Singer, Dancer, Producer, Actor, Director – An iconic entertainer. Multihyphenate Vanness Wu is back with a new album!
For the first time in his marvelous two-decade career, Vanness Wu has released an entirely English album. In detail, his album Take A Ride is crafted with explorative genres. From sunny pop-punk to atmospheric R&B, refreshing acoustic rock, and jazzy hip-hop, he has poured it all on this new release, out today via Universal Music Taiwan/Virgin Music.
“Take a Ride is inspired by everything I listened to growing up, from Tupac to Sting to Stevie Wonder. I want people to listen to it without expecting a certain style, because the project is a way to get to know me as a person who’s always exploring musically.”
The Making Of Take A Ride
He has always wished to release a full album in the United States. In detail, the multi-hyphenate Asian-American artist wrote and produced the album while traveling the world. Free of the constraints of a stuffy studio, his album’s tracklist consists of songs with limitless sounds reflecting both his ever-curious spirit and his laid-back Cali roots.
Fun fact, Vanness had fun discovering new tunes and writing lyrics while he was hopping on Airbnbs around the world, bouncing between Malibu, Thailand, Kyoto, and London. On top of that, Producer David Lucius King and songwriter Brian Lee (known to have worked with Post Malone, Blackpink, Lady Gaga) have both contributed to the project.
Additionally, David Fu directed the music video of his title track ‘Taking A Ride‘. He is known best as a cinematographer and associate producer of, Ip Man Legacy: Master Z, Crouching Tiger, and Hidden Dragon 2.
On His Discography
Although he became mostly known for his role Mei Zuo in the 2001 Taiwanese phenomenal series Meteor Garden, there is more to Vanness Wu than just being with the Legendary “F4” in Asia. He has carved out an incredibly diverse discography. In fact, his inventive exploration in music has established him as an early R&B adopter in China.
More importantly, he was one of the first American musicians to connect the global music industry. On top of that, Vanness Wu became the first Mandopop artist to work with international stars like Bruno Mars and Ryan Tedder. Subsequently, he appeared on official Mandarin releases of Beyoncé’s “Crazy in Love” and Avicii’s “Levels” after releasing his solo debut, “Body Will Sing”, way back in 2002.
As a member of Mandopop boyband F4, he took Asia by storm in the early 2000s. Besides selling over 3.5 million copies of their first two albums, starring in Meteor Garden made him headline news and get sold-out shows. Nevertheless, as a soloist, he has released and produced six Mandarin albums two Japanese albums already. In addition to that, he has also released a collaborative album in Mandarin/Korean with Kangta, a member of the first K-pop idol group, H.O.T.
On the Success of Vanness Wu’s Career
Both in America and in China, he has found his niche in the industry as an actor and tv personality. Not only did score major roles in action and adventure films, he also was one of the Asia’s Got Talent judges in 2014.
His past film projects include starring in Chen Kaige’s Monk Comes Down the Mountain (2015) and the blockbuster Ip Man 4: The Finale (2019), as well as the historical drama The Princess Weiyoung (2014).
On the other hand, he has participated in various popular Chinese shows. Such as Amazing Race China, Street Dance of China, and Shine! The Super Brothers. Furthermore, he ventured into the clothing business as well.
Vanness Wu debuted his streetwear brand xVESSEL (founded in 2017). Best of all, his 2020 collaboration with Japanese designer Yohji Yamamoto quickly sold out when it graced the Paris Fashion Week.
“I’m not a singular artist or a triple-threat. I’m just a person who is infatuated with creating and grateful for this life where I am able to pursue anything. I am capable of doing all these things — singing, dancing, martial arts, and acting — because I genuinely enjoy doing them.”
Stream Vanness Wu’s new explorative English Album “Take A Ride” on all music platforms. The music video is also out now on YouTube.
PR Source: ĐẶC BIỆT
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