Check out Dave Liang's Shanghai Restoration Project
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Traditional Chinese instruments meet Hip-Hop & Electronica

An experiment in cross-cultural soundscapes, The Shanghai Restoration Project draws its creative inspiration from the old 1930s Shanghai jazz bands, an early combination of East and West that's become an international legend. The Project revives this exotic blend by introducing Eastern instruments and rhythms to the Western sounds of hip-hop, jazz, and electronica.

The Shanghai Restoration Project debuted as MSN Music’s “New Artist of the Week” in early 2006 and became the #1 Electronic Album on the site during the month of January.

Since then, SRP albums have appeared in iTunes’ Top 10 Electronic Albums in the US, UK, Australia, Canada, Europe, and Japan, where the project was featured as the “Single of the Week” in November 2006. In April 2007, the introductory track was selected as the theme song for a worldwide advertisement campaign for Kenzo Parfums, a division of Louis Vuitton.

In late 2007, The Shanghai Restoration Project partnered with China Records (the Chinese government's record label) to release "Remixed and Restored Vol. 1", remixing original recordings of well known 20th century Shanghai jazz songs.

In August 2008, The Shanghai Restoration Project was featured on NPR's Day to Day in celebration of the Beijing Olympics. Select tracks were also featured in NBC and BBC's broadcast of the games.

The Shanghai Restoration Project is currently signed to Warner Music's Independent Label Group, Rhino Independent, and Warner Chappell.

About the Producer:

The Shanghai Restoration Project producer Dave Liang has worked with artists on Bad Boy, Nettwerk, and Universal Records. His music has been featured on tastemaker radio stations such as NPR, KCRW, KEXP, and KQED and in promotional campaigns for Christian
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