Arys Chien (born 1972) is a producer, songwriter and arranger in the Chinese music industry. He is also involved in soundtrack production, recording and mixing. Currently, he produces commercial and film soundtracks in Deepwhite Studio, and handles recording and mixing in Little White Fish Studio. Arys also co-owns a record label A Whiter Day Music, which distributes work for independent artists. In addition, he still releases music as a member in the duo “Deepwhite".
Career
Early career After graduating from the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures at National Taiwan University in 1995, Arys joined Friendly Dog Entertainment as a production assistant. Since 1996, Arys Chien, Junyang Chen and Hua Chen began releasing work under the same pseudonym "Deepwhite", with parenthesis behind to include their English for distinguishing one person from another. For example, Arys Chien's work was signed as "Deepwhite (Arys Chien)".
Since 1997, Arys's works have been selected multiple times for singers under record companies such as Linfair Records, What’s Music International Corp., and Warner Chappell Music. The artists include William Wing Hong So, Kelly Chen, IPIS, Where Chou, Chin Chyi, Valen Hsu, Power Station, Denise Yuen, Miriam Yeung, Sammi Cheng, Stefanie Sun, Na Ying, etc.
In 2005, Arys and his girlfriend Zoe Huang formed the duo "Deepwhite" under Avex Trax, and released two original albums in 2006 and 2007. After the end of their contract with Avex in 2008, Arysserved as the music director in Enjoy Records until 2010, and then resumed to be a freelance songwriter.
Songwriter and producer Arys has written lyrics or compositions for over 400 songs so far, including albums by singers like A-Mei, Kelly Chen, Sammi Cheng, Faye Wong, Stefanie Sun, Angela Zhang, Christine Fan, Na Ying, William So, Joey Yung, Rene Liu, Elva Hsiao, Rachel Liang, Chin Chyi, Eason Chan, Gigi Leung, Kay Tse, Terry Lin, Faye Wong, Kitty Chan, etc. In addition, Arys has also written Chinese lyrics for many Korean idol groups, such as Exo, NCT Dream, Pentagon and so on.
As for music production, Arys has produced singles or albums for many singers, such as Where Chou, Xian Zi, Sasha Li, Bii, Andrew Tan, Miu Chu, Vivian Hsu, Leheane Palray, Megan Lai, Celest Chong, Chris Ke, Sunny Lin, etc.
In addition to songwriting in the pop music industry, Arys also produces soundtracks for commercials. He now has accumulated more than 200 works including Hennessy's 2014 commercial song “Wo Yuan Xiang Xin 我願相信", JD.com, 7-ELEVEN, HNCB’s annual single “Shou Hu Ni De Chu Zhong 守護你的初衷", Shinkong Mitsukoshi x World Order, McDonald's 2017 single “Power to the M 超麥力", Nike, Toyota, Ford, Nissan, Lexus, Johnson & Johnson Beijing Olympics, CCTV Spring Festival Gala, UnionPay, etc.
His film soundtrack works include “Do You Love Me As I Love You 可不可以，你也剛好喜歡我" in 2020, “Zui Xing 罪‧形" in 2019, Hsien Yung Pai's biography documentary “Multiflorate Splendour 奼紫嫣紅開遍" in 2015, “Return Ticket 到阜陽六百里" in 2011, etc.
Performing career Around 2000, Arys asked his girlfriend to sing a demo for him, and several record labels have shown interest in signing them. Thus, the two formed a singer-songwriter group “Deepwhite”, and signed a contract with Avex Trax in 2005. They released two albums,”Deepwhite" in 2006 and “Hua Huo 花火" in 2007.
Other than Deepwhite, Arys also participates as the guitarist and main songwriter in other bands like "GooDDD" and “Ouch Youths".
Entrepreneurship In 2017, Arys and KKFARM (now theFARM) jointly established an independent label "A Whiter Day Music". In 2020, he produced and released the new song "Cold Fire" for "Deepwhite", and also produced and released the work of the hip-hop duo Fun Ones. Fun Ones separated at the end of 2020, but one of the vocals Zing stayed in the label and continues to release new songs in 2021.
Public affairs Arys actively participates in organizations that help protect the rights and interests of Taiwanese musicians. In addition to serving as a committee member of the Music Creators Union, Arys works closely with ARCO. He has also served as the panel judge for Golden Melody Awards and the Golden Music Awards, as well as the committee member for various funding projects in the Ministry of Culture.
Artistry Arys has his expertise in commercial love songs and allegro songs, especially songs illustrating deeper emotions. Before his true identity was revealed, many people speculated that “Deepwhite” was a female songwriter. He once encouraged young talents to build a lot of emotions, but give and express them very carefully. For example, a piece of lyrics is very concise and condensed in one or two hundred words, yet there are thousands of messages hidden behind them. Writing lyrics is about accumulating, sorting and finally expressing all the thoughts and feelings in words.
Works Song Artist Released Production Arrangement Recording Mixing2021Protect Me From MyselfDeepWhite5/14/2021✓✓✓✓一步一步來Zing4/20/2021✓✓ (partial)✓✓DO or NOT (Chinese lyrics)Pentagon4/5/2021我我我我我愛妳Zing3/16/2021✓✓ (partial)✓✓All Pain No GainDeepWhite3/5/2021✓✓✓✓2020Cold FireDeepWhite12/22/2020✓✓✓✓你不單身誰單身Fun Ones11/11/2020✓✓✓✓躺到廢（HIGH）Fun Ones1/24/2020✓✓✓躺到廢（LOW）Fun Ones1/24/2020✓✓✓✓2019黑夜日出WayV10/29/2019訊號Kuan-lin Lai7/27/2019525 我愛我DeepWhite5/25/2019✓✓✓✓薛丁格的愛Luji4/12/2019✓✓Together!(English)Various artists1/2/2019✓✓✓✓2018Together!(Chinese)Various artists12/21/2018✓✓✓✓節奏EXO11/3/2018We Young(Chinese)EXO9/14/2018做自己的太陽Kelly Chen7/20/20182017All About YouDeepWhite & Jierui Chen12/4/2017✓✓✓✓模糊Chyi Chin11/30/2017願Chyi Chin11/30/2017迷路Chyi Chin7/25/2017可愛可惡 (Chinese lyrics)EXO7/18/2017叩叩趴 (Chinese lyrics)EXO7/18/2017重逢之日 (Chinese lyrics)Cho Gyu-hyun5/24/2017超.麥.力(Power to the M)McDonald's5/7/2017✓✓✓✓SmileDeepWhite4/7/2017✓✓✓✓Latte 妳要去哪裡DeepWhite4/7/2017✓✓✓✓躲貓貓DeepWhite4/7/2017✓✓✓✓一直醒來看妳的平靜夜裡DeepWhite4/7/2017✓✓✓✓再來一遍DeepWhite4/7/2017✓✓✓✓新手爸爸的午夜悲歌DeepWhite4/7/2017✓✓✓✓小石的牙齒DeepWhite4/7/2017✓✓✓✓無尾熊DeepWhite4/7/2017✓✓✓✓妳很好。努力剛好就好。DeepWhite4/7/2017✓✓✓✓My ChildDeepWhite4/7/2017✓✓✓✓最後的初戀 (Chinese lyrics)NCT Dream2/8/20172016I Love You Bon BonJiajia12/30/2016Chewing Gum (Chinese lyrics)NCT Dream8/27/2016Lucky One (Chinese lyrics)EXO6/8/2016新手爸爸之午夜悲歌DeepWhite2/7/2016✓✓✓✓2015Perfect ImperfectionDeepWhite12/31/2015✓✓✓✓魯蛇Da Mouth5/8/2015頭殼壞去GooDDD4/10/2015✓✓ (partial)✓✓是我Megan Lai3/27/2015✓✓✓✓剛才Megan Lai3/27/2015✓✓✓✓刺蝟的擁抱Cindy Yen2/6/20152014幸福的孤單Sasha Lee12/31/2014✓✓✓✓困獸Ouch Youths12/30/2014✓✓✓✓狗Amei7/2/2014靜護 demoOuch Youths4/26/2014✓✓✓✓2013不置可否Jiajia12/31/2013分手藝術Andrew Tan10/18/2013✓✓When You're With MeSunny Lin8/9/2013✓✓✓Hey HeySunny Lin8/9/2013✓✓✓Can't StopRene Liu5/10/2013相愛的模樣Miu Chu3/28/2013✓✓出愛情記Miu Chu3/28/2013✓✓女神Miu Chu3/28/20132012好想愛MIXION11/16/2012✓✓✓✓Move OnMIXION11/16/2012✓✓✓✓愛你為什麼MIXION11/16/2012✓✓✓✓心電感應Fish Leung8/10/2012目送Shara Lin8/6/2012✓✓✓公主沒病Shara Lin8/6/2012喔 是嗎Shara Lin8/6/2012✓✓✓2011我要去旅行Xian Zi11/23/2011✓✓咖啡季節Where Chou10/18/2011✓✓✓幸福的可能Where Chou10/18/2011✓✓冰塊Where Chou10/18/2011✓我會努力Linda Liao5/27/2011✓✓✓✓2010給我你的手Xian Zi4/8/2010✓你是你的Xian Zi4/8/2010✓✓微光Kelly Chen3/16/2010雨天Kelly Chen3/16/20102009Come to MeAriel Lin8/21/2009✓2008Dry Your EyesLeheane Palray12/12/2008✓✓2007New BeginningDeepWhite12/28/2007✓✓✓✓香草的天空DeepWhite12/28/2007✓✓✓✓Cold SilenceDeepWhite12/28/2007✓✓✓✓花火DeepWhite12/28/2007✓✓✓✓過得比你好DeepWhite12/28/2007✓✓✓✓理智的溫柔DeepWhite12/28/2007✓✓✓✓剪影DeepWhite12/28/2007✓✓✓✓狂奔DeepWhite12/28/2007✓✓✓✓別說DeepWhite12/28/2007✓✓✓✓Thank YouDeepWhite12/28/2007✓✓✓✓絕不Angela Chang4/30/20072006永遠的愚人Joi Chua9/18/2006那個人DeepWhite2/17/2006✓✓✓悄悄話DeepWhite2/17/2006✓✓✓魚在水裡哭DeepWhite2/17/2006✓✓✓Help Me I'm in LoveDeepWhite2/17/2006✓✓✓還能不能DeepWhite2/17/2006✓✓✓I'm CryingDeepWhite2/17/2006✓✓✓記憶森林DeepWhite2/17/2006✓✓✓Nothing WrongDeepWhite2/17/2006✓✓✓邊緣DeepWhite2/17/2006✓✓✓That's MeDeepWhite2/17/2006✓✓✓真的Angela Chang1/6/20062005一直到最後Christine Fan6/3/2005傷心簽名Yee-ling Huang3/4/2005離開Bella1/7/20052004眼淚沒有用Richie Ren12/31/2004時差Celest Chong12/10/2004直線Angela Chang12/3/2004黑暗時期Energy7/9/2004一直到最後Energy7/9/2004剛好的不夠Melody Liu6/28/2004吶喊Angela Chang1/6/20042003You & IAmbrose Hui11/7/2003孤單旅行Sun Ho10/17/2003揮之不去Melody Liu9/26/2003✓你太誠實S.H.E.8/22/2003我為什麼那麼愛你Amei7/1/2003我就是我Elva Hsiao5/16/2003愛情 無關是非Where Chou2/14/20032002那又怎麼樣呢Celest Chong12/31/2002✓讓我自己 自由Celest Chong12/31/2002✓騙子Kiki Ting12/24/2002單純Sun Ho12/9/2002一切都變了Na Ying11/7/2002永恆的轉眼Valen Hsu11/1/2002瞬間Where Chou8/28/2002✓別在我離開你之前離開我Maggie Chiang7/12/2002一輩子的孤單Rene Liu6/21/2002有你就夠了Coco Lee6/18/2002戰爭William So Wing Hong5/30/2002懂事Stefanie Sun5/21/2002驀然E-Jun Lee5/14/2002邊緣Gigi Leung1/9/20022001說真的Joey Yung12/6/2001為什麼Makiyo12/1/2001✓因為你沒說Amei10/29/2001心路 (Cantonese)Faye Wong10/18/2001有時愛情徒有虛名Faye Wong10/18/2001像我這樣的情人Na Ying9/14/2001無疾而終Shino Lin8/1/2001如果愛Christine Fan8/1/2001完整Sammi Cheng5/8/2001When The Morning ComesSammi Cheng5/8/2001擦肩而過yuki4/19/2001星座yuki4/19/2001你知不知道IPIS1/12/20012000害怕Stefanie Sun12/9/2000✓想妳想瘋了B.A.D12/5/2000愛，愛； 愛。Beauty 411/21/2000緊握你的手Daniel Chan11/9/2000事到如今Where Chou9/19/2000沒有你Where Chou9/19/2000相遇太早Where Chou9/19/2000Ladies FirstSammi Cheng8/23/2000手套情書Kit Chan6/15/2000Little By LittleValen Hsu5/19/2000沉默的縱容Sammi Cheng5/6/2000相遇太早William So Wing Hong5/1/2000打呵欠Kelly Chen4/19/2000你若是真愛我Kelly Chen4/19/20001999Yes, I Love YouPower Station12/8/1999貝殼Vivian Hsu11/18/1999失戀日記Miriam Yeung11/11/1999不回昨天Miriam Yeung11/11/1999三秒鐘Various Artists10/15/1999變天Kit Chan8/20/1999絕情Jeff Chang7/17/1999無悔Amei6/8/1999我不快樂Sammi Cheng5/7/1999幫個忙IPIS4/1/19991998All Your HeartsValen Hsu12/8/1998That Night WeTerry Lin12/8/1998Said Goodbye放手Terry Lin12/8/1998三秒鐘Kelly Chen12/3/1998So NiceWilliam So Wing Hong10/16/1998抱歉讓妳愛上我Jordan Chan9/1/1998Good Morning,IPIS6/4/1998Good Afternoonand Good Night遊戲IPIS6/4/1998失戀中請勿打擾IPIS6/4/1998結局Chyi Chin3/15/19981997Taipei CityEason Chan10/1/1997邂逅VA1/15/1997不知如何是好VA1/15/19971996當愛來的時候Tom Pan9/30/1996空白Emi Lee7/5/1996
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