Photo: straitstimes.com
Photo: straitstimes.com

Manfred Lim. Remember that name. This 20 year old from Singapore has just seen at least one of his dreams come true. Just as Justin Bieber’s career skyrocketed after his discovery on YouTube, Lim was also discovered, this time by Diplo.

Diplo heard a soundcloud mixtape of Lim’s personal take on “To Ü” by, of course, Jack Ü. Lim is completely self-taught. He’s been picked up by Mad Decent who helped Lim release his first 5-track EP calledΒ Softsins. Lim “is now billed as an indie-electronic producer on Mad Decent’s roster…” Read more here.