Tina Guo has had a diverse career in music: She's played cello internationally with classical symphonies, performed heavy metal as an electric cellist and played on video game, TV and movie soundtracks. She has been nominated for a Grammy Award and the BRIT female artist of the year. Born in Shanghai and raised in the United States, Guo's music blends styles and defies expectations. "People do say, 'Tina, you're all over the place artistically.' Musically, I think I was using it as a tool because I was so desiring connection... So I think trying everything, trying to see how I can connect with people through music, has kind of been like a driving force," Guo said. In middle school, she was introduced to heavy metal music. "I think it was just very there's a lot of not masculine energy, but just, like, aggressive, like dark and I think I related to it because of my own frustrations that I wasn't able to vocalize as a cello robot growing up," Guo said. " I think that was a seed of thinking, I wish I could do a different type of music." Guo has reached what many might consider the pinnacle of success as a recording artist, signing with a major label. But she said she wants to focus more on composing and having creative freedom. "I feel like a lot of artists are going through this right now, so I actually might be leaving, going back to doing my own thing and self funding everything, " Guo said.  Her next project, she hopes is "a major TV project, something that would allow me to experiment with my love for tribal, primal music and ....a lot of recording sessions, working with other artists, and I think just expressing myself musically and artistically." #features Watch CGTN LIVE on your computer, tablet or mobile https://cgtnamerica.vhx.tv/videos/hd-live-broadcasts Subscribe to CGTN America on YouTube Follow CGTN America: Twitter: @cgtnamerica Facebook: @cgtnamerica Instagram: @cgtnamerica TikTok: @newstoks This material is distributed by MediaLinks TV, LLC on behalf of CCTV. Additional information is available at the Department of Justice, Washington, D.C.