First “Pure Audio Blu-ray” in Asia
msm-studios in cooperation with Hong Kong studios, Design W Sound author
Pure Audio Blu-ray for Asian star Hok-e
msm-studios have hooked up with Hong Kong studios Design W Sound and audio engineer Kent Poon to produce the album Trinity by Asian star Hok-e on Pure Audio Blu-ray. The project is the beginning of a long-term relationship with Kent Poon, who´s widely regarded as one of the top Asian audiophile producers and engineers. Kent started his research into audio production in North America in 1993, working on a wide range of musical genres, from classical, jazz, hip hop, electronic, country, pop, to dance. In 1997, Kent became one of the youngest full members of the Audio Engineering Society (AES). After moving back to Hong Kong in 2003, he started the first series of productions, “Audiophile Jazz Prologue”, which became a big hit on the Asian high-end audio market.
His latest production, “Trinity” by Hong Kong actress-turned-singer Bondy Chiu under her moniker Hok-e, continues a series of Pure Audio Blu-ray releases for msm-studios. “It is a fantastic step for us to team up with Kent Poon and work on the Trinity release, especially with the reputation of Hok-e and her wide media exposure on the Asian market,, MSM Studios founder and CEO Stefan Bock explains. “The release will introduce the concept of the Pure Audio Blu-ray to a younger Asian audience, a clientele with high potential despite the driving forces of downloads.” With rave reviews in daily newspapers as well as specialised magazines such as HiFi Review, Trinity is a best-practice example. “With MSM Studios, we´ve found the perfect partner for our projects! The Pure Audio Blu-ray and mShuttle technologies will satisfy Asian audiophiles seeking the best studio-master sound. It is our honour to be part of it”, Kent Poon is delighted.
Trinity is not just a high-resolution audio release, but also exploits the potential of the mShuttle functionalities. Besides the high-resolution files, mShuttle delivers the music as FLAC, DSD, AIFF, and MP3 files, and therefore caters to various situations where the music lover might want to listen. In addition to these formats, the cover and booklet as PDFs, as well as bonus images, are available through mShuttle. By connecting the Blu-ray player to the computer on your home network, the user can simply open a web browser to access these additional files.
MSM-studios developed the Pure Audio Blu-ray with a clear focus on usability. Essentially an audio-only Blu-ray, it boasts a couple of highly convenient extra features: screenless navigation for easy handling, as with a CD; audio stream selection via the colour buttons on the remote control; and the mShuttle feature. The screenless navigation has been confirmed as an AES specification. It was officially introduced at the AES convention in London, May 13-16 2011.
More Kent’s production works: https://designwsound.com/dwsblog/category/recording-mixing/
Kent Poon FaceBook: https://www.facebook.com/kent.j.poon/
