XYZ (肖楠)

Songwriter, Producer, Keyboardist, Accordionist, Guitarist & Vocalist.

XYZ has been active in music creation and performance since the 1980s. She founded Cobra, China’s first all-female rock band, serving as vocalist, guitarist, songwriter and composer. After 2000, she co-founded New Bees Music and worked as a producer, contributing to productions for The Flowers, No Fish, Crystal Butterfly, Autumn’s Insects, Kung Fu, NC and other bands. She has also worked as an arranger and accordion session musician for numerous artists and bands.

From 2007 to 2009, she collaborated with the electronic band Supermarket, contributing to their album The Concert and touring across China. She later became a touring musician with Pu Shu’s band, performing on synthesizer, accordion and guitar.

In 2022, XYZ founded the electronic music duo Nighticket, serving as producer, composer, programmer, vocalist and instrumentalist. Nighticket is a Beijing-based electronic duo that infuses Synth Pop with elements of Melodic House. Since its formation, Nighticket has performed at music festivals, clubs and live houses in China and internationally, including The Great Escape Festival in the UK.

词曲作者、制作人、键盘手、手风琴演奏家、吉他手、歌手。

自上世纪80年代开始从事音乐创作与演出，曾组建中国第一支女子摇滚乐队“眼镜蛇”，担任主唱、吉他、词曲创作。2000年后参与创办新蜂音乐并担任制作人，参与花儿、非鱼、水晶蝶、秋天的虫子、功夫、NC等乐队的音乐制作，并为多位音乐人及乐队进行编曲及手风琴录音。

2007—2009年与电子乐队“超级市场”合作，参与专辑《音乐会》制作并全国巡演。此后长期担任朴树乐队巡演乐手，负责合成器、手风琴及吉他。

2022年创立电子音乐组合“Nighticket”，担任制作人、作曲、编程、演唱及演奏。Nighticket 是一支为 Synth Pop 注入 Melodic House 元素的北京电子双人团。成团以来，持续活跃于国内外音乐节、Club及Live House现场，曾参加英国 The Great Escape 音乐节等演出。