Genjing Records
Current work
Current work
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Genjing Records has since stabilized its mission statement first around creating relationships between China's [DIY](/wiki/DIY_ethic "DIY ethic") independent music communities and their international counterparts. This mission is primarily facilitated by the release of [split](/wiki/Split_album "Split album") [7\-inch](/wiki/7-inch "7-inch") records in cooperation with global partner labels and subsequent multinational tours in which bands criss\-cross each other's countries.[City Weekend: Beijing \| Retro Vinyl Revival \| October 2, 2012](http://www.cityweekend.com.cn/beijing/articles/blogs-beijing/the-beat/retro-vinyl-revival/)[Northwest Asian Weekly \| Chinese punk rock band to rock out in the U.S. for the first time \| August 11, 2011](http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2011/08/chinese-punk-rock-band-to-rock-out-in-the-u-s-for-the-first-time/) The label's international catalog includes releases by Cheap Stuff, [Libyan Hit Squad](/wiki/Greg_Ginn%23Libyan_Hit_Squad "Greg Ginn#Libyan Hit Squad"), SS20, Sick Times,[Plastic Bomb \| SICK TIMES/GUM BLEED: Split 10" \| November 27, 2012](http://plastic-bomb.eu/cms/index.php/reviews/cds-a-vinyl/3625-sick-times--gum-bleed-split-10q) Tiny Ghosts and [Tussle](/wiki/Tussle_%28band%29 "Tussle (band)").

Genjing Records also seeks to more broadly support and facilitate other forms local outreach in China's various music communities. In August 2012, Genjing worked with one of the first [expatriates](/wiki/Expatriate "Expatriate") involved in the mid\-1990s Beijing punk scene, [David O'Dell](/wiki/Brain_Failure "Brain Failure"), to host a charity punk\-rock show and auction in association with Half the Sky, a Chinese charitable organization dedicated to poor rural children.[China Daily USA \| Rebel Yell \| September 21, 2012](http://usa.chinadaily.com.cn/weekly/2012-09/21/content_15772204.htm)[CRI English \| The Sound Stage: Rocking For Good \| August 28, 2012](https://archive.today/20130115225126/http://english.cri.cn/7146/2012/08/28/2702s719090.htm) On August 19, 2012, Genjing Records was featured on DIY punk fanzine [Maximumrocknroll's](/wiki/Maximumrocknroll "Maximumrocknroll") weekly radio show.[MRR Radio \#1310 \| August 19, 2012](http://maximumrocknroll.com/mrrradio-1310/) On April 20, 2013, the label spearheaded Mainland China's participation in [Record Store Day 2013](/wiki/Record_Store_Day "Record Store Day").[SCMP \| Vinyl records back in the groove \| Apr 19, 2013](http://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/article/1217530/vinyl-records-back-groove/)

In 2015, Genjing Records took the Melbourne band [Primitive Calculators](/wiki/Primitive_Calculators "Primitive Calculators") on tour in China performing at [Split Works](/wiki/Split_Works "Split Works")' Jue Festival in Beijing and Shanghai as well as club gigs in Xi’an, Yiwu and Wuhan. A documentary entitled "Which Way is China?" was made of the tour.[Which Way Is China?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdbV4leW0uY)

Nevin currently plays in the hardcore\-punk band Struggle Session which has toured in China, Korea, Spain, Morocco, Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina, Chile, Peru, Colombia, Panama, and Australia.[Struggle Session 2017 Morocco \& Spain Tour Documentary](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3Isn4Sfhr4)[Radii \| Beijing Hardcore Band Struggle Session on Unique Punk Hybrids from China \| Dec 7, 2018](https://radiichina.com/beijing-hardcore-band-struggle-session-on-unique-punk-hybrids-from-china/)


Has Genjing Records participated in Record Store Day?