The Love Of Warm Water

I just came back from Harbour City just now. Reason? I was there to watch Kenan's performance =) He's here as guest performer for Electone Festivals tomorrow. To those who's not sure who Kenan is, his full name is Kenan Loui Widjaja, from Indonesia. He was the winner of Yamaha Electone Concours and Asia Pacific Electone Festivals in 2008. He also performed with his group of friends call Young Boys in Idonesia Got Talent. It's been so long I have last seen any electone performances since I came here. It was great and nice meeting Kenan, he's such a nice guy =) Will update some videos soon~! For now, enjoy some photos of him and Stagea~ =D

I have been learning electone for 3 years+++ I guess I have very much improved in the sense of playing especially my pedalling skills. Now my left leg is even more lively then my right leg, it was the other way round years ago~ Thanks to pedal training, haha! Let see, since last year, I have managed to play a few harder songs, although they're not perfectly played but I'm still happy I manage to play them! Years ago I would say those songs are just unplayable for me =P Some songs list : 1. I've been working on the railroad (orchestra version) - Grade 6 2. Back To Future - Grade 6 3. Alvamar Overture - Grade 6 3. Voyager - Grade 5 *prouds* etc. Now I am thinking to get my hand on that 50th Year Anniversary electone theme song! Someday My Prince Will Come. But it look soooooooo hard, I took 6 months to learn Ayura last time when I first started, this one...about so? >.<""

If there's someone interested to learn electone but not so sure how does it feel to learn or play, here's some videos I found on youtube, is in Japanese language though. An trial/experience lesson for electone =) The song is Dancing Queen Part 1 Part 2 : Pedal Part 3 : Full Electone is a really interesting and versatile to play~ It brought a lot of happiness and love towards music for me and many people.

This year APEF will be held in Singapore =D It'll be held at the University Cultural Centre of NUS on the 17th Sep 2011 (Sat), 3.30pm. The price of the tickets will be SGD20 & SGD30 (w.GST) It'll be sold through SISTIC outlets somewhere during this month. Do keep an eye on it! So, anyone going?

Recently I have found some videos of AYAKI, including an short of like interview/documentary about him, too bad it's in Japanese, not sure what's it talking about. And then some of his performance videos The Deep Time on the Seaside Trap!! Time of Destiny Onze Fitas&Agora Ta Madalena More of his videos can been seen in this youtube channel

Recently I have seen some APEF 2009 videos online. Posted by the players themselves, I think. I believe there's official video released. Hopefully to see all of them =)

check out this page , i haven't translate it but generally this device enable your EL models electones to use USB pendrives =D

Lol, when I'm really lazy to move about to the PC, this is what I can do =P

Ayaki Saito finally release a Personal series Stagea book. Song list as below 1. Nutville 2. The deep time on the seaside 3. Moldau 4. Greensleeves 5. Sunlight webpage for the book I have a demo mp3 for the song The deep time on the seaside credit to YMF website.

Was cleaning up a bit, and took a pic of these =P From 2007 to 2010...booklets of EF and APEF~ How time really flies... Notice the standardized design of our recent EF booklet? And the sizes thru-out the years =P

# Hiroshi Kubota LIVE on Yamaha Electone Stagea # Date: 13 November 2010 # Time: 7.30pm # Venue: St James Power Station # Ticket: $16 *Thanks Jac for scanning the flyer =)

Hi all!! Here to report the results of APEF 201o @ Taipei Junior Section 1st - Kong Zie Lik (Malaysia) 2nd - Chang Che Rui (Taiwan) 3rd - Clarrisa Aurelia Sugianto (Indonesia) Open Age Section 1st - Kenny Febrian Sugianto (Indonesia) 2nd - Jose Antonio Camara Garcia (Mexico) 3rd - Patricia Kong Tze Lin (Malaysia) Congrates to all winners and their teachers/mentors!

Finally Yoshihiro Andoh got a new Personal series STAGEA book =) *JUMPS* and *SHOUT* check out here http://www.ymm.co.jp/p/detail.php?format=sales&code=GTE01085561

I realized how long I did not really write anything. But actually until today, I am still not in the mood of writing a proper post. Oh well, many things have happened since I suppose. Some of the matter, I'm still trying to get control over it. Some I'm trying very hard to accept it. Some I'm just working really hard, but may never understand it. Is all about trying and trying? I guess. I close my eyes, sometimes flashbacks happens. Reminding me how time really flies. Reminding me how I have take some things for granted. Reminding me how I should listen to myself more. Sometimes, I close my eyes, I imagined the future. How I will be. Will I shine? I don't remember how I fell so deep in love with the place I want to go so much now. And yet, I see things disappearing before me. What can I do? My mood is so gloomy and grey now even playing a lively song doesn't cheer me up. What should I do? Oh well, I guess time will do its magic again... Oh anyway, on a lighter note....

After all the hardwork and practices. We rocked at Yamaha Band Idol 2010~! Well done guys! It was suppa fun~~!! Here's a video of our performance =)

Me and my band 1st Verse will be performing at Subang Parade this sunday (15th Aug 2010) @ 3pm! Do drop by and support us =)

This year's Asia Pacific Electone Festival (APEF) will be at Taipei Taiwan. Do click on the image for more information. Tickets selling have already started =)

Yamaha now have electones for rental for their Students. For those who always dream of playing electone and start learning but can't afford to buy one, maybe this is a good chance! For more information please contact below available outlets : Ammonite Muzik Entreprise: 58, Jalan Radin Anum 1, Seri Petaling, 57000 Kuala Lumpur Tel: 03-90595759 Ammonite Muzik Entreprise: No.57 (Ground, First & Second Floors) & 59 (First & Second Floors), Jalan USJ10/1A, 47600 Subang Jaya, Selangor TEL: 016-2275759 Music Square 75, 1st - 3rd Floor, Jalan Yam Tuan, 70000 Seremban, Negeri Sembilan TEL: 06-7639050 Sekolah Muzik Ocean 53, Jalan 34/154, Taman Delima, 56000 Cheras, Kuala Lumpur TEL: 03-91018103 Shaw Music & Art Centre No. 11-3, Tingkat 2, Jalan SP 2/1, Taman Serdang Perdana, Seksyen 2, 43300 Seri Kembangan, Selangor. TEL: 03-89481876 Sonata Music & Art Sdn. Bhd. 3, ...

Still remember this song? It was one of the first songs I played when I started to learn electone. I remember my teacher asked me, "Do you know this song? You should know, one of Andoh's arrangements!" But of course that first version I played wasn't near to the version Andoh arranged! It was much faster and EASIER! And I don't even have a proper digicam to record back then lol! I always like this song really much, this song actually have many different versions in some books. I personally like Andoh's version the best *of course* but the grade 5-3 version is too hard to play. Luckily now we have the grade 6 version in Andoh's compositions book 2 =P (below is jz a reference video, not mine) Soothing song, but not too easy to play at all....> But looking back at my old videos, I think I improved, my phrasing sucks to the max last time, hahaha! Now better I hope?

Had a satisfying practice on the Stagea ELS-01C today =) Very cool sounded there! So sayang my book, so I won't be bringing the original around.