Chairman Hao

Jun 2, 2009 Artists

Chairman Hao is the performance moniker of Orlando resident Hao Xuan Do. Born in Vietnam in May 1974, he and his family immigrated to the United States when he was still a young child. As a young Florida teen, he became exposed to his older brother’s punk, ska and reggae collection on vinyl 45s, which would later influence his ambition of working with music and his love of vinyl.

In the mid-nineties, Hao started working at Bad Mood Records, owned by Michael Donaldson (aka Q-Burns Abstract Message). In this modest record store in downtown Orlando, Hao developed connections with numerous musicians and producers who eventually provided him his first gigs as a DJ. The experience would later provide fuel for his evolution into being a record producer and studio-engineer.

In the year 2000, Hao opened another independent record shop called Echo Echo, but the store was short-lived. Since then, Hao has continued working in the studio and as a DJ in Florida, performing in cities such as Gainesville and Miami, as well as his hometown of Orlando.

Chairman Hao has opened for local and international artists such as Kool Keith, James Lavelle (UNKLE), Drums & Tuba, Sol.iLLaquists Of Sound, DJ BMF, Fort Knox Five, MachineDrum, Cyne, Sneaker Pimps, dead prez, Eyedea & Abilities, R_Garcia, Mic Mell, Swamburger, SPS, Jalima, Thunderball and Greyboy. This list provides an idea of the genres of music he touches on: hip-hop, funk and experimental electronic grooves.

Affiliations: Bastard Jazz Records, Nonsense Records, Future Funk Collective and FastFWD Records.

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