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How does a platypus get to Summer Sonic?: Interview with Andr (opens the original)
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Born in 2000 and raised in Taipei, she released her debut album shhh, it’s under my bed in October 2024, produced by Gummy Bear Man (Kain Han/韓立康). Best New Artist nominations followed at both the Golden Indie Music Awards and the Golden Melody Awards. Within two years, she had played Summer Sonic, SXSW in Austin and Sydney, and Clockenflap.What she does with her time abroad is the interesting part. After a showcase, she doesn’t pack up. She goes and talks. What did you think? Would this fit you
Building a Shared Language Beyond Words: Interview with Enno Cheng (opens the original)
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Enno Cheng (鄭宜農) has spent the past few years taking her music across language barriers. You can hear that most clearly in her 2025 single with Korean singer-songwriter Lang Lee, “Slowly Come to Thee (寬寬仔來到祢的面前),” a song that set out from day one to blend Taiwanese Taigi and Korean.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://taiwanbeats.taicca.tw/en/news/ennocheng" target="_blank
The Rollercoaster That Toured Its Way to the World: Interview with Kuo of Sunset Rollercoaster (opens the original)
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From a band that once couldn’t find a single record label willing to sign them. A decade later, they’ve played 30+ countries, headlined Fuji Rock, became the first Taiwanese band ever at Coachella for not only one, but two weekends, and co-made an award-sweeping album with Korea’s HYUKOH.Have you ever wondered what their secret is? According to frontman and mastermind Kuo (曾國宏), it’s unbelievably simple:<a class="image
A Cassette Tape That Started It All: Story Behind LINION’s Overseas Collaboration. (opens the original)
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Picture this: You’re at a show in Taipei, the Japanese singer you’ve been low-key obsessed with is standing right in front of you — and instead of a business card, you slip him a cassette tape.That’s exactly what LINION did. The singer was Shohei from THREE1989, who became famous because of the Netflix program Terrace House, and that tape led to a trip to a Shibuya studio, a rooftop full of crows, a few cold beers, and a song cal
Your Survival Guide for Breaking Into Taiwan's Music Scene (opens the original)
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In the latest Taiwan Beats interview, Nuno Chen, who has spent 25+ years inside Taiwan's indie scene, leading Emerge Music and its festivals Emerge Fest (浮現祭) and Carnival Fever (赤聲躁動), revealed his tactic on how to assist a foreign indie band's breakout in the local scene.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://taiwanbeats.taicca.tw/en/news
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