Friday, November 14, 2008
November 14
"Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power." Abraham Lincoln
"The character of a man is known from his conversations." Menander
Sunday, October 19, 2008
"Reason or Rhyme" NO.1 on Hitz.FM!
Thank you guys for all the support that you have graciously and lovingly gave to the band! Our first single, "Reason or Rhyme" has reached the No.1 spot on the MET10 charts on Hitz.FM last week and managed to retain the spot for another consecutive week, all thanks to all of you! Stay tuned for more details and visit www.crimsonepiphany.com for the updates, as we have exciting things coming up!
Love
Saturday, September 13, 2008
Gretsch Duo Jet with Bigsby (G6128T)
Friday, August 22, 2008
Thursday, August 21, 2008
August 21..
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Monday, August 11, 2008
August 11..
One interesting event that just came my way was when I was asked to play for a Soul/Jazz/Funk band last Saturday, together with other professional musicians like Juwita's bassist and keyboardist, and drummer Steve Jordan. It was actually my first gig out without my band, Crimson Epiphany, and playing a music genre that's not even my own. It turned out, well, fine I guess.
It feels good to play with professionals, knowing they have your back and you feel safe when playing. A whole lot of ther stuff happened that night, with legendary jazz guitarist/singer Jordan Rivers walking into the cafe and later playing on my guitar for a song requested by the audience. I was just awestruck by the amount of talent, coupled with humility, that he has. He was also generous with his advice, giving me pointers on how to play the guitar with my heart, and not by over-thinking.
Well yea, I also found out a couple of months back when I was at a gig at The Attic, that Jordan Rivers' son, the drummer that night, Steve Jordan was my junior back in Primary School and he still remembered me all this years. And to make it more interesting, Ben Jin from church was his classmate in the same school where I was their Senior. Its funny how we are all connected, and maybe its time I believed the whole "Six Degrees of Separation" theory.
Ah well, a lot of other stuff happened, but I guess I do not have the patience to write about everything. Here are 2 pictures of me and the other of the legendary Jordan Rivers (my apologies for the bad quality of the pictures taken) taken from the gig by Aaron on his mobile phone.
Friday, August 08, 2008
Aug 7...
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
11 June..
don't misconstrue it as me being plain lazy).
As some of you might have heard, Crimson Epiphany is releasing their
debut album on the 27th of June! Get one (or more) from a music store
close to you! Crimson Epiphany's single, "Reason Or Rhyme" will be on
air really soon on your favorite radio stations! More details soon!
At the mean time, visit www.crimsonepiphany.com for a preview of the
upcoming single, "Reason Or Rhyme"!
Thursday, August 02, 2007
August 1...
One Rock [towards a drug free nation] on Saturday and at a conference
on Sunday evening.. Both were great! Here are the videos for 2 songs,
Lift Up Your Eyes and Reason or Rhyme. Both songs will be in our upcoming full-length album. Enjoy!
Lift Up Yr Eyes
Reason or Rhyme
Monday, July 09, 2007
July 9.....
all the way through to the end of the month, and my semester finals
are in 2 weeks. I am bound to screw this sem up. Plus there are
assignments to finish and only half are done because the lecturer
gave the summary on the other one later. Life can't get any better. I
am going to disappoint my parents with horrible results, not that I
want to, but I can foresee that happening due to time constraints.
Well, at least this puts more meaning into the word 'sacrifice'.. or
whatever the word is..
Saturday, March 31, 2007
March 31...
Tuesday, March 13, 2007
March 13....
I would cherish & remember.. [other than the Fourplay jazz
performance there last year]
Chick Corea is a prolific jazz composer/musician that has a track
record going down all the way in the history books of jazz & music,
in the past playing with/for legends like Al Dimeola, Miles Davis,
Stanley Clarke, John Patitucci, Dave Weckl, Al Jarreau and many
more... not to mention he is a multiple Grammy award recipient.
The feature for the sold-out performance at MPO last night was Chick
Corea on the piano & his vibraphone counterpart, Gary Burton (once a
lecturer & Chief Operating Officer at the prestigious Berklee College
of Music). Amazing...
Well.. Jeremy's family, Aaron, Barry, Ps Chris and I attended it and
I guess it was just pure fun and inspiring.. they did famous
repertoires like Native Sound, Crystal Silence, Duende...
Ah well, now we can only hope that he brings down his whole band the
next time round [if he does come back!]
Well that basically wraps all of it up...
Saturday, March 10, 2007
March 10...
Congratulations adrian chew, you are 80% not Malaysian.
That means you're as Malaysian as...
Michael Jackson!
Tuesday, January 30, 2007
Jan 30...
http://epiphanyjkhp.multiply.com/photos/photo/6/33