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Q: At what age did you first develop an interest in music?
A: My passion for music has always been inherent! I started formally taking piano lessons when I was about 10 years old and sang for fun from a very young age!
Q: Was the choice to pursue a career in music one that you always knew you'd make, or did you slowly become more and more involved in the music industry?
A: I always dreamed about pursuing a career in music through high school but it always seemed like an impossible dream. Opportunities arose in college for me to pursue singing in Asia, but those chances fell through. However, I was filled with the desire to pursue singing actively!
Q: Which current artists do you find inspiring?
A: I love Madonna, Britney Spears, Jennifer Lopez, Utada Hikaru, Eminem, Guns N Roses, and Nirvana!
Q: What's you're all time favorite song? What does it remind you of?
A: My favorite song is "Last Chance" by Allure. I'm not into sappy love songs at all, but this one is just so well written that I can't help but love it! I'm not sure if it reminds me of anything at all!
Q: Do you think fans should have access to music downloads for free?
A: I am open to letting fans hear my music for free! My goal with my music is not to make money, I want to be heard and I want to be able to touch people. The only thing that would hurt is if I started losing money! As long as I can pay the bills, I don't mind that the music is free at all.
Q: What would your ideal concert performance space be? (Rose Bowl? Universal Amphitheatre? The Tonight Show? SNL?)
A: My ideal concert would be at the MTV Music Awards!
Q: Do you feel further censoring of music is necessary, or would it lead to a further collapse of artistic freedom and individualism?
A: I completely do not believe in music censorship and believe completely in artistic freedom and the freedom of speech.
Q: If you could, what would you like to master as your instrument? (Vocals? Keyboards? Piano? Recording? Mixing?)
A: I would definite love to master my vocals to the level of Mariah Carey's (who I believe is one of the greatest female vocalists of our generation) and the electric guitar just because it looks cool to play hehe!
Q: Given the opportunity to cover two songs from other artists on your next album, which songs would you choose? Is there any song by another artist that you wish you had written?
A: I would love to cover "Last Chance" by Allure or "Blow My Whistle" by Utada Hikaru. I would love to take the credit for writing "Gone" by Nsync!
Q: What's your favorite radio station? Who's your favorite DJ?
A: I don't have a favorite radio station I listen to them all when I am driving! I also don't have a favorite DJ, but I met DJ Hideo from the Beat Junkies at Power 106 recently and he was very talented and also very nice guy!
Q: When coming up with songs, do you come up with the music first, or the lyrics?
A: For me, the lyrics are always the last step to be completed on a song.
Q: Where do you like to hang out?
A: I am a homebody these days and like to just hang out with my friends at their homes. However, I love to visit New York and party there, and I occasionally go clubbing in LA in Korea Town.
Q: Fill in the blank: If I weren't making music, I'd be ___________.
A: Empty! Music is my life.
Q: For TuningIn viewers who haven't checked out your music yet, what song would you recommend them to listen to first?
A: I would definitely recommend "Dont Say Goodbye."
Q: What's your favorite section on TuningIn.com?
A: I love reading about the new Asian American artists! It is great to see Asian Americans making so much progress in entertainment!
Q: Best advice for young, aspiring artists?
A: The road is long and hard, but as long as you are focused and hardworking, and as long as you never give up, you will eventually reach your goals! Anything is possible
Biography of Kaila Yu
Kaila Yu crosses musical borders by blending her Asian inspired music with modern pop and R&B sounds. Yu's sweet yet soulful voice along with her songwriting skills make a lethal combination that audiences can easily relate to. She states "I want to break the mold as an Asian artist and I have no desire to be another mass marketed pop act with no identity of her own."
Yu was born in Taipei, Taiwan but moved to California when she was three. She got into music at a young age; she began taking piano classes at the age of 10, enrolled in jazz and ballet classes and toured with a Chinese folk dance group. She always enjoyed singing but put her dream on hold to attend college as an economics major at UCLA.
She pursued acting and modeling while attending college and enrolled in singing classes and joined the choir at school. In her spare time she worked on writing music. She auditioned for and won the lead in a musical called "No Turning Back," which told the story about a young girl who wanted to pursue a singing career despite her parents' objections. The director of the play encouraged Yu to pursue music and set her up with a gig to perform at Club Soho, located in Los Angeles. Performing on stage ignited Yu's passion to perform and she began actively pursuing her music career.
In March 2003, Yu released her first single with two songs written by Yu and produced by Bruno Talledo. She is currently touring and working on her album which will be completed August 2002. You can currently find her in print on the cover of Image Weekly Magazine and featured in Yolk magazine. For television, she is currently filming a Chinese drama for China, in Beijing, filmed by the renowned up and coming film director Ding He.
For more information, please visit her website at www.KailaPop.com
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