Nguyễn Trung Hậu, known as Hauxenz, is a  Vietnamese artist, producer, finger drummer, and keyboardist of Bột Màu Khoai Tây Cà Rốt. For him, music has always felt like a language people can understand without needing it explained. No matter where someone comes from, sound can still carry feeling in a way words sometimes cannot. A chord, a rhythm, a change in tone, these things can speak across distance, background, and language in a way that feels immediate and deeply human. 

 

For Hau, making music is not only about the final release, but also about everything that happens before it. Much of the meaning comes from the process itself: exploring an idea, following a feeling, and slowly turning something personal into something real. Before music reaches other people, it first exists as something lived through by the person making it. Carries uncertainty, curiosity, small discoveries, and the private moments that happen along the way.

 

That way of thinking has made exploration an important part of his journey. Rather than approaching music as something he has to control completely, Hau is more interested in staying open to where it can lead. Sometimes that means following a sound he does not fully understand yet. Sometimes it means allowing an idea to change shape over time. For him, the process of making music is often less about forcing a destination and more about paying attention to what feels honest, what feels alive, and what continues to reveal itself the more he works on it.

 

A major shift in his journey came through a deeper connection with acoustic instruments. Coming from a background that also involved electronic music, he became increasingly drawn to the small differences in touch, timing, and expression that make each note feel alive. What stood out to him was that no note is ever exactly the same twice. The sound responds to the hands, the body, the room, and the moment. That experience shaped the way he hears emotion in music, not as perfection, but as something human.

 

While much of Hau’s work begins in a personal space, collaboration remains an important part of his creative life. Working with others allows ideas to move in unexpected directions and opens up perspectives he would not reach alone. A different thought, a different reaction, or even a small suggestion can completely change the way something develops. He values that exchange not only because it helps shape the work, but because it reflects another side of music itself, one that is shared, responsive, and constantly changing. At the same time, creating on his own gives him room to explore freely and stay close to the feelings that first led him into music.

 

As his journey continues, Hau remains interested in growth not as a final goal, but as something that builds little by little through experience. Even small changes in perspective can stay with him and shape the way he approaches the next piece of music. Whether through production, finger drumming, keyboard performance, or collaboration, Hau continues to treat music as a space for exploration, connection, and growth.