Dust in the World Online Concert is the first online concert by Chinese singer-songwriter Joker Xue. It was live-streamed exclusively on May 23, 2020, at 7:30pm via Baidu's smart home device Xiaodu.[1] As of May 18, the number of reservations for the concert was 3,389,500.[2]
Dust in the World was a collaboration between Taihe Rye Music and Xiaodu, the first ever between a record company and artificial intelligence hardware system, with the goal of creating a unique IP for the music industry.[3] The concert featured an "AI Concert Living Room", a live interactive segment made possible by "Xiaodu AI Music Chart".
Though simplified Chinese characters are typically used in China, the character for "Dust" is in traditional Chinese (塵) on the promotional materials.
Concert design
After careful analysis and discussion, the production team for Dust in the World decided on a "MV-style immersive performance" experience for the concert. To achieve this goal, they utilized multiple cameras to live stream the concert from different angles. Lighting design included equipment such as ACME XP-16R BSW, XA-1000 BSWF II, LED-ST5000, and LED-BL4.[4]
The four-sided stage design was adopted because no live audience was present due to COVID-19 lockdown in China. However, unlike traditional four-sided stage design of concerts, Xue was position in the center of the stage with the band facing him to increase interactivity.[5] The filming team used crane shot and Steadicam as well as post-production video processing methods during the real-time live broadcasts.[6]
To craft an immersive experience for the audience, each of the eight songs had custom lighting design to tell its story.[4][7] Examples include incorporating golden specks of light for the song "Dust"[6] and projecting the image of a bed for two on the stage while Xue performed "Mocking" from a curled up position to portray the loneliness.[5]
↑ "薛之谦"塵"浮世间小度独播音乐会观看指南 附直播时间+直播入口"[Xue Zhiqian's "Dust in the World" Xiaodu Exclusive Concert Watch Guide Attached with Live Broadcast Time + Live Broadcast Entrance]. Dahe Ticketing Network (in Chinese). May 19, 2020.
↑ "薛之谦 塵浮世间 线上音乐会 截止12:35 预约人数 338.95万"[Xue Zhiqian Dust in the World Online Concert. As of 12:35, the number of reservations has reached 3.3895 million]. Weibo (in Chinese). May 18, 2020.
↑ "太合音乐携手小度打造"AI音乐现场"薛之谦新专辑《尘》线上首唱"[Taihe Music and Xiaodu jointly create "AI Music Live" Xue Zhiqian's new album "Dust" online premiere]. Southern Entertainment Network (in Chinese). May 15, 2020.
1 2 ""塵浮世间"小度独播音乐会"["Dust in the World" Xiaodu Exclusive Concert]. ACME Lighting (in Chinese). June 30, 2020.
1 2 "太合音乐X小度打造顶级AI音乐现场 薛之谦 许嵩小度音乐会获好评"[Taihe Music and Xiaodu create top AI music scene. Xue Zhiqian and Xu Song's Xiaodu concert received positive reviews]. Beijing Entertainment Network (in Chinese). June 2, 2020.
1 2 3 "对话导演组: 解锁薛之谦"塵浮世间"小度独播音乐会幕后制作"[Talking about the director team: Unlocking the behind-the-scenes production of Xue Zhiqian's "Dust in the World" Xiaodu exclusive concert]. Sina Fiance (in Chinese). May 29, 2020.
↑ ""塵浮世间"线上音乐会舞台照分享 《尘》首唱直击人心"["Dust in the World" online concert stage photos shared, the first performance of "Dust" touched people's hearts]. Sohu (in Chinese). May 24, 2020.
↑ "一起来说说, 上半年, 您都干啥了?"[Let's talk about what you did in the first half of the year?]. ACME Lighting (in Chinese). July 1, 2020.
↑ "硬体制作"[Hardware production]. Beijing 2496 Music Culture Media (in Chinese). Retrieved July 6, 2025.
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