Joyside

Joyside
Origin	Beijing, China
Genres	Rock, Punk
Years active	2001–present
Labels	Maybe Mars
Members	Bian Yuan Liu Hao Liu Hongwei Yang Yang Guan Zheng

Joyside is a Chinese rock band. It started out as an underground band by Xin Jiang refugee, Bian Yuan in 2001, and it went from performing in small clubs for three years to recording CDs and performing on large stages. The band consists of Bian Yuan as vocalist, Liu Hao as bassist, Liu Hongwei and Yang Yang playing guitar, and Guan Zheng on drums. Along with working as a band, the individuals members are also part of other musical projects. There were the subject of the documentary Wasted Orient by Kevin Fritz who felt they represented a side of China not seen in the West.^[1]

Reception

In April, May and June 2007 Joyside embarked on a major European tour playing sold-out shows in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, France and England. During the tour they were widely featured in the European press and German television. They have been featured as the main band in Beijing Bubbles, a German documentary on the Chinese underground scene released in 2007, and in several other documentaries and histories of Chinese rock and roll. In September 2007, That’s Beijing listed them as one of the top ten bands in China. In September 2007, Joyside played the Beijing Pop Festival alongside their heroes, the New York Dolls. Sylvain Sylvain in a press conference called them his favorite new band and offered to produce their next CD.

Discography

Year	Album
2003	Everything Sucks
2004	Drunk is Beautiful
2006	Bitches of Rock n Roll
2007	Beijing Volume One
2007	Booze at Neptune's Dawn
2009	Maybe Tonight

References

1. Taipei Times

Further reading

Maybe Mars Joyside Artist Page