www.keweieinein.com

our new website is up!

介紹一下我們嶄新的網站﹗
也是自己快快趕出來的﹐
在人海茫茫的网上﹐自己的歇腳處。

http://www.keweieinein.com

check out the blog that we share - on our Impresario show!
i particularly like this photo :)

it's Impresario time again! :)

just last year, i was the Publicity Ambassador,

this year I'm back with Einein to promote our KEEP! :)
this coming Saturday! :D
with our dear friend Derrick HOH!

more details on Impresario here.

we will also be selling our EPs at the show! :)






after which i jet off to Krabi for my beach vacation!! :D



will i FINALLY get to see some beautiful beaches.....?!

i miss ishi

Post-Impresario interview,
I mentioned again that competitions were indeed fertile ground for meeting friends passionate about music.

In fact,
Hong Junyang & Sherlyn Chia, (we were in the same batch in Ocean Butterflies)
Ishi and I -
we were all at that same Impresario Backstage in 2004


i delved into my hard disk folder of My Pictures 2003-2005


This was the only pic I found of the 4 of us :)

And 5 years later,
here we are back again at Impresario
Junyang and Sherlyn as judges,
myself as Publicity Ambassador,
and Ishi in my song :)



I sang my Ishi song live for the very first time
at the same stage we shared 5 years back,
and I found it hard to breathe at these lines...

I wish I knew what you were thinking then
Oh I wish you knew what you were thinking then
I still imagine I can tell you how ridiculous you are
You should call me up and never do such silly things again

But now you're gone
I can't pretend
You wanted out on the bitter end
You slipped away, so quiet so far away~

There were friends in the audience who were from Soul (Ishi's band),
and I sang,
I sang to them,
the only people I knew who would understand.
They shared my connection, and my memories to Ishi.




And here's to him :)


vampire theme for his Superband days,
performance for Ocean Butterflies roadshow,
at our Ocean Butterflies Extraordinary Singers Course Graduation Showcase 2003
supper after Project Superstar days


Ishi was the choreographer for Project Superstar performances,
so we hung out alot during rehearsals
and we sang for an MCYS production - a jingle promoting Marriage!


At the launch of "We Are Married" campaign haha :D

The acapella jingle - arranged by Peter Huang,
available exclusively HERE!

also a ridiculously old and cheesy TV commercial we were both in -

LOL.


i look forward to singing my ishi song many many more times. :)
it hurts to remember, but the least i can do is to remember.

i miss school productions

I caught the 1st half of Impresario,
and spent the 2nd half backstage hanging out with RazzlePlay and Yet Ye Dunhong :)


they are great fun!

I would next be performing with them at the Singapore Entertainment Awards
this coming Saturday, at the Preshow! :p

We would be singing a medley of old-school stuff everyone is familiar with - that would be interesting :)




NTU Auditorium backstage was exactly the same as it was 5 years ago
when I joined Impresario 2004,
brimming with laughter, excitement, stress, packed food, makeup artists and hairstylists,
dancers, singers, musicians,
taking photos,
warming up,
playing stupid group games.


i miss school productions.


The next day I was the guest performer for NTU Hall 6's Cultural Night at the Esplanade Recital Studio,
together with Ein Ein on keyboard (my music buddy since NTU days!!!)
and I thoroughly enjoyed myself.

As with Impresario,
the production committee, the audience, the contestants,
everyone is here for a good time,
everyone puts in their best for the show,
many times the sincerity and effort is even more than a commercial production.

welcome to the real world! ARGH!


Shoutout to Steven, Peiwen, Yuan Rong, Samantha, Yu Ting and many others who have been kind to me at Impresario :)
Also Jingjing and Jimmy for taking care of me at the NTU Hall 6 production! :)


Thank you to Steven Da Dai Lou of Impresario 2009,
and for this gift! :D


I sang a song that meant the world to me at Impresario -
more on that in a bit :)

Impresario Finals

I was one of the judges at the Impresario Semi-finals,
and the contestants were EXCELLENT.
i enjoyed the process tremendously :)

I would say,
most people can make a good judge.

After all, we sit in the comforts of our own home,
my sister and I,
shooting biased, judgemental, cruel comments across the sofa
at American Idol-esque shows,
and also professing sincere declarations of love and admiration for those who shine.

There are some people, who simply win the world over.
It's not that hard to judge that.


I hate to be a judge though.
or even, to JUDGE anyone according to any fixed standard.
Everyone has so much potential.
Many times, someone is ousted from a competition simply because some little thing went wrong in the situation
- they chose the wrong song
- they were a little too nervous
- someone else was a little better


Singing, performing, is more a style,
about finding a comfortable niche that suits you best,
and to be so confident in your own skin that you make everyone love you and your performance.



So what if you don't win?


I'm speaking for myself. Hurhur.
I never won any solo singing competitions.

But that doesn't mean you can't work hard at trying to win over the world.





Check here for more details on the Grand Finals this Saturday :)






it was a warm afternoon and i happily dressed for the occasion :)

on 1003fm tonight :)

Tune in to 1003fm tonight
from 10pm-12am
as we talk about Impresario :)

Semi-finals happening this Sunday from 130pm,
at Junction 8.

I talk about my experiences as a contestant in Impresario years back,
about Ishi,
and the song I wrote for him.

I even played and sang my Ishi song live -
I wasn't prepared so it didn't turn out very well though...


Life goes on...
Onwards!


thanks to DJ Ken!
and the Committee of Impresario 2009

Impresario Semi-Finals this Sunday :)

Impresario 2009 Semi-Finals
@ Junction 8, Top-of-the-8
130pm-6pm
8 Feb, Sunday
Admission is free!

Watch the vocal, dance and original composition contestants battle it out at Junction 8, Top-of-the-8 for a place in Impresario 2009 Grand Finals!

Be prepared for an afternoon of enthralling performances –
with our Vocal Solo/Group semi-finalists’ renditions of popular English and Mandarin songs,
as well as energetic and groovy street dances by our 7 semi-finalists Dance groups.
You will also get to meet the budding composers of our Original Composition Category!

In addition, the Semi-Finals will include special performances
by Impresario Ambassador Tay Kewei
and Singapore’s own singer and songwriter Mr. YET葉敦鴻.

For more information, do visit http://www.cacimpresario.com/About-Impresario/Semi-Finals/

NTU Impresario :)

many of you who visit my blog love music, wish to sing,
and need that little push to go up on stage to perform.

as i always say, go forth and sing!

join as many competitions as you can,
know as many like-minded people as you can,
watch and learn from others,
and knock people off their feet with your own style!

NTU Cultural Activities Club (CAC) is holding its annual talent competition auditions NOW NOW NOW!

Join Impresario in these categories -
Vocal Solo, Vocal Group, Dance or Original Composition

Prizes include cash, and lots of enrichment classes to bring you closer to living your dream :)


Kewei, a NTU Alumni, was once Impresario Finalist back in the year 2004!
She was also the composer of the first Impresario Theme Song, in its 12th nationwide talent search competition.





I took part as a vocal group with Ishi Lau in '04,
and sang a medley of oldies!


It was ridiculously fun, we even dressed retro for the show!
And won 1st runner-up! hehe :D


Ishi also took part in the Dance category later,
in a flashy white suit :)

What can I say?
Ishi is no longer in this world now, but we once fought hard for our dreams together.

I'm still fighting now...




I must say... there was a time when I was disillusioned about writing my own music,
cutting my own album independently.

It takes more than just wanting to be famous, wanting to perform.
Being a singer-songwriter is much more than that.

I never considered myself much of a songwriter, I simply loved to perform.


But when Ishi left so abruptly, I was very shaken -
and for a long time I didn't believe that he had gone.

I would think about him alot, from time to time.

And the first song I wrote, in a long long time,
I surprised myself - I wrote the words and melody together.

I always told myself and others, I'm not much of a songwriter, I can't write lyrics blahblahblah
But since then I knew that if there was a story to tell,
if there was a strong conviction to tell,
you could.


It was a song for Ishi,
and because of this song I found a reason to share with the world, what I had to say.

What I wanted to say through my song,
I wanted as many people to hear it as possible.

Maybe it's a way to remember him always.

And this project has only just begun...










Join Impresario!
They'll make such great memories in time to come ... :)

PS. Deadline for registration is 30 Nov :)