Writer and composer Philip Hsu released his debut EP album, Colors, a first look at his life growing up between Taiwan and Chapel Hill, North Carolina
(Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/0Lu3vgJz6JBbAfvTtUdyYj).
“I wanted to let my passion show through, and D.A.I is a big part of this,” Phil said, “I’m connecting with independent music after leaving the stage for ten years, feeling confident about the songwriting and the overall need for music with this message.”
Born in central Taiwan, Phil was a classically trained vocalist and attended schools in Taipei until studying international affairs at Georgetown University. In June 2022, after living through the Shanghai lockdown, Phil left a career in consulting and founded zusi, a music technology company that aims to make your life sound better (https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1010960/trove-of-discarded-cassette-tapes-brings-back-a-lost-shanghai?source=channel_home).
In addition to writing music, Phil contributes to a number of magazines on international affairs (https://jamestown.org/program/the-real-u-s-china-5g-contest-is-just-getting-started/) and is writing a science fiction novel about mermaids that create artificial intelligence.