Paul Chin's latest EP 'PROFESSIONAL' is all about Friendship Breakups [ @paulch.in ]

Here is a thread of some of my favourite bars from PROFESSIONAL, courtesy of Genius, beginning with what has to be the funniest thing I have ever put in a song

My newest EP PROFESSIONAL is out now! It’s the beginning of a project about friendship breakups, and I think you should hear it! Subvert: alpha.subvert.fm/paulchin/pro... Bandcamp: ohyeahpaulchin.bandcamp.com/album/profes... DSPs: too.fm/professional

Take 5 minutes to ride with me through the first two songs. I made a little lyric visualiser for it with my friends, and I promise it’ll surprise you AT LEAST once! And then go check out the third track anywhere you get music (except Spotify)!

I think it’s also worth noting – because I think this is sometimes taken for granted with artists – that I worked really REALLY hard on this music. It’s rich, it’s dense, it’s layered, and it took a looooong time. But I also think what I’m offering you is worth your time, because of that effort.

Very proud of this new music! It came from a very vulnerable place, but ultimately a place inside me that I’ve always been eager to share. Please go check it out, and share it with others if you like it! too.fm/professional

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Back at Rooms on 17 Baldwin tomorrow, playing four hours of vinyl! Come through and hang out, from 12-4 PM!

Ok, so running an independent record label is cool for a lot of reasons, but one of the LONGSTANDING difficulties that’s tough to get over is physical distribution. We’re big enough to justify inventory as an investment, but too small to have legacy distros take on our catalogue.

Also, you can watch the full episode on YouTube to hear more about what people wanted to know about!

Can’t believe I got TEN EPISODES worth of questions from y’all about my new EP! Thanks to everybody who’s been supporting so far, and engaging with me over the stuff on my mind! PROFESSIONAL drops November 4th (no Spotify)! Please pre-save, and share with your friends! too.fm/professional

I’m actually surprised more people didn’t ask about this, or that I didn’t get this question sooner! PROFESSIONAL is out November 4th, and this is how I got here! Answering Your DMs 9: youtu.be/xI04JkG4NgU?...

Most of my questions have come from IG, but @hihosilver28.bsky.social was one of the first over here to ask me about the new music (out November 4th)! Answering Your DMs 8 is out now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJz6...

Also, if you can't be in Toronto that evening, we're syncing up online with a Bandcamp Listening Party as well! I'll be in the chat, so you can swing me all your questions and kind compliments (or scathing critiques as well tbh) in the chat!

Hey homies, my EP drops November 4th, but if you wanna listen to it with the coolest music lovers in Toronto (and me), I'd like to invite you to my Listening Party on October 30th!

My good friend Kelci wanted to know about how I use narrative in my musical work. This and more questions from my inbox in Answering Your DMs 7! www.youtube.com/watch?v=772a...

Answering Your DMs 6 is out now, and I’m talking about inspiration. I cannot recommend my process, but you also can’t argue with the results 🙂‍↕️🙃 youtu.be/9Ce45wNV4fI?...

New Answering Your DMs up on YouTube today! Go Yama asked me about my non-traditional song structure, and I got other questions about how I assembled these songs! youtu.be/Xx1zKcufsKo?...

All that said, I really believe this music is worth the $3 I’m asking for it. We don’t talk about friendship nearly enough, and we REALLY don’t talk about the experience of friendship breaking down. I, however, have thought about it A LOT. And you can soon throw it back to my takeaways.

But, even in spite of all this, I love this shit anyway. As much as I hate the game, I simply cannot stay away. I was put on this earth with the exact brain chemistry required to channel my world through making art, and it’s ALL I got left that I am still good at!

I’ve been in the industry for like 15(?) years now, and every year gets harder. Music press doesn’t really break new music anymore, and there’s less of it than ever. Listeners are inundated with a firehose of *content* masquerading as art. AND I’m from Canada??? DIFFICULTY LEVEL: IMPOSSIBLE

Ay y’all, I’ve got this EP on the way, and I’m so proud of it. My expectations are actually not that high, and it’s a TON of hard work to put something like this in front of folks, but it’d be cool if you guys could help out with pre-orders and pre-saves! too.fm/professional

This one is for all my Blasians out there, distilling everything through the hafu/hapa lens. Got some questions about my culturemaxxing on the EP, and baby, it’s all connected! 🇭🇰🇯🇲 youtu.be/cT7vvq8ZWpU?...

Ay man, releasing music in 2025 is weird, and hard, and even discouraging sometimes. But at least you can do it with your friends!

There are two wolves inside me! Biracial dual citizenship snake type-beats! We’re talking ✨duality✨ on Answering Your DMs part 3! youtu.be/pbCo8v6tryI?...

It really does. Folks' support via Bandcamp has been such a joy to experience since I dropped my album.

Your support on platforms like Bandcamp means so much to independent artists like us!

@evancook.audio wanted to know about my Orinoco Flow! New Answering Your DMs video is up! youtu.be/pbCo8v6tryI?...

J. Cole went platinum with no features. Can I pull off the same feat, and do I even want to?? Answers to questions like this from @azaliaburlesque.bsky.social and more on YouTube, and plenty more still to come! youtu.be/AeZXX9GOnMo?...

I’ve got new music coming on November 4th! It’s an EP called PROFESSIONAL, and it’s about friendship breakups. I worked really hard on it (in the studio and in therapy), so it would really mean a lot to me if you would support me on Bandcamp! ohyeahpaulchin.bandcamp.com/album/profes...

A new chapter begins for @paulch.in with his forthcoming EP 'PROFESSIONAL', out November 4th! Pre-order on Bandcamp | Pre-save (except Spotify)

Answering more questions from people who DMed me to hear my new music before it’s out! I carried these emotions around the world and back 🥺

@paulch.in answering more of your DMs about his leaked music!

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Turns out I’m taking y’all along the scenic route through these friendship breakups! Full video on YouTube: youtu.be/apF99IK8Hfw

New stuff from @paulch.in! Answering your DMs about his leaked EP!

One of my friends wanted to know about the vocalists on my new EP I answer this and more in my new YouTube segment, Answering Your DMs!

Our guy @paulch.in has a new EP coming, and it’s already breaching containment, but that might also save music journalism???

Until I can get @fantano.bsky.social, @derrickgee.bsky.social, or the gang at @hearingthingsco.bsky.social to talk to me about my music, I am asking YOU to hit me with just three questions about my forthcoming EP (which I will send you for free if you ask)!

Our guy @paulch.in has a new EP coming, and it’s already breaching containment, but that might also save music journalism???