Finally, the program for the charity event “Music for Hope” is out. I was just about to wonder if our band’s slot is still on, or off. It will be a whole day event at Heeren (Singapore) and our band will perform right in between the last leg of the show (Nov 29, 7pm), right in between a young children band performance, a dance performance, songs by a Korean singer, and songs by another unplugged band. Let’s see how this will play out.
I love looping in my friends for fun events like this (and I am more than happy to be involved in any of theirs in the future). So I gave my old friend Jason Seet a call and without hesitation, he is happy to be our band’s unofficial vocal coach, give us some fresh ideas to work on, and much like our private performance previously in Petaling Jaya (Malaysia), it i always good to perform in front of real audience. It is much easier to get into the songs this way. So he turned up at our practice session, together with his wife Silvia whom Cynthia and I have met before they got married.
Jason Seet is a model consultant (we worked as a team before together with Cynthia). Full of enthusiasm and encouragement with crisp clear suggestions for areas of improvement. I always think that to criticize is much easier than to propose how to be better. After we were done for the day, Jason reviewed our recordings and pinpointed word by word where the emphasis should lie, how some of the lyrics can be rewritten for better impact. Hands down, the best vocal advice I have had.
OK, time to put the advice into practice. See you at the Heeren!
8 replies on “Our Band Has a New Vocal Coach, Woot! – Live on Nov 29 (Sat) 7pm @ Heeren”
wow! that’s in less than a month’s time! good luck! 🙂
JT – I know! The clock is ticking!
Hi, came across this page when I was looking for some info on the ‘music for hope’ concert 🙂 I’m a student at music clef and there will be a couple of student bands playing for this good cause too.
And in a strange coincedence – my name is J T too!
Jason – Cool thing! Yes, it is a lovely charity event and I am happy to play a small part in it. Do hang around for our band’s performance if you can 🙂
And strangely, my guitar is called Jason Tan … lol.
your guitar has a *surname*? 🙂
sure, i enjoy live music lots. whats the name of your band? i poked around this site ab bit but i didn’t find it.
Jason – Oh dear … I meant my guitarist … lol.
The band is called “No Eye Candy” and can be found in here (http://www.NoEyeCandy.com).
ahh that explains it 🙂 nice writeups of the band there!
cameras, music n writing are my pastimes too, we have quite a bit in common. fwiw, im kind of half indonesian, half singaporean too (long story) – a microism of your band :p
i’ll definitely come by if our sets are near to each other. im playing for music clef, but my usual band is at s2sonline.multiply.com.
God bless,
jason
Jason – Thanks! I’ve checked out your band’s website. It’s lovely. And massive … lol. Let’s catch up one of these days, shall we? 🙂
God bless to you too.