Monthly Archives: July 2010
Passion Interview w/ Nicki Sun
Bay Area musician/singer/song writer Passion has got a new interview out with Nicki Sun. He gets to talking about his music, being an indie musician, his Empty Suitcase Project, and along with some personal news. The guy is extremely talented and one of the earlier musicians to gain popularity over the internet on a large scale.
Snapshot: When Clara Chung Won Kollaboration 10
Clara Chung Reacting to Her Win @ Kollab 10
Back in March of this year, Clara Chung won the 10th installment of Kollaboration. This picture, courtesy of Erich Chen Photography, captures her reaction to hearing that she won. The girl couldn’t even stand! And to think this was only one of the many awesome milestones she has accomplished this year.
Lookin’ Back: Gerry Woo – “How Long”
Although it’s rare to hear about an Asian or Asian American penetrating the Billboard charts with any sort of mainstream success, the Wonder Girls, the Far East Movement or even Jin were definitely not the first ones to do it. In fact, even in 1987, a young Filipino kid by the name of Gerry Woo was on the airwaves with a number of singles after winning Star Search and landing a record deal. His career wasn’t exactly long lived as he quickly faded away before re-appearing as Harlemm Lee in 2K3 and winning the reality TV competition Fame on NBC, only to vanish just as quickly.
Regardless, it’s folks like Gerry that helped lay some of the ground work yesterday for the artists of today. Mr. Woo – we thank you. You can watch his music video for “How Long” below, in all it’s 80′s glory.
You can read a little more about him over at AARisings.
MUzO (Johnnyphlo x Decipher) Featured in Documentary
The fellas of MUzO Entertainment were recently featured in a student film documentary. They go into the lives of Johnnyphlo, Decipher and their managers and what they aim to accomplish with their art and craft. They talk about both the music and the business aspects of the grind, providing a glimpse of everything that goes on behind and on the stage. It’s a great watch, make sure you check it out. Look for appearances for from Clara Chung and Ailee.
Lil Crazed Interview w/ Local Radio 106.9 KROC
Whoa, big news coming from the Lil Crazed camp as they were able to get air time on their local top 40 station in Rochester, MN. On top of that, the on air DJ did a quick interview with Crazed and they were able to record all of it and post it up for you all to hear. The song that got played is “Fading Away” off the Equilibrium EP that was recently released. Congrats to LC!
Just ‘Cause: Celebrate National Dance Day w/ Quest Crew
July 31st is National Dance Day and Quest Dance Crew wants to see you partake in the celebrations by uploading your own video. Simple as that. Check out their website to see how to participate.
WTF: The Asian Hip Hop Connect Vol. 1 Mixtape
A few weeks back, our friends over at Asian Hip-Hop Times dropped a new mixtape called the Asian Hip Hop Connect Vol.1. It features talent from all over the world including some folks that are frequently featured here at a-Tunes. You can find tracks from Kato, Triangle Offense, Doc Whisper, Virus44, IZ, Jackie Chain, ND, Kenji Astro and more! The quality varies but there are definitely a few gems on here. And since it’s free I recommend you check it our for yourself and keep the track’s you’re feeling!
Back cover, tracklist, and download link after the break.
Paperdoll Interviews for Frexh
I imagine some of you don’t know about Frexh, a huge international event taking place in Shangai this year showcasing music, art, fashion, and food. Well NYC based Paperdoll is one of the headlining music acts, and their interview for the event has been posted. Things have really taken off for the band this year, with a national TV ad song placement, winning Kollaboration NY, and now getting perform an international stage. 2010, go big or go home!
Sam Hart Sings New Original – “We Are Spoons”
Sam Hart has got a new original out called “We are Spoons” but in my opinion it is not greater than the sum of it’s parts. The song is uniquely written, well arranged, makes use of creative instrumentation but at the end of the day this one was just plain boring for me. Sam describes it as “a little happy love song” but I don’t think the happiness really came across. It was all rather flat for me. What do you all think?
JVoqalz Shares Original – “One Night”
JVoqalz, whom most of you probably know from “Summer Day in the Bay” continues his music grind and has uploaded a new track to youtube titled “One Night”. It’s a classic style R&B track that fits his voice well. The production is on the simple side but I’m really digging the keyboard instrumentation. It’s a simple track but pretty well done. Props to Mr. JVoqalz.
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