Starhub and BlackBerry has teamed up to bring Singapore its first ever music festival featuring hit YouTube stars, and one of these stars is one of my favourite musicians ever, David Choi.
David Choi is a Korean singer-songwriter who grew up in California, and now a very successful independent musician. He is sometimes referred to as the granddaddy of YouTube, being one of the few who were on the video-sharing site back in its early days.
Despite being one of the best in the YouTube music scene, in my opinion at least, David certainly didn't have the fastest ride to get to where he is now. He taught himself how to use his music equipment, went through horrible internships, and wrote and produced songs for a couple of companies. At one point, he was even signed under Warner Music Group. This is a man who has certainly paid his dues in the music industry. But fret not! All is good now! He now has over 900,000 subscribers, over 100,000,000 total video hits, and supporters from all over the world!
David's songs are mostly what some would call modern ballads, often getting girls to go "awww" and make them wish he was their boyfriend. He also dabbles in alternative, soul, and the occasional "club music" as seen in Dance To This Song. His lyrics may seem a tad too cheesy for some people, but I personally find it very sweet. I think he can really translate his feelings into songs really well without making things overly dramatic or being unnecessarily intimate. His music just feels really chill, something that I can listen to when I'm in bed unable to sleep. It's comforting.
To be completely honest, even though I think that David Choi is one of the most talent musicians out there, I don't think that he's gonna rise up to be at the top of the charts any time soon. His songs are what most people in my generation would call boring and cheesy, and I agree to a certain extent. Some of his songs could get a teeny bit repetitive, like how some songs would have slightly similar melodies, or how a lot of his songs has to do with love. But even if you factor that in, I still believe that he is a really underrated musician, and I really do think that he wasn't born in the right era.
Overall, I think David Choi is an amazing artiste. He is talented with both music and lyrics, not to mention the technical post-processing of it all, but his albums definitely wouldn't appeal to the general public, and to be honest, I like it that way. I wouldn't want his style of music to change just to conform to how the music industry is right now. He has his own thing going on and all 900,000 of us DavidChoiMusic subscribers are loving it. Also, he didn't smile during his first two years on YouTube. I am amused.
Photo credits to David Choi.
David's songs are mostly what some would call modern ballads, often getting girls to go "awww" and make them wish he was their boyfriend. He also dabbles in alternative, soul, and the occasional "club music" as seen in Dance To This Song. His lyrics may seem a tad too cheesy for some people, but I personally find it very sweet. I think he can really translate his feelings into songs really well without making things overly dramatic or being unnecessarily intimate. His music just feels really chill, something that I can listen to when I'm in bed unable to sleep. It's comforting.
To be completely honest, even though I think that David Choi is one of the most talent musicians out there, I don't think that he's gonna rise up to be at the top of the charts any time soon. His songs are what most people in my generation would call boring and cheesy, and I agree to a certain extent. Some of his songs could get a teeny bit repetitive, like how some songs would have slightly similar melodies, or how a lot of his songs has to do with love. But even if you factor that in, I still believe that he is a really underrated musician, and I really do think that he wasn't born in the right era.
Overall, I think David Choi is an amazing artiste. He is talented with both music and lyrics, not to mention the technical post-processing of it all, but his albums definitely wouldn't appeal to the general public, and to be honest, I like it that way. I wouldn't want his style of music to change just to conform to how the music industry is right now. He has his own thing going on and all 900,000 of us DavidChoiMusic subscribers are loving it. Also, he didn't smile during his first two years on YouTube. I am amused.
Photo credits to David Choi.
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