Vox Audition for A Rock Vocalist in Rock Band "Alternate Crunch"

Hi Guys,

below are the details of the vox audition from upcoming band Alternate Crunch which seeks to play at nightspots and private functions in future. They are seeking for a competent vocalist who fits their bill:

Our band (Alternate Crunch) has been recently formed by ex-professional musicians who are versatile enough to play various type of music such as Hard Rock, Soft Rock, Metal, POP, Alternative etc... However we prefer to go for Rock. We play Aerosmith, Coldplay, Garry Moore, Metallica, Queen, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Santana, Gun N Roses, Fire House, Scorpion, Mr Big, Europe, Cinderella, Skid Row, U2, Bon Jovi etc... Most of our band members can sing pretty well too so we have good backup singers. What we need is one competent rock vocalist. Any race, religion, age is welcome but he must be a guy who is really rock... Sorry girls, our band covers male songs only.

We will target to play once a week or fortnightly at private functions and nightspots around the island. We acknowledge the fact that our day time job is the first priority but we will be serious to have fun and to make money out of our undying hobby.

Details of the Vox audition

Band name : Alternate Crunch
Members : 1 guitarist, 1 Keyboardist, 1 Bassist, 1 Drummer, 1 vocalist
Genre : Anything from alternative rock to contemporary rock
Number of song to prepare : 2 to 3 songs
Song list (New Updates): Prefered Songs / other rock songs which auditioners want to sing (pls refer to the contact person for more details)

Contact Person : Brendan
SMS 81399863 or 90618640
Email : alternatecrunch@yahoo.com.sg

A memorable National Day Celebration & tune-in for music events!

Greetings!

How are u guys feeling in this early morning after National Day celebration on Sat? I bet u guys haven't had enough of the fireworks sightseeing and cheering rite? Some of us still have to come to work 2day. U guys must be feeling pretty sian with the Monday blues atmosphere... . Don't take it too hard lol... . In yr mind, perhaps some of u are cursing and swearing at yr boss: "Boss can don't come back anot? I am still in my wonderland." I am in the same boat as u guys. So not to fret, here's some news to brighten up yr day!

For those who went to watch the gig "*scape presents, Electrico 'Live' at the Youth Park, 9th Aug 2008", did u guys enjoy Electrico and the other bands' performances at scape Youth Park? I am sure u guys did! It must been a blast! Too bad...I wasn't able to make it to catch them! Haha...I was too busy singing and enjoying myself with YoungNTUC Play Choir in singing National Day songs at The Padang. Can u imagine that we had the privilege to sing together with the original singer for our favorite national song "Count on me Singapore"? He is nope other than our local well-known composer and singer Clement Chow! I even had the chance to take a picture with him! I will upload the picture and song soon to let u guys see who he really is. Man...this song has been existing for 20 plus odd... years and it's still going strong!

Anyway do stay tuned for upcoming music information especially on electronic music. U will find more updates on future gigs, concerts, music courses and auditions for bands or musical groups. And if u guys have any information for upcoming music concerts/events in the month of Aug and Sept, do send it to me. I am constantly looking for such local news. It's always a pleasure to see other Singaporeans contributing news to the music scene in Singapore.

P/S: If u guys like my blog, do give some comments or tag me in my cbox. Come on guys, I do deserve some credits for giving u so much music information freebies lol... Well I am out of here! Take care and see u guys soon!

Cheers
Yr dearest music connector and lover
AJ

A National Day Complain celebration 2008!

National Day is coming soon! Time to blow up the dynamite for some real patriot Spore celebration! For those who are going for NDP, u might catch me singing in front of 12,000 people if u are one of the audiences in the afternoon NDP performance at Padang! Yr head must be thinking "Hmm...Are u kidding?". Nope its for real! I am singing together with a bunch of young inspiring singers in YoungNTUC Play Group! Now...that's what I call in showing appreciation & gratitude for Singapore thro singing songs!

Anyway Singapore Mediacorp Radio Station class95 FM recently held a competition on the best and worst habits of Singaporeans in Singapore. Haha...I think one of the worst habits by Singaporeans is the act of complaining...which leads me to ponder my volunteering of COMPLAINT CHOIR PROJECT performance in Singapore M1 Fringe Festival during this year.

Man...we were not allowed to perform at venues outside just becos of the rule that only Singaporeans are allowed to sing complaints in public! Our conductor and some of the choristers happened to be Malaysians and foreigners. It ended up that we had to make it as a "private" event to perform inside the Arts House. Gee...when will our govt. be liberal enough to allow speech performance freedom in people for our country? Guess...we all will have to wait a long long time... . Without further ado, here's the video clip for u guys to enjoy COMPLAINTING IN SINGAPORE (Catch me in the video)!

*scape presents, Electrico 'Live' at the Youth Park, 9th Aug 2008

Electrico are currently touring venues in and around Singapore with their new album 'We Satellites', and *scape is proud to present this special show for them at the Youth Park. For all you guys who enjoyed WeekendTRIP in July '08, don't forget this one! If you have not bought tickets to this year's National Day Parade, do come down to *scape Youth Park on the 9th of August 2008, National Day and experience the cool and wonderful sounds of Singapore's enigmatic and widely popular Electrico supported by up and coming bands, Allura, The Firefight and Silhouette.

There will be prizes to be given away by Samsung Live Loud up for grabs and the band will be selling their merchandise at the show as well! Soo wei from 987FM will be there to host this event as well! For those of you who will be coming for Listen to the Salad Days: A Confessions Initiative Part 2, do stay back after the last artiste and check this show out!

Presented by: *scape Venue: *scape Youth Park, Outdoor

Date: Saturday, 9th August 2008, National Day!

Time: 9pm - 12am (Individual artiste set timings will up soon)

Bands: Electrico, The Firefight, Silhouette, Allura Admission: FREE! FREE! FREE!

For more information, check out

http://www.scape.com.sg/

http://www.wesatellites.com/

http://www.myspace.com/electricomusic

Jazz band ..."On the Waterfront: All That Jazz II"

Hey guys,

My latest post on the recent jazz performance by vocalist Messlisa and her jazz band from last month:

It was a cool and noisy day when the preview of National Day Rehearsal had just ended near Waterfront Promenade. Chattering sounds of the crowd lingered at “The Powerhouse” as they waited for the gig to begin. Jazz performers were gearing themselves and tuning their instruments.

All the seats in front of “Stage@The Powerhouse” were occupied with public of different age groups. People were laying their mats out on the grass field and some stood near “The Powerhouse”. Obviously the “kiasu” culture of Singaporeans in grabbing any freebies including free performances had spread its wings once again in this particular outdoor free performance.

The opening prologue was a foreword about the Esplanade Presents program “On the Waterfront: All That Jazz II” by a tiny lovely lady in her brown top and white skirt on the stage. With the opening of the first song “My Shining Hour”, the music jumped straight into the driving pulse of a fast heartbeat with the mellow sounds of the vocalist and the double bass.

The vocalist, Melissa’s scat singing technique had her improvising the sound of the trumpet in inaudible syllables, which left the general audience in puzzled expressions on their faces. Such scat singing must have sounded alien to them especially for those who absolutely had no exposure of listening to jazz vocal music. Her singing was filled with a decent vocal tone with good musicality sense as compared to the ones that I have heard among the few jazz local vocalists in Singapore. The guitar, keyboard and drums joined somewhere in the middle of the song and the song ended with the response of lackadaisical applause from the audience.

The mood of the music slowed down with a classic song when Melissa sang her own rendition of a classic bossa nova piece “Din Di” by world-renowned Brazilian music composer Antonio Carlos Jobim. It was calming and relaxing to the listeners with visual images of dreamy clouds up in the starry night.

One of the musical pieces among the songs highlighted was “What a little moonlight can do.” The double bass sounded like a train rushing in full speed towards its next destination. Yet the bassist remained firm and steady in time. Mei Shuem (the keyboardist) was throwing in various melodic music chords. Swift music notes were just running through her fingers with such rapid speed that it must have taken her years to master it. Simultaneously Andrew (the guitarist) was dashing musical notes up and down. The music began to heat up like fire leaving Tony (the bassist) in instances of musical similar lines as the other musicians tried to back him up with harmonic chords and rhythmic patterns. The fast beats of that musical piece finally came to an end when Melissa finished it off with a sustained singing note.

It was pretty interesting to note that Melissa was introducing the names of the keyboardist and guitarist in the songs frequently. Perhaps it was the fact that they were the significant supporting music characters for the songs. The bassist and drummer were sparingly mentioned which made me ponder the importance for the roles of different musicians in the band even if they are not seen as part of the main cast in the act.

At some point, some young audiences left. Maybe the music was getting a bit too odd and “old-style” to them. In the world of jazz music, perhaps such appreciation of creative elements in music making are not easily accepted by young Singaporeans as the general mainstream music remains as pop and rock music.

The song “Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square” gave the aural impression of a mother coaxing her baby to sleep. It almost felt like one was going to enter into the story of Alice in Wonderland with the soothing voice of Melissa. The last song was a mid-tempo song “L.OV.E” with the whole band. The drum sounded like tapping shoes used in dancing music and Boon Gee (the drummer) had his chance to show off his drum skills in a few measures of beats. Finally soft claps of appreciation were given after the musicians completed their last piece for the set.

In general, the viewers don’t seem to show much enthusiasm towards the jazz live music show but it was quite heartwarming to see that most of the audiences still remain to support the performers. The atmosphere would have certainly shone if more jazz music lovers had attended the gig on the night itself.