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中 文 名 David Yong Choi
国 籍 美国籍韩裔
出 生 地 Anaheim, California United States
出生日期 March 22, 1986
个人网站 davidchoimusic
父 亲 Ray Choi
母 亲 Jane Choi
特 长 音乐
艺人资料
David Choi是一个韩裔美国人,出生在一个有音乐氛围的家庭,他的父亲 Ray Choi 和母亲 Jane Choi在美国开了一间名叫 "Grace Store"小小的 music store 。小的时候,他学习演奏钢琴和小提琴,虽然他没有特别喜欢。不过,他还是成为学校乐团的小提琴手。直到小学六年级前,他从没听过一首流行歌曲(POP)。九年级后,他开始学习爵士钢琴,并且自己尝试作曲。后来他去参加比赛还获得了奖项。
从2006年开始在国外著名的视频网站Youtube上发表自己的Video。到2007年为止,他已经是该网站上最Popular的原创歌手了。2004,他是美国周末杂志 《JOHN LENNON SONGWRITING CONTEST FOR TEENS》的冠军。而且还与著名R&B歌手Usher一起出现在封面上。后来因为这个奖,他还赢到了自己的第一笔奖金.。2006年,他和 Judy Stakee at Warner Chappell签了和约,是作为一名创作人。
他自己也是个Producer/Composer/Song writer。最开始,他只是用自己的方式翻唱一些别人的歌曲,大多数都是他自弹自唱,弹的一手好吉他,而且,他从来没有上过一堂正规的吉他课。同时, 他还精通Bass,Keyboard,Drum多项乐器。
2008年发行专辑《Only You》。
2010年他发行了专辑《By My Side》。
2011年发行专辑《Forever and Ever》。
2013年发行单曲《Chill Tonight》。
2015年发行专辑《Stories of You's and Me》。
Life and career
David Choi (born March 22, 1986) is an American musician and YouTube video producer based in Los Angeles.Choi's original songs and pop covers have been heard on NBC, FOX, VH1, MTV, A&E, E!, Travel Channel, Style Network, PBS, Food Network, Disney, as well as in commercials internationally. He has worked with companies such as Kellogg's, Starburst, the American Cancer Society, General Electric, Samsung, J. C. Penney, and Asian online fashion and beauty retailer YesStyle.
Choi released his debut album, ‘Only You’, in October 2008. His second album, ‘By My Side’, was released on May 19, 2010, and his third album, ‘Forever and Ever’ was released on October 25, 2011.
As of December 3, 2012, David Choi's YouTube Channel had 929,061 subscribers, 117,774,875 total video views, and more than 13 million channel views. As of November 2011, he was YouTube's 15th-most-subscribed musician and 62nd-most-subscribed user overall. As of February 3, 2015, he has 138,238 followers on Twitter account.
Choi previously worked as a songwriter and producer at Warner/Chappell Music, which signed him on after his participation in an American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) workshop.
His humorous song "YouTube, A Love Song" has received over 2.8 million views. The music videos for his singles "Won't Even Start" and "That Girl", which are posted on both his and producers Wong Fu Productions' YouTube channels, has received a total of over 5 million views. He also posts non-music vlogs on his second channel. Choi often appears in online videos with fellow YouTube personalities, mostly playing a humorous character with a straight face. YouTube personalities, like Shane Dawson, Eric Feng, and Wong Fu Productions, often use Choi's music in their videos.
In January 2012, David announced his Forever and Ever USA/Canada tour. He went to 20 cities across the US and Canada, starting in Phoenix on February 2 and ending in Chicago on April 2.In May, David started on his third tour to the Asia-Pacific: Melbourne, Adelaide, Sydney, Jakarta, Manila, Kuala Lumpur, Hong Kong, Seoul and Tokyo. In September 2012, he and Clara Chung embarked on their Fall Tour presented by YesStyle, visiting 19 cities all over the US and Canada, starting in Los Angeles and ending in Orange County.
He appeared in TV program “The Winner Is” in 2013.
Single "By My Side" was used in Korean Drama ‘Cunning Single Lady’ (thirteenth episode) in 2014 and ‘The Girl Who Sees Smells’ (fifth episode) in 2015.