Cool Silly
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Cool Silly is a Taiwanese-American mainstream pop duo consisting of producer/singer Tone (仲維軍) and rapper/actor Leeway(藍力威). Renowned artist Tone (仲維軍) formed this band after releasing his first debut album titled "我的6:57am" (My 6:57 AM), and recruited two other members to form Cool Silly: Rapper/actor Leeway (藍力威）and singer/composer Ray Liu (劉軒蓁). In 2011, because the band decided that Ray Liu's musical style is more suitable on her own, Cool Silly became a duo consisting Tony Chung and Leeway Lan. Ray Liu later on pursued music production with her own musical style.
The band was well known throughout Taiwan in 2010 with their hit "Fly" (我飛), which was the theme song for the 2010 Taipei International Flora Exposition(http://www.2010taipeiexpo.tw/mp.asp?mp=4 2010 臺北國際花卉博覽會). The song attracted many fans, which led to Cool Silly's debut in 2010 with the release of their first digital album, Cool Silly: The Prelude. Since their debut, they have often been compared with the Popular Taiwanese rock group F.I.R.
because of the similar formation of band members and attractive performance personalities.
In late 2010, Cool Silly was invited by the Taipei City government to write and produce a song to reflect the beauty and hope of Taipei City as the theme song of the heavily promoted Taipei City Mayor Hau Lung-pin's "MyWish" campaign. The resulting tune, “Light Up Your Dreams”, was later distributed as an EP single in Apple Weely Magazine and promoted on various internet channels.
The name Cool Silly comes from the band's ideology that "a person can't be cool unless they're silly as well". The band insists that the personality of their music is not only "cool," but at the same time "silly."
(Previous Member)
The band was well known throughout Taiwan in 2010 with their hit "Fly" (我飛), which was the theme song for the 2010 Taipei International Flora Exposition(http://www.2010taipeiexpo.tw/mp.asp?mp=4 2010 臺北國際花卉博覽會). The song attracted many fans, which led to Cool Silly's debut in 2010 with the release of their first digital album, Cool Silly: The Prelude. Since their debut, they have often been compared with the Popular Taiwanese rock group F.I.R.
F.I.R.
F.I.R. is a Taiwanese Mandopop pop rock band. The band currently consists of Faye Chan , Ian Chen and Real Huang . Producer Ian Chen formed his own band and recruited the other two members to form F.I.R. They are well known throughout Asia with their hit "Lydia", which was the theme song for the...
because of the similar formation of band members and attractive performance personalities.
In late 2010, Cool Silly was invited by the Taipei City government to write and produce a song to reflect the beauty and hope of Taipei City as the theme song of the heavily promoted Taipei City Mayor Hau Lung-pin's "MyWish" campaign. The resulting tune, “Light Up Your Dreams”, was later distributed as an EP single in Apple Weely Magazine and promoted on various internet channels.
The name Cool Silly comes from the band's ideology that "a person can't be cool unless they're silly as well". The band insists that the personality of their music is not only "cool," but at the same time "silly."
Member Profiles
- Guitarist/Lead Vocal
- Stage name: Tone (仲維軍)
- Birth place: Austin, Texas
- Birth date: December 01, 1983 (age 28)
- Musical Instrument: GuitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
, KeyboardKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
, arranging music on the computer
- Rapper/Violinist
- Stage name: L.Dub (Leeway, 藍力威)
- Birth place: Queens, New York
- Birth date: June 26, 1983 (age 28)
- Musical Instruments: ViolinViolinThe violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....
, GuitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
, keyboardKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
, pianoPianoThe piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
(Previous Member)
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- Stage name: RayRay (劉軒蓁)(Placed 11th on the second season of the popular Taiwanese talent show Super Star Avenue 超級星光大道 (第二屆))
- Birth place: TaipeiTaipeiTaipei City is the capital of the Republic of China and the central city of the largest metropolitan area of Taiwan. Situated at the northern tip of the island, Taipei is located on the Tamsui River, and is about 25 km southwest of Keelung, its port on the Pacific Ocean...
, Taiwan - Birth date: May 30, 1985 (age 26)
- Time with band: October 19, 2009 ~ January 14, 2011
Studio albums
| Date Released | Album Title |
|---|---|
| February 10, 2010 | Cool Silly: The Prelude 傻酷: 我飛 |
| Date Released | Album Title |
|---|---|
| October 28, 2010 | Light Up Your Dreams 夢想發光 |
Trivia
- Rapper/Violinist Leeway, was planning on attending Western State University College of LawWestern State University College of LawWestern State University, College of Law is a private, for-profit American law school in Fullerton, California. It was the first law school established in Orange County and has over 11,000 alumni....
after graduating from CSU Fullerton in 2006. He decided to commit to a career in the Asian entertainment industry instead during a vacation visit to Taipei.
- Leeway has never met his biological mother.
- Tone starred in the US independent film "Binary City" in 2006. He played the lead role of "Tony".
- In June 2009, Leeway was cast as superstar David TaoDavid TaoDavid Tao , born Tao Xuzhong , was born on 11 July 1969. He is a Taiwanese Golden Melody Award-winning singer-songwriter. He is well-known for creating a crossover genre of R&B and hard rock tunes which has now become his signature style and for having popularized R&B in the Mandopop...
's best friend in his director/producer romantic music movie, "Secret Love" (暗戀). Leeway also played the part of "Jerry" in the music video "Play" for David TaoDavid TaoDavid Tao , born Tao Xuzhong , was born on 11 July 1969. He is a Taiwanese Golden Melody Award-winning singer-songwriter. He is well-known for creating a crossover genre of R&B and hard rock tunes which has now become his signature style and for having popularized R&B in the Mandopop...
's album Opus 69Opus 69Opus 69 is the sixth studio album by Taiwanese singer-songwriter David Tao, released August 21, 2009.The album was awarded one of the Top 10 Selling Mandarin Albums of the Year at the 2009 IFPI Hong Kong Album Sales Awards, presented by the Hong Kong branch of IFPI.- Track listing :-External links:...
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- Tone is the CEO and creator of the popular website GeekWhat?.