Review: Our local percussionist star, Peter Huang opened the show for the House Jacks (HJs). He introduced a song or 2 from his debut solo album which the instruments were vocalised by him using layering to create a 'band sound'. However, the audience didn't take to his performance. It was grating to the ears when he made certain sounds: more like noise than music to the ears. There was a slight limp in his leg since his recovery from an accident, which prevented him from dancing around the stage too much. I think it's better that he sticks to his vocal percussion than his weak singing or hiphop rap. People were more impressed with his percussion than him singing or rapping. Good & tight harmony I would say. If you have heard Wes Carrol, the group percussionist, Peter Huang seem amateurish. Real solid vocal percussion from Wes. The bass is Bert Bacco, showing off his really deep rumble. Next is Deke Sharon and Garth Kravitis, the group's vocal instrumentalist wh...

From the Desk of The A Cappella Society � Mar 2005 Finally! The March edition is out. It�s been a hectic 3 weeks from the Asian A Cappella Festival in Taiwan and straight into the flurry of preparations for this year�s SYF Choral competitions! In the wake of the past 4 weeks, we�ve seen the London Community Gospel Choir at the Esplanade Theatres and word of mouth has it that they were awesome! Budak also recently held a post-Valentine�s Day concert which as usual, was very well received by their legion of supporters. Kudos! This month�s update includes the House Jacks� visit to Singapore � Don�t miss their concert this Saturday! We also include for you updates on exciting activities in the region and more singing opportunities. Have a good Easter break. For The A Cappella Society Angie � These updates are correct to our best knowledge. Should there be any errors or missed entries, kindly note that they are non-intentional. (1) FEATURES HOUSE JACKS CONCERT � ROCK WITHOUT INSTRUMENTS Mak...

For those who missed Budak Pantai's Very Late Valentine performance on 18 Mar 2005. Here's the low-down. .... Mike greeted the audience & thanked 2 frans for the blog built for Budak Pantai @ http://budakpantai.motime.com + cake & asked those who went to west coast park except for the 2 frans he mentioned. The set is as follows: Ai Hen Jian Dan : BP opened with this song & mentioned that they only understood were the english lyrics + wo ai ni!! Yue Liang : Gordon pointed to the moon while singing in his exaggerated way. Mike commented abt the half moon after the song. Cake song : Mike commented dat they had to use the cake given to them as their prop!! Mike ate & choked on it!! Titanic : It is done with a chicken accent becos of the year of the Chicken. Couldn't believe my ears! Despite BP mentioning that"Titanic " would be last performed @ Esplanade but they still did the blog request anyway! Both Gordon & Mike did realli good chicken 'so...

Venue: Blue Moo (roof of YMCA Orchard) Date: One Fri of the month Time: 7.30p.m Nearest MRT station: City Hall / Dhoby Ghaut. Visit Budak Pantai's blog @ http://budakpantai.motime.com for more info.

Finally, the long awaited review on Budak Pantai's Christmas album taken from@ http://acapellarox.bravehost.com/budakpantai.html#discography Thanks, Liselle for the photo :) This album... THUMBS UP !!! U can get it @ the Esplanade shop @ S$20 if it's not sold out... Rating : ***** Review : Finally, an album that is recorded 100% LIVE!! BP did this LIVE recording in July 2004 as a pre-Christmas celebration + the group's 10th anniversary. Other than delivering familiar carols in a jazzed up style, another self-penned offering from Joe is seen in the Log Cake Song. What is this song about? Have a listen & take note of the lyrics to find out... The lifestyle in Singapore or of a Singaporean can be previewed shortly in Silent Night & the last track. BP seems to enjoy tweaking the titles (& the tunes!!) of the carols. Want a feel of Christmas? Listen to BP's version of the Christmas Song which was sung to the President Nathan & his wife, while alarming the ...

Budak Pantai... 12 Mar Sat - ACS (Barker) funfair festival @ around lunchtime. For raising $$... Time & venue in the school compound to be confirmed. 18 Mar Fri - Blue Moo, 7:30p.m onwards. If u dunno where, it's @ d rooftop of YMCA, Orchard. Nearest MRT station: City Hall. More info.... ad provided by cowpat . => Open for reservations. Please mailto:writeus@bluemoo.com.sg?subject=Reservations with " Reservations for a Very Late Valentines " in your subject line . Please remember to include your mobile phone number so we can contact you in case it rains. Entrance fee at $10 for adults and $8 for students which entitles each to 2 drinks or 1 drink and a snack. It will be in a free seating format.

Date: Saturday, 5 Mar 05 Time: 5.30 to 7.00pm Venue: Tiong Bahru Plaza (Open Concourse) Admission Is Free! The Stage is Yours @ Central Singapore is co-organised by Central Singapore Community Development Council under its Community Life Arts Programme (CLAP!) and the National Arts Council under its ArtReach Programme. It is supported by Tiong Bahru Plaza. The series is managed by Music and Movement Singapore Pte Ltd. Amongst other performing groups of different talents. Showing us how our voices can be great musical instruments is a cappella group LAO LANGS . With their combined vocals, they will bring us a variety of rock to Chinese classic tunes. For more information, visit http://www.nac.gov.sg or call Adrian (Music & Movement) at 62277087.

If anyone who went to c Budak Pantai a.k.a BP singing @ tekka mrkt on 30 Jan 2005, u would hv known dat they were filming for this programme Bandwidth for Arts Central , starting frm 21st Feb, 9 - 9.30 p.m. It's abt featuring local artistes performing in strange places in s'pore. Budak Pantai vs Tekka Market 28 Feb Mon 9 - 9.30p.m. I reached tekka mrkt @ around 10.50a.m. The filming crew from Arts Central were alr there waiting for BP. They were located near the other end of the place. Finally BP appeared @ ard 11.45a.m. The filming crew continue to film & interviewed them. After a while, Michael informed the viewing audience dat there would be a slight delay. BP did a few soundchecks. There was alr a crowd by 12p.m. Filming started & BP started the performance. There was Danny's guitar case opened for "donations", hehe! They warmed up wiv the intro part of "one more chance" & sang the following songs with some choreography. One more chance ...

Gong Xi Fa Cai! Nian Nian You Yu! This edition of the Singapore A Cappella Scene is brimming with news and updates! In early February I had the pleasure of spending time with the guys of Jamaica Café when they were in town. From pigging out to just hanging out and talking about music and life, these unassuming gentlemen were the perfect guests. They also visited River Valley High School, Riverside Secondary and Pasir Ris Primary School in an effort to share a cappella music with students of all ages. And inspire they did! http://www.jamaica-cafe.com In March, we hope to get some time with Cadence to share our Singapore food and music with them over dinner, so if you would like to meet up, contact us at zara@pacific.net.sg (We will try) The guys will be in town the 1st week of march for the Prudential Children First Festival organized by Act 3 International. Don't miss the shows! Ok loads of auditions and performance opportunities. Take your time and savor the update over Chinese N...

Hear ye hear ye, tic tac tone will be performing on 19 February at the West Coast Park at 5pm . A Cappella Attack! is co-organized by National Parks Board and National Arts Council to provide a platform to promote a cappella in the West end of Singapore. It's going to be informative to allow the audience some understanding of the style of singing by tic tac tone. Come join us! This is part of the program of bringing a cappella to parts of Singapore we hardly visit (hahaha...). tic tac tone will be sharing with you (yes, our beloved fans) how we make music. So if you are interested to find out how Serene blows her trumpet, or how Roy can reach the notes he sings... or even that round thing we blow before each song, do plan to avail yourself that afternoon. And don't be shy. Come up to us after the event to talk to us!

singing horses.... click on the horses' head.... http://svt.se/hogafflahage/hogafflaHage_site/Kor/hestekor.swf

Who? Budak Pantai ("BP" for short!!) Where? near der UOB and POSB ATMs at Tekka Market When? Sunday, 30 Jan 2005 Time? 11 am So if nearby, do go & see 'em!! this sunday for the preparation and filming of the show to the marketing people there..

Dear BPites....ha ha (something new) Firstly, the Tekka Market experiment has been postponed...dont knowwhy, ...will keep all informed ... as more info gets in. Oooo...was looking forward to singing amidst Goat Heads.... 2ndly, the show at West Coast Park is about 30 mins and we are supposed to invite unsuspecting guests to sing with us onstage....singers need not apply, we can't afford people who sing better then us!!!3rdly, YMCA is having their open house on Saturday 22 Jan from 6.30 at the 4th level. We have been asked to sing an opening segment of about 15 mins. Then there is a buffet dinner at $10,..I suppose to get to know the YMCA more. Yeah, kinda like a pre-dinner show. Thanks Michael BP

Hi All! here is a cut and paste from the NAC site for your info. 23-Jan-2005 Let the arts tickle your senses on 23 January 2005! Laugh with Zareena Bana who will show you why laugh therapy is good for you and yourhealth! Be charmed by Budak Pantai's spoof rendition of songs and music. Enjoy a special appearance by Malaysia's top comedian, HarithIskander. You can also get a hilarious portrait drawn by ourcaricaturists. Date: Sun 23 Jan 2005 Time: 4.30pm to 6.30pm Venue: West Coast Park (Grand Lawn, near Carpark 3) If you do come along to say hi hi, pretend to see us for the first time hor???!!! Then more impressive mah!! ha ha hasee ya!! Michael Budak Pantai

Xho (Chris Ho) messaged me last night that programming has pushed our interview maybe to next week from the 20th. He will message me later to confirm. RSI web site : http://www.rsi.com.sg/sitemap.htm under the link "listen to them live" on the rite. the interview'll start @ 2100. So can sleep early hor?? Dear Fans and Friends, well, we sang, you all enjoyed and we collected in excess of $5,000 for Mercy Relief. Every cent counts and the people from Mercy Relief are thankful to you all.Indeed, Budak Pantai and blue Moo are thankful to you all.!! For those who know how to tune to RSI, the interview with Xho is on 20 January on Singapop. If there is anyone who can record it on mp3, do contact me coz, we don't know how to tune in!!! So sad.thanks to you all.! Michael Budak Pantai

A warm welcome to the first edition of the Singapore A Cappella Scene newsletter 2005. There's been a lot of hard work put inbehind the scenes and this year you see a slew of pretty incredible acts in Singapore. There are also a number of fund-raising efforts being put together for fund-raising in the wake of the Tsunami disaster. If you have the time to sing for a good cause, this would be a superb time to do so. Write us for more details. Kudos also to Budak Pantai who started the year with a concert dedicated to that cause early Jan. I'll leave you to digest this month's update for now and will be back with more exciting news soon. Humbly,Angie (1) INTERNATIONAL ACTS IN SINGAPORE & MORE! Thanks to organizers Go-Getters and Act Three we will get to watch international a cappella acts like [FEB] Cadence (Canada) and the[MAR] House Jacks (USA) and more! Expect a Summit in August. Here's a look at the year's forecasted concerts, including our TAS annual concerts:...

Hello everyone. We are all deeply saddened by the recent disaster that struck Asia and Tic Tac Tone has decided to help out, by doing the thing we know best. Singing.We will be busking for the tsunami victims outside Plaza Singapura at 4.30pm on Sunday, 16 Jan 2005 . This is a fund-raising effort organisedby Music For Good for Singapore Red Cross. There are a few groups performing over the coming weekend and we hope that you guys can go down, support the groups and donate generously to the Red Cross.Meanwhile, keep safe and have a great week ahead! Alina for Tic Tac Tone http://www.tictactone.com you can't believe it's a cappella

Hi everyone! A final pitch for Camp A Cappella 2004 :). We are excited to host the 5-time Grammy Award winning group, The Swingle Singers this year and we have our fave clinician Larry Detwiler back again with us and together, they will bring you an excellent line up of workshop topics and classes. It'll be awesome! * Please note we have now bundled the workshops into a one-day event. Date: 4th December Venue: Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, Campus 1. Bencoolen Street. Classrooms: B2-02/03/04 (2nd Level) [Follow the signage] Registration: 9amTime: 9.30am - 6.30pm Workshops Galore! Day Passes: $25 (students) / $35 adults. Session passes: $15 Schedule, registration forms and map online at http://www.a-cappella.org.sg/ You can also register on the 4th. However, it would help if you gave us a call by the 2nd if you can, so we can prepare ample materials for you. Back with more news in a couple. Cheers Angie** Catch the Swingle Singers live in Concert at the Esplanade on the 2nd of D...

From the Desk of the A Cappella Society – Christmas Issue 2004 Seasons Greetings to everyone!The year end is always filled with lots of music-making by acappella singers. Here's a list of gigs at the Esplanade, Bugis Junction and other venues. ( Please continue to send us your dates, groups !!) Congratulations to Vocaluptuous who will record their 2nd album soonand in LA! Stevie Wonder is in the pipeline as well. Kudos! Congrats also to Budak Pantai for launching their Christmas Album!We are really proud of all these groups who really create headway for younger groups. And so, I'll leave you to read and soak up the rest of theinformation provided in this edition.Merry Christmas and wishing everyone a fulfilling New Year ahead! Yours In Harmony Angie (1) CAMP A CAPPELLA – A SUCCESS!Thank you to everyone who attended Camp A Cappella and a BIG THANKYOU to all our clinicians (Larry Detwiler and the Swingle Singers)and most definitely our volunteers!! The camp was a huge successbec...

Yea, I'd not believe it too! Tic Tac Tone is carolling this season, and yours truly has been properly chastised for not promptly announcing TTT's Xmas gig at the Esplanade. We had a blast singing festive favourites like Jingle Bell Rock, Last Christmas and Jingle Bells and we'd really like for all of you to join us. TTT will be carolling this Thursday through to Saturday (Christmas DAY!) and wewant to see you at: Raffles Place (o.s MRT station) 23 Dec6.30pm - 7.15pm Parco Bugis Junction24 Dec5pm - 5.30pm Parco Bugis Junction25 Dec5pm - 5.30pm Don't miss it! I promise you it will be fun :)Merry Christmas Everybody and BEST for the coming year! Tic Tac Tone you can't believe it's a cappella http://www.tictactone.com Friends mailing list Friends@tictactone.com http://mail.tictactone.com/mailman/listinfo/friends_tictactone.com Note: You are receiving this email because you either signed up for our adhoc news flashes or are a friend of TTT (in which case you don...