Kollaboration Executive Director Minji Chang chats with singer-songwriter Jae Jin who talks about his personal musical journey from Baltimore to NYC and now Atlanta. Jae shares about the personal moments that lead him to take up life as an artist and living life on his own terms.
Credits:
Producers: Minji Chang & Marvin Yueh
Director: John Enriquez
Assistant Directors: Eva Hsia & Brianna Kim
Camera Operator: Derek Miranda & Jimmy Hang
Editor: Brianna Kim
This week we bring you another session of the Green Room we recorded in the Bay Area, this time featuring AC Lorenzo, formerly of the seminal Asian American R&B group Kai. AC sings a few covers of his old and new favorites and treats us to an acoustic version of an unreleased Kai song.
Hear more from AC Lorenzo on his YouTube channel
Setlist:
“Only You” – Yaz Cover
“Nothing Really Matters”
“Love yourself” – Justin Bieber Cover
Kollaboration SF, LA, and Star alum Peter Chung joins us for this edition of the Kollaboration Green Room. Check out his amazing guitar skills as he sings a few of his original songs. Try not to fall too hard in love with this super talented singer-songwriter!
Hear more from Peter Chung on his YouTube
Setlist:
“If You”
“Back”
On this edition of Coffee Break, Minji chats with an important vo1ce from her formative years, Anne Marie Ceralvo of the Asian American pop group One Vo1ce. They talk about the Bay Area, dream collaborators, and most importantly the upcoming reunion of One Vo1ce!
Credits:
Producers: Minji Chang & Marvin Yueh
Director: Dennis Chang
Assistant Directors: Eva Hsia & Brianna Kim
Camera Operator: John Enriquez, Shannon Wong, Jimmy Hang
AJ Rafael steps into the Green Room to play a few songs for us, including a medley of his favorite Disney tunes and a very special live collab with beatboxer (and fellow Kollaboration Alum) TrackIX!
Want more AJ? Check out his Coffee Break interview with us.
Hear more from AJ Rafael at https://www.youtube.com/user/ilajil
Setlist:
“We Could Happen”
AJ’s Disney Medley
“Just Friends” ft. TrackIX (Musiq Soulchild Cover)
Samantha Futerman visits us for a Coffee Break to chat about her new project, the Kindred Foundation for Adoption, as well as what life’s been like since finding her twin sister. Sam also shares about how she got into acting and her newfound surfing hobby.
Find out more about “Twinsters” at http://twinstersmovie.com and Kindred Foundation at http://www.kindredadoption.org/
Credits:
Producers: Minji Chang & Marvin Yueh
Director: John Enriquez
Camera Operators: Brianna Kim & Derek Miranda
We finish our series of interviews with the cast and crew of “Spa Night” with Angie Kim, who was also in 2015’s K-Town Cowboys. Angie shares her experiences of watching the film for the first time at Sundance as well as what drives her to pursue her acting career. Can you guess who her acting role model is?
Find out more about “Spa Night” at http://www.nonethelessproductions.com/spanight
Credits:
Producers: Minji Chang & Marvin Yueh
Director: Dennis Chang
Assistant Director: Eva Hsia
Production Assistant: Brianna Kim
Camera Operator: John Enriquez
Edited by: Aubrey Magalang
Special thanks to Zenith Division for their assistance in making this video.
The Green Room sets up shop in the Bay Area for a special acoustic set from musical duo Astraogik (lead singer Charito Soriano was a finalist from the first Kollaboration SF showcase). A self described Ambient Future Soul group, their sound combines influences from neo-soul, reggae, r&b, island, hip-hop, electronic, world & indie. For this set, they put down their tech for a stripped down sound that’s just as mesmerizing.
Hear more from Astralogik on their social media – Soundcloud, Facebook, Instgram, Twitter, Spotify, iTunes, YouTube, Pandora, Tumblr, & Snapchat (@astralogik)
Setlist:
“Groovin’ Up”
“Mountains Breating”
“Here and Now”
Joe Seo is having a great year. Besides making his feature film lead debut in Andrew Ahn’s Spa Night, he was also awarded the 2016 Sundance Special Jury Award for Best Breakthrough Performance! Minji Chang sits down with Joe for a Coffee Break to chat about the film and his Sundance experience.
Find out more about “Spa Night” at http://www.nonethelessproductions.com/spanight
Credits:
Producers: Minji Chang & Marvin Yueh
Director: Dennis Chang
Assistant Director: Eva Hsia
Production Assistant: Brianna Kim
Camera Operator: John Enriquez
Edited by: Aubrey Magalang
Special thanks to Zenith Division for their assistance in making this video.
From the 2015 Kollaboration Star Showcase, it’s Kollaboration’s long-running fan-favorite segment, the Freestyle Dance Competition, where audience members take the stage to show off their moves!
Videographers: Derek Lee, Eva Hsia, Lance Heruela, Brandon Kim
Edited by: Marvin Yueh
Special thanks to Zenith Division for production support