It's been quite sometime I really share something about myself. Many years ago, someone posed me this question, "What is your dream as an artiste, as a singer?"
After watching "This Is It", I guess i know more or less what I yearn to have.
I yearn to have my own music, one day, spread all around the world, reaching as many people as possible. For people to appreciate and like my compositions and listen to them for as long. I hope to become someone who can change the lives of people for the better, someone who people can look up to, someone who my family and friends can be proud of. I know there is still a long way to go, but I'll work hard. And I hope all of you can stand by me and support me as I take each step towards success.
For this, I would like to thank a few people.
Boss, the one who truly believe in me no matter what happens. Someone who made me what I am today.
Family, people dearest to me, supporting me.
Teachers - John, Alex, Jensen, 蔡宣 - people who make me stronger as each day goes by, equipping me with all the necessary skills.
品鸣老师 - My producer. Without him, Elson's album will not be in progress. He has put in a lot of effort for me. Thank you 老师!
Chong 哥 - Thank you for making me sound nice!
EME - the lovely people I've came to known through my journey in music. I'm happy EME has become a big family. My dream one day is to see EME grow so big that thousands of people all know each other, living in harmony, being a big family.
God Ma Mrs Wee, God Pa Mr Wee, God Sis Sarah - Thank you for being part of me, taking such great care of me.
Sponsors - J.Ai, Robin, Esla, Terence, 刘老板, David and Joyce, (sorry if I missed out any) - Thank you for believing in me, supporting me and giving me so much attention and for the sponsorships.
Edwin 大哥 - Our short acquaintance has been very fruitful and meaningful to me. Each meeting is a source of knowledge for me. I look forward to our many many years of friendship to come! Thank you for the guidance.
Last but not least, my loyal blog readers! You guys are the inspiration and the reason why I blog! So help spread Elson's Blog around, share the love! (",)
Thank you every single person out there who played a part in making me who I am today, be it front line or backstage. Thank you! I will work harder to improve myself and make everybody proud of me!
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
This Is It
Somehow, I managed to catch Michael Jackson's This Is It today. It was a great great show! Anybody caught it yet?
Michael Jackson - This Is It
It's really a pity this concert didnt go through. Else it would be a very very great concert.
From a fan perspective, apart from being able to see his last few live performances before he passed away, it also allows me to see how much effort has been put into each and every concert and why a concert is worth that amount of money being paid.
From a musician point of view, he is simple AMAZING! First he writes his own songs. Secondly he choreographs his own dance moves. Thirdly, he is just great. He knows every single song he has released, what key, what tempo and how they should be sang and how the music is to be done. All the meticulous details, he has it in his hands. He can actually just dance on the spot. Love it when he went to do the video for They Dont Care About Us. How he corrects the dancers on the spot with his "on the spot" dance moves. MJ is not known to be musical instrument-ly inclined, yet he can correct every single person in the band. His ear is so sensitive and his music sense, so strong.
From an artiste point of view, it's really little wonder why is he the idol of many great artistes around the world including Mariah Carey, Lee Hom etc. His professionalism is really admirable. How he endured the pain during rehearsals, how he provides feedback in a tactful but professional way, how he takes every rehearsal seriously. His performance is really terrific. The best thing about the movie is that ALL the 20 something, 30 something PROFESSIONAL dancers, NONE of them can actually match up to MJ, who is 50 years old. Really none.
But quite sad didnt get to see the moonwalk or listen to some of my other favourite songs of his. Watching this movie, makes me wanna have my own concert. I also secretly had a crush on the female guitarist in the movie. She is so damn cool!
It's really a great source of inspiration to me.
Overall, it's a really great movie.
Rating: 4.5/5
Official Movie Trailer
Assignments are piling up. Hopefully I can rest during the weekends. Sometimes I really hope I can have zero stress. Sigh.
Good night!
Michael Jackson - This Is It
It's really a pity this concert didnt go through. Else it would be a very very great concert.
From a fan perspective, apart from being able to see his last few live performances before he passed away, it also allows me to see how much effort has been put into each and every concert and why a concert is worth that amount of money being paid.
From a musician point of view, he is simple AMAZING! First he writes his own songs. Secondly he choreographs his own dance moves. Thirdly, he is just great. He knows every single song he has released, what key, what tempo and how they should be sang and how the music is to be done. All the meticulous details, he has it in his hands. He can actually just dance on the spot. Love it when he went to do the video for They Dont Care About Us. How he corrects the dancers on the spot with his "on the spot" dance moves. MJ is not known to be musical instrument-ly inclined, yet he can correct every single person in the band. His ear is so sensitive and his music sense, so strong.
From an artiste point of view, it's really little wonder why is he the idol of many great artistes around the world including Mariah Carey, Lee Hom etc. His professionalism is really admirable. How he endured the pain during rehearsals, how he provides feedback in a tactful but professional way, how he takes every rehearsal seriously. His performance is really terrific. The best thing about the movie is that ALL the 20 something, 30 something PROFESSIONAL dancers, NONE of them can actually match up to MJ, who is 50 years old. Really none.
But quite sad didnt get to see the moonwalk or listen to some of my other favourite songs of his. Watching this movie, makes me wanna have my own concert. I also secretly had a crush on the female guitarist in the movie. She is so damn cool!
It's really a great source of inspiration to me.
Overall, it's a really great movie.
Rating: 4.5/5
Official Movie Trailer
Assignments are piling up. Hopefully I can rest during the weekends. Sometimes I really hope I can have zero stress. Sigh.
Good night!
Monday, November 2, 2009
Finally
Finally! Today marks the end of recording I'm In Love With It. Woo! So excited, cant wait for the final product to come out.
Was pretty sick when I woke up today. Kinda like lost track of time. I dragged myself to school and sat through the lectures with my mind spinning, eyes aching, tearing every 10 minutes and of course runny nose. Popped 2 Panadol and another and another and another after each time interval. Didnt eat much today also.
Headed home to rest. Mummy asked me to go check out and finalise my own furniture. So I had no choice but to head out again at night. Went recording after that.
So happy to see everyone today. We took a group photo. (",)
Thanks Keng Huei for the sms encouragement today. And for everybody's well wishes.
I'm much better now!
Was pretty sick when I woke up today. Kinda like lost track of time. I dragged myself to school and sat through the lectures with my mind spinning, eyes aching, tearing every 10 minutes and of course runny nose. Popped 2 Panadol and another and another and another after each time interval. Didnt eat much today also.
Headed home to rest. Mummy asked me to go check out and finalise my own furniture. So I had no choice but to head out again at night. Went recording after that.
So happy to see everyone today. We took a group photo. (",)
Thanks Keng Huei for the sms encouragement today. And for everybody's well wishes.
I'm much better now!
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