Wakin learned to play the guitar when he was about 13 years old. During his college years, he sang and played folk songs in local coffee shops. Wakin had high hopes to establish a career as a recording artist, and he actively sought out contacts in the music industry. But a persistent lack of interest eventually led him to give up trying to become a performer — instead, he could sign on as an assistant producer at Rock Records, where he wrote marketable pop songs for other artists.

Wakin was later encouraged by Chyi Yu to sing some jingles for commercial advertising spots. One of these tunes was for a car commercial, and it happened to catch the attention of Wakin's boss at Rock, who realized it was the voice of his own assistant producer.

That moment opened the door for Wakin to record and released his first Mandarin album under the Rock Records label in 1987. For a man who had dreamed of performing professionally but had settled on being a record producer, this was a period of particularly good fortune that launched a succession of chart-topping records.

From 1985, Emil Chau — who has been using his given name Wakin since 1999 — has released more than 40 records in Mandarin, Cantonese and English. He has become a prominent name in the music of Taiwan and has fans of all ages not only around Asia but also in North America, Europe and elsewhere. His platinum albums such as You Make Me Happy and Sad , The Flowery Heart, Music Brings Us Together, and Emil & Friends have won awards in Taiwan, Mainland China, Hong Kong and Singapore.

Wakin has appeared in a number of films and made guest appearances on TV and radio programs in China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Malaysia, Singapore and Japan. Alongside his singing career, he is a restaurateur and also is active in international charitable causes, such as kidney disease charities in Singapore, the January 2002 "Take a Deep Breath" concert in Taipei to raise money for local health-care organizations, Beijing's 4th Grand Charity Drive for Children in 2005, and Jackie Chan's all-star concerts in Las Vegas.

About Acoustic House

It's important to know that Acoustic House not only sits in the city that is infamous for being the cultural capital of China – Beijing – but right in the heart of its hottest cultural district - 798. 798 is the hot chic space of this generation’s, with numerous galleries and hosts high-level cultural activities.

The owner and founder of AH –‘Godfather of Chinese pop music’ - Jonathan Lee, knows the kind of performers and listeners he wants in AH. After decades in the pop music industry, having founded the music production company - Promise Productions, and his handmade acoustic guitar label – Leeguitars, Lee is set out to create a stage for his fellow musicians to enjoy. For them he demands quality. The quality of the set up that has been brought on to this stage, serving only an audience of 50 - the size we consider perfect for the sharing to be intimate and personal, rises the bar and has never been seen in any other ‘live houses’ in China. AH is selective with its performers, maintaining our credibility with our members, but that is not to say we have limited choices. Professional musicians of many different genres have been welcomed here - singer-songwriters, major Mandarin pop stars, well-acclaimed jazz musicians - to list a few.

Already, AH has been recognized as the unpretentious elite cultural private club.

Maximum Seating: 40 people