On The Rise

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On The Rise

Introducing On The Rise, an exciting platform that was first launched in 2022 with a compelling mission: to bridge the gap between the English and Chinese speaking worlds. By delivering captivating fun facts, news, and artist stories, our aim is to connect Chinese-language music with English-speaking listeners. Season 1, titled ”This Is Awesome,” is hosted by Evan Murray. As a father of two Taiwanese/Canadian children, a former touring musician, and an experienced music conference organizer, Evan possesses an extensive network in the music world. Through engaging and relaxed conversations, Evan immersed audiences in the authentic stories of artists from the Chinese-language music scene, fostering a closer bond between the English and Chinese speaking communities. In 2023, get ready for the highly anticipated Season 2, ”Behind the Lyrics, Beyond the Music,” hosted by the remarkable Ginalina. As a Juno-nominated folk singer-songwriter, Ginalina is passionate about infusing Asian traditional or vintage folk songs with a modern twist, captivating a diverse range of audiences while ensuring a sense of familiarity and distinctiveness. This upcoming season will proudly showcase a female-focused series, delving into the life stories of IBPOC or migrant female musicians, allowing their voices to shine. Join us on this captivating journey as we delve deeper into the world of Chinese-language music, celebrating its richness and diversity while fostering meaningful connections between cultures and communities.

  1. 10/27/2023

    Blending Culture and Identity Through Guzheng

    Chinese-Canadian guzheng master, Michelle Kwan, bridges Eastern and Western music with the sparkling sounds of the traditional ancient Chinese harp.  She talks about exploring her Asian Heritage, finding her voice, and growing into a deeper identity through the power of language and music.  She showcases one of her original accompaniments to the rock and roll song, Sweet Child of Mine, and lets listeners into the stories about collaboration, connecting, and dreaming along her musical journey.   【About Season 2: Behind the Lyrics, Beyond the Music】 Everybody listens to music, but not everybody has the chance to dive into the minds and lyrics of the artists behind the songs.   Join singer-songwriter and host Gina Lam as she speaks with eight incredible female musicians who are releasing new music, reaching new audiences, and shaping their communities – all while discovering more about their Asian, Professional Artist, and Personal identities throughout the process.   ON THE RISE: Behind the Lyrics, Beyond the Music is a project supported by Jade Music Fest(https://jmfa.ca/).  A new artist is featured every week - you don’t want to miss an episode! 【Check the artist out】 Youtube: https://youtube.com/@MichelleKwan?feature=sharec

    30 min

  2. 10/14/2023

    Ebbing, Flowing, and Following the Process

    Phenomenally inspirational sound artist, Mirabelle Jien, has an ethereal voice and writes poignant lyrics that will wrap you up, hold you close, and bring you deeper into the honest messages and intimate truths in our lives.  We talk about the connecting power of Languages, accepting the ebb and flow in all aspects of creative work, and the value in continuing to "follow the process" - whether through music, podcasting, photography, videography, and all things artistic.  Also, experience the dichotomy yet connection between hopelessness and hope in her indie folk song, Lighthouse.  【About Season 2: Behind the Lyrics, Beyond the Music】 Everybody listens to music, but not everybody has the chance to dive into the minds and lyrics of the artists behind the songs.   Join singer-songwriter and host Gina Lam as she speaks with eight incredible female musicians who are releasing new music, reaching new audiences, and shaping their communities – all while discovering more about their Asian, Professional Artist, and Personal identities throughout the process.   ON THE RISE: Behind the Lyrics, Beyond the Music is a project supported by Jade Music Fest(https://jmfa.ca/).  A new artist is featured every week - you don’t want to miss an episode! 【Check the artist out】 Website: https://mirabellejien.com/All links: https://beacons.ai/mirabellejien

    41 min

  3. 10/05/2023

    Building Trust and Baring Emotions

    Juno award-winning Jacqueline Teh reveals the many roles Musicians play, separately and yet somehow, all at once. As a songwriter, she shares her experiences with navigating vulnerability, boundary-setting, and trust-building when collaborating with other songwriters, and gets behind shaping the listeners' experience for her intimately heartbreaking song, Did.  【About Season 2: Behind the Lyrics, Beyond the Music】 Everybody listens to music, but not everybody has the chance to dive into the minds and lyrics of the artists behind the songs.   Join singer-songwriter and host Gina Lam as she speaks with eight incredible female musicians who are releasing new music, reaching new audiences, and shaping their communities – all while discovering more about their Asian, Professional Artist, and Personal identities throughout the process.   ON THE RISE: Behind the Lyrics, Beyond the Music is a project supported by Jade Music Fest(https://jmfa.ca/).  A new artist is featured every week - you don’t want to miss an episode! 【Check the artist out】 Website: www.jacqtehmusic.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jacqtehmusic/ Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jacqtehmusic? YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/jacquelineloves2sing

    36 min

  4. 09/27/2023

    Representing Current Truth

    Aiko Tomi is a huge-energy, wholesome-spicy, playful, and wickedly authentic performer-dancer-singer-songwriter creating art for the sake of art.  Discover why this music project is her current truth and listen to the vulnerable, sexy, and powerful song, Handful, which celebrates and affirms feminine body image. 【About Season 2: Behind the Lyrics, Beyond the Music】 Everybody listens to music, but not everybody has the chance to dive into the minds and lyrics of the artists behind the songs.   Join singer-songwriter and host Gina Lam as she speaks with eight incredible female musicians who are releasing new music, reaching new audiences, and shaping their communities – all while discovering more about their Asian, Professional Artist, and Personal identities throughout the process.   ON THE RISE: Behind the Lyrics, Beyond the Music is a project supported by Jade Music Fest(https://jmfa.ca/).  A new artist is featured every week - you don’t want to miss an episode! 【Check the artist out】 Website: https://www.aikotomi.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aikotomic Socials: @aikotomic, FB @emoemoji Lyrics are all here: https://aikotomic.bandcamp.com/album/animals-awake Album link: https://fanlink.to/animalsawake

    27 min

  5. 09/20/2023

    Grounding Within Music

    Songwriter, performer, producer, facilitator, and expressive arts therapist, Senyuè, makes music that allows the audience to experience grounding, centring, and connectedness while exploring meaningful themes about Chinese Canadian family legacy, history, relationships with ancestors, and queer identity.   They also bring us through the patient, personal, and purposeful process of creating Music Carry Me Home which uniquely entwines inspired spoken word and song.  【About Season 2: Behind the Lyrics, Beyond the Music】 Everybody listens to music, but not everybody has the chance to dive into the minds and lyrics of the artists behind the songs.   Join singer-songwriter and host Gina Lam as she speaks with eight incredible female musicians who are releasing new music, reaching new audiences, and shaping their communities – all while discovering more about their Asian, Professional Artist, and Personal identities throughout the process.   ON THE RISE: Behind the Lyrics, Beyond the Music is a project supported by Jade Music Fest(https://jmfa.ca/).  A new artist is featured every week - you don’t want to miss an episode! 【Check the artist out】 Website www.senyueartist.com Facebook https://www.facebook.com/senyue.artist/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/senyue.artist/ Spotify https://open.spotify.com/track/1jHPsKvk19Iy6xBs2hf8X6?si=cb8c877ca9ad46cd

    45 min

  6. 09/06/2023

    Crossing Borders and Bridging Culture

    Highly accomplished 21-string pentatonic guzheng and 2-string erhu player Amely Zhou bridges culture and community through performance, composing, arranging, composing, and teaching of traditional Chinese music in the Western world. Link to featured project The Borderless: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2f0qvCew_nc   【About Season 2: Behind the Lyrics, Beyond the Music】 Everybody listens to music, but not everybody has the chance to dive into the minds and lyrics of the artists behind the songs.   Join singer-songwriter and host Gina Lam as she speaks with eight incredible female musicians who are releasing new music, reaching new audiences, and shaping their communities – all while discovering more about their Asian, Professional Artist, and Personal identities throughout the process.   ON THE RISE: Behind the Lyrics, Beyond the Music is a project supported by Jade Music Fest(https://jmfa.ca/).  A new artist is featured every week - you don’t want to miss an episode! 【Check the artist out】 Website https://www.amelyzhou.com/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/erhutoronto Instagram https://www.instagram.com/amelyzhou/ YouTube https://www.youtube.com/user/amelyzhou

    29 min

  7. 08/29/2023

    Vulnerability As Strength

    Taiwanese-Australian Artist Kim Yang exemplifies what it means to be a courageous, committed, and inspired Singer-Songwriter on her journey as woman, partner, daughter, traveller, thinker, empath, identity seeker, and more, and tells the story behind her haunting and melodic piece, Fantasy.  【About Season 2: Behind the Lyrics, Beyond the Music】 Everybody listens to music, but not everybody has the chance to dive into the minds and lyrics of the artists behind the songs.   Join singer-songwriter and host Gina Lam as she speaks with eight incredible female musicians who are releasing new music, reaching new audiences, and shaping their communities – all while discovering more about their Asian, Professional Artist, and Personal identities throughout the process.   ON THE RISE: Behind the Lyrics, Beyond the Music is a project supported by Jade Music Fest(https://jmfa.ca/).  A new artist is featured every week - you don’t want to miss an episode! 【Check the artist out】 Website www.kimyangmusic.com Facebook https://www.facebook.com/kimyangmusic/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/kimyangmusic/

    37 min

  8. 08/22/2023

    Music As Survival

    Soul-Pop artist Chynna Lewis lets the audience in on her struggle as an immigrant, raises the question of how we cope with pain in our lives, and reveals a raw and powerful song from her recent EP, What Are Friends For.  【About Season 2: Behind the Lyrics, Beyond the Music】 Everybody listens to music, but not everybody has the chance to dive into the minds and lyrics of the artists behind the songs.   Join singer-songwriter and host Gina Lam as she speaks with eight incredible female musicians who are releasing new music, reaching new audiences, and shaping their communities – all while discovering more about their Asian, Professional Artist, and Personal identities throughout the process.   ON THE RISE: Behind the Lyrics, Beyond the Music is a project supported by Jade Music Fest(https://jmfa.ca/).  A new artist is featured every week - you don’t want to miss an episode! 【Check the artist out】 Website http://chynnalewis.com/ Youtube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrIRcxZ6Bl4S3IrEvhCmWGw Instagram https://www.instagram.com/chynnalewis/ Tiktok https://www.tiktok.com/@chynnalewismusic Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Chynna-Lewis-38235003660/ Spotify　https://open.spotify.com/artist/69ndDrJGFy55pmTGDqnJ0j?si=DDs-XaArQQaj6wkCbYL2vA Apple Music https://music.apple.com/ca/artist/chynna-lewis/1493227469 Soundcloud https://soundcloud.com/chynnalewis

    46 min
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About

Introducing On The Rise, an exciting platform that was first launched in 2022 with a compelling mission: to bridge the gap between the English and Chinese speaking worlds. By delivering captivating fun facts, news, and artist stories, our aim is to connect Chinese-language music with English-speaking listeners. Season 1, titled ”This Is Awesome,” is hosted by Evan Murray. As a father of two Taiwanese/Canadian children, a former touring musician, and an experienced music conference organizer, Evan possesses an extensive network in the music world. Through engaging and relaxed conversations, Evan immersed audiences in the authentic stories of artists from the Chinese-language music scene, fostering a closer bond between the English and Chinese speaking communities. In 2023, get ready for the highly anticipated Season 2, ”Behind the Lyrics, Beyond the Music,” hosted by the remarkable Ginalina. As a Juno-nominated folk singer-songwriter, Ginalina is passionate about infusing Asian traditional or vintage folk songs with a modern twist, captivating a diverse range of audiences while ensuring a sense of familiarity and distinctiveness. This upcoming season will proudly showcase a female-focused series, delving into the life stories of IBPOC or migrant female musicians, allowing their voices to shine. Join us on this captivating journey as we delve deeper into the world of Chinese-language music, celebrating its richness and diversity while fostering meaningful connections between cultures and communities.

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  • Creator
    Jade Music Fest
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2023
  • Episodes
    37
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Copyright 2022 All rights reserved.
  • Show Website
    On The Rise

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