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Bio
IAN WIDGERY
U.K. Composer / Producer Ian Widgery emerged as a highly sought after Remix Artiste & DJ in the London dance scene during the 1990s, collaborating with both major and independent record labels. His tracks have been played on dance floors around the globe by Pete Tong, Sasha, Paul Oakenfold and Tiesto.
Now, 70 releases later, Widgery has gained recognition as part of the new wave of global producers.
MORTON WILSON
Morton Wilson has spent the last 25 years in Hong Kong cloistered in Schtung Music’s landmark Kennedy Road studios. He works with a select group of composers, arrangers and artistes from Hong Kong, Singapore, Shanghai, Beijing, Bombay.
About
RETROCHINE With post war changes in China the curtain had been firmly drawn on Shanghai’s glorious and decadent era as ‘Paris of the East’. The nightclubs were closed, movie studios were turning out ‘patriotic’ films and the stars of the silver screen had all long since sailed away. The music from this era was different – it was time of transition. Post war swing, the legacy of Shanghai, was gradually giving way to electric guitars and early rock ‘n roll. The movie dialog and songs were still Mandarin – pre dating the Canto-pop of today – but the look was now big hair, high heels and mini skirts – the 60s had arrived. RETROCHINE is a celebration of this era, when the mood was shifting and the party was really getting started in Hong Kong, still Asia’s most cosmopolitan and fascinating city. THE SESSIONS Key players were Allan Lau, Peng Fei & Johnny Yim - all composers and arrangers at the forefront of the new cosmopolitan Mando-Pop movement emanating from Hong Kong & Shanghai. They were later joined by vocalists Gloria Tang, Tina Chu & June Tang, up and coming ‘indie divas’ in the Chinese music scene. Chinese classical players Hou Shih Chieh and Ella Choi also added Erhu (Chinese violin) and Gu Zheng (Chinese harp).
Cut to Hong Kong, 1957: A young filmmaker named Run Run Shaw purchased 46 acres of land on a quiet hilltop in Clearwater Bay overlooking the South China Sea. His dream was to build a film studio capable of producing world-class Chinese movies in Hong Kong.
Cut to Hong Kong, 1957: A young filmmaker named Run Run Shaw purchased 46 acres of land on a quiet hilltop in Clearwater Bay overlooking the South China Sea. His dream was to build a film studio capable of producing world-class Chinese movies in Hong Kong.
Cameras rolled in 1958 and over the next few years sound stages, production offices, editing suites, film processing, sound recording, dubbing rooms and even a staff dormitory all came ‘online’. By 1961, with 1,200 staff on board, Shaw Studios was the largest privately owned studio in the world. With an average turnover of 15 movies a year, and a record 26 in 1965, Shaw Brothers and Hong Kong cinema had entered a new golden age.
Widgery & Wilson were given access to the original soundtracks from Shaw Brothers films and the theme for the album, ‘a night out in Hong Kong’, emerged, inspired by the nightclub sequences in the movies. Widgery wrote in Canada, sending over initial tracks as they took shape, and Wilson invited artistes into Schtung’s Hong Kong studios to contribute. Associate Producer Tung Tang supervised recording sessions throughout 2007.
