cehryl | |
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Birth name | Cheryl Chow |
Born | Hong Kong |
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Instrument(s) | Guitar, Piano |
Labels | Nettwerk Records |
Cheryl Chow, known professionally as Cehryl (stylized as cehryl), is a singer, songwriter, producer, and instrumentalist based between Los Angeles and Hong Kong.
Biography
Chow was born and grew up in Hong Kong. She played classical piano from a young age, and learned to play guitar as a teenager. She studied music production and engineering at Berklee College of Music. Her Wherever it May be Be EP was made start from finish in her bedroom in Boston before moving to Los Angeles. She has toured with Still Woozy and Ravyn Lanae, and Raveena. Her tours with Jeremy Zucker and Cavetown were put on hold due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Her sophomore EP time machine is to be released in spring of 2021 with Nettwerk Records.
Artistry
Chow records, and produces all of her own tracks. Complex featured her as one of the "Best New Artists of the Month" in July 2019, describing her sound as "more A24 than Marvel."
Still Loud reported that it only took Chow one and a half months to compose, write and produce the entirety of her second EP, Delusions.
Her song "angels (Emily)" was co-produced with Andrew Sarlo.
The 2020 music video for Moon Eyes was shot in Hong Kong as a collaboration between her and director Jonny Ho. She said she took influence from their favorite filmmakers, Frank Lebon, Ruff Mercy, and Wong Kar Wai.
Discography
• willow tree (2024)
• time machine (2021)
• Slow Motion (2019)
• Delusions (2016)
References
- "Prince | Indietronica | Page 2". Retrieved 2021-02-13.
- "From the Intercom: The Best Albums of 2019". From the Intercom. 2020-02-05. Retrieved 2021-02-13.
- Chu, Koel (2017-09-08). "Finding a space for their music: from Hong Kong to Berklee". Retrieved 2021-02-13.
- "Female Empowerment Bops!". Her Campus. Retrieved 2021-02-13.
- "Cehryl - "Fractals"". IndieCurrent. 2016-07-02. Retrieved 2021-02-13.
- "Cehryl Crafts a Chill Ode to Relocation in DIY 'Wherever It May Be' EP / Ones To Watch". Ones To Watch. Retrieved 2021-02-13.
- Blais-Billie, Braudie (2019-08-23). "Cehryl on her new video 'Satellite' and political unrest in Hong Kong". i-D. Retrieved 2021-02-13.
- P22.studio. "Bedroom Soul Artist cehryl Sings on the Innocent Side of Unrequited Love on "Moon Eyes"". The Wild Honey Pie. Retrieved 2021-02-13.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - Intza (2020-10-29). "Girls With Guitars". THE BACKSTAGE CLUB. Retrieved 2021-02-13.
- "Female Empowerment Bops!". Her Campus. Retrieved 2021-02-13.
- "Best New Artists of the Month (July)". Complex. Retrieved 2021-02-13.
- Chu, Koel (2017-09-08). "Finding a space for their music: from Hong Kong to Berklee". Retrieved 2021-02-13.
- "cehryl's Intimate Song "angels (emily)" Is a Visceral Indie Pop Upheaval". Atwood Magazine. 2020-12-24. Retrieved 2021-02-13.
- "Brighton Magazine - Moon Eyes: Dreamy New Single From Hong Kong Native Cehryl Captures Naivety Of New Love". Magazine.brighton.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-02-13.
Notes
- http://thebaybridged.com/2018/06/05/the-multi-talented-cehryl-is-throwin-bos-june-centerpiece/
- http://www.nettwerk.com/news/2020/indie-rb-artist-cehryl-shares-new-track-and-diy-video%E2%80%82%E2%81%9F%E2%80%83%E2%80%83%E2%80%83%E2%80%86%E2%81%9F
- https://www.bandwagon.asia/articles/introducing-cehryl-rising-indie-artist-hong-kong-secret-signals-interview-december-2020
- https://hashtaglegend.com/culture/cehryl-cheryl-chow-rising-singer/