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An independent pop-punk artist from the Bay Area who started his passion project journey late in life. He's always listened to artists like Mayday Parade, The Maine, All Time Low, and Green Day while he was in high school from Fremont, CA. Going to his first Warped Tour Festival in 2007 and first Neon Trees show in 2010 played a pivotal role in his music tastes. He was forced to practice piano as a kid in a Chinese household. That led to him being rebellious and learning guitar that he bought from his friend with the money he got from winning an art contest (It was $100 lol). After learning all his favorite songs from Guitar Hero and Rock Band, kid Donbald had a dream of creating his own music and becoming a rockstar. As all youthful dreams and hobbies fade into the reality of the capitalist society we live in, Donbald lost his passion for guitar and went to college and continued down the corporate pipeline. Years went by, and Donbald continued to gain musical taste as he listened to a breadth of genres, like EDM, Country, R&B, Indie, Folk, and Chinese rock. He still yearned for the that connection that music can have with strangers with similar experiences. It was not until in 2019 that Donbald went to a Polyphia concert and was inspired to pick up the guitar again, but from a new stage of life, where Donbald has lived his entire 20s grinding through life. He's had a decade worth of heartbreak, personal growth, and wisdom that younger Donbald just did not have. The artist then had to learn all the production, mixing, mastering, marketing, recording, singing, and songwriting because that's what independent artists do! He compiled all his life experiences, musical tastes, and soul into this passion project and now it's ready to be released. |
