Sun-Mi Hong Signs To Edition Records.
Sunday, January 23, 2022
Korean born, Amsterdam based drummer, composer and bandleader Sun-Mi Hong has been signed by Edition Records. A new studio album featuring her quintet is set for release in Autumn 2022.
We have received the following press release from Edition Records;
Sun-Mi Hong Signs To Edition Records
We are thrilled to welcome creative force and drummer extraordinaire Sun-Mi Hong to our roster with a new studio album featuring her quintet set for release in Autumn 2022.
One of the leading up-and-coming talents from the vibrant Amsterdam scene, Sun-Mi has built a formidable reputation for her creativity and energy. Recent accolades include winner of the SENA Dutch Jazz Competition 2018 and Edison Award Winner 2021 in the National category for her last album ‘A Self-Strewn Portrait’ (ZenneZ Records).
For Sun-Mi, the new album and relationship with Edition is an expression of a long-held ambition: “Drumming has been the funnest, wildest toy, the purest object that can translate many different, complicated feelings and emotions. Sometimes it cries with me, sometimes it shouts for me, sometimes it hugs me. I am thrilled to make my own voice through drumming and through my compositions with the quintet. I can’t wait to share our new album with you all, and I feel especially honoured to be doing this with Edition Records.”
For Edition, this signing fits directly into the label’s core values, as CEO Dave Stapleton explains: “It is always exciting when a new artist bursts onto the scene, and from the middle of 2020 I suddenly kept hearing about Sun-Mi. Her energy and commitment to improvised music was clear but it was her drive and vision that struck me most. To move to Amsterdam when she did, to not only pursue her passions but flourish in what she wanted to achieve was something that really spoke to me. To allow herself to follow her creativity and to make her own way is remarkable. To help creative musicians thrive, build careers and reach wider audiences is at the heart of our purpose. We cannot wait to get started. Welcome to the family Sun-Mi.”
Sun-Mi Hong’s third album, and her first with Edition, will be released in Autumn 2022.