An ad guy by trade and a DJ-Producer during his free time, Shawnn Lai has been experimenting with music since his teens. After DJing in the late 90s, Shawnn's break came when Shin Nishimura of Plus Records Tokyo gave him the opportunity to release his own EP. This spurred him on to continue making and playing the music he loves. Following that, K'Alexi, a Chicago House legend, released a few of Shawnn's tracks on his label TecSoul Deep, giving Shawnn the opportunity to remix legends like Maurice Joshua and Terry Farley. Shawnn releases music on his own label SoulMatters Recordings with two other like-minded individuals. He believes that if one keeps doing what one loves even if he doesn't get paid, something good will come out of it. Music is the most rewarding medium of expression.

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