A Russian exile in Shanghai who was former music master at the tsarist court wrote scores for the popular music of the day, while a recording studio was designed for the city by a French recording engineer.
流落到上海的蘇俄沙皇時代宮廷樂師，則為當時的流行歌寫套譜、和聲，同時還有法國來的錄音工程師，設計了一流的錄音室。