dead link]}

External links

• Official Website