You Play A What?

A common question that you might encounter when meeting someone for the first time is "SO.... What do you do for a living?" But for my guests today, it goes a little different. The question is "What does he NOT do?" in the realm of Singapore music scene. Yao Cong joins me on this episode of You Play A What? as he shares the insights to navigating the gig economy. He is currently living what I deemed as the "Freelancer's Dream". His diverse portfolio of work includes Performance, Education, Conducting, Management, Production and being a Highly Efficient Mobile Gamer. He has recently began his journey as a content creator, publishing weekly videos on his YouTube Channel with awesome video thumbnails and sound advice. Whilst, he is reaping the fruits of his labour now, the seeds did take its time to sprout. As he has never pursued his musical studies in Singapore, his return back home after completing his studies at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama (London), he faced a number of challenges trying to find a foothold. Hit subscribe on his YouTube Channel (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6ob8zXxZJXntrNDIi_-eg) to be updated on his latest videos and give him a follow on his Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/tubbyyao/)

Thank you so much for tuning in to this episode of the podcast! You can get in touch with me through https://www.youplayawhat.com . Subscribe and share this podcast with your friends if you enjoyed the episode. Feel free to leave a rating and review on which ever platform you choose to listen to your podcast! 

Long time friend and bubble tea fanatic Yvonne Tay joins me on this episode of You Play A What?, Yvonne is the winner of the National Chinese Music Competition held in Singapore in all Junior, Youth and Open Category. Currently a full-time musician with the Ding Yi Music Company (鼎艺团) in Singapore and a highly sought after performer and educator, her path towards being a professional musician was not as straight forward as you will imagine! Stay tuned, as Yvonne and I reminisce on our days in school (which one?), her preference of bubble tea (she is quite a connoisseur) and how the Circuit Breaker (CB) has taught her some new dance moves! With plenty of recognition for her talents at a very young age, Yvonne shares the influences that affected her choice she made for her education and the overall rise in appreciation of Chinese Music in Singapore over the last few years. If you are curious about some of the work (or the dance that I mentioned) that Yvonne has been up to, do check out her social media pages on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/yvonnetayguzheng/), Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/yvonnetay.guzheng/) Leave a review and let us know what you think of the TikTok video!

Thank you so much for tuning in to this episode of the podcast! You can get in touch with me through https://www.youplayawhat.com . Subscribe and share this podcast with your friends if you enjoyed the episode. Feel free to leave a rating and review on which ever platform you choose to listen to your podcast! 

For the FIRST EVER episode of You Play A What?, I welcome my friends from K口U, a mixed instrumental quartet that I have been part of since the later half of 2019. K口U comprises of Daniel Yiau (Clarinet/arranger/composer/ and the producer of the best "TSK!" you'll ever hear), Michellina Chan (Saxophone extraordinaire and the most senior member group), Don Kow (My top 27th trombonist) and myself (insert whatever you want). We sit down to talk about what we play, my first interaction with the each of them and their experiences during their stint overseas. Whilst living abroad and studying in a place that is miles away did create many fond memories as well as personal developments, it is not always sunshine and rainbow living overseas alone.
On a collective front, we addressed some FAQs of our group name, K口U, how to say it, how it came out and what does it mean. As well as why the group was started and why we love our working relationship! To find out more about K口U, you can log on to https://www.koumusik.com Follow us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/koumusik/ and on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/koumusik/ to receive the latest updates.

Thank you so much for tuning in to the first episode of the podcast! I am excited to launch this new project and I understand there are definitely room for improvement, you can get in touch with me through https://www.youplayawhat.com . Subscribe and share this podcast with your friends if you enjoyed the episode. Feel free to leave a rating and review on which ever platform you choose to listen to your podcast! 

Its finally here, this is a sneak peak into the BRAND NEW podcast hosted by Vincent Tan. 

Vincent is a professional musician based in Singapore that happens to play the Euphonium.

Each week he will be speaking to some of his friends and colleagues that are "living the dream". So give this trailer a listen and  feel free to subscribe and leave a comment while you're at it!
New episodes will be available every Wednesday.
Log on to https://www.youplayawhat.com to find out more!