向日葵 (Sunflower)

向日葵 (Sunflower) is the second mandarin language single from Locus' third studio recording, "Shine." The single, written as an ode to friendship, was penned by Kaila So and Jason Chu, and originally appeared in remixed form on Locus' 2009 full-length release, "Ambrosia."

Stream the original piano mix of 向日葵 now at Locus' MySpace Music page.

向日葵 (Sunflower)
Written by Kaila So & Jason Chu
Produced by Jason Chu & Eric Chan

Kaila: vocals, vocal arrangement
Jason: keyboards, programming, mixing
Eric: electric guitars

想跟最美的女孩在一起

Stream Eric/Anita/Jason's qualifying SQ15 finalist song, 想跟最美的女孩在一起 (Pretty Girl), in its entirety!

Friends and Family Day

Locus will be performing live on the explorASIAN stage at the Friends and Family Day at UBC on May 29th, 2010. The event, which runs from 11am to 4pm, is part of the UBC Alumni Weekend series and will feature free tours of the Museum of Anthropology, Botanical Garden, Nitobe Garden, and Chan Centre, along with open houses at the Belkin Art Gallery, the Chung Collection Exhibition, and Irving K. Barber Gallery. For more information on the event, click here.

More information:

• explorASIAN
• UBC Alumni Weekend 2010

NOH8 Campaign

The original NOH8 Campaign was founded in 2009 by American photographer Adam Bouska, as a form of silent protest against California's Proposition 8, which stripped gay couples of their civil right to marry. Since then, over 3500 official and non-official photos have been taken by supporters of the campaign.

Today, gay communities all over the world are still fighting for equal rights. On May 8th, 2010, the musicians of Locus proudly showed their support for marriage equality by posing for the NOH8 photoshoot organized by local photographer Daryl Dyck.

For more information on the NOH8 Campaign, please visit the official website here.

Vote Eric for the People's Choice award at SQ15

想跟最美的女孩在一起 (Pretty Girl), composed by lyricist Anita Chung and Locus' Eric Chan, is in contention for a People's Choice award at the upcoming 15th annual Fairchild Canadian Chinese Song-Writers' Quest competition, to be held May 28th, 2010 at Michael J. Fox Theatre. Please vote for the track here, or by clicking the image below. You can also preview audio clips of all contest entries and view lyrics. Thank you for your support!

SQ15

Locus' Eric Chan and Jason Chu, along with lyricist Anita Chung (曰云@sense) have reached the finals at Fairchild Radio's annual Canadian Chinese Song-Writers Quest songwriting contest (SQ) with their original song, 想跟最美的女孩在一起‏ (Pretty Girl). This is the trio's third consecutive appearance in the finalist position - Eric, Anita, and Jason previously qualified with their entries at the 1st and 2nd annual Song-Writers Quest held in Toronto in 2008 and 2009. The song is one of eight finalist songs selected from hundreds of original songs in Mandarin and Cantonese.

想跟最美的女孩在一起‏ will be in contention for multiple awards, including Champion Song, Best Lyrics, Best Music Arrangement, Best Performance and People’s Choice. Singer Edward Chui will be performing the song at the contest's finale held on May 28th, 2010, at Michael J. Fox Theatre.

Since 1996, the Canadian Chinese Song-writers Quest, organized by Fairchild Radio AM1470 and FM96.1, has established itself as Canada’s largest annual Chinese song-writing competition. For more information on SQ15, visit their website here.

J Lounge Performance Video

View a youtube video clip of Locus performing "Fallen Star," the bonus track off their 2008 debut EP, "Silent Echo," at their most recent live appearance at J Lounge.