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Jason Min Drops Self Titled EP
Jason Min, former lead of the band Miss Vintage, has dropped his self-titled EP, and from what I’ve been hearing, a lot of people have been giving it a lot of critical praise. It’s a 5 song release that was mixed and mastered by another artist, Koo Chung. Jinny Kim also has guest vocals on the EP. If you’re the kind of person who likes to try before you buy (nothing wrong with that) you can check out a couple tracks via the widget below. If you’re ready to pull the trigger, click the cover above to visit his store!
WTF: GT – In Transition Mixtape (2008)
OK, so when a-Tunes was first started I made a promise to myself to never use this platform as shameless promotion for my own music and to use it an impartial manner as I would for any other artist that we support here. With that said I looked at today’s date… April 8th, 2010 and realized wow, it’s been exactly two years since I dropped my debut mixtape In Transition. I’m sure the vast majority of you are unfamiliar with my work, which is understandable but considering that it’s the two year anniversary of this project I thought it’d be appropriate to share with you all for this Week’s Thursday Freebie.
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The mixtape was recorded all throughout my college years and for about a year afterwards as well. As you can imagine from the lengthy time frame there’s going to be a wide range in quality and growth on this project, it was all a matter of transition, hence the title. The tape features guest appearances from Albee, RK, Shinobi, Jacqueline Chun, DCho, and Kato along with some behind the scenes help from Jinny Kim, Johnnyphlo & Kevin Hotography. For what it’s worth, I felt like I grew a lot as a person and artist during the duration of this mixtape, and I also feel like I’ve grown a lot more since. Love it or hate it I present to you In Transition, happy two years old!
Lookin’ Back: The Top 10 Asian American Tracks From The Decade
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2009 is quickling coming to an end and as part of my guest blogging gig at mtv IGGY I was asked to compile a list highlighting what I considered the top 10 tracks of the past decade by Asian Amercan artists. It took a lot of debate and even now I’m not 100% satisfied with my list by regardless I stand by it. This is just a repost of the mtv IGGY article with some minor edits but without further ado I present to you my Top 10 Asian American Tracks From The Decade.
Let me start off this list by saying it was nearly impossible to try and pick my top 10 favorite songs by Asian American artists from the past 10 years. One reason being, I didn’t really follow the scene heavily until a couple years into the decade and even then the pickings were a bit slim at the time. Also, I’ve opted to go for my personal favorite songs that have stood the test of time, and not just the most influential. Keep in mind this is a list of top 10 songs, not artists. That would have been a similar but still different list altogether. Lastly, I’ve decided to stick strictly with Asian-American artists meaning UK import Jay Sean didn’t make the cut despite how much I love ‘Down’. All I can say is, it’s been really exciting to see more and more Asian American artists make a name for themselves in the industry and I can only imagine next decade’s top 10 will be exponentially more difficult to sort out. As with any list there’s going to be some consensus and some disagreement but without further ado I present to you my top 10 from 2000 to 2009.
Read on for the list!
Just ‘Cause: Best Wedding Video Ever
Fans of Koo Chung & Jinny Kim already know they got married a few months back.
Don’t know who they are at all? Well to sum it up they are two really talented acoustic musicians that are heavily influenced by their faith. Things have been quiet from their camp as of late but one can understand that personal life comes first. But as a treat, Koo has started a new blog and also publicly released their video presentation from their wedding reception.
It’s a bit long but believe me, it’s worth it. It’s honestly one of the most well done wedding videos I’ve seen.
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