Bio
Charles CHU, 39 years old, French with Vietnamese roots, has been working in cultural and music fields for more than a decade. He lived and worked in Seoul, South Korea, for many years as Cultural deputy of the French Embassy in Seoul (2006-2008) and then managed the French Cultural Center there (2008-2012). At the same time, he also founded a booking & production agency named Brokenteeth to work very closely with the finest underground clubs in Asia, especially with Cakeshop in Seoul. He also worked in Kyoto – Japan (2012-2013).
He’s now located in Paris – France, he keeps on working to build some bridges between France, Asia & the rest of the world. Following Brokenteeth, he has founded on January 2014 a new agency dedicated to music, REVIVAL AGENCY, which focuses on booking tours and producing concerts in France and Asia. Among his multiple activities, he manages the oversea booking for PLAYTIME FESTIVAL in Ulaanbaatar - Mongolia (next edition: July 3 – July 5, 2020). He has launched in september 2015 Seoul Bam! concerts which aims at promoting Korean indie artists in France, and bringing new Korean indie talents to France & Europe.
As a panelist or moderator, he has participated to some major music conventions in Europe and in Asia (MEG Festival in Canada, Zandari Festa in South Korea, Amsterdam Dance Event, Iomma, Sinsal Audio…) to share his overall expertise on Asian music live markets.
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