Laurence Larsen Zooms in from Taiwan

Taiwan based kiwi musician, Laurence Larsen spoke to TVNZ Breakfast yesterday about his journey from learning Mandarin to becoming a very popular singer/songwriter across mainland China.

Singing in a combination of English and Chinese (Mandarin), Larsen’s music videos – both covers and originals – have received millions of hits on China’s biggest video platforms such as “Youku” and “Music 56”, as well as having over 75,500 individual search results on China’s primary seach engine “Baidu”.

After graduating from Auckland University (2014), with a Bachelor in Popular Music, Laurence is now working on a new album to further penetrate the Chinese market. With this he also hopes to help build on the already growing cultural relationship between New Zealand and China.

Laurence has had a lot of success with his versatile arrangement skills and ability to tackle any genre, from electronic mainstream production to RnB-style Chinese ballads.

To watch his interview click here. Larsen comes in at 2:04.