Reuben Wu

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nameReuben Wu
imageReuben Wu 2009-04-03.jpg
captionWu performing in April 2009
backgroundnon_vocal_instrumentalist
birth_date
originLiverpool, England
instrumentSynthesizers
genreElectronic, synthpop, new wave
occupationArtist, photographer, musician
years_active1999–2023
labelNettwerk
associated_actsLadytron
website

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| name = Reuben Wu | image = Reuben Wu 2009-04-03.jpg | alt = | caption = Wu performing in April 2009 | image_size = | background = non_vocal_instrumentalist | birth_name = | birth_date = | origin = Liverpool, England | instrument = Synthesizers | genre = Electronic, synthpop, new wave | occupation = Artist, photographer, musician | years_active = 1999–2023 | label = Nettwerk | associated_acts = Ladytron | website =

Reuben Wu (born 6 September 1975) is a British artist, photographer, and musician. He is also known as a founding member of the electronic band Ladytron.

Biography

Reuben Wu was born in Liverpool in 1975, the son of Hongkonger immigrants. He trained in industrial design at Sheffield Hallam University, graduating in 1997. Meanwhile, he met Daniel Hunt in Liverpool in 1994; they formed Ladytron in 1999, along with Mira Aroyo and Helen Marnie. Wu finished his MSc in 1998 at the University of Liverpool. He worked as an industrial designer until going full-time with the band in 2002.

Wu and Hunt launched the Liverpool nightclub Evol in 2003 and bar/music venue Korova in 2005.

Wu co-wrote and produced two songs "Birds of Prey" and "Little Dreamer" for Christina Aguilera's 2010 album Bionic.

Utilizing his skill an artist and designer, Wu illustrated the artwork of the UK edition of Ladytron's first album 604 and was introduced to photography by documenting his travels on tour with the band. His own visual art career began later in 2012 once the band took a sabbatical and he was able to focus full-time on his own creative output. Wu has since created artistic content for GE,{{cite web|author1=Erik Oster|title=GE, Barbarians, Ladytron Member Collaborate to Make Freight Logistics Interesting |url=https://www.adweek.com/agencyspy/ge-collaborates-with-reuben-wu-in-attempt-to-make-freight-logistics-interesting/59025/|website=Adweek|date=December 12, 2013}} Apple's Mac OS Big Sur wallpapers, Mercedes-Benz, Google and Interscope amongst others.

In 2017, Wu was commissioned to photograph the artwork for Zedd and Alessia Cara's double-platinum single "Stay" and Zedd & Liam Payne's single "Get Low" in collaboration with Samuel Burgess-Johnson.

Wu became a National Geographic photographer in 2022 after having his first assignment published in the magazine, a cover story on Stonehenge for the August issue. For this story, he used his unconventional drone lighting technique to illuminate the ancient megalith at night.{{cite web|author1=Emily Martin, Sylvia Mphofe|title=How the spirit of ancient Stonehenge was captured with a 21st-century drone |url=https://www.nationalgeographic.com/photography/article/stonehenge-behind-the-cover-august?loggedin=true&rnd=1679283951816|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230320035001/https://www.nationalgeographic.com/photography/article/stonehenge-behind-the-cover-august?loggedin=true&rnd=1679283951816|url-status=dead|archive-date=20 March 2023|website=National Geographic|date=July 19, 2022}} In March 2023, the Stonehenge story won "Online Storytelling Project of the Year" in the Pictures of the Year International Competition, an annual contest for documentary photographers and photojournalists and part of Pictures of the Year International.

In March 2023, Wu announced his departure from Ladytron citing growing commitments to his photography and art career.

Instruments

During Ladytron's live shows, Reuben Wu played synthesizers. The Korg MS-10 was his primary synthesizer for the first four Ladytron tours.

Wu played live the following instruments for Ladytron's live shows:

During the Witching Hour tour, Ladytron assigned different names to their four Korg MS2000B synthesizers in order to make sound checks easier. Wu's MS2000B was named "Gloria."

Discography

Ladytron

Main article: Ladytron discography

References

References

  1. (2005-01-01). "Made up in China". [[News International]].
  2. (14 February 2011). "3/29 – Ladytron – 'Best Of: 00 – 10'". Nettwerk Press Blog.
  3. (2002). "Videovision: Ladytron interview".
  4. "Designer Downtime". Core77.com.
  5. Molyneux, Jess. (2022-06-17). "Lost Liverpool music venue that was 'seen as a rite of passage' in the city". Trinity Mirror.
  6. (November 12, 2008). "Christina Aguilera Working With Goldfrapp, Ladytron?".
  7. (January 16, 2023). "How this photographer makes sublime landscapes of the American West".
  8. https://exclaim.ca/music/article/ladytron_keyboardist_reuben_wu_has_left_the_band
  9. "Artist Details". Korg.

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