Broken link on Idol website

My long-time music advisor, Sim, came over this afternoon to listen to my latest productions. According to her, some of my jazz compositions sound like Henry Mancini, and my alternative/funk tracks have elements of Fun Lovin’ Criminals. So it looks like I’ll be getting some new albums the next time I visit That CD Shop.

Bruno called today, asking if I was interested in accompanying a jazz singer who’s performing at Takashimaya next month. I was excited but naturally apprehensive. While I’ve been playing piano / keyboards for most of my life, I have no formal jazz training, and my uncle (a jazz drummer) said he could tell from my…

I succumbed and bought a pair of Sennheiser 280 Pro headphones at CK Tang’s. The fun part was that I got to try out various Sennheiser models, which were connected to Nakamichi amplifiers (yeah!). At first, the salesman tried to pitch the wireless models to us. But they didn’t sound spectacular, although the reception was…

I was just sharing this story with a Singaporean who’s starting a local songwriter’s circle. I’ve decided to share it with the rest of you, too. Several years ago, my mum and I went on a tour of Spain. One night we were on a cruise ship and there was a dinner party. The band…

So far, I’ve been pretty much a slacker band leader. In half a year we’ve only met up once. While I blame it partly, on a runaway drummer who cancelled on a practice session (without telling me) and then quit (also without telling me, thus keeping us waiting for a couple of months thinking he…