Cehryl

cehryl
Birth nameCheryl Chow
BornHong Kong
Genres
Instrument(s)Guitar, Piano
LabelsNettwerk Records

Cheryl Chow, known professionally as Cehryl (stylized as cehryl), is a singer, songwriter, producer, and instrumentalist based between Los Angeles and Hong Kong.[1][2]

Biography

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Chow was born and grew up in Hong Kong.[3] She played classical piano from a young age, and learned to play guitar as a teenager.[4] She studied music production and engineering at Berklee College of Music.[5] Her Wherever it May be Be EP was made start from finish in her bedroom in Boston before moving to Los Angeles.[6] She has toured with Still Woozy and Ravyn Lanae, and Raveena.[7] Her tours with Jeremy Zucker and Cavetown were put on hold due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[8] Her sophomore EP time machine is to be released in spring of 2021 with Nettwerk Records.

Artistry

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Chow records, and produces all of her own tracks.[9][10] Complex featured her as one of the "Best New Artists of the Month" in July 2019, describing her sound as "more A24 than Marvel."[11]

Still Loud reported that it only took Chow one and a half months to compose, write and produce the entirety of her second EP, Delusions.[12]

Her song "angels (Emily)" was co-produced with Andrew Sarlo.[13]

The 2020 music video for Moon Eyes was shot in Hong Kong as a collaboration between her and director Jonny Ho. She said she took influence from their favorite filmmakers, Frank Lebon, Ruff Mercy, and Wong Kar Wai.[14]

Discography

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• willow tree (2024)

• time machine (2021)

• Slow Motion (2019)

• Delusions (2016)

References

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  1. ^ "Prince | Indietronica | Page 2". Retrieved 2021-02-13.
  2. ^ "From the Intercom: The Best Albums of 2019". From the Intercom. 2020-02-05. Retrieved 2021-02-13.
  3. ^ Chu, Koel (2017-09-08). "Finding a space for their music: from Hong Kong to Berklee". Retrieved 2021-02-13.
  4. ^ "Female Empowerment Bops!". Her Campus. Retrieved 2021-02-13.
  5. ^ "Cehryl - "Fractals"". IndieCurrent. 2016-07-02. Retrieved 2021-02-13.
  6. ^ "Cehryl Crafts a Chill Ode to Relocation in DIY 'Wherever It May Be' EP / Ones To Watch". Ones To Watch. Retrieved 2021-02-13.
  7. ^ Blais-Billie, Braudie (2019-08-23). "Cehryl on her new video 'Satellite' and political unrest in Hong Kong". i-D. Retrieved 2021-02-13.
  8. ^ P22.studio. "Bedroom Soul Artist cehryl Sings on the Innocent Side of Unrequited Love on "Moon Eyes"". The Wild Honey Pie. Retrieved 2021-02-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  9. ^ Intza (2020-10-29). "Girls With Guitars". THE BACKSTAGE CLUB. Retrieved 2021-02-13.
  10. ^ "Female Empowerment Bops!". Her Campus. Retrieved 2021-02-13.
  11. ^ "Best New Artists of the Month (July)". Complex. Retrieved 2021-02-13.
  12. ^ Chu, Koel (2017-09-08). "Finding a space for their music: from Hong Kong to Berklee". Retrieved 2021-02-13.
  13. ^ "cehryl's Intimate Song "angels (emily)" Is a Visceral Indie Pop Upheaval". Atwood Magazine. 2020-12-24. Retrieved 2021-02-13.
  14. ^ "Brighton Magazine - Moon Eyes: Dreamy New Single From Hong Kong Native Cehryl Captures Naivety Of New Love". Magazine.brighton.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-02-13.

Notes

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