Rising Mando-Pop Star Shares Tales of Love
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A R O U N D T O W N 發光的城市 15 TAIPEI TIMES • FRIDAY, MAY 28, 2010 BY ANDREW C.C. HUANG MUSIC Rising Mando-pop star shares tales of love his past month marks a watershed period Shadya builds cities in her mind. comes to me. What I do is I observe the things in for rising Mando-pop star Shadya (藍又時). In PHOTO COURTESY OF ARTMUSE ENTERTAINMENT my life,” Shadya said. “For example, I read a book addition to releasing her highly acclaimed and decided to write a song titled Prologue (序).” Tsecond album Composition No. 2 Album Is Shadya’s description of romance a — Love in London (二號創作專輯 — 倫敦的愛情), reflection of her life? “If every love song the singer-songwriter also received a nomina- PERFORMANCE noTES required a romance to get written, life would be tion last week for Best Newcomer at this year’s too busy,” Shadya chuckled. “I have had very Golden Melody Awards. Next Thursday, Shadya WHAT: 2010 Listen to Shadya (2010聽聽 few romantic experiences actually. You can will also hold a mini concert titled 2010 Listen — 藍又時) count them on one hand.” to Shadya (2010聽聽 — 藍又時) at Riverside Live Shadya is also a respected songwriter who has House. The concert takes its name from a track WHEN: June 3, 8:30pm Thursday written tunes for heavyweights such as Rene Liu on her most recent album, but will also include (劉若英), Sandy Lam (林憶蓮) and Kelly Chen (陳慧 work from her first album. WHERE: Riverside Live House (西門紅樓展演 琳). “I would love to write songs for A-mei (張惠 Over the past two years, Shadya has come to 館), 177 Xining S Rd, Taipei City (台北市西寧 妹) some day too,” she said. be known as the intimate and emotive voice that 南路177號). Tel: (02) 2370-8805. On the Net: During her behind-the-scenes years, Shadya sings tales about fragile love. In Composition No. www.riverside.com.tw also worked as a professional demo singer 1 — Album Secret (一號創作專輯 — 秘密) in 2009 recording demos for artists such as Coco Lee (李 and Love in London this year, Shadya croons ADMISSION: NT$500 玟) and S.H.E. about the treasures and treacheries of modern “When I record a demo, I try to create the love in a sparse, understated style that strikes a ON THE NET: www.wretch.cc/blog/shadya emotions and moods so that the potential chord with many fans. singer can be attracted to record that song,” she Shadya first stepped onto the scene for singing explained. the hit theme song I Was Once Too Young (曾 to play piano and write songs entirely by herself. Contrary to her image as an austere, quiet 經太年輕) for the award-winning TV drama The “I bought a printed piano keyboard and performer, Shadya is an avid dancer and loves Hospital (白色巨塔) in 2006. practiced playing on the paper at first,” Shadya hip-hop and jazz dancing. She doesn’t rule out “Director Tsai didn’t know who I was,” said reminisced. “Because I didn’t receive formal tackling a dance number in the style of Jolin Shadya in a phone interview with Taipei Times education in piano, I still can’t read music scores Tsai’s (蔡依林) Dancing Diva (舞孃) someday. earlier this week. “He simply heard my voice in London, Shadya, who hasn’t traveled to London Yuan Wei-jen (袁惟仁) suggested I write songs that well these days. But I am able to listen to a “I would like to sing some dance songs when another song and decided this was the voice he in real life, weaves together tales of everyday based on the theme of a city,” said Shadya. “I song and play it on the piano directly.” the time is ripe for a breakthrough,” she said. wanted.” love projected against her romanticized vision of thought, what better city to do this than London? Shadya, who wrote all the songs for her “One day when I can hold a concert in the Taipei The momentum from that success propelled London. I’ve always been fascinated by British culture.” two albums, claims inspiration comes from an Arena, I will certainly entertain the audience with Shadya to release her first album. For Love in “I embarked on this theme because (producer) Not formally trained in music, Shadya learned observant mind. “I don’t look for inspiration; it singing and dancing.” EVENTS & ENTERTAINMENT THE VINYL WORD Andy Warhol once said: “I want BY CHUNZHEN CHIN everybody to think alike. I think HIGHLIGHT Theater everybody should be a machine.” Against Again Troupe’s (再拒劇團) BY NOAH BUCHAN In Sun Son Theatre’s (身聲劇場) The American Dream Factory (美國夢 Drango Chasers (尋龍記), three 工廠) starts off with this quotation, and After seven months of tough regular season play, the young warriors follow a dragon into a asks if the American dream is as pretty Chinese Ice Hockey League (CIHL) enters into its finals world of myths, legends and magic. Like as it appears to be. tonight with the Sababa Bears squaring off against the top- the company’s previous productions, ■ Guling Street Avant-Garde Theatre (牯 seeded Taipei Tigers in best of three action. The game the piece is a captivating fusion of 嶺街小劇場), 2, Ln 5, Guling St, Taipei begins at 10:15pm. modern theater, dance, chanting and City (台北市牯嶺街5巷2號). For the league-leading Bears, offense is the key, with world music. ■ Tonight at 7:30pm, tomorrow at leading point and goal scorer Mal Turner looking to add to ■ Bamboo Curtain Studio (竹圍工作室), 2:30pm and 7:30pm, Sunday at 2:30pm his totals with the help of local speedsters Mike Lin and Eric Frank Beloch, left, of the Taipei Tigers gets the cross-ice pass 39, Ln 88, Jhongjheng E Rd Sec 2, ■ Tickets are NT$450, available through Shen. The Bears will be looking to attack the Tigers’ end and away as Sababa Bears’ Mal Turner, right, applies back pressure. Tamsui Township, Taipei County (台北 NTCH ticketing or online at www. establish an up-tempo game. The Tigers will respond with a PHOTO COURTESY OF CIHL 縣淡水鎮中正東路二段88巷39號) artsticket.com.tw less formidable attack, but are very strong defensively ■ Tonight at 7:30pm, tomorrow at starting with the CIHL’s top goaltender, Mario Beaulac. The 蛋), tonight at 10:15pm and tomorrow at 10:45pm. Sunday 2:30pm and 7:30pm, Sunday at 2:30pm punters’ line is marginally in the Bears’ favor at this point, at 9:45pm if necessary ■ Tickets are NT$400, available through but the outcome is by no means set. Admission is free NTCH ticketing or online at www. Classical music Chinese Ice Hockey League finals at Taipei Arena 台北巨( On the Net: www.cihl.com.tw/international artsticket.com.tw A Tribute to Hung I-feng (寶島洪聲 Dark Eyes Performance Lab’s (黑眼睛跨 — 向台灣歌謠創作大師洪一峰致敬音樂 劇團) Jump! Big Girl (跳舞吧!胖女 會) is a concert of the many now-classic Pop Live — Taipei Philharmonic bookstore and large collection of board ■ Music shows begin at 10:30pm 孩!) is composed of three comic popular songs written by Hung I-feng Orchestra 25th Anniversary games open 11am to midnight Sundays tonight and tomorrow pieces by three theater directors (洪一峰). Composed over the course of Concert (拍普拉闊 Pop Live — 台北 through Wednesdays; 11am to 1am ■ Entrance is NT$350 including Hung Hung (鴻鴻). The three several decades, the songs are a history 愛樂管弦樂團 25週年系列音樂會) sees Thursdays through Saturdays heroines in the plays are a girl from of Taiwanese popular music in the Taipei Philharmonic performing ■ Entrance fee for music shows is Ska band Mary Bites Kary performs Hooker, above, and Reaz:on (not shown) celebrate State of Sound’s first outer space, a nicotine-addicted miniature. The music has been arranged under conductor John van Deursen and NT$300 tonight at Roxy Roots with Mafi- birthday tonight at Luxy. PHOTO COURTESY OF HOOKER mother played by film actress Lu Yi- for orchestra and will be performed by with pianist Ulf Johansson Werre for a anjo. Latin rockers Giros Band appear ching (陸弈靜) and a big girl who the Evergreen Symphony Orchestra (長 program than ranges from music by the Jazz performer Tony Tung (董舜文) tomorrow. hile performing on stage one night, house MC Lin dances to find love. 榮交響樂團). 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