Yanis Huang is a Chinese songwriter and producer. He works in arrangement, harmonizing, production, movie soundtracks, live performances, and concert production. He won awards, such as âÂÂBest Arrangement of the Yearâ in Beijing Pop Music Awards, "Best Original Songâ in Golden Horse Awards, and "Song of the Yearâ in Golden Melody Awards.
He works as an exclusive writer for Warner Chappell Music. He has arranged and produced the works of singers including Jay Chou, Jeff Chang, Wilber Pan, Tiger Huang, Angela Chang, Fahrenheit, Power Station, Alex To, Elva Hsiao, Andrew Tan, Ricky Hsiao, Ariel Lin, Vivian Hsu, Where Chou, Cyndi Wang, and Weibird. His soundtracks include Rhythm of The Rain è½è¦Âä¸Âé¨çÂÂè²é³, The Rooftop 天å°, The Harbor 港é½, L-O-V-E æÂÂå°庠- è¯山 22, and Your Name Engraved Herein Ã¥ÂȌ¨æÂÂå¿ÂåºÂçÂÂÃ¥ÂÂÃ¥ÂÂ. Huang and Jay Chou are friends and work partners. Chou makes requests or ask for feedback directly, and the two exchange ideas. Jay Chou's âÂÂRice Field 稻é¦ÂâÂÂ, which won âÂÂSong of the Yearâ in the 20th Golden Melody Awards was arranged by Huang.
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Huang shared in an interview that his songs had a lot to do with the songs he usually listens to. He recommends that young music talents should listen to a wide range of music, and practice developing melodies while watching movies or reading books.