state of my mind
May 17, 2011 at 9:01 pm
Had an awesome time with producer Josh Wan today running through the demos and discussing ideas on how to approach Album #2, our hope is to be able to balance musicality and the relaying of emotion, and bring out the best of both! ..so looking forward to seeing how this labour of love turns out- ooooo soo many sounds in my head right now 
love you guys..
Jon
A peek of Josh's home recording loft
Me and da man!
May 2, 2011 at 10:38 pm
Will be collaborating with visual artiste Francois Saverais at “Basically…” this Friday! True to the event’s name and theme, I will be doing a simple one-man-one-guitar acoustic set with accompanying visuals to tell my stories….
When: Friday, May 6, 7:00pm – 10:00pm
Location: Broun Cafe, 36 North Canal Road, Singapore
Francois Saverais: http://www.cosmiccoalition.com
See ya!
Jon
April 6, 2011 at 12:28 am
Elo folks! will be playing a 45 min set which includes new material at a new, cosy joint downtown, Broun Cafe
When: Saturday, 9th April at 8:30 PM
Where: 36 North Canal Road, Singapore (opposite Speaker’s Corner, next to Settler’s Cafe, nearest MRT is Clarke Quay)
Website: http://broun.sg
…with the usual partners-in-rhyme Chow Kiat, Chen Zhong Mah, and Stephen Yonathan … join us and grab your copy of “State of my mind” AND Broun’s yummmy shakes! slurp…
See ya there!
March 27, 2011 at 1:24 am
Had a really awesome time today playing at the Earth Hour concert! Quick vid and some pictures…
love,
Jon
March 5, 2011 at 12:57 am
Elo folks!
Am really thrilled to be part of Earth Hour 2011, organised by the World Wide Fund (WWF) for Nature, Singapore! Come join the band and I (and the rest of the world!) as we share music for this good cause – and yes, you guessed it – we’ll be definitely singing Green lady! Catch other live acts and loads of activities as well!
Venue: The Promontory @ Marina Bay Singapore
MRT: Raffles Place exit J
Date: Saturday, 26 March 2011
Time: 6 PM
http://earthhour.wwf.sg/earthhour2011.php
Remember! Earth Hour is from 8:30 – 9:30 PM! let’s revisit the nostalgic days of candles
Jon
February 15, 2011 at 7:48 pm
While back in Kuching, I took time off for promo and album artwork photoshoots with best buddies Kest Tay, Jason & Sam, Anson, and Gordon… all excellent photographers and artistic folks. Can’t remember the last time I had so much fun exploring town and zipping around in a cruiser with guitars, change of clothes and childlike enthusiasm, doing both professional work and clowning around … Great times! Stay tuned! …
Jon Chong 2011 by Kest Tay
January 18, 2011 at 10:10 pm
Justine, born 11:02 am, 15 Jan 2011 @ 2.78 kg…
She looks so much like mum! Like they all say, until you experience it, you will never know how amazing (and daunting!) it feels to be a dad to a sweet, innocent, beautiful baby…
What a great way to start 2011!
Jon
January 2, 2011 at 6:22 pm
Happy New Year!! Hope 2011 will be your best year yet!
Am pretty excited for what’s in store for 2011; for one, I hope to be hitting the studios in the near future, and the year’s going to start off with a series of mini-concerts at the Esplanade Recital Studio. There is a plan for a large scale event later in the year to coincide with the 2nd album launch, and to give back to charities which I have a heart for…
Meanwhile, just a lil nostalgic video I did, some of you may be able to relate to this
Jon
“15 years ago when I was in high school, a bunch of us only had Phil’s broken-down classical guitar to pass around…and photocopying chord books was expensive! this was how we sometimes taught each other chords in-between classes and during recess… had to imagine and sing out the sounds though! …ahh the nostalgia…”
December 25, 2010 at 11:20 am
Merry Christmas folks! May you find the familiar tunes of Christmas more meaningful and precious this season…
Get ready for an awesome new year! God bless ya heaps…
With much love,
Jon
December 12, 2010 at 12:06 pm
Do you remember that ‘Wow’ song recorded and performed by Earth, Wind and Fire, “After the love has gone”? It was written before I was born but millions of plays later it still grips my heart and makes me weep …I believe so because it was written out of sincere experience and inspired musicality by David Foster, Jay Graydon and Bill Champlin (Chicago) – and performed amazingly by an EWF inspired by the emotions evoked by the song.
I remember when I wrote the lyrics to one of my yet-to-be-recorded songs “Fool for you”, I wanted to capture the vulnerability that comes with loving someone, and the tug-of-war between the heart and the mind….I know the inspiration was genuine, sincere, and that motivates me to put in my best effort musically….it just makes the effort all worthwhile…
[excerpt from Fool for you]
“Remember all the secrets we shared,
You caught me with a gaze, no words exchanged,
Love is measured by the things we do,
You know by now, that I’d be a fool for you”
When you are inspired, do something to capture it folks!
Jon