3's Not A Crowd @ SAM

3's not a Crowd definitely lived up to their group name, not just because they attracted a full house audience but they also proved their worth as a trio! The acoustic band features Yutong as vocalist, Longhui on the guitar and Jason on the lead guitar and cajon.

The female vocalist Yutong, is gifted with a captivating voice, soothing yet powerful. She sang the seemingly difficult songs like "有你多好", "记得" with ease, and mesmerized the audience from the beginning of the show with the help of Longhui and Jason. The 2 guys had their moments too, when Jason sang a few of his own composition and Longhui sang a few of Eric Moo's number. I really like their rendition of songs like "我感觉不到你" and "月亮代表我的心", as they gave a refreshing and jazzy feel to the songs.

Overall, 3's not a Crowd did a great job! 3 cheers for Yutong, Jason and Longhui!
Echo Music wishes them the best for their future endeavors!

ps: photos will be uploaded soon.

Singapore Arts Street 2008~!~!

Echomusic was very privileged to be given a slot this year at the Singapore Arts Street 2008. It was another platform for our talented and shining students from the "Star Program" to rock on stage! Jake and Fiona were handpicked by their "ShiFu" and they rised up to the opportunity. :) Besides having to sing on stage, they had to interact with the audience, and for a start, they did pretty well! Every opportunity on stage is a valuable experience.

The Singapore Arts Street was held outside Hougang Mall, and although there wasn't much of a crowd, both Jake and Fiona managed to capture the passer-bys attention. Jake with his soothing and emotive vocals and Fiona with her power-packed vocals. They are definitely budding stars in the making! It was nice to see fellow students, Neo and Alex who came down specially to render some support :)

Jake engrossed in his song...


Fiona enjoying every moment on stage...


Caleb on keyboards and Fiona on Vox...

It was a joy working with Fiona and Jake, looking forward to our next collaboration :)

-LeB-

Performance at White Tangerine Cafe!

We have our students Esther and Neo along with our instructors Caleb, Edmund, Wendy and Simin performing at the White Tangerine Cafe last Sunday.

Its always heartening to see students improved. I would like to comment that Esther developed her maturity in performing live. Her rendition of "Wo Huan Nian De" won praises all-round from the audience and the instructors. Neo maintain his standard of singing. Jake and Sky had their moments too. Caleb surprise me with his improvement in vocals as well. It's a great effort overall.

Thanks to all the students, instructors and friends (especially Li Li Mei Zi) who make their way down to support.

Some Pics of the day!

Echo Music will now officially be performing LIVE at White Tangerine Cafe every Sunday. I am sure it will be a good platform for all the students to showcase her singing and also improve as a performer overall. Make your way down to support if you could!

More Pics.....Jiujian's Concert!

More Pics....KSS finals!

There will be more pics updated in the future for all to view....so stay tuned for the updates....

One Nice Pic of KSS

More will be coming ya...

Last Charity Performance for Bie Song Kai Shou!

I would like to thank Jiujian for giving the school this chance to perform with him again. Two other celebrities - local jazz singer Joanna Dong and Ric from Dreamz Fm came to perform as well. I am sure it is an honour for the students to sing alongside with these great singers.

While waiting for our turn to perform, we mingle around at the back stage; having fun teasing at one another and of cause.....snapping pictures!

Watching the rehearsals of other performers...


The Echo Choir.....


Neo helped others to snap pics too....


The cute looking ones...


The cuter ones....


Actual performance....I took this from the backstage


Everyone! Successful Show! Well Done =D

It was overall another nice experience for the students at the Singapore Conference Hall....especially Neo who has his solo section with Ric. It is a last minute decision to let him sing live...and the part wasn't easy...but you did well Neo...we are so proud and jealous of you!

Caleb mentioned he saw one lady tearing when they were performing on stage. The message of the song has indeed been conveyed to the audience.....what a meaningful night. Good Job Everyone!

One More Event!

Eight students from Echo Music Alex, Esther, Fiona, Jake, Meijun, Neo, Sky and Joey plus Caleb and myself will be heading down to Singapore Conference Hall to join Jiujian in a Charity Show for Sichuan. This is a closed door event organised by the Lee Foundation.

We will be singing the song “别松开手”. This song is written by Jiujian specially for the Sichuan Earthquake victims. This song involved more than 40 artistes collaborating together....all for a good cause.

You can show your support by buying the CD singles album, available at Sembawang Music. It is only $10.00 each. I promise you this is a very lovely song.

Today my students and I have the chance to do our minor part for the charity. I hope everything can go well. Wish us all the best.

Events....NON STOP!

Although it is coming to the end of the month, there are still events lining up......

4 Mics@ SAM presents Three's Not A Crowd

This fun loving band consist of Yutong as the main vocalist, Jason and Longhui.

3’s never a crowd for them cause they enjoy the fun & spontaneity of impromptus as they jazz up old classics…turn up the heat with the occasional rocksong, and *hopefully* melt your hearts with romantic ballads. They will be performing 28th June from 7pm - 8pm at the Singapore Art Museum Auditorium. Tickets are on sale at $10.00 nett. Free Seating.

Echo Music at the White Tangerine Cafe

As a school with 100% of our instructors who were and are still regular performers. We believe firmly that performing live on stage is one of the best way to improve on stage presence and singing.

This Saturday, 28th June, 2 of our students Neo and Esther alongside with 3 of our instructors Caleb, Edmund and Wendy are going to perform 2 hours unplugged live at the White Tangerine Cafe. The performance starts from 8.30pm to 10.30pm. It is indeed a challenge for the students to sustain a show of 1hr each; it requires great focus and stamina. I do hope those who are free for the night (unless you have purchase the tickets to 3's not a crowd =P) can make it to the White Tangerine Cafe to support them.

Caleb

Esther

Neo

Echo Music at Hougang Arts Festival

An half an hr event from 3.30pm-4.00pm on the 29th June 2008. The youngest singers from the S.T.A.R Program Fiona and Jake with Caleb will be performing live for you.

Details of location will be updated soon!


Jake

Fiona

Some thoughts of KOvan Superstar 2008

Finally, the Kovan Superstar 2008 has ended.

This event has really kept the school quite busy for a while. From recording the vocals of the contestants, photo shoot, cd design, mixing the music and packaging...its quite a lot of work.. but i guess every single one of us enjoy the process of it. Congrats to Li Li Mei Zi, Alfred and our very own NEO who emerge as first, second and third respectively.

The most fruitful thing for me is getting to know the eleven young, high energy and talented contestants . It is a very beautiful thing to me that...the contestants who are suppose to compete with one another...has become friends eventually. When I saw them clapping and screaming along for one another...I feel so warm in my heart. Music is a very magical thing; it has a way to walk into our hearts and it brings people together so naturally.

The music that is playing on the blog is the 30s preview of the single sang by the eleven contestants. It is a lovely song produced by the Echo Music Crew. It is now on sale for only $5 a piece in the school. I hope everyone can show your support in this project. =)

I will update more pictures of the event in the not distant future.

Special thanks to the crew of XYZ....u all have worked so hard.

Lastly.....Thanks to all who make it a wonderful night for me.

Kovan Superstar!

This month is a busy month for Echo Music! We are just done with the concert of Jiujian. Coming up on the 21st June, we are having the finals of Kovan Superstar 2008.

The 11 finalists not only get to record an original single "梦-Dream"written by Denis, they also have some fun doing a photo shoot for the album cover. Heres some pics to share on the actual day.

Li Ling

Apple

Eunice

Fiona

Alfred

Cindy and Li Li Mei Zi from the left...

Neo

Feng Yao

I do apologise if your pics are not up there...as I am co-ordinating stuff and has no time to take some nice pictures...but I am sure all of you have fun on that day. But what matter most is the picture on the cover of the single right...? =)

Ok..here is one picture taken on the day!



A bunch of young talented singers..

Cu on the finals!