國語金牌製作人側寫系列-Jae Chong
2005年 08月 13日
雖然他與金曲獎最佳製作人錯身而過,但他對於新世代華語音樂的改造與重塑,成績眾人有目共睹。他就是打造蕭亞軒、蔡依林與李玟,並且坐鎮麻吉與黃立行Stanley單飛後個人風格、默契絕佳的好友兼韓裔天王製作人Jae Chong。想知道他是怎麼發跡的嗎?他最愛的情歌又是哪一首呢?Check It Out!
●第一次接觸音樂這行業?
When did u first have contact with the music business?
▲Jae: I got started producing rap groups in Los Angeles. I was appointed head A&R for a indie label in Long Beach, California called Room At Top Productions in 1991. I wasonly 18 at the time, but I learned a lot about working with different artists,etc.(一開始是在洛杉磯製作饒舌團體,91年我受派為加州長堤一家獨立廠牌叫Room AtTop製作公司A&R的主管,當時我才18歲,但透過與不同藝人合作我學到不少。)
●如何開始製作人工作?
How did u become a producer?And what was the process?
▲Jae: I started playing different instruments in bands when I was very young…I started playing bass guitar first, then guitar, then keyboards and then drums for a local band for like 5 years…After a while, I begin to figure out how to arrange music because I sort of knew where every instruments belonged in a song…That all lead to producing later on…(我很年輕時就在樂團裡玩起不同的樂器,在一個當地樂團裡我一開始是玩貝斯、然後是吉他、鍵盤、再來是鼓,這樣玩了五年,之後慢慢懂得編曲,因為我大概知道每一個樂器在一首歌中的位置,這些引導我走向之後的製作。)
●你的製作可以跨嘻哈、節奏藍調&搖滾(饒舌金屬)與舞曲,範圍很大,平常是怎麼吸收音樂的?
U produced a great amount of different type of music(Hip Hop、&Rock (Rap-Metal) &Dance Range) …How do u do it?
▲Jae: I basically love ALL types of music…I mean ALL…When you’re just a fan of music, you can feel a lot of different genres. It’s important to keep your mind open to music…because there is no one right genre…Every genre has its appeal. And every genre influences me a great deal…(基本上所有音樂類型我都愛,我是說真的,當你單純就是個樂迷,你可以感受各種類型,保持對各種音樂的開放態度是很重要的,因為沒有一種類型是對的,每種類型都有它的吸引力,而且都影響我很大。)
●你幫不少歌手跨刀寫曲跟製作,一年最多同時有多少製作案?
We all know that u write and produce a lot of great songs for different artists, how many different artists have u produce maximum per year?
▲Jae: It really depends on how many songs I work on per artist…I worked on as many as 10 artists per year…
(那要看我與每個歌手合作多少歌,一年最多10個藝人。)
●可以分析一下張惠妹 / 李玟 / 蕭亞軒 / 林憶蓮 / 蔡依林這些當紅女歌手的特質嗎?
Can you briefly analyze A-Mei / Co Co / Elva / Sandy / Jolin? What are their distinguishing characteristics to u?
▲Jae: They all have very different feel to themselves. One thing they all have in common is that they all sing great and they’re very nice people to work with. I love working with great singers. I’ve been very fortunate to work with such talented artists.(她們各自感覺不同,唯一相同的她們都唱得很好,而且人很好。我很愛與這些很棒的歌手共事,非常幸運跟這些有天份的人一起工作。)
● 在你這麼忙的行程中,歷年來是如何跟黃立行發展完整的專輯?
I am sure u have a very busy schedule all year round, How did u work with Stanley for all his previous albums?
▲Jae: Stanley is a great friend so I always make time for him. I like to work with him because he is very talented and he always pushes me to explore new genres, etc.(黃立行是好朋友,所以我隨時有空給他。我很喜歡跟他工作,因為他很有才華,總是推動著我開發新的類型。)
●黑的意念這專輯是怎麼成型的?有Trip Hop、Goth-Hop、Nu-Metal這些比較黑暗的風格,是刻意選擇的嗎?
The dark side of the music style like Trip Hop、Goth Hop、Nu-Metal in “Stanleys Music” , did u choice them in purpose and why?
▲Jae: It’s a weird story…I don’t know if it was intentional I was going through some very tough times in my personal life during the production of that album…and I think some of that rubbed off on the album…It has certain dark elements…but overall it was as if I was crying out through his music. And who would have thought that the album would be nominated for the Golden Melody Awards…hehe…(這故事說來奇怪,我不知道那是不是故意的,因為在製作這專輯時我個人正經歷著某些非常難過的關卡,有些東西我想已經從專輯拿掉了,它有某些黑暗元素,但整體而言像是我透過他的音樂發洩情緒,而且誰想得到這專輯居然還被金曲獎提名…嘿嘿。)
●你電吉他顯然彈得不錯,是從何時開始練的?
When did you start practicing electric guitar? You are obviously very good at it!
▲Jae: I started playing when I was 12 years old...I had a crazy passion for it back then…I used to play like 10 hours a day…sweating in my hot room…I wanted to be the best guitarist in the world…and then I heard Yngwie Malmsteen and then I quit…hahaha…I realized I wasn’t even close…hehe…I picked it back up in high school again and I fell back in love with it.(我12歲開始玩吉他,當時非常瘋狂,可以一天練10個小時,在房間裡滿身大汗。我想成為世界頂尖吉他手,於是去聽殷維瑪姆斯汀然後放棄,哈哈,我明白我差得遠了,高中時我又開始玩並且重新愛上吉他。)
●你的音樂啟蒙是哪些歌手 /樂團 /製作人?
Can u talk about who influenced you the most?(artist/band/producer)
▲Jae: People think it’s weird, but my biggest influence ever is Randy Rhoads…the former guitarist for Ozzy Osbourne. He blew me away when I was a kid and still does. I think he was one of the greatest performers as well as a writer, producer, etc. He was just the greatest to me.(每次我說影響我最大的是Randy Rhoads大家都覺得很奇怪。他是奧茲奧斯朋的前任吉他手,我小時候看到他簡直傻眼,現在也還是。我想他是最偉大的詞曲作者、製作人,他對我來說就是那麼棒)
●你製作了這麼多華語歌手,影響力很大。你怎麼看這整個華語市場?
You produce so many Mandarin Artists, and u do have quite a influence to this market? How do u see this market? both right now and in the future.
▲Jae: Everyone is saying that Mandarine market will the biggest in the world one day and I believe it’s well on it’s way. I hope one day the Mandarin market will surpass the US market and be the leading music market in the world!(每個人都說華語市場總有一天會是全世界最大,我相信它會的。我希望有一天華語市場會超越美國,成為全球音樂市場的領導)
● 對音樂獎項如金曲獎,會在乎嗎?誰是你很欣賞的台灣創作人?
How do u feel about music awards like Golden Melody Awards?Can u name some other Taiwan artists that u like?
▲Jae: I think it’s great for a industry to showcase the best artists and all their hard work for people to see. I was nominated for the first time this year and I was truly honored to be recognized by my peers. There are many Taiwanese artist that I like…David Tao, Wong Lee Hom, Amei, Stephanie Sun, etc…(我覺得對音樂工業來說有機會展現最佳的藝人及心血作品是很棒的,今年我第一次被提名,覺得被同儕肯定十分光榮。很多台灣藝人如陶哲、王力宏、張惠妹與孫燕姿我都很喜歡。)
●今年即將製作發表的作品有哪些?
Give us a little preview of what’s coming?
▲Jae: I have several projects coming up. First is a new Machi album.I feel it will make a huge impact in Taiwan as well as rest of Asia. Also, I’m working on Vanness Wu’s 2nd solo album as well as a new female artist from Machi named Melody Yeung. You can also look forward to a 2nd album from Nicky Lee in the near future…(手邊有很多計劃,第一個是麻吉新專輯,我覺得它將會在台灣跟亞洲其他區域造成很大的衝擊。再來是吳建豪的第二張專輯及一個麻吉的新女生叫Melody,也請期待李玖哲即將問世的第二張專輯。)
●會像Babyface / The Neptunes / Kayne West等從幕後走到幕前發唱片嗎?
Will u consider what Babyface/The Neptunes/ Kayne West did? Release an album of Jae Chong and become a front line artist?
▲Jae: Actually, I was an artist back in Korea in a group called Solid…We sold close to 10 million albums there…That was a long time ago and I don’t know if I can to do it again…I was 10 years younger back then…hehe…(其實在韓國時我參加過一個組合叫Solid,曾賣出將近一千萬張專輯,不過那是很久以前,我不知道有無可能再來一次,如果我年輕十歲,嘿嘿。)
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麻吉奇摩家族に興味深い記事があったので引っぱってきました~(^_^;)
(J.C.先生のネタなんて、ほとんど無いからね~。)
写真はMTV Buzz Asiaの時のもの。
何でスタンリー行けへんかってん!(>_<)
(麻吉一員としてでも行けば良かったのにねぇ~。笑)
ということで、学級写真撮影時に休んでしまった子風に載せてみました。
by maryan_jp
| 2005-08-13 05:11
| 中華歌曲