HK Magazine: How does performing live compare to being in the studio?
Jacky Ho: A live gig is like a drama and we enjoy planning every detail to make it a unique performance. Recording feels more like a job but there are always surprises and working with our engineer to achieve what we want is fun...
HK: Why dust off old post-punk New Wave songs?
MC: I’ve always enjoyed New Wave, and actually discovered bossanova much later afterwards. I thought, hmm, they share the same sad and romantic style, that melancholic feel. So it would be good to put them together.
HK: Did you enjoy your gig in...
My childhood was different. It was a world full of loud 80s disco music and no television. My mom is still a big Boney M. fan.
I have six siblings. My dad inherited a Chinese restaurant from his father. Because of his working hours, I didn’t see him very much. I read a lot of literature at...
I’m a local Hongkonger through and through. My upbringing was unreasonably strict and old-fashioned. I have more than 10 siblings from different mothers, so from an early age, I’ve known how to get along with people.
We were poor growing up, and my family background made me a tough...
HK Magazine: How did you meet?
The Bigger Bang: Guitarist-synthesizer Abe and bassist AZ are old friends. Abe met vocalist Pupi on Myspace. Originally from Guangzhou, she came to Beijing in 2007 to see the Yeah Yeah Yeahs play at the Modern Music Festival and decided to stay. Drummer LiSiTong met...
I got into music at age five back in the Philippines. I would mimic Michael Jackson as soon as he came on the radio. My mother encouraged me; she knew I was going to be a singer.
I was 20 when I first heard the Journey album “Escape.” I was absolutely mesmerized. I remember listening to...
I’ve always loved music. As a child I spent a lot of time alone, watching television and listening to albums. My parents were always working and I had no brothers or sisters.
Music is more than entertainment; it’s a form of therapy. It’s helped me through so many dark periods....
HK Magazine: Has your music changed much since you started in 2005?
Eric Piece: We started off being strongly influenced by Radiohead, Travis and Coldplay on our first album. Now our sound is a lot more complicated, we try to mix a lot of things together. Our lyrics have changed too. When we were...
HK Magazine: How did you guys get together?
Luke Chow: We all met through the local music scene. I used to go to gigs all the time with Paul, our guitarist, and we ended up meeting our bassist Tiff and new drummer Mike just by jamming at open mic nights and stuff. Playing gigs is still the main way...
