[see ‘Background to inspire#7: An Open Heart & A Humble Stance (Mario Serio)‘ for the background to this interview.] It was 1994. The phone rang. Mario was in his hotel room in Las Vegas watching O.J. Simpson busy getting chased by helicopters. Jazz singer from New York, Nancy Kelly was on the line, asking if Read More …
Having just settled back in Perth after our 9-months’ stint in Qingdao, China, I scrambled through the articles to catch some wind of some jazz news. Each time i do this, i find my other pair of fingers crossed. The last i checked, more jazz venues closed down. More live music venues closed down. Coming Read More …
A wonderful evening of jazz standards kicked off by a nice hangout over teh-tarik and virtual rehearsals with ba-da-bing ba-da-boo ba-da-pow with Mario Serio and Didi Mudigdo. I had never previously blogged about a vox series performance, but since this one would likely mark our last performance here in SG this year (2016), i thought Read More …
Here’s sharing a brief article from singer-songwriter Gloria Cameron (ChoiceinMusic) from a LinkedIn Group for Singers and Songwriters called “Musicians, Singers, Songwriters, Recording Artists“. What do you think of these suggestions? Personally E) is a must, which most of us have as long as we have a mobile/cell phone with us. A friend in the Read More …
So here it is. A long-overdue video montage of our album launch of White Noise LIVE on 14-15th December at Esplanade Outdoor Theatre. Too many memories to relive, and always new ideas, new lessons and then new adventures. We would like to specially thank the people who had generously stepped onboard this project with such Read More …
[ i actually took the trouble to get my mandarin really properly in action here… to which the webpage crashed on me… so folks, it’s all english from here ;) ] Happy New Year first of all. We had just returned from our NYE’s celebrations playing at a lovely gastrobar… the story is pretty amazing Read More …
One cannot be without the other. One reveals the other. Fellowship with my flatmate, reminded me that indeed, the journey is the destination, but that in my journey, the search for the next spot to hit, the next stopover, is revealed through that process of seeking. For me, seeking Him. He reveals all that is Read More …
