Sticky Rice
Started 20 years ago during the Taiwan Mandopop era, Taipei’s Sticky Rice Band broke the mold to bring a unique, captivating and creative sound and show that is second to none. Eschewing the standard glossy slick packaging of the typical Asian pop band, Sticky Rice Band keeps true to the indie band core that brought them into the mainstream. With a witty and humorous take of mundane world experiences, songwriter Mars, connects to a diverse following looking for more than your standard studio love song. Add to this a high energy live show complete with outrageous costumes and electric back and forth with the audience, makes for a loyal group of fans. As one fan said “I’m so happy to share the music of my youth with my children”. After 15 long years, the first new “Do not rush to love me forever” album was released April 2017. Without major label promotion or marketing, the 20th anniversary concert was sold out and over 800 copies were sold in two weeks. These four bandmates aren’t old, just well aged to keep the listeners rocking for more.
Crowd Lu
Crowd Lu, is a Taiwanese indie singer, songwriter, and composer. Due to a serious car accident in his first year at Tamkang University, Lu began learning to play guitar during his hospitalization. The following year, Lu won first prize for musical composition and solo performance at Tamkang University and proceeded to once again take the gold in composition and become the crowd favorite at National Chengchi University. Only a mere year later, in 2009, Lu faced a similar pattern of success at the 20th Golden Melody Awards, as he won the "Best Newcomer" and "Best Composer" awards.
William Wei
William Wei is one of important singer, songwriter in Mandopop (Mandarin Pop Music) and is noted as a Brainiac who graduated from National Taiwan University (NTU) in 2010. While studying in school, he was an eye-catcher for his talent in music. William released his first studio album the same year his graduation, and rose to prominence following several pop hits and live concerts. In 2015, Free That Girl tour kicked off in Taipei Arena which embodied 8 years of pieces passionately created by William. With the tour travels to other countries in Asia like Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia and China, William was given access to touch more people via singing. And ever since the first album was released, William became no stranger to all kinds of music award. From Best New Artist to Best Composer Artist which haven’t stop him from making better music and will always remind William Wei to enjoy music.
