Merv xx Gotti
Merv xx Gotti is an award-winning Asian-Canadian singer-songwriter of Cantonese and Thai descent. He is best known for his solo indie dream-pop project, Guitar Songs.
His debut release, Guitar Songs EP, released in 2024 ahead of his 5-show debut at SXSW. The EP’s first single, “Jiujitsu”, received airplay on over 21 CBC stations and a dozen campus radio stations across Canada and the US.
The EP itself amassed has amassed over half-a-million streams, spent eight consecutive weeks on Earshot’s Top 30 charts, and “Jiujitsu” went on to be named in CBC’s Top 100 Canadian Songs of 2024.
Merv xx Gotti has toured extensively across North America, performing at premier international showcase festivals such as SXSW, NXNE, M for Montreal, and more. He is currently preparing for the release of his debut full-length album, Guitar Songs: A Thesis on Low Efficiency Emotion Excavation
Merv xx Gotti 是一位屢獲殊榮的亞裔加拿大創作歌手，擁有廣東與泰國血統。他最廣為人知的作品是個人獨立夢幻流行計畫 Guitar Songs。
他的首張發行作品《Guitar Songs EP》於 2024 年推出，並在他首次登上 SXSW 五場演出之前亮相。EP 的首支單曲〈Jiujitsu〉曾在全加拿大超過 21 個 CBC 電台與北美多所校園電台播出。
這張 EP 已累積超過 50 萬次串流播放，連續八週登上 Earshot Top 30 排行榜，而〈Jiujitsu〉更被 CBC 選入 2024 年加拿大百大歌曲。
Merv xx Gotti 曾於北美各地廣泛巡演，並登上 SXSW、NXNE、M for Montreal 等國際重量級展示型音樂節。他目前正籌備首張完整專輯《Guitar Songs: A Thesis on Low Efficiency Emotion Excavation》。
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