Zhang Yadong (张亚东,

Shanxi Shanxi (; ; formerly romanised as Shansi) is a landlocked province of the People's Republic of China and is part of the North China region. The capital and largest city of the province is Taiyuan, while its next most populated prefecture-lev ...

, born 11 March 1969) is one of China's best-known record producers, known as "the golden producer". His mother was a

Shanxi Opera Shanxi opera, or Jin opera, is the most prominent form of Chinese opera form in the province of Shanxi. Jin opera is one of the four great operatic traditions of Shanxi, along with Pu opera, Beilu clapper opera 北路梆子, and Shangdang clapper ...

singer. He learned the cello from age 8 and began composing when he was 13. From 1991 he worked in music production in Beijing, and he produced his own debut album ''Ya Tung'' in 1998. He has worked with many notable artists of

Chinese rock Chinese rock (; also , lit. "Chinese rock and roll music") is a wide variety of rock and roll music made by rock bands and solo artists from Mainland China (other regions such as Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau are considered separate scenes). Typical ...

. Among his best known works as a producer are the albums '' Random Thoughts'' (1994), ''

Fuzao ''Fuzao'' (; lit. "Impetuous") is the fourth Mandarin-language studio album (thirteenth overall) by Chinese singer Faye Wong. It was released on 3 June 1996 through Cinepoly. Wong took more artistic risks with her work as she approached the end o ...

'' (1996), ''

Fable Fable is a literary genre: a succinct fictional story, in prose or verse, that features animals, legendary creatures, plants, inanimate objects, or forces of nature that are anthropomorphized, and that illustrates or leads to a particular mo ...

'' (2000) and ''

To Love To Love (russian: Любить..., Lyubit...) is a 1968 Soviet drama film directed by Mikhail Kalik and Inna Tumanyan. Plot The film consists of four short stories, each of which asks the audience a question: "What is love?" Cast * Mihail B ...

'' (2003) for

Faye Wong Faye Wong ( zh, 王菲; born Xia Lin on 8 August 1969) is a Hong Kong singer-songwriter. Early in her career she briefly used the stage name Shirley Wong. Born in Beijing, she moved to Hong Kong in 1987 and her debut album '' Shirley Wong'' ( ...

. He has also worked with

Dou Wei Dou Wei is a Chinese musician, singer-songwriter and composer. Music Dou Wei is a multi-instrumentalist and produces music across many genres. He first came to prominence as a member of the hard rock group Black Panther (Hei Bao, 黑豹). In ...

on his second solo album ''Sunny Days'' (1995). His other credits include albums and singles for

Xu Wei Xu Wei (, 1521–1593), other department Qingteng Shanren (), was a Chinese painter, playwright, poet, and tea master during the Ming dynasty. A noted painter, poet, writer and dramatist famed for his artistic expressiveness.Cihai: Page 802. ...

, Underground Baby,

Catcher in the Rye ''The Catcher in the Rye'' is an American novel by J. D. Salinger that was partially published in serial form from 1945–46 before being novelized in 1951. Originally intended for adults, it is often read by adolescents for its themes of angst ...

, Thin Man,

Pu Shu Pu Shu () (born 1973) is a Chinese singer-songwriter who was born in Nanjing and grew up in Beijing. In 1994, he quit studying at Capital Normal University and started composing songs. He became a signed singer in Taihe Rye Music's Mai Tian Musi ...

, Ai Jing, Han Hong, duo

Yu Quan Yu·Quan () is a Chinese soft rock duet. They were founded in June 1998 as a duo between Chen Yufan, Chen Yufan (陈羽凡) and Hu Haiquan (胡海泉). They are from Beijing and Shenyang, Liaoning respectively. Both members were born in 1975. The ...

Zhao Wei Zhao Wei (; born 12 March 1976), also known as Vicky Zhao or Vicki Zhao, is a Chinese actress, businesswoman, film director, producer and pop singer. She is considered one of the most popular actresses in China and Chinese-speaking regions, an ...

, Chen Lin, Hannah Kim (金海心), and Wang Feng. Zhang Yadong produced

Yang Kun Yang Kun (; born 18 December 1972) is a Chinese singer-songwriter. He was one of the judges of TV talent show ''The Voice of China'' during the first season and third season of the show. He was on the first season of ''Sing My Song'' and was a co ...

's Hui Bu Hui (Will We), the theme song for movie

Lost in Panic Cruise ''Lost in Panic Cruise'' is a 2011 Chinese suspense thriller and sequel to ''Lost in Panic Room''. The film was directed by Zhang Fanfan and written by Xiao Yu, starring Alec Su, Annie Wu, Cica Zhou, Yang Kun, and Ni Hongjie. The film was relea ...

. In 2004 he and Song Ke took control of

Taihe Rye Music Taihe Rye Music is a C-pop (Mandopop) record label, founded in China 2004 by Song Ke and Zhang Yadong. History The company was founded in 1996, originally as a subsidiary of Warner Music Group. In 2004 Taihe Rye Music broke away from Warner to f ...

, which was then a subsidiary of

Warner Music Group Warner Music Group Corp. ( d.b.a. Warner Music Group, commonly abbreviated as WMG) is an American multinational entertainment and record label conglomerate headquartered in New York City. It is one of the " big three" recording companies and t ...

, to make it an independent record label in China.About Us
, Taihe Rye Music . Retrieved 2013-09-20. In 2006, Zhang formed another company, "Dong Yue" (''Dong's music'').

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