9m88
9m88 is a jazz, R&B, and pop musician from Taiwan.
9m88 湯毓綺 | |
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9m88 at 2019 Megaport Music Festival | |
Background information | |
Born | November 20, 1990 29) Taipei, Taiwan | (age
Genres | Jazz, R&B, pop |
Years active | 2017-present |
Labels | Jazz Baby Ltd. |
Associated acts |
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Website | 9m88 |
Early life
9m88 was born in 1990. She majored in fashion design at Shih Chien University.[1] At age 25, she went to Parsons School of Design [2] for further studying then transferred to The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music.[3][4]
Music style
9m88 aka. Baba[5] is a Taiwan-raised, New York-based musician.[6] After arriving in New York as a Jazz voice major, she has broadened her interest in various genres of music, including Jazz, R&B, Pop, and Free Improvisation.[7] Baba is also known for infusing her music with vivid and retro visuals. Her lyrics usually deal with personal bitter-sweet stories[8] on a daily basis. The release of her 7-inch vinyl “Nine Head Hinano”,[9] including a cover of City Pop classic “Plastic Love”,[10] has helped her increase followers over the world. 9m88 just released her debut album “Beyond Mediocrity” [11] independently in August 2019.[12]
Activism
9m88 recorded a track for the album T-POP: No Fear In Love, a compilation album celebrating the one-year anniversary of the legalization of same-sex marriage in Taiwan, with others including Enno Cheng.[13]
Discography
Studio albums
Track No. | Track Name | Length |
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1 | Intro - She Is | 0:36 |
2 | Beyond Mediocrity (平庸之上) | 3:47 |
3 | Airplane Mode (feat. Leo Wang) (最高品質靜悄悄) | 3:23 |
4 | Aim High | 3:44 |
5 | Waste of Time (浪費時間) | 4:14 |
6 | Leftlovers (廚餘戀人) | 3:49 |
7 | Love Rain (愛情雨) | 3:08 |
8 | Nine Head Hinano (九頭身日奈) | 3:54 |
9 | Inner | 1:44 |
10 | If I Could ( 如果可以) | 4:24 |
Singles
- Air Doll (2017)
- Walking Towards Me (feat. 馬念先) (2019)[14]
- 為i篩檢 (2019)
- Aim High (2019)
Awards
2018 ELLE Taiwan Elle Style Awards - ‘The Most Stylish Future Star’ [15]
Tour
29 February 2020 - New Taipei City[16]
8 April 2020 - Santa Cruz, California[17]
References
- "9m88的韌性音樂之旅:尋找自己的過程很長,你需要的不過是耐心|天下雜誌". 天下雜誌. Retrieved 2020-03-06.
- "9m88非一夕爆紅,她從3歲開始走唱,主打歌是葉蒨文的「瀟灑走一回」!". VOGUE TAIWAN (in Chinese). Retrieved 2020-04-04.
- "9m88:有时候自嘲一下,什么事都难不倒你". 简书. Retrieved 2020-04-04.
- "9m88的韌性音樂之旅:尋找自己的過程很長,你需要的不過是耐心 - 迷誠品". meet.eslite.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 2020-04-04.
- "Behind the Name With 9m88". Level. 2019-11-26. Retrieved 2020-04-04.
- "A conversation with up-and-coming Taiwanese musician 9m88". Retrieved 2020-04-04.
- Han, Sarah. "Meet The Women Changing The Asian Music Scene For The Better". BuzzFeed. Retrieved 2020-04-04.
- "「不做自己,我到底要做什麼。」── 專訪 9m88". The Femin. 2020-02-28. Retrieved 2020-04-04.
- 宋燁文, 熊文浩 (2018-10-26). "【九頭身日奈】同 9m88 半小時Skype:沒想過成為vaporwave代名詞". 香港01 (in Chinese). Retrieved 2020-04-04.
- "令人沈醉的台灣靈魂女伶 9m88 翻唱作《Plastic Love》MV 釋出". POPBEE (in Chinese). Retrieved 2020-04-04.
- "9m88 Interview on Beyond Mediocrity, Her Style, and Musical Influences". Taiwan Beats (in Chinese). 2019-11-26. Retrieved 2020-04-04.
- "9m88 - Official Website". 9m88.co. Retrieved 2020-03-06.
- Hsiao, Sherry (May 25, 2020). "Equality campaign marks same-sex law anniversary". Taipei Times. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
- "馬念先&9m88〈你朝我的方向走來〉,無厘頭MV 拍了12小時才搞定". VOGUE TAIWAN (in Chinese). Retrieved 2020-04-04.
- Chou, Inna (2018-10-18). "【ELLE風格大賞】9m88 迷幻歌聲下的另一面:我的個性有點像金凱瑞,有時會有點憤怒、過分認真". ELLE (in Chinese). Retrieved 2020-04-04.
- News, Taiwan. "Chill Out music festival brings top acts to G..." Taiwan News. Retrieved 2020-04-04.
- "9m88". Songkick. Retrieved 2020-04-04.