rainbows of love

to all those who knew me from ProjectDIY days,
you would know this song!
(finally a new song playing on my blog!)



ProjectDIY was a group I started with
Dayvid Foo (songwriter/producer/arranger) and
Anne Ho (lyricist/webmaster) almost 5 years ago...

We wrote songs and posted them online :)
As simple as that :)

We were featured in the press for a little bit,
and happy to have gained a little recognition,
but our paths have forked since then!





Our website died a natural death,
but you can hear snippets of our songs in this interview still!

We are still working on music in our own ways though :)




Anyway...
It's amazing to hear that one of the songs we worked on so long ago
has been picked by Janice 卫兰!

She's releasing an English album on 17 July, and this will be the 1st plug!

Rainbows of Love
Music and Lyrics by Dayvid Foo

There is endless summer down in my backyard
California children are playing in the sun
In the summertime there could be rainbows
In the sunny skies in our eyes

There is heavy rainfall down in New York
People dancing freely to the sound of raindrops
On rainy days there could be rainbows
In everyone you and I

It doesn't matter how old or how great you are
This rainbow of love is for everyone
And it just goes on and on until the end of time
Love is beautiful love is you

Snowy is the weather here in Chicago
Lovers by the fireplace sipping on red wine
On the winter's night there could be rainbows
Baby you and I doing right

So no matter how old or how great you are
This rainbow of love is for everyone
And it just goes on and on until the end of time
Love is beautiful love is you

And no matter how far or how poor you are
This rainbow of love is for everyone
And it just goes on ~ yeah until the end of time
Love is beautiful love is you

Isn't it amazing isn't it wonderful
From friends to lovers families young and old
Love is everywhere love is freedom
Love is free to you and free to me

This is Janice's MV!

弦外之音 - 梁文音

This sweet little lass is born from 超级星光大道,
and I know Chin Hwee is a big fan!

Her new album includes this song 弦外之音，
written by Taz 陈台证，
Singaporean songwriter-arranger-producer making waves in Hong Kong :)

This is the demo version of the song that I sang, VERY LONG ago...
i think more than a year or 2...







I realised recently that the concept of a DEMO is not very apparent to some listeners -
the flow of the songwriting process is this ->

1. songwriter writes a song

2. he arranges the music for it, either with keyboard, guitar, sound effects etc

3. he finds someone to sing it

4. he takes the recorded DEMO and hands it to publishing houses, who then passes it on to record labels who are collecting songs for their singers

5. the DEMO gets picked by, say, 梁文音's company, so they usually rearrange the music, and then 梁文音records it for the album.

there you go :)


Happy song for the NEW YEAR!

幸福的風 - 楊宗緯

Finally, a new addition to Kewei Radio!

楊宗緯's latest album hits the shelves,
his 3rd plug 幸福的風 is written by 谢布玮 :)
(who also wrote 该忘了你对不对 by 周惠.)

The original demo (now the 1st track on Kewei Radio)
ie 1st version of the song was sung by yours truly,
and it's called 我们的寂寞...



<我们的寂寞>
曲:谢布玮
词:谢布玮

以为我能够永远躲在你背后
做你的避风港口
跟随你的快乐 我也心动
如果你难过 我也会心痛

那天在雨中看到你失魂落魄
我知道你有话要说
你不应该闪躲 你有了新生活
眼泪只会拖着我们的难过

当~ 爱情走到尽头
你说你不能够 照顾我的每个感动
如果你不会再编织借口
你怎么不说 你想出去走走

当~ 爱情已经放手
你就不该停留 分享我的喜悦哀愁
怎么你重复犯错 留下不走
要我面对我们的寂寞


楊宗緯's version here:

有些爱 - 潘嘉丽

This is the original demo version sung for the songwriter Iris Tan :)

<有些爱>

爱上你 让我的世界更加美丽
爱上你 自然如呼吸
爱上你 甜蜜得身边的人都妒嫉
爱上你 是我最珍惜的幸福

只有你能了解我所有的情绪
只有你能包容我不时地坏脾气
只有你懂得应该如何哄我开心
所以我爱你

有些人爱到害怕所以从此不再爱
有些人爱过所以相信不需要再爱
有些人爱到自己名字也记不起来
我爱到不能想像没有你的未来

Please feel free to comment!


This is Kelly's version in her debut album:



Recently, a reader sent me this link:
a cantonese version of this song! called 白日夢 by 蔣雅文 =D



There you go!
3 versions of the same song!
Iris should be proud :P

该忘了你对不对 - 周惠

This is the original demo version sung for my dear friend 谢布玮 :)
The demo is called 对不对...

<对不对>
曲：谢布玮
词：谢布玮

在你家巷口等你
看见你和他走在一起
我已不能够肯定
自己是否还爱你

我们有太多的问题
却又不愿向对方提起
冷静不能够解决问题
只会让～ 你们靠的更近

该祝福你对不对
我真的感觉太累
不敢面对 深夜一个人的泪
如果我放你去飞
也许你会更快乐和自由一些
至少我不必再为谁
讨厌自己过的好狼狈

该放弃你对不对
不知想了千百回
我只能说 明天绝不能后悔
我知道我不能给
你要的一切对我来说都是不对
也许我应该静静的 向后退


Please feel free to comment!

This is 周惠's version :)

我要的选择 - 蔡依琳

This is the original demo version sung for my friend, the songwriter 陈文华 :)
It's originally called <后退>...

<后退>

你只是静静的发呆
无力理会心潮澎湃
仿佛尽力挣扎了 好几个时代
又回到起点的无奈

我们还是接收分开
不是简单爱与不爱
问题还在走下去 是幸福悲哀
我们都没勇气期待

怎样才能让心 不再相互狼狈
谁都不愿让爱 变成一种负累
怎样才能逃离 这两难的进退
消耗是彼此心碎
不如退回原位自我解围

心它懂得伤悲
我们学会面对
只是夜变深邃
我们想起谁


Please feel free to comment!

This is Jolin's version in her album J-Top冠军精选:

recordings, session work, jingle production :)

I've been...

*singing demos for local songwriters,

*backing vocals for JJ Lin's albums,
Mediacorp drama theme songs,

*sung jingles for Econ Minimart, Disney Channel, 100.3FM

*wrote and sang jingles for OCBC



recorded sessions as an erhu player for Chen Weilian, Daren Tan, 881 albums etc


always interested to do more :)
and open to new projects!


drop me a mail!