Browsing “Musician”

“I love that creating music is dependent on who you're creating with and where. When I write songs with my bands, the lyrics and the music itself tell different stories.”

“I run a barber/salon and creative space with my partner Ting. We want it to be an open space where anyone can drop by, hang out, have a coffee, and get connected."

“A band I discovered recently is this Japanese group called Hitohira. They blend Midwest emo with shoegaze, and it sounds really cool. Definitely a unique mix.”

“A dream gig for my band Bellied Star would be the Formula 1 stage. It’s farfetched, but we were really inspired seeing Smashing Pumpkins and Foo Fighters on that stage!"

“When I was 13, I bought Nirvana's In Utero vinyl. I went home and played it on my dad’s record player, and it became the first album I ever listened to from start to finish.”

“I'm in a local shoegaze band called Roxie, and what keeps us together is our shared values and sense of humour. That chemistry as friends is so important.”

“The goal is to make it big with my band. Touring Malaysia last year and and seeing girl musicians on stage was eye-opening because we don’t really see that in Singapore.”

“I used to listen to more traditional Chinese music, but I got into heavier music through a friend. I actually want to form a rock or experimental music band!”

“When I was busking, this lady came up and told me one of my original songs made her cry. That was crazy, but also touching. It’s a good reminder for me to keep going!”

“I think the difference between music and anything else I’ve ever learned before is that I really went into this out of interest, and not because I was made to or anything.”

“One of my favourite bands is Son Lux. If you didn’t know, they composed the soundtrack album for the film Everything Everywhere All at Once. Their music is very cinematic and almost cerebral, blending a lot of sounds while still being rooted in melody.”

“I like the whole conversational aspect of jazz, because it’s more like a group sort of situation. Everyone has their input, and everyone has their own personality when they play. Even though maybe one person will be soloing, everyone’s sort of there supporting, and improvising around that.”