“HIDEAWAY” Chill Out and Muse Jean Tan’s EP Release this Friday 27 October

Hideaway EP Cover Art

“HIDEAWAY” Chill Out and Muse Jean Tan’s EP Release this Friday 27 October

27 October, 2017 – Following the releases of ‘Crowns’ and more recently, ‘Walls,’ Singapore singer-songwriter Jean Tan’s EP, Hideaway, will be fully released on 27 October, 2017 on all major digital streaming platforms via Umami Records.

To mark the launch of Hideaway, Jean will livestream a performance on Facebook from a secret location on Saturday 28 October 2017 at 8.30pm. Opening the event will be sets from talented singer-songwriters JAWN and Stacy Tan. Fans can catch the Facebook Live via Jean’s page and https://www.twitch.tv/soosoio from 8.30pm onwards on 28 October.

Hideaway reconciles spiritualist themes of mortality and renewal against a electronic-acoustic soundscape that belies the album’s lyrics. For Jean, Hideaway was written as a salve during a time of struggle and convalescence from illness. Recounting the journey, Jean notes –

I was diagnosed with kidney disease at 24, which catalysed a subsequent loss of things over the next 5-6 years in the areas of work, relationships, and lifestyle. I lost the ability to do the things I love, like make music and travel; at times, even walking, eating, and speaking was difficult, leading to long periods of social isolation.

In that secret place, away from the world – I met my raw, barenaked self, stripped away from the things I valued and which defined me at that point.  I came face to face with who I really was, and let erupt the storm of emotions and questions I’d bottled inside for a long time.

Listeners have already experienced ‘Crowns’ (which quickly surpassed 100,000 streaming plays within the first couple months of release) and ‘Walls’ (produced by Cascine artist et aliae and featured former-The Steve McQueens saxophonist Fabian Lim). Three new songs in the album complete the circle. ‘Dandelion’ (also produced by et aliae) is about pressing on and being radiant even in the harshest conditions; ‘Blooms’ pens an honest conversation between the writer and God, confronting disappointment and finding fragile hope in the beginnings of spring; ‘Hide Away’, the title track, is about finding significance in the process – being in one’s own secret place, in the winter of the soul, to heal.

Track list:

  1. Crowns
  2. Walls
  3. Hide Away
  4. Dandelion
  5. Blooms

Links to album: http://hyperurl.co/hideaway

Jean Tan Hideaway Live Stream

Live Stream Links:
https://facebook.com/jeantanmusic/
https://www.twitch.tv/soosoio

About Jean Tan:

Jean is a singer-songwriter who writes with influences from folk, indie, and jazz. She has performed at Singapore’s National Stadium and Gardens by the Bay for the 28th SEA Games, having written ‘Colours’ for the Games (2015). Her song ‘Waiting for Love’ is also on the Korean-Singaporean collaboration album “DanZZan Date 단짠 데이트” (2017), featuring acts like HubbaBubbas, Dawn of the Day, and G-Urban. Jean has opened for Michael W. Smith (2013) and performed at events like the Zandari Music Festival 2017 (Seoul), Singapore Night Festival 2016, Riverside Flow 2016, and Starker Music Festival 2016.

A poet and word-smith, Jean often weaves her life challenges into her songs and uses her music for social good. She has had to undergo multiple operations and illness in life, and has performed and shared her story at schools, teenage homes, art spaces, and at events by organisations such as Halogen Foundation, World Vision, Relief Singapore, and Architects of Life. Many have been inspired by her life.

Find Jean Tan on Social Media:
Site: http://www.jeantanmusic.net/
FB: https://facebook.com/jeantanmusic/
TW: https://twitter.com/jeantanmusic
IG: https://instagram.com/jeantanmusic
YT: https://www.youtube.com/user/jeantanmusic

About Umami Records:

Umami Records is a Singapore-based label founded in 2013 by Kevin Foo, Aaron Wong, and Josh Quah. Much like the “5th taste” reputation of its namesake, the label strongly believes in discovering new, interesting sounds that run underground and away from mainstream tastes. The label’s small release roster thus far has included works from Linying (Spotify Spotlight 2016), The Steve McQueens, Evanturetime (Spotify Ones To Watch 2017), CampFire, Phoria (UK), Oriental Cravings (AUS), and more.

Umami Records Site
Umami Records Facebook
Umami Records Instagram
Umami Records Twitter

Neil Zaza Master Class in Taipei Plus 1-to-1

Neil Zaza Master Class in Taipei Plus 1-to-1Neil Zaza is heading back to Taipei this October to conduct a Neil Zaza Master Class in Taipei Plus 1-to-1 sessions in a studio setting. See you Taipei!

There are five main topics that Neil Zaza will be sharing on:

  1. The skill of arranging, playing and recording skills 
  2. The pre-recording preparation
  3. The difference between recording using a mic versus direct in
  4. The integration of software effects (demo software: bias fx) in recording
  5. Live demostration of recording using the song “I’m Alright” and “Bari

Date: 25 October 2017
First Masterclass Session: 13:00-15:00 
Second Masterclass Session 16:00-18:00 

First One-to-One Session: 19:00-19:40 
Second One-to-One Session: 19:50-20:30 

Venue:
Strong Recording Studio
New North City Shizu District
Corning Street 169 Lane 31-1 No. 5F-1
(Nearest MRT: East Lake Station)
強力錄音室(新北市汐止區康寧街169巷31-1號5F-1,近捷運東湖站)

Registration fee:
Single workshop – NT$ 3,000 / person (limit 30 people)
One-to-One Class – NT$ 8,000 / person (limit 2 people)

Registration Links:

Masterclass: http://shopping.harvestmusician.com/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=168
One-to-One Lesson: http://shopping.harvestmusician.com/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=167

Awesome time at Zandari Festa

We have been back in Singapore for almost 2 weeks and we are still having Seoul hangover. Yes, KBBQ anytime!

A huge thank you to Zandari Festa for the special Singapore and Korea Collab Stage. We were pleasantly surprised to see the Zandari banners on lamp posts all over Hongdae area with special mention of DanZZan stage performance. Appreciate all the kindness that has been extended to us.

The night before our Zandari performance, we had a hang out session in our Hongdae airbnb house. So glad that Campfire and Foundation Music dropped by. You have to check out SGCampfire music! It was a great time over Korean fried chicken and beer, and of course ended by making music together. So surreal to be doing this with a whole bunch of awesome Singaporeans in Seoul! Below is the video of the music jam live stream we had. Sweet memories!

Singapore Hangout Jam in Hongdae Seoul

HubbaBubbas, Jean Tan and BECKA were in Seoul for Zandari Festa. On 30 Oct, we decided to hang out in our airbnb house in Hongdae. So happy to have CampFire and Foundation Music joined us that night. It was a Singapore night in Hongdae! We had Korean fried chicken wings and beer before this and some great chats before settling some music. Loads of laughter. Great memories! :)SOOS OIO songwriters.sg OneClickWonders #danzzandate #hongdae #seoul #hangout #fun

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The next day started early at Make Up For Ever Seoul at 8.30am because it was show day! Appreciate all four make up artistes taking time to make sure HubbaBubbas, Jean Tan and Becka look their best when they should be home helping their families prepare for Chuseok, an important Korea festival in their calendar.

This is the first time all three Singapore artistes played for a music festival in Korea. Not everything worked out the way we planned it to, but the artistes adjusted and rose up to the occasion. Love how all three artistes enjoyed themselves on stage and off stage. Seeing them shine on stage that Sunday afternoon at Zandari Festa is beyond words!

It has been slightly more than one year since we started putting this album and project together. There were moments when we wonder what will come out of this. Besides performing in Seoul at Zandari Festa, all three Singapore artistes have their albums/EPs launched in Korean music stores, a bonus beyond the track in DanZZan Date. For the Singaporeans to perform in Seoul makes a sweet end to the project. Although operationally this is the end, we choose to see this as a start. A start for many more things to come, in more ways than one. This is definitely not the end of the artistes' music journey, but a milestone. We hope the exposure through this project will launch them out to greater stages and reach. 

We must make mention of Leeway Music & Media, who went all the way to make this possible. Not an easy feat and you got the Singaporeans into Korea! 

Here's a short video summary of the DanZZan stage in Zandari Festa.

We are still editing the video footages from the artistes performances at Zandari. Will release them once they are ready. Follow us on our social media for updates. Below are a few shoots of the venue at Zandari Festa. For more photos, you can go to our Facebook Album.