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3Welcome to MADTOWN FM, I’m V, the host of this podcast. Here, I will be inviting friends from all kinds of cultural backgrounds to talk about how music influences our lives. In this episode, I invited a charming cyber friend of mine, Richard, to talk about how our upbringings and our listening experiences have influenced our tastes in music. Hope you enjoy this episode as much as we do!
Stay awesome and keep on rocking in the free world!
Host: V
Guest: Richard （ins: @not_richardchen)
Editor: V
Special Thanks: Mark
Songs of use:
Chinatown (2011) by Destroyer
Mozart Violin Concerto No. 5 by Richard Chen, performed in 2017
Tian Mi Mi (1979) by Teresa Teng
Chapstick - Demo (2019) by Hippo Campus
Baby - Instrumental (2006) by J Dilla
Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight) (1979) by ABBA
Sexual Healing (1982) by Marvin Gayes
Femme Fatale (1969) by The Velvet Underground and Nico
Midnight Train 비적응 (2020) by SE SO NEON
Is It The Answer (2017) by Reality Club
Timeline:
00:42 - Richard’s Warm Intro
03:30 - Showcasing Violin skill in family gatherings
05:51 - Richard’s biggest influence from Classical Music
07:45 - Do Asian-American Parents and Mainland China Parents share any common taste in music?
11:52 - How did Richard fall in love with Indie-Rock
13:48 - Our Past Working Experiences in Music Venues hit differently…
18:23 - Spotify’s Algorithm VS BBC Radio 6
21:23 - V’s Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! Story
23:02 - Play your music to the public can be stressful as hell
25:32 - Music as the background noise of Richard’s Life
26:41 - V’s confusion on music for intimate hours
31:21 - How does music influence our mood?
32:57 - Do “good music taste” even exist?
35:36 - What Richard values the most in a partnership?
39:56 - Richard and V’s opinions on Music Video
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