I'm an indie artist in the local Tri-Cities Area in British Columbia, Canada, and I am currently going into my second year of high school.
The only complete track that I have right now is my first single, "Keep It Up" which won in the top 10 finalists of the 2006 Songs That Make a Difference songwriting contest that was held by the School Alliance of Student Songwriters. I was the youngest winner at the time... XP
I'm currently working on my first album, "Random Thoughts" that includes both vocal tracks as well as instrumental tracks on the piano or on the flute.
Well, I've only just started. ^^ Give me a year or two, and I'll have some stuff.
I have played live several times. There was one time when I performed an accoustic version of "Keep it Up" at two school assemblies - one team-wide, one school-wide - when I was in Grade seven. With the exception of this year, which was because I was a alumni of the program, I usually perform my latest songs at the Year End Galas of the BC program of the School Alliance of Student Songwriters. I couldn't be fitted into the program this year because of lack of time.
My most special time would be when I performed in front of my peers at school for the first time. It's a bittersweet moment for me, because I did get my voice heard, but at the same time, I got backlash for it, as it was talking about my bullying experiances at the school, and it was basically addressing almost half of the student body, so, yes, while the moment was special, it was also something that I had problems going through. I'm not exactly the most "normal" person out there, and my way of thinking often intimidates people - even adults, but especially my teenage peers - which is why I'm often rejected by the majority. It was only just recentl that I started making a large group of friends. ^^;
Well, it depends. I grew up with oldies songs like Celine Dion in her younger years, the Goo Goo Dolls, Shania Twain, the list just goes on and on. Recently I've started listening to more mainstream, but certain styles still don't really suit my taste. K-Pop and J-Pop are also a couple of my influences, but mostly it's just the accoustic pop styles. But, I think my biggest influences are my mentors, David Blair and Don McLeod, as well as my favourite indie stars, Classified and dbClifford.
Instrumental-wise, mostly it's just the stuff that I hear on CBC Classical radio. I don't know who performs what, but I like them, and I'm inspired by them. The only instrumental performer I actually know the name of is Yiruma, a Korean pianist that is internationally famous for his sad and relaxing music style. Another pianist that I am very much inspired by is Robin Spielberg. The first song I ever heard from her was "Remember Me" when my mom used a legally embedded version of the song for a couple of her blog entries. After that, the rest I listened to on her website. ^^
Not much. ^^; Right now, I only have Audacity and a headset mic that I use to record accoustic tracks and covers for some of the songs I listen to for fun and practice. I'm saving up for a full recording studio, considering that I only have the program and not the right equipment. ^^;
Um... I'm Korean! ^v^
I also tend to over-use Asian emoticons when I write online.
I also like anime, but not so much to actually obsess over it. Not as much as I would with video games. Yeah, I'm a nerd An Asian nerd at that!
