Daily Archives: August 17, 2010

Baiyu signs with JMD Records

Baiyu signs with JMD Records

We first discovered Baiyu when she did her own version of When We Dance by Ryan Leslie. A few months later, she followed it up with her own song and music video for Sweet Misery. Now, she’s sign to a record deal. (it’s great to see Asian American and Asian Canadian artist being signed to record deals like Far East Movement with Cherrytree Records and D-Pryde to Mars Music Group.

JMD Records, a subsidiary of INgrooves/Universal Music Group, has announced a deal with rising singing sensation Baiyu. JMD Records and Baiyu have already headed into the studio, and are working relentlessly to produce a groundbreaking debut EP for this multi-talented artist. The upcoming EP will showcase new, unreleased songs by the artist who describes her sound as “refreshing music with a soulful core and cross-cultural pop sensibility.” The Pop/R&B EP is expected to be released digitally in the Fall/Winter of 2010.

“To be frank, this EP has been a long time coming. Only those people who really know me know how much I enjoy and take pride in what I do, and have been preparing my whole life for this exact moment,” says Baiyu. “Now that I have a solid, experienced team behind me, and a concrete platform to deliver my music, I am finally ready to release an album that I think people will be very pleasantly surprised with.”

Baiyu has spent the past 6 months in Hawaii, where she has been working on her first full national release. “Spending time in such a lush, secluded environment has really helped me to open up to myself and to be honest in defining my own unique sounds and experiences. Being a songwriter as well, my whole project feels like a single moment of self reflection, which is why I hope that it will speak to my fans in that same, personal way” says the singer and actress. She has recently signed a licensing agreement with MTV/Comcast, and will be featured in an upcoming issue of Vain Style Magazine as an artist to watch. Baiyu’s goal is to become the first solo Asian-American artist in history to reach the top of the charts.

A few months back, channelAPA.com got a chance to do Baiyu’s first ever interview. Check this channelAPA.com exclusive below.

Exclusive channelAPA.com interview with Baiyu

More about Baiyu

Having been born in China, Baiyu has been forging her path since prior to her arrival in Maryland at the age of eight. She learned to read and compose music as a child, with little formal training. Since then, she has worked with Seventeen Magazine, appeared in four independent films, and was a host on MTVu’s hit show “The Freshmen” for three seasons, while remaining focused on her studies. She graduated from Princeton University in 2008, where she was not only a dedicated scholar, but also a member and leader in three dance companies.

afterschoolspecial x Wong Fu Productions x Paul Dateh behind the scenes

afterschoolspecial x Wong Fu Productions music video (behind the scenes)
Earlier this year, we got a channelAPA.com exclusive from Dan of afterschoolspecial that they’d be collaborating with Wong Fu Productions and Paul Dateh on a music video. A few weeks ago the production of the music video officially got underway. afterchoolspecial is retooling their single NAME with a wicked violin solo by Paul Dateh. Helming the music video will be the guys of Wong Fu Productions. You can expect great things with a collabo like this. It’s the first time that these guys have all worked together on a music video.

afterschoolspecial x Wong Fu Productions X Paul Dateh music video

In addition to the music video, afterschoolspecial has gone back to the studio to record a brand new album releasing in fall 2010. They’ll have 10-11 tracks on the upcoming album. Listen to some of the snippets of the new music in the video below. More rock x rap coming soon.

Here’s some of afterschoolspecial’s music: Future Rockstars of America, Not One for Words, and Bad Education. Wong Fu Productions has been helping Asian American artists do music videos for a while. Here’s a few: That Girl by David Choi, Won’t Even Start by David Choi, When We Say (Juicebox) by AJ Rafael, Red Light by Sam Geunjin Kang, and Dance Like Michael Jackson by Far East Movement.

afterschoolspecial x Wong Fu Productions x Paul Dateh behind the scenes

Thai Smile with Timothy DelaGhetto

Thai Smile with Timothy DelaGhetto

Recently, Timothy DelaGhetto and his crew put up one of his early films online set in his family restaurant. The short film was created way before they knew what they were doing. Despite the film’s shortcomings, it’s not bad for one of their early works. Here’s a synopsis:

It’s a busy day at Thai Smile Restaurant when Assistant Manager Tim is put in charge, but serving Thai food and greeting customers is the least of his problems. Take a seat and enjoy the meal as this goofy crew of incompetent waiters try their best to impress the city’s most influential food critic under the most shocking circumstances. During this three course meal of laughter, action, and more laughter, they encounter everything from ninjas to robberies, and even DEATH! You’ll want to watch this movie over and over again, so open up wide, but just make sure you save room for dessert!

The Timothy DelaGhetto brand of humor is all over this short. BTW – If you’re in the LA area, be sure to drop by Timothy DelaGhetto’s family restaurant.

Thai Smile!
8408 Alondra Blvd
Paramount, CA 90723

Also check out these other restaurant themed shorts with Timothy DelaGhetto including Immediate Fortune Cookie and Secret Ingredient. Look for Timothy and his crew to come out with something even better when High School Sucks – The Musical comes out.

Thai Smile with Timothy DelaGhetto (contains profanity)

The Guild Season 4 episode 3

The Guild Season 4 episode 3

Zaboo is overly supportive of the Codex and Fawkes relationship, but is Codex and Fawkes on the same wavelength? Meanwhile, Vork’s competitive spirit kicks against Tinkaballa and Clara as they all raise funds to build the Guild Hall. Whoever raise the most funds designs the hall. Check out the episode entitled “Oversupportive’d”.

Previous episodes:
The Guild Season 4 episode 1
The Guild Season 4 episode 2

The Guild Season 4 episode 3

Don’t miss the music video Game On by the Guild.