2V1G @ THE SINGAPORE ESPLANADE, THEATRES ON THE BAY - April 8, 2013
2V1G (two voices, one guitar) started out in 2007 as an experimental project.
While I was confident it would do well in the audiophile circle, I must admit that I didn't see it crossing over to mainstream and becoming one of the most spectacular successes in independent Chinese audiophile music.
Though the album has turned into an international best-selling classic, as a group 2V1G has not performed beyond the Malaysian shores. Which is why I am delighted to announce 2V1G's debut performance in Singapore at the prestigious Esplanade.
The new third generation 2V1G features myself and Malaysia's top Chinese Jazz songbird, Winnie Ho, from the original line up, together with fresh new vocalist Serena Chong who recently joined us.
For this concert, 2V1G will be bring a mixture of Chinese and English classics from the 70, 80s to 90s and even a segment dedicated to Singapore’s famous singer-songwriters such as Liang Wen Fu and Kit Chan presented in its signature pure, simple and heartfelt style.
TICKET PRICE (EXCLUDE BOOKING FEE) Standard - S$55
Malaysian International Guitar Festival 2013 - March 18, 2013
It's a thrill to see this festival back again ... this time a lot bigger!!
This festival brings together guitarists and luthiers from all over world for 4-days at the Kompleks Kraf Kuala Lumpur for exhibitions, showcases, workshops and performances.
I will be giving a workshop at 3pm on 27 March 2013 and performing at the evening concert on the same day.
Pachelbel's Canon in D by Roger Wang - March 1, 2013
A lovely couple requested that I perform Johann Pachelbel's Canon in D for their wedding ceremony.
It was a solo guitar gig, so I had to figure out a way to play this alone. I felt that attempting to interpret the piece as a solo fingerstyle guitar arrangement would take away the too much of the beauty and smoothness of the music.
Upon studying the music score, I realised that the song evolves around a 2-bar sequence that I could pull of with a looper. The Boomerang 3 Phrase Sampler was perfect for it.
The first loop holds the 2-bar chord progression that repeats throughout the piece. The second loop is set to loop and overdub with a short decay. This enables me to just play the part of the first violin while the loops automatically repeats what I just played every 2-bars (second violin) and every 4-bars (third violin).
This made it possible to recreate the whole 4-piece harmony on 1 guitar.
A lovely couple requested that I perform Johann Pachelbel's Canon in D for their wedding ceremony. It was a solo guitar gig, so I had to figure out a way to play this alone. I felt that attempting to interpret the piece as a solo fingerstyle guitar arrangement would take away the too much of the beauty and smoothness of the music.
Upon studying the music score, I realised that the song evolves around a 2-bar sequence that I could pull of with a looper. The Boomerang 3 Phrase Sampler was perfect for it.
The first loop holds the 2-bar chord progression that repeats throughout the piece. The second loop is set to loop and overdub with a short decay. This enables me to just play the part of the first violin while the loops automatically repeats what I just played every 2-bars (second violin) and every 4-bars (third violin). This made it possible to recreate the whole 4-piece harmony on 1 guitar.
