ARMIN VAN BUUREN

armin van buuren

one of the headliners/ the headliner of this year's edition of zoukout jetted into town just hours before his set and we managed to catch him as he made his way out of the airport.

im such a big fan of his 'mirage' album and his weekly 'asot' (a state of trance) shows 

the song with adam young (owl city) is so good isnt it?

so glad we managed to meet him!! 

anyways here's his autograph,

pretty rock star me thinks ha ha

ROGER SANCHEZ

roger sanchez was in town for the recent zoukout earlier this month

and we met him as he jumped out of the plane

heh

roger sanchez's most recent works include producing the song '2gether' with far east movement!

that's one of my favorite songs from their 'free wired' album heh

anyways roger was very approachable and very nice 

so looking forward to his future works!

here's an autograph of his..

BOB SINCLAR

Bob Sinclar, December 2011

so bob sinclar popped back into town for the second time this year to play at the annual dance event, zoukout held in sentosa!

we met him earlier this year, 

in january when he was here to spin at zouk and

11 months later, he's back!

and here's a picture of us 11 months ago.. 

Bob Sinclar, January 2011

i suspect it's the same jacket he's got on ha ha

anyways, just an updated picture of mr sinclar,

no autographs this time around heh (:

LADYTRON

Helen Marnie & Reuben Wu

Daniel Hunt

in town for the annual dance event of the year, zoukout,

liverpool electropop/synthpop foursome trio, ladytron came to play for us!!

fret not, lady torn is still a four member band, by the wayy,

as member mira aroyo was 7 months preggers, 

doctor advised her not to travel to this part of the world to play,

namely indonesia, bangkok and singapore..

(BOOOO!!)

as explained by fellow member daniel hunt heh

we met them as they arrived into singapore and was making their way to the waiting vehicle..

and these guys were really nice and agreed to signing autographs and taking pictures with us.

helen marnie also mentioned that the singapore airport could easily be on of the nicest airports she's ever been in with 'all the fake palm trees in the terminal.. all so nice..' 

andd, as you know when bands like these go on tours,

they would have their luggages tagged for faster recognition at the conveyor belt whenever they land in a new city,

the entire ladytron band and crew's luggage tags were so so nice,

i wish i could steal one of those!!

it is actually the cover of their latest album, gravity the seducer

but it all works so well and were all so pretty..

here's what the cover looks like..

Picture: shout.ru

and just use your imagination and resize it to a credit card size kayy? 

and that's the luggage tags! ha ha

sorry im still rather obsessed by how pretty the luggage tags looked!!

and here are my signed stuff.. (:

MIKE POSNER - LIVE

so mike posner played at the uphoria concert organised by sony recently

minutes after the scheduled time and a quick under two minute musical intro,
mike took the stage and kicked off the night with one of his singles 'please dont go'

and he also did his other hit singles like 'cooler than me' and 'bow chicka wow wow'

within that hour-long set, posner also did an oasis cover of 'wonderwall' and an adele cover of 'rolling in the deep'
and prior to the performance,
i was already going crazy for his version of that adele track.
he made it so easy to listen to,
no big vocals like adele but it still work with those backing beats - genius!!

also he did his latest single 'looks like sex'
and apparently it was the first time ever he's performed it!!
however the track was edited to 'looks like yes'
and thanks to @Gwenbert on twitter who clarified that 'looks like yes' is an cencored LIVE version while the radio edit is called 'likes to text'

er.. posner, seriouslyyy??

that aside,
i like the fact that he did songs from almost every single mixtapes/albums he's released
also i like how he interacted with the crowd the entire time.
in that hour-long set,
mike danced, sang, rapped and even played the piano,
what more could we have asked for, reallyyyyyy?

and as you all know,
singaporean concert go-ers aren't exactly the type who would 'jump' when they asked you to,
but mike commanded all to do the two-step dance and to my surprise,
they were all doing it and enjoying themselves!

good job posner!!

i must also add that i love it when he did tracks from his latest mixtape
and in particular 'shut up' and 'maunder music'!!
i was dancing and grooving and enjoying myself so much when he did those two tracks,
back to back, no kidding!!

and not in the correct order, mike did..

- please dont go
- bow chicka wow wow
- cheated
- dont you wanna
- you dont have to leave
- shut up
- marunder music
- cooler than me
- wonderwall
- rolling in the deep
- looks like sex

in case you're wondering, these photos are all mine and this is when i wished i had a better camera.. :(

and if you would like to download any of mike posner's mix tape,
head over to freemikeposner.com where you can download his latest mixtape 'the layover', second mix tape 'one foot out the door' as well as his first ever 'a matter of time' ALL FOR FREEEEEEE!!
and did i mention these are free LEGAL downloads? yeah, go show some loveeee!!

with that, thank you to henry strange and mike posner for a rocking good time on stage and..
COME BACK SOON WHEN SKY HIGH DROPS!!!

BRAINS UP y'all!!

Picture: twitter.com/mikeposner
Singapore got their #BrainsUp. Do u?

TRAIN

Patrick Monahan

Scott Underwood

so the ones who brought us that ears-pleasing tune of 'hey soul sisters' popped by singapore ahead of their philippines shows,

to play at the uphoria concert with co-headliner mike posner

we met lead singer patrick monahan and drummer scott underwood by chance as he was jumping into the bathroom and as he made his exit out of the restaurant where he was dinner,

respectively

honestly

one look and you would know they are someone in a band

yes they both have gotten that kinda rock star vibe

he was nice to stop for some autographs and a photo

and it was also nice to have met someone who's been in the music industry for such a long time,

as according to wikipedia, train's been going strong since 1994!!

such a shame that we didnt get to meet guitarist jimmy stafford,

blame it on the lack of determination and persistence 

ha ha

in any case, and being absolutely honest,

i thought train was a faily new band cause the last song we heard from them,

drops of jupiter, seemed like donkey years ago and i didnt even know it was train back then

and it was only recently when we heard hey soul sisters that they caught my eye heh

anyways

here's their autograph..

MIKE POSNER

'you got designer shades just to hide your face and
you wear 'em around like you're cooler than me...'

yes, mike posner finally made it to our shores after playing a couple of shows this past year in some of the neighbouring countries heh
so mike was in town to play at the sony uphoria party at scape as one of the two headliners alongside train.
(yes the ones who brought us that radio hit 'hey soul sister')

so we met him after he was done with soundcheck + a radio interview

i told him how glad i was that he finally made it to singapore and that i was a big fan
and he kept saying thank you
also when i asked is he was going to do any songs off his recently released mixtap 'the layover'
or would it be only from the '31 minutes to take off'
and he said that he's planning to do some from 'the layover'..
then i told him that 'shut up' and 'maraunder music' are two of my favourites from the album
and he smiled.. AWWWW..

after signing personalised autographs for us,
i asked if we could have a photo and he said yes
then i told him we needed two pictures.
cause one is the normal one and the other is the one with his signature 'BRAINS UP' hand sign
ha ha

he was so nice and so soft-spoken and i think he is truly talented.
okay i could be biased heh

here's what he's signed for me

and #BRAINSUP homies!

with that, i confess..
mike posner is way 'cooler than me'...

RUBYLUX

RUBYLUX

this is rubylux

they are a four-piece band from brighton

the band was supposed to be in singapore back in 2009 as part of singfest

however, plans were scrapped for that particular year, 

so this marked their maiden's visit here!

they were in town as part of this year's indochine's green festival

met the guys just as they arrived in style at their hotel while doing their check-in

and by 'style' i mean they were chauffeured in a stretched limousine, 

rock star style. 

so when i arrived at the hotel alone,

i saw the guys hanging in the lobby and so i caught the attention of mike, the drummer

and the whole band walked out!

they were pleasantly surprised to see me and they were even more shocked to see that i have a printed photo of them for them to sign!

and the lead singer, rob had a video camera on and had even recorded a video of me saying 

'welcome to singapore.. blah blah..'

it was fun heh

and when i asked the guys for a photo with them,

mike suggested we should take a group picture then individual pictures with the band!

he even made clark, adam and rob take turn to be the photographer ha ha

a quick coincidental run-in and guys,

you guys should watch out for these guys!!

so anyways 

here are the photos with the band..

ROB HUMPHREYS

MIKE HALL

CLARK COSLETT-HUGHES

ADAM HARRIS

and here's my signed photo..

and finally, a note from the band.. aww..

ZEE AVI

malaysian singer-songwrite, zee avi,

who is signed to jack johnson's label,

came back to singapore for a gig at TAB in support of her recent release, ghostbird

and we managed to gatecrash the gig 

(all thanks to alan)

and watch the last minutes of the show and she was pretty good

she was supported by a three-piece band 

one of her last couple of songs was one of my favourites off her debut self-titled album,

'kantoi', which was a bahasa melayu-english song

and it was beautifully done, no kidding.

and after the gig,

we hung around the venue and we bumped into zee avi's mum!

she saw us and she said to us,

'wait here kay? i'll get zee zee to come out!'

and so we did 

and shortly after,

zee avi appeared!  

she seems rather.. weird

and what's weirder was when we asked her for her autograph,

she insisted that her bass player sign on it as well

and after signing our stuff,

she shouted hysterically for her other band member,

and when he was making his way up,

she started making the action of as if she was pulling him up on a fishing line and she made some fans 'pull' with her!

cute or weird, you be the judge

rather weird me thinks heh heh

oh well, here's her autograph!

GREYSON CHANCE - LIVE

so a couple of hours after greyson landed in singapore
he went on to put up a show for his enchancers at powerhouse st james power station
well, the place was filled with kids between 12 and 16 year olds,
it's understandable though since greyson chance himself is only 14 heh heh

anyways
so just before the show,
the 987fm deejays were on stage to hype the crowd just before greyson takes the stage
and as soon as the clock strikes 07:00PM,
greyson chance came on stage
and the crowd went wild, literally.
from screams to banners and the only short was panties being thrown on stage.
well, just saying heh

so they were playing a 'how well do you know greyson chance' game
and they had fans on stage
and guess what?
there was a supposed 'fan' who doesnt know the name of greyson's album,
i mean, reallyyy?
werent you a big anough fan to get a copy of the album to gain entry into the showcase?

oh well..

so long story short,
game ended, show started.

he kicked off with his newest single on our local radio stations, 'unfriend you'
and he was on the piano for the intro before he launch into the chorus when a backing track came on.
the second song he did was the title track 'hold on til the night'
which was done solely on the piano and it really showcased his vocals and
it was very beautifully done..
'home is in your eyes' was the third one he did,
which was one of my personal favourite besides 'summer train',
he explained how the song would remind him of someone's eyes back at home in the states
and whle he's on tour,
the eyes would belong to the fans..
aww, such a sweet talker, right ha ha

and the video which caught the world's attention,
or ellen's attention,
which was a cover of mother monster's 'paparazzi'!
i personally LOVED it though ha ha
okay i could be biased :P

so the last song he did was 'cheyenne'
which i believe is a song about a girl whom he's fallen in love with.
quite shocking if you ask,
cause i never knew a 14 year old would know what falling in love is..
ha ha

so shortly after some chanting of 'GREYSON! GREYSON! GREYSON!',
he came back on and he said,
'how would i leave without singing this one..'
of course, his debut single
'waiting outside the lines'!

indeed, those enchancers have been waiting outside the lines to enter powerhouse since as early as 8 in the am!
can you believe it?
well, i can!
you never know what singaporeans would do to achieve somethingg.. heh

in any case,
greyson chance was really good
both singing and playing the piana,
cause i for one do not know how to play that instrument heh

was a showcase worth checking out despite the rainy weather..

and big thanks to JOYCE for letting me use these photos!