Congratulations to pop/R&B artist, Baiyu, for signing a distribution deal with JMD Records, a subsidiary of INgrooves/Universal Music Group. In her latest press release, they stated that they have started recording in the studio, and they are planning to release a “groundbreaking” debut album digitally for Baiyu in the Fall/Winter of 2010.

“To be frank, this EP has been a long time coming. Only those people who really know me know how much I enjoy and take pride in what I do, and have been preparing my whole life for this exact moment,” says Baiyu. “Now that I have a solid, experienced team behind me, and a concrete platform to deliver my music, I am finally ready to release an album that I think people will be very pleasantly surprised with.”

According to JMD, they discovered Baiyu’s music online and decided to add her to their roster.

Baiyu has spent the past 6 months in Hawaii, where she has been working on her first full national release. “Spending time in such a lush, secluded environment has really helped me to open up to myself and to be honest in defining my own unique sounds and experiences. Being a songwriter as well, my whole project feels like a single moment of self reflection, which is why I hope that it will speak to my fans in that same, personal way” says the singer and actress.

Baiyu’s goal is to become the first solo Asian-American artist in history to reach the top of the charts.

Here’s Baiyu’s music video “Sweet Misery” (also co-directed by her)

About Baiyu

Born in China, Baiyu has been forging her path in the music industry since prior to her arrival in Maryland at the age of eight. She learned to read and compose music as a child, with little formal training. Since then, she has worked with Seventeen Magazine, appeared in four independent films, and was a host on MTVu’s hit show “The Freshmen” for three seasons, while remaining focused on her studies. She graduated from Princeton University in 2008, where she was not only a dedicated scholar, but also a member and leader in three dance companies.