Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Musicians 

1. What is your name and your profession(s)? My name is Royce I-Ping Hsu (徐一平). My main artist name is roycifer, which originated as my...

1. What is your name and your profession(s)? Eric Gao (oksami) music producer + CTO of Kaiber, a video generation startup. 2. What is...

1. What is your name and your profession(s)? My name is Darro (pronounced “dare-oh”) which is also my artist name, and I’m an artist,...

(Unlike the majority of interviews which were conducted via e-mail, this interview was conducted in person, so below is a transcription...

1. What is your name and your profession(s)? My name is Nirupam Pratapgiri but I go by ‘Niru’. I work as an artist manager at Red Light...

(Unlike the majority of interviews which were conducted via e-mail, this interview was conducted partially via phone call (questions...

1. What is your name and your profession(s)? Hey, I’m Sam Blakelock. I play guitar, and I’m the co-founder and CEO of Pickup Music. 2....

(Unlike the majority of interviews which were conducted via e-mail, this interview was conducted via Zoom call, so below is a...

1. What is your name and your profession(s)? My Name is Sophia Black and I'm a recording artist who hoards all of her music. 2. What is...

1. What is your name and your profession(s)? My name is David Heejoon Jun, and I work in music / for bands and artists in almost every...

1. What is your name and your profession(s)? Philip Chuah and I am a Professional Bass player. 2. What is your ethnic background and what...

(Unlike the majority of interviews which were conducted via e-mail, this interview was conducted via phone call, so below is a...

1. What is your name and your profession(s)? Timothy Lin, Jazz Saxophonist 2. What is your ethnic background and what is your...

1. What is your name and your profession(s)? My name is Norman Kim, and I’m a composer/producer/singer-songwriter. 2. What is your ethnic...

1. What is your name and your profession(s)? My name’s Tiana Ohara. I’m a touring guitarist and music producer. 2. What is your ethnic...

Happy APAHM 2022, friends :) This year has been much busier due to work picking back up and also because of some unexpected health...

This past week saw some more exciting news from our AAPI Musicians family :) Taku Hirano: Taku Hirano released a sample pack via Splice x...

Today's a big day not only for our most recent interviewee, Shubh Saran, but also for AAPI Musicians Taku Hirano and Joy Ngiaw! Shubh...

Hey AAPI Musicians fam! Today, I'm back with an interview with artist, guitarist and composer Shubh Saran, whose music I randomly discovered on Spotify a few weeks ago. I was listening to one of my own math rock playlists and Saran’s song "Slip" came on immediately afterwards and caught my ear. I have been wowed by many progressive rock pieces over the years, but this song’s integration of clearly classical-Indian-inspired melodic embellishments captured my attention along w

(Unlike the majority of interviews which were conducted by e-mail, I both self-interviewed and had my husband pose my questions to me)....