Arys Chien

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Arys Chien (born 1972) is a producer, songwriter and arranger in the Chinese music industry. He is also involved in soundtrack production, recording and mixing. Currently, he produces commercial and film soundtracks in Deepwhite Studio, and handles recording and mixing in Little White Fish Studio. Arys also co-owns a record label A Whiter Day Music, which distributes work for independent artists. In addition, he still releases music as a member in the duo “Deepwhite". [1]

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Career

Early career

After graduating from the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures at National Taiwan University in 1995, Arys joined Friendly Dog Entertainment as a production assistant. Since 1996, Arys Chien, Junyang Chen and Hua Chen began releasing work under the same pseudonym "Deepwhite", with parenthesis behind to include their English for distinguishing one person from another. For example, Arys Chien's work was signed as "Deepwhite (Arys Chien)". [2]

Since 1997, Arys's works have been selected multiple times for singers under record companies such as Linfair Records, What’s Music International Corp., and Warner Chappell Music. The artists include William Wing Hong So, Kelly Chen, IPIS, Where Chou, Chin Chyi, Valen Hsu, Power Station, Denise Yuen, Miriam Yeung, Sammi Cheng, Stefanie Sun, Na Ying, etc.

In 2005, Arys and his girlfriend Zoe Huang formed the duo "Deepwhite" under Avex Trax, and released two original albums in 2006 and 2007. After the end of their contract with Avex in 2008, Arysserved as the music director in Enjoy Records until 2010, and then resumed to be a freelance songwriter. [3]

Songwriter and producer

Arys has written lyrics or compositions for over 400 songs so far, including albums by singers like Amei, Kelly Chen, Sammi Cheng, Faye Wong, Stefanie Sun, Angela Chang, Christine Fan, Na Ying, William Wing Hong So, Joey Yung, Rene Liu, Elva Hsiao, Chin Chyi, Eason Chan, Kitty Chan, etc. In addition, Arys has also written Chinese lyrics for many Korean idol groups, such as EXO, NCT Dream, Pentagon and so on. [1]

As for music production, Arys has produced singles or albums for many singers, such as Where Chou, Xian Zi, Sasha Li, Bii, Andrew Tan, Miu Chu, Vivian Hsu, Leheane Palray, Megan Lai, Celest Chong, Chris Ke, Sunny Lin, etc.

In addition to songwriting in the pop music industry, Arys also produces soundtracks for commercials. He now has accumulated more than 200 works including Hennessy's 2014 commercial song “Wo Yuan Xiang Xin 我願相信", JD.com, 7-ELEVEN, HNCB’s annual single “Shou Hu Ni De Chu Zhong 守護你的初衷", Shinkong Mitsukoshi x World Order, McDonald's 2017 single “Power to the M 超麥力", Nike, Toyota, Ford, Nissan, Lexus, Johnson & Johnson Beijing Olympics, CCTV Spring Festival Gala, UnionPay, etc. [4]

His film soundtrack works include “Do You Love Me As I Love You 可不可以,你也剛好喜歡我" in 2020, “Zui Xing 罪‧形" in 2019, Hsien Yung Pai's biography documentary “Multiflorate Splendour 奼紫嫣紅開遍" in 2015, “Return Ticket 到阜陽六百里" in 2011, etc. [4]

Performing career

Around 2000, Arys asked his girlfriend to sing a demo for him, and several record labels have shown interest in signing them. Thus, the two formed a singer-songwriter group “Deepwhite”, and signed a contract with Avex Trax in 2005. They released two albums,”Deepwhite" in 2006 and “Hua Huo 花火" in 2007. [3]

Other than Deepwhite, Arys also participates as the guitarist and main songwriter in other bands like "GooDDD" and “Ouch Youths". [1]

Entrepreneurship

In 2017, Arys and KKFARM (now theFARM) jointly established an independent label "A Whiter Day Music". In 2020, he produced and released the new song "Cold Fire" for  "Deepwhite", and also produced and released the work of the hip-hop duo Fun Ones. Fun Ones separated at the end of 2020, but one of the vocals Zing stayed in the label and continues to release new songs in 2021. [5]

Public affairs

Arys actively participates in organizations that help protect the rights and interests of Taiwanese musicians. In addition to serving as a committee member of the Music Creators Union, Arys works closely with ARCO. He has also served as the panel judge for Golden Melody Awards and the Golden Music Awards, as well as the committee member for various funding projects in the Ministry of Culture. [6]

Artistry

Arys has his expertise in commercial love songs and allegro songs, especially songs illustrating deeper emotions. Before his true identity was revealed, many people speculated that “Deepwhite” was a female songwriter. He once encouraged young talents to build a lot of emotions, but give and express them very carefully. For example, a piece of lyrics is very concise and condensed in one or two hundred words, yet there are thousands of messages hidden behind them. Writing lyrics is about accumulating, sorting and finally expressing all the thoughts and feelings in words. [6]

Works

SongArtistReleasedProductionArrangementRecordingMixing
2021
Protect Me From MyselfDeepWhite5/14/2021
一步一步來Zing4/20/2021✓ (partial)
DO or NOT (Chinese lyrics)Pentagon4/5/2021
我我我我我愛妳Zing3/16/2021✓ (partial)
All Pain No GainDeepWhite3/5/2021
2020
Cold FireDeepWhite12/22/2020
你不單身誰單身Fun Ones11/11/2020
躺到廢(HIGH)Fun Ones1/24/2020
躺到廢(LOW)Fun Ones1/24/2020
2019
黑夜日出WayV10/29/2019
訊號Kuan-lin Lai7/27/2019
525 我愛我DeepWhite5/25/2019
薛丁格的愛Luji4/12/2019
Together!(English)Various artists1/2/2019
2018
Together!(Chinese)Various artists12/21/2018
節奏EXO11/3/2018
We Young(Chinese)EXO9/14/2018
做自己的太陽Kelly Chen7/20/2018
2017
All About YouDeepWhite & Jierui Chen12/4/2017
模糊Chyi Chin11/30/2017
Chyi Chin11/30/2017
迷路Chyi Chin7/25/2017
可愛可惡 (Chinese lyrics)EXO7/18/2017
叩叩趴 (Chinese lyrics)EXO7/18/2017
重逢之日 (Chinese lyrics)Cho Gyu-hyun5/24/2017
超.麥.力(Power to the M)McDonald's5/7/2017
SmileDeepWhite4/7/2017
Latte 妳要去哪裡DeepWhite4/7/2017
躲貓貓DeepWhite4/7/2017
一直醒來看妳的平靜夜裡DeepWhite4/7/2017
再來一遍DeepWhite4/7/2017
新手爸爸的午夜悲歌DeepWhite4/7/2017
小石的牙齒DeepWhite4/7/2017
無尾熊DeepWhite4/7/2017
妳很好。努力剛好就好。DeepWhite4/7/2017
My ChildDeepWhite4/7/2017
最後的初戀 (Chinese lyrics)NCT Dream2/8/2017
2016
I Love You Bon BonJiajia12/30/2016
Chewing Gum (Chinese lyrics)NCT Dream8/27/2016
Lucky One (Chinese lyrics)EXO6/8/2016
新手爸爸之午夜悲歌DeepWhite2/7/2016
2015
Perfect ImperfectionDeepWhite12/31/2015
魯蛇Da Mouth5/8/2015
頭殼壞去GooDDD4/10/2015✓ (partial)
是我Megan Lai3/27/2015
剛才Megan Lai3/27/2015
刺蝟的擁抱Cindy Yen2/6/2015
2014
幸福的孤單Sasha Lee12/31/2014
困獸Ouch Youths12/30/2014
Amei7/2/2014
靜護 demoOuch Youths4/26/2014
2013
不置可否Jiajia12/31/2013
分手藝術Andrew Tan10/18/2013
When You're With MeSunny Lin8/9/2013
Hey HeySunny Lin8/9/2013
Can't StopRene Liu5/10/2013
相愛的模樣Miu Chu3/28/2013
出愛情記Miu Chu3/28/2013
女神Miu Chu3/28/2013
2012
好想愛MIXION11/16/2012
Move OnMIXION11/16/2012
愛你為什麼MIXION11/16/2012
心電感應Fish Leung8/10/2012
目送Shara Lin8/6/2012
公主沒病Shara Lin8/6/2012
喔 是嗎Shara Lin8/6/2012
2011
我要去旅行Xian Zi11/23/2011
咖啡季節Where Chou10/18/2011
幸福的可能Where Chou10/18/2011
冰塊Where Chou10/18/2011
我會努力Linda Liao5/27/2011
2010
給我你的手Xian Zi4/8/2010
你是你的Xian Zi4/8/2010
微光Kelly Chen3/16/2010
雨天Kelly Chen3/16/2010
2009
Come to MeAriel Lin8/21/2009
2008
Dry Your EyesLeheane Palray12/12/2008
2007
New BeginningDeepWhite12/28/2007
香草的天空DeepWhite12/28/2007
Cold SilenceDeepWhite12/28/2007
花火DeepWhite12/28/2007
過得比你好DeepWhite12/28/2007
理智的溫柔DeepWhite12/28/2007
剪影DeepWhite12/28/2007
狂奔DeepWhite12/28/2007
別說DeepWhite12/28/2007
Thank YouDeepWhite12/28/2007
絕不Angela Chang4/30/2007
2006
永遠的愚人Joi Chua9/18/2006
那個人DeepWhite2/17/2006
悄悄話DeepWhite2/17/2006
魚在水裡哭DeepWhite2/17/2006
Help Me I'm in LoveDeepWhite2/17/2006
還能不能DeepWhite2/17/2006
I'm CryingDeepWhite2/17/2006
記憶森林DeepWhite2/17/2006
Nothing WrongDeepWhite2/17/2006
邊緣DeepWhite2/17/2006
That's MeDeepWhite2/17/2006
真的Angela Chang1/6/2006
2005
一直到最後Christine Fan6/3/2005
傷心簽名Yee-ling Huang3/4/2005
離開Bella1/7/2005
2004
眼淚沒有用Richie Ren12/31/2004
時差Celest Chong12/10/2004
直線Angela Chang12/3/2004
黑暗時期Energy7/9/2004
一直到最後Energy7/9/2004
剛好的不夠Melody Liu6/28/2004
吶喊Angela Chang1/6/2004
2003
You & IAmbrose Hui11/7/2003
孤單旅行Sun Ho10/17/2003
揮之不去Melody Liu9/26/2003
你太誠實S.H.E.8/22/2003
我為什麼那麼愛你Amei7/1/2003
我就是我Elva Hsiao5/16/2003
愛情 無關是非Where Chou2/14/2003
2002
那又怎麼樣呢Celest Chong12/31/2002
讓我自己 自由Celest Chong12/31/2002
騙子Kiki Ting12/24/2002
單純Sun Ho12/9/2002
一切都變了Na Ying11/7/2002
永恆的轉眼Valen Hsu11/1/2002
瞬間Where Chou8/28/2002
別在我離開你之前離開我Maggie Chiang7/12/2002
一輩子的孤單Rene Liu6/21/2002
有你就夠了Coco Lee6/18/2002
戰爭William So Wing Hong5/30/2002
懂事Stefanie Sun5/21/2002
驀然E-Jun Lee5/14/2002
邊緣Gigi Leung1/9/2002
2001
說真的Joey Yung12/6/2001
為什麼Makiyo12/1/2001
因為你沒說Amei10/29/2001
心路 (Cantonese)Faye Wong10/18/2001
有時愛情徒有虛名Faye Wong10/18/2001
像我這樣的情人Na Ying9/14/2001
無疾而終Shino Lin8/1/2001
如果愛Christine Fan8/1/2001
完整Sammi Cheng5/8/2001
When The Morning ComesSammi Cheng5/8/2001
擦肩而過yuki4/19/2001
星座yuki4/19/2001
你知不知道IPIS1/12/2001
2000
害怕Stefanie Sun12/9/2000
想妳想瘋了B.A.D12/5/2000
愛,愛; 愛。Beauty 411/21/2000
緊握你的手Daniel Chan11/9/2000
事到如今Where Chou9/19/2000
沒有你Where Chou9/19/2000
相遇太早Where Chou9/19/2000
Ladies FirstSammi Cheng8/23/2000
手套情書Kit Chan6/15/2000
Little By LittleValen Hsu5/19/2000
沉默的縱容Sammi Cheng5/6/2000
相遇太早William So Wing Hong5/1/2000
打呵欠Kelly Chen4/19/2000
你若是真愛我Kelly Chen4/19/2000
1999
Yes, I Love YouPower Station12/8/1999
貝殼Vivian Hsu11/18/1999
失戀日記Miriam Yeung11/11/1999
不回昨天Miriam Yeung11/11/1999
三秒鐘Various Artists10/15/1999
變天Kit Chan8/20/1999
絕情Jeff Chang7/17/1999
無悔Amei6/8/1999
我不快樂Sammi Cheng5/7/1999
幫個忙IPIS4/1/1999
1998
All Your HeartsValen Hsu12/8/1998
That Night WeTerry Lin12/8/1998
Said Goodbye
放手Terry Lin12/8/1998
三秒鐘Kelly Chen12/3/1998
So NiceWilliam So Wing Hong10/16/1998
抱歉讓妳愛上我Jordan Chan9/1/1998
Good Morning,IPIS6/4/1998
Good Afternoon
and Good Night
遊戲IPIS6/4/1998
失戀中請勿打擾IPIS6/4/1998
結局Chyi Chin3/15/1998
1997
Taipei CityEason Chan10/1/1997
邂逅VA1/15/1997
不知如何是好VA1/15/1997
1996
當愛來的時候Tom Pan9/30/1996
空白Emi Lee7/5/1996

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