Pioneering
Alternative-Classical Pianist · Caregiving
Advocate · Go Red For Women Ambassador · Stroke
Ambassador
Official Magic Brat in the World & World's
Youngest Illusionista
Frances
Mai-Ling is pioneering the genre of
Alternative-Classical music; taking classical
piano to new level giving it a fresh sound of the
traditional and the current trend of rock, pop,
alternative. Creating a new genre that is
powerful, for people of all ages can enjoy. Since
2001, she has taken her creation of
Alternative-Classical merging the sparkling
qualities of classical music with the emotional
melodic style of many generes, all within an
intimate setting of Mai-Ling and her music. She
got her first start in show business with her
parents magic show , but chosed music over
magic. Mai-Ling is a trained classical pianist,
with only having two years of piano lessons under
her belt. Performing a program of original music.
Mai-Ling is co-founder of EastWestNow Records.
The first record label & collective that
promotes artists of Asian Ethnicity. Focusing on
artists who are half-Asian. Mai-Ling is HAPAnese
(a term she coined being 1/2 Chinese & 1/2
Polish). She is also one-third of "The Shake
n' Poe Project", where she write music to
the text of Shakespeare. Founder of the creative
artists group "Notes & Poets: Bringing the Creative
Artist to the Stage." She has scored music
for theatre and film, along with a various amount
of side projects to her credit. Besides being a
published composer, she is also a published
writer and visual artist. Mai-Ling is an
independent artist.
In
addition to her creative arts efforts, Mai-Ling
works with the American Heart Association and its
division the American Stroke Assocition. As an Go
Red For Women ambassador and American Stroke
Association ambassador. Mai-Ling formed the
"Take Heart Awareness Cause" in 2005 to
help bring her personal crusade of helping create
more awareness of heart disease and stroke to the
public forefront.. She has been recognized
regionally and nationally with the "Heart
& Stroke" Hero Award for her
"outstanding efforts to create a healthier
community, safe from the devastation of heart
disease and stroke." She help's create
awareness of the #1 and #3 killers among men and
women in the United States. A portion of every CD
she sells includes information and a portion is
donated to the AHA for research and eduction
programs. One of the first pioneers in
merchandising her CDs for a specific cause.
She
is currently working on a new release for the
winter, a book project for next summer, and
continuing her line of hand painted purses and
jackets.
For
more information about Mai-Ling please download
her complete 40 page press kit here.
Contents
include everything under the sun and over the
moon. Complete Biography, Promotional Photos,
Magic History, Discography, Links to reviews,
articles and more· PLUS: · What is
Alternative-Classical Music?
· Take Heart Awareness Cause
· EastWestNow Records
· The Shake n' Poe Project
· Notes&Poets
· Magic Art
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Visual Art » All her art can been seen here.
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Listener Quotes
'Simply
wonderful: joy and tears in composition! I only
knew this talent from Rachmaninov!'
~ Tina Hahn, Promoter (Germany)
'Mai-Ling is a
very talented composer, who has place among
advanced pianists in the world.' ~ sleepwalker
music, bulgaria
'Frances plays
like a female Keith Jarrett.'
~ Kaj, melodic (sweden)
"Frances
has a wonderful, magical way of manipulating a
keyboard. She can create a musical atmosphere
that both transforms time and dimension
of the listener. She can be eerie, serious,
soulful and un-daunting in the way her hands
effortlessly flow over the keys." ~ Jen
Lush, midwest bands
"Alternative-classical
pianist Frances Mai-Ling's music is always
complex and rich, sometimes even unusual to
render new approachments to a piano performance.
"
~ Nuevas Músicas
"Mai-Ling's
music is a celebration, a dance, a rivulet
winding through wooded hilltops, far below sun
drenched clouds, chasing the wind through
yesterday into tomorrow. Gathering strength,
swirling, cascading over ancient stone guardians;
yet all the while, tenderly caressing the grassy
shore and cleansing the earth on its journey to
the sea. Her music is the full, ripe, mature
harvest of a bountiful season. I have much to
learn from her."
~ Dan, listener (Massachusettes)
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