David Liang, Producer of The Shanghai Restoration Project discusses his unique style of music which incorporates a fusion of Eastern and Western cultures and shares his thoughts on the impact of the Internet on the music industry, piracy concerns and applying his management consulting experience to his current career as an independent artist.
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About the Project:
Traditional Chinese instruments meet Hip-Hop & Jazz.
An experiment in cross-cultural soundscapes, "The Shanghai Restoration Project" draws its creative inspiration from the old 1930s Shanghai jazz bands, an early combination of East and West that's become an international legend. The Project revives this exotic blend by introducing Eastern instruments and rhythms to the Western sounds of hip-hop, jazz, and pop.
The Shanghai Restoration Project debuted as MSN Music’s “New Artist of the Week” in early 2006 and became the #1 selling electronic album on the site during the month of January.
Since then, it has appeared in iTunes’ Top 20 Electronic Albums in the US, UK, Australia, Canada, Europe, and Japan, where the project was featured as the “Single of the Week” in November 2006. In April 2007, the introductory track was selected as the theme song for a worldwide advertisement campaign for Kenzo Parfums, a division of Louis Vuitton.
About the Artist:
Producer Dave Liang has worked with artists on Bad Boy, Motown, and Universal Records. His music has been featured in films such as "Red Doors" (Winner TriBeCa Film Festival '05), on tastemaker radio stations such as KCRW and KQED, and in clubs and lounges the world over.
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