Louis Yu, a personage in the electronic music scene and experienced photographer, is founder of the influential Seventh Floor Photograph Studio and the avant-garde light-painting crew FUSE. In the year of 2007, he adopted artist name Clockwork Q and started his career as a VJ. His visuals sync with the music and extend the image space, which is a mind-blowing magic that controls people’s eyeballs. Many years experience behind a camera sculpted a unique VJ style for Clockwork Q, he emphasizes perceptual visual elements, and uses cut & paste, multi-colors and many other methods to control and play with them. He can not only sync the visual with sound, but can also cross media to combine visual and space, to interact with the audience, to create a dreamland.Clockwork Q’s visual alter-ego is often seen at electronic music parties around the capital, championing his art form together with well-known local DJs and international big names including Steve Bug, Agoria, D’julz, HYPE, Deetron, KINK, Alexander Kowalski, Marco Bailey, John Tejada, Funk D’void, Secret Cinema, Ramon Tapia.
He is also the appointed guest VJ for some of the most influential party series and music festival, such as INTRO Electronic Music Festival, Modern Sky Music Festival, Strawberry Music Festival, Acupuncture Records, Footprint, Syndicate and Chasing Star Band.
Clockwork Q’ also has an ongoing involvement with brands. He has been invited by many leading brands for Live VJing, 3D Mapping, interactive visual installation, augmented reality, and Lighting Show.
Here are some of his recent projects and video links.
2012 Projects:
Sina Weibo Night VJ/ Marie Claire Annual Party VJ/ Simon GAo New Season Fashion Show VJ/ COSMOPOLITAN Fashion Sports Party VJ/ Ray-Ban 75 Years of Legend Mapping Effect VJ
2013 Projects:
Lenovo Yoga Pad Launch Party VJ/ adidas Original Blue Collection Event VJ/ Audi City Opening Event VJ/ Pernoid Ricard Annual Party VJ/ New Balance 996 Launch Event 3D Mapping & VJ/ GQ Men of the Year 2013 VJ/ One Show Creative Awards 2013 VJ/ Strawberry Music Festival 2013 VJ
2014 Projects:
THE NORTH FACE Free Ride Challenge Interactive Installation/ Mercedes-Benz China Fashion Week Finale VJ/ FUERZA BRUTA 2014 China Tour Press Conference Party/ Great Wall Forest Festival 2014 VJ/ CARRERA A/W Show/ Strawberry Music Festival 2014 VJ/ H&M 200th Store Gala Opening in Beijing VJ/ H&M Shenzhen Store Opening VJ/ Mercedes-Benz C-Class Launch Event VJ/ INFINITI ESQ Creative Party 3D Mapping/ Mercedes-Benz GLA SUV Launch Event VJ/ CASIO 2014 New Year’s Eve Party
2015 Projects:
NIKE Fitness Shanghai Closing Ceremony/ Bacardi Legacy Global Cocktail Competition China Regional Finale/ The Club Opening Party/ The Recycle Band Beijing Concert
2016 Projects:
Mercedes-Benz GLC Launch Event/ ART Beijing Opening/ BAZAAR Charity Night/ Audi TMC Carnival Guangzhou
2017 Projects:
陈坤X盒饭“狂禅”/ Weibo Gala/ Mercedes Me Anniversary/ Tianmao Night/ League Of Legends After Party/ BAZAAR 150 Anniversary
2018 Projects:
FIXTURE Installation/ Mercedes Me Shanghai Opening/ Light Installation for GAAAZE Fashion Show/ INTRO Music Festival/ Great Wall Music Festival/ 映客樱花女生星光夜
Recap Videos:
* Light Installation for GAAAZE Fashion Show
* New Balance Evolution of 996 series – 3D Mapping
* New Balance Evolution of 996 series – live VJ
* INFINITI ESQ Creative Party 3D Mapping
* Mercedes-Benz GLA SUV Launch Event VJ