“We market ourselves as a hybrid community-collective where people are able to choose their level of affiliation to us, but we are always there as a hub, and almost like a group of friends where we offer our resources, and we offer our tools to anyone that we feel like deserves it or anyone that could use it.”
Read More“As time passes, I think I’m more inclined to think of a song in terms of sounds rather than genres […] I’m beginning to perceive genres as languages and vocabulary; the more I’m versed in different influences and backgrounds, the better I can convey my songwriting.”
Read More“First and foremost, when I’m making videos, it’s always for me. [It's] about the content, it's about the community and that is what I'm really trying to build,” she said.
Read More“Before [‘Picture Myself’], I was always scared to go back to soft acoustic pop because I thought that ‘I Love You 3000’ did that already, and I didn’t want to repeat myself. But after realizing that this vibe and sound is what I wanna do for a long part of my career, I’m no longer so scared to go back to that, and it's definitely the path I’m going for this era.”
Read More“Sometimes it feels good to sort of scare yourself with how vulnerable you choose to be with your music. It can take the power away from whatever is troubling you.”
Read More“I honestly just want my parents to be able to listen to my songs and understand them. Although I am Chinese American, I was born and raised in the states. Doing music in Chinese helps me connect these two identities that I struggle with.”
Read More“My mind is like a crazy library of pictures, so I see all of these pictures in my mind, and I string them together… I feel like my project is like a book. Each song is a story and that’s why it’s important the way I lined them up.”
Read More"I didn't know what I wanted to do for the longest time. It took a lot of thought and a lot of pushing back this idea of how photographers don't get paid that much, or how it's a difficult industry to pursue. It was when I started to just do what I wanted, that's when I started hunkering down on my photography."
Read More“My inspiration behind the track, "The Room" first came from the imagery of buildings that have been abandoned and years later plants have grown through and around it. The plants turned the untouched structure into a natural living building.”
Read More“I just want people to see my journey - I feel like that is art in itself - seeing someone grow creatively.”
Read More“After a point I didn’t want to be a punching bag anymore, I learned to stand up for myself and I encourage everyone to speak their own truth. If I can offer any advice it is don’t be afraid and stand tall.”
Read MoreWhile we are marginalised, gaslit, scapegoated, hypersexualised, mocked, forgotten, I am still so proud to be Asian American. There is no phrase or sentence that I can encapsulate the Asian American experience in. It’s not bound by one set perspective. The fabric of the Asian identity is woven by so many different cultures stitched together into the very frame of America.
Read More“Real life stories constantly inspire me in creating art and more peaceful ways of relating with one another.”
Read More“Music is my therapy. It’s how I feel I can be vulnerable and empowered all at the same time.”
Read More“I want to make things that convey an episode of my memory that I feel, but other people can also relate to.”
Read More“I know America / She is loose-lipped, / foul mouth, / heavy breathing, / barely sleeping, America.”
Read More“People are always pushing the boundaries of what is music and what is not.”
Read More"It is important to believe in ourselves in every present moment and to not undermine what we are doing.”
We compiled a list of 9 of our team’s favourite books by Asian American authors. Whether you’re seeking an extravagant rom-com, moving memoir, or harrowing drama, you’re bound to find something to accompany you into the new year.
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