The Shanghai Restoration Project

Traditional Chinese instruments meet hip-hop and electronica

The Shanghai Restoration Project (TSRP) draws its creative inspiration from the old 1930s Shanghai jazz bands, an early combination of East and West that's become an international legend. Produced by Chinese-American Dave Liang, TSRP revives this exotic blend by introducing Eastern instruments and rhythms to the Western sounds of hip-hop and electronica.

Producer Dave Liang was born in Lawrence, Kansas and attended high school in upstate New York, where he was selected as the pianist for the NY All-State Jazz Ensemble. He attended college at Harvard University where he majored in Applied Mathematics and Economics. He has been interviewed by The New York Times, NPR's All Things Considered, BBC World Service, FADER Magazine, Wired.com, The San Francisco Chronicle, and The Wall Street Journal. He has worked with artists on Bad Boy, Warner, and Universal.