Zight
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Zight
| image = Zight (Yau Yiu Ting), 2022.jpg
| caption = Zight in an interview, 2022
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| occupation= {{flatlist|
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| instrument = {{flatlist|
- Ableton Live
- piano
- guitar{{Cite web|title=Interview: London Based EDM Producer Zight Talks About His New Single/Video "Number One"|date=16 May 2022 |url=https://dopecausewesaid.com/dope-features/interview-london-based-edm-producer-zight-talks-about-his-new-singlevideo-number-one}}
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| years_active = 2020–present
| label = Universal Music Group (U-NXT), MIX FEED
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| name1 = Birth name
| t = 邱耀鋌
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| l = Mountains, light, ore
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Yau Yiu Ting ({{IPA|yue|jɐ́u jìːu.tʰěŋ|lang}}), better known by his stage name Zight, is an electronic dance music (EDM) producer and songwriter from Hong Kong.
Zight landed his first international collaboration "Fly Away" with British singer Sonna Rele in 2021.{{Cite web|title=Premiere: Sonna Rele Teams Up With ZIGHT On a New Powerful Single 'Fly Away'|date=11 January 2021 |url=https://outnowmagazine.com/sonna-rele-zight-fly-away/}}
During a radio interview, Zight revealed that his stage name was derived from his middle name "light". He first applied his alias Zight on BeatStars because the user-name "light" has been registered by another user.{{Cite web|title=【𝙁𝙧𝙚𝙎𝙝𝙍𝘼𝘿𝙄𝙊 原。電台】MUSIC BREWING ◆ 萃取音樂 細味咖啡 ◆ 16/7/2022 第7集|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FazBz5qDlAg&t=1185|website=YouTube | date=15 July 2022 |publisher=FreShRADIO (in Cantonese)}}
Early life
During a live interview, he mentioned a huge vinyl and CD cabinet of his father, which contains very diverse genres of Western music.{{Cite web|title=本地最強#36 (嘉賓：Zight)|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6RfWemk6aQw|website=YouTube | date=11 November 2021 |publisher=藍寶石大台Sapphire (in Cantonese)}} Among the many genres of music, Eurodance was his particular favorite. He was a fan of Eurodance groups such as Vengaboys, Aqua and 2 Unlimited.{{Cite news|last=Barnaby|date=2022-11-16|work=Nexus Radio|title=10 Questions With The Artist Who Brought You "Fly Away": Zight|url=https://nexus.radio/news/10-questions-with-the-artist-who-brought-you-fly-away-zight}} He explained that his childhood interest in Eurodance music lead him to become an electronic music producer after his graduation from music school.{{Cite web|title=In Conversation with Zight|url=https://songdew.com/blogs/interviews/in-conversation-with-zight}}
Zight studied creative media and music production at the City University of Hong Kong. During his college days, he started selling beats and rhythms to hip hop artists on BeatStars, where he first applied Zight as his stage name.
Career
After his graduation from college, Zight spent several years to make music behind the scenes for local musicians and Japanese hip hop groups. In 2018, he visited London to further study electronic music at Point Blank Music School. Later in 2020, he released his first electronic music single, "Paradise".{{Citation|title=Paradise, 2020|url=https://open.spotify.com/track/7dkbYPSyDhfG6UiuURcwrP|website=Spotify}}
In 2021, he landed his first international collaboration, "Fly Away" with British singer Sonna Rele.{{Cite web|title=Interview: Zight and Sonna Rele explore the world of dreamers in their new single 'Fly Away'|date=15 January 2021 |url=http://celebmix.com/interview-zight-and-sonna-rele-explore-the-world-of-dreamers-in-their-new-single-fly-away/}} The song was published by U-NXT, a subdivision of Universal Music Group to empower new electronic music artists.{{Citation|title=Fly Away, 2021|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/fly-away-feat-sonna-rele-single/1570924243|website=Apple Music}}{{Cite web|title=UNXT - UMG|url=https://www.universalmusic.com/label/unxt/}} The music video was shot in Ukraine, which has gained over 1.7 million views on YouTube as of November 2022.{{Cite web|title=Hong Kong Based Producer Zight Releases the Visual For His Song "Fly Away", Featuring Sonna Rele|date=28 July 2021 |url=https://dopecausewesaid.com/dope-videos/hong-kong-based-producer-zight-releases-the-visual-for-his-song-fly-away-featuring-sonna-rele}}{{Citation|title=Zight & Sonna Rele - Fly Away (Official Music Video)| date=10 January 2021 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0kbF11bKZA}}
On 1 October 2021, Zight released his third single, "Everybody Keep Running" with Canadian singer Peter Forest. The music video took place in Cape Town, featuring Sibusiso Madikizela, a national marathon athlete from South Africa.{{Cite web|title=
ZIGHT RETURNS WITH YET ANOTHER FANTASTIC SINGLE 'EVERYBODY KEEP RUNNING'!|date=3 October 2021 |url=https://edmhousenetwork.com/zight-returns-with-yet-another-fantastic-single-everybody-keep-running/}} The song was later nominated and selected into the Asian electronic music compilation Billboard Electric Asia Vol. 5.{{Cite web|title=BILLBOARD'S 5TH ASIA-FOCUSED COMPILATION COVERS ALL CORNERS & ELECTRONIC STYLES FROM ACROSS THE REGION|url=https://mixmag.asia/read/electric-asia-vol5-billboard-b2-music-new-releases}}
In 2022, Zight released his sixth single, "Number One" with American singer Adam Christopher. The music video was shot at Winton Motor Raceway, a motor racing track near Melbourne, Australia.
In July 2022, Zight released his seventh single, "Work It Harder" with American pop singer Chris Willis and Italian DJ duo Maximals. During an interview, Zight revealed that the music video was an implication to support Ukraine in the Russo-Ukrainian War.{{Cite web|title=Zight teamed up with Maximals and Chris Willis on the vocals for "Work It Harder"!|date=8 July 2022 |url=https://edmnations.com/2022/07/08/zight-teamed-up-with-maximals-and-chris-willis-on-the-vocals-for-work-it-harder/}}{{Cite news|date=2022-07-17|work=Music News|title=Zight, Chris Willis & Maximals release 'Work It Harder'|url=https://www.music-news.com/news/Underground/150171/Zight-Chris-Willis-Maximals-release-Work-It-Harder}}
Singles
;As lead artist
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |
| scope="col" style="width:20em;"| Title
! scope="col" style="width:4em;"| Year ! scope="col" style="width:12em;"| Album ! scope="col" style="width:2em;"| Ref |
|---|
| scope="row"| "Paradise"
| 2020 | rowspan="2" {{n/a|Non-album singles}} |
| scope="row"| "Fly Away" {{small|(with Sonna Rele)}} | rowspan="9"| 2021 |
| scope="row"| "The Birth"
| rowspan="6" | Suite No. 1 in Z Major | rowspan="6" | {{Citation|title=Suite No.1 In Z Major, 2021|url=https://open.spotify.com/album/3VOvzJ4hPOJ9OhutLTrOdj|website=Spotify}} |
| scope="row"| "On Rainy Days" |
| scope="row"| "Summer" |
| scope="row"| "What Is Love" |
| scope="row"| "Winter in the Woods" |
| scope="row"| "The Christmas Song" |
| scope="row"| "Everybody Keep Running" {{small|(with Peter Forest)}} | rowspan="6" {{n/a|Non-album singles}} |
| scope="row"| "Daisy" {{small|(with Oliviya Nicole)}} |
| scope="row"| "Number One" {{small|(with Booty Leak & Adam Christopher)}} | rowspan="2"| 2022 |
| scope="row"| "Work It Harder" {{small|(with Chris Willis & Maximals)}} |
| scope="row"| "Waiting" {{small|(with Klapse & AndyBear)}} | rowspan="2"| 2023 |
| scope="row"| "Mongolia" |
;As featured artist
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |
| scope="col" style="width:20em;"| Title
! scope="col" style="width:4em;"| Year ! scope="col" style="width:12em;"| Album ! scope="col" style="width:2em;"| Ref |
|---|
| scope="row"| "Step into a World" {{small|(MEKOLI featuring The Freeman & Zight)}} | 2009 | rowspan="3" {{n/a|Non-album singles}} |
| scope="row"| "Yamanote Line Dreamer" {{small|(Midicronica featuring Zight & Low Jack Three)}} | 2011 |
| scope="row"| "Everybody Keep Running" {{small|({{ill|TL Hon|zh|韓子亮}} featuring Zight)}} | 2021 |
References
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External links
- {{Official website}}
- [https://www.youtube.com/zight Zight] on YouTube
- [https://www.instagram.com/zightmusic/ Zight] on Instagram
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Category:Alumni of the City University of Hong Kong
Category:Hong Kong songwriters
Category:Hong Kong record producers
Category:21st-century Hong Kong musicians
Category:Chinese electronic musicians
Category:Electronic dance music DJs
Category:Electro house musicians
Category:Progressive house musicians