Taking Chinese music to the world

Shen Lihui's Modern Sky music label is one of the largest of its kind in China having released over 200 records for Chinese indie musicians

Growing up in Beijing during the 1970s as an art student, Shen Lihui listened to Western bands from cassettes. He formed his own band, Sober, in 1988, with a group of like-minded friends.

But one of Shen's dreams then was to release a full-length album. However, no record company wanted to do it. So, in 1997, he started his own label, Modern Sky, and fulfilled his dream by releasing an album for Sober, titled Hao Ji Le, or Super Good.