Friday, December 31, 2010

可不可以 (This Too Shall Pass) Official MV



made through sweat, sun, fire and tears...

i would like to thank
Cheong H.H for directing this MV,
led by Jacie and her team at Playhouse Pictures
for my very FIRST solo MV...

and my company folks
for braving the sun, rain, mud, dust and dirt together with me for the 20 hour shoot...

Behind the Scenes pictures coming next! ^_^

Wednesday, December 29, 2010

Philharmonic Winds Goes Pop... again!

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tis my 2nd collaboration with the Philharmonic Winds! ^_^

this time round, other than singing
Where Do I Begin &
Catch me I Am Falling
from the album,
my own Plastic Mannequin Love was also arranged in full-blown pixie-dust magical philharmonic style!!!

definitely a milestone for me this time round... much thanks to Jiin Joo for his arrangement,
and also to Adrian Cheong for this opportunity! :)

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1st time i met Nathan Hartono, super charming with a great voice...

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with the conductor Adrian Chiang! :)

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not everytime I get to don a long gown for a show... :p


definitely looking forward to more cross-genre collaborations!

Thursday, December 16, 2010

可不可以 MV Sneak Peek!

i am speechlessly excited about this MV,
which the crew from Playhouse Pictures, led by director Cheong H.H,
tirelessly and passionately worked on to fulfil our dream of the perfect MV.

we had time constraint (had to shoot within a day - 6am - 3am!!!)
budget constraint... (more costs incurred on shoot than was imagined)
weather constraint (our outdoor location was completely rained out!)

but with trembling hands i present this to you...



so much hard work was put in by the film crew,
that i pushed myself to my limits and gave all i could...
just so i wouldn't let them down...

the full version is coming very soooon!

Saturday, November 20, 2010

Plastic Mannequin Love is reborn

a year ago, I put up a Youtube video inspired by this picture:

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the comments on the blog entry were pretty spectacular!

check out the chinese lyrics submitted by nony!
《塑胶假人恋》

(我)要写 一 首歌 献 给这 宇 宙
我(要) 将 它发 送 太 空
若有 个 男孩 它能 听 得 见
就在 对街 的 橱窗 柜 里 边

(我)要写 一 首歌 献 给这 宇 宙
幸 免 那某 一 天
我不 曾有 机会 能告 诉 它
我爱 它自 从那 身 灰

我在 漂 流 漂 流
在 这大 太平 洋 垃 圾 堆
给你 的爱 会 是永远
海枯 石烂 都 不 变
我在 漂 流 漂 流
你 的踪 影无 处 寻
我 相信 最终 会 和 你
在 这 里 绕呀 绕, 绕呀 绕

哦 是 否 看见 你
幻 想它 总 是 纠 缠 我
喔! 是悲剧

and andy!
我全力向世界呐喊
等待一个回应
我用我这生所有的时间
等待一颗真心

我全力向世界呐喊
传达我的心意
如果你能够了解我
请回应我的心

在原地等待
当全世界都持续转动
也许没有个好结局
但我绝不会灰心

在原地等待
你何时会到来
我相信会有那一天
我们在这里相爱,在这里

哦,传来了声音
不知那人是不是你
哦,心好紧

you could attempt a singalong and see which version fits better! :)
i think they are super awesome.

and this...



isabel and friends are seriously having too much fun here... =p



thanks patrick! :)


send me more! this is exciting :)

Monday, November 8, 2010

we all need a space.


之前在crazy world cafe music fest表演﹐很開心。



認識老闆edgar和老闆娘florence蠻久了﹐他們都放棄全職工作﹐追求夢想﹐
一心一意想擁有自己的一個地方﹐
分享精緻的甜品﹐好吃的食物﹐
可以幫獨立音樂人和創作人分享他們的作品和聲音。

你說﹐瘋不瘋狂?



我讀到他們寫的這個﹐很想哭﹐因為很感動。

我們不是有錢人,不是什麼大人物,也不是生意人。可是這些都不重要!因為我們是瘋狂的人,愛做瘋狂的夢,路上也讓我們發覺這世界上竟然有好多和我們一樣瘋 狂的你們。而你們也成為了我們每天起床、到店裡從早忙到晚、回到家也忙到上床睡覺為止的最大最大動力。 雖然產品或掌聲不屬於我們,可是我們是最快樂最滿足的。

我覺得﹐在這瘋狂的路上﹐
可以找到志同道合的人﹐是我最珍惜的。


謝謝florence & edgar用你們的心血﹐換給我們其他瘋狂的人這個空間。

here, you can say what you want.

einein on keys, clarence on guitar

可以到
24 Temple Street 走走﹐吃吃﹐聊聊天。
就在Sri Mariamman Temple後面。

我通常直接問﹕ "今天什麼好吃?”
又不用動頭腦﹐又知道一定好吃 -真爽﹗

那時桌上有aglio olio,又有beer-battered fish & chips,
有 自制黑胡椒醬﹐一個很好吃但不知道有什麼的mayonnaise自制醬﹐
配搭他們招牌chicken wings!

還有自制ice-lemon tea! LIKES!

Opening Hours:
Tues-Thu: 1400 to 2300
Fri-Sat: 1400 to 0200
Sun: 1400 to 2300

想要在這裡表演的朋友﹐
歡迎電郵﹗-> crew@crazyworldcafe.com


就是這裡﹐看到了﹐要跳一下﹐
順便記得可為講的chicken wings和ice lemon tea,
進去嘗嘗吧。 ^_^

Tuesday, November 2, 2010

我的第一個獎項。。。

我愛唱歌﹐感謝大家愛聽﹐愛看我唱歌﹐
才讓我可以繼續唱給更多人聽。


現在﹐唱歌變成了事業﹐
可以天馬行空的創作﹐分享﹐
帶給大家一點溫暖﹐一些啟發﹐
是我小小的心願。

剛發片兩個月﹐公司也在積極籌備宣傳行程。
我們沒有強大的團隊﹐也沒有豐厚的經驗﹐
所以一直很努力尋求突破。

得到16屆金曲獎的<傳媒推薦本地新人獎>﹐對公司﹐對我來說﹐
是一種很大的鼓勵﹐
它告訴我們﹕我們的方向ok。。。繼續往前衝刺﹐是對的。

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我真的是受寵若驚﹗


領獎之後﹐我一直望著主持人﹐
因為心裡一直想﹕他們都知道﹐怎麼沒有人告訴我﹗﹗



我的第一個獎項﹐其實完全沒有在我的人生規劃中。
尤其因為發專輯的日期﹐早就錯過被提名新人獎的合格期﹐
所以我萬萬沒有想到竟然還可以得到任何獎項。

真的很感激。


我真的很感謝YES933的這份鼓勵。。。我一定要更努力﹗﹗

也要感謝Hide and Seek的本地設計師Keith Png為我訂裝﹐
我第一次嘗試露背裝 - 太喜歡了﹗﹗﹗

Wednesday, October 27, 2010

to be me

many things have happened since the launch of the album -
press conference
radio/press interviews
esplanade concert
crazyworld cafe music fest show

all these news, pictures and info can be found on www.taykewei.com,
i wanna keep this blog a catalogue of thoughts.

i feel like i've become less personal,
with all the facebook news spam about my latest gigs and latest photos,
and with random boring tweets.

i haven't been sharing much,
because there was a lot i was thinking about, and many things i couldn't openly share.

my label has been working hard and fighting for more opportunities for me,
and i want to thank all of them.

they're not a major label who can call the shots, so it's an uphill climb for us.
these few months, i have been educated on this world of music business, and am still learning.


i like coming back here to blog at length about whatever i wanna say.
so, i want to start over, and say,
here i am!

Saturday, October 23, 2010

collecting...

a year and a half ago,
i subscribed to this school of thought:
that unlike most Asian versions of "singer-songwriters",
a singer-songwriter is someone who writes the melody AND lyrics, not just melody.

so i usually start out with a little spark of novelty,
a metaphor,
an emotional quagmire,
and i jot down some phrases.

i would usually scribble rambling thoughts related to my working title or content...
and i would leave it at that.

most of them never get finished.
those that do, they are usually written in one sitting,
like Plastic Mannequin Love and Come Closer.



but i put faith and value in hard work,
and today i played the piano again, and tried singing to some bits and pieces of words that have been written.


just that i ended up surfing John Mayer and watching South Park: Insheeption. LOL

Thursday, October 21, 2010

thankful!

i had spent nearly the entire month of September in China, touring with Leehom and JJ for 7 concerts...
so there wasn't a chance for me to actively promote the album in Singapore...

but I am thankful for the support that you have given me!
你們的實際行動﹐我看見了﹗



#6 this week on the International Charts @ HMV!
many have even told me my album is the first one they've bought in years!
i know CD-buying has been a dwindling activity this decade, so I'm glad you bucked this trend for me!



more excitedly, in Hong Kong as well!
this came as a surprise to me, since it was my 1st week of distribution, but #15!
ahh i love HK!!!
we are now planning for promotions in Hong Kong because of these figures,
thank you Hong Kong for making this a reality for me!

thank you to all the radio stations who are supporting my album...
here are some interviews recently (credits to Evonne!)




YES 933 interview with Jiafa and Weibin




Love 972 interview with Leelian and Xiaoying


Jia 883FM with Shihan


Power 98 with Sara Wee, acoustic session with Clarence on guitar!

more soon!

Wednesday, September 8, 2010

images i can't get out of my mind

Birds mired in oil from the BP spill.

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More here.

there are so many things you can do,
from this point onwards,
for the environment.

Today, you would be more conscious about the amount of plastic you throw away each day.

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On a lighter note, you can vote for your favourite song at NEA Eco Music Challenge,
and support singer-songwriters like myself! who have written a song for the environment.

help spread the word!

Thursday, August 26, 2010

birthday in Beijing!

i spent my birthday in Beijing amidst JJ rehearsals!

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and Peking Duck!!!

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He-he Peking Duck!!

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and a super memorable night jamming with David and Jim in a small pub where we shared music, laughter and some booze :)
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and of course my favourite 麻辣雞翅﹗﹗﹗
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surprise cake from the Man himself! how sweeeet!

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a rare group shot of the band!!! ^_^

thankful for such good times :)
last tour was in FEBRUARY!!!

Tuesday, August 24, 2010

Please be Careful With My Heart ... official music video!

I had an awesome time working with the incredibly popular, but humble and sweet Christian Bautista, hope to sing this with him again soon :)



When I first heard about singing with Christian Bautista, I immediately recalled his hit song "The Way you Look at Me" :)

I was tasked to write the Mandarin lyrics for my parts, and I took on the challenge immediately!

My producer Tat Tong and I rushed them out in 2 days... here it is!
It was not easy thinking of matching the Mandarin parts with the English parts, and especially when we had to work in the Mandarin bits into the harmonies.

I'm glad Christian took to the challenge and sang the last bit in Mandarin!

Please Be Careful With My Heart
Music: Jose Marie Chan
Lyrics: 鄭可為/唐宏達/Jose Marie Chan

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脆弱的心 交給了你
請對我小心翼翼
你我之間
跨越界限
哪怕距離多遙遠
不管地动山移 改变不了我的坚定 And 'til life is through 我始终跟隨你
不管
歲月來襲 相信永恒的美丽
From the very start 答應我永不分離
I love you and you know I do
There'll be no one else for me
Promise I'll be always true
For the world and all to see

Love has heard some lies softly spoken
And I have had my heart badly broken
I've been burned
And I've been hurt before
So I know just how you feel (和你一起)
Trust my love it's real for you (
愛你需要勇氣)
I'll be gentle with your heart
I'll caress it like the morning dew

I'll be right beside you forever
I won't let our love fall apart
From the very start
I'll be careful with your heart


不管地动山移 (地动山移)
改变不了我的坚定 (我們的坚定)
That 'til life is through, I'll still be loving you
不管歲月來襲 (歲月來襲)
相信永恒的美丽 (永恒的美丽)
From the very start (From the very start)
From the very start
From the very start 答應我永不分離
答應我永不...分離



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Meeting him for the first time and we had to act like lovers! :p *shy*

Some behind the scenes pictures here... :)

Thursday, August 19, 2010

rehearsals for the big day!

hello from beijing :)

i received a bittersweet piece of news while rehearsing for JJ's tour here,
when my good friend Buwei from my ZPGY gang texted me saying,
"sistic said only 2 tickets left! i need 9 tickets! how??"

i redirected him to my manager but to no avail,
the seats were limited and my ZPGY cannot get tickets to my show!!! :(

But I still want to thank you for your love and support...!

but it is GOOD NEWS NEVERTHELESS!!!
thank you early birds for getting your tickets early, i can't believe it's SOLD OUT!

7 days to the show...
we are working hard for your money's worth!!! hehe

seeya!!!

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Saturday, August 14, 2010

brewing.

a while ago, i posted this on Facebook.

最近都很忙。。。專輯的曲風大家會不會喜歡? 新造型大家會不會不習慣? 想念無憂無慮﹐唱歌放上Youtube的日子。


i seldom blog at length about what goes through my mind nowadays,
instead i condense them into 140 characters or thereabouts.

but things are brewing, brewing.
double-boiled goodness to be served straight up, come September!

before it all explodes onto the big screen,
i want to say -
i miss the simple, carefree me who could appreciate and draw poetic wisdom from all little things.
i miss the space to sit down and write songs about all this little inspirations.

i'm twirled up in the messy sheets on this bed of commercial entertainment,
but part of me wants to tear through and show you how i look in the nude.

still,
for the first time in my life,
i am stylishly dressed,
my hair and makeup preened to perfection,
and i feel a strong urge to readdress my shopping instincts
and to revamp my wardrobe!

i am definitely enjoying this sartorial revolution!

Monday, July 26, 2010

Album Preview Concert at Esplanade ... 27 August! ^_^

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i was pleasantly surprised to hear from Esplanade that about 50% of the tickets have been sold!!!

and Esplanade hasn't even sent out their flyers yet!

a big THANK YOU to all of you who have already bought your tickets!
i am so excited about this!

we've just sent the tracks for mastering in Tokyo, it's bound for Bernie Grundman's studio!

we are working hard to get the album out in time for this show,
so you would be able to buy it on 27 August itself before it hits the stores!

You can buy tickets here, or see more info on the Facebook event page :)

thank you once again for your support!
let's sell-out this concert FAST!!!

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Saturday, July 24, 2010

巫启贤 Eric Moo's Singapore Concert 090710

it was an honour for me to sing with a veteran such as Eric Moo,
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and to work with the band leader Jonathan Koh.
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and the super awesome band who are mainly Singaporeans!!!

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with Seng and Anne, who were dedicated, passionate, hardworking and talented singers!

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with Bong on bass and Ruth on keyboards (both I super admire!)

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and Jeremy on drums, who popped his concert cherry this time! (who i super admire too!)

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here with Jianmin from Taiwan (guitar), Jonathan (guitar/band leader!), Seng and Anne (backing vox), Steven from KL (keyboard), Ruth (keyboard) and Jeremy (drums)

it was a great experience working with band for the first time,
it's been a while since my last concert!

music is really something that grows together with us,
as how eric moo's music has grown together with so many of his audience members!

他说了一句让我好感动的话:
“我在35岁的时候,想,嗯。到了40岁,就不唱了。
然后到了40岁的时候,又想,到了45岁,应该就不唱了。
现在,我已经47岁了,还在为大家唱歌。”
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这是一种好真实的告白,与感激。
我常常也在想,唱歌事业,可能到35岁,就没有人要听了吧。

所以我现在,特别觉得sustainability对歌手/艺人 是最重要的。
要如何提升自己,idea层出不穷,一直带领着潮流,和生活的脉搏。
要如何持久。

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this is by far the clearest and widest LED screen i have seen at a concert!
and so many tv screens by the stage!!

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unplugged的部分,
大家排排坐,阵容强大,且温馨。

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听着大家齐声高唱 <<太傻>>,歌词是那种从小就烙印在脑海中,忘不掉的。

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可以再次唱梁文福老师的歌,又是在他面前演唱solo, 我很荣幸。

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想着你的感觉。。。


in the same week, we had intensive rehearsals for JJ Lin's new tour,
and I performed with JJ as well at COMPASS Awards...
will update soon! ^_^





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