Singapore Technologies Engineering Idol 2011!

This is the third time that I had been invited to judge for ST Engineering Singing Competition. As usual, it is a great pleasure.

Many would thought that a singing competition held within a company will not be of high standard, but it is not the same case with ST Engineering. There are always many great singers taking part in this competition; especially this year where there are more new bloods, which brings the competition to a whole new level.



Judges for the night.
That's me on the extreme left.

There are 16 finalists. They sing a mixture of Mandarin, English and Hokkien songs.

I love to judge for singing competitions, as the contestants always inspire me when they perform their song; the way they move their body, their planning of image and costumes, the looks on their faces; the passion they display is indeed very endearing.


The winners of the night. The hot favourite won, everyone is happy...
I am happy too! =)

It was an enjoyable session, actually I was really perked up, feeling all excited after, and cannot wait to go back to school and teach my students!

I look forward to seeing all the competitors again, in the light that they will learn whatever this competition has taught them, and excel in their performance and singing techniques.

Looking forward to Singapore Technologies Engineering Idol 2012!
Yappie!

Jam For Japan Charity Gig @ Echoloft

Echomusic has always been actively involved in major events and performances held by schools and non profit organizations. Recently, we decided to do our part for the people of Japan by holding our very own Jam for Japan Charity Gig.

Held at the Echoloft Café on the 30^th of April 2011, tickets were priced at just $5 for which all the proceeds were donated to the Red Cross. Now, even though the event was a small scale one and not widely publicized, Echomusic still managed to raise $500 from the ticket sales and donations. Nonetheless, it was a night of non-stop music and fun as the bands involved performed songs in different genres and languages. Of course, this would not have been possible without the audience’s generous support. Hence, I would first like to say a big thank you to everyone who came down to support the event!

To me, this event had proved to be both a challenging and meaningful one as I was handling the role of both organizer and performer at the same time. However, I was really impressed with how willing local musicians were in lending out a hand and doing their part for charity. Hence, I would like to express my sincere gratitude towards Zen’Shin, Hyyaka Ryouran, Balloon Wingz, Epicka, Grover, Zerodia as well as my fellow members from Renaissance for showing your support by performing at the event. You guys really rocked the stage that night!

Special thanks also go to Pearson and Dane, who went the extra mile and brought down additional equipment from home, as well painstakingly tuning the drum set so that the crowd could experience better sound. Of course, not forgetting the event photographers Anjelina, Ze Feng and Sochii, who took such nice pictures and videos of the event. Last but not least, a big thank you to Echomusic which made everything possible in the first place by sponsoring the location as well as the equipment for the event!

All in all....

Beautiful people + Great music = Awesome gig!

Until the next event....this is Neo signing off! :)