me, Clara and Jason decide to jump in the air during picture time!

Last weekend was pretty crazy! Aside from a heat wave (113 degrees in LA!) it was a super fun weekend performing around So Cal. Some pics from last weekend:

Friday kicked off with a show at Biergarten in K-Town. Got
to see the Kollaboration fam including Flowethics and Iris!

The APEX Gala was a ton of fun! In addition to sharing the stage with my friends Clara C and Jason Yang, I got to meet Bobby Lee and Harry Shum Jr. from Glee. Good times.

Me and Karin Anna Cheung!

Clara, me, Harry, Jason, and Karin at the end of the evening!

So the gala was good times, indeed. Even got to see John Cho receive an award for his accomplishments in film. Didn’t have time to get a picture though! The next day all three of us played at the L.A. County Fair in Pomona. It was super hot outside but thankfully we got to play indoors. Forgot to take pictures during the performances but I did finally try the deep fried klondike that everyone was telling me about.

All in all, a great weekend! This last pic of Jason and me was taken by Liz Ehlers. The fair and the crazy heat made it feel like summer!

Just wanted to put up some pics from last Friday’s ‘Rock the Vote‘. Organized in just under 3 weeks, the night proved to be an incredible coming together of community. I was honored to participate and thrilled to share the stage with James Kyson Lee from TV’s Heroes as well as Esna whom I collaborate frequently with on YouTube. We prepared a special rendition of John Lennon’s classic ‘Imagine’ just for the evening. Betcha didn’t know James can sing, huh? Hopefully someone caught it on video and then I can put it up on YouTube. Thanks to Paul Song and Lisa Ling for having the vision for what will no doubt be the first of many Asian American Rock the Votes!

Some more pics of the night, courtesy of HypnoticAsia:

Esna, me, and James Kyson Lee performing ‘Imagine’ by John Lennon

The amazing Beau Sia. Beau wrote a special piece that inspired us to all vote. “Get involved in more than a comment war!”

Quest Crew. So I’d seen them on TV but watching them LIVE on stage was a different experience entirely! These guys have such crazy skills that I felt truly inspired watching them dance. They were a phenomenal way to end the night and for all of us that got the chance to be there we truly witnessed something amazing. Be inspired everyone, and register to vote wherever you are!

Stay tuned for more news about my upcoming tour! It’s gonna be a crazy fall.

Come check out Rock the Vote this Friday at the Ford Amphitheatre! Asian Americans make up 15% of the population in California and we really want to get the youth registered for the November elections! There’s gonna be performances by Quest Crew, Satellite, Esna Yoon, and myself! As well as appearances by James Kyson-Lee, Beau Sia, Kelly Hu, Justin Chon and more! Come on Friday and help us rock the vote!!

Today is 9/9/10. It’s been 1 year to the day since I released my debut album ‘American Me‘ on 9/9/09. So much has happened within the year and I can’t believe how fast the time has gone! To celebrate the occasion I have put all the tracks from the ENTIRE album up on YouTube! You can now hear all the songs online! Thank you guys so much for supporting me and my music every step of the way! Please continue to support independent music! You can purchase my album on iTunes or Amazon or get a physical copy of the CD at my music store here on this site.

Thanks everyone and here’s to a great fall season!

This was without a doubt the craziest weekend of the year! Kollaboration was incredible on Friday! From all the awesome performances to the vibe of the crowd, the night was ridiculous!  Thanks to all the judges Marié Digby, Bobby Choy aka Big Phony, Travis Wong and Shinae Yoon for voting me the Grand Prize Winner! Big props to Roy Choi and PK for the opportunity, as well as the whole Kollaboration staff!   Special shoutout to my awesome bro George for his unparalleled dedication and spreading the word! To Traci and my TNP family, and to the NU crew: i love you guys! And last but certainly not least, thanks to all my friends, fans and supporters for coming out in full force! There was such crazy love up in the Ford Amphitheatre.

A few pics from the night!

Kollaboration producer and host Roy Choi kicks off the evening (Photo by Nathan Nowack)

Me singing my new song ‘Shoes’ written just for the Kollaboration Acoustic show! (Photo by Nathan Nowack)

I was loving the vibe from the crowd! You guys were so awesome I thought I was gonna fall over from the roar!

Hippie Hippie Hoorah! These guys were awesome with their chilled out rendition of Britney Spears’ “Toxic” (Photo by Steven Lam)

FlowEthics doing their thang!

Marié Digby, the headliner and guest judge! She performed originals as well as a cover of Beyoncé’s “Sweet Dreams.” Awesome.

Ah! Craziness. They announced I won and I thought, “Awesome. This is going to next month’s rent and a new microphone!” lol. (Photo by Alexander Siu)

Roy, Christine and I! This check is now sitting in my room. Can you imagine bringing this thing to the bank?! (Photo by Alexander Siu)

The finale. We all sing a rendition of Arcade Fire’s “Wake Up.” What a crazy night.

The afterparty at Blue Goose! Thanks to the Kollab staff and all the awesome people I met through this whole experience.

Outside with Austin, Hippie Hippie Hooray, Esna, Geo, and Bart and Joe from JustKidding Films!

** Went to bed at 5am! Later I would wake up 3 hours after to embark on a weekend long bachelor party for my college buddy. I’m happy to say I survived this insane mega weekend!