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The gateway to Taiwanese music. Taiwan Beats is a platform set to promote pop music of Taiwan origin over the internet. Follow us on IG!

The purpose of it is to let people worldwide know Taiwan’s pop music and love it. https://www.instagram.com/taiwan_beats/

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Taiwan Beats 是個在網際網路推廣台灣流行音樂的平台，我們的目標是將台灣流行音樂產業資訊推播至全球，引動新一波臺灣流行音樂潮流，進行產業再創造工程。

27/04/2022

Unravel the mystery of Taiwan Beats Showcase at SXSW 2022's magical musical journey and expose jaw-dropping fun facts you'd never guess!

演出名單 Artist｜拍謝少年 Sorry Youth 、 DJ QuestionMark 、曹雅雯、Mong Tong 、眠腦 Sleeping Brain、大象體操 Elephant Gym
主辦單位 Official Organizer｜文化部影視及流行音樂產業局 Bureau Of Audiovisual And Music Industry Development, MOC.
承辦單位 Executive Organizer｜Young Team Productions
協辦單位 Cooperation｜火氣音樂 FIRE ON MUSIC
更多資訊 More Information｜Taiwan Beats Showcase https://www.taiwanbeatsshowcase.com/

20/04/2022

"Taiwan Beats Showcase once again brought one of my favorite virtual showcases to SXSW; it was cinematic, musically diverse, and thoroughly engaging. " - James Minor, SXSW Head of Music Festival.

From the past to the future, from traditional to innovative experiments. Six Taiwanese artists- 拍謝少年 Sorry Youth , DJ QuestionMark, 曹雅雯 , Mong Tong, 眠腦 Sleeping Brain and 大象體操 Elephant Gym - bring eye-catching performances to the stage with six different Taiwanese music scenes. A journey through time and space is underway, Taiwan Beats Showcase at SXSW 2022 full session is now available on Youtube!

Taiwan Beats Showcase at SXSW online 2022
Thursday, 20 April, 12pm CST
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qL9EwdK6Jw

演出名單 Artist｜拍謝少年Sorry Youth、DJ QuestionMark、曹雅雯 Olivia Tsao、夢東 Mong Tong、眠腦 Sleeping Brain、大象體操 Elephant Gym
主辦單位 Official Organizer｜文化部影視及流行音樂產業局 Bureau Of Audiovisual And Music Industry Development, MOC.
承辦單位 Executive Organizer｜Young Team Productions
協辦單位 Cooperation｜火氣音樂 FIRE ON MUSIC

更多資訊 More Information｜Taiwan Beats Showcase https://www.taiwanbeatsshowcase.com/

18/04/2022

The bass-driven melody channels the non-verbal beauty at Kaohsiung Port. A magical performance by the math rock band 大象體操 Elephant Gym is about to unfold with the lowering of the night.

Full Taiwan Beats Showcase will be released on April 20,
Find out more information: http://taiwanbeatsshowcase.com

17/04/2022

Electronic rock band 眠腦 Sleeping Brain in an industrial style building surrounded by Japanese izakaya, their riff resonates here as Taipei's nightlife begins.

Full Taiwan Beats Showcase will be released on April 20,
Find out more information: http://taiwanbeatsshowcase.com

16/04/2022

Count down for the unveiling of the rare performance of blindfolded experimental duo Mong Tong at the mysterious underground electronic venue pawnshop in Taipei!

Full Taiwan Beats Showcase will be released on April 20,
Find out more information: http://taiwanbeatsshowcase.com

15/04/2022

The outstanding Taiwanese singer-songwriter 曹雅雯 steps on the stage of Tainan's vintage movie theater- Chuang Mei Theater. Her beautiful voice is going to linger between the creaking chairs and hand-painted posters.

Full Taiwan Beats Showcase will be released on April 20,
Find out more information: http://taiwanbeatsshowcase.com

14/04/2022

"Who do I need to talk to get a ride on one of those electric floats with the DJ QuestionMark " The whimsical music journey that even the head of SXSW music festival are raving. Ride on the Electric Flower Cars, enjoy the unexpected night outing!

Full Taiwan Beats Showcase will be released on April 20,
Find out more information: http://taiwanbeatsshowcase.com

13/04/2022

Travel back in time with the 拍謝少年 Sorry Youth to the historical scenes of a hundred years ago in the Wufeng Lin Family Mansion and Garden. The lights are on, the guests are seated, and the show is about to begin!

Full Taiwan Beats Showcase will be released on April 20,
Find out more information: http://taiwanbeatsshowcase.com

12/04/2022

Taiwan welcomes their first ever Grammy award by Taiwanese designers Li Jheng-han (李政瀚) and Yu Wei (于薇), who have won the Best Recording Package award at the 64th GrammyAwards on 3 April with their album design for “Pakelang”(八歌浪). The design concept was inspired by an Amis ocean village “ Falango” in eastern Taitung County.

The album “Pakelang” was performed and recorded by Taiwan’s Second Generation Falangao Singing Group and 董事長樂團 Crossover Big Band, released by Wind Music

Listen to the Pakelang here:
https://open.spotify.com/album/0b32n8IT6sZof7GbGCbZtc

07/04/2022

泊人 ANKR, a series of video showcase which combines electronic music with the great outdoors of Taiwan. For the first season, they invited 6 artist producers including Sonia Calico Vice City A.P.R.A B E N N Tek and lemonfacer to have their own live music performance in 6 different natural spots of Taitung & Hualien. The season also called out 6 each different tracks with them for the huge annual compilation ”Dong Luo”.

Read more: https://taiwanbeats.tw/archives/12274

17/03/2022

YouTube Music Sessions x TAICCA Program

文化內容策進院 Taiwan Creative Content Agency (TAICCA) had announced a new program with YouTube. Five groups of artists from Taiwan across different genres are presented in this showcase, including Crowd Lu (盧廣仲), Flesh Juicer 血肉果汁機, Julia Wu 吳卓源, Leo Wang (Leo王), and 八三夭 831, presenting Taiwan’s music scene through online sessions for their international appeals.

Read More : https://taiwanbeats.tw/archives/12209

16/03/2022

SXSW officially kicked off last week, and the Taiwan Beats Showcase will premiere on March 16 at 8pm US time!

From the 150-year-old cultural monument, the Wufeng Lin Family Mansion and Garden, to the world's busiest working port, Kaohsiung Port. This year, Taiwan Beats showcase will take us to more iconic locations across the island, showcasing the history and current state of Taiwan's music culture.

*Only SXSW badge and online pass can access SXSW Online.

Taiwan Beats Showcase at SXSW Online 2022
Wednesday, 16 March, 8pm CST
Thursday, 17 March, 8am CST
SXSW ONLINE - CHANNEL 3
https://www.sxsw.com/

More Information
https://taiwanbeatsshowcase.com

14/03/2022

Taiwan Beats Showcase brings 6 talented Taiwanese artists to SXSW 2022!

This year, 拍謝少年 Sorry Youth, DJ QuestionMark, 曹雅雯 Olivia Tsao, Mong Tong, 眠腦 Sleeping Brain and 大象體操 Elephant Gym will participate in this world-renowned feast virtually. In the Year of the Tiger 2022, the main visual design of the Taiwan Beats Showcase is inspired by the tiger. A bright and powerful style reveals their amazing performances.

Taiwan Beats Showcase at SXSW Online 2022
Wednesday, 16 March, 8pm CST
Thursday, 17 March, 8am CST
SXSW ONLINE - CHANNEL 3
https://www.sxsw.com/

More Information
https://taiwanbeatsshowcase.com

Gym

11/03/2022

In the 2021 SXSW online edition, Taiwan Beats introduced different aspects of Taiwan through the combination of artists and spectacular backdrops.

For the SXSW 2022, six groups of Taiwanese artists- 拍謝少年 Sorry Youth, DJ QuestionMark, 曹雅雯 Olivia Tsao, Mong Tong, 眠腦 Sleeping Brain and 大象體操 Elephant Gym, play at six cultural venues such as Wufeng Lin Family Mansion and Garden, Electric Flower Cars, Chuang Mei Theater, Pawnshop, Venue and Kaohsiung Port.

Every section starts with a pan and whirling of the camera movement, implying that we are about to enter an amazing, even whimsical, music journey.

MARCH 16, 2022 CST
MARCH 17, 2022 CST
SXSW ONLINE - CHANNEL 3
https://www.sxsw.com/

Artist｜拍謝少年Sorry Youth、DJ QuestionMark、曹雅雯 Olivia Tsao、夢東 MongTong、眠腦 SleepingBrain、大象體操 Elephant Gym
Official Organizer｜文化部影視及流行音樂產業局 Bureau Of Audiovisual And Music Industry Development,MOC.
Executive Organizer｜群青娛樂製作有限公司 Young Team Productions
Cooperation｜火氣音樂 FIRE ON MUSIC
More Information｜Taiwan Beats Showcase https://taiwanbeatsshowcase.com/

07/01/2022

Jazz Fusion band Skyline Jazz Band's global 4K live stream concert will take place this Sunday.

Date: Jan. 9, 2022 (Sun), 2022
Time: 14:00 PST / 19:00 EST / 22:00 Greenwich/London Time / 19:30 Taiwan Time)
Ticket price: TWD$380 (for 4K live stream watching)
Get Ticket Now: https://www.indievox.com/activity/detail/22_iV0124876

29/11/2021

Check out an exclusive interview with by Jules Quartly.

“There are millions of Lucys but only one LÜCY, a promising new singer-songwriting talent who was recently nominated at Taiwan’s Golden Indie Music Awards (GIMA), says writer Jules Quartly.

The 21-year-old popped out of nowhere and the depths of a gritty New Taipei City after uploading self-made songs to her Instagram story. She was following the DJ, singer and producer Showmain, who liked what he heard - read more how LÜCY surfaced up on our website.

Read more: https://taiwanbeats.tw/archives/12169

26/11/2021

ICYMI: We have teamed up with our friends 大象體操 Elephant Gym Club

Kaohsiung-native rock trio Elephant Gym has been touring across the world for a couple of years, designed a band website (which is considered a pioneer-move), and also never stopped leveling up their musicianship. By the end of an eventful 2021, we’re so proud to show you the collaborations we’ve done.

📽 Watch the new TaiwanBeats video: https://youtu.be/sbS_n_qTZEY
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🌊 Hear the surging waves of Asia.

26/11/2021

Hear the surging waves of Asia.

Part II of 大象體操 Elephant Gym Club's glamorous photo dump. Check out our latest BTS shots with the crew.

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26/11/2021

Hear the surging waves of Asia.

Math-rock trio 大象體操 Elephant Gym Club has put on serious swag and been rocking it across the city of Kaohsiung. (And of course .tw) Check out our latest BTS shots with the crew.

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22/11/2021

is a band hard to pin down.

You get a bit of dream pop, post-rock, shoegaze and psychedelic all at the same time. But the band has presented a glamorous search for meaning.

“But they know themselves, they know their sound, and they know where they’re headed. And in the parts of the globe where they’ve performed so far, fans wait and hope that I Mean Us is headed squarely back in their direction,” writer Joe Henley says.

Read the full interview: https://taiwanbeats.tw/archives/12123

22/11/2021

is so good at blending bold Taiwanese cues into their lyrics to express the peculiar, the quirky, and the local culture.

Read the full review: https://taiwanbeats.tw/archives/12145

#美秀集團

22/11/2021

’s times are a-changin’ for the good and bad.

Sorry Youth released their third album Bad Times, Good Times in the midst of the pandemic.

The backstory? This is the band’s first album since they decided to be full-time musicians, and they raised a whopping 3 million NTD via crowdfunding to make it. Now in their 30s, the members of Sorry Youth are around the same age as their namesake band, and their latest record distills their mid-career anxieties into their alt-rock sound.

Read the full review: https://taiwanbeats.tw/archives/12131

#拍謝少年

22/11/2021

The opens with a permanent exhibition that looks back with nostalgia at island’s pop-music history, while TMC looks forward to future of music industry.

Read more: https://taiwanbeats.tw/archives/12136

#北流 #台北流行音樂中心

22/11/2021

has been the one and only powerhouse for singer-songwriters and bands from the underground.

StreetVoice serves as the Taiwanese equivalent of SoundCloud, where aspiring musicians are able to upload their own music to be discovered by users. Founded in Taipei in 2006, many of Taiwan’s most renowned indie bands today, such as and started their first steps on StreetVoice.

Read more: https://taiwanbeats.tw/archives/12117

#街聲

22/11/2021

Congrats !

celebrates the freedom and originality of Taiwanese musicians. It also distinguishes itself from the earlier-held -official by catering to the indie music scene in Taiwan, allowing for more recognition opportunities across the industry.

Read more: https://taiwanbeats.tw/archives/12106

#金音獎

22/11/2021

has put together the best rock rhythms of Asia on .

Study beats are very 2010’s. The new bedroom BGM goes to bass-driven math rock. Whether you’re still doing homework, playing with your cats, or just chilling with bae, you’re safe to get lost in the gymnastics hands.

Featuring Japanese acts , .official, and more.

Listen now: https://music.apple.com/tw/playlist/elephant-gym-asia-crossover/pl.09fda6b09de74af6a92846224d52e643

And read more about the story behind the curation: https://taiwanbeats.tw/archives/12111

Once again, shoutout to the brilliant trio and words by

22/11/2021

Shuffle it, don’t shuffle it, it’s up to you. (Shoutout to for disrupting the streaming giants)

But the temperatures are dropping and we wanna keep you warm with the hottest tracks from the island. Here are 30 tracks handpicked by us featuring , , .swvy, , .wu, and 25 more that sounds way better than boring fireplace.

Listen now: https://music.apple.com/tw/playlist/hottest-on-the-island/pl.e641b2bbb06b4ac1b79763c6bde3537f

17/11/2021

黃宇寒 Han is a second-generation new immigrant. She’s known for combining Indonesian and Hakka culture into her music. In other words, she brings a breeze of Southeast Asian cultures for the Taiwan Pop music scene.

She does music with a cause. With a mission in mind to pass on her culture, Han hopes to encourage the younger Hakka generation to learn their native tongue through her music.

Lastly, Han breaks the stereotype of outdated Hakka music. She also brings a new voice as a second generation new immigrant to the Pop music world.

🏮SPOTLIGHT ON is a curated bio-series that gives in-depth artist introductions through text-based storytelling. Whether you’re fresh off the boat in to the waters of music from Taiwan, or a die-hard fan that navigates effortlessly among the beats, SPOTLIGHT ON is here to shed more light on the corners you’ve missed.

🔆🔦 Watch the full video: https://youtu.be/I4-wXPnKPzI

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#黃宇寒

17/11/2021

represents Taiwan’s soft power.

Nini is a young, talented musician who has made a big splash on social media especially since the pandemic pushed everyone to spend more time online.

Nini Music appeared on a Reddit AMA (“ask me anything”) thread some time in 2020. There was a video of her playing the zhongruan (中阮), a stately, spherical, wide bodied instrument with a straight neck, four strings and 24 frets on the fingerboard. Alright, imagine a giant banjo with big pegs sticking out of the headstock. That’s what she plays best.

While the virtual world has opposed attacks on her, Nini stands firm on her ground: “No-one’s political views, language, and opinions will ever be all the same but when I am able to perform for so many people of different backgrounds we all have one thing in common — music.”

Read more: https://taiwanbeats.tw/archives/12015

17/11/2021

A true force of rhythms, beats, and colorful story-telling.

While the indigenous people only account for 2.38% of the population, we’ve seen their creative energy explode for the past couple of years.

Whether it’s , , , , or žž from , these artists have truly integrated their life experiences into a refreshing soundscape of their culture and identity.

When cities have kept growing because of globalization, these artists leveraged their identity, cultures, and soul into their work that glows especially within.

Here are 5 indigenous artists that you should know -
Sangpuy (桑布伊)
ABAO (阿爆, Aljenljeng Tjaluvie)
Ilid Kaolo (以莉高露)
Outlet Drift (漂流出口)
žž瑋琪

Read more: https://taiwanbeats.tw/archives/12030

#桑布伊 #阿爆 #以莉高露 #漂流出口 #žž瑋琪

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