Emma Benack speaks with Taiwanese Australian musician and composer Matt Hsu, the leader of Matt Hsu's Obscure Orchestra. Matt works with a wide variety of instruments and natural sounds to create music that helps represent his cross-cultural upbringing. Emma and Matt talk about some of his music projects that have advocated for marginalized communities and his plans for the future.

To learn more about Matt Hsu's Obscure Orchestra, you can visit these sites:

https://obscureorchestra.com/

https://www.facebook.com/obscureorchestra/?paipv=0&eav=AfYFWpgavJgKddjOAT283R6oeRx54ldhxPj1TUShXT0_nRXEQEvLRfvogEh4Cnb0Vuw&_rdr

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCidnrrcfeqROpFdqwe3_w0A

Emma Benack speaks with Matt Hsu, a Taiwanese Australian composer who is the creator of Matt Hsu's Obscure Orchestra. Matt works with a wide variety of instruments and natural sounds to create music that helps represent his cross-cultural upbringing. Matt has created compositions alongside people of all different identities, according to their race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender expression, and more. The orchestra's music celebrates cultural differences and Matt also uses his music projects to advocate for marginal communities. 

To learn more about Matt Hsu's Obscure Orchestra, you can visit these sites:

https://obscureorchestra.com/

https://www.facebook.com/obscureorchestra/?paipv=0&eav=AfYFWpgavJgKddjOAT283R6oeRx54ldhxPj1TUShXT0_nRXEQEvLRfvogEh4Cnb0Vuw&_rdr

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCidnrrcfeqROpFdqwe3_w0A

Emma Benack continues her conversation with The Last Minute Latin Band, one of the most popular Latin music bands in Taiwan. Band members Monica and Enzo talk about their hopes and plans for the band's future and continual growth. Take a listen to also hear the original versions of popular covers that the band performs, including music by artists like Shakira, Daddy Yankee, and Michel Teló.

You can learn more about the Last Minute Latin Band by visiting this site:

https://www.facebook.com/LastMinuteLatinBand

Emma Benack speaks with one of the most popular Latin music bands in Taiwan called The Last Minute Latin Band, which has been around since 2016 playing a mix of Latin American pop, reggaeton, merengue, and lots of other Latin American music genres. The band's founder is Monica Sanchez who has made it in her mission in Taiwan to organize cultural events that promote Latin America through its music, food, dancing, and art. The band features musicians from Italy, Nicaragua, Spain, Canada, the Philippines, Panama, Bolivia, and more. Today's episode features the band's founder Monica and keyboardist Enzo.

You can learn more about the Last Minute Latin Band by visiting this site:

https://www.facebook.com/LastMinuteLatinBand

Emma Benack speaks with three members of Citymemo, a Taiwanese band that plays a mix of pop-punk and alternative rock and whose work includes a mix of group songs in Mandarin and solo music in English. The band talks about how they came together, the inspiration for some of their songs, speaking up for mental health, and future plans.

To find out more information about Citymemo, you can visit these sites:

https://www.youtube.com/@Citymemoband

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100088379660201

To listen to Katree's solo music, check out this link:

https://www.soundscape.net/a/28525

In the second half of this interview, Emma Benack speaks with American musician DC Rapier, who's been living in Taiwan for the past 32 years. DC has played in various blues groups throughout Taiwan and produced his own album, Feeling Fifteen Again. DC talks about how moving to Taiwan affected his opportunities as a blues musician and his future plans for making music.

To learn more about DC Rapier's music, you can visit these sites:

https://www.facebook.com/DCRsolo/

https://open.spotify.com/artist/1yEz7EFjLC468h9DyCObg2?si=CmfmvWFrSKaKdOK2t6GlSQ

Emma Benack speaks with DC Rapier, an American musician and retired English teacher who has lived in Taiwan for the past 32 years. DC has been making his own original music since he was 15 and also worked in Nashville for some time as a songwriter. DC talks about how he got some blues groups started in Taipei and how he went from playing covers to creating an album of his own original music called Feeling Fifteen Again.

To learn more about DC Rapier's music, you can visit these sites:

https://www.facebook.com/DCRsolo/

https://open.spotify.com/artist/1yEz7EFjLC468h9DyCObg2?si=CmfmvWFrSKaKdOK2t6GlSQ

On the last segment of her interview with Your Woman Sleep with Others, Emma benack asks the band about their plans to continue making music in the future. The group also discusses their anticipation for an international concert tour this year, a post-COVID first.

In the second part of this interview, Emma Benack speaks with the band Your Woman Sleep with Others (老王樂隊) about their 2023 EP "Yellow House, Pink Blue Sky". The band members discuss the inspiration and meaning behind the lyrics and melodies, which take on a different sound than the group's earlier work.

You can find out more about Your Woman Sleep with Others by checking out these links:

https://open.spotify.com/artist/4MRQK5pLyNbcOW493n55iT

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCHGEzJzpPJ63AHJ9SFa6Rg

https://www.instagram.com/your_woman_sleep_with_others/

Emma Benack speaks with the band Your Woman Sleep with Others (老王樂隊) about how the different members came together to form a music group, what themes inspired their first EP and album, and what they think of the pressure young people experience in modern society. This episode also features several songs from the band's early career, including "Cram Schools Killed the Children", which won the Golden Indie Award for Best Folk Single in 2018.

For more information about the band and its music:

https://www.facebook.com/yourwomansleepwithothers

https://music.youtube.com/channel/UCdxpW3sUpUGJIwKhHam5bhQ