Yucheng Tao

Black No. 1#

Black No. 2#

Artist’s Statement#

My work navigates the space between chaos and order, between dream and reality. In moments of structure, the music carries a sense of lightness; in moments of disorder, it sharpens into something raw and forceful. I like to leave a sense of space within the music—like the feeling of drifting, submerged in an ocean.

In these two pieces, the emphasis differs: one evokes the gradual motion of a journey beginning, while the other captures the struggle of searching through darkness.

About the Artist#

Yucheng Tao is a Chinese international student based in Los Angeles, where he studies songwriting at the Musicians Institute College of Contemporary Music. His work has appeared in Wild Court,The Lake, Red Ogre Review, Aloka Magazine, Cathexis Northwest Press, and NonBinary Review, where he was also interviewed. He was named a semifinalist for the Winds of Asia Award by Kinsman Quarterly. His work has also been featured in over twenty journals, including Apocalypse Confidential,The Arcanist, Waymark Literary Magazine, Yellow Mama, The Mixtape Review, Down in the Dirt, Academy of the Heart, Alien Buddha Press, Ink Nest, Piker Press, Synchronized Chaos, Authorspress Press, and more.