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Eric Lau Is a London-Based Producer Who Has Been Busy Making Musical Waves for Others Eric Lau is a London-based producer who has been busy making musical waves for others. He may well be a producer you’ve heard, but not heard of, by way of his productions for the likes of Lupe Fiasco, Dudley Perkins, Georgia Anne Muld- row, Guilty Simpson, Wildchild, Tanya Morgan, Hil St Soul, and a family of up n’coming artists who feature on New Territories, his debut solo album. His slick and edgy productions have turned the ears of Gilles Peterson (Lau appeared on his Brownswood Bubblers release FORERIC INFORMATION ANDLAU SOUNDCLIPS -OF OURNEW TITLES, GO TO WWW.UBIQUITYRECORDS.COM/PRESSTERRITORIESSTREET DATE: 03/18/2008 of October 2006) and Fat City Records who released Eric Lau presents Dudley & Friends in January 2007. Tastemakers and peers like Benji B (BBC Radio 1Xtra) called Lau’s soulful street sounds “Heavy!”, Phonte (of Little Brother) added that Lau is “One of the illest beatmakers”, Dudley Perkins (Stones Throw) said “His music did something to me,” and Dego (of 4Hero) asked “Who the f$%k is Eric Lau!?” New Territories has a double meaning. It’s the area in Hong Kong that the Lau family are from and regularly visit. “People have a vision of Hong Kong being sky scrappers and high rises everywhere,” says Lau. “However, the area known as New Territories is full of mountain ranges, sea, villages and farm land. It’s very peaceful and pure there, and these are qualities I try to incorporate into my production.” Also, the title refers to the album and the global musical connections it made. “There are many young artists on the record and our roots are from around the world,” explains Lau. “Even though we are from different backgrounds we approached the album with the same mindset and all want to help each other get to where we want to be. This record is a new territory for us as a group of artists, and I hope that it is, in turn, a refreshing listen.” UK born Lau has only relatively recently got into music production, but delved-in neck-deep. “I don’t really have a very musical family or musical upbringing,” he says. “But apparently my mother used to sing Chinese opera during the revolution in Hong Kong.” Moving to London at the age of 19 his time at University there turned him on to the possibility of music as a way of life. “Just being in London, with an open mind, that’s all it took,” he explains. Now 26 years old, Lau is either in the studio, or can be found teaching at RollingSound, a youth-led multimedia education company. At RollingSound under- privileged inner-city kids get to learn music production, DJ-ing, video gamed design, photography, film and web design. “I’ve Eric Lau is a London-based producer who has been “Being Chinese and growing up in England I was influenced by a lot of sounds. From Brit-pop, ‘60’s rock, Chinese opera, UK hip hop, been their head tutor and artistic consultant for the last 3 years and have had a big say in the design of the courses and busy making musical waves for others. He may and of course the west London scene,” says Lau. “I think that my delivery,” says Lau. “If I was not doing the music thing I would definitely put all my efforts in to teaching and work in the well be a producer you’ve heard, but not heard of, Chinese roots have very subtlety affected my choice of key when youth sector as I have seen so many talented young people take their skills in multimedia and more importantly life to the making music, however it’s not really an in your face thing.” Jay by way of his productions for the likes of Lupe Dee, Pete Rock, D’angelo, ?uestlove, James Poyser, Donald next level.” Fiasco, Dudley Perkins, Georgia Anne Muldrow, Byrd, Roy Ayers, and Shuggie Otis are frequently mentioned by Lau as main influences. But Lau has a sound of his own that With New Territories, Lau wants to make connections in China, particularly with the growing music scene in Shanghai. Guilty Simpson, Wildchild, Tanya Morgan, Hil St jumps from the lush intro’ to the twisted soul of “I Don’t Do It To”. Soul, and a family of up n’coming artists who “Right Side” and “Confession Lounge” bump with the right dose of “Music making by the youth there is quite rare. I mean the music scene in Shanghai is still growing right now. I would love to feature on New Territories, his debut solo album. bottom-end, while “Final Chance” injects the party vibe to make be part of that, and to hopefully even pioneer and set a good example in the soul, hip hop, jazz world.” Lau has already way for the more reflective tracks like “Don’t Let Them.” “In any made in-roads by way of a track he gave to Lupe Fiasco. Fiasco used it to produce a tune for Hong Kong movie actor, singer His slick and edgy productions have turned the ears of Gilles Peterson (Lau trade you always look at the best. In the first few years I would try appeared on his Brownswood Bubblers release of October 2006) and Fat and see what these guys were doing and would learn from their and entrepreneur Edison Chen. City Records who released Eric Lau presents Dudley & Friends in January music. I still have a long way to go and plenty to learn but I guess 2007. Tastemakers and peers like Benji B (BBC Radio 1Xtra) called Lau’s I’ve slowly but surely come into my own sound. The key and “Being Chinese and growing up in England I was influenced by a lot of sounds. From Brit-pop, ‘60’s rock, Chinese opera, UK soulful street sounds “Heavy!”, Phonte (of Little Brother) added that Lau is frequencies of sound that I choose shape the feel of my music. The “One of the illest beatmakers”, Dudley Perkins (Stones Throw) said “His tempo and rhythm kinda’ takes care of the mood,” he adds. hip hop, and of course the west London scene,” says Lau. “I think that my Chinese roots have very subtlety affected my music did something to me,” and Dego (of 4Hero) asked “Who the f$%k is choice of key when making music, however it’s not really an in your face thing.” Jay Dee, Pete Rock, D’angelo, ?uestlove, Eric Lau!?” 01 Welcome 08 Free It Out James Poyser, Donald Byrd, Roy Ayers, and Shuggie Otis are frequently mentioned by Lau as main influences. But Lau has a New Territories has a double meaning. It’s the area in Hong Kong that the 02 I Don’t Do It To 09 Show Me sound of his own that jumps from the lush intro’ to the twisted soul of “I Don’t Do It To”. “Right Side” and “Confession Lau family are from and regularly visit. “People have a vision of Hong Kong 03 Right Side 10 Let It Out Lounge” bump with the right dose of bottom-end, while “Final Chance” injects the party vibe to make way for the more being sky scrapers and high rises everywhere,” says Lau. “However, the 04 Confession Lounge 11 Begin area known as New Territories is full of mountain ranges, sea, villages and reflective tracks like “Don’t Let Them.“ The latter was written on the day British Police shot a Brazilian man mistaken for a farm land. It’s very peaceful and pure there, and these are qualities I try to 05 Final Chance 12 How Far terrorist on the Underground. “In any trade you always look at the best. If you are aspiring to be a great basketball player you incorporate into my production.” The title also refers to the album and the 06 Time Will Tell 13 Hope study and learn moves like Michael Jordan’s fade away, Magic Johnson’s passing, Larry Bird’s shooting etc” he says. “I guess global musical connections it made. “There are many young artists on the 07 Don’t Let Them 14 Outro record and our roots are from around the world,” explains Lau. “Even though in the first few years I would try and see what these guys were doing and would learn from their music. I still have a long way we are from different backgrounds we approached the album with the to go and a lot to learn but I guess I’ve slowly but surely come into my own sound. I guess the key and frequencies of sound same mindset and all want to help each other get to where we want to be. that I choose shape the feel of my music. The tempo and rhythm kinda’ takes care of the mood,” he adds. This record is a new territory for us as a group of artists, and I hope that it is, in turn, a refreshing listen.” CD - CATALOG UBR11227-2 LP - CATALOG UBR11227-1 UK born Lau has only relatively recently got into music production, but LIST PRICE: $16.98 LIST PRICE: $19.98 delved-in neck-deep. Moving to London at the age of 19 his time at CD BOX LOT: 30 DLP BOX LOT: 30 University there turned him on to the possibility of music as a way of life. FOR FANS OF: VINYL IS NON-RETURNABLE “Just being in London, with an open mind, that’s all it took,” he explains. DILLA, PETE ROCK, D’ANGELO, ?UESTLOVE, PPP, ANGIE STONE Now 26 years old, Lau is either in the studio, or can be found teaching at FILE UNDER: RollingSound, a youth-led multimedia education company.
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