cehryl
Birth nameCheryl Chow
Birth placeHong Kong
Genre
InstrumentGuitar, Piano, Bass
LabelNettwerk Records

Cheryl Chow,[1] known professionally as Cehryl (stylized as cehryl), is a singer, songwriter, producer, film composer and instrumentalist based mainly in Hong Kong.[2][3]

Biography

Chow was born and grew up in Hong Kong.[4] She played classical piano from a young age, and learned to play guitar on YouTube as a teenager.[5] She studied music production and engineering at Berklee College of Music.[6] Her Wherever it May be Be EP was made start from finish in her bedroom in Boston before moving to Los Angeles.[7] She has toured with Sports, Mac Ayres, Still Woozy and opened for Ravyn Lanae, Dijon Duenas and Raveena.[8] Her tours with Jeremy Zucker and Cavetown were put on hold due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[9] Her sophomore EP time machine was released in spring of 2021 with Nettwerk Records. Her third LP willow tree was released with Nettwerk Records in 2024.[citation needed] In late 2025, she independently released a 24 track electronica/ambient album titled You Win Some, You Lose A Lot.[citation needed]

Artistry

cehryl records, and produces all of her own tracks.[10][11] Complex featured her as one of the "Best New Artists of the Month" in July 2019, describing her sound as "more A24 than Marvel."[12]

Still Loud reported that it only took cehryl one and a half months to compose, write and produce the entirety of her second EP, Delusions.[13]

Her song "angels (Emily)" was co-produced with Andrew Sarlo.[14]

Discography

• chamber music EP (2015)

• Delusions LP (2016)

• wherever it may be EP (2017)

• Slow Motion LP (2019)

• time machine EP (2021)

• willow tree LP (2024)

• You Win Some, You Lose A Lot LP (2025)

References

  1. ^ "ANGELS EMILY". ASCAP. American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. Retrieved February 3, 2025.
  2. ^ "Prince | Indietronica | Page 2". Retrieved 2021-02-13.
  3. ^ "From the Intercom: The Best Albums of 2019". From the Intercom. 2020-02-05. Retrieved 2021-02-13.
  4. ^ Chu, Koel (2017-09-08). "Finding a space for their music: from Hong Kong to Berklee". Retrieved 2021-02-13.
  5. ^ "Female Empowerment Bops!". Her Campus. Retrieved 2021-02-13.
  6. ^ "Cehryl - "Fractals"". IndieCurrent. 2016-07-02. Retrieved 2021-02-13.
  7. ^ "Cehryl Crafts a Chill Ode to Relocation in DIY 'Wherever It May Be' EP / Ones To Watch". Ones To Watch. Retrieved 2021-02-13.
  8. ^ Blais-Billie, Braudie (2019-08-23). "Cehryl on her new video 'Satellite' and political unrest in Hong Kong". i-D. Retrieved 2021-02-13.
  9. ^ P22.studio. "Bedroom Soul Artist cehryl Sings on the Innocent Side of Unrequited Love on "Moon Eyes"". The Wild Honey Pie. Retrieved 2021-02-13.
  10. ^ Intza (2020-10-29). "Girls With Guitars". THE BACKSTAGE CLUB.. Retrieved 2021-02-13.
  11. ^ "Female Empowerment Bops!". Her Campus. Retrieved 2021-02-13.
  12. ^ "Best New Artists of the Month (July)". Complex. Retrieved 2021-02-13.
  13. ^ Chu, Koel (2017-09-08). "Finding a space for their music: from Hong Kong to Berklee". Retrieved 2021-02-13.
  14. ^ "cehryl's Intimate Song "angels (emily)" Is a Visceral Indie Pop Upheaval". Atwood Magazine. 2020-12-24. Retrieved 2021-02-13.

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