If you’re looking to listen to something just a tad more cerebral than your typical MTV/VH1/Perez Hilton type of fair then I recommend you take a listen to this interview/report from NPR on Asian-Americans attempting to break into the mainstream Soul/R&B lane. They discuss artists such as Heather Park, Gerry Wu, Pinay, and Dawen. There […]
Read More NPR Report: “Asian-American Artists Break Into Soul Music”Dawen & afterschoolspecial have joined forces for a special youtube collab where they mash up B.o.B.’s “Nothin’ On You” and Travie McCoy’s “Billionaire”, both featuring Bruno Mars. I think the latter was a lot better executed than the formal… it just fit both singer’s styles better. The “Nothin On You” parts were a bit sloppy […]
Read More Dawen x afterchoolspecial Mash Up ‘Nothin On You’ & ‘Billionaire’Dawen, who dropped his album American Me last year, performs his singles ‘Wake Up’ & ‘Just You’ for Turtlist Media. ‘Wake Up’ is one of his stronger cuts from the album, and he sings the deliberate lyrics with conviction and authenticity. I think I even prefer this stripped down, unplugged type of version over the […]
Read More Dawen Performs “Wake Up” & “Just You” Live for Turtlist MediaSinger/song writer Dawen is not only an artist, but a community event organizer as well as he prepares the 3rd Declare Indie Concert, an event that he originally spawned to showcase the AA talent in the Chicago area. This year it will be held on April 16th. For details you can check out the facebook […]
Read More Declare Indie 3 To Take Place In Chicago On April 16thYoutube is never lacking in great cover videos but it seems recently there have been a number of really sweet, soulful, heartfelt covers being posted up. So I thought it’d be share some of them with you in case you missed these. These are all sappy in some form or another so if this ain’t […]
Read More News Quickies 04-02-10 Sweet Cover Songs EditionEsna Yoon really has a knack for choosing artists that are a great vocal match for her. This time she teams up with R&B specialist Dawen in singing a medley of various current Pop/R&B hits. They cover Young Money’s “Bedrock”, IYAZ’s “Replay”, and Beyonce’s “Sweet Dreams”. I liked Dawen’s unique choice of synth sounds though […]
Read More Esna Yoon x Dawen Collab for a Pop/R&B MedleyI fist heard of Dawen when I saw the MV for his single ‘Wake Up’. I was intruiged to say the least, especially considering not only do you rarely hear that brand and style of R&B from Asian American artists in general, but you also rarely hear it from now a days from any artist period. […]
Read More Critic’s Corner: Dawen – American MeAARising has just posted up their feature interview with R&B singer songwriter Dawen. It’s fairly in depth but helps you gain an insight into who Dawen is and how his experiences and musical idols have influenced and defined his sound. He seems to be a very level-headed guy and very self aware, which is definitely […]
Read More Dawen Interview w/ AARisingsFrom your favorite Youtube stars, to comedians, to famous actresses, to singers and renown speakers, everyone is coming together across the nation to speak up for the Pacific Asian Family (CPAF) against domestic violence and sexual assault. As a serious cause and growing issue, many people suffering from these cases are either too distraught or […]
Read More Just ‘Cause CPAF PSA: YouTube All-Stars “United Against Violence”Hypen Magazine has a new interview up with singer/song writer Dawen. The author gets to pick Dawen’s brain on his upbringing, his influences, and what it means to be Asian American. A pretty decent read and one that any Dawen fan should check out. Here’s an interesting quote: How do you see yourself in relation […]
Read More Dawen Interview w/ Hypen Magazine
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