Andrew Chou
| Andrew Chou | |
|---|---|
| Native name | 周立銘 |
| Birth name | Andrew Li-Ming Chou |
| Also known as | 麻吉弟弟, Machi DiDi |
| Born |
May 7, 1990 Irvine, California, U.S. |
| Genres | pop, trap, EDM, dubstep, hip-hop, rock |
| Occupation(s) | Music Producer, DJ |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Labels | Independent |
| Website | Official Facebook Page |
Andrew Chou (born May 7, 1990) is an American born Taiwanese songwriter, DJ, and music producer.
He was the youngest member of the Taiwanese hip-hop group Machi. While in Machi, he released three studio albums with the group, along with his debut album, "Oh My!".
Following his debut with Machi, he has composed and produced songs for numerous well-known artists including Vanness Wu, Nicky Lee, and S.H.E.
Early life
Andrew was born on May 7, 1990, in Irvine, California. He was raised in Newport Beach, California, living with his brother, sister, and parents, while taking trips to Taiwan during the summer. His father is a medical physician, while his mother is a homemaker. Both of them immigrated from Taiwan together to the United States.
From age 5, Andrew was given piano and violin lessons. After his family and teachers discovered his talent for music as well as perfect pitch, they encouraged him to pursue music. At age 7, his brother introduced him to the guitar and drums, where he also took lessons and practiced.
At age 10, his brother helped Andrew set up a home computer studio running Cubase software so he could write and record his own music.
By age 12, Andrew reached the MTAC Certificate of Merit Level 8 on the piano before moving on to fully focus making music on the computer.
2002 - 06: Career beginnings and Machi
In 2002, Andrew performed a rap for Jeff Huang, who was then forming the group Machi. Impressed, Jeff asked Andrew to write a song to perform in an upcoming talent competition, hosted by Warner Music Taiwan. Aged 12, Andrew performed 2 original rock tracks for the competition. He was awarded third place, and eventually signed a record deal with Warner Music. Along with his brother, Kenny Chou, he released his debut album with his group, Machi, a year later. His song, "Machi DiDi", which featured Andrew rapping in reverse, was a promoted single, while the album itself reached platinum status in Taiwan.
In 2004, Machi released their second studio album, with Andrew's rap on the title track "爽 (Feel Good)". Andrew performed at the 15th Golden Melody Awards.[1] Later that year, he released his first solo album entitled "Oh My!". The album was a success, but Andrew's family made the decision to prioritize schooling over his music career, which forced Andrew to return to America to study, cutting short the time he was allowed to promote and perform in Taiwan. Back in America, Andrew was bullied and met with racism at Corona del Mar High School. He resolved to overcome the bullying and become a stronger person.[2]
In 2005, in order to be able to better pursue his music career, he moved to Taiwan, during which he attended Taipei American School. Machi released their third and final album, Superman (超人). Once promotion of the album finished, Andrew went to Beijing, China, for several months to act in a movie, entitled "Slam", directed by Jonathan Lim. The movie won 2008 Worldfest Houston's Gold Award for "Best Film".[3]
2007 - 14: After Machi & Hiatus
After the successful release of Superman in 2007, Jeff Huang announced that there were no further plans for any future albums. Some of the members of Machi went solo or formed their own groups. The rest, like Andrew's brother, Kenny, went back to America to pursue non-music related activities.
Andrew continued with his passion for music, and in 2007, collaborated with Vanness Wu in his album V.DUBB, on the track "Eternity", as well as with Steven Lin to produce his EP, "War". He had also recorded several songs for a second solo album, which was not released.
In 2008, he co-wrote and produced the track "Forever" with Chris Wiebe for Golden Melody Award winner Nicky Lee's album "Imperfect".
In 2009, he composed the track "突然想愛你" for Della (丁噹), and also produced two original songs for the movie "Road Less Traveled", directed by Jimmy Hung.
In 2010, Andrew returned to America to attend college. Before completing his college degree, however, he left to attend Dubspot, a music school in New York, to learn electronic music production. After completing the one-year program at Dubspot, he moved back to Taiwan to pursue music full-time and revitalize his career.
For the next three years, he focused primarily on improving his skills in music, although he did briefly coach the eSports Team M17 in 2014.[2]
2015 - Current: Machi DiDi is Back
On July 10, 2015, Andrew uploaded his new single, "Machi DiDi is Back", to YouTube. A month later, he uploaded his second single, "Brave (好膽麥走)". During this time, Bing Wang (王治平), a respected and well-known music producer at HIM International Music, took an interest in Andrew, and asked him to remix four songs for S.H.E. They performed these remixes during the 2015 SHE Anniversary Concert.
In January 2016, Andrew signed with HIM International Music, a large independent label in Taiwan. He is focusing on producing music, with plans to release an EP, and eventually tour.
Discography
Productions
| Year | Artist | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Machi | "麻吉弟弟" | Composer / Lyricist |
| 麻吉弟弟 | "Pi Li Pa La" | Composer | |
| 2007 | Vanness Wu | "Eternity" | Composer / Arranger |
| Steven Lin | "請你離開"[4] | Producer | |
| "離開妳的世界" | |||
| "情人節愚人節" | |||
| "尋人啟事" | |||
| "借住" | |||
| 2008 | Nicky Lee | "Forever"[5] | Composer |
| 2009 | 丁噹 Ding Dang | "突然想愛你"[6] | Composer |
| 2011 | 樂之路 | "我不要自由"[7] | Composer / Arranger |
| "老爺車"[8] | |||
| 2013 | Wanting 曲婉婷 | Drenched (MACHI DIDI Remix) | Remix |
| MC JV | 德瑪西亞特別班 Demacia (MACHI DIDI Remix) | Remix | |
| 2015 | Hebe Tien 田馥甄 | "念念有詞 (Beautiful Prophecy)" [9] | Arranger / Mixer |
| 詹惟中 | "祈福"
"誰是醜八怪(ft. Nicky & Agogo)" "別叫我楊偉" "那麼有錢" "感恩(ft. 山豬香蕉)" |
Producer[10] | |
| 頑Battle | 徐太宇 V.S 柯景騰[11] | Producer | |
| 2016 | S.H.E. | "Genesis" (MACHI DIDI Remix) | Remix |
| "Satisfaction" (MACHI DIDI Remix) | |||
| "Blossomy" (MACHI DIDI Remix) | |||
| "Superstar" (MACHI DIDI Remix) | |||
| Ella Chen | "渾身是勁 (Me vs. Me)"[12] | Producer | |
| Echo李昶俊 | "Beatbox的那個 (Dat Beatboxer)"[13] | Producer | |
| 前前後後 | 我很行(OK)[14] | Producer | |
| 2017 | 反骨男孩 Wackyboys | "决战光明顶 (Boys are bald)"[15] | Producer |
| 請問你是處女嗎[16] | Producer | ||
| 呂薔 Amuyi | 愛無所畏 Fearless Girl[17] | Producer | |
| 聖結石 Saint | 薛丁格的貓 (Schrödinger's Cat) | Producer / Arranger | |
| S.H.E. | SHERO (MACHI DIDI Remix) | Remix | |
| 2018 | 反骨男孩 Wackyboys | 瘋狂滋味 | Mixer |
| Five Banana (Havana Parody)[18] | Remix | ||
| 痘痘那邊 | Producer | ||
| 林宥嘉 Yoga Lin | 說謊 Fairy Tale (MACHI DIDI VIP Remix) | Remix | |
| 李優 Uriko | 迷惘美 Dazzled Darling[19] | Mixer | |
| 李宓 Mina | 思汗 | Producer | |
| 麻吉弟弟 MACHI DIDI | Flight Mode (飛航模式) | Producer | |
| 陳零九 Nine Chen | 特製溫柔 (Special Fondness)[20] | Composer / Arranger |
Albums
| Year | Name | Title | Release date | Label | Genre |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Oh My! | 劈哩啪啦
受不了 (Can't Stand It) 噩夢 (Nightmare) 電動王 麻吉弟弟 - Remix I Need U Let Me Free Daddy 95 Oh My 籃球 (Basketball) |
August, 2003 | Warner Music Taiwan[21] | Pop |
| 2015 | I'm Back EP | "麻吉弟弟回来了 (I’m Back)" | July 10, 2015 | Independent | Dubstep |
| "好胆麦走 (Brave)" | August 8, 2015 | Dubstep | |||
| "杰作 (Magnimopus)" | October 19, 2015 | Electro | |||
| "逆转 (Reversal)" | Dubstep | ||||
| 2017 | 大逆有道[22]
My Law EP |
MACHI DIDI 2.0 (大人物) ft. 熊仔
被愛妄想症 Love Delusion ft. Boon Hui Lu 大逆有道 My Law ft. 周定緯 親愛的炸彈 Dear Bomb MACHI DIDI is Back VIP |
October 27, 2017 | HIM International | Pop
Hip Hop Rap Dubstep |
References
- ↑ "麻吉弟弟金曲獎驚爆出場來段快嘴ＲＡＰ - 大紀元". 大紀元 www.epochtimes.com (in Chinese). 2003-08-02. Retrieved 2017-06-22.
- 1 2 "專訪／麻吉弟弟回來了！紅太快高中遭同學惡整霸凌毆打 | ETNEWS星光雲 | ETNEWS新聞雲". ETNEWS星光雲 (in Chinese). Retrieved 2017-06-21.
- ↑ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1173568/awards
- ↑ "戰(首張個人國語EP)". KKBOX. 2007-09-18. Retrieved 2016-06-03.
- ↑ "Forever". KKBOX. 2008-08-22. Retrieved 2016-06-03.
- ↑ "突然想愛你（丁噹+周華健）". KKBOX. 2009-09-29. Retrieved 2016-06-03.
- ↑ "樂之路 電影MV "我不要自由"". YouTube. Retrieved 2016-06-03.
- ↑ "樂之路 電影主題曲"老爺車"MV". YouTube. Retrieved 2016-06-03.
- ↑ Jerry (2016-07-21), Hebe田馥甄 念念有詞Mumble字幕, retrieved 2016-11-16
- ↑ 玖肆開運, 2016-11-02, retrieved 2016-11-16
- ↑ 頑GAME (2015-09-18), 頑Battle《徐太宇 V.S 柯景騰》【頑GAME】, retrieved 2016-11-16
- ↑ 華研國際 (2016-10-28), Ella [ 渾身是勁 Me vs. Me ] Prod. By 麻吉弟弟, retrieved 2016-11-16
- ↑ Beatbox的那個 (Dat Beatboxer), 2016-10-10, retrieved 2016-11-16
- ↑ Twsimlim (2016-09-06), 2016~前前後後~我很行(OK)單曲完整版, retrieved 2018-07-19
- ↑ WACKYBOYS 反骨男孩 (2017-07-20), 反骨男孩WACKYBOYS【決戰光明頂】Official MV feat.麻吉弟弟, retrieved 2017-07-23
- ↑ WACKYBOYS 反骨男孩 (2017-09-22), 反骨男孩WACKYBOYS【請問你是處女嗎】Official MV Prod. By 麻吉弟弟, retrieved 2017-12-21
- ↑ 愛貝克思 avex taiwan (2017-10-19), [avex官方HD] 呂薔Amuyi 愛無所畏 Fearless Girl (Prod. By 麻吉弟弟) 官方完整版MV, retrieved 2017-12-21
- ↑ WACKYBOYS 反骨男孩 (2018-06-17), 反骨神曲【五根香蕉-哈我那】Five Banana Camila Cabello "Havana"parody. special thanks麻吉弟弟｜WACKYBOYS｜五根香蕉, retrieved 2018-07-19
- ↑ 愛貝克思 avex taiwan (2018-05-10), [avex官方HD] 李優URIKO (Feat. 熊仔) - 迷惘美 Dazzled Darling 官方完整版MV, retrieved 2018-07-19
- ↑ 特製溫柔 (in Chinese), retrieved 2018-09-14
- ↑ Oh My!!, 2003-07-31, retrieved 2016-11-16
- ↑ 大逆有道 (in Chinese), 2017-10-27, retrieved 2017-12-21