LOS ANGELES, CA – Dr. Alyce Su, a seasoned investment executive and Chief Investment Officer of a global family office, has released a conceptual music catalog that intertwines military history, strategic technology, and financial themes. The catalog, available on Apple Music, comprises 86 songs across 11 albums, all centered on the theme “The World Represented by General Zhang Youxia.”
Dr. Su, who has nearly 30 years of experience at firms like PIMCO, Goldman Sachs, UBS, and McKinsey, uses music as a medium to bridge her family’s military legacy with her professional expertise in finance and technology. The catalog includes works such as “Zhurihe,” “Epic Fury,” “Newport,” “Zettabyte,” “MilkenAI,” and “Love, East Wind,” each addressing different facets of this complex narrative.
The music is structured around General Zhang Youxia’s career, which includes his tenure as Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission and his leadership roles in the PLA’s General Armaments Department and the Central Military Commission Equipment Development Department. These positions linked weapons development, equipment modernization, and space technology, elements that Dr. Su explores in her compositions.
“Zhurihe,” for instance, opens with General Zhang’s connection to Asia’s largest mechanized proving ground, tracing his military career. “Love, East Wind” is grounded in China’s Dong Feng missile lineage, referencing systems like the DF-17 and DF-41, as well as the evolution of China’s strategic capabilities during Zhang’s leadership.
Dr. Su’s own family history adds a personal dimension. Her great-grandfather, Su Lianqing, was part of the Guangxi military tradition associated with Cai E, while the Zhang family followed a different military path. The Bai family, including Bai Chongxi and his son Pai Hsien-yung, also figure into this historical constellation, creating a multigenerational archive that spans military education, war, migration, and literature.
This project is not a conventional military-themed album; it is an attempt to represent the world that General Zhang embodied, extending from battlefields to data centers and from strategic weapons to artificial intelligence. Dr. Su’s dual careers in finance and art allow her to reinterpret inherited history through the language of the future.
The catalog also includes works that connect to contemporary themes, such as “Among the Stars,” which draws from SpaceX’s investor prospectus, creating a bridge between China’s military-space tradition and commercial space exploration. Dr. Su’s book “China 2010” has also been ranked No. 1 in financial engineering on Amazon.
Dr. Su’s musical project is a unique fusion of personal history, military legacy, and modern technology, offering listeners a conceptual journey through a century of transformation.
