Gao Qi (高旗) , the leading vocal and song-writer of Chinese rock band Overload , was born in a family with generations’ classic music background in Beijing in February 26, 1968 , whose father is a tenor, mother is a pianist. Chinese rock (中国摇滚) is oftenly and inaccurately described as a style of music which combines Chinese musical instruments with techniques of Western-style rock and roll. ... Beijing â–¶(?) (Chinese: 北京; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Pei-ching; Postal System Pinyin: Peking) is the capital of the Peoples Republic of China (PRC). ... February 26 is the 57th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ...

After withdrawing university, Gao Qi, as guitarist and song-writer, joined the Chines rock band “ Breath”, and performed on the first Rock Festival in China, “Beijing Modern Music Concert” in February of 1990. The band released their first Album “Breath” in Asia in 1991.

Fascinated by Heavy Metal, Gao Qi then quitted “Breath" and set up his own band “Overload” with guitarist Han Hongbin, Li Yanliang, Bassist Wang Xueke and Drummer Zhao Muyang, who were said to be the elitist musicians in China at that time.

The songs Gao Qi wrote combine western rock and Chinese literary and his performance burst the enthusiasm of both audients and players. The band built up a Thrash metal style which had attracted a large number of fans in a short time. Thrash metal is a subgenre of heavy metal music. ...

The first single of Overload “the shadow of ancestor” was recorded in the album “Rock Beijing” which was the label record of Chinese Rock in 1993. Meanwhile, Gao Qi’s knowledge in Chinese rock and modern Western music give him chance to be engaged as music producer and song-writer in China’s first rock movie “long hair in the wind” and as special freelancer for foreign music of Beijing Music Broadcasting. In 1995, the Britain music magazine the WIRE interviewed him. i dont like this page. ... Chinese rock (中国摇滚) is oftenly and inaccurately described as a style of music which combines Chinese musical instruments with techniques of Western-style rock and roll. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The band released their first album OVERLOAD in 1996, second one Magic Blue Sky in 1999, and the latest one Life is an adventure in 2002. 1996 is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) is a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... 2002(MMII) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...