Chingyi
Chingyi’s musical expression has emerged as one of Hong Kong’s original voices.
Grew up in the mountains of Szechuan and then Shanghai, transfixed by singing and dancing in animistic processions of Yi people - Chingyi has been going from land to water and back for as long as she can remember. This translates into a life of resilience research and inevitably echoes back in her music: Bass-driven firm grip and meandering waterscapes aiming to submerge.
Now well-known for her hands-on community approach, her previous efforts in sustainability and labor rights within a corporate and startup environment left her somewhat disillusioned. Doubts that patching up the problems only kept the machine alive proved to be a turning point in her pursuing a DJ career path that had music and underground community - but also holistic health and lush Hong Kong natural environment at its core
In mycelium-like spread of influences, with IDM and psychedelic trance reaching out to deeper iterations of techno, downtempo, ambient, and pop — it is still the hypnosis, the narration, and the dancer’s body that’s at the forefront of Chingyi’s thought, understanding that to play music is to evoke rituals.
After co-hosting Hong Kong festival Interlude back in 2019, she followed on to play at festivals like Wild Lotus, Midori, Omni, Pitch, and Rustival, continued to share a booth and nurture long-standing friendships with Distrikt, Goldway, Zhuzhu, Y2K, and Rezonate collectives - having toured China with the latter two in 2024.
