HÀ NỘI — Musician Đức Trí announced that his live concert Tựa Như Gió Phiêu Du (Like The Wind That Wanders) will take place on October 1 at the National Convention Center.

The official poster of Like The Wind That Wanders. Photo courtesy of Đức Trí.

Regarding the meaning behind his show's name, Trí explained Like The Wind That Wanders is the first song he composed since 1995. However, it was not until 2013 that singer Phạm Thu Hà performed it for the first time.

Although Like The Wind That Wanders later became the foundation for Trí's artistic style, the song was sleeping in the musician's drawer for many years.

The concert will include Trí's most iconic songs, which have symbolised the Vietnamese music industry throughout its great sublimation period from the late 1990s to the 2000s.

“During the process of composing, the musician's job is to find his own path for his music. This concert is part of a series of events marking a journey of my composition and closing an old chapter as I am preparing to release many recently written songs in a slightly different style," Trí said.

Đức Trí and singer Phương Thanh in the press conference of the live concert Like The Wind That Wanders. — Photo courtesy of Đức Trí.

Like The Wind That Wanders groups artists associated with the hits of the musician as well as his favourite new singers Phương Thanh, Mỹ Tâm, Nguyên Hà, Lân Nhã, Phạm Anh Khoa, and Quốc Thiên.

With this live concert, he wants to appear as a songwriter, not a producer as usual.

"I have two roles, one is a music producer, and the other is a songwriter. I have not been a songwriter for a long time, but somehow people know me through the role of a songwriter more than a music producer. Perhaps this is due to the fact that producing music comes after writing songs. Therefore, there came a point when I realized that I should not turn down the role of a songwriter," he said.

Additionally, he promised that the audience would have a chance to hear previously long-kept truths behind each song in the concert.

Trí is a musician, songwriter and leading producer of contemporary Vietnamese light music. Trí is the first Vietnamese musician to obtain a scholarship to the Berklee College of Music in 2000. The US institution has produced numerous international talents who have won Grammy awards over the years.

He has had a great influence on the Vietnamese music industry through a series of hit songs by popular singers over 30 years. His hit songs have contributed to making the name names of Vietnamese star singers, such as Phương Thanh with Khi Giấc Mơ Về (When the dream come), and Lam Trường with Katy Katy.

He consecutively won the Mai Vàng Award in 2004 and 2005 for Best Musician with two songs Katy Katy, performed by Lam Trường, and Ước Mơ Trong Đời (Dream in life) performed by Hồ Quỳnh Hương.

For his tireless dedication to Vietnamese music for nearly 30 years, in 2006, Trí received the Musician of the Year in the Contribution Music Award. — VNS