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Sense & Sound: Five Ways into Taiwanese Pop MusicShou-Chuan LeeVeteran music producer and singer-songwriter ; co-founder of %u201cTianshui Music Collective,%u201d Taiwan%u2019s first production house. In 1983, his theme song \film Papa, Can You Hear Me Sing? sparked a rock revolution in in the music field. His 1986 solo album 8%u00bd became a beloved classic.Album cover of 8%u00bd by Shou-Chuan Lee (Image courtesy of Shou-Chuan Lee)the youth who filled Ximending. Listening to it, you realize: these people once shared this island with me. And how different Taipei was back then.%u201dFor music lovers, this may be the most fortunate era; as long as you%u2019re online, a single tap allows you to travel across time and borders, with pop and alternative, classic and avant-garde all just a shuffle away. But for musicians, they must pit their work against countless others and strive to break through the ever-changing algorithms just to have their music reach someone%u2019s ears. Faced with this streaming ecosystem, how should artists navigate and distinguish themselves? And amid the flood of infinite content, how can they stay true to their creative intentions and remain recognizable?