Though the name may be unfamiliar, most of the world has actually heard the music of Shanghai Restoration Project without knowing it. From last year's Beijing Olympics to just about every television documentary on China, producer David Liang's distinctive Shanghai soundtrack has been touching our ears.

Seeing the New Yorker (by way of Kansas), however, is a different story. Liang is so busy with production projects that he has very little time to tour. His DJ set at the Stone Rose Lounge in Beverly Hills last week, plus a single performance at the Apple Store in Tokyo in April, are as much as his fans can hope for in the near future. But Liang does promise that will change in the fall, as talks of a tour are in the air.

For now, his LA fans had to be content listening to his new album, "Zodiac," with each of its 12 genre-crossing tracks representing an animal in the Chinese Zodiac and lyrics inspired by Chinese proverbs and fables. The result is a mixture of electronic, break-beat, industrial, jazz, hip-hop, and samples of traditional Chinese instruments such as the erhu, pipa, and dizi.

 At the Stone Rose, Liang was joined on stage by fellow music producer Jamahl Richardson; the set opened with "Rabbitual" (showcasing Liang's long-time piano playing skills) before transitioning to dance and hip hop. It was a tight set played for a casual mix of Liang's friends and fans.

After the show, we caught up with Liang to ask if he sees himself playing in a flashier scene, like Ibiza, one day. Liang laughs, "That's not really what my music is about."