Annie Lin
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Annie Lin is a US-based singer/songwriter and the founder of the Ariadne Record label. She was born January 14, 1980 in Taiwan
, and moved to the United States, settling in Southern California by the age of six.
Majoring in English at Rice University
, Annie balanced a busy national touring schedule (100+ dates/year) with classes. After forming the Ariadne Record label in 2000, she released her first studio album Kicking Stars in 2001. The album was made up of original acoustic pop songs which showed a strong Lisa Loeb
influence.
Annie soon expanded Ariadne to a full-service label, booking other bands and launching the Asian-American Songwriters Showcase, an event she created to spotlight Asian American
talent. The AASS toured nationwide from 2001 to 2003 and featured such artists as Vienna Teng
and Emm Gryner
.
East Coast Songs, a collection of music written on the road, was released in 2002 and received positive reviews from the Houston Chronicle
, Boston Phoenix, and Village Voice. In 2003 Annie graduated from Rice and began law school; Truck Was Struck was released on April 16, 2004, becoming Annie’s best selling effort thus far.
Lin was also a judge for the 7th annual Independent Music Awards
to support independent artists' careers.
Annie received her law degree from the University of Houston and is currently (Mar, 2009) living in San Francisco. In November 2006, Billboard magazine reported that Annie Lin had been promoted to director of creative licensing at The Orchard (music label)
.
Annie has started her own law practice in entertainment matters out of San Francisco.
Taiwan
Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...
, and moved to the United States, settling in Southern California by the age of six.
Majoring in English at Rice University
Rice University
William Marsh Rice University, commonly referred to as Rice University or Rice, is a private research university located on a heavily wooded campus in Houston, Texas, United States...
, Annie balanced a busy national touring schedule (100+ dates/year) with classes. After forming the Ariadne Record label in 2000, she released her first studio album Kicking Stars in 2001. The album was made up of original acoustic pop songs which showed a strong Lisa Loeb
Lisa Loeb
Lisa Anne Loeb is an American singer-songwriter and actress. She launched her career in 1994 with the song, "Stay ". She was the first artist to have a number one single in the United States while not signed to a recording contract.Loeb's efforts now include music, film, television, voice-over...
influence.
Annie soon expanded Ariadne to a full-service label, booking other bands and launching the Asian-American Songwriters Showcase, an event she created to spotlight Asian American
Asian American
Asian Americans are Americans of Asian descent. The U.S. Census Bureau definition of Asians as "Asian” refers to a person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian subcontinent, including, for example, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Japan,...
talent. The AASS toured nationwide from 2001 to 2003 and featured such artists as Vienna Teng
Vienna Teng
Cynthia Yih Shih , better known by her stage name Vienna Teng, is a Taiwanese American pianist and singer-songwriter based in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Teng has released four studio albums: Waking Hour , Warm Strangers , Dreaming Through the Noise , and Inland Territory...
and Emm Gryner
Emm Gryner
Emm Gryner is a Canadian singer-songwriter and occasional actress.-Biography:Gryner's childhood was spent in Forest, Lambton County, Ontario. Her father was of half Irish heritage and her mother was Filipina....
.
East Coast Songs, a collection of music written on the road, was released in 2002 and received positive reviews from the Houston Chronicle
Houston Chronicle
The Houston Chronicle is the largest daily newspaper in Texas, USA, headquartered in the Houston Chronicle Building in Downtown Houston. , it is the ninth-largest newspaper by circulation in the United States...
, Boston Phoenix, and Village Voice. In 2003 Annie graduated from Rice and began law school; Truck Was Struck was released on April 16, 2004, becoming Annie’s best selling effort thus far.
Lin was also a judge for the 7th annual Independent Music Awards
The Independent Music Awards
The Independent Music Awards is an international program that honors top-ranked independent artists and releases in more than 50 Album, Song, Music Video and Design categories....
to support independent artists' careers.
Annie received her law degree from the University of Houston and is currently (Mar, 2009) living in San Francisco. In November 2006, Billboard magazine reported that Annie Lin had been promoted to director of creative licensing at The Orchard (music label)
The Orchard (music label)
The Orchard is a New York City based digital distribution and entertainment services company that works with independent artists and labels, and content providers...
.
Annie has started her own law practice in entertainment matters out of San Francisco.