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Editor’s Top Pick At Wonderfruit Festival

We picked five acts from the impressive lineup of indie, folk, pop and electronic names that we think were Wonderfruit’s best so far and why. Izzy Bizu Izzy Bizu at Wonderfruit Illustrated as “a voice of sunshine” and drawing inspiration from Amy Winehouse and Diana Ross, her enchanting vocals draws an immediate crowd at the open-air Solar Stage during sundown where she belted out a fusion of addictive and tranquil jazz mixes. The Brit Critic’s Choice award winner has sold out two UK tours and churned…

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The Rise of Asian Artists and Music Festivals in Asia

There’s a shift in discussions over the last 12 months within the executive groups in the music business. Where discussions used to be about the rise of the K-pop wave and how its culture and acts are being exported to other parts of the world, the topics are now turning towards China and its growing middle class, insurmountable talents hidden…

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Higher Brothers to perform at Clockenflap China.

Interview with Chinese Rap & Hip-Hop Group Higher Brothers

What really stood out when I played Higher Brothers’ music video ‘Made in China’ for the very first time was how I realised that rap is, of course, the medium used to speak to the younger generation and Chinese music, at the moment, is just the scrap of the whole Chinese music industry. While the millennials are the cause for…

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IMS Asia-Pacific Focuses on China’s Electronic Scene

International Music Summit (IMS) Asia-Pacific is running a two-day conference at the Hyatt on the Bund Hotel right in the heart of cosmopolitan Shanghai. Held 21-22 Sept and followed by STORM Festival in the weekend. The panel ‘Digital Storm’ discussed issues faced by industry professionals dealing with the ever-expanding global digital revolution and streaming in China, Asia and rest of the…

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Tencent, TWITCH, Unilever and VICE Media launched All That Matters

Music Matters Focus on Data, Content & Streaming

All That Matters returned to Ritz-Carlton hotel after a stint at the Marina Bay Sands complex last year in the lion city, Singapore. Held 9-13th September, the 5-day music festival and 3-day conference under the All That Matters brand held its 12th edition of Music Matters, Asia’s prime music conference, organised alongside conferences on gaming, online, marketing and sports. With…

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Tencent Talk China at Music Matters
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Tencent Music Entertainment Group Talks China at Music Matters

Music industry leaders from Asia and rest of the world converged in one of the region’s most exciting music conference and festival All That Matters to discuss some of the most exciting issues before wrapping up the year 2017. While some of us may think about how we can promote our own music, movers and shakers from the music industry…

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Music Press Asia Interviews VP of Joox Poshu Yeung #datatech #musicstreaming #localcuration

Vice President of Joox Poshu Yeung Speaks about Data Technology

In this series of interview, topics include the myth of data technologies, how Tencent expanded, how Joox work with brands and the future of this technology affecting users’ consumption of music. Poshu Yeung, Vice President of the International Business Department at Tencent speaks with MNA’s editor on how things are picking up at Joox and Tencent. Poshu Yeung, a graduate…

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Slot Machine believes that their international acclaim has to do with all the commitment, hard work and team work.
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Slot Machine: We Came From The Alternative Rock Scene

While many of the artists in the region contemplate the direction of their musical careers oblivious to the economics of the music industry, some have already forged their way forward blurring distractions on the way with only one focus in mind. For the last 15 years, Slot Machine has been on the precipice of the Thai music industry. While they…

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Quincy Jones Yuna JBL E55BT

Quincy Jones Launches New JBL Bluetooth Headphone with Yuna

If there’s one person we want to pick whose works are a showmanship of ultimate musicianship skills, then it’ll have to be the long-time American record producer – Quincy Jones – who is also a conductor, composer, musician , television producer, instrumentalist, magazine founder, entertainment company executive and recently, the proud owner of JBL’s newest product: the E55BT, a reasonably…

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Budweiser STORM announced its 2017 return to key markets plus expansionary plans into new cities within China, including Beijing, Shanghai, Chengdu, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Nanjing, Hangzhou, Changsha, and Xiamen.

What Has China Got to Do with Electronic Music?

Transitioning from one of the world’s biggest metropolitan cities to another – from New York to Shanghai – Eric Reithler-Barros is moving on track after his last stint at SFX Entertainment to lead one of China’s booming electronic music conglomerate – A2LiVE – as Managing Director and Chief Commercial Officer that owns STORM Festival, DianYinTai, A2ARTISTS, Strobe Light Talent, and…

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