Sun, Apr 10, 2005 - Page 18 News List

Talking with Mister Music

Johnny Duann, co-founder and chairman of Rock Records, influenced the musical tastes of two generations, popularized Mando-pop and modern Taiwanese-language music and cultivated the talents of hundereds of artists

By Gavin Phipps  /  STAFF REPORTER

After a brief stint in advertising, during which time he was responsible for bringing Wrigley's Chewing Gum to Taiwan, Duann was back in the music business. And while he's seen Rock Records go fromrags to riches to rags again over the past 25 years, in hindsight he wouldn't have had it any other way.

Although currently considering retirement, there's one thing he aims to do before hanging up his headphones and turning off his office stereo for the last time: He's looking to take revenge on the music pirates.

"We established Rock Mobile, which allows people to legally download tunes for a fee and has proven hugely successful even in China and are currently looking into the iPod pay scheme," said Duann.

"If we keep one step ahead of the latest pirating technology then I think we'll get our revenge sometime in the next couple of years."

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