Jon Chong state of my mind

Busy busy weekend!

August 31, 2010 at 10:02 pm

Hey guys!

Join me this weekend:

1. What: A cool 45 min set of music and sharing, will be great to be back on campus!
Where: Munchie Monkey’s Cafe @ Yusof Ishak House, NUS
When: Fri, 3rd Sept, 6:30 PM

2. What: Performing an original theme song for the National Engineering Day in front of guest-of-honour Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence, Teo Chee Hean
Where: SCAPE, 2nd Floor Auditorium
When: Sat, 4th Sept, 10 AM

3. What: AskGod 1st Anniversary Celebration (ticketed)
Where: The Quality Hotel, Balestier
When: Sat, 4th Sept, 6 PM

BUSYYYY but loving it! Hope to see you guys – especially the ones on the NUS campus! God bless ya folks and keep the music alive! Stay tuned for a summary of what I’ve been up these few months =)

Jon

The day I almost lost my fingers….

August 18, 2010 at 10:02 pm

I remember a time in 2002 when I was in my design class workshop in uni building a prototype for my project; there was a grinding machine with a wheel spinning next to a platform on which you placed objects you wanted to ’sand down’. I remember the machine having been turned off and the wheel was starting to slow down. Holding a small cube of foam that had a lil bit of a rough edge, I used my left hand to just place the cube against the wheel.

It happening very quickly- the foam slipped and flew off and my palm went in between the platform and wheel for 1-2 secs before I pulled it out. Shall spare you guys the details but it was not a pretty sight (red splurtsss of blooo…ahem)! =) ….. thank God it was a flesh wound that recovered after a couple of weeks but it could have been much much worse – ever since that day I never take for granted what I can do with the guitar and I guess divinely, all things happen for a reason – in 2003 I wrote Tell me why (on a broken down classical guitar I had borrowed) which was the first song written for my debut album and here I am today….

Another lesson – be VERY careful with machines! =)

Meanwhile, check out the gig with Dave on bass at TAB last weekend. Thanks Keith & team for a great venue and sound!

Acoustic gig @ TAB Singapore this Sunday

August 11, 2010 at 11:14 pm
Will be playing a 1 hr set of mostly originals (including new material!) at the latest coolest venue in town for original music, TAB (http://www.tab.com.sg/) accompanied by Dave Tan on bass…

When: 9:30 PM, Sunday 15 Aug 2010
Where: TAB, 442 Orchard Road, #02-29, Singapore

…Come join us as I share more about the music on an awesome stage/venue!…thanks for your support guys!

Jon

National Engineers’ Day..

August 9, 2010 at 1:36 pm

Busy busy but loving it! Am pretty excited to be able to collaborate with a young songwriter on the theme song for Singapore’s National Engineers’ Day in September. Was approached with the intention of challenging stereotypes about engineering/techy people, it’s actually a fine line to balance so wish me luck! =D

First few demos for the next album are sounding promising!!! ..woo…you’ll get to hear them pretty soon at one of the happening live places for original music in Singapore so stay tuned! …

take care..

Jon

Writing and recording demos again!

July 29, 2010 at 11:23 pm

Just moved to a new house up north in Singapore, love the place! There’s a nice quiet garden right in front, it’s a much needed refuge from the hustle and bustle of the city. Finally I have some peace of mind to start writing and formalising the many songs in my head hopefully for the 2nd album!

It’s such a beautiful thing to be able to create, all of us have that ability. To be able to invest your time and soul into something and then take a step back and look at it with satisfaction has got to be one of the greatest blessings/joys one could have!

Stay tuned guys, lots of pretty interesting things coming up in September! Meanwhile I’ll be playing for a good friend, Alex @ the ASC (ASHRAE SINGAPORE CHAPTER) – a non-profit organization promoting a Green and Sustainable World at their 28th Installation Dinner next week Tues, 3rd Aug- good to be able to take a break and just play the guitar sometimes

Take care and loads of loveeee…

Jon

LoudFest 2010

July 21, 2010 at 4:46 pm

Hello folks! See below snippets of the gig at LoudFest, organised by Youth More Than Gold (YMTG) in conjunction with the Youth Olympic Games (YOG). Always awesome to be able to jam with great pals like these guys!…thanks YMTG for giving me the opportunity to share my music….

Guit & vox: Jon
Elec guit: Stephen
Drums: CK
Keys: Naz
Bass: David

Jon

Jon Chong in the air from Jul-Sep 2010!

QUICK UPDATE: July 14, 2010: Excited to be playing this Sat, 17th July, 8:30 PM @ Ngee Ann City Civic Plaza, Orchard Rd, S’pore, at LoudFest, an event organised in conjunction with the Youth Olympic Games (YOG). Hope to see you there!

http://www.ymtg.sg/v1/events/events-summary/loudfest-2010

July 4, 2010 at 6:29 pm
Am DOPED that my music will be featured on inflight entertainment for in-bound flights into Singapore! Catch songs like State of my mind, tell me why, misunderstood:

Jul – Air China (radio show “Hit It”) & Singapore Airlines (radio show “New Asia”)
Aug – Bangkok Airways (radio show “Pop Frequency”) & Singapore Airlines
Sep – Singapore Airlines

Sounds corny but let me ‘accompany’ you on your looong flights hehe…this is the closest I’ve been to my music ‘travelling’ around the world and I’m GRATEFUL! =)

love,
Jon

ps-thank you all of you who came down to Starbucks’ event at Bugis yesterday and making it a success!

Join us @Bugis Junction this Saturday!

June 28, 2010 at 1:27 pm

Hey guys, I will be performing at the launch of Starbucks’ newly renovated store at Bugis Junction (open area near fountain) this Saturday, 3rd Jul, @ 2:45 PM. Will be accompanied by Chow Kiat on cajon and Howie on bass. So if you’ve missed any of our recent gigs at Starbucks, do come join us and other artistes like Dawn Ho, Ling Kai and Nick Tan!

See ya!

Jon

See you guys at OOOM this Friday, 21st May, 7 PM

QUICK UPDATE (20 May): The MV for State of my mind is up! Go here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=solxto73Ndg

May 17, 2010 at 10:58 pm

Hello!

Always honoured to be able to perform at the Originals Only Open Mic (OOOM) at the Singapore Arts’ Museum (SAM). I remember the original OOOM at the Singapore Arts Cafe (formerly at the Esplanade) being the first truly unique platform for my original music (and for so many others as well!)- an encouraging and non-judgmental environment for expression.

So hope to see you guys @7 PM  this Friday 21st May @ SAM and keep supporting Singapore-made music and the OOOM movement!

Love…

Jon

Catch Jon at the OOOM this May!