Publicity Campaign: Dyan Tai - ‘Supreme’ EP
Self-described Gaysian Empress of Sydney, Dyan Tai released their sophomore EP, ‘Supreme’, on 16 July 2025, marking a bold new chapter as a queer, migrant, and avant-garde artist.
Supported by SoundNSW and born out of a year of creative exploration, ‘Supreme’ brings together a stellar line-up of LGBTQIA+ and BIPOC collaborators, including Jamaica Moana, BVT, Lupa J, and Hazboy. Written, produced, and mixed by Dyan Tai, the EP delves into the shared experiences of loneliness and isolation among marginalised communities, transforming these emotions into a vibrant, alternate musical universe where everyone is free to be their most supreme selves.
The focus track, ‘Broke Popstar’, written at Offbeat Studios during APRA AMCOS x Offbeat residency and supported by Sound NSW this track is a high-energy anthem that features samples of rare Chinese opera instruments. Described by Dyan as “if MIA made hyperpop in 2025, this is what I imagine it to sound like”, the track offers a tongue-in-cheek take on the realities of independent artistry, with playful digs at managers and venues who leave artists chasing payments.
With dynamic verses from Jamaica Moana and BVT, the track is a true celebration of diversity, with Dyan performing in Cantonese, BVT in Kapampangan, and Jamaica Moana in Māori, creating a global soundscape that’s both unique and highlights each artist’s background and heritage.
Accompanying the track is an incredible music video featuring Dyan Tai, Jamaica Moana and BVT broke, brilliant, and five minutes from curtain call in their chaotic new video. ‘Broke Popstar’ is an anthem for dreamers doing it on a dime. The visual throws viewers into the green room meltdown before a gig - that liminal space where childhood dreams collide with rent, side hustles, and late-stage capitalism.
Co-directed by Audley Anderson and Byron Martin and filmed at Mothership Studios, 'Broke Popstar' feels like an indie theatre piece smashed into a music video. Anderson envisioned a chaotic travelling makeup vanity; Martin built a custom rig from scrap and trust in the process.
To perfect the time-lapse visual effect, the artists had to sing four times slower than usual, with meticulously choreographed “mystery hands” propelling the stars through the whirlwind of pre-show prep. As the stars’ dreams become a reality, they emerge from their scrapbook-style dreamscape of scribbled manifestations, doodles and stickers and step onto the stage to take the limelight.
