For the second year running, Apple’s “Here’s to the Dreamers” campaign honors incredibly talented Southeast Asian creatives who successfully pursued their dreams. These creatives have navigated insurmountable obstacles, challenged norms with passion, creativity, and fierce determination to turn their dreams into reality.
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Dream Big on App Store
On App Store, you can learn more about an amazing group of indie developers who defied all odds to turn their visions into reality. Here are two incredible talents, and their apps.
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Mental Health App: ThoughtFull Chat
Singapore’s very own Joan Low, left her banking job to devote her time to ThoughtFull Chat, after being impacted by taking care of a loved one battling mental health challenges. ThoughtFull Chat connects people with text-based or video therapy with mental health professionals in an accessible and approachable manner.
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ThoughtFull Chat‘s text-based therapy is the “first in Asia to prove clinical efficacy for improvements in stress, anxiety, and depression”, says Joan Low.
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Runner Game App: DreamChaser
Two brilliant and young Vietnamese developers, Phuc Pham and Hiep Tran, are the brains behind DreamChaser. Phuc dropped out of university to pursue game development professionally, juggled a full-time job and ran his YouTube channel where he shares his game development journey with over 30K subscribers – all while developing DreamChaser. DreamChaser is Vietnam’s first historical pixel-art endless runner game, and tells the story of escaping the pressures of urban life to return to a place of tranquility.
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“When I uploaded the video about DreamChaser to YouTube, a large number of users started playing it. That’s also when I received a massive amount of bug reports from users,” Duy recalls. “I was overwhelmed with joy, excitement and the headache of dealing with those bugs. But seeing players enjoy our game and create their own content based on our work is incredibly fulfilling.”
Check out more developer stories and try out their apps on App Store here.
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Get Inspired on Apple Music
On Apple Music, find inspiration in some of Southeast Asia’s most impactful young talents’ journey as artists in the region. From Thai rapper SPRITE, to Filipino hip-hop rising star Hev Abi, to Indonesian sensation NIKI, to Malaysian’s trilingual singer-songwriter Firdhaus, to Singaporean rapper Yung Raja and singer-songwriter-producer Rangga Jones, the campaign features artists who have defied all odds to carve out a niche for themselves in the industry. As part of the campaign, each artist will also release a live performance video of one of their songs, exclusively on Apple Music.
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Singer-Songwriter, Multi-Instrumentalist and Producer: Rangga Jones
To multi-talented Rangga Jones, the key to success, is all about consistency. From working odd jobs in food and retail, to posting his bedroom-produced pop-R&B jams online, Singapore’s very own Rangga Jones is now a sensational hit in the region. His soft-spoken, synth-hued serenades are powered by an arsenal of creative power and resilience, and he has produced songs that gained millions of streams online. “I’ve worked so hard and been through ups and downs as an independent artist so it’s awesome to have that recognition”, quipped Jones, when asked about how he felt about being a part of the campaign.
Only available on Apple Music, enjoy his exclusive interview, specially curated video and Essential Playlists here.
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Singer-Songwriter: NIKI
Did you know that 24-year-old singer-songwriter and Indonesian pop star, NIKI, dropped out of college to pursue her love for music? Signing with renowned record label, 88rising, after posting original songs online, NIKI‘s journey was not without challenges. As her skills and experiences constantly evolve, the Indonesian pop sensation has gone on to conquer the global stage. From opening for Taylor Swift’s concert in Jakarta, to having her song ‘Every Summertime’ featured as the lead single in MARVEL Studio’s “Shang-Chi And The Legend Of The Ten Rings”, to performing at Coachella in 2022, NIKI is continuously breaking barriers in the industry. In line with the launch of her third album, Buzz, NIKI will also launch an Album Release microsite with Shazam. The Album Release microsite will host behind-the-scenes footage and exclusive content including Apple Watch faces and iPhone wallpapers.
Only available on Apple Music, enjoy her exclusive interview, specially curated video and Essential Playlists here.
Check out the other featured Southeast Asian musicians in the links below:
- Thai contemporary rapper SPRITE
- Filipino hip-hop rising star Hev Abi
- Malaysian trilingual singer-songwriter Firdhaus
- Singaporean rapper Yung Raja
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Curated Collections of Inspiring Stories only on Apple TV
Be inspired by the dreamers, visionaries, disrupters, and trailblazers of Apple TV+ in an exclusive curation of Apple Originals. Featuring shows like Ted Lasso, Pachinko, and Trying, find new purpose and new reasons to keep on keeping on with imaginative movies and series showcasing stories of ambition and triumph. Don’t miss out on being awed by regional filmmakers’ work in the collection of local movies from the Storytellers of Southeast Asia.
Keep an eye out on more creatives’ features across the Apple Services ecosystem – Apple Music, App Store, and more.
