Choi Joonyong(Choi is
the family name) was born in 1977, and he lives in Seoul, South Korea.
Choi Joonyong founded Astronoise(the first noise project in Korea) with Hong Chulki in 1997, and has been playing so-called noise/experimental/improvised music since then. He usually makes sounds with playback devices such as CD-player, MP3-player, VCR, and loud-speaker by utilizing the fallacy to expose their innate sounds from the mechanism. He is involved in collaborations with other artists and released many albums including four solo albums made with malfunction of CD-player. He is interested in control and failure of playing through improvisation and composition. In 2011 he is working on solo performances questioning the value and perception of sound which changes according to the surrounding environment. He runs a label called 'Balloon & Needle' releasing experimental music from Korea and does the cover design for most of the releases.
(photo from Dotolim)
