The effervescent and ever-present Ann C. James takes an intermission from her busy schedule directing theater shows for her own DreamWeaver Productions to swing by The Apartment to talk of her greatest story: her own. In front of a live audience she tells host Brian O. not just about recent successes like the musical Godspell, but her unlikely journey from shy ballerina to Amish-country denizen to working with the legendary Steppenwolf Theatre. This “Hear in Shanghai” takes a look at one of the most important voices behind the scene in Shanghai...one that also possesses a rarely-heard Irish accent. Part of the OnTAP Podcast Network

Ann C James Interview - May 3rd 2017 - HIS004

Vastine “Wink” Pettis is known in Shanghai and worldwide for his groundbreaking R&B interpretations of Japanese disco sensation Pink Lady. Actually that project might not  quite be the giant success this charismatic vocal n' sax man might have hoped for... Don't worry, he's had plenty of others: years on the road with jazz fusion legend Roy Ayers; session work with Rick James; producing for soul great Bobbi Humphrey; and countless others. That doesn't even get to his years in Hong Kong and now in Shanghai, where he's an in-demand sideman for the biggest stars in the country, including on the massive Voice of China roadshow. Whether laying sax licks on Andy Lau in arenas or fronting his own weekly gig at the Goose Island Brewhouse, here this fascinating story from “Steeltown,” Pennsylvania to Shanghai. Part of the OnTAP Podcast Network

Vastine "Wink" Pettis - 23:10:2017 - HIS005

OnTap is the podcast voice of iconic Shanghai venue, The Apartment. Our Hear in Shanghai playlist brings you some of the interesting celebrities who have visited us as they talk to Brian Offenther about their life journeys.