Bei Bei (Beibei Monter, Bei Bei He) is one of world’s premier guzheng musicians. The Guzheng is over 2,500 years old and belongs to the asian long zither family, and was used in both folk and court music in ancient China. Born in Chengdu, China, Bei Bei fell in love with the large 21-stringed instrument at first sight, and began playing at age seven. Passionate about music and sure that her calling was to become a professional musician, Bei Bei majored in guzheng at the Central University of Nationalities in Beijing. She also went on to study at the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts under several guzheng masters such as Li-Jing Sha, Mu-Lan Hai, Chun-Jiang Teng, and Ling-Zi Xu. After moving to Los Angeles, California, she further studied music recording at Azusa Pacific University, Citrus College and jazz performance at Fullerton College.

As a performing artist and composer, Bei Bei roots her art in classical music and expands into other styles, combining new with old into creative new expressions. This is heard especially in her collaborations with musicians from different genres such as funk, jazz, pop, electronica, hip-hop, and dance.

She released her debut album “Quiet Your Mind And Listen” in 2006 and her collaborative album “Heart of China” (Universal Music), with Richard Horowtiz, in 2008. In 2009 Bei Bei started collaborating with England’s prolific producer / musician Shawn Lee. The team has released two albums – “Into The Wind” (Ubiquity Records) in 2010, and “Year of The Funky” (Légère Recordings) in 2017.

As a studio musician, she recorded for the Disney movie “Mulan”(2020) original soundtrack as well as its powerful hit song “Loyal Brave True” sung by Christina Aguilera. She also premiered this song with Christina Aguilera at the “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” show on March 10, 2020. Other movie/TV soundtracks she recorded for include the hit Sci-fi Channel series “Battlestar Galactica” and movie “Mysteries of Ancient China”. She also recorded for many video games such as “Revelation” (天谕), “Moonlight Blade” (天涯明月刀), “Honor of Kings” and “Age of Empire”. She recorded for singer / song writers such as San.Drine, Jessica Fichot, Karoline Kausted, Emma Ejwertz and Summer Jike Junyi .She has worked with multiple Hollywood film and TV composers such as Harry Gregson-Willams, Neal Acree, Sam Cardon, George Shaw and Bear McCreary.

As a composer, she composed and recorded for China Central TV documentary series “Dun Huang” (敦煌) and the movie “Copy Cat”（盗版猫). She collaborated with Hip Hop and R&B producer Fingazz for the Canon web promo video “Tiger’s Heart”. She also worked with Alan Burner combining live music with color choreography. She worked with dancers/ choreographers such as Mandarin Wu and Yaya Zhang. Her dance music works include “Dancing Dream,” “Four Seasons”, and “The Han Palace Improv.”
 Bei Bei co-composed most of the music in her albums such as “Into The Wind” and “Year of The Funky.” Her most recent compositions include “Rhapsody Of Water and Fire” that she co-composed with Adam Giberti for the guzheng and symphony orchestra.


Bei Bei’s live performance projects include The Bei Bei Ensemble – a contemporary fusion band, Vivid China Ensemble – a traditional Chinese music ensemble, as well as a fusion duo with guitarist Jon Monter. She was the member of the Orchid Ensemble from 2008 to 2009. She has performed at a number of notable venues such as the Barclay Theater (Irvine), The Grove (West Hollywood), The Carpenter Theater (Cal State Long Beach), National Arts Center of Ottowa, Amoeba Records (Hollywood), Union Station (Los Angeles), Sergerstrom Center for the Arts (Costa Mesa), Knitting Factory (Hollywood), Illinois Wesleyan University, Gustavus Adolphus College, Cal State San Macros, UCLA, Hong Kong Cultural Centre, Bowers Museum (Santa Ana), Shanghai National Convention Center, The Popoli Pop Cult Festival in Italy, and the MGM Grand Garden Arena (Las Vegas). She was also featured as a guest soloist performing with UC Irvine Symphony orchestra, UCLA Game Music Ensemble and the Pacific Symphony. She has worked with world-renowned conductors such as Carl St. Clair and Steven Tucker.

Bei Bei’s multiple performance videos on Youtube have been viewed over 12 million times in total. Her fans are all over the world.

To learn more, visit beibeizheng.com