VOCAL TRAINING 101

Let the pros help you be it in vocal training or cutting an album:

http://www.celvianoschoolofrock.com.sg/
www.a-cappella.org.sg/
http://www.leeweisong.com/
www.obmusicforest.com/
http://www.sriwarisan.com/
http://www.sifas.org/
http://www.harkmusic.com/
www.focalproaudio.com/
http://www.greendoorstudios.com.sg/
http://www.audioreload.com/
http://www.fruitrecords.com/
http://www.theobservatory/

GIFT FROM THE HEART

Thinking about someone special and dearest to you, especially on "Valentide's Day" and you ran out of ideas what to give them? How about making them a gift? You can showcase your artwork and hidden talent. Besides your effort and thought that goes into it, it’ll be definitely make them feel very special because it is a one of a kind special gift to made by you. Here are some shops that will help you along the way:

http://www.artfriends.com.sg/
http://www.ncraftroom.com/
http://www.clay-street.com/
http://www.b-i-y.com/
http://www.hansart.sg/
http://www.justanja.com/

TRENDSPOT 2008 BY NIELSEN MEDIA

WHAT ARE THE YOUTHS SEEKING FOR?
More content applications
68% of youth want the industry to help THEM get more digital contentat fair price
63% of youth love music -Own, Rent or Free
15% of youth would listed every minute of the day (if they could Download,stream)
57% listening to more music now that it’s digital

SO WHAT MATTERS TO YOUTHS?
MUSIC MATTERS
-Music passion at an all time high: everyone loving it
-Music content explosion: so many artists, so many songs
-Need for guides: charts, highlights of what’s hot, to keep up
-Global: music focused on a few mega stars
-Arise: rise in interest for music from Asia (Korea, Japan)
-Local: 80% of preference for content in local context.

HOW THEN DO MARKETERS CONNECT TO YOUTH?
-Back to the music
-Live events
-Digital cleared content
-Read content

MEDIA INSIGHT - WHAT’S HOT
-Spending time online 48%
-Listening to music 36%
-Using my mobile 27%
-Sending emails 17%

WHAT’S NOT
-Spending $$$ on music 11%
-Playing console games 14%
-Watching TV 20%

THE BIG SWITCH TO?
-Posting,Hosting,Sharing, Building Friendship Communities

VISIT SOCIAL NETWORKS SITES WEEKLY
-Brazil (84%),India (83%),China (69%),USA (66%),UK (58%),Mexico (49%), Australia 47%), Japan (45%), Italy (41%)

ASIA
-69% are viewing blogs
-39% are posting comments
-30% have their own blog


THE 3 LIFE STAGES,9 SEGMENTS,
YOUNG ADULTS
-The Spirited,
-The Sheltered,
-The Pragmatic

WORKING ADULT
-The Go-getters
-The Established
-The Clock-workers

SENIOR CITIZENS
-The Silveries
-The Toilers
-The Strugglers

WHO ARE OUR CONSUMERS?
SILVERIEs-Born before 1945
BABY BOOMERS- Born between 1946-1964
GENERATION X- Born between 1965 - 1980
GENERATION Y- Born between 1981 – 1994
DIGITAL GENERATION- Born after 1995


Source: MTV Asia LDC

HOW TO KEEP YOUR NEW YEAR RESOLUTION

• Be realistic
  Plan ahead
  Have a plan
  Be a loudmouth
  Reward yourself
  Keep a log
• Do not be harsh on yourself

Results for Classical Composers' Bizarre Deaths

Henry Purcell
His wife got so tired of him staying out late at night that one evening she instructed their servant to lock him out. The consequence was that: Purcell caught a cold and later died from it. Purcell lived from 1659 - 1695, and was the greatest English composer of the period.

Mahler
He was so worried he would die, like so many composers, whilst writing his ninth symphony, that he decided to call the work a 'song cycle' instead. 'Das Lied von der Erde' translates as 'The Song of the Earth'.

Enrique Granados
He died in 1916 on a ship that was torpedoed by a submarine. He died returning from a trip to New York during the First World War.

Lully
He stabbed himself in the foot with one of the heavy staffs used by conductors of the era, contracting a fatal case of gangrene.

Tchaikovsky
He committed suicide after a letter containing what piece of information was sent to the Tsar. The revelation about him being a homosexual was so shameful that he decided to take his own life.

Robert Schumann
He went mad towards the end of his life. He tried jumping into the Rhine. Schumann died in 1856, having earlier actually signed himself into a mental asylum.

Mozart
In popular myth, Salieri rival composer might have killed Mozart was spun out into a highly successful film, Peter Shaffer's 'Amadeus'.

Composer Alkan
He died when he was reaching for a book and toppling a bookcase onto himself. He is supposed to have been reaching for a copy of the Talmud when his bookcase crushed him.

Chastelain de Coucy,
He was a troubadour and he died whilst on a pilgrimage to Palestine. He had his heart sent back to the woman he had had an affair. Her husband cooked it and fed it to her.The woman died of shock and heartbreak soon afterwards.

Anton von Webern
He died having been shot by an American soldier, after breaking a curfew to leave his house and smoke.

Salsa clubs & pubs in Singapore

Written by:
http://www.salsasingapore.sg/content/blogcategory/22/45/

Brix
Sunday Latin night
Sun-Thu 7pm-3am; Fri-Sat 7pm-4am
Grand Hyatt Hotel
10 Scotts Road #B1 S(228211)
Tel: (65) 6416 7292
No cover charge

Cuba Libre
12pm-1am (Sun-Thu), 12pm-2am (Fri, Sat, eve of public holidays)
Clarke Quay, Block B #01-13
Tel: 6338 8982
The first authentic Cuban bar in Singapore offering drinks from Cuba like classic mojitos, daiquiris and the Cuba Libre. Offers menu of Latin-inspired food with influences from Mexico, Africa and Spain and bocaditos (Cuban tapas). Live band plays a mix of Latin and world music Wed-Sun from 10pm.

Fuego
Tuesday-Sunday
530pm-2am
5 gemmill lane (Next to club street)
Tel: (65) 6327 1998
No cover charge
Dance floor is small but usually has ample room for dancing on weeknights that tend to be rather quiet. Fuego has an al fresco area and private lounge good for conversations but call to reserve tables in advance. Great sound system and DJ-spun music. Look out for 1 for 1 and happy hour promos.

Obar
Thursday
9pm till late
Next to DoubleO, Mohammad Sultan Road
Tel: (65) 6735 2008
$15 for guys $10 for ladies
Complimentary beginner's class 730pm by Xenbar.

St James Power Station - Movida
Mon-Sun 6pm-3am, Happy hour 6-9pm
3 Sentosa Gateway S(098544), before gantry to Sentosa
Tel: (65) 6270 7676
First drink charge $20 from 9pm onwards
Movida is a world music bar where its live band plays a mix of Latin music, with occasional salsa. DJ does not spin much salsa music and dance floor space is rather small. Good for chilling out. There is no first drink charge before 9pm and happy hour drinks are at 1 for 1.


Thumper
Wednesday
Goodwood Park Hotel
930pm till late, Free salsa lesson by Xenbar 730-930pm
No cover
Free salsa lesson by Xenbar 730-930pm. Latin band IRESON performs 10pm onwards. Free flow of soft drinks from 730 till 930 pm.

Union Square ***Recommended***
Monday-Saturday
9pm till late
The Amara Hotel
165, Tanjong Pagar Road, #02-05 S(239924)
Tel: (65) 6224 6116
Cover charge after 9pm; Mon-Thu $8 inclusive of 1 drink; Fri-Sat $15 inclusive of 2 drinks; Friday ladies night
Singapore’s most popular salsa club where most salseros in Singapore congregate. It has a live band performing every night and drinks are inexpensive. The dance floor is small but salseros will usually dance wherever there is space. Most crowded on Tuesday, Fridays and Saturdays. Ladies enjoy free housepours and soft drinks after 9pm on Friday. Try Wednesdays and Thursdays for smaller crowds and ample room for dancing.

Upper Club
Salsa events on ad hoc basis.
Cover charge typically at $16 nett per person inclusive of 2 soft drinks, jucies or 1 house pour
30 Victoria Street #02-01A Chijmes S(187996)
Tel: 6338 1313 E-mail upperclub@starworth.com.sgThis e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
http://www.upperclub.com.sg
Upper Club has one of the largest dance floors, a live band, great ambiance with a posh décor and cosy corners for conversations. All Latin dance enthusiasts should visit Upper Club at least once in their dancing life.

Xenbar
Monday-Sunday
6pm till late
34A Pagoda Street, Chinatown S(059191)
Tel: (65) 6225 2620
Ladies free entry every night from 830 pm till closing
Men entrance fee $10 including 1 drink
Member entrance $7 including 1 drink
Happy hour 6-830pm 1st drink charge $7

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