Soulboy, not only a talented musician / singer-songwriter, but also a true Kung Fu Master!!!
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Part 1 - Power Sneeze
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ts4UTa6FsSs&feature=related
Part 2 - Break Head
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Firstly, People tend to get confussed with the term SONG WRITER.
Song writer = writing songs for the artist out there
Singer-songwriter = you sing the songs that you wrote yourself (and u don't really have to write songs for the artrist out there)
As i've mentioned before, my main duty includes 'taking care of' writers, but where do the writers come from??? a lot of the youngster are from:
Song writing competitions and talent shows etc...Read more
Monday is always a funny day for everyone, some choose to work very hard, some choose to be a little lazy. Those who work very hard on Mondays, usually become lil lazy on Fridays, but those who are lazy on Mondays, usually, they stay lazy for the entire week....... Me? I don't know... (you tell me)here is a photo i took i think 1-2 years ago, i love it... wish i was using a proper camera though.... could have been better.Read more
No Doubt, Karaoke is probably one of the MOST evolutionary thing in past 10-20 years the Japanese invented, WELL DONE!
well, how did this effect HK music scene?
Song writers and singers tend to have more songs in a genre where it is easier to sing, easily remembered and strong gimmick in lyrics, all for 1 reason, for the ppl in karaoke to sing their songs, the more ppl singing it = more popular..... (personally, i don't this is the case anymore). songs are no longer custom made for THAT particular singer, but fo...Read more
I remember CEARLY, that i wrote this song when i was in year 10 during an english class in high school (sydney). It was soooo boring (reading Shakespear's "Macbeth")... then i was thinking, since I always went singing karaoke with friends, wouldn't it be cool to have a song that i wrote myself? so i started spending the next 1hour trying write a song for my FIRST TIME in my head, jotting down some words and notes, and here it is!!! i never thought this will be able to get sold, but hey! MAGIC!!! Celest Chong is a Sin...Read more
Demo Pitching....
As I have mentioned in my previous entry, my main duty is to pitch my writers songs to producers, music labels for their artists. Just thought it might be interesting to share with you guys the steps that are included in the pitching process. well of course, the MOST simple way is to burn 10-15 demos at random on a CD-R and mail it out to all the producers and music label, then wait.... wait.... and wait for their reply, if they don't, then call them to see if anything suits, but i don&...Read more
Something about what I do...
well yes i work for a music publisher - Warner/Chappell Music (WCM).
My main duties are:
Take care of the existing writers
Find new writers
To inform my writers who needs what songs out there and ask them to come up with demos.
Pitch there demos to various labels and producers or artist
Pitch covers that I recieve from other countries like Korea, Japan, Scandanivia, UK, USA...
Basically be ...Read more
hey fellows, here is something to share, my 1st ever published song to my fav. female artist hahahhaa, i still remember the day when the producer called me to confirm this song... i was sooooooo excited....!!!!
Hey Guys,
Just thought i should introduce myself a little, well my name is Robin, and i'm the Creative Executive of Warner/Chappell Music H.K., Ltd. and my main duty is to sign writers!! Helping them to pitch their work to artists out there!!! sounds fun huh>?!>!>!>
browsing through the www, i can go back in time, watch the movies i use to watch everyday, listen to songs i listened everyday, all memories rush back into my head...
it felt like yesterday....