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Image Caption: Dolce Wang, \u2018Any Other Way\u2019 immersive listening event concept artwork. Credit: Concept image created using Adobe Firefly by Anima Initiative based on an original photograph courtesy of Dolce Wang.<\/em><\/p>\n
\u201cAny Other Way,\u201d Wang\u2019s most personal record to date, is an emotionally rich collection of shoegaze, indie folk and electronic dream pop that embraces vulnerability as a source of strength. Written across years of international travel and shaped by conversations with strangers along the way, the album moves through themes of love, loss, resilience and tenderness, including \u201cTime Once Again,\u201d a song written about the passing of Wang\u2019s father.<\/p>\n
The record features an international ensemble that mirrors its global influence. Serbian drummer Serge Milenkovic, Yugoslavia-born bassist and producer Aleksandar \u201cMeksi\u201d Sasha Panich and Taiwanese violinist Edith Lin bring together distinct musical backgrounds to create a unified and deeply expressive sound. Together, they craft sweeping arrangements that move effortlessly between intimate acoustic passages, expansive shoegaze textures and cinematic dream pop.<\/p>\n
The record\u2019s title doubles as its thesis: an invitation to find and be celebrated in one\u2019s own unique path forward and the album release is intended as more than an immersive listening event; it is both a personal artistic statement and a demonstration of what\u2019s possible when musicians, designers and community organizations unite their strengths toward a single creative vision. That range comes naturally to Wang, whose career sits at the intersection of art and engineering.<\/p>\n
Alongside her music, she has spent nearly two decades as a multidisciplinary creative and business leader across theme park design, film and interactive new media art, including as a Creative Director and Inventor within Walt Disney\u2019s R&D Imagineering division. \u201cAny Other Way\u201d draws directly on that same instinct for world-building aimed, this time, at her own story.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe canvas is the space, actually. And with the space and the event, we\u2019re transporting people from their daily lives. For me, it\u2019s about stopping time so you can be present in the moment, with the people around you. The album is very poetic so there\u2019s a poetic sense to the space. It\u2019s creating a sense of magic. That\u2019s the memory we\u2019re embedding into people\u2019s minds,\u201d said Wang. \u201cWhen we can find our own ways and celebrate that together, even when it\u2019s difficult or isolating to walk the road less-traveled, we\u2019re actually doing this together. I believe the evening and the album are both reflective of how we are able to find another way.\u201d<\/p>\n
Anima Initiative and Wang partnered on this immersive concert experience following the success of her earlier show, InDreams Immersive Concert, where audiences reportedly remained in their seats for the full 90-minute performance. Rather than staging a traditional album release show, Wang and Anima conceived the event as a fully immersive world of her own making, assembling Bravewyld\u2019s multidisciplinary team of collaborators, including projection and lighting designers, a fashion studio, florists and a dedicated soundscape partner, to transform the studio into what the creative team is calling a \u201cforest clearing for the weary traveler.\u201d<\/p>\n
The result is an environment built around live performance, ambient soundscapes, 3D audio and layered lighting, projection and scent design, all in service of the album\u2019s sound. For Anima Initiative, the collaboration is also a continuation of its core mission: creating environments where independent and underrepresented artists can share their work without the usual production and marketing hurdles.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere is something incredibly unique about listening to Dolce perform live. Being able to showcase it through Anima is a very unique opportunity for us, but also one that we\u2019re very happy to do, because much of the feedback we\u2019ve received is that LA needs more of this, and facilitating the experience of this album and event is exactly what we\u2019re here to do,\u201d said Keeter Ly, Co-Founder & Experience Director, Anima Initiative. \u201cAnima\u2019s entire mission is to support independent, underrepresented artists and help tell their stories, removing barriers and giving them a platform for their work.\u201d<\/p>\n
At a moment when independent artists face mounting barriers to producing and marketing their own work, this event reflects a broader shift in how independent artists in Los Angeles are reimagining the album release format, trading the traditional venue-and-lineup model for smaller, narrative-driven gatherings built around a specific sensory and emotional experience.<\/p>\n
\u201cA lot of people have known me to be unshakably resilient. I\u2019ve gone through a lot, both professionally and in my personal life, pushing through a lot of hardship in our family growing up. Tapping into that is very difficult publicly, but I\u2019m slowly learning how to find strength in vulnerability. The truth is, there has always been plenty of fear and anxiety, but I\u2019ve created a muscle of just stepping through it. Now I\u2019m just pulling back the curtain. In fact, the album leaves me in an even more raw state because it\u2019s so personal. But as I step through this, I feel like it also gives permission for others to do the same and embrace their humanness,\u201d said Wang.<\/p>\n
At its core, \u201cAny Other Way\u201d is an invitation into a shared experience. Through music, design and immersive storytelling, the event encourages audiences not simply to observe, but to participate, to slow down, connect and experience the album together.<\/p>\n
As Wang put it, echoing a line from Maya Angelou that she returns to often: \u201cYou only are free when you realize you belong to no place, you belong to every place, no place at all. The price is high. The reward is great;\u201d the emotional anchor of both the album and the event.<\/p>\n
EVENT DETAILS:<\/strong><\/p>\n What: \u201c<\/strong>Any Other Way,\u201d a two-night immersive concert experience<\/p>\n Who: <\/strong>Dolce Wang, presented by Anima Initiative, co-produced with Bravewyld<\/p>\n When: <\/strong>July 25-26, 2026<\/p>\n Where: <\/strong>Venia Studio, Downtown Los Angeles<\/p>\n Tickets: <\/strong>On sale now; presale pricing ends at 11:55 p.m. the night before each show, after which door pricing applies<\/p>\n ABOUT DOLCE WANG:<\/strong><\/p>\n Dolce Wang is a Los Angeles-based musician and multidisciplinary artist whose nearly two-decade career spans theme park design, film, spatial audio and interactive new media art. A former Creative Director and Inventor within Walt Disney\u2019s R&D Imagineering division and two-time U.S. patent holder, she has since served as Chief Creative Officer of Fantasy Works Interactive and Executive Creative Director at MoonShine Animation, and designs experiences for clients including Audi, Honda, Asus, NASA and the United Nations.<\/p>\n Her music draws on years spent in Taiwan\u2019s independent scene and her own string-driven shoegaze sound; she also founded the Vox Photo Project, teaching photography as a tool for underserved communities to tell their own stories. \u201cAny Other Way\u201d is her most personal release to date, exploring themes of love, loss, resilience and belonging. For additional information, visit: https:\/\/www.dolcewang.com\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n ABOUT ANIMA INITIATIVE:<\/strong><\/p>\n Anima Initiative is a Los Angeles-based nonprofit dedicated to being a platform for underrepresented and independent artists, exploring the invisible languages of art, music and movement. Anima works to identify the barriers artists face, particularly around production, logistics, and marketing and to build environments where their work can reach audiences and communities more directly. For additional information, visit: https:\/\/www.anima-initiative.org\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n ABOUT BRAVEWYLD:<\/strong><\/p>\n Bravewyld is a thought collective of wacky and passionate multi-disciplinary volunteers from around the world, who gather for salon-style conversations, champion each other\u2019s work and are united by a desire to create something beautiful in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n MULTIMEDIA:<\/strong><\/p>\n Image link for media: Image Caption: Dolce Wang, \u2018Any Other Way\u2019 immersive listening event concept artwork.<\/p>\n Image Credit: Concept image created using Adobe Firefly by Anima Initiative based on an original photograph courtesy of Dolce Wang.<\/p>\n Listen (pre-save): https:\/\/show.co\/yUBOqCT<\/a><\/p>\n
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