Just be DT

This is the outfit I like least from his Toronto concert. I hate the tail & myriad details. Still he did manage to look quite good in it ^__^ DTFC has started getting ready for his concerts in Shanghai on 7/7 & Nanjing on 7/14 but details are sketchy. Just curious with his Shanghai concert, is he gonna sing the same songs again with some additions from Tai Me Li album? Cos can't see him doing a different set of songs just for 1 concert. Dear DT, plse hold yr press conference soon or update yr website cos kinda frustrating without any proper info >"<
This yr GMA is having online voting for Most Popular Male/Female Artist, not gonna bother providing link as its in chinese & have to register. Also DT fans usually not the kind who spend time voting. In fact, I actually wish he was NOT nominated cos I have a bad feeling with Gary Cao's chinese name being similar to his that they might wanna pretend to read out the wrong name or something like in the Leehom/Stanley scenario. Its funny I guess when fans want their idols to be nominated & win, I rather David not have anything to do with chinese award shows. I always feel David is kinda sidelined by most chinese music critics because he has too many good songs which are still popular. I think if he has only one hit like I Love You & lots of well-written songs of high standard & great depth which only his critics & his fans can appreciate, then somehow he will be regarded more as a great songwriter. Still one of the reasons ppl said they enjoy his concert is cos of his songs. They could sing along to many of them.
Some ppl are surprised Marry Me Today was nominated as Best Song in GMA cos of its high popularity. Such is the standard of the chinese music industry that a popular K song is automatically regarded as not so good or creative. When I first heard the song, I like it immediately cos its a real duet not like most chinese so-called duets which is really a normal song arranged to be sang by 2 ppl. Also he had Jolin in mind when he wrote it cos he figured most girls her age & personality will have the most fantasies abt the perfect marriage. So to sing this song rite, the female voice & personality must resemble Jolin's. I noticed that when he sang the song with Karen Mok & Kewei, the song did not sound as good. The many times he sang with Jolin, it just clicked. As the Chinese Musician Society remarked, really not that easy to produce this song & made it so sweet sounding that it was an instant hit. David wrote this song to be popular but because he is David Tao, he is unable to write even a popular K song without his usual high standards. So whether or not he get any more awards, its just immaterial cos I think he has already proven that he is indeed a master songwriter.
Again while most fans want their idols to sign up with a big record company with a lucrative contract, I think most DT fans would rather he go independent. Anyway he only has 1 more album with EMI & after that who knows? He may well go independent since he has already set up his own company. Actually I think EMI has treated him quite well but they really have too many big names with Show Luo joining in soon. Btw Hennessey Artistry is having the same world tour this yr & although the headline act in Asia will be Soler this time, David is still slated to perform on 8/4 in Guangzhou. Here's the full cm song 'Good mood, Just be yoursef' sang by SHE whose album dropped today. Its really vry uplifting, can't wait to hear Rene's version. (Link credit Tao Mi Tian Tan)