The Sunday Music Drop is a weekly radio series hosted by the KQED weekend news team. In each segment, we feature a song from a local musician or band with an upcoming show and hear about what inspires their music.
Roziht Eve is an experimental composer who creates lyrical, ambient electronic music using an electronic cello, piano and her voice. Originally from Taiwan, she recently earned her master’s degree from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music in Technology and Applied Composition.
“I grew up there, and then I moved to America to study for my bachelor’s. And then I thought I’d go back to Taiwan after, like, three years, but I just kept staying,” Eve said. “I’m still obsessed with the city.”
She says her composition is like ‘a documentary of my memories but in the form of sound.’ She came up with the melody for “#SF” when she was in the process of relocating from Hawaii to San Francisco. On the flight to San Francisco, she remembered feeling like her life would soon become much more challenging.
“I remember I was holding my daughter’s hand, thinking, ‘I’m going to get the best life for you,'” Eve said. “And I believe that wherever you go, you can make that place become the best place of your life.”