Podcast appearances and mentions of billy koh

In this episode, we invited Aaroson's sister over on the podcast to discuss about trying to make it in the music industry, she went overseas to china to pursue her passion in becoming a singer. Being signed with Billy Koh, A music producer in China. She talks about the idea of working overseas, the struggles of being in a foreign environment. A podcast episode for anyone who is about to take that leap into their life.

Veteran Chinese music producer Billy Koh shares the insights he's gleaned from four decades working in the industry.

Meet the amazing, Billy Koh!Billy Koh is one of the most instrumental and influential figures in the Asian Chinese-Pop (C-Pop) music industry. Having previously founded Ocean Butterflies - a highly successful comprehensive independent music company in Asia whose businesses include record labels, music production, and more - Billy now works to tackle music rights issues in China as founder of Amusic Rights Management.Over the course of his 30-year long music career, Billy has produced more than 200 albums with many hits. He is the mentor who discovered & produced many successful Asian acts including Kit Chan, A-Do, JJ Lin, BY2 and Amuyi. Apart from speaking at international forums including (3 times in) MIDEM, TEDx, MacWorld Asia, Canadian Music Week, MaMA Festival and MU:CON, Billy has been judging for many popular TV talent shows including "I am a Singer", “Sound of My Dream”, "Supper Boy" in China, “One Million Star” and “Chinese Idol” in U.S., “Asia Song Festival” in South Korea, “Asia New Singer Competition” in Hong Kong, “Project SuperStar” and “SPOP sing” in Singapore.We caught up with Billy at the Berkelee China/US Music Summit to speak about the evolving C-pop landscape and the role that society, law, and culture play in determining regional hits and music creation.Important LinksLinkedinAmusic Rights Official WebsiteOther Awesome Interviews with BillyBlogTalk InterviewTEDx Tencent (Chinese)Entertain Naver Interview (Korean)Shownotes:2:19 - What brings you to the US/China Summit?3:42 - How has China progressed over the last 10 years?5:34 - Why hasn’t there historically been better IP protection in China?7:02 - What has China been doing to combat piracy?8:02 - How is improved copyright protection impacting the music coming out of China?9:04: How do we produce new hits in China over the next few years?10:11 - How do you think the Chinese market can incorporate the changing dynamics of what a hit is to move the Chinese music market forward? What is pop to you?12:34 - How have pops changed over the years?14:04 - Do you think that the background context of the time/environment of the artist plays a role in the success of modern songs to any degree? What is the trajectory of music in China given the different ways of creating music?16:00 - what is going to be the driving force behind music creation in China moving forward?17:04 - Music’s cultural underpinnings in the connected, internet era18:44 - What makes Chinese music Chinese? Can it be classified?21:09 - How does the culture translate into the music being created?

CEO of Ocean Butterflies, Billy Koh, will be on ExpandMusic with Noel Webb Wednesday, April 23rd at 8: 00pm PST.  Known as one of the most creative and significant power brokers in the Chinese and Singapore music scene, Billy Koh received The China National Music Award, the Meritorious Award, and Wings of Excellence Award by COMPASS (Composers and Authors Society of Singapore).  He has produced major world stars, including JJ Lin, Kit Chan, DON, and influenced the C-Pop melding with music styles from around the world.  Ocean Butterflies owns Touch Music Publishing which supplies music for China and surrounding Asian film and television markets. Billy will speak about the business arena and contractual relationships in China, as well as the Chinese music scene that continues to grow and join the world.  In keeping with the purpose of ExpandMusic with Noel Webb, for the coming weeks, Noel will expose you to a wide variety of folks in the music industry, including music supervisors, editors, and composers of film trailer music.  Listen on ExpandMusic with Noel Webb

CEO of Ocean Butterflies, Billy Koh, will be on ExpandMusic with Noel Webb Wednesday, April 23rd at 8: 00pm PST.  Known as one of the most creative and significant power brokers in the Chinese and Singapore music scene, Billy Koh received The China National Music Award, the Meritorious Award, and Wings of Excellence Award by COMPASS (Composers and Authors Society of Singapore).  He has produced major world stars, including JJ Lin, Kit Chan, DON, and influenced the C-Pop melding with music styles from around the world.  Ocean Butterflies owns Touch Music Publishing which supplies music for China and surrounding Asian film and television markets. Billy will speak about the business arena and contractual relationships in China, as well as the Chinese music scene that continues to grow and join the world.  In keeping with the purpose of ExpandMusic with Noel Webb, for the coming weeks, Noel will expose you to a wide variety of folks in the music industry, including music supervisors, editors, and composers of film trailer music.  Listen on ExpandMusic with Noel Webb