Thanh Bui - Founder/director
"Listen to your heart," Thanh Bui says when asked what advice he'd give a young artist starting out. "Don't be afraid to dream, you can do anything. And don't be afraid to break stereotypes."


Thanh knows all about that. In 2008, he became the first Australian of Vietnamese background to reach the Top 10 on Australian Idol.

But Idol is just one part of the Thanh Bui story. He's already spent a lifetime in music.

Thanh found fame in Asia in the Australian group North, who released two albums - 2004's self-titled set (on Universal) and 2006's Straight Up (on EMI). They had three number one hits in Thailand and Indonesia, and two chart-toppers in Malaysia. North toured Asia twice, and also did the Commonwealth Games song I Am Strong.

Thanh and his North band mate Alfred Tuohey formed the production company Yin Yang Productions. They have been working with Dean Geyer and Paulini, written songs for chart-topping albums in Japan and Korea - and Thanh recently received his first gold album from Germany after working with teen sensation Jimi Blue. Thanh is currently working on his debut album with a number of high-profile LA producers/writers, scheduled for release early next year.


As a vocal coach, he has taught/consulted for students such as Mark Spano (Australian Idol Top 5), Mike Snell (Wicked, Miss Saigon), Sam Gaskin (Jungle Book), Kate Lister (Grease), with a number of his students gaining success both locally and internationally.
Thanh's vision brings a contemporary, up-to-date understanding of the current music environment and strongly believes that to increase the chances of success in the music business, being multi-skilled is vital.


"If you look at successful Australian artists like Delta Goodrem, Shannon Noll, Guy Sebastien, and internationally-acclaimed artists such Justin Timberlake, Beyonce, they are not only great singers, but can play an instrument and are talented songwriters -at IAA, our vision is to develop ARTISTS, not just singers."


"We aim to cater to each individual - you may want to be the next Australian Idol, hit song-writer, or just take up an instrument as a hobby - we will make sure that your goals will be achieved."


Thanh is extremely passionate about giving each individual an opportunity to explore music as it is a language without barrier or prejudice. Together with a dynamic team of fine musicians, Thanh is building a strong Australian network of artists/songwriters to be able to compete with the world's best.

Songs:
Gravity
Kamikaze Love
Broken
I'm Forbidden
Heart Beat
Happy Birthday

Instruments/Skills:
Guitar
Piano
Vocals
note: i think there is more but cannot remember off the top of my head x.x

Achievements
Yin Yang Productions releases Pre 2007:
5 number one hits and multiple top 10 hits in 7 countries throughout Asia with "North" through Universal and EMI Asia.

Yin Yang Productions 2007 releases for the following artists:

"Take a minute" - Room 2012 (from Popstars show, Universal, Germany, www.room2012.de)
"So Alive" - Cosima Devito (Australia, www.cosimadevito.com )
"Party in the city" - Jimi Blue (Current Top 5 selling artist Germany, Universal, www.jimi-blue.de )
"Welcome To" - Kat-Tun (Biggest boyband in Japan, Johnny Company)
"Kiss and tell" - Lili Sandu (European J-Lo, Major)
"Nothin's impossible" - US artist TBA
Yin Yang Productions 2008 releases for the following artists:

Hirashi-Arashi (Johnny Company, Japan)
Shirose (Avex, Japan)
Jai Rodriguez (U.S, ‘Queer eye for straight guy' star)
"Killer Queen" - Jimi Blue, gold-selling European artist (Second Album)
"Best damn life in the world" - Jimi Blue (SINGLE)
Co-writes with Dean Geyer, Paulini ...
credit:YingYangProductions

Also wrote:
3. 노을..바라보다(Picture of You) (aka After Glow, Looking at the Sunset)
Lyrics by 시아준수, Composed by Tuohey Alfred Dale, Bui Thanh Vu, Arranged by 이재명
for DBSK'S 4TH ALBUM "Mirotic"
credit:Farahshar Love Story
note:also found in the dbsk soompi thread

Videos:
Top 24 Performance - Thanh Bui - One (Australian Idol)
Thanh Bui - Help (Australian Idol 2008)
Top 24 Performance-Thanh Bui-This Love(Australian Idol)
Thanh Bui - Every Breath You Take - Top11 (Australian Idol)
Thanh Bui-You're the Voice
Thanh Bui - The Winner Takes It All - (TOP9) Australian Idol
Thanh Bui-Shadow of the Day
Thanh Bui Visiting SaigonTV
note: He composed a special song called "Mirror Mirror" just for Thuy Nga 96. Thúy Nga has been often ranked the number one recording studio and music production in the overseas Vietnamese music world. Today, virtually every Vietnamese person, both overseas and domestic, have watched, seen, or heard of Thúy Nga and its Paris by Night series. Thúy Nga Productions has been the symbol of the success the overseas Vietnamese have achieved since the events in their country in 1975 that led to their diaspora.
comment:i'm sure he has more videos..will be added as soon as i find them *out of breath*

Websites:
Thanh Bui Music
International Artist Academy
Thanh Bui Alliance
Official Thanh Bui Myspace

Pictures:

YAY THANH BUI FTW!

He needs a lot more pages D:
And like a billion awards.

edit;; and more fangirls.


Respect for the man that does many songs for famous artists. xD

>.>;; Forgetting to insert about his kickass voice :]

man he wrote so many asian songs

love his songs.

yeah he wrote songs for all the well-known muscians in asia! epic!

oh hey hey. i saw him perform ^^"
and my friends got a picture with him. LAWL ._.
they kept bragging abt it to me >>"

OH I REMEMBER THIS GUY.

did he really help compose DBSK's 노을..바라보다?!?! wait, lemme check my booklet. omg, his name is THERE. Can't believe I didn't know this :/
was he the one who said he used to be in a boyband marketed in Asia? or something like that? I know that he teaches music... but wow, he's written songs for alot of top artists. That's pretty amazing.

wah, that's so intense.
wrote for so many popular Asian artists. ^__^
and his singing is insanee.
GOOD JOB, KUMORI. x3

He was on Australian idol??
oh wow! I would totally love to listen to his songs!
awhile reading their the other posts,
it seems as if he's a really good singer.
wow, my speaker's broken so when I get a new one, I'll totally come back
and listen to his songs for sure!!

OMFGG REALLY?
He help wrote DBSK songs, and Arashi? REALLY?
I saw him on Australian Idol, and I didn't really know him. He was at my local festival for New Years!
WOW. This guy is epic.

I saw him on Paris By Night, LOL. And there was a slideshow of all the boy groups and I saw Arashi and DBSK
and I was like WOW O_O

So I random youtube some of his song to test out his voice, which I find really nice but a bit soft, Well I found this song he wrote and it sounds soooo lovely!
Thanh Bui- Mirror Mirror

My brothers met him at a party,my parents are like friends with his cousins or something.lol

anyhoww...
He wrote so many songs for asian artist; wow DBSK and Arashi!
Didn't realise he was that big o.O.

miki chan: may i ask what paris by night it was.LOL

I recently heard Mirror, Mirror. Really impressed with this guy didn't really think much of him after Aussie Idol, but now +1 (y).

he's an awesome guy i reckon
i had a singing lesson with him at the end of last year
just watched him on the new paris by night today
he sung mirror mirror and winner takes it all

Technically, should he be allowed on a show like idol? Then again, a lot of the contestants now, if not all that make it through have professional backgrounds =/

I did like him last year though.

I just found out about him. Here's an interview with him on the Kristine Sa Show: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qsgmwJ0lxio

And I love his song mirror. Can't wait to see it on PBN.

I just saw him on Paris by Night and saw that he wrote songs for TVXQ and I was like OHH DAMN! lol.
Picture of You (Afterglow) is definitely one of my favorite songs so when I knew he wrote it I was like wow...haha
Will definitely support this guy ^^

QUOTE (rawrskiies @ Jun 30 2009, 07:30 PM)

miki chan: may i ask what paris by night it was.LOL

I don't know if you know by now, but it's the most recent Paris By Night that just got released. I don't know the number. >_<"

i believe it is paris by night 96...? lol
YAH i was watching it today and when i saw that he helped write for kattun and dbsk
i freaked hahah
hes so awesome=]

I just watched Paris By Night too
Thanh's vocals are amazing, even my parents agrees with me
i saw him performing once during this Chinese New Year festival
His awesome (:

didnt know he wrote for dbsk and kattun. i remember seeing him on australian idol and thought he was abit too corny with the whole boyband thing lol.

WOOOOOOW >_<
Just found out about this today :L

his songs are sooo meaningful in a way.
i love the song gravity <3

ahhh i love thanh bui
i came home and my dad was like...
you gotta check out this guy
he's awesome
and yes daddy was right xD
i love mirror mirror
such a beautiful song

Omg! I listened to Mirror Mirror and I freakin love the part
where he goes "Mirror Mirror on the wall, who's the fairest of them all,
heres what you say, heres what you see,
next time she asks you, tell her it's her, shes the one..."
Damn, I'm swear, I was blown away when he started singing.
He english is so good! If he didn't sing in veit, I wouldn't even know he
was viet. I swear, I would of thought he was some white boy or so.
I guess it's just me. Lol.

DAM! i saw this guy on paris by night!
i couldn't belieevee him!! he was so sick!
when i saw the songs he wrote for kat-tun & dbsk i was so amazed!
i love his mirror mirror song!! <3

eh?!?! he wrote DBSK's 노을..바라보다????
WOW.

very surprised, i love that song.
i remember him on Australian Idol, i wonder what he is doing now.

wtfreak how random! he was on australian idol last yr? I would have watched it if i knew!
and he worked with dbsk omfgosh wts so random.
and he was in north?! they sound so familiar....
he was on paris by night? i swear he looks so familiar, maybe i saw him on there when my parents was watching PBN O_O
what a small world!

I didn't care for him, all that drew my attention was that he had my surname when I saw him on Australian Idol. Then my mom just made me watch Paris By Night with her a few minutes ago and it strolled through the songs he wrote and I was like...

Kat-tun.... hmmm, not bad, not bad....
Arashi.... whoa, he must be good....
TVXQ....OMG!!!!!!!!!11111111111 WTH!!!!!!!!111111

If he wrote a song for TVXQ, he's serious stuff!!! I'm so proud of him, kinda makes you think why he bothered to do Idol when he was already writing songs for Kat-tun, Arashi and TVXQ.

Btw, I now really really love his song Mirror, Mirror!! <3

LOL I was watching PBN and i was like, NO WONDER HIS NAME SOUNDS FAMILIAR!
Because I looked in my Mirotic photobook before when it came out and saw his name and was like, "Oh cool! Some Vietnamese person helped write TVXQ's song! xDD"

I love LOVE "Mirror Mirror" xD
He's prolly my fave viet singer now xDD

^ yerh he was on paris by night 96 i think? and his songs are so deep and meaningful!
he cried after he sang "the winner takes it all" and i was like left breath taken!

his so talented, and his got the same name as my dad so when he was on australian idol, my dad would jump up and attempt to sing along =='

i think his the only one that's come out of australian idol but no win it yet has been so successful

Ewww don't like this guy... His song Mirror Mirror is so cheesy.
He's goes a bit over the top sometimes.

QUOTE

Also wrote:
3. 노을..바라보다(Picture of You) (aka After Glow, Looking at the Sunset)
Lyrics by 시아준수, Composed by Tuohey Alfred Dale, Bui Thanh Vu, Arranged by 이재명
for DBSK'S 4TH ALBUM "Mirotic"

Holy .. REALLY?
No wonder because I saw DBSK (I was screaming like crazy) and other artists
on Paris By Night 96 XD. I like the song 'Mirror Mirror'.