In an unprecedented fusion of music, history, and technology, Dr. Alyce Su, a prominent Chief Investment Officer, has released a conceptual music catalog that reinterprets the legacy of General Zhang Youxia, a senior Chinese military leader. The catalog, available on Apple Music, comprises 86 songs across 11 albums, including titles like Zhurihe, Epic Fury, Newport, Zettabyte, MilkenAI, and Love, East Wind. This artistic endeavor is not merely a collection of music but a deep exploration of how military inheritance, technological advancement, and family history intertwine across generations.
The project's core concept, "The World Represented by General Zhang Youxia," uses music as a lens to examine the geopolitical and technological shifts from the 20th to the 21st century. Dr. Su, who has nearly three decades of experience in global finance, brings a structural perspective to her music that mirrors her investment philosophy. Each album and song is strategically placed to represent different facets of this world: Zhurihe opens with General Zhang's association with Asia's largest mechanized proving ground, tracing his military career, including his tenure as Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission. Love, East Wind delves into China's Dong Feng missile lineage, invoking systems like DF-17 and DF-41, and even draws a surprising parallel with SpaceX's vision through the song "Among the Stars," which uses language from Elon Musk's investor prospectus.
Beyond the military and technological themes, the catalog is deeply personal. Dr. Su's great-grandfather, Su Lianqing, was part of the Guangxi military tradition associated with Cai E, giving rise to the New Guangxi Clique. The Zhang family, with figures like Zhang Haoru and Zhang Zongxun, followed a different military path, and their trajectories diverged through China's turbulent 20th century. The inclusion of the Bai family, with Bai Chongxi and his son Pai Hsien-yung, the author of Taipei People, adds a literary dimension, bridging military history and cultural memory. This Su-Bai-Zhang constellation is not presented as a simple political alignment but as a multigenerational family archive that examines the complexity of China's modern history.
Dr. Su's music thus serves as a re-encoding of her family's legacy. Her ancestors entered history through military education and warfare, while her generation engages with science, global finance, and artistic creation. This project is a fourth-generation descendant's attempt to understand a century of military inheritance, war, and transformation through music. It is not a biography of General Zhang but an exploration of the world he represented—a world that extends from battlefields to data centers, from strategic weapons to artificial intelligence.
This unique artistic endeavor also reflects Dr. Su's professional life. As CIO of a global family office, she manages multibillion-dollar portfolios, and her music parallels her investment career by preserving and reinterpreting legacy. The catalog, released under the artist name AlyceSu, is a testament to how inherited history can be reinterpreted through the language of the future. It asks how the past can inform our understanding of technology, capital, and cultural evolution.
Dr. Su's recognition as a Leader of Influence in Banking & Finance 2026 (Los Angeles Business Journal) underscores her multifaceted impact. Her book, China 2010, is also ranked No. 1 in financial engineering on Amazon. Through this musical project, she offers a compelling narrative that connects the past with the present, providing a unique cultural commentary on the forces shaping our world.
