Posts Tagged ‘Long Live The Lie’

The BIG PHONY – ” The Big Phony Mix “

Posted: March 6, 2015 in MUSIC
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Big Phony is a Seoul, Korea based singer/songwriter, originally born and raised in New York City. Off stage Big Phony is simply known to his friends and family as “Bobby.” At an early age Bobby began secretly practicing his older brother Eddy’s guitar in defiance of warnings that he would surely get his ass kicked if he so much as laid a finger on it. Because of Bobby’s dedication to and success in surpassing his brother’s skill level, mom eventually transferred ownership of that guitar over to Bobby.

Bobby’s family relocated to Los Angeles, leaving him in New York City so he could attend the legendary School of Performing Arts and Music and Art, which has produced a long list of talent including Al Pacino, Adrian Brody, and Bela Fleck. Living alone at such an early age, Big Phony devoted his time to writing in his New York City apartment.

With strong religious conviction, Big Phony left for Boston to attend a Christian college to study to be a pastor. He quickly realized that this was not the path for him and returned his focus to his music. After college, he moved to Los Angeles to be closer with his family. It was in Los Angeles where Big Phony began his pursuit to be a singer-songwriter. He quickly built a devout fan base with his songs and performances. In early 2006 he returned to New York to build that same kind of following and began splitting his time between both cities crashing on couches.  In 2011, Big Phony moved to Asia and where he currently resides in Seoul, South Korea. There he continues to write & perform, and furthermore, he is learning more about his “roots”.

Big Phony delivers honest lyrics and natural talent. There’s a fragile but controlled quality in his voice, which he attributes to thin apartment walls and easily disgruntled neighbors. Fans of Elliott Smith, Bright Eyes, and Death Cab For Cutie will instinctively gravitate towards Big Phony’s sound. His latest projects “LONG LIVE THE LIE” (electronic album) & the alternative release “BOBBY” (acoustic album) are available now.

The BIG PHONY – ” Long Live The Lie “

Posted: March 3, 2015 in MUSIC
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This album “Long Live The Lie” is a bit of a departure from what people might be used to from Big Phony and his singer-songwriter acoustic sound. (If that’s what you’re looking for I’ve simultaneously released an album titled “BOBBY” to uphold that tradition and familiarity (if any). Please check that album out too, thanks!)
My older brothers listened heavily to 80’s new wave and that sound/genre really made an impression on me during my formative years. In early 2013, a friend of mine asked me if I could write a song in that style for a scene in an independent movie of his (“Chu & Blossom”) and so I made the song “All Bets Are Off”. I had so much fun with it that I decided I wanted to try more. I really didn’t have a set plan to attempt an album but I was having so much fun that things kind of just unfolded the way it did. That’s why I really made this album, because it was fun. I enjoyed taking a break from my normal routine of building songs mainly around lyrics and an acoustic guitar.

I started out writing all the “Long Live The Lie” songs on my laptop, really with limited knowledge of making electronic music. I asked my producer/artist friend Enik Lin (of electro pop band IAMMEDIC) for his help. He graciously agreed so I flew out to Taiwan and also Los Angeles to work with him. We transferred what I had (or what was useful) to his system and he helped bring this vision to life. For most of the songs he took the crappy beats I made and switched them out with better sounds. He also helped with making the beats and synths I had more dynamic in the arrangements by taking apart, stripping away, adding on to, and so on. On top of all that, he mixed the album as well. It was incredibly educational working with him. Such an incredible talent and true friend.

There are literally countless people I need to thank from the bottom of my heart for helping to make these albums possible. You all know who you are and I hope to repay you in being just as great to you as you’ve been to me over the years.