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MoShang is a sound jeweller living in Taiwan. Inspired by the sounds of Asia, MoShang collects rough audio-diamonds (be they overheard conversations, street-ads blared from blue-trucks, street processions or funeral chants) and fuses them with traditional Chinese instruments and laid-back beats to create a unique blend of down-tempo Electronica he likes to call “Chinese Chill”.

Although he is slightly embarrassed to admit it, MoShang (aka Jean Marais) started his musical career as a choral singer in his native South Africa in the early 1980’s. Around the same time, he received his first computer - a Commodore VIC-20. His passion for music and computers would eventually culminate in the release of his debut solo album ”Made in Taiwan” in 2004. Along the way, MoShang was the front man of Duusman (an Afrikaans language art rock band), played the saxophone for Tsunami (on the Gallo Jazz label), and produced 10 tracks on three award-winning music and poetry albums with the celebrated South African poet Breyten Breytenbach. He was half of the Afrikaans pop-duo 12Hz with Riku Latti, and he received a South African AVANTI award for his music to the short film “Angels in a Cage”.

In 2006, MoShang’s track “Nun Other” was a finalist in the International Songwriting Competition.

MoShang’s second album, ”Chill Dynasty”, was released in September 2006.
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