Jam Hsiao celebrates success with fans

Jam Hsiao chats with the host in Beijing's Dayin Theater to celebrate his success on Sept 1, 2011. A fan and media meeting event was organized to celebrate Hsiao's success on his fourth album "Wild Dreams.”[Photo/chinadaily.com.cn]

Jam Hsiao sings in Beijing's Dayin Theater on Sept 1, 2011. A fan and media meeting event was organized to celebrate Hsiao's success on his fourth album "Wild Dreams."[Photo/chinadaily.com.cn]

Jam Hsiao, a Taiwan-based Chinese singer, has invited fans and media to celebrate the success of his fourth album "Wild Dreams", which received positive reviews in the music scene in Beijing on Sept 1, 2011.

Warner Music, Hsiao's management company, organized the event at Dayin Theater in Beijing's CBD. Hsiao sang his new songs "Only thinking of you" and "I really want to tell you" at the event.

Hsiao, known for his shyness, seemed more relaxed and expressed his mind more freely about his new album and the movie "The Killer Who Never Kills", in which he made his first appearance on the silver screen.

Fan Zhichao, general manager of Warner Music, presented a Lyre – an ancient symbol for musical arts – to Hsiao and encouraged him to be more courageous on the road of music.

Yang Xiangdong, president of Tea Department of Uni-President Enterprises (China) Investment, also praised Hsiao for his hard work and achievements. In hopes of renewing the endorsement contract with Hsiao, Yang presented a Bingchun Tea Endorsement Contract for 2012 to the musician at the event.

Double faced: wild and passionate

In his new album, Hsiao's status upgraded from a singer to a producer where he played an active role in the writing of his songs and lyrics.

To differentiate from the previous three records, Hsiao made adjustments to his style of singing for "Wild Dreams." Harmonics, guitars, strings and drums were balanced with the vocals to give listeners more authentic sounds as if they were at the scene of young singer's live concert. For the same reason, Hsiao minimized the polishing of his vocals in order to touch fans with his purest and unaltered voice.

The album "Wild Dreams" was a big hit in Chinese mainland and Taiwan province right from its release and earned thumbs-ups from music producers and music-lovers alike.

When asked how he felt about being a "producer," Hsiao replied: "I produced my album only to understand and control the songs better. It's also because I had a lot of inspirations that I wanted to realize."

Musical recognition and commercial success

Hsiao's career has been a smooth ride this year thus far. In his first movie appearance, Hsiao played the male protagonist in "The Killer Who Never Kills", a hit Eric Tsang film that pocketed more than 50 million NT$ in just the first three weeks.

He also held a concert in Hong Kong's Hung Hom Gymnasium for the first time and announced the start of "Jam Hsiao World Tour."