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Hit producer CHOPS works with the best established & aspiring Asian American & International music artists.

Strength in NUMBERS: Asian American music project

Hit producer CHOPS works with the best established & aspiring Asian American & International music artists.
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644 backers pledged $26,333 to help bring this project to life.
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DFD tour pix, award-winning 9-Man at CAAMfest, Breathin', Zombie Ted

Happy Lunar New Year everybody! Recently I got to catch up with Strength In NUMBERSparticipants Dumbfoundead, Decipher, Rekstizzy, and Peril-L from Mountain Brothers, and wanted to share some photos... Read more

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Happy Anniversary Strength In NUMBERS!

One year ago today a whole bunch of friends, family, fans, and supporters helped push the Strength In NUMBERS Kickstarter across the finish line. 

So many of you showed... Read more

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Strength In NUMBERS anniversary, 9-Man, Bronx Obama, San Quinn

Wow almost a year since the Strength In NUMBERS Kickstarter ended! 

Feels like time for a check-in. 

First I'd like to mention one of the best things about the Kickstarter... Read more

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Philadelphia Art Museum this Friday MARCH 28th!!!

Hey everybody, this Friday the 28th I'm spinning at the Philadelphia Museum of Art for part of their new Treasures from Korea program. The event starts at 5pm with a... Read more

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The Source premiere! Strength In NUMBERS album out NOW on iTunes, Amazon, etc.

Wanted to share this link with everybody... growing up, love from The Source was one of the things all hip-hop artists aspired to:

http://thesource.com/2014/01/28/premiere-interview-with-iconic-asian-american-producer-chops-official-release-of-strength-in-numbers-lp/

Also, the album is OFFICIALLY available... Read more

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SHIPPED!

I'm happy to say most of the Kickstarter rewards have been shipped out & are on their way to you!!! A few friends in the PA, NJ and NY even... Read more

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Official Release Date & NEW MUSIC VIDEO!!!

Happy New Year everybody! Brief update, lots going on:

1) All the merch is here & looks great, we're starting to ship this coming week! 

2) Luann Algosois doing... Read more

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Progress! & Vote for URB Artist Of The Year!

So nobody mentioned how involved it is handling hundreds of merch orders at once LOL! BackerKit helped a lot, doubt I could have gotten everything organized if they didn't exist.... Read more

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Strength In NUMBERS T-shirt size info!

A couple people asked for size specifics so I want to remind everyone these shirts are "fashion fit" and generally more flattering than cheaper "boxy" shirts that tend to hang... Read more

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Reminder: need your info (so you can get your rewards!)

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Kickstarter "extension" & Mountain Brothers shirts for Haiyan relief

If anybody has friends who missed the Kickstarter but would like to support, THIS WEEK ONLY they can still get the music early, and pick up a cool shirt, poster,... Read more

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Look for your BackerKit invite!

Everybody who backed Strength In NUMBERS has been sent an invite from BackerKit. Please look for it, log in, and fill out the info! This is how you will... Read more

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Update! Music, Merch, BackerKit, and Mountain Brothers T's

Almost ready to send our Strength In NUMBERS merch orders to manufacturers! I'm using BackerKit, a great up-and-coming company that helps with post-campaign order management. Their service allows each... Read more

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The music is ready!

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Andrew Lee gets the Mountain Brothers cd!

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digitizing Self Vol. 1

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WE DID IT!

Just realized, with all the craziness of finishing out the campaign, and then taking a day to decompress and spend a little catch-up time with the family... 

I forgot to... Read more

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Successfully raised $26,333 with 644 backers

90 minutes left, only $1000 to go!

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Join me in finishing out the campaign!

We broke the $20K mark everybody! If we all just get ONE friend to join in at $10, we're fully funded. Reminder, if we don't reach $25K, this doesn't happen. ... Read more

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UPDATE: Self Vol. 1

My buddies Peril and Styles from Mountain Brothers said it's cool to include a download of our album Self Vol. 1 for all $10 and up backers, for free!!!

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Why Strength In NUMBERS?

Hey all, here's a new video where I talk about how I became a music producer, a Mountain Brother, why the Strength In NUMBERS project happened, and why we all... Read more

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picking up steam!

Friend & supporter Nelson Wong said we're on track to have the best funded day of the project so far... Great news! But still there's less than 3 days left... Read more

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Hoya's Strength In NUMBERS artwork!

Wanted to share a high-quality web-optimized version of Hoya's dope Strength In NUMBERS artwork, with all these amazing artist's names on it.

We're hoping you'll use it for your cover... Read more

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Buzzfeed! & Help spread the video on Instagram!

We got a feature on Buzzfeed!!!! Shout to Tanya Chen!

http://www.buzzfeed.com/tanyachen/asian-american-musicians-you-need-to-get-behind-right-now

Help spread the new Paul Kim and Dumbfoundead "No Turning Back" video by uploading this short clip on your... Read more

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UPDATE for the preview album!

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RE: Strength In NUMBERS preview album

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WE'RE OVER $10,000!!!

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Let's hit 10K TODAY!!!!

Hey everybody we're so close to reaching $10,000. Remember, as soon as we hit $10K, all backers at the $10 level and higher will get a full-length preview copy of... Read more

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Free download of Paul Kim & Dumbfoundead "No Turning Back"

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New Video: Dumbfoundead Paul Kim "No Turning Back"

Hey everybody! The 2nd official music vid from Strength In NUMBERS is now up! Check it out & please share.

And Join the THUNDERCLAP!!! It's quick, and safely "donates" a... Read more

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Backer-only message!

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Quick late night update! Grey's Anatomy!

9 days left yall! Please tell a friend, or two zillion friends about our project!

Gumship (run by the homie Rekstizzy) hooked up a fun "Soundtrack For Survival" interview... Read more

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We broke $8K! Shouts of support & more

Big up Al Lejarde for being the one to put us over $8000! Remember, no matter what happens in the end.... the day we hit $10,000 all backers will get... Read more

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FIXED link - SUPER EASY way to help Strength In NUMBERS!

Apologies for sending twice, the original link didn't work

Peter set up a Thunderclap for us! 

Thunderclap is a way to not just share the project, but do it ALL... Read more

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a SUPER EASY way to help A LOT!!!!

Peter set up a Thunderclap for us! Thunderclap is a way to not just share the project, but do it ALL AT ONCE so there's STRONG immediate impact.... perfect for... Read more

weekend update!

Some Strength In NUMBERS news from this weekend...

Prometheus Brown (aka Geo) of Blue Scholars premiered his song with Bambu "Put It On The Line" on KEXP tonight. Listen to... Read more

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shooting wrapped for Dumbfoundead & Paul Kim video!

Last night, shooting wrapped for the MV of "No Turning Back", Dumbfoundead (aka PARKER) and Paul Kim's song from Strength In NUMBERS! Grateful for help... Read more

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new Strength In NUMBERS video! with cool fan pics

Catzie Vilayphonh of Yellow Rage, Def Poetry Jam etc. ( @catzuella on Twitter) recorded a great spoken word piece for the Strength In NUMBERS project about love for fans, and... Read more

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we're at $7000!

Quick update (more later): shoutout to David Chang who just pushed us past the $7k mark for Strength In NUMBERS! Still quite a ways to go, please SHARE this link... Read more

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secret backer-only update...

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podcast interview about Strength In NUMBERS

I met DJ Mister Vee at the Beatrock Music anniversary show in San Francisco, December of 2011. I was in town to reconnect with Bambu and meet some of the... Read more

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New video on the way! Check out these artist illustrations!

Hey all, want you to know about some things we have in motion for Strength In NUMBERS! There's a special video for Catzie Vilayphonh's "And This Goes Out To You"... Read more

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Here's what the T-shirt and hat will look like!

Hoya Chung (who did the cover art for Strength In NUMBERS) made mockups of how his designs will look on the Strength In NUMBERS hat and T-shirt. Check it out!

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See & hear every artist from Strength In NUMBERS!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0G32B0OeZU&feature=youtu.be

Check out EVERYBODY on the Strength In NUMBERS project right here! On computer, you can even click on the times and jump right to an artist you want to... Read more

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New music and video in support of Strength In NUMBERS!

A new friend told me how crucial it is to update you, the Strength In NUMBERS supporters... and kindly pointed out I've been failing at it!The usual places... Read more

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1st Strength In NUMBERS music video: Mountain Brothers

When I told them about this project 2 yrs ago, my buddies from Mountain Brothers agreed to do a new song for it. I'm happy at how everything came together!... Read more

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new Mountain Brothers video tomorrow!

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some work-in-progress footage via Studio APA

The folks at Studio APA were kind enough to host a little footage of me putting finishing touches on the project. This is part 1 of 4. Check it out!... Read more

First taste of the music from Strength In NUMBERS!

My brother DJ Bonics (Wiz Khalifa, Wired 96.5 Philly) put together a sampler so you can get a taste of the music from the project!!! Check it out, and please... Read more

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