China Digital Media Expert and Rock Musician (Beijing)
Kaiser Kuo is a Beijing-based writer, rock musician, and commentator on technology and politics. He previously worked as director of digital strategy, China, for ad agency Ogilvy & Mather, as China bureau chief for Red Herring magazine, and as a freelance technology reporter. He is the author of the book Ich Bin Ein Beijinger, an anthology of columns written for that’s Beijing/The Beijinger magazine since 2001. A 15-year Beijing resident, he was co-founder of China’s first and most successful heavy metal band, Tang Dynasty, featured in the documentary Global Metal, and remains active in the Chinese rock scene as lead guitarist for Mandarin metal band Chunqiu (Spring & Autumn).
Kaiser is a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley, and the University of Arizona. He lives in Beijing with his wife and two young children, and is currently working on a book about the impact of the Internet on U.S.-China relations.
Follow him on Twitter at @KaiserKuo.
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