This is the theme song I wrote for "That Physic's Show" (China Edition). Notice the lyrics are in English and Mandarin.
When I was asked to help write the Chinese adaptation of the off-Broadway drama-desk award winning "Unique Theatrical Experience" known as "That Physics Show", the Chinese producer wanted a Broadway-esque theme song even though the original New York production didn't have one... this is what I came up with.

物理秀=That Physics Show

Chillin' like reed (phragmites australis)

philosophy of chill

Hypno Wake to Heart Sutra
《心经》催眠醒悟

《心经》催眠醒悟

Jazzy tune from the Queen of "Girl Land" to a certain Tang Dynasty Monk from "Journey to the West". 女儿国国王献给唐僧的一首爵士歌。

女儿国爵士酒吧

Music produced to accompany whale song. Version 1.  Original Whale Song recording by Jim Lee and friends, Whale singer: Anonymous - 2021 - 07 - 19, 5.25 PM

GIFT From EARTH - Whale Song Version 1.

Waiting...

Inspired by Sam, after being asked to "tell me when you see a fly" numerous times, I came up with this "dumb dumb song".

Tell Me When You See A Fly

Original vocals track taken from a post by @eviormusic in which she invited music producers to sample.

Goddess of Parking Lots

A music sketch of the Tang dynasty concubine Yang Gui Fei (杨贵妃)

摆架 Sketch of Yang Gui Fei

Custom fashion runway music made for client.

New Year's Day in Gaza

Composed on New Year's Morning - 2024 - 01 - 01, 4.24 AM

New Year's Dawn

Music composed for Albert Tam's Magic Castle Act (Asia Week 2024). Recorded on - 2024 - 01 - 29, 12.35 AM

Meditation On Albert Tam

Theme Song to Dr. K's Magic Class - music and lyrics by Dr. K and students of his Bukaopu Magic Class @Focus Learning! Special thanks to Anya Luo, Andrew Ding, Ivan Wu, Amberly Wang, Rachel Che, Alan Li, Osborn Lin and the Avis sisters (Charlotte & Olivia) for contributing notes and lyrics to the song!
March Break - 2024 @ Focus Learning

Welcome To Magic Class!

Sound Track for a Cloudy Eclipse - April 8th 2024 - St. Catharines

Cloudy Eclipse

The sun was covered with dark grey clouds.  Then comes the noises and sounds. Cheers and whooping fill the air. The clouds part, the moon is seen. The sky turns black the air turns cold. The clouds are gone, the moon is here.

The Moon Is Here

This one's for the haters
a song to troll
Made by an AI, nothing personal
Hope you have found it  in mid-scroll
To this song for you to troll!

In the dim glow of the screen, you hide,
Between the lines of words you slide,
With every keystroke, you ignite a flame,
Spewing venom, that you won't claim.

Your fingers dance on the keys so cold,
For a sense of pride you hold,
With this song, I offer a gift,
Turning hate into love, a song for you to troll.

This is a song for you to troll.

This is a song for you to troll,
Where love will rise and hate will fall,
With every note, we break the mold,
Every beat for you to troll.

Behind the screen, we're all the same,
Searching for connection in this cyber game,
Ignore the gossip and lies,
And dance together under the same bright lights.

Your words may sting, but I won't fold.
With kindness as my armour, I stay bold,
In this melody, we'll find our roles,
Turning hate into love, a song for you to troll.

This is a song for you to troll.

This is a song for you to troll,
Where love will rise and hate will fall,
With every note, we break the mold,
Every beat for you to troll. 

It's a song to troll!

...

Song For You To Troll

Pictures of the places where the clouds are near,
bring back memories from a time when we were dear,
The songs you hummed when in the bath tub still ring in my ear, the music seem to want to cry but I have no tears.  

I wish I could fall in love with you again,
And savour precious love upon first sight again,
I wish I could fall in love with you again, 
And dream of you are here to hold me tight again.

But the only constant in the world is change,
therefore lovers parting isn't at all strange.
I wish I could fall in love with you again,
And dream of you are here to hold me tight again.

But the only constant in the world is change,
therefore lovers parting isn't at all strange.
I wish I could fall in love with you again,
And savour precious love upon first sight again,
I wish I could fall in love with you again,
And dream of you are here to hold me tight again.

But the only constant in the world is change,
therefore lovers parting isn't at all strange.
I wish I could fall in love with you again,
And dream of you in love with you again
and dream of you are here to hold me tight again.

I Wish I Could Fall In Love With You Again

With micro-aggression, 
please pay some attention,
if you are not so careful you will be offending me.
I'm very sensitive,
and have a good lawyer,
if you are not so careful I just might see you in court.
Please don't assume I'm male,
or straight or bi or gay,
My gender is a mystery to me too!
Maybe I just want  options to go to any toilet I feel like,
so don't you assume I fall under one category.
Please don't assume I'm sane, or living without pain, 
my state of mind is irritating me too.
Perhaps I'm crazy or neurotic,
but don't tell me I won't hear it.
Everything just makes me feel sad I can't help but cry. Oh why?
With micro-aggression, you might just hurt someone, so don't go around telling people what you think of them.
Try macro-affection, make this the new mission, 
instead of being victimized just learn to love the world.
With this philosophy, no more offending me, 
Though you may think it but don't say it makes the harmony. Yes!
This society makes this the way to be, just keep it silent and polite, then all the problems seem as though they never existed, so macro-affection is the way for me!

Micro-Aggression/Macro-Affection

Influence me,
tell me show me 
continuously,
sell me, compell me,
show me how to be,
truly crazy,
so people like me can also start to follow me

Influence me,
news and gossip
and shows that I should see
where to go and
take the family
for food and play 
and your every post will 
influence me.

And while I am scrolling through,
the infinite ribbon of digital content
the smile on a piece of poo
is endearing when sent as a funny comment
and while I'm scrolling through
forgetting to question where my time went
for what else can I do?
Now that I'm addicted to my phone?

Please keep up

Influence me,
tell me show me 
continuously,
sell me, compell me,
show me how to be,
truly crazy,
so people like me can also start to follow me

Influence Me

万鸟尽，良弓藏
猛将退隐逍遥乡
江湖路远恶人多
糊涂不知具兮忘

问天下，疑万象
小生摆烂奈何妨
无知无畏无愁苦
天下庸人自扰狂

争赢一世春秋过
拜天修道悟不开
独酌纸樽思绪乱
不如呼云幻梦来

凡间真情难觅觉
仙居万象易变心
人生苦短何足泣
志留深山隐逸源

万鸟尽 良弓藏 猛將退隱逍遙鄉

(Solo)
Clouds are high my heart feels low
With a heartache eating up my soul
I need a break from the highs and lows
Gonna put my love on pause

Price is high for a tank of gas
inflations are choking the middle class 
Time to give my dates a pass
Gonna go on dating hiatus.

With climate change the world is strange
assets are being rearranged
lovers perspective gets deranged
I will go on dating hiatus.

Dating Hiatus
Dating Hiatus
Lost my heart on a bet in Vegas

Dating Hiatus
Dating Hiatus
love's on pause on a dating hiatus

[instrumental]

(Chorus)
Ah love's ones vice!

(Solo)
Mine's on pause on a dating hiatus!

(Chorus)
Ah love's ones vice!
Ah love's on hold on a dating hiatus!

(Solo)
Hiyeh hiyeh Ahyeeh...
Dayeeeh...

(Chorus)
Ah love's ones vice!
Ah love's on hold on a dating hiatus!
Love's on hold.

(Solo)
Clouds are high my heart feels low
With a heartache eating up my soul
I need a break from the highs and lows
Gonna put my love on pause

Price is high for a tank of gas
inflations are choking the middle class 
Time to give my dates a pass
Gonna go on dating hiatus.

With climate change the world is strange
assets are being rearranged
lovers perspective gets deranged
I will go on dating hiatus.

Dating Hiatus
Dating Hiatus
Lost my heart on a bet in Vegas

Dating Hiatus
Dating Hiatus
love's on pause on a dating hiatus

Clouds are high my heart feels low
With a heartache eating up my soul
I need a break from the highs and lows
Gonna put my love on pause

Price is high for a tank of gas
inflations are choking the middle class 
Time to give my dates a pass
Gonna go on dating hiatus.

With climate change the world is strange
assets are being rearranged
lovers perspective gets deranged
I will go on dating hiatus.

Dating Hiatus
Dating Hiatus
Lost my heart on a bet in Vegas

Dating Hiatus
Dating Hiatus
love's on pause on a dating hiatus

Dating Hiatus

2024 - 04 - 19, 6.42 PM

Yo
Let me tell ya 'bout my NFTs
it's "non-fungible tokens" in technonese
They were sellin' like hotcakes in twenty-one, 
but their value had no guarantees.

Diving into the open sea, 
powered by Blockchain technology
a market place for digital art,
for suckers just like you and me.

I was stackin' them JPEGs
Thinkin' I'm the man
Makin' all that dough
and had it all planned
But then the market flipped
in the blink of an eye
Bubble burst real fast
and people died
My collection was worthless over-night, 
and my spirit wounded by bitcoin's bite.
A puff of smoke all was lost, 
Disappeared with no trace in sight.

Oh
The crypto crash
It hit so fast
My NFT dreams
They didn't last
From riches to rags
It all went downhill
But I'll bounce back
Keep hustlin' still

All
the wasted cash
gone so fast
My NFT dreams
is in the past
a cruel joke played
From millions to nill
we'll make it back
Keep hustlin' still

Oh my NFTs
still drifting around on the open seas,
Oh my NFTs
digital assets rest in peace

https://opensea.io/assets/ethereum/0x495f947276749ce646f68ac8c248420045cb7b5e/97224480574240766635826590889458624398831478046817822480237097773615133229057

The Story Of NFTs

In the depths of my mind
I wander and roam
Questioning existence
What we truly know
Beliefs intertwined
Tangled seeds we've sown
Do they stand on solid ground or merely the unknown?

In this vast universe
The answers hide
Yet still we strive
Yearning to decide
But our tools are limited
Our senses confined
How much can we truly grasp
Our perspective maligned?

The knowledge we seek
Can it ever be found?
Or does it slip through our fingers
Like sand to the ground?
We grapple with words
Trying to express
But their essence eludes us
A tangled mess


WDTSF

The Search Within

Rollin' up, we on that 420 grind,
Elevate our minds, it's like we're flying blind.
Legalize the herb, now we're feelin' free,
But society's changin', how high can we be?

Like Soma in the system, got us feeling fine,
But are we really living, or just losing time?
The haze in the air, got us feeling surreal,
Are we chasing dreams, or just spinning wheels?

420, it's more than just a number,
It's a state of mind, got us feeling like a slumber.
Legalize the green, but what's the price we pay?
In this Brave New World, how high can we stray?

Got the trees burnin', in the midnight hour,
But are we seeking truth, or just seeking power?
The smoke clouds our vision, but we're too gone to care,
Lost in the moment, unaware of the snare.

It's a revolution, but are we really free?
Or just slaves to the green, trapped in a fantasy?
The world's on fire, but we're lost in the haze,
In this brave new age, how high is the craze?

420, it's more than just a number,
It's a state of mind, got us feeling like a slumber.
Legalize the green, but what's the price we pay?
In this Brave New World, how high can we stray?

Lost in the smoke, in a daze we roam,
But are we building bridges, or just burning homes?
The highs and lows, they blur the line,
In this altered state, are we truly divine?

420, it's more than just a number,
It's a state of mind, got us feeling like a slumber.
Legalize the green, but what's the price we pay?
In this Brave New World, how high can we stray?

...

《暗春》-陸游（南宋）

暗梅幽聞花
臥枝傷恨低
若聞岸似水
意透黛春綠
岸似綠
岸似透綠
岸似透黛綠

暗春

[Intro]
Scrolling through my timeline 
following strangers I’ll never meet
Catching up on headlines
from instagram and snapchat streaks

Looking for an answer
not knowing what the question is
Watching other people
from celebrities to cyber-freaks

[verse]
Oh
We've all been thrown into Plato's cave,
Watching the shadows dance.
We are all conditioned to be internet's slave,
Lost in screen time's trance!

[chorus]
Tweet, Tweet, Like, Like, Share, Share, Share, Share!
Tweet, Tweet, Like, Like, Share, Share, Share, Share!
Tweet, Tweet, Like, Like, Share, Share, Share, Share!
Tweet, Tweet, Like, Like, Share, Share, Share!

[bridge]
Posting every moment
Every pose a work of art
Upload share and comment
Piecing together a life I wish I lived

[chorus]
Tweet, Tweet, Like, Like, Share, Share, Share, Share!
Tweet, Tweet, Like, Like, Share, Share, Share, Share!
Tweet, Tweet, Like, Like, Share, Share, Share, Share!
Tweet, Tweet, Like, Like, Share, Share, Share!

Plato's Cave

Dreams collide,
take a ride,
journey beyond the veil,
here's your guide,
fears aside,
Set the Gateway's sail.

Subatomic whispers in the night,
Infinite stars flicker infinite light,
Bell's theorem let in cosmic breeze,
Entangled souls, dancing with ease.

Subconscious spirit taking flight,
intricate dreams weave all through the night,
flirting with out of body tease,
In Theta-waves we find our peace,

Transcending beyond what we know,
In a cosmic dance, go with the flow,
In the echoes after quantum dreams,
Reality tearing at the seams.

Mind-bending trip to where we flow,
By a cosmic chance, little do we know,
memories of forgotten dreams,
Reality tearing at the seams.

Listen to the tapes from the C.I.A,
declassified report on the old Gateway.
Dr. Monroe takes you to a realm unseen,
Only to return by waking from a dream.

Transcending beyond what we know,
In a cosmic dance, go with the flow,
In the echoes after quantum dreams,
Reality tearing at the seams.

Mind-bending trip to where we flow,
By a cosmic chance, little do we know,
memories of forgotten dreams,
Reality tearing at the seams.

Reality tearing at the seams.

Subatomic whispers in the night,
Infinite stars flicker infinite light,
Bell's theorem let in cosmic breeze,
Entangled souls, dancing with ease.

Subconscious spirit taking flight,
intricate dreams weave all through the night,
flirting with out of body tease,
In Theta-waves we find our peace,

Transcending beyond what we know,
In a cosmic dance, go with the flow,
In the echoes after quantum dreams,
Reality tearing at the seams.

Mind-bending trip to where we flow,
By a cosmic chance, little do we know,
memories of forgotten dreams,
Reality tearing at the seams.

Listen to the tapes from the C.I.A,
declassified report on the old Gateway.
Dr. Monroe takes you to a realm unseen,
Only to return by waking from a dream.

Transcending beyond what we know,
In a cosmic dance, go with the flow,
In the echoes after quantum dreams,
Reality tearing at the seams.

Mind-bending trip to where we flow,
By a cosmic chance, little do we know,
memories of forgotten dreams,
Reality tearing at the seams.

Through Gateway, we can find a way,
dimensions where minds go to play,
unlearn what they've taught you in school 
it takes wisdom to be a fool...





(Chorus)
Transcending beyond what we know,
In a cosmic dance, go with the flow,
In the echoes after quantum dreams,
Reality tearing at the seams.

mind-bending trip to where we flow,
By a cosmic chance, secrets that we know,
memories of forgotten dreams,
Reality tearing at the seams.

(Bridge)
Listen to Dr. Monroe's sound,
your mind be unleashed without bound,
A dance in realms you've never seen.
Only to return in a dream.

(Outro)
Through Gateway, we can find a way,
dimensions where minds go to play,
unlearn what they've taught you at school 
it takes wisdom to be a fool





(Verse 2)
Subconscious spirit taking flight,
intricate dreams weave all through the night,
flirting with out of body tease,
In Theta-waves we find our peace,

(Chorus)
Transcending beyond what we know,
In a cosmic dance, go with the flow,
In the echoes after quantum dreams,
Reality tearing at the seams.

mind-bending trip to where we flow,
By a cosmic chance, secrets that we know,
memories of forgotten dreams,
Reality tearing at the seams.

(Bridge)
Listen to Dr. Monroe's sound,
your mind be unleashed without bound,
A dance in realms you've never seen.
Only to return in a dream.

(Outro)
Through Gateway, we can find a way,
dimensions where minds go to play,
unlearn what they've taught you at school 
it takes wisdom to be a fool

Gateway Dream

Lost in thoughts
Deep in my mind
In a world where rhythms are so hard to find
Writing words
Pouring out my soul
But AI steps in
Takes control

Every line
Every rhyme I create
In a blink
AI replicates
Is there worth in melodies I write?
Or am I just another starless night?

Can algorithms touch hearts like I do?
Do they understand what I'm going through?
As the days go by
My doubts grow stronger
Can my songs outshine the artificial wonder?

Artificial Wonder

I'm an old man on a bicycle, 
ridin' pretty slow.
Pedalin' through the countryside and takin' it easy as you know.
I may not be very fast, but I do enjoy the view I have.
Every hill and every valley, is like a scene in a movie show.

I ain't here to hold nobody back, that just ain't the game I play.
I won't be the reason you can't get to your glory and your fame today.
I'll just keep on pedalin' here while takin' life as it comes.
Findin' joy in the simple things, without taking anyone's blame.

Riding slow, is how I go.
Not rushing through this life.
Take my time, find my rhythm, living without strife!
I'm just an old man riding slowly, 
on my good ol' two-wheel bike, 
with the wind blowin' through my fuzzy hair at a pace that I feel like.

Riding slow, is how I go.
Not rushing through this life.
Take my time, find my rhythm, living without strife!
I'm just an old man riding slowly 
on my good ol' two-wheel bike, 
with the wind blowin' through my fuzzy hair at a pace that I feel like.

One day you may drive up with your sporty red-hot new ferrari, 
Maybe you will even slow down for a short break to say hi to me.
I'm just an old man riding slowly on the country road, 
I won't hold you back from going to where you've gotta be.

Riding slow, is how I go, Not rushing through this life.
Take my time, find my rhythm, living without strife!
I'm just an old man riding slowly 
on my good ol' two-wheel bike, 
with the wind blowin' through my fuzzy hair at a pace that I feel like.

Old Man On A Bike

Bukaopu Edition of Spring Festival Overture recorded as a cloud collaboration online for "Concert in the Cloud 2021: Happy Niu Year!" Celebrating the year of the cow/ox spring festival.

Spring Festival Overture

Kemin was born in a hospital and became a child at a young age, showing much promise as a toddler, he was already illiterate in 3 languages before finishing elementary school. As a result of his relentless curiosity and lack of respect for social norms, he navigated successfully around receiving a formal education and entered into the work force in his teens, playing piano, performing magic tricks and stand-up comedy in exchange for money and respect.

Before reaching 20 he was already a regular at comedy clubs around Toronto, occasionally winning laughter and applause from his audience when not being booed off stage.

After working on a documentary film for a couple of magicians in China in 1999, he began to spend more time back in the motherland and became a bi-cultural jack of all trades and dabbled in many roles, taking part in everything from Beijing Music Festival to Magic shows on CCTV.

Working as a freelance creative meant he would take jobs ranging from writing to directing to acting to producing sound track for commercials and assorted video/audio projects... 

But above all, he is most proud of his work done out-side of the context of getting paid, when he writes ditties of music and songs for no purpose other than to capture a sliver of inspiration from muses who occasionally visit him in his waking dreams.

Kemin Zhang

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