GUIDE IN SHENZHEN

Performing Arts

Maarten Rischen

Music Pro

Hometown: Zwolle, The Netherlands
Training: MA Contemporary Music, Royal University Groningen

Occupation: Musician, composer, producer
Time in SZ: 3.5 years

Favorite lazy day activity: Reading books and listening to podcasts on a bench in Shenzhen Bay, overlooking the water stretching from Nanshan to Futian.

Maarten Rischen is a multi-instrumentalist and composer/producer working in a myriad of styles and media. He has bounced around K from smelly punk rock stages to the grandeur of the modern dance theatre, and everything in between," according to his personal website, www.maartenrischen.nl. He currently runs a production studio in Futian, and curates the music while leading the house band at The Brew Futian. Always keeping a number of musical irons in the fire, Maarten' s most recent original project, Vivid, features “ the mighty Sovi Wong” , while he plays and loops beats, piano, bass and guitar. Vivid gave regular performances at Bar Ink in OCT Loft this spring and released an EP on NetEase called " Leave the lights onH in May.

Q&A

What are your favorite foods?

B: Being a trained chef in French and Italian cuisines, I am a meat lover with a big tendency for savory meats (think salami, Parma hams and all kinds of raw cheeses) and sweets with a heavy hint of buttery creaminess (certainly including Belgian chocolate, and the fondant version is my favorite treat. I also have a hard time saying no to a good ice cream accompanied by heavy buttery caramel and other such really flavorful pleasures). That being said, I'm fond of slight notes of bitterness (think the bitters in cocktails or the peel of an orange) and the tart feeling of an acetic lemony sourness. The best bribery for me is for sure covered in dark bitter chocolate and stuffed with creamy sourness, like a good lemon cheesecake, though with time and having had to overcome so many health challenges, I've learned to appreciate a healthier variety of the same pleasures. But I still sin every now and again by indulging (once a chef, forever a chef).

What are your favorite foods?

B: Being a trained chef in French and Italian cuisines, I am a meat lover with a big tendency for savory meats (think salami, Parma hams and all kinds of raw cheeses) and sweets with a heavy hint of buttery creaminess (certainly including Belgian chocolate, and the fondant version is my favorite treat. I also have a hard time saying no to a good ice cream accompanied by heavy buttery caramel and other such really flavorful pleasures). That being said, I'm fond of slight notes of bitterness (think the bitters in cocktails or the peel of an orange) and the tart feeling of an acetic lemony sourness. The best bribery for me is for sure covered in dark bitter chocolate and stuffed with creamy sourness, like a good lemon cheesecake, though with time and having had to overcome so many health challenges, I've learned to appreciate a healthier variety of the same pleasures. But I still sin every now and again by indulging (once a chef, forever a chef).

What are your favorite foods?

B: Being a trained chef in French and Italian cuisines, I am a meat lover with a big tendency for savory meats (think salami, Parma hams and all kinds of raw cheeses) and sweets with a heavy hint of buttery creaminess (certainly including Belgian chocolate, and the fondant version is my favorite treat. I also have a hard time saying no to a good ice cream accompanied by heavy buttery caramel and other such really flavorful pleasures). That being said, I'm fond of slight notes of bitterness (think the bitters in cocktails or the peel of an orange) and the tart feeling of an acetic lemony sourness. The best bribery for me is for sure covered in dark bitter chocolate and stuffed with creamy sourness, like a good lemon cheesecake, though with time and having had to overcome so many health challenges, I've learned to appreciate a healthier variety of the same pleasures. But I still sin every now and again by indulging (once a chef, forever a chef).

What are your favorite foods?

B: Being a trained chef in French and Italian cuisines, I am a meat lover with a big tendency for savory meats (think salami, Parma hams and all kinds of raw cheeses) and sweets with a heavy hint of buttery creaminess (certainly including Belgian chocolate, and the fondant version is my favorite treat. I also have a hard time saying no to a good ice cream accompanied by heavy buttery caramel and other such really flavorful pleasures). That being said, I'm fond of slight notes of bitterness (think the bitters in cocktails or the peel of an orange) and the tart feeling of an acetic lemony sourness. The best bribery for me is for sure covered in dark bitter chocolate and stuffed with creamy sourness, like a good lemon cheesecake, though with time and having had to overcome so many health challenges, I've learned to appreciate a healthier variety of the same pleasures. But I still sin every now and again by indulging (once a chef, forever a chef).

What are your favorite foods?

B: Being a trained chef in French and Italian cuisines, I am a meat lover with a big tendency for savory meats (think salami, Parma hams and all kinds of raw cheeses) and sweets with a heavy hint of buttery creaminess (certainly including Belgian chocolate, and the fondant version is my favorite treat. I also have a hard time saying no to a good ice cream accompanied by heavy buttery caramel and other such really flavorful pleasures). That being said, I'm fond of slight notes of bitterness (think the bitters in cocktails or the peel of an orange) and the tart feeling of an acetic lemony sourness. The best bribery for me is for sure covered in dark bitter chocolate and stuffed with creamy sourness, like a good lemon cheesecake, though with time and having had to overcome so many health challenges, I've learned to appreciate a healthier variety of the same pleasures. But I still sin every now and again by indulging (once a chef, forever a chef).

Maarten's Picks

Futian East Pacific

Honey Lake Area possesses obvious economic advantages and abundant international resources. By the end of 2017, it was home to 118 foreign-funded enterprises and 172 enterprises from Hong Kong, Macao or Taiwan. It hosts large commercial buildings represented by the headquarters of China Merchants Bank, East Pacific Center and Fortune Plaza, as well as 500 top global enterprises, such as Wal-Mart, Amer International Group Limited and China Merchants Bank, attracting thousands of foreigners to work and live there. Among them, 1 ,299 are registered foreign residents from 57 countries, including South Korea, America, Australia and Canada, with South Koreans accounting for 46 percent. Since 2011, the East Pacific Community has adhered to the idea of "building the community with projects and promoting exchanges through activities," and has created an international community by welcoming both foreign and traditional Chinese cultures and integrating foreigners into the community.

Futian East Pacific

Honey Lake Area possesses obvious economic advantages and abundant international resources. By the end of 2017, it was home to 118 foreign-funded enterprises and 172 enterprises from Hong Kong, Macao or Taiwan. It hosts large commercial buildings represented by the headquarters of China Merchants Bank, East Pacific Center and Fortune Plaza, as well as 500 top global enterprises, such as Wal-Mart, Amer International Group Limited and China Merchants Bank, attracting thousands of foreigners to work and live there. Among them, 1 ,299 are registered foreign residents from 57 countries, including South Korea, America, Australia and Canada, with South Koreans accounting for 46 percent. Since 2011, the East Pacific Community has adhered to the idea of "building the community with projects and promoting exchanges through activities," and has created an international community by welcoming both foreign and traditional Chinese cultures and integrating foreigners into the community.

Futian East Pacific

Honey Lake Area possesses obvious economic advantages and abundant international resources. By the end of 2017, it was home to 118 foreign-funded enterprises and 172 enterprises from Hong Kong, Macao or Taiwan. It hosts large commercial buildings represented by the headquarters of China Merchants Bank, East Pacific Center and Fortune Plaza, as well as 500 top global enterprises, such as Wal-Mart, Amer International Group Limited and China Merchants Bank, attracting thousands of foreigners to work and live there. Among them, 1 ,299 are registered foreign residents from 57 countries, including South Korea, America, Australia and Canada, with South Koreans accounting for 46 percent. Since 2011, the East Pacific Community has adhered to the idea of "building the community with projects and promoting exchanges through activities," and has created an international community by welcoming both foreign and traditional Chinese cultures and integrating foreigners into the community.

Futian East Pacific

Honey Lake Area possesses obvious economic advantages and abundant international resources. By the end of 2017, it was home to 118 foreign-funded enterprises and 172 enterprises from Hong Kong, Macao or Taiwan. It hosts large commercial buildings represented by the headquarters of China Merchants Bank, East Pacific Center and Fortune Plaza, as well as 500 top global enterprises, such as Wal-Mart, Amer International Group Limited and China Merchants Bank, attracting thousands of foreigners to work and live there. Among them, 1 ,299 are registered foreign residents from 57 countries, including South Korea, America, Australia and Canada, with South Koreans accounting for 46 percent. Since 2011, the East Pacific Community has adhered to the idea of "building the community with projects and promoting exchanges through activities," and has created an international community by welcoming both foreign and traditional Chinese cultures and integrating foreigners into the community.

Futian East Pacific

Honey Lake Area possesses obvious economic advantages and abundant international resources. By the end of 2017, it was home to 118 foreign-funded enterprises and 172 enterprises from Hong Kong, Macao or Taiwan. It hosts large commercial buildings represented by the headquarters of China Merchants Bank, East Pacific Center and Fortune Plaza, as well as 500 top global enterprises, such as Wal-Mart, Amer International Group Limited and China Merchants Bank, attracting thousands of foreigners to work and live there. Among them, 1 ,299 are registered foreign residents from 57 countries, including South Korea, America, Australia and Canada, with South Koreans accounting for 46 percent. Since 2011, the East Pacific Community has adhered to the idea of "building the community with projects and promoting exchanges through activities," and has created an international community by welcoming both foreign and traditional Chinese cultures and integrating foreigners into the community.

Other recommendations

Futian East Pacific

Honey Lake Area possesses obvious economic advantages and abundant international resources. By the end of 2017, it was home to 118 foreign-funded enterprises and 172 enterprises from Hong Kong, Macao or Taiwan. It hosts large commercial buildings represented by the headquarters of China Merchants Bank, East Pacific Center and Fortune Plaza, as well as 500 top global enterprises, such as Wal-Mart, Amer International Group Limited and China Merchants Bank, attracting thousands of foreigners to work and live there. Among them, 1 ,299 are registered foreign residents from 57 countries, including South Korea, America, Australia and Canada, with South Koreans accounting for 46 percent. Since 2011, the East Pacific Community has adhered to the idea of "building the community with projects and promoting exchanges through activities," and has created an international community by welcoming both foreign and traditional Chinese cultures and integrating foreigners into the community.

Futian East Pacific

Honey Lake Area possesses obvious economic advantages and abundant international resources. By the end of 2017, it was home to 118 foreign-funded enterprises and 172 enterprises from Hong Kong, Macao or Taiwan. It hosts large commercial buildings represented by the headquarters of China Merchants Bank, East Pacific Center and Fortune Plaza, as well as 500 top global enterprises, such as Wal-Mart, Amer International Group Limited and China Merchants Bank, attracting thousands of foreigners to work and live there. Among them, 1 ,299 are registered foreign residents from 57 countries, including South Korea, America, Australia and Canada, with South Koreans accounting for 46 percent. Since 2011, the East Pacific Community has adhered to the idea of "building the community with projects and promoting exchanges through activities," and has created an international community by welcoming both foreign and traditional Chinese cultures and integrating foreigners into the community.