Levon Hsu
Founding bassist of the Taiwanese indie band Tizzy Bac, who also played bass for Frandé and Green!Eyes; he helped form Tizzy Bac in 1999 and died on January 23, 2018.
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About the artist
Levon Hsu was the founding bassist of the Taiwanese indie band Tizzy Bac. The founding members were classmates at National Central University and all belonged to the school's popular music club. As they moved from their junior to senior year, none of the three belonged to a band, so they formed one together with the goal of creating original music. The band was established in December 1999, with Chen Hui-ting, Levon Hsu, and drummer 鄭凱同 as its members at the time.
The band's members all participated in creating its songs. Taipei Times reported that Chen Hui-ting handled the lyrics, but the three members regarded the creative process as thoroughly collaborative, with the writing and arrangements also subject to review by Levon Hsu and Lin Chien-yuan. Levon Hsu was also the bassist for Frandé and Green!Eyes. Discussing his approach in different bands, he said, "I didn't think about it in any special way. I might just consider what kind of tone suited the band and the particular song. And with bands like Tizzy Bac and Green!Eyes, I had been there from the beginning, so there wasn't really any issue of adapting."
The band formally went on hiatus after completing its performances in early 2014. During the hiatus, Levon Hsu became a musician for other bands, while the three members each pursued their own paths.
Levon Hsu died on January 23, 2018; HK01 reported that the band's official Facebook page announced the news that day.
Overview
- Died
- January 23, 2018
- Career start
- Debut as group member · 2003
- Active
- from 2003
- Gender
- Male
- Aliases
- Xu Zheyu, 许哲毓
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