And I haven't really talked about this before. So I think the early years when I was doing Shanghai Restoration Project, there was probably a heavier emphasis on Chinese instruments or maybe, as you mentioned, like calling out specific references to, you know, Chinese culture or old Shanghai or whatnot.
And, I think, part of what I was doing subconsciously was actually trying to just understand my identity better. And I think in America, it's so identity politics focused. Like you just have to explore it once when you're a minority. So I was doing that through my music. And, what I noticed is that the media, or sometimes Western audiences would respond quite well to this stuff that maybe had heavier emphasis on the Chinese stuff.
And then if I created projects and I did create projects during this time, like Zodiac, which may be worn as sort of in your face about it, they just would sort of, they didn't really know what to do with it. It's something that I guess we've become aware of in American media where it's just, when you're a minority or if you're a specific identity group, they like you talking a lot about that.
Lucia : Kind of have to be the face of that minority. Yunfan : Perform the identity. They will encourage you to do that. David : I think America says, "You're Chinese if your music has any Chinese elements in it, I want you to talk about it and I want you to talk about it to death. You've covered some sort of old Shanghai songs. Please talk about your Shanghainese identity to death.
But in the UK or in Spain, they're usually, "Hey, what's your latest project? What do you want to talk about with this song? Let's just focus on that song. Yunfan : I always wanted to come to the States. So after college, after working a year, I came to the States to study accounting, and then I worked at Deloitte.
And then I transferred to New York in , and I think it was always subconscious that want to come to New York because of the arts. Lucia : Where you're dabbling in art while you were working as an accountant.
Yunfan : I will say like, I'll finish like, you know, checking the numbers very quickly and spend most of my time making them look better, decorating an Excel spreadsheet. Lucia : David, I've seen a couple of interviews that you've done. You grew up in Kansas and then moved to New York. You have an incredible background, not in music at first, but in going to Harvard, and networking in consulting. Tell me a bit more about your upbringing and like what parts of your identity where you're trying to explore through music.
David : I grew up playing classical piano and also jazz piano. Growing up, my mom liked to sing Chinese opera. And then my grandfather also played the Chinese flute. Cool music Asian Rnb Under listeners Male singer. In , producer and songwriter Dave Liang launched his career with impressive force, producing for artists on major labels such as Bad Boy, Motown, and Universal Records.
These successful forays into the realm of commercial music have earned him high credibility and recognition within the industry. With The Shanghai Restoration Project, his first complete album, Liang inventively marries traditional Chinese instruments with modern hip-hop and electronic production, bringing the ancient world to life in the 21st century.
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