Moonchild are an LA-based new-school jazz trio consisting of singer Amber Navran and instrumentalists Max Bryk and Andris Mattson. They have released 3 albums, 'Voyager' (2017), 'Please Rewind' (2015) and 'Be Free' (2012). 'Voyager' has garnered overwhelmingly positive reviews from Sputnikmusic, WePlugGoodMusic, The Standard and more. Their sound is a mix of intricate, progressive musicality with the classic laid-back and blissful West Coast vibes, and have been compared to the likes of D’Angelo and Hiatus Kaiyote. Members have collaborated with big-name jazz artists like Stevie Wonder, Jill Scott, The Internet, India.Arie, Leela James, Kamasi Washington and more.
The band have found themselves being praised by artists like Jill Scott, Robert Glasper, Laura Mvula, James Poyser, DJ Jazzy Jeff, Jose James and Tyler, The Creator. They have received acclaim and support from international tastemakers like The FADER, NPR, Bandcamp, Saint Heron, Soulbounce, Jazz FM and others. Moonchild also get continued support across stations like BBC 6 Music's Gillies Peterson, BBC 1XTRA, NTS, WHUR-DC, KCRW, Stevie Wonder's LA 102.3 and more. With nearly 350,000 monthly listeners on Spotify, Moonchild's four most popular songs, "Cure," "Back to Me," "The Truth" and "All The Joy" have over 10 million combined views.
Last year the band played shows in East Asia, set out on their first-ever European tour (including sold-out show at the Jazz Café and a Boiler Room show), and toured extensively across the US. In addition to performing another string of North American dates for 2018, Moonchid is coming back to Asia, touring at Japan and South Korea. Most excitingly, the trio will perform their debut show in Hong Kong at TTN ("This Town Needs"; Hidden Agenda's new revamped location) on May 9, 2018.
Sophy 王嘉儀 is a Hong Kong indie/electronic R&B singer-songwriter. She was one of the finalists in the first season of The Voice Hong Kong. She has released two EPs thus far, Sophrology (2016) and Quarter (2017) under her own label Bunny Eats, formed with celebrated Hong Kong producer Chiu Tsang Hei. She has collaborated with other local acts including Dough-Boy, Kiri T and more. She has won gold for Best New Artist at the 2017 Yahoo! Asia Buzz Awards, 2017 Metro Radio Music Awards, 2018 Ultimate Song Chart Awards. She has also won silver for Best New Artist at 2017 Jade Solid Gold Best Ten Music Awards and at the 2017 RTHK Top 10 Gold Song Awards.