 AsiaFinest's
Interview with Cardin of Asia 4
We were able to get an interview with Cardin from the popular Viet group
Asia 4! Read on!
 Cardin:
Hi Ben, nice to meet you.
Ben: Hey Cardin, same here. By the
way, is it Asia4 or Asia 4?
Cardin: It's a same thing, no different.
Asia4 or Asia 4
Ben: ok gotcha. How did Asia4 get
into the music business?
Cardin: Well, cardin (me) auditioned
for Asia Entertainment... They called back, and wanted me to put together
a group, so I went out and meet Spencer and Evan through some friends..and
later on James came on board. That's the very short version of it
Ben: What's Asia4's daily life like?
Cardin: Well everybody has his own
thing. We get together 3 times a week for rehearsals and practices. As
for me, I get up, go to school, when I get home usually I have to head
to the studio, if not I stay home chill for a while, work on some music.
Then at night I head to the gym, then later in the night, do more writings.
Ben: Sounds good. Can you tell us
some info about Asia4's album?
Cardin: You mean the new one or the
old one?
Ben: Hmm Both.
Cardin: Well the first one was basically
a debut album, we were just throwing whatever ideas together and just
head into the studio..still discovering our tones together and trying
to see our niches. More like trial and errors kind of thing, we knew ourselves
it would do well, but we were really surprises with the responses from
fans and even our peers
Ben: When did the first album come
out?
Cardin: It was officially release
back in august of 2001. Right now we are still playing with our sounds,
but we know the tricks of the trade now.
Ben: And Asia4 is working on a new
album already?
Cardin: The new album we want it to
be more well thought out.
Ben: What type of music should we
expect from this new album?
Cardin: More balanced, a CD that people
can pop in and listen to all the way through instead of picking out 2
or 3 fave tracks and play only those. Almost the same as the first one,
but we focus on our fan base's opinion, we hear compliments on certain
songs.. so we'll try to do more of those songs to satisfy them.
Ben: When can the fans expect the
second album?
Cardin: We plan to be releasing this
album by summer. This time around, all of us will contribute more, the
first one they were still new, I was the only one that had some experience
with this business, so I had to carry most of the load, writing most of
the songs, etc..but now they know, which I'm gratefully appreciated...lol
Ben: Any goals that you want to achieve
but still haven't?
Cardin: Oh I have lots and lots of
goal, I think for this lifetime I can never be satisfy or achieve them
all. I just be realistic and try to do or reach them one at the time,
my focus right now is just getting the 2nd album release
Ben: What type of music and which
artist do you listen to now?
Cardin: I listen to everything, from
country to hard core rap....basically your looking at Garth Brooks all
the way to black eyed pea, not to mention everybody in between. Nelly,
Linkin Park, Usher, Dave Mathew...etc I believe all music influenced each
other that u could never like one category and ignore the rest
Ben: haha. Sounds like my mp3 list.
Linkin park is definitely cool. What was Asia4 favorite project/performance/work
to this date?
Cardin: I have to say Marian Day in
Missouri, that was the best experience we've ever had
Ben: What's the most embarrassing
moment in your life?
Cardin: Most embarrassing? lol I would
have to say at one show, don't know if it was advertising or what, but
nobody showed up
Ben: Nobody at all?
Cardin: some, not much.
But we were there with another artist too, we weren't the only
ones so that can't be our fault
Ben: Ah that's better. Must be the
bad marketing efforts! haha.
Cardin: we pretended to ourselves
it was...lol
Ben: How has the Internet changed
your life?
Cardin: Greatly, I can keep in touch
with old friends, even meet new people. And through involving with, it
made my life a lot more convenient and get to know a bunch of great people
Ben: Who does the Asia4.net website?
Cardin: My good friend Jessica Ly.
She has been very wonderful and does a terrific job. We have the most
updated website compared to other Vietnamese artists thanks to her efforts
in promoting the group, booking our shows, and basically finding more
info for the fans, etc and sometimes rushing me to do certain things.
Ben: Any advice or tips for people
who're thinking of singing?
Cardin: Advice? I have to say be strong,
be positive, things are not always gonna fall your way, but you gotta
keep trying.. 999 fails, but 1 succession is all you need. Be real, if
you only look at the glamorous aspect of this business, you will fail...you
have to be able to deal with the prices and the consequences before good
things start to happen.
Ben: Did your parents support your
decision to sing?
Cardin: Oh yeah, no doubt, I feel
very fortunate to have them supporting what I do. .but then again they
were singers too before my time so they really can't say much...lol..
even though they'd rather have me working 9-5 as a doctor or lawyer.
Ben: What's the hardest parts of being
in the music business?
Cardin: Creativity, you always have
to be ahead and different to stand out to be successful
Ben: So true.
Cardin: I think fans only like you
for so long, especially if you sing pop music, but you'll gain more loyal
fans if you have their respect for your music.
Ben: Gotta stay down to earth and
be in touch with the fans
Cardin: And to gain respect, you have
to deliver the goods all the time, and of course that's easier said than
done because the expectations of you are getting higher and higher everyday
Ben: Where would you be today if you
weren't in the music business?
Cardin: Probably still back in Houston
working, hanging out with friends, etc.. and be very normal
Ben: For the female visitors of AsiaFinest:
Are the members of Asia4 currently single? What do you look for in a girl?
Turn Ons and Turn Offs?
Cardin: Most of us are single, lol.
but we can't tell which ones are not.
Ben: Why not? heh
Cardin: So let's keep them in suspense,
if they want to find out the details, they have to e mail us, or better
yet, ask us individually once we're on the road. There are four of us,
so we all have different taste in girls about the turn ons and turn offs
Ben: What do you and Asia4 do for
fun?
Cardin: Same thing as everybody else,
hanging out with friends, some of us play b-ball, golf, etc We go clubbing,
get crazy, etc just like everybody else lol
Ben: haha. What are your feelings
on Napster? Was it right to shut them down?
Cardin: You know, I honestly think
it's a rip off for artist's hard work. We work really hard for our materials.
Fans buying and supporting our album means they saying that they like
our materials. The label will notice that from the sales, the only one
way for them to know..so they'll give us a bigger budget to make even
better music. But if we have less money because of the sales wasn't all
that even though tons of our songs have been down loaded, we will have
a smaller budget, the music wont' be as good...so it'll all come back
to our fans
Ben: What if some people can't afford
it?
Cardin: Everybody I'm sure can afford
it, because a CD really doesn't cost that much, that's just another lunch
of dinner. There's always a way to find 10-15 dollars. Look at the stupid
things we spend on everyday that we don't need or even used. I think napster
is a good way for fans to preview a certain artist's music. Once you like
1 or 2 of their tracks, then they should go get the CD to support that
artist or at least so they can listen to the whole CD to know what this
artist is all about.
Ben: Feel free to add anything that
you would like to say to our visitors.
Cardin: To our fans (or future fans)
and visitor of asiafinest.com stop by our website asia4.net whenever you
can to find out more about us...keep an open mind and give our music a
chance, you'd end up being our fan before you know it, or at least you
won't be disappointed.
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