Hark Music Singapore

We have shifted!

2007-06-02T01:02:00.000+08:00

We have shifted.

Click to http://harkmusicsg.blogspot.com

See Ya THERE!!!!

Ha ha HA!!!!! I've done it!!! In just few hours time!

2007-05-26T22:30:00.000+08:00

Wah Ha!!! Smarty smarty me have set up a new blog already!!!
After procrastinating for few weeks to re-locate our blog to a new address, I have completed the task in just 2 hours! Kek Kek KEK!!!

Our new BLOG ADDRESS is http://harkmusicsg.blogspot.com
All our new posts will be updated in this new BLOG....sooo...bookmark the new address down orh!!! Remember...it's http://harkmusicsg.blogspot.com

Anyway, today is SAT....Let's just gossip what happened today for our Live Shows....

Hmm... SHOCKING ReSults Today!!!!!
We just tabulated the audiences' feedback for the AIPS....
For the past 2 weeks, Kenneth, Elyse and Leonard were the top 3 so far.....

Ehem......Today........*shake head*.......

Seems like Leonard is the only one who's still one of the few tops runners....

Fiona, Yingzhi and Sarah have gotten many ticks tonight!!!
They managed to perform well today and left a good impression to the listeners!!! That's the way, man.... I will blog more about their performances later..... this is just a 'prelude'!!!

Wo Oh!!!! Way to go, girls!!!

Go now....to http://harkmusicsg.blogspot.com

I have been PROCRASTINATING!!!

2007-05-26T20:16:00.000+08:00

omg~~~
I have been PROCRASTINATING for the last 2, 3 weeks already!!!!!!

I need to move the BLOG to another blog address.....but I have been delaying to set up the new BLOG.....HMmm.....Paiseh, guys....

Hark Music Cafe has been transformed for more than 1 month now.....but I am still using the harkmusicafebar.blogspot.com address!!!!
AIyO~~~~ 真不应该！！！

Okok....am going to settle it NOW~~!!!!!
Next week.....me going to annouce our NEW BLOG ADDRESS!!!

U wait and Seee~~~~!

2007-05-23T18:44:00.000+08:00

During our 实在歌手Challenge on last SAT....all the singers were thrown a 临场 question to test on their 应变能力。。。Most of the questions were thrown by our very very talkative Weicai...and boy...he can really come up with many weird..weird ideas man.....

Questions like:
1. If people don't like your face...and tells you that it's ugly..what would you do or say to that person?
2. If you are walking on a street and someone comes up to you and ask..."Eh..你整容啊"? How would you react?
3. If someone approaches you, and ask you to be a model and need to reveal "三点"s....你肯不肯？
4. Why you wear SUPERMAN belt every week? (Eh....actually, this questions is thrown by an audience!Hahaa...)

Hmm...all these are done to 考验 on their 'talking' skills....letting them learn how to present themselves well! This coming SAT..they will be doing something more challenging! They will be pairing up within themselves to introduce each other. Let's 期待！

So far, in just 3 weeks of performances, we can see that the AIPs (Artistes-In-Progress) have been improving by leaps and bounds! Their singing skills has improved under our pressure...they are also more aware of their performing etiquette and personal grooming.

We have put in many many efforts helping them to grow and blossom into a Recording/Performing Artiste.

Their training is on every Sunday afternoon, starting at 3pm. The weekly lesson was planned held for about 2 hours....but every Sunday...it will definitely stretched into 7~8pm....That's 4-5 hours! That's how committed we are to help our Artistes!

Every Saturday, rehearsals starts at 5pm...and ends right up to 8pm! Yes, that much effort were put into bringing a good show to all of you!

Coming up soon for the plans is they will be entering the recording studio very soon....
We are planning to let them handle and sing demo songs which are suitable for their voices.
This is to test on their vocal handling in a recording studio..

Exciting, ba......!!!

Okok...Let's talk about last week's performance...

As mentioned before, they did a different song genre for last SAT performance. Some did R&B, some did HIP HOP, some did Pop Rock, some did Folk ROck!......(Wah...so many styles...I also 乱了..)
We have many laughs during the night...some started from the talkative Weicai...who blabbered on like no one's business which 'irritated' Mr AMOS.....some from the audiences' participation in giving the AIPs feedbacks and throwing them questions...

So, I would say it's rather light-hearted to spend the evening here at Performing Studio @ Hark
Here's how the AIPs performed last week.

FIONA
She did a rather good breakthrough by rapping her song! And definitely...she has improved in her dressing to make her stand out more from the rest....Good..Keep it up! But go on and explore more in your dressing and grooming.

SARAH
Overall...she still emits the 'blur' feel to the audience..Hmm..it can be good and bad..it gonna depends how the audience/listeners percieve that....She got to buck up on her stage presence, which is lacking during her ROCK version of 一个像夏天一个像秋天.. Her eye contact was a little 'lost'.....加油！加油！

YINGZHI
She's got stable stage presence in singing...but once she talked, ehh....ehhhh...ehhh....alot of ehhhs..ahhhsss will come out!!! Hmm..that shouldn't happen! Yingzhi emits a character singer look and feel...her distinctive voice also sets her apart easily from other AIPs...So...maintain your character! Don't become 'soft soft' and have that intimidated look in you!

JUNMING
He did well in his ROCK delivery of 自导自演的悲剧. His voice control was much powerful and bright compared to his normal singing...I think he did best among the AIPs that night for the different genre delivery. Good job, man!

JOANNE
No doubt Joanne always managed to carry across as a very approachable gal. This week, I feel she did not manage to deliver her song well. Her Pop Rock version of 隐形人 lacks groove..and it was pitchy all over. She didn't manage to capture alot of good nods that night... Work harder, girl!

KENNETH
He got a unique sounding voice that always leave a deep impression in many for sure. Now, he gonna work and practice more than that. Having just an unique voice is not enough to last...That's just good for first impression. He still got to improve his projection and stage presence. And...he always 'stared' at people on stage...hmm...no good..no good...

RYAN
Many praised his rapping for 七里香！So, a DANCE version was also thrown to him! I would say he did fine for that as well.... He came across as not fashionable enough...so he gonna work on his dress sense.

ELYSE
Till now, many people probably still cannot figure if she's a shy gal or a 'dao' gal... So, her personality at the moment is still not strong enough. Vocally, she's one of the stronger ones...so no doubt, people always remember her for a strong, clear, studio quality voice. At only 19yrs old, you stand a good chance to have a break but gonna work harder on your personality and stage presence too...

LEONARD
He got a strong, ABC accented voice....His playful personality can put a smile easily on people's face. He kinda found his personality...but gonna see how audience take that.

So...the top 3 scorers last week were ELYSE, KENNETH, LEONARD.
Hmmmm.....same as the week before.....We hope all the AIPs have more fighting spirit to push yourself even further!

It WaS Sooo aWeSOmE!!! BreaThTaking~~~

2007-05-19T15:58:00.000+08:00

Wow Wow WOW!!!!!

I haven't started posting about the FRIDAY show...so many people has already talked about it in our tagboard!!!

That's our dear Xinyun's 魅力!
I am sure all who were present felt their breath taken away!!!
~~~~~ It was so heart-pounding..yet soo soulful. ~~~~~

She sang 回家 with a bossanova twist in the middle...Refreshing feel! And the highlight was singing LISTEN by Beyonce from the Dreamgirls Movie...It was just simply soo emotional..makes me wanna cry~~~ Never heard someone singing it LIVE...I saw Beyonce Live in youtube..but it was 2 keys lower than the original recording...She sang it in original key! Aiyo~~ dunno how she did that... *hands hit shaking head*

I really yearn for another time like this!! Heh heh...I'll try persuade her to sing again next Friday!!! LOL!!

Well, the only setback was the sound system wasn't doing justice yesterday...The sound system was rather 'funny' on the night...It just didn't sound quite right....
We spent the rest of the night till about 1am++ re-adjusting the sound to make it sound right again...Next time, I think it will sound much much better! Let's 期待！

Well, another highlight of the Friday's show was Vynson's 你那么爱她...
Amos challenged him to sing 4 different feel in just a chorus! (Well, you know....Vynson has been singing this song umpteen times......)
Not only he needs to sing in various genres...his body gonna move in the right beat too with the drum beats!

In just 1 chorus, he need to change genres in every 2 bars throughout the chorus.
He did a normal version, Cha Cha version, HiP HoP version and ROCK! He gonna switched through them fast! The climax was when he did the HiP HoP...with his 'Yo！Yo!... kuoa teoh gwee (hokkien:看到鬼) ' improvisation..... HaHahahaa...makes everyone just fell back once he reaches this section... *thinking of it still makes me laugh out loud now!*

He's really one hell of a great performer and entertainer!!!

And..........what's more witty was Amos sabo-ed him to sing the chorus over and over again....draining him out!! And 'bad bad' Amos still add a 'lang sai'(hokkien: 人狮 liondance) segment between..where Vynson just sprawled up and did the 'lang sai' action whilst singing the song! Can't imagine how it will looks like, how it sounds like? No problem!

.... we will be posting the videos up soon!!

We are now collating the videos and doing editing to them....will have them ready very soon!!
Our long delayed new website will be ready very soon! On hold..on hold...we are also rushing the developers very badly too.....

Another news here!!!

HARK STUDENT SINGING COMPETITION

Calling all active and former Hark Students!!!
We are organising a Hark Student Singing Competition to let all of you gain more experiences, exposures and also to get to interact with more music lovers like you! So, we hope all of you can join in this friendly competition and pit your skills with your fellow Hark friends!

Over $1,500 CASH and Prizes to be won! Potential Singers will be offered a HARK ARTISTE CONTRACT too!

Never think that you can't make it, or you don't have the calibre.....it is always a learning process..where you try to grab as much opportunity as you learn and someday you will reach to where you want to be!
It does not only apply to those who wish to have a singing career. Even if your humble goal is just to sing well, this is a very good opportunity to hone your singing skills and also to build up your stage confidence so that you can deliver your singing pieces well in front of your friends and family!

We hope to see as many music enthusiacts as possible to join in this friendly challenge!
The Audition Date is 1st of June (FRI).

Email us at competition@harkmusic.com to register for your audition slot or call us at 6333 0733/6339 0100!

This competition is organised for all our students in mind.
We hope to give all of you encouragement and motivation in your process of learning and improving yourself in the journey of music.

See ya all!

Till my next post......ByeZ!!!

oh YES!!!! Blogger is well and UP!!!

2007-05-16T21:07:00.000+08:00

Yo..YOZ!!!!!!!!!!!
Blogger is finally well!!! Me sooooo happy...

No need to endure the strange strange interface anymore!!!

Can play with the font colour and size!!! FINALLY!

Being an Artiste is not easy.....

2007-05-15T00:18:00.000+08:00

On SAT.The Real Singer Challenge 实在歌手大考验, our Artistes-In-Progress (AIPs) faced their very first challenge and pressure as they needed to deliver 2 songs and gained as much votes from the audience as possible to prove their popularity and appeal. Each and every audience has to vote for 3 of their favourite AIPs.....(I will reveal the top 3 at the end of this post...)

Rehearsals for that day started at about 5pm and stretched up to almost 8pm..just right before the show time!!! Pressure is everywhere.....Many people were already waiting outside the studio......Phew~~~~Hot....Tense...everywhere......

Tonight, one of 'famous' Hark host - Weicai was roped in to add more 'variety' to the show...
I bet many of you may missed his crap talking skills.....c'mon down to support him next SAT...he'll be around to co-host too!

Other than the AIPs, one of our Hark Artiste - Eddie Tan 陈弘炫 was the guest performer of the night...who got some whistles' blows from our ladies audience when he mentioned that he's gonna bring us the song - 我可以! Haha...that showed his charm one more time! He also brought us another groovy number - 普通朋友.

Smart, Suave EDDIE TAN!

Here, our AIPs was waiting anxiously to deliver their well-practiced pieces...hmmm...solemn faces....

It was a full-house night! Drinks were given to all audience on SAT night...so, you can have some drinks, relax, enjoy the performances and vote for your favourites! Isn't that a fun experience on a Saturday evening???

Audiences, earnestly listening to everyone's performances....

So, here are some of the photo captures of the night....sorry guys, I did not manage to have all the AIPs photos.....so, if your favourites are not in there....trust me, there's not biased views!!! Relax...relax....hahaaa......

So, here it goes...............

LEONARD

SARAH

YINGZHI

JOANNE

ELYSE

KENNETH

RYAN

It was a long night...and the entire show ended at 10.30pm....

After a night of tabulations....our top 3 AIPs for the night shows are...............

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ELYSE, LEONARD, KENNETH!

Coming this Saturday...more interesting stuffs gonna happen....

All the AIPs will be delivering a chosen song, with 2 versions....meaning, they will sing a normal version of the song and a either R&B, Hip Hop, or ROCK version to show their versatility!

I have seen them rehearsing during their lesson last SUN...I must say, it was a breakthrough for most of them....under our Music Director's guidance...they've shown a different side of them after advices from our Music Director - Amos Teo!

So, if you guys can make a date with us this SAT, c'mon down and show these AIPs your support....and vote them to keep them in the run to be our next Hark ARTISTE!!!!!

We did some improvements....:)

2007-05-14T16:43:00.000+08:00

Last weekend was our 2nd week of our shows in the new place...

Feedbacks from the 1st week...we have done some minor additions to the shows...(you see, we are constantly looking for improvements!)

Before the show starts for FRI.Open Mic or SAT. The Real Singer Challenge, we warmed up the crowd by talking to them, letting them know what's going to happen and of course...cracking up some little jokes...haha...

We know the seating arrangements now, though much more comfortable then before when enjoying the music shows, it does portray a little 'tense' and 'cannot have fun' mood.....Yea, yea....we know all these...we will be working on some ideas to make everything feel more balanced...

Soon...we may be having a SnackBar!!! Providing some drinks and titbits to nimble on....working...working on that..anyone wanna take up this 'stall'?? HAhahaaa....

So, what happened last FRIDAY???

A number of singers already 'signed' up with us with their performing slots! Good! This way, our live band are able to anticipate better on the songs and prepare to ensure smooth delivery~~~

Here are some picks....
(Click on the picture to view captions!)

And............................We had 2 Guest Performers for the night...

Alex Tan and Xin Yun!!!!!

Alex sang 黑色幽默 and 背叛....

Xin Yun sang 写一首歌, requested by audience: 最爱的人伤我最深 & 回家

Audiences enjoying our performances...see all smiles on faces!!! *wink! *wink!

This coming week, Xin Yun will be singing too....heard that she's preparing for an English number...a song from the DREAMGIRLS soundtrack...c'mon this week Friday if you wanna catch her sing sing sing~~~

This coming friday, Vynson is the other Guest Performer who has great entertainment skills...don't miss it too!

HEY! What's wrong??

2007-05-11T00:32:00.000+08:00

OMG~~~~

What's wrong these day??? My blogger posting interface still looks weird...now my tag board posts are missing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ARGH~~~~

Now, we are already fretting over our new website which will be launching soon......hopefully very soon! The project has been delayed due to unforeseen circumstances.....well, I guess cause there's pretty much work to do due to our requirements.....but whatever...I think we are all sooooo eager to show you our new website...and you are sooo eager try it out too right??

okok...next week..next week... ;) We try harder..We try harder....

Today's our company new collaterals came too...our school brochures, our new namecards, our new letterhead, our new envelopes, our new receipt slips too......excited..excited....will take some photos and show it to your guys soon...
sorry, very busy today! :P

At the meantime, just to let you guys know what we will be really busy and caught with in the coming months....a very exciting project!

We will be busy churning out a music production for one of our Hark Artiste! We can't reveal him/her at the moment now...but it's gonna be really challenging! Demo recording will be starting tomorrow to try on the studio sounds...(of course at our very own Hark's Recording Studio..)

In a few months time, you will definitely hear his/her song in national radio..Y.E.S. 933!
Stay tuned~~~~~~~~~~

p/s: still can't edit my writing....sobssssssssssssss....

2007-05-08T01:02:00.000+08:00

Okok...despite my blogger template looks very weird which does not allow me to edit my font colour and size....I shall carry on(!) and try to write something for the SAT Live Shows.....*sobs* *sobs*
[if someone knows where the fault lies....please tell me, k??? Or maybe it's only my computer.... :( ]

Anyway..back to the topic...
Audiences who came on both FRI and SAT shows...commented that SAT shows was better and more interesting....as you get to see many singers presenting their performing pieces..and of course...you get to see new, fresh faces!!! (OUR ARTISTES-IN-PROGRESS!)

As it's only the first shows, their very first performance, we did not get the audience to evaluate and vote for their favourites yet...it's just a warm-up for them too! They only delivered 1 song for their maiden performance...

This coming SAT, they will be delivering either 2 songs (half song)...or 1 full song....
They were given pretty much pressure to do well, and perform to their best.....hmm..we hope they can take it...Message from our Music Director is that some of these maybe eliminated if they still did not manage to meet his standards...hmmm...pressure..pressure....

Some pictures....

Our 'Hark House' during the night!

Our Music Director starting the show....

Our Artistes-In-Progress (AIPs)...waiting nervously and anxiously for their turn to perform!

First up.....YingZhi! Pretty girl...with an unique voice! She sang我要快乐(A*mei)...She can deliver English songs well too...We think she's got some potential to develop...Let's see how she progresses on in a few weeks' time!

Next up...Ryan Kwan! Some of you may find him familiar if you frequent the 'ex-'cafe...Yes, he's one of our Hark's hosts...Days you used to catch him are like Men's Night (WED), and Member's Night (SUN)... Anyway, he sang 翅膀-JJ that night...Hmm...impression wise was just fine...I think he's gonna work hard to find his own style and character..His singing sounded rather similiar to Jay Chou...so not much of an identity at the moment...Work hard, pal!

Next, FIONA singing 爱笑的眼睛. Yes, she's one of our champion from the Live 比一比! She's got a sweet vocal..with an good advantage of her height and personality! She makes guys wanna protect her! A rather perfect match to her vocal type. She gives a comfortable impression to most with her clear vocals....Now, we just gonna see how she can handle her performing stamina with various songs delivery.. At the moment, I feel that she can improve on her dressing and grooming to make her stand out more!

KENNETH singing 我可以. A young boy with a raspy r&b voice...Good potential! He definitely leave an impression to people with his distinctive singing style...but it will depends if he appeals to them in the right way....

Jeneen singing 安静. She gonna work on more to make a stronger impression on her vocal delivery. But many may not know, she's also a music composer with pretty good writing ideas! That's a plus point....but how much can it help? We will see....

Teng Yeow singing PIANO..Another young boy who still can't find his own personality. He needs to work on alot to add more personality to his performance to leave an impression! That's very crucial for an artiste development. Don't give up, boy...Learn more, hear more, see more and review your own performances!

Next up..Joanne 陈佐安 singing 人质...a girl-next-door personality who can communicate to the audience naturally...Easy for her to connect with the audience with her infectious smile! For her vocal-wise, it was just fine...not too impressive though...try to work more on your vocal training, gal...

Leonard 董诚亮 singing 专属天使 A petite guy with rather good music sense. He's got a unique diction which makes it his style...He's got some vocal power and tone but gonna do more polishing to his delivery to avoid sounding too 'raw'.....and please work on your dressing, dude..you know, you gonna leave an impression but not the wrong way!

Sarah..a self-admit blur girl singing 再一次拥有...she's got a clear, sweet voice and sweet high notes. However, she gonna work more on her fundamental techniques so that she can gain more control to her voice..

Last performer of the night: Jun Ming..singing 没有你. A performer that couldn't leave a strong impression in the audience. He gonna work more on his vocal delivery for a WOW impact...His visual impact needs to be strengthened too. Junming..I am suggesting that you can wear a pair of glasses (fashionable ones lah..) to make yourself stand out...What you think??

If you guys feel like coming to watch their performances..and like to give some comments to help to progress more...c'mon down every SAT..and see who becomes our next Hark ARTISTE!

p/s: you know...I'm feeling rather frustrated not being able to do more fanciful editing to my writings to make them stand out better.....sigh.....so...pardon me for making this post looks soooo dulll......I will try to see what's wrong...For the past 2 posts..I couldn't change my font size and colour......and the writing window is soooooo darn small..........it's only with 8 lines visibility....isn't that sad....... :((((

Strange Strange Blogger....... :(

2007-05-07T17:17:00.000+08:00

I wanted to post some of our SAT Live Shows pictures.....but I still got a strange 'New Post' interface from blogger..Actually, I already faced it few days back when posting the FRI Live Shows...I thought it's some of the bugs or watever....Wait for a few more days...everything should be fine...but now..it's still like this!!!!

I couldn't colour my words....I wouldn't change the font size......

My entry will looks very BORING!!!! HOW?????!!!???

Can someone help?? Those who are blogging at blogspot...do you face the same problem???

Our 1st Live Show: FRI.Open Mic

2007-05-05T16:00:00.000+08:00

All right....yesterday was our Very 1st Live Shows conducted to about 70 strong audiences.
Hmm...I would say it was really a fruitful experience...and it's so great to see so many familiar faces again in this new place!

Many of the performing items last night may be what you have experienced in the cafe before but now it's just in a different environment..a different feel...a different expectation...a different feel.

As we have taken away the F&B part, now when you come to this place, your intention is only to come and enjoy to a good music show.

All performers of the evening commented the sound acoustics & system was a BIG improvement from previous set-up...and listeners was feeling so shiok on the sounds that they hear. (yea! That's one of our major intention in renovating the place! We achieved it!)

Yesterday's shows was a little short, which lasted for about 1 hour...
Fret not guys, from next week onwards, we are aiming for at least 1.5 hours show.

We need to have more feedbacks and ideas from you guys...and we are gonna present more interesting stuffs to you guys soon!!!

Alright...let's do a run-through on yesterday's show (for the benefit of those who were not here!)

Amos aka Anwen安文 started the show by performing a series of medley of his 'well-sang' hits!
曹操 -> PIANO -> 发如雪
With an ensemble of only a guitar and keyboard and a electronic drum machine, the music arrangement already sounded really full!
Afterwhich, Amos aka Anwen安文 did an simple introduction to thank everyone for their presence...cracked some small little jokes..as the atmosphere did seem a little 'cold' cause it was an unfamiliar place to all...and the seating arrangement was so much more different from previously where you can chit-chat, drink, eat, laugh laughly with your friends....
And of course...the audience was tickled, but all laughed with 'manners'...Haha..kekeee...not LOL LOL!

Next up, we invited Vynson to start the show's ball running...He's the first singer of the night.
Forever playful and full of crazy ideas, he sabo-ed his 'so-called' brother - "Lim Zhao Hui aka Philip Lim" (Vynson's Chinese name is Lin Zhaoyu) to sing an duet 你那么爱她 with him! It was completely unplanned! Sporting Philip went up the stage and nailed the song effortlessly!

Next up, Vynson also did a song from 王杰-忘了你，忘了我。。。。(a very sad song.....as usual 王杰style..)

Soon after......

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We spotted someone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ah HOe!!!!!

Without losing the opportunity..(eh....actually we wouldn't lose the chance to call him up on stage lah....he's such as flasher! He'll sure volunteer him!), we called him up on stage...with his signature 'bluetooth' electric guitar... Guess what the first thing that he said on stage..................为什么没有酒喝？

...?!?!!!!???!?!???!?*?!

Doing his “烂”人情歌。。。Amos aka Anwen commented that his guitar skills improved...(or maybe is the sound system, better?)

With Ah How's appearance and his great entertaining skills....audiences are sure enjoying themselves away......! See, all smiles on faces....

Since it's an FRI.OpenMic, we are gonna invite some singers from the audience to bring us their best-sang hits..

Here's Nawei - One of the audience singers of the evening..

Other audiences who sang - Cherry, Weicai and Karen..

Eh...this is our cheeky Shawn..don't think that he's always sooo cool playing the guitar.

His happy expression captured just by a split of a second! Must be the 'shioking' feeling from the playing in the new place. He can finally hear clearly what's he playing!HAHAHAAHHA..

Joyful expressions from pretty ladies!

Hey hey.....FINALLY.....our '压奏’of the night...ALEX TAN.....

The great music arrangements, the great vocals, and...no need to mention the great sound system/acoustics, right..haha....anyway, was a blast and the most happening moment of the night! The great sound/music was simply awesome!

Alex bought us 吻别 ROCK，天天想你，背叛Unplugged version (a last min requested song from audience).....

Yea Yea...that's what happened in a short music evening.....

Tonight will be our 12 Artistes-In-Progress performances...Audience will be the evaluators and vote for their favourites!

I will blog their performances again soon.... Stay tuned......

Our BIG Revelation! C'mon, follow us through this photo tour...

2007-05-01T12:27:00.000+08:00

Hey! It's 1st of May today!
Happy Labour Day!
It's also where we should do a big revelation on what's going on at Hark Music recently...

So, in today's post, we are going to bring you through a virtual photo tour of our new place! And, you bet this is going to be a pretty long post... :)

Hark Music - Let your passion make an impression.

Now, we are not only a music school or a music cafe.
We are a music company which provides various music supports/facilities for music lovers in Singapore to interact.

Music Courses . Artistes . Live Shows . Performing Studio . Publishing . Productions

This is going to be like a music 'club' for all music lovers!

So, if you are a music learner, a music listener, a music performer, a song writer, a wannabe, we have all supports and facilities to help you grow to your fullest!

Ok, now we are going to start on the virtual photo tour...READY?

~OUR EXTERIOR~

A House that houses many local music talents! We develop and nurture new talents realistically too. With our in-house live shows, performing studio, recording studio, all potential talents will be put to the test, put to the performing ground to hone your skills!

~OUR RECEPTION~

A bright red colour theme to bring out the vibrancy and dynamism of Hark Music Team!

A waiting area. Our Live Shows, Performers and Artistes posters are all displayed around our reception area.

Another view! From here, you can locate our Recording Studio through the glass panel. Cool, right?

~ OUR RECORDING STUDIO/ROOM~

This is where all the production works are 'manufactured'. This will also be a room where you can experience recording your vocals. You must own your own voice!

~CORRIDOR LEADING TO PERFORMING STUDIO~

Yes, the title says it all. This is a small corridor leading to the performing studio. Just like when you are going to watch a movie. Beside the corridor, sits our Recording Room/Studio (which you have just got some glimpse) and a Pop Piano Room.

~ OUR NEW POP PIANO ROOM~

Simple, just a Pop Piano Room for imparting piano playing skills to music lovers like you!

~* OUR PERFORMING STUDIO*~

Yeah..now you enter our Performing Studio. This is the view from the back.

A view from one of the rows. As mentioned, all seats are theatrical views. Comfy seats with back rest to let you concentrate in watching our live shows.

Our new sofas. Don't underestimate the seating capacity of this place.

Do ya know that this place can seat slightly more than 70 people at one time?

Plus at the same, we have created some standing space and some floor area for floor seating! You bet, this is going to be an intimate setting, just like a recital hall in Esplanade!

Today, we are at the same time doing some re-furnishing to our 2nd storey. Mainly some painting works and new furnitures for our teaching rooms.

PAINTS again!!!Kekeee...

Workers working....

In a few days, you will a new, fresh HARK!

A reminder...all Hark Live Shows in May are FREE~~

And, we assure it's better and with a tighter pace, than the shows you experienced before. So, why not take this chance to come down and enjoy the Live Shows?

Scroll down to see our shows themes in May!

Call us at 6333 0733/6339 0100 for seat reservations!

We want to see you soon!

Our May 07 Live Shows Posters!

2007-04-28T21:21:00.000+08:00

Hark Music

Presents

May 2007 Live Shows

PERFORMING STUDIO@HARK

五林大会　Friday Open Mic
Everyone can sing!
Open to anyone who wish to show your singing talent and let our Show Master- Amos Teo 张安文 turn you to be a "5-min Star"!

To book your singing slot, simply email liveshows@harkmusic.com or call 63330733 with your Name, Song Title & Contact Number.

Date: Every Friday starting May 07
Time: Show A: 8.00pm Show B: 10.00pm
Venue: Performing Studio@HARK
Ticket Price: $8 Waived! Promo Launch in May - FREE for all!

The REAL SINGER Challenge!

They are the specially selected ones who possess certain X-factors. Now, you'll get to witness the performances of these Artistes-In-Progress (AIP) during every Saturday's live show. Each week, their singing and hosting abilities will be tested "realistically" by our Music Director. You get to vote for your favourites and play a part to determine who will be the next Hark Artiste!

Music Director: Amos Teo
Guitarist: Shawn Tan
Pianist: Alvin Goh

Date: Every Saturday starting May 07
Time: Show A: 8.00pmShow B: 10.00pm
Venue: Performing Studio@HARK
Ticket Price: $8 Waived! Promo Launch in May - FREE for all!

VYNSON Lin 林钊宇

A natural performer who never fails to bring laughter to audiences. His easily draw cheers & screams with his trademark impersonations. You'll never see such a hilarious performance right in front of your eyes in Singapore. This May, catch him in action during 五林大会 on 4th & 18th (Fri).

ALEX Tan陈凯良

A versatile vocalist blessed with a wide vocal range and soothing vocal tone.If you ask him what's his greatest passion in life, his answer is "Performing for people". That's the reason you'll sure to be captivated whenever he deliver songs like 《背叛－曹格》and《菊花台－周杰伦＞.This May, catch him in action in 五林大会 on 4th, 11th & 25th (Fri).

The DREAMWALKERS梦游行者

The Dreamwalkers is fronted by three girls, and its preference of music inclines towards genres such as pop, R&B and jazz. With just two voices and a keyboard, it may not be a full piece band, but it is through such simplicity that the music produced is strong, clear and compact.This May, catch them in action in 实在歌手大考验 on 5th & 19th (SAT).

Members:
小胖(Group Leader/2nd Vocalist/Composer/Lyricist)
惠卿(Keyboardist/Music Arranger/Composer)
恩恩(Main Vocalist)

EDDIE Tan陈弘炫

When you look at him, you'll be charmed by his 'Cool - 酷" look. When you listen to him, you'll be mesmerised by his "devoted - 专情" voice.But don't think he's trying to act. Come and watch him in person. You'll know he is real.This May, catch him in action in 实在歌手大考验 on 12th & 26th (SAT).

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YES.....all the above are the shows we are going to have in May 2007!
Not to feel disappointed, call us at 6333 0733/6339 0100 or email us at liveshows@harkmusic.com with your Name and Contact Number to reserve your seats now!!!!

We shall see ya!

Our 1st Live Shows starts next week!!!

2007-04-27T17:56:00.000+08:00

Our first Live Shows starts next weekend
in our new Performing Studio!!!

After a month long of renovations, Hark Music is ready to invite you back to enjoy the performances you loved with an improved sound system and acoustics in our new
PERFORMING STUDIO @ HARK!

We will be sending e-invitations out these few days, so those who wants to watch our shows....
Quick! Email us at performingstudio@harkmusic.com with your thoughts on:

What you like about Hark Music?
Why you want to be the first few to enjoy our Live Shows?

Simple, right? You can get the privileged passes if we like your answers!!!! :P

Well, if you feel that your brain is not working...can't think of good answers...hmmm...why not do some referencing and add your own creative ideas to make it your own!! Here, let me post some interesting answers, thoughts we got from Hark Lovers (specially selected from 'thousands'! hahaaa).....

What you like about Hark Music?

- "Like the live music, musicians, singers, concept!! Most importantly.. it's the only one in Singapore!! "

- "It's simple. The enviroment is relaxing and the host is good. :) What more to ask for after a long stressful day. >.< "

- "It provides a plaform to share music and also allows music lovers like me to express my sincerity for singing. "

- "........Hark Music gives these people the opportunity to show their talents on stage. It creates a one-stop place for music lovers to host and share their music, providing an exciting and wonderful place for them to discover new music and new artistes. It is also a place where all music lovers interact and exchange music...... "
(very long, right?? actually, this gal wrote 3/4 page long for this question alone!!! Great job, girl! Ehhh...can't post the entire answer here....too long already lah....kekeeee..)

Why you want to be the first few to enjoy our Live Shows?

- "Coz I want to be the first to share the joy of Hark Music on its achievements, and to witness its most prestigious performing studio in Singapore. It will be great to see and talk to people from all walks of life during this memorable day! "

- "Hey! I miss the gathering with my friends! If u are not giving me a dozen, then give me 3 tickets than! PLEASE! "

- "Being a constant supporter of Hark Music, how can I not be part of the HONOURED audiences, to catch the new one stop music institution and its artistes??!! So... pick me pick me!!! "

- "Because i been your regular customer and is disappointed to know of your temporaily closure when i visited your shop at around mid april. :-p "

- "Simple! Cause I really miss HARK MUSIC! I need to replenish my Hark dosage soon! Been deprived from 1 month already! "

OKokOK...enough already, ya? Got ya some ideas already, ya?
Then..WRITE TO US NOW!!!!!

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Below here are posters which will says it all on what
Hark Music comprises, consists, provides, produces, contains...whatever......

Hark Music
Let your passion make an impression.

Very BUSYZzzzzz!!!

2007-04-24T00:50:00.000+08:00

Sorry guys......been realli very busy!!!!!
Did not manage to update the blog....

Been really caught up with arranging all the performers' schedules....and photoshoots!!!

Yeah~~~ We are doing alot of photoshoots for all the performers..as we are designing and printing all the posters for all the live shows we are having during the weekends..
Ya know, a lot of work has to be done...all from the designing of the posters, editing of photos, brainstorming for show names, creative work in copywriting.......hahaa...the list can go on and on!

Anyway, when all the posters' designs are launched, I bet you will experience a brand new HARK! Ohya...we are also sooo busy with our new website! We are really excited and eager to show our new website to you guys...but wait, wait.....we gonna have patience for good things! Haha...

Ohya...talking about the performers, we now have another nod from one of our very talented singer.......................................ALEX TAN a.k.a. Chen Kai Liang! YiPPeE~~~ *wink!**wink!*

In a few days time, we will be revealing some of our Live Show Themes... so you guys better come back often to the blog for the latest updates!

A peek for you on what we will be having in our Live Shows...
1. We will still be having Live Band Karaoke (yippee! for singers! we want you back!).

2. We will also have our Artistes-In-Progress performances, where audiences will be the evaluators! You determine their X-factor, you play a part to see if they can be offered Hark Artiste Contract where they get to have overseas development and have an original song written specially for their personality and voice, and best, broadcast to the radio! *Wow...*

3. We have invited some very talented local bands, bringing you many hits, and singing them in their own ways! You should not miss their performances!

...and all these brought to you FREE in May!!!!

So now.....you can't wait to come to the new Hark Performing Studio?????
Here, I present you with some new pictures for some glimpse!

As mentioned, all seats are sofas and theatre views!
You get to enjoy purely music, purely entertainment!

A peek to the stage~~~

THE STAGE!

Till my next post.....CIAO~~~

New Background!!!

2007-04-19T22:22:00.000+08:00

Yeah~~~

I have just changed our BLOG's background...

Spent about 1 hour to change it....cause photobucket's giving me problems!!! Made me look all over for the 'bug'...when I still can't find the bug....I decided to switch to another image hosting site...
Then, everything just works well!!! ARGH~~~

Now, feelin' all backaches...from all the code readings...

I know there's still quite some formatting to do...but.....watever.....
I'm too tired now to sort them out... next time...next time...

I will try to make this BLOG more pretty....more appealing.... :)

Next few days, I will be uploading and previewing on the look of our performing studio!
'Coz, all the sofas are already in... *wink* *wink*

Tomorrow (Friday), we will be sound-checking with our band to make sure all things sounds right by the first week of May!

And oh ya...response are really good for getting the tickets to our Private Launch Shows on 4th/5th of May (FRI/SAT)!!!

So, c'mon guys, keep your emails coming, coming..... You don't get to lose anything...Just some time to type an email to performingstudio@harkmusic.com and tell us:

What you like about Hark Music?
Why do you want to be the first few to enjoy our Live Shows?

and if we like your answers....you get the valuable tickets! Priceless!! Hahaa....

C'mon, keep your emails coming!

Yes! All shows in May are FREE!

2007-04-17T16:38:00.000+08:00

Nice Stage , RIGHTZZZ.......
So nice, till my hands couldn't stop shaking!!! Hahaa..
(of course...this is not the completed look! Just a preview!)

Hello everybody~~!

Most major renovations are done!
We are now, waiting for new furnitures to come down..and ya know, the best thing for you guys is most of the seatings will be sofas..with comfy cushion back rest, and all views will be facing the stage!

Right! No more turning your back to face the stage, no more turning your neck to enjoy the performances! All theatre seats! Wow..wow..wow.....yeah...yeah...yea.... :)

And all shows in May are FREE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(*Spread the word around to all around you!*)

And...there will be slight changes to the opening Show's Schedules.
Note this down..this are the confirmed dates! (Chop, Stamp, Guarantee!)

Private Launch Shows:
4 May (FRI) & 5 May (SAT)
*Invited Guests only.

Officially Open Shows:
11 May (FRI) & 12 May (SAT)

Until now, the confirmed performing artistes in May:

Amos Teo (our show master! can't do without him..)
Vynson Lin (aka Ah Hoe... can't do without him too..he adds great entertainment value to the shows!)
Shawn Tan (our suave, mesmerising lead guitarist! he already sweeps couple of girls off their feets!)
Patrick Goh (our 'Thai' pianist..He's got great shaking heads & legs while playing the keyboard...)
Xin Yun (a small 'girl' with a big voice! It's so hard to get her sing...and it's so great to know that she'll be singing in May!)
Eddie Tan (our 情歌王子 ...cool, rugged, sporty guy but with a voice soooo gentle that can melts all hearts~~~)

And......There'll be performances from our Artistes-In-Progress from our 实在歌手Artiste Development Course. These artistes (altogether 12. revealing them in May) are specially picked and selected from our Music Director!
Look out for their performances and you'll be the judge for their popularity test!

We will update immediately when we've got 'new' nods!

For the Private Launch Shows, we are giving privilege, first hand tickets to YOU!!!! You will be the first to step into the Performing Studio and enjoy our very first show!

So, how to get those tickets???

Email us at performingstudio@harkmusic.com and tell us:

What you like about Hark Music?
Why you want to be the first few to enjoy our Live Shows?

We will give you the privilege tickets if we like your answers!!!

~~~~Our Reception~~~~

~~~~~Nice Nice Wallpaper~~~~~
These acrylic boards are to be placed with Hark Music's posters..

A Quick Quick Update

2007-04-15T13:29:00.000+08:00

Yoz guys.....A short post, just a quick update.

The renovation is 95% completed. We will be doing a lot of tidying up now.
Want to take some little peek???

Our reception area.... (unfinished yet...of course...)

This reception area will display many of our Show's posters and highlights.
We will have Live Shows at specified show times...so, you don't get to miss out of the 'good stuffs'!

Each show program is carefully planned, so you definitely get inspired and excited! And there is going to be 2 shows per night to enjoy! It's just like a mini-Esplanade...

In future, we will be inviting local bands, letting them to use the Performing Studio to showcase their talents too!

Yeah..our exterior. (Not fully completed yet too!)

If you are observant enough, the extorior wall colour has changed.
Can you remember what's our previous colour?

Almost done...almost DONE!

2007-04-13T12:15:00.000+08:00

Everyone comes at the same time~~!!! ARGH.......

On Thursday and Friday...the carpenters, the carpet pple, the painters, the electricians...all came together...

Wah.... 打仗 ah....

There're still some furnitures and equipments around (eh...not some..actually quite alot...)...
So, it's rather troublesome..'cause gonna move them one side, then lay the carpet, paint, fix lights.... Move them again, and lay the carpet, paint, fix lights...extra work for them....(er.....:P)

We are now in the midst of planning all the music shows.
Tiring but exciting job! .... coordination....coordination.....Coordination!!

Tentative Plans:
- Live Shows on every Friday and Saturday.
- 2 shows per night.
- First show starting at 7.30pm! (Yeah..no need to wait till 9pm to enjoy the shows...)

Private Launch Shows:
27 April (FRI) & 28 April (SAT)
*Invited guests only.*

Officially OPEN Shows:
4 May (FRI) & 5 May (SAT)
*Reservation recommended.* (Until now, i still hear that it's free....hope it stays this way... :) )

Excited? ..... Yeah!
We will reveal the Performing Artistes and the Show Themes very soon!

Keep coming back for updates!!!

Ok, now.......PICTURES GALORE!

Our 'LEGENDARY' Poster...... Be an Instant Performer!
Don't worry, singers....you are still welcome to sing with our Live Band!
One of the shows will be specially 'programmed' for you!

Now, some of our new finishings.....

Carpet Tiles before installing.....At this moment when you are reading this, the floor has been carpeted already! (Smells good...smells new~~~)

Guess where???? Make a guess....

Guess where??? Make another GUESS! :P

A little revelation on our transformation!

2007-04-11T14:12:00.000+08:00

Hey... Probably you guys have not been up to our school premises, ya??
This entry gonna bring you up to the reception counter of our school!

Wondering, why out of sudden, feature this?? Well, cause it's going through a make-over too!

Hark Music is going through a transformation in April 2007. This news has been released in March 2007. Currently, the place is still in progress... and probably, most people thought that the only main change is the cafe.....but actually it's much more~~~~~

Our 2nd storey Reception Area - This is our 'old' logo
The new one will be installed on Friday.

Yes, we are mainly renovating the 1st storey..some changes will be done to the 2nd storey too.
Most importantly, we will be launching a new corporate identity, a new website, whole new direction, a new place for music lovers in Singapore to promote your talents!

I reckon most of you will be scratching your head..kinda get it...kinda don't get it....
Well, it's usual, it's common! 'Cause this is going to be something revolutionary!
Nothing similar in Singapore...probably nothing similar in the WORLD!
We are the FIRST!

We are working very hard now to plan, pave out and lay the route for young talented music people out there. In not very long, I believe you guys will slowly understand what it's going to be.

To make it real simple, it is not just Hark Music School, OR Hark Music Cafe...

Hark Music is a Music Company, that provides integrated services and facilities..and we path out realistic routes for learners, aspiring singers, musicians, engineers, performers!

This is our new logo. Mosaic'ed'.....'cause this is not the time to reveal yet!

Still in progress....

2007-04-10T19:42:00.000+08:00

Well.. initially wanted to upload more renovation pictures...but I reckon, they all looked 'sama sama'...and looked very dull...so I guess I shall just not upload any more 'gloomy' looking photos...

In a few days time, the photos taken should be much more nicer...cause new carpet and paints should be done already! I think I shall upload more after that ba...

These few days, we are 'struggling' with out new collaterals.....soo much work but sooo little time....well, I guess life's like that, right? We are always never enough of anything...hmmm...vicious cycle.... Hahaa..

Meanwhile, we are also churning out a new website..which will boost more interactivity to surfers like you! and I bet it will be a whole new experience for all of ya...
Plus, we'll be sharing learning articles and lyrics/chords!!!

Ya like that? :)

***Shhhh......

2007-04-09T14:36:00.000+08:00

Today is the 2nd week of renovation.

New Aircons will be installed today.

New Paints will be splashed on the walls on Wed.

New reception counter will be ready on Fri.

New Signages will be up on Sat.

The place should be roughly ready in next week. But of course, there's still plenty of packing and unpacking to be done. Tired~~~~

Here's something to make ya people excited!!!.....Our first opening show should be in the last week of APRIL (if nothing goes wrong, again!)!!!

So, that means it will be on 27 Apr, Friday.....and.....
*shhhh*....I eavesdropped....and heard that, the show will be FREE ENTRY!!!

Ehhh...but I still not sure lah...I will try get the confirmation of the opening show as soon as possible and break good news to all of YOU!!!!

Reno Fifth or Sixth Day?? ....Whatever....!

2007-04-07T14:29:00.001+08:00

Hey guys, it's Saturday today..how's your Good Friday yesterday??Hope it's great for ya......cause it's not soooo great for us!!! SOBZ............

Let's hear the story:....

On Thursday, the partitioning guys says they will be coming back on Friday to finish their job, and they need the electrical guys to come down too... Ok, fine. We called the contractor....called the contractor....called the contractor....no response...sms the contractor...sms the contractor...SMS the contractor...NO REPLY!

Ok...getting a little frustrated..as the schedule are all not on time, and the guy seem a little not professional after getting the MONEY $$$....we sent him an email stating all the timeline, and the completion date..

After that, we called him, called him, sms him...still no response. Actually, he was supposed to meet us on site on Thursday at 11am..in the end, he didnt show up without a call/sms.

Fine. Anyway, we came back on Friday as mentioned at 9am for the partitioning guys. We waited, we waited, we waited, we WAITED!!

In the end, the partitioning & electrical guys came at 3pm!
WAH~LIAOZZZZ~~~~~~~
**Of course they have REASONS but......shall not discussed here....else, this story gonna take long long.......**

What a 'GOOD' Friday.
Neber mind....we endured...what other kind of hardship have we not endured? Hahaaa...

Anyway, just leave frustration aside...never let it affect our work!

Some pictures here on our progress......

No...these are not beehives...(haha...) They are called Rockwool..use for insulation between partitions..

Take a picture of the signatures, after painting...it's all gone...SWEETY, Taiwan Pop Duo & HK SingerSong Writer, Chet Lam who held his mini-concert with YES933 here!

Ok, here comes more interesting and creative part..We are in midst of heavy designing and creative work on our new collaterals and website...Let you take a peek!

Not going to tell you what this is going to be......guess guess guess! But...i really think it's nice nice nice!

This will sure inspire you to learn music.. ah haa

Do you know we are soo proud of our music school? We have many many students from other so called 'established' schools (we have been ard for 8 yrs, more than many of them!).....and all of them felt this is where they learnt most from and improved most. The best thing is, all our instructors are sincere...

That's why, without much marketing, our school always have a steady stream of students. From words of mouth and steady followers.....we even have our students who took up one course after another...Do you know these people followed us from our very first premise in Serangoons, to New Bridge Road, to where we are today at Prinsep Street! We salute them!

In not very far from now, we will be much stronger and bolder! :)

A puzzle?!?!? To be revealed in May....................

CIAO~!

2007-04-07T14:29:00.000+08:00

Hey guys, it's Saturday today..how's your Good Friday yesterday??Hope it's great for ya......cause it's not soooo great for us!!! SOBZ............

Let's hear the story:....

On Thursday, the partitioning guys says they will be coming back on Friday to finish their job, and they need the electrical guys to come down too... Ok, fine. We called the contractor....called the contractor....called the contractor....no response...sms the contractor...sms the contractor...SMS the contractor...NO REPLY!

Ok...getting a little frustrated..as the schedule are all not on time, and the guy seem a little not professional after getting the MONEY $$$....we sent him an email stating all the timeline, and the completion date..

After that, we called him, called him, sms him...still no response. Actually, he was supposed to meet us on site on Thursday at 11am..in the end, he didnt show up without a call/sms.
Fine. Anyway, we came back on Friday as mentioned at 9am for the partitioning guys.
We waited, we waited, we waited, we WAITED!! So, in the end, the partitioning & electrical guys came at 3pm!

WAH~LIAOZZZZ~~~~~~~

What a 'GOOD' Friday. Neber mind....we endured...what other kind of hardship have we not endured? Hahaaa...

Anyway, just leave frustration aside...never let it affect our work!

Some pictures here on our progress......

No...these are not beehives...(haha...) They are called Rockwool..use for insulation between partitions..

Take a picture of the signatures, after painting...it's all gone...SWEETY, Taiwan Pop Duo & HK SingerSong Writer, Chet Lam who held his mini-concert with YES933 here!

Ok, here comes more interesting and creative part..We are in midst of heavy designing and creative work on our new collaterals and website...Let you take a peek!

Not going to tell you what this is going to be......guess guess guess! But...i really think it's nice nice nice!

This will sure inspire you to learn music.. ah haa

Do you know we are soo proud of our music school? We have many many students from other so called 'established' schools (we have been ard for 8 yrs, more than many of them!).....and all of them felt this is where they learnt most from and improved most. The best thing is, all our instructors are sincere...

That's why, without much marketing, our school always have a steady stream of students. From words of mouth and steady followers.....we even have our students who took up one course after another...Do you know these people followed us from our very first premise in Serangoons, to New Bridge Road, to where we are today at Prinsep Street! We salute them!

In not very far from now, we will be much stronger and bolder! :)

A puzzle?!?!? To be revealed in May....................

CIAO~!

Renovation Fourth Day: What to do without Hark this weekend?

2007-04-05T12:50:00.000+08:00

Today is the Fourth Day.....we are getting tired already....
Everyday wake up early, sleep late.....getting lethargic already........but........hey.........tomorrow is GOOD FRIDAY!! Yeah! Hope to get more rest!

You guys must be having a great mood today, right? Hey, another long weekend leh.... Must get enough rest wo...

For those who already grew accustomed to coming to Hark every Friday & Saturday, this will be the first weekend without us. Hmmmm......It's ok...we know you can sure find other great stuffs to do!

Maybe you can:

One..... Meet up with your Hark Kakis and have a evening outing.....gossiping, talking, laughing, chatting and imagining the new look of Hark!

Two..... Play a game with your Hark Kakis and imagine the new look of Hark...See who's got the closest visualisation.. Answers and Result will be revealed in May. Prizes = everyone bid an item, winner takes all.

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5 questions to answer:
External Wall Colour;
Reception Counter Colour;
Wall covering colour at reception;
Carpet Colour;
Performers for the first opening Show!
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Three..... Go sing Karaoke, and maybe one of you can impersonate Vynson aka Zhaoyu aka Au Hoe, and if you think that's easy, you can take a try at impersonating Amos aka Anwen.

Four..... Polish up your singing and performing skills. Get yourself prepared for our Live Shows at our Performing Studio. If you know to play guitar or piano, this is the time to practice. Show us your talents!

Five..... Read this Blog all over again from the very first post... Since the birth of this blog, altogether, there are 4 writers...Once, our master pianist, Yuhong (mostly performing on SAT shows and Live! 比一比GrandFinals), did this role for a few entries..as a guest writer! Go and dig that article out!

Six..... Stay home on Saturday night and catch 我猜我猜我猜猜猜 at 12am. Pick up some talking skills from Jacky Wu, and get prepared to 'fight' back Amos' sword-bearing hosting with your newly picked up skills.. See if you can 'suan' him back....(*Weicai still struggling till now...maybe he realli cant fight Amos back..哈哈哈！)

OkOk...enough ideas already....I can't think anymore now..if you guys have good ideas to share, post it at our shoutout!

Here's some updates from the renovation..Electrical works are all done now. Partitions will be up today. We are packing the performing stage today...This is a very tiring task as all the equipments are really heavy.

If you are wondering what are the partitions for.....let you know something very interesting...we are building a Recording Studio/Room!

Slowly...Slowly...you will see the BIG Picture!

Partitioning....The frames are up!

We are tidying up the performing stage, protecting precious equipments from the dust and noise (!) from renovations...

Our Stage Signage is still around.....Take a last few look....

Renovation Third Day: STACKO!!!

2007-04-04T12:54:00.000+08:00

We are playing stacko today!
All the furnitures are squeezed...haha...what 'fun' we had!

Electrical and partitioning works are on the way today...

Stacking...The sofas that some of you are familiar with...Table 43,44

The benches, stools and tables...

Cushions that gave you comfort...and HUGs HUGz...

Don't worry...they should be still here when we re-open...

*If nothing goes wrong....!*

I really think this is clever stacking! Hmmm...this player is GOOD! :)

Floor Planz....

Ok, this comes the interesting part...Choosing materials, colours, etc....

We are going to have new carpets, new wall covering, new wall posters, new paints!

A lot of visualizations needed...One wrong move.."Cham!"(think hokkien, hahaa)

So, friends, any suggestions???

What colour you like us to have?

What feel would you like to have?

Decisions, decisions, DECISIONS!

Renovation 2nd Day: Look what we've done!

2007-04-03T16:45:00.000+08:00

No more Bar Counter! No more Hark Music Cafe! New carpets soon! Yeah!

We are soo eager...Changes are taking place fast. It's the second day, and everything is bare.
Here's the pictures galore..They will say it all!

Hacking of Tiles...

Garage Removal Lorry, packing all the debris

No more 'Hark Music Cafe'...Another exciting signage coming...*Suspense...*

Yeah...we are transforming....*You wait and see!*

New carpets coming our way!!!

Your familiar performing stage will still be around..Don't worry!

Oh!...No more flowers, romantic arches....

Woah..Look at his action! Ehhh...no need so rough, ba...

Byez!!!

Byez Byez!!

Byez byez BYEZ!!!!

Renovation First Day: Demolition Works!

2007-04-03T14:09:00.000+08:00

Ok, the first day....

We have to wake up real early, after the late private party..It was a rather concussed
impression but anyway, we just have to get our butts going!

We have to pack, pack, pack, pack and PACK! So many things, so many leftovers too...Well, we donated some of those cutleries, glasses to the needy..

Around noon, the demolition guys came and going to hack and dismantle the bar.
If you guys noticed, our bar counter is really exceptional long (more than 8metres!). When
we are constructing this bar counter in 2005, we have to use a crane to transport the bar
counter to Prinsep and more than 6 mens to carry in.

Now, when demolishing it, it only takes 3 hours and 2 men to destroy it! Whao!

All the tables, cabinets....GONE!

Yeah, these are the 2 'SUPERMEN'!

Didn't manage to catch their faces...They are playing 'hide-and-seek' with my photo taking....but I can tell you honestly, that the man in black, though in his middle age, but he is really 'shuai'! Can tell he looks very good in his young days..(well, even now I think he looks great! Hahaa..)

They are the guys doing the painting job too...And who says there are no such thing in the world where you can find 'U-P-U-Qi'(think hokkien) lobang....

Let me tell you, their prices is very, very low, 20% of the price that my contractor quoted me! And believe me, their work is fine! We used them during the cafe renovation in 2005 too!

Those who are looking for painting jobs, can check their contacts with us..
This uncle is also very responsible too!

Our Final Show!

2007-04-03T00:21:00.000+08:00

On 2nd April, which is the last day of Hark Music Cafe operation, it ended on a high note with our Grand Finals of March Weekly Competition.

Atmosphere was great as usual.. Our great bunch of service crews gathered down and had a fun and emotional time together after the end of show...We held our own private party till about 3am, with all crews taking turns to sing and perform just like customers on our weekend night shows with Vynson (aka Zhaoyu) and Amos (aka Anwen) as the main host! Well, some really showed potential to be our next resident performer, with great entertainment skills! Everyone was tickled to tears of joy...

We took many pictures...but......haha...better dun publish them out. Too embarrassed..Those interested to take a look.....hmmmm, if you know our service crews well, ask them personally and see if they like to share with ya!!!

With this opportunity in time, the management would like to say many thanks to all who helped and supported Hark Music Cafe to grow into this warm, fun, and supportive group of people. Bringing all laughter and joy to all music lovers... Ya, we love you all!

At this meantime, to prevent 'Hark-sick', we will periodically update you guys with the progress of our renovation. We will upload some 'in-the-process' pictures, revealing slowly the look and feel of the new place...

You will follow the before and after of the place...It's gonna be interesting!!!

Final Moments captured on Video! Revealing the results of the Mar 2007 Grand Finals.

A packed packed cafe. Service Crews enjoying the last few moments of our Live Shows before the renovation. Don't worry, ya girls, we will definitely invite you back when our new Performing Studio emerged! Cause we think you were great 'screamers'! ;)

Great show, GREAT AUDIENCE!

Final Shows before our renovation!!!

2007-03-27T17:12:00.000+08:00

Hey friends,

This is going to be the last week for Hark Music Cafe...after which, it will be 'transformed'!
Renovations will be starting next week, from 2nd April (MON).

In May, we will officially launched with an entirely new experience!
Be assured, more good music to come.....

So, c'mon down this Fri, Sat for our final shows before renovation!

Ohya...This Sun is also the Grand Finals for March Live 比一比！

We are sure it is going to be really packed. So if you want to come, make sure you booked your seats real real early!

p/s: I heard from cafe crew that 'Ah Hoe' reserved a seat on this coming Friday. Hmm...let's see what's up his sleeve this time round...

Live Band Karaoke in SENTOSA Beach!

2007-03-19T16:42:00.000+08:00

It was a sunny, sunny afternoon on 18 March, a sunny Sunday! Very scorching hot......
What's even hotter is.........Hark Music brings Live Band Karaoke to SENTOSA!!!

Well, it's the first time, our resident band brought this activity right out to this sunny island..and on a beach!
With bikini-clad girls walking around and hunks playing beach volleyball....must be kinda another motivation for our all-males band! haha...

Our Band.. Amos (Guitar/Vocals), Shawn (Guitar), Patrick (Keyboard), Mark (Drummer). Bringing songs 火柴天堂，爱如潮水，曹操。。。in Hip POP!

Celebrating and singing a Birthday song for a gal..I think her name is Sherry (sorry, if I got it wrong!..) She's the project head for this fiesta committee. It's her actual birth day on 18 Mar! Glad to have our band around....well, you know, our band is sooooo experienced in celebrating people's birthday! HaHA!

Live Band Karaoke!!!

Ohya...if you guys came on Friday's performance before and know who's "Ah Hou"......

He appeared in Sentosa too!!!

Hmmmmm....something fishy.....seems like he's secretly following our band around....

Anyway, he's got great entertainment value, so our band eagerly invited him up the stage to do his signature song which never fails to excite the crowd! 郎人情歌 aka “烂“人情歌。。。*kekeeee*...and yes, he bought his 'Bluetooth' Electric Guitar there too....LOL!

Hmm....let's see if he appear in our cafe once again this coming friday.......

Hark is transforming.......

2007-03-17T22:07:00.000+08:00

In April, we are transforming...

In May, we'll reveal a new HARK!

From 2nd April, we will be renovating Hark Music Cafe.

By May, we'll reveal a new exciting Hark!

Stay tuned to our transformation!

Hark Music, Singapore

28th Feb & 1st March 每周歌手~!

2007-03-08T21:09:00.000+08:00

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28th February

*~*Lovynn*~*

Lovynn is our latest Live 比一比 Champion for the month of February! And we thought she is the best person to kick start this month's 每周歌手 and here she is! As mentioned before, her facial expressions while singing are so 认真 that the audience can feel her injected feelings in her songs. This was yet again present on her performance night as she belted out 记得，解脱，路，无条件为你 as well as her winning song for the finals 没有烟抽的日子. A quality performance from our Champion~! 3 Cheers to Lovynn~! *Hip Hip Hooray x 3~!*

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1st March

*~*Joe*~*

Joe is also another winner from February's Live 比一比 as he clinched 2nd Runner up~! Joe sings his songs with substantial energy coupled with a very nice rythm that can get the audience going~! To date, he should be the tallest performer on stage thus we had to get him a chair to sit down on the stage or else he will appear too tall for our Live Band~! Joe sang 最近，爱情不能做比较，菊花台，幸福车站 as well as his finals' song 听不到. We foresee a bright future for him~! Gambatte Joe~! :)

23rd & 24th Feb 每周歌手~！

2007-03-07T13:37:00.000+08:00

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23rd February

*~*Sophia*~*

Sophia, a petite girl by size who packs a powerful vocal that will wow the audience over. Witty and cheerful by nature, she is a natural on stage with no signs of nervousness. Sophia performed up to her standard that night much to the delight of her vocal instructor and it was a performance much appreciated by the audience that night. She sang 偏见，写一首歌，爱如潮水，我们怎么了 as well as 回家. Well done Sophia :)

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24th February

*~*Emily*~*

Emily is the only exception I mentioned about for February's 每周歌手. She is not a Hark vocal student but rather she is a winner from our Live 比一比! Emily is a regular at Hark Cafe too! Her performance can be labelled as steady with no frills. She sang 爱是你眼里的一首情歌，我们的爱，心痛，回家 as well as a duet 天天夜夜.

Jiayou Emily~! :)

9th & 10th & 16th Feb 每周歌手~！

2007-02-28T20:36:00.000+08:00

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9th February

*~*Kenneth*~*

Kenneth is a talent waiting to be polished into a diamond :) At the tender age of 17, he 散发a charisma that will bow the females over whenever he sings. 李玖哲 look alike, his voice sounds like him too but only sounds like. I would say his voice is so unique that once you hear him sing, you know its Kenneth :) Shy by nature, he blushes easily just like a small boy :p Kenneth always improvises his songs which makes it a joy for the audience to listen because of the surprises :) He sang 残废，静静的，我会好好过，天天 and Kiss Goodbye.

*Having a light moment with the hosts!*

Thank you Kenneth :)

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10th February

*~*Fredrick*~*

Fredrick is one big friendly giant and he's a teacher~! He once took part in our Live 比一比 and got as far as the finals! His facial expressions are immerse whenever he sings, so full of 感情. 深情的男子~ :P He sang 放生，菊花台，痛彻心扉，曲终人撒 as well as Love Story. 曲终人撒 this song was specially dedicated to his parents that night because it was their wedding anniversary :)

Thank you Fredrick :)

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16th February

*~*Gabriel*~*

Gabriel is a self proclaimed entertainer :p Sometimes he tries too hard but at least he put in effort to do that~! His vocal instructor also agrees because Gabriel always pick those difficult songs to sing such as 心雨，你不在，我真的受伤了, 冲动 and 人生海海. There were times he nearly went out of tune but luckily he managed to steer back into safety :p

Gabriel jiayou~! :)

MARCH in FREE in the month of March~!

2007-02-28T17:25:00.000+08:00

For the month of March, we got a promotion specially catered for all of you out there~! Yes! Now you can March in FREE to Hark Music Cafe to enjoy the highly entertaining Live Band Music~! There is a Waiver of Entrance Fee on every Friday & Saturday for the whole of March~!

Early reservations is encouraged to avoid disappointment! Call us at 6339 0100. Don't miss this great offer! What are you waiting for?? See ya~!

*Min. 1 drink order apply.*Promotion ends 31st March 2007. *

Exhilarating February Live 比一比 Finals~!~!

2007-02-27T08:20:00.000+08:00

Definitely one of the highest quality Finals to date! Standard was so high that the judges commented every finalist can easily be the top 3 winners for the previous few months competition~! 张惠妹's songs were very popular choices of songs for the finals recently~! There were 4 Ah Mei's songs for this finals! And here are the finalists~!

*~*Esther*~*

剪爱

Our 1st finalist~ Esther sang the 1st Ah Mei song of the night "剪爱" Esther has a very clean vocal coupled with good projection of her voice. Previously the audience labelled her as an "Ah Lian", sheesh~ such a lousy label to be bestowed upon! If she is an Ah Lian, she is a really pretty Ah Lian~! But she evolved from an Ah Lian to a Diva that night as she 剪 away that image and sang confidently. :)

*~*Chyi Yun*~*

记得

2nd finalists with the 2nd Ah Mei song "记得" There is a big difference in Chyi Yun's dressing for that night. From a plain looking Chyi Yun during the qualifying rounds to a confident looking Chyi Yun in the finals~! Even got one audience commented that she looked really nice in her outfit. Much to her delight, can see from her smile~! :P

*~*Stanley*~*

Love Story

Our 1st Male finalist of the night~! Confident looking with a smart dressing that night. Stanley was pretty remorseful that he forgot his lyrics during the 1st Segment. Or else it would have been a really stable performance that night from him. Don't be too hard on yourself Stanley :)

*~*Eliz aka Elyse*~*

最熟悉的陌生人

Young and bubbly Elyse is a hairstylist at Toni&Guys i think *pardon me if i'm wrong~! ><" * One will pluck up one's ear once she starts singing~ her voice can attract her listeners like bees to honey~ :P She chose a song that she has never sang before at the ktv because her earlier choices of songs were all being taken up first by the other contestants~! *How unlucky~* However she performed really well that night much to the delight of her big contingent of supporters~! :)

*~*Jeslyn*~*

站在高岗上

Jeslyn sang the 3rd Ah Mei song of the night with this highly energetic 站在高岗上! Remembered that she once said she was a performer for a festive performance in the past. It was no surprise as her voice ooze quality. However the judges felt that it was a wrong choice of song for her as she did not have much to 发挥 besides a few high notes. She could have added some dance moves to her performance since its a tribal song haha~ *Just kidding* :)

*~*Shi Zhan*~*

February 2007 Live 比一比 Finals!

2007-02-24T20:49:00.000+08:00

Here are the finalists for this sunday's Finals! 9 in total~!

From left: Eliz, Shi Zhan and Chyi Yun~!

From left: Lovynn, Jeslyn and Stanley~!

From left: Esther, Joe and Shereen~!

The Finals will start early this time round at 7pm~! Supporters pls call ad reserve your seats before there are no seats available~! Cya~!

2nd & 3rd February 每周歌手!

2007-02-22T00:29:00.000+08:00

The month of February 每周歌手 is different from the previous months. All the singers(except for 1) for this month are actually Hark Vocal Students who are highly recommended by their vocal instructors~! "They said they are among the BEST!" And here are the first 2 to demostrate their singing prowess~!

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2nd Feb 2007

*~*Li Sha*~*

Li Sha labelled her vocal as "Airy Fairy" , described by her vocal instructor too. But no doubt she has the potential to sing excellently~! She is the ideal person to kick off this month's singing as her voice is soothing...slowly gets you into the mood just like a nice glass of red wine. Her songs were 路，可爱，幸福的轮廓，我要快乐 and 遗失的美好。

Thank you Li Sha! :)

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3rd Feb 2007

*~*Yew Wen*~*

The weather was terrible recently causing alot of people to fall sick. Yew Wen was one of the many victims but he still tried his best to perform to his best that night. Interesting enough, he sang more female songs than male songs! More inclined towards female songs eh perhaps :p He sang 很想你，忘了时间的钟，写一首歌，一比一 and Fly Away(By Fish Leong)~ :)

Thank you Yew Wen~! :)

February 2007 Live 比一比 Semi Finalists are out!

2007-02-21T09:39:00.000+08:00

The semi finalists are as below:

*~*21st Feb Semi Final 1*~*

Jeslyn~!

Stanley~!

John~!

Joe~!

Eddy~!

Shereen~!

Esther~!

*~*22nd Feb Semi Final 2*~*

Chyi Yun~!

Lovynn~!

Sze Chang~!

Eliz~!

Julie~!

Mian Shi~!

Joanna~!

Alvin~!

Semi Final 1 is held tonight!~ Yes Hark Cafe is opened tonight~! Be there to support your friends ya~! See you!

Happy Chinese Lunar New Year~!

2007-02-15T23:00:00.000+08:00

On behalf of Hark Music School and Cafe, hereby wishing all a prosperous Chinese Lunar New Year~! 金猪报喜！恭喜发财！财源灌进！

猪你Happy New Year~!

Hark Music Cafe will be closed from the 17th Feb til 20th Feb. We will be reopened on the 21st Feb for this month's Live 比一比 Semi Finals (1). We apologise for any inconvenience caused.

Rock on Vynson!

2007-02-13T09:20:00.000+08:00

Alot of people say Vynson looks like 黄品源, so he must be an expert at singing 小薇! You bet he is~! COme catch a video clip of Vynson performing this song in ROCK version!

www.harkmusic.com/video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THrkAM6_P2E

ROCK ON VYNSON~!

Alot more other interesting videos are uploaded too! Check it out yo yo yo~!

Live 比一比 – January 2007 Finals!

2007-02-10T14:42:00.000+08:00

The January Finals got started with Summer being the 1st singer~

Summer sang 喜欢你~ Being the first contestants, her nerves got the better of her initially. But she soon gained confidence and performed better during the second round.

Jie Ning sang 夜夜夜夜~ Her attire that night was really refreshening with a really short shorts and the top was as above. Jie Ning has a very unique 音色 that makes her vocal rather distinctive during the competition.

Daniel sang 心伤心，痛不痛~ This handsome guy is a real looker~ Mesmerized many of the female audience especially one of our Hosts, Brenda! Coupled with his voice, he's a killer! :p

Evelyn sang 让每个人都心碎~ She is a sweet looking girl but her singing prowess is worth a mention~ Those hard to sing songs she can do it with ease and conviction that won a lot of votes that night.

Jun Ming sang 唯一~ This is his 2nd attempt at the competition and he finally got into the finals. Also once a 每周歌手, his singing ability is being 肯定的! He did exceptionally well for the 2nd round which was the dance segment.

Eve sang 勇气~ It took her a lot of courage to join this competition. And she has improved steadily throughout the competition. Jiayou Eve!

Fredrick sang Love Story~ A big friendly giant! Strong vocals justified by his build. Fredrick was criticised for his dressing that night. Did not bode too well with the crowd for his "revealing" attire.

Cherry sang 我恨我爱你~ Same as Jun Ming, this is her 2nd attempt at the competition. Last time round, she got the Best Hosting Award. It was a pity she did not clinch the top 3 awards that time round. What will be the outcome this time then? Let's wait and see...

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For the second segment, we usually have someone to demostrate the 3 different kind of music that will be played... And he is...

"Call me "Dance" " :p

He is none other than Alex! The dancing got so hot until Vynson decided to join in~! 喳喳！Haha~!

Everyone loosen up after the energetic and funny performance by Alex & Vynson!

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Soon it was time to announce the results...

I like Daniel's and Evelyn's pose. 高高在上！

Everyone waiting anxiously for the results to be announced...

And the winners are...

Evelyn~! Best Star Appeal~!

Cherry~! Best Vocal Tone ~!

Then one by one... those who didn't make the cut for the top 3 positions were called upon to give their thank you speeches to their supporters... And they are our Top 3 for January Live 比一比 Finals...

Who will emerge victorious??? Do Re or Me??? (by the height :P)

And the 2nd Runner Up goes to...

Jun Ming~! 2nd Runner up~! Must be his performance during the second segment that made him stand out~! Congratulations~!

Followed by....

Daniel~! 1st Runner up~! Our lady killer~! Congratulations~!

And last but definitely not least...

Cherry~! Our Champion~! Finally she is in the Top 3 and got two awards this time! Kudos to her~! Congratulations~! :)

As usual the family photo~! Thank you everyone! Hope everyone enjoyed themselves~! :)

Catch their performances here! Highly Entertaining!
Round 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j63qAFO2mxI
Round 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ApBkfFvHZ1o
Results: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-kjOV7XkYks

Hark Cafe Staff Focus! Part 4*

2007-02-06T13:14:00.000+08:00

Long time never post about the service crew at Hark liao. There are a few new blood that joined our ranks over the past few months. And she is one of them!

Profile:

Name: Sylvia~!

Age: Cannot say...

Weight: We don't ask that during the interviews...

Height: Neither do we ask this during the interviews too...

Characteristics: Happy go lucky ger~! She trys her best to cheer her colleagues up if they appeared moody~

Sylvia is a confident ger throughout. Possibly her motto in life is 你快乐，所以我快乐. which is why she always make it a point to cheer everyone up when she's at work. Witty she also is as she often crack cold jokes lower than the cafe's aircon temperature :p Don't ever forget her name bcoz she dislikes people for forgetting her name, especially our bartender~! :p

Valentine's Special! Dedications for your special someone....

2007-02-05T17:46:00.000+08:00

Valentines' Day 2007 Special
It's about Friendship, Courtship and Love.

On this special Wednesday, make it a night to remember with your loved ones and friends at Hark Music Cafe Bar. A best and fun way to spend in an romantic indoor garden of music~~~

Start your evening with a Love Set Meal at only $19.90 with a

- Starter Soup of Corn & Mushroom
- Gourmet Pasta, Presented in a Love Shape
- Complete with Sweet, sweet chocolate pralines
- Perfect it with a 'Love Drink'!

Plus...Unplugged Performance for you to seat back and enjoy...

We have specially arranged our unplugged group (guitarist/pianist/vocalist) to present a series of love songs (duets, solos...) for all of you to seat back, relax and enjoy the evening in a mood of intimate, romantic unplugged music...

You can also dedicate some of your special songs(holding special memories) and write out some special messages for us to help to relay to him/her..(if you are too shy to say it out yourself!)

What's best is you can..of course...get prepared to sing the special love song yourself to him/her!

We think that's the best present, best moment for Valentines 2007. :)

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Dinner starts 7pm
Performance starts at 8.30pm

Early Reservations is encouraged.
Call 6339 0100 or email us at cafe@harkmusic.com
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Vocal Topic for Tonight!

2007-02-05T14:59:00.000+08:00

"Voice register & projection"

"发声共鸣点"

Have you ever wonder why some people can capture the audience's attention when they sing and why some simply can't do the same despite trying their best? Well, tonight's topic is about how to register and project your voice in order to change your song appeal to the audience. Learn how to sing in such a way that you can capture the audience's attention.

You can learn this at 830pm tonight! Then you can even practise what you learnt so far from 9pm onwards! Sing, sing and sing~! So make a trip down to Hark tonight! :)

19th & 20th Jan 2007 每周歌手！

2007-02-05T14:36:00.000+08:00

19th January 2007

*~*Lee Peng*~*

被夹在中间！只能苦笑~

Lee Peng was our 双料得主 for November 2006 Live 比一比！She came in as 2nd Runner up and she also clinched the Best Vocal Tone Award too~! More than worthy to become Hark's 每周歌手. :) Needless to say, her performance that night oozed quality throughout~ Even her cute cute daughter Chloe cheered her on~!

Lovely Chloe~! *妈妈加油！*

Lee Peng posing with Chloe~! :)

Lee Peng's whole family was down to support her that night! Her husband Terence as well as her cousin Jiawen are also outstanding singers too~ The talent runs in the family ya~ When will we see their performance??? Nevertheless, Thank you Lee Peng! :) Chloe will be a future superstar under your care :)

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20th January 2007

*~*Kaida*~*

Kaida was one of the many outstanding singers who took part in our Live 比一比 last year. It was a pity that he did not win any awards but we have the privilege to invite him back to sing for the audience of Hark once again. :)

Unfortunately there wasn't any part 3 to the Lee Yen Romance Saga... No love dedication this time round... Hmmm maybe its underground :p

Shawn, our Guitarist seems really happy to have Kaida by his side...

Thank you Kaida! You will only be known as Kaida for Year 2007! :p

海阔天空- All-time Brothers' Favourite

2007-02-04T23:42:00.000+08:00

Hey guys! Another [Just Entertainment] video posted up!

海阔天空- All-time Brothers' Favourite
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GYUwkxAmIwU

www.harkmusic.com/video

Valentine's Day is coming~!

2007-02-01T14:42:00.002+08:00

Hiya everyone...

Valentines's Day coming.....

We will be having Special Lovey Dovey Set Meal with a concocted 'Love' Drink at a very, very affordable price! (Under $20....)

Plus, enjoy unplugged performances after fulfilling dinner....what a way to end the romantic evening in an indoor garden of music~~~

Early Reservations is encouraged.

More information will be releasing these few days...stay tuned..

Thank you..Thank you...Our Website got over 10,000 hits per day!

2007-01-27T23:05:00.000+08:00

Heyhey~~~

After just 2 weeks launch of our Hark Video Channel, where you can catch Hark Live Shows Online…our website has gathered more than 10,000 hits per day!!! YiPPeE!

That’s good news! Must be you people who have been supporting us all along…We thank you and hope you enjoyed the videos as much as we do… These few days we have uploaded another batch of new videos…Check them out at our ‘New, Freshest Videos’ Page! www.harkmusic.com/video

Here are some quick links to new uploaded videos:
<Friends so "on" for my birthday> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTt4rFI4mEY
<Dec06 Weekly Singer Jason @ Hark Music Cafe> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QAJzMRTQxgY
and more......~~~~~

Hey guys,gals..if you like the videos, help to spread this around to your friends, colleagues, family, whoever….

If you got a youTube Account, c’mon and subscribe to our channel and be our friend!

Finalists for January 2007 Live 比一比！

2007-01-27T12:27:00.000+08:00

Revealing the 9 Finalists for tomorrow's Finals!! They are:

Clockwise from left:

Sean
Eve
Cherry
Daniel
Evelyn
Fredrick
Summer
Jun Ming
Jie Ning

They need your support~! Your cheers~! Your applause~! Be there for them! :)

12th & 13th Jan 2007 每周歌手！

2007-01-24T20:23:00.000+08:00

Apologises for this late post! Better late than never!

A picture of our Hosts Vynson & Jennifer~! VJ~! VJ~! VJ~!

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12th January 2007

*~*Fiona*~*

Fiona was the Champion for November's Live 比一比! Blessed with natural sweet looks, her voice is without doubt one of the most outstanding vocals heard at Hark Music Cafe. She brought us 5 songs that night including 依然是朋友，爱笑的眼睛，遗失的美好，写一首歌 and one more song to be revealed later~

Demure Fiona~

Ecstatic Fiona~!

Fiona even have camera men that night! Got camera stand one leh... Don't play play...

Her last song of the night was a duet with another Champion! None other than Patrick~! The song was 窗外~!

hehe~ can sing duet so happy happy! :p

你看我，我看你！eh~ like sing wrongly~

Hee finally sing finished liao! Phew~

Thank you Fiona & Patrick! A quality performance that night! :)

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A bit of side track... Alex, our new vocal instructor brought us one of the newly added songs in our Top 500 songs for Live Band, 菊花台。Such a difficult song to sing yet he performed it with such ease that bowed the crowd over that same night.

A vintage performance unrivaled by few ya... WELL DONE ALEX!

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13th January 2007

*~*Patrick*~*

Anxious Patrick before the start of his performance for the night~~

Patrick was our Live 比一比 Champion back in June 2006! Don't judge him by his looks, Patrick packs a powerful vocal that can rock the crowd on. The night before, he sang a duet with Fiona to warm himself up! He sang 2 old songs from the 80's which was 梦醒时分 and 我是真的付出我的爱！Followed by songs of the 90's: Better Man, Love Story and 我真的受伤了。

He too had people filming him that night. None other than Fiona herself haha~ each take turns to film each other :p

Look at how relieved Patrick was after his last song! No worries Pat, you did well that night :) Cheers~!

Maggie's Birthday!

2007-01-23T14:50:00.000+08:00

Last week was also Maggie's Birthday, of course it didn't go unnoticed by us!

Her super nice and pretty birthday cake! An Ice Cream Cake from Gelare! with Macademia nuts inside~! *drooooooooool*

We shall not reveal Maggie's age! Always a woman's secret :p Her nice students bought her the ice cream cake as well as this nice bouquet of flowers! See how delighted she was~!

Cheeky Maggie with tongue sticking out :p Posing with her student Elynne~!

Huff~ *Candle being blown out*

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MAGGIE! 永远美丽！

Live 比一比 – January 2007 Qualifying Round 2 & 3!

2007-01-22T22:40:00.000+08:00

Semi finalists from Qualifying Round 2!

(Clockwise from left)

Jie Ning
Shereen
Linda
Kite
Chuan Hui

Semi Finalists from Qualifying Round 3:

(Clockwise from left)

Sean
Eve
Kit
Cherry
Leo
Daniel

Semi Finals will be held this Wednesday and Thursday! See You!

Topic for Vocal Workshop tonight!

2007-01-22T12:52:00.000+08:00

"The Benefits of Good Breathe Control"

"把呼吸控制好"

Breathe in Breathe out isn't any easy as you thought! Come on down to Hark Cafe tonight to learn about the Benefits of Good Breathe Control. Don't worry, our demostrations won't leave you breathless :p After all it's FREE!

Starting at 8pm tonight! See you~!

Ly's Bdae~!

2007-01-18T12:04:00.000+08:00

It was Lee Yen's birthday last last saturday! And the other person whose birthday fell on the same date is our Bartender Alvin Wong's birthday too~!

Golden Boy & Golden Girl~

The Delicious Looking Bdae Cakes! *Slurp*

The cake boys! Looks like singing Xmas carols~

♪♫♪Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday to both of you, Happy Brithday Lee Yen & Alvin~! ♪♫♪

wait wait...this is only the first part.... Rem I mentioned about ly's suitors...Someone really came with flowers that night. One & only one~! Introducing~~~~~~~~~

男主角！Anthony aka Kaida!

女主角！Lee Yen!~

Anthony was the only suitor to appear that night. So he rightfully won all the lucky draw prizes that night~
Smile from Ly!
Handshake with Ly~!
Photo with Ly~!
And of course date with Ly~!

Anthony being such a sweet guy, delivered his speech on stage after prompting from Amos. Shy as he may be, but he's certainly not shy about revealing his admiration for Ly. 一见钟情 was being used in his speech wooohoooooooo~!

Shy shy~ both of them~ *blush*

After listening to Anthony's love speech...Happy! Laughed until must cover her mouth :p

The flower presentation~!

好幸福啊！恭喜老爷！

And so they lived happily ever after....Or did they? Will there be a part 3 this coming sat? Stay tuned! :p

Not sure whether the video clip of this love dedication will be posted on Hark Video Channel Page though... Keep on updating people! :)

Live 比一比 – December 2006 Finals!!

2007-01-18T11:40:00.000+08:00

Due to Xmas and New Year's Day, the December Finals was held on 7th January 2007 Sunday night! Instead of 10 finalists that night, only 9 were present... No idea what happened to that finalist... Over partying??? MIA?? No response from her so beats me.... Nevertheless the Finals still went on and here it goes~!

Cherry was the first one to kick off the Finals! She sang 回家~

Cherry being the first one to start, nervousness affected her 1st performance but she did well for the 2nd segment. :)

Nicole with 解脱~

Nicole was being criticized for her outfit during the semis, this time round she wore a simple and nice outfit for this finals. No criticism this time!

Jiaqing with PIANO~

Jiaqing was still suffering from his sore throat after his Thailand Trip. Clearly affected his performance that night, a pity...

Shoanne with 记得~

Shoanne was the youngest finalist that night at the tender age of 16. She said she has never wore anything that revealing in her life so far! But hey... you looked gorgeous :)

Fang Yi with 痴心绝对~

Fang Yi chose a song that didn't require him to break his voice this time round. Safe & sound :)

Sarah with FLY AWAY~ (粱静如)

Sarah was commented by the audience that her voice was a wee bit too high pitched during the semis. This time perfectly alright :)

Jing Wen with 喜欢你~

Jingwen... Poor Jingwen... Down with flu, her condition wasn't the best that night. But she tried her best~! with support from her students~! *She's a teacher :) *

Sio Wei with 绝口不提爱你~

Sio Wei, surprised most of the people present that night. Not bcoz of his good singing but rather he's already married at his young age. His wife along with his baby came to support him that night :)

Becky with 美丽笨女人~

Becky, much to her disappointment... Her parents and her brother can't make it to see her perform in the finals! But she never disappointed anyone with her performance that night! :)

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Up next, Amos and Vynson showing off their dance moves during the 2nd Segment of the competition! Vynson was the more "ON" one obviously! :p

摇啊摇，摇一摇！

Vynson's dance move 1 "Point out his finger"

Vynson's dance move 2 "肚子痛"

Vynson's dance move 3 "胸痛"

Vynson's final dance move "狮子哄!"

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Result show time~!

The 9 finalists on stage together!

And the results are...

Cherry got the Best Hosting Award~! Finally someone got this award bcoz previous 2 finals no one took this award away. Cheerios!

Sio Wei got the Best Star Appeal Award~! A future star~!

Shoanne got the Best Vocal Tone Award! She's only 16 this year! My Gawd~!

And it was down to these 3 anxious persons on the stage...

Becky, Jing Wen & Fang Yi~

And the 2nd Runner up is...

Fang Yi~! 2nd Runner up~!

Becky: Yeah we beat the guys!

Jing Wen: 是的！We rocked~! :)

And the 1st Runner up goes to....

Jing Wen~! Our 1st Runner up~! She's not in her best condition and yet she got 2nd! Way to go~! And this was her 2nd attempt at this competition, she's got the spirit to try again :)

And of course...

Our Champion...

Becky~! Past winner of Ladies' Night Best Female Singer. Now she is December 2006 Live 比一比 Champion!!! You did your parents and brother proud! :D

The group photo! :)

Top 3 winners! :)

Thank you everyone for making this another successful finals! Congratulations to all the winners as well. For those who didn't make the cut, you all can try taking part in the competition again! :) 永不言败！

Vote for your FAV Video and WIN!!!

2007-01-17T23:29:00.000+08:00

Hey, hey!!! Have you guys gone to our Video Channel page?? www.harkmusic.com/video

Hmm...maybe there is a video you exceptionally think it’s entertaining…maybe there is one you think is inspiring…..

Now…you can vote for your favourite videos and win $20 Cash Vouchers!

Just email to video@harkmusic.com with
1. Your Fav. Video Code
2. Your Name
3. Your Contact Number
4. in the email subject title.

Lucky you may get $20 Cash Vouchers just by doing that!

So, quickly head to www.harkmusic.com/video now and find your favourite one or one'ssss'!!

[P/S: Some new videos will be releasing these few days…..stay in tune tune tune~~~~ ;)]

Hark's Video Channel

2007-01-15T22:59:00.000+08:00

Some of you may have seen some of our own edited videos on youtube before...(note, only videos posted by 'harkmusic' are genuine...those taken by others or by handphone posted on youtube were by happy Hark customers who hope to share their joy with the rest of the world!)

Anyway, on last Thursday, we have finally uploaded our Video Channel page on our own website (www.harkmusic.com)!!! Yeah!!! *Applause * Applause*
We know youtube is a little hard to navigate around... :) Thus, we created our own, categorized the videos, for better viewing.... ;)

The Interesting Part:
Coincidentally, some of the featured singers from our pioneer batch of videos came to Hark Café on last Friday and Saturday respectively!

On Friday, the star from 千里之外came. On Saturday, the star duo from 有你，我不孤单 came…
Thus, needless to say, we took this opportunity to promote a little on our new Video Channel and film their ‘AFTER’ performance clips down to compare with their 'BEFORE' performance clips…(Those recorded versions were taken about half yr back!)

What happened on FRIDAY?
Kaiwen (the star from 千里之外) did a rendition of the song again and this time round, flawless performance with no NGs! Even the rapping part was perfect!
He completely stayed focused when our hosts teased, disturbed, poked, and touched him! Must be all the regular practices weekly to Hark…kekee..

What Kaiwen said after watching his video:
"It's really funny...I kept laughing at myself...Still never failed to laugh after watching them for umpteen times..."

Hmm, so what happened on SATURDAY?
The star duo did solos with our Live Band (maybe trying not to let us associate them together again anymore..haha..)….However, we are really glad that they came on up and did a 纯真with perfect harmonizing for our show finale! It was a real good and soothing way to end the weekend! Thanks guys...

What star duo said after watching their video:
"Don't go and watch them!"

One of them said on stage when our hosts asked them. Interestingly, they watched their video only the day before! Well, we think it was just the after-math of the shock! (from watching themselves "caught on tape")...
Guys, don't be too worried.. We really do think you guys have a good voice. Or else, our hosts would not constantly 'issue' you the 〈英雄帖〉, right?

Anyway, no photos taken on that night but videos are taken as usual…there should be some interesting ones for us to do some post editing. So, look forward to some new videos coming up soon!

Oh ya, I haven’t mentioned about our video page, ya??
Ladies and Gentlemen..(drums rollin'...).....Go to www.harkmusic.com/video !

Yeah, we took quite an amount of time and umpteen testing to make them look right...we really hope you people enjoy them....Give us some feedbacks if you have any...

And, of course, there’re more videos to come! Keep going back to the page, ok??

For those who have youtube accounts, go to www.youtube.com/harkmusic and subscribe to our channel and have firsthand updates on our new videos! ;)

Vocal Workshop on Mondays!

2007-01-14T13:05:00.000+08:00

Free Vocal Workshop on Mondays!

Now on every Monday, we have Free Vocal Workshops in store for all of you~! Yesh its FREE!!
Every week there will be a different topic that will be demostrated by our Vocal Instructor Philip~

The topic for tomorrow (15 Jan) is:
Understanding Various Breathing Techniques

The workshop will start at 8pm and the night will continue with the Open Mic Session from 9pm onwards.

Wait we got Good News! 1st 15 Hark Members and Hark Students get FREE Entry to our Back to Class -and enjoy the entire night for FREE!!! In addition, you get a FREE complimentary drink! What a deal~! :)

Venue: Hark Music Cafe Bar 62, Prinsep Street(opp. Paradiz Centre)

Reserve your seats fast with us at 6339 0100, email at cafe@harkmusic.com

See ya!!!

New add-on song list!

2007-01-11T18:13:00.000+08:00

We have more songs now! Yes 44 new songs have been added to our Top 500 songs list for our Live Band Performance~! You have more choices to sing during Fridays and Saturdays liao! Our Hark Super Band will be performing 8 new songs from this add on list. This includes

放生
假装
Love Story
第一天
菊花台
千里之外
天天夜夜
今天你要嫁给我

So to try out these songs, come over to Hark Cafe during Fridays & Saturdays! More and more new songs will be added along the way :)

5th & 6th Jan 2007 每周歌手！

2007-01-10T08:55:00.000+08:00

For Year 2007, we had Ryan and Jun Ming kicking off our 每周歌手！

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5th January 2007

~*~*RyAn~*~*

Ryan won the Best Star Appeal back in November's Live 比一比 Finals! At only 21 this year, he certainly don't appear to look like that age according to the audience~ haha~ But he is definitely young at heart and really cheeky~! Gorgeous smile he has too~!

Cheeky Ryan~!

Serious Ryan...

Cheeky Ryan again~!

Back to serious again~~~

Cheeky still suits him better hee~

Ryan sang 5 songs that night including 纯真，末日之恋，爱你躲你，会有那么一天 as well as 梦醒时分！Being the usual him, he forgot his lyrics again~! Just like 周华健 during his concerts haha~ So he just mumbled thru and improvished the lyrics anyhow~! Especially 梦醒时分, that one 一团糟！Much to the amusement of everyone at the cafe that night~! Hehe~ Ryan even act cute and tried to do a Sailor Moon style "Victory" sign! Wah lau make him looked damn gayish! Anyway you certainly entertained the crowd that night Ryan! :)

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6th January 2007

~*~*Jun Ming~*~*

After an entertaining performance by Ryan the night before... Jun Ming was a big contrast to Ryan~ Quiet and composed. :) Jun Ming once qualified for the semi finals of Live 比一比 and we found him outstanding despite him failing to make the cut for the finals. Thus we invited him back to sing and perform before the hark audience once again.

Jun Ming with Host Wei Cai~

Jun Ming had a lot of friends supporting him that night... His voice was more of mellow and soothing just like a fine bottle of red wine. :) He sang 退后，似曾相识，豆浆油条 and 没有你。More interesting song for him was 豆浆油条 which he said he loved to drink 豆浆 since young. It reminded him of his childhood days when his mum always buy for him to drink. Jun Ming's mother was present that night and to express his gratitude, he sang 世上只有妈妈好！Auntie 好感动啊！You did your mum proud Jun Ming :)

Live 比一比 – January 2007 Qualifying Round 1!

2007-01-09T20:18:00.000+08:00

Last thursday we had the first qualifying round of Live 比一比 in Year 2007! These people are the ones who advanced to the semi finals!

Fredrick~!

Summer~!

Jun Ming~!

Evelyn~!

Daniel~!

Congrats to them~! Catch them in the semi finals soon~!

Below are some pictures for the birthday ger and her frens that night~ :)

Happy Birthday Suan Hwee! :)

Countdown Party On New Year's Eve!

2007-01-09T14:26:00.000+08:00

The blog admin is still recovering from the New Year's Countdown Party hangover thus the late post~! Hereby apologising for this late post! *SORRY* Without further ado~ here are the pictures for that havoc night~!

Our simple but nicely done up decorations for that night~! Blow and blow and blow~ Balloons Galore~!

How can you do without a party pack at a party?? Given out to every customer that night~ comes in GOLD & SILVER colours! Created quite a din~! :p

Our Festive Meal~! Mouth watering food eh~ Makes one hungry instantly~ *Drool*

And its being prepared by our Bar Crew for that night~ *From left: Alvin (1), Alvin (2) & WaiLeng~* Looks like they are enjoying their night in the bar too~ :D

Lucky Draw Prizes~! *Top Prize was the Hennessy~!*

Around 8pm... the crowd was coming in~ the place beginning to fill up~

And the show began at 9pm~~~Here we go~~~~!

Amos and Vynson started the ball rolling~!

Xiaohui, a regular at Hark followed suit~! SHe was the one who ignited the crowd~! Even though she was off beat but somehow it created a roaring effect that spurred everyone on~! WOOhoO~! Xiaohui you rocked~!

哇~ Xiaohui 真的很厉害！比我们好！

We took some group photos of the crowd that night~ And here they are~

Anthony, Robin, Mingyen and Angela~!

Xiaohui, Jinghui, Mandy & Friends~!

Hark Regulars~ Patrick, Fiona, Daniel and his gf~!

In the midst of photo taking, the first game started~! This game required people belonging to the same section to pick out the paper pasted underneath their tables to form a 5 letter song. And the game began~!

See~ Robin very "on" about this game~!

But this group was the one to go on stage and formed this song 孤单北半球! Danick must have been really gan jiong~ See his 半 almost become 一半 haha~!

Daniel: "Paiseh la, take photo i shy~*"

Patrick:"Hehe i like, must pose for camera~!"

Philip:"This angle 比较帅~"

Danick:"Wah...Must 放电~~~~*"

But they did not win it in the end~ haha~Too bad~! :p

And the show continues... Crowd deeply immersed by the show on stage~

A view of the crowd from the back~! Happening~!

Some more group photos~!

Babes galore~! *whistle* alright la, the guys aint tat bad~ :p

Hark Regulars, Wendy & Peter! Bang bang you are dead~!

Yvonne and her friends~!

Smile~! while they posed for another camera, we took a shot~! :p

Soon it was very close to countdown to Year 2007~! And it was time for our second game of the night~! The Super Bartender~! But before the game commenced, we inivted some people on stage to give their blessings and greetings for the new year~!

Yvonne *one of the contestant* & Xinyun *our vocal instructor* taking the lead~

Followed by our Super Host Vynson and our Hark's Super Bartender Alvin Wong~!

And the countdown started~!

HAPPY NEW YEAR~!*~!*~!* 2007 is here~! And everyone went ecstatic~!

Happy Happy~!

Happy Happy 2~!

After the celebrations it was time for our Super Bartender game! Below are the contestants~! Each of them will pick a card indicating one cocktail namely *Harmony in C*, *Margarita* and *White Lady* The rule of the game is to get 3 ingredients from the bar counter and pass to Alvin, our Super Bartender, to concoct the cocktail~! There after the contestants are required to finish up the cocktails! and the winner will be based on the timing taken to get the ingredients and upon finishing the cocktail!

Our 3 contestants~! Alvin smirking behind the scene... *Make "gao gao" the cocktail let you all drink~!* Evil~! hehe~

哇！So pro~! 好帅啊！

In the end, the winner was Yvonne~! All their timings were really close~! By 1 sec each~! Phew!Danick seemed to be saying "Kelong~!" *LOL*

An interesting before and after shots taken of Kaiwen, our Hark Vocal Student~!

*BEFORE* Just before the countdown~

*AFTER* After the countdown~ Kena hit by party poppers, Kaiwen became 阿傻！

Our last game of the night was our OTS Singing Competition! OTS means On the Spot~! And our winner is Kenneth~! Pinky Pinky, he even got a matching party hat! *Bow*

Coming near to the end of the countdown party and its time for our lucky draws~! Pictures of all the winners posted below~!

CONGRATULATIONS to all the winners~! A bright start to a new year eh~! Hehe :)

And the party went on until 3am~~~Tiring~! But fun~! hahaha~

Men & Women in Black at the end of the night~! *The stupid cafe manager with his stupid look* :p

We had lotsa fun and we hoped its the same for all those who came down~! Thank you for your support~! Happy Happy Happy~!

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE~!HAPPY 2007~!

Attend Vocal Workshop for FREE!

2007-01-06T11:22:00.000+08:00

Ever since last year when we introduced the new music themes for the cafe, "Back to Class " 师生练" held on everyMonday, many have benefited from the advice and tips from our instructors.

This year, our instructors have more to give! Before starting the 开唱第一场 , we will be conducting a free Vocal Workshop that will definitely be a fulfilling experience for all! This is a night for you to be an Audience, a Singer and a Student!

PROGRAMME HIGHLIGHTS：

8pm to 8.30pm: Free Vocal Workshop (with different topics every week) Conducted by our veteran vocal instructor, Philip Lim

9pm to 11.30pm: 开唱第一场 by audience-students while the instructor provides guidance and tips

TOPIC for 8 Jan: Importance of Warming-up before Singing.

Includes: Demonstration and on-the-spotPractical Exercises.

Quick, reserve your seats with us at 6339 0100 or email cafe@harkmusic. Come and experience being an audience,singer and student! All in one night~!

See you on every MONDAY! Next few topics will be updated soon....stay tuned!

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Exclusive Benefit for Hark Students!

First 15 who register get FREE Entry and a complimentary drink.

Next 16th to 30th who register enjoy $3 (usual $8.80) entrance charge and 1 drink!

Hark Students, simply submit your names at the school reception counter or email to info@harkmusic.com

Hark Music Singapore

We have shifted!

Ha ha HA!!!!! I've done it!!! In just few hours time!

I have been PROCRASTINATING!!!

It WaS Sooo aWeSOmE!!! BreaThTaking~~~

oh YES!!!! Blogger is well and UP!!!

Being an Artiste is not easy.....

We did some improvements....:)

HEY! What's wrong??

Strange Strange Blogger....... :(

Our 1st Live Show: FRI.Open Mic

Our BIG Revelation! C'mon, follow us through this photo tour...

Our May 07 Live Shows Posters!

Our 1st Live Shows starts next week!!!

Very BUSYZzzzzz!!!

New Background!!!

Yes! All shows in May are FREE!

A Quick Quick Update

Almost done...almost DONE!

A little revelation on our transformation!

Still in progress....

***Shhhh......

Reno Fifth or Sixth Day?? ....Whatever....!

Renovation Fourth Day: What to do without Hark this weekend?

Renovation Third Day: STACKO!!!

Renovation 2nd Day: Look what we've done!

Renovation First Day: Demolition Works!

Our Final Show!

Final Shows before our renovation!!!

Live Band Karaoke in SENTOSA Beach!

** Hark is transforming....... **

28th Feb & 1st March 每周歌手~!

23rd & 24th Feb 每周歌手~！

9th & 10th & 16th Feb 每周歌手~！

MARCH in FREE in the month of March~!

Exhilarating February Live 比一比 Finals~!~!

February 2007 Live 比一比 Finals!

2nd & 3rd February 每周歌手!

February 2007 Live 比一比 Semi Finalists are out!

Happy Chinese Lunar New Year~!

Rock on Vynson!

Live 比一比 – January 2007 Finals!

Hark Cafe Staff Focus! Part 4*

Valentine's Special! Dedications for your special someone....

Vocal Topic for Tonight!

19th & 20th Jan 2007 每周歌手！

海阔天空- All-time Brothers' Favourite

Valentine's Day is coming~!

Thank you..Thank you...Our Website got over 10,000 hits per day!

Finalists for January 2007 Live 比一比！

12th & 13th Jan 2007 每周歌手！

Maggie's Birthday!

Live 比一比 – January 2007 Qualifying Round 2 & 3!

Topic for Vocal Workshop tonight!

Ly's Bdae~!

Live 比一比 – December 2006 Finals!!

Vote for your FAV Video and WIN!!!

Hark's Video Channel

Vocal Workshop on Mondays!

New add-on song list!

5th & 6th Jan 2007 每周歌手！

Live 比一比 – January 2007 Qualifying Round 1!

Countdown Party On New Year's Eve!

Attend Vocal Workshop for FREE!

Hark is transforming.......