China Sounds Across Borders

About the Author

Frederick C. Lau is Chair and Professor of the Music Department and Director of the Center for Chinese Music Studies at The Chinese University of Hong Kong. His expertise covers Western and Asian music, including performance, practice, and research. He has authored Music in China (2008) and co-edited several books, such as Vocal Music and Cultural Identity in Contemporary Music (2013) and Making Waves (2018).

Andrew F. Jones is Louis B. Agassiz Professor in Chinese at UC Berkeley, focusing on modern Chinese literature and media culture. He authored Yellow Music (2001) and Circuit Listening (2020), exploring Chinese popular music. He has translated works by Yu Hua and Eileen Chang and co-edited The Discovery of the Child (2011). His research bridges music, media, and cultural studies.

Andreas Steen is Professor of Modern Chinese History and Culture at Aarhus University, Denmark. He specializes in Sino-foreign relations, Shanghai history, and Chinese popular music/culture. His publications include Between Entertainment and Revolution (in German 2006, updated in Chinese 2015), exploring Shanghai's early music industry. His current research examines sound's role in modern Chinese history.