Hello Leslie,
Just informed by the lady who takes care of the promotion of my products that 2V1G's 新不了情 has been selected by Radio Televsion Hong Kong, the government radio station, as Pick of the Week for 2 weeks starting from Sept. 3. Every week about 30 to 40 new songs fight for a slot in the Pick of the Week and only a few songs will be selected. You probably cannot imagine how difficult to get a song to be selected as Pick of the Week if you have never worked in the music industry here before. This will guarantee quite frequent air play for the song in the forthcoming 2 weeks. Though it might not guarantee better sales as too many people are downloading songs instead of buying CD. Anyway, it would help to bring 2V1G to the attention of people who are not audiophiles.
I am very glad about this and I hope you are happy about it too.
Rgds,
Keith Yip
Rock In Music
everyone in 2v1g is very busy, with the forthcoming buddhist musical rehearsals going full steam and the forthcoming gig in no black tie on october 7th and 8th.
just to let you in on our repertoire for our first gig - we will be singing 6 songs from the album with the rest being all "new" songs. some of them include:
被遗忘的时光 (蔡琴) - this will be arranged in bossa!so you see, there is variety to please all and sundry! regine will also be singing one of her compostions which became a hit for gigi leung.
always on my mind (michael buble's version)
我和春天有个约会 (刘雅丽)
无情的雨，无情的你 (齐秦)
getaran jiwa (p.ramlee)
additionally, the two "V"sl be taking some vocals lessons with mia palencia, our local jazz queen. well, our singers never stop learning because they believe they can learn a lot from mia.
we will be announcing the ticketing/reservation info soon in this blog. watch this space!
the cd pirates now have gone shopping in taiwan and hong kong. either that, or they are now shopping in yes asia, the largest online chinese cd web store in the world.
they now bring into malaysia many chinese titles well in advance of the malaysian market. (at least 2-3 months ahead). this is something unheard of in the past. and some titles so uncommercial that you wonder why they bother.
it is obvious - the pirates are looking at the bigger global picture now - they want to rule all and sundry.
scary sh*t.
it is a sad day for music. the music industry and record shops in malaysia are promised of an expedited death.
oh, btw, just in case you ask - 2v1g has been pirated. what an irony in all sense of the word.
极不喜欢唱广东K歌的eason,觉的他太随波逐流了。
但却很爱jim lee制作的eason; 唱华语歌的eason.
很多年前的<黑,白,灰> 是eason 和 jim lee 的佳作.
<不想放手>某些曲目無論在歌詞、旋律至編曲都略顯平淡，然而專輯整體音樂的統一卻是異常難得，沒有加入例牌的打榜情歌亦見eason对音樂的自信與堅持.
很久没有听过这样自在的eason.
ok, i am a bit late in discovering kokokaina - the latest singing sensation from boleh land. but what a voice! since we already have malaysia's michael buble in sean ghazi, now we have our own norah jones. she has the same shock factor as joanna wang due to her young age. some say she is better than norah jones - she is our own junior billy holiday!
check out this video - which has close to 700,000 views in youtube.
amazing talent she is. wish i could sign her up!
our two divas looking good in china press today! but unfortunately both are not in kl - one in taiwan and the other in redang....
this is one of the better articles about 2v1g, in my mind.
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2v1g in new straits times today! you can also click here for online article.
winnie ho doesn't like this photo a single bit for reasons only known to her!
we are looking for a sensational female jazz vocalist for our new album....
check this out!
what a stylo pose ;-)
this is the famed AKG c12VR mic that gives us the beautiful sound you hear in the cd.
thanks to winnie who passed me this photo almost one year after it was shot!
on that day, the team had so much fun doing the shooting. the theme for the cover was "music in motion" and the 2v1g trio needed to make all sort of (funny, clumsy) movements.
looking back, the journey was filled with bittersweet memories.
we are now looking forward to the making of the 2nd album with much more confidence.
easy - what's the common denominator between 2v1g and double take?
the first one to give correct answer will get a free giant poster of 2v1g, to be given away during the NBT gig on 7th and 8th of october!
一班热爱音乐的年轻人，集合在一起，将他们擅长的爵士乐，结合传统的华，巫，印乐器，造就了一个感染力十足的音乐会'Let's Go Mamak'。当传统乐器遇见西洋乐器，爵士的调调，我们听见了一群来自马来西亚，土生土长，万份热爱爵士乐的年轻音乐人，挥洒着革命声音。他们拒绝只是弹奏属于别人的音乐文化，他们坚持我们马来西亚人也有属于我们的音乐文化，于是，他们开始了这么一个大胆的尝试。
没有文字，没有歌声。单纯乐器之间的对话，我却能深深感受一切。时下年轻人的形态，一览无遗。偶尔，很放纵，偶尔，很调皮。偶尔，很感伤，偶尔，很恐慌。很庆幸自己出席了这一场表演。很期待他们再一次演出。不过，应该不会那么快了，音乐其中的小提琴手和音乐总监就快要飞回纽约。我，只好这样期待，期待他们明年再一次到回来，呈现更精彩的音乐。
因为有他们的坚持，音乐不死。Thank you guys!!
[winnie ho]
LET'S GO MAMAK! aims to serve you up a slice of that Malaysiana through music!
Composers - Ken Hor
Music director & saxophone Julian Chan
Violin Fung Chern Hwei
Trumpet Eddie Wen
Piano Tay Cher Siang
Drum Martin Ngim
Bass Daniel Foong
Tabla Prakash Kandasamy
Malay Drums Kambulbahri Hussin
Chinese drums Jimmy Ch'ng & Chew Soon Heng
Cak Lempong Shamsul Zin
Bamboo Flute Sesatre Krishnan
Gu Zheng Lim Hui Chieh
autograph signing - winnie
autograph signing - regine
大马第一张通过网上销售的发烧天碟----《2V1G》开出红盘，交出亮丽成绩。
在发烧听觉要求为大前提的概念下，我国音响达人Leslie Loh、音乐人周金亮联手制作了大马第一张两把女生和一把吉他，融合流行和发烧元素的发烧天碟----《2V１G》。
2V--Two Voices何芸妮和戴丽津真情流露、干净剔透的歌声；1G--One Guitar我国爵士吉他第一人Roger Wang深情浓郁、挥洒自如的吉他演绎，加上严谨的制作，为了要达到最理想的听觉效果，制作队伍更特邀香港公认发烧天碟制作第一人Keith Yip负责母带后期处理，而为了酬谢《2V1G》的支持者，首批限量3,000张CD全在香港生产，空运返马，于是，这一张充满诚意的专辑终于诞生了。
《2V1G》最珍贵的，就是在于两把女声与吉他一起同步录音的过程中所激发出来的火花。何芸妮在声音的收放中，显示了她对选曲游刃有余的操控，那是大将气度；戴丽津对歌曲感情的拿捏，让人看到了歌者在处理一首歌曲的最重要的武器，那就是感情；而当吉他来到Roger Wang的手中，它已经变成了音乐。
何芸妮、戴丽津和Roger Wang，在每一首歌曲录制的过程中都毫无保留的为每一首歌曲注入了自身的感受和触觉，那些突发的感情，也为每一首歌曲增添了该有的厚度。
一把吉他、两把让人感动的、最真的声音，这就是《2V1G》。
今天，希望大家能够看到、听到《2V1G》做音乐的态度，那就是--诚意。
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付款的方式是通过maybank2u 或 paypal 。请发电邮lesloh@yahoo.com 和请记得写上你的地址！
maybank 户口是 : LOH HIP PING 114208794020
如用 paypal 请付给电邮 lesloh@yahoo.com. 请付美元 (paypal only!).
[１]西马的订购购者，请付美元ＵＳＤ１4。3０ (已经加USD0.80服务费)
[２]东马的订购购者，请付美元ＵＳＤ１4。9０ (已经加USD0.80服务费)
[３]其他国家的订购者，请发电邮lesloh@yahoo.com询问
请记得写上你的地址！
如有疑问，请拨电话 +6012-2083790 (leslie).
感激你支持2V1G!
we accept internet orders for the album. to date, we have sold more than 3,000 copies of the album! this is some kind of achievement considering the global downtrend for cd sales.
2v1G CDs are also being sold in major record shops nationwide. we have sold out our limited edition first pressing. what is available now is the 2nd pressing.
this is an imported cd pressed in hong kong. the price for the CD is RM39.90. if you are in west malaysia, please add additional poslaju shipping charges of RM4. if you are in east malaysia, please add additional poslaju shipping charges of RM7. please note that these are subsidized rates - normal poslaju rates start from RM6 to west malaysia and RM9 to east malaysia.
payment can be made via maybank2u or paypal.
for maybank2u, please deposit into account: LOH HIP PING 114208794020
if you pay via maybank2u, please remember to fill in the email address lesloh@yahoo.com so that a confirmation email will be sent to us. write a separate email to lesloh@yahoo.com to provide your address.
for paypal, please pay to lesloh@yahoo.com
for payment via paypal, you will have to pay in US dollars:
1) for west malaysian buyers - USD14.30 (paypal fee of USD0.80 already included)
2) for east malaysian buyers - USD14.90 (paypal fee of USD0.80 already included)
3) for buyers from other countries - please email us separately. our email is lesloh@yahoo.com
please remember to provide your shipping address!
if you have queries, please call leslie at +60122083790.
thanks for supporting 2V1G!
史无前例的荣耀，2V1G 为大马争光!
unprecedented glory in hk - 2v1g has done us proud!
you can also read about it here
一张已经被很多人在转述着的概念专辑的讯息，你们都听到了吧？
今天，2V1G初试啼声，正式面世。
2V1G的概念源自监制Leslie Loh和制作人周金亮，这一张专辑以捕抓纯音为大前提，通过两把优质女声（何芸妮和戴丽津）加上一只木吉他（Roger Wang），选唱了十二首家喻户晓传唱不衰的华语情歌，她们的歌声绝对可以让你听后回肠荡气，木吉他的演奏肯定会令你惊艳、兴叹。
大马第一张跨越流行和发烧碟双层领域的专辑，全程以经典AKG C12VR真空管麦克风录制，力求达到发烧碟之规格，同时也不失流行亲和的温度，再加上香港发烧碟天后Susan Wong录音师Keith Yip母代后期处理，CD最后制成品在香港压印空运回马，这样的一张专辑，你可以错过吗？
For the debut album, the two producers decided to select some of the most memorable love songs for the last 2 decades and give them an acoustic treatment. These are not only classics in their own rights but eternal love songs that strike a chord in most discerning music lovers' hearts.
Whereas Winnie impresses us with her excellent vocal techniques and gorgeous tone, Regine scores with her emotive, straight-from-the-heart and nasal voice - neither voice outshines each other; they only serve to complement each other in a very harmonious way. And Roger's guitar, what more can we say, is heartbreakingly beautiful. Some of his guitar solos (like the one in 心動 Tempting Hearts), with its beautiful chording, can make us weak and bring tears to our eyes.
This album has taken us close to one year to produce. There's much sweat and tears along the journey. We also had so much fun making the album. We are proud of the fact that we can make such sincere album against the tide of today's dwindling music industry.
We hope that you support us and enjoy the music too!
sorry, we have been trying very hard to upload photos to this blog. blogger has gone bonkers! it doesn't help that streamyx is extremely lousy as well for the past weeks.
how we wish we live in korea or japan where broadband is lightning fast.
stay tuned. we have many posts to update!
我病了
足足一个星期
发烧感冒咳嗽喉咙痛
全到齐 ~
也受伤了
得休养2个星期
诊断结果是脚背软肌发炎
老骨头噢 ~
不要紧
很快就要痊愈了
然后恢复唱歌舞蹈排练
继续冲刺 ~
休息
就是为了走更长远的路
[regine tai]
地点
Jupiter Hall, Global Business Park,
Block A, Level 4, No8, Jln 19/1 46300 PJ
( 靠近星洲日报报馆总行 )
日期/时间
8月30日晚上8时
序幕演出
电棒 & IKA
预售票 RM55（7月25日正式市面发售）/ 现场门票 RM70
现场学生票 RM40 （需出示身份证和学生证，只限当天购票）
网上订票 dtd.ticketing@gmail.com（现在接受订票！）
Rock Corner预售票须附加RM2为手续费，直接在网上向我们订票则免
预售票截止日期8月20日
询问 012 377 8558 (shane) / 017 633 9660 (达)
dongtaidu@gmail.com 
我们很欣慰2v1g能成为香港最权威的音响杂志『发烧音响』主编的『最佳CD』!
we are proud to announce that 2v1g has been chosen as the "CD OF THE MONTH" by the most authoritative hifi magazine in hong kong, AUDIOPHILE [发烧音响]!
way to go!
on the eve of press conference, 2v1g had a rehearsal in my house....
the chemistry and the camaraderie are so much stronger now than when we first started 12 months ago... everyone is having fun!
so it is gonna be the first time 2v1g performing live together as a trio!
watch the amazing roger performing john lennon's "imagine"... watch the tail-end of the song where roger teases with harmonics! the arrangement of the song is done by his idol, tommy emmanuel.
who would have guessed - 2v1g received an invitation from no black tie (NBT) to perform a gig there in september!
NBT, long regarded as the premier jazz club in downtown kl, is the meeting place for musicians, jazz lovers and casual music lovers who want a classy place for good music. the acoustics there is first class too.
we are delighted! well, we are definitely keen but we have to sit down to discuss with everyone in the team tomorrow night, when we rehearse for our press conference on friday.
2v1g's press conference is going to be held on friday 18th july 2008, at 3pm-4pm at precious old china cafe, central market.
if you happen to be around that area at that time, do drop by and get your remaining autograph from roger wang!
if we do decide to do the gig, hope you guys can come and support ya!
金曲奖『最佳新人』萧贺硕.
她写过歌给孙燕姿。
一个全方位的词曲创作人。
我们喜欢 ;-)
debbie hsiao - this year's taiwan melody awards winner in the "best newcomer" catergory.
a talented singer-songwriter who composed several hit songs for stefanie sun yanzi.
good compositions, good voice.
highly recommended.
第一次有机会在台湾小巨蛋现场观看金曲奖，心情是兴奋的。再加上这次有老公陪伴，更是别具意义。
三面台的小巨蛋7点钟已经排满了人龙，听说有的观众前一晚已经在星光大道等候。幸好我们的座位是有编号的才不至于要排队入场, 谢谢小叶老师 :)
是啊，我们喜爱的 Tanya 再度夺下金曲奖最佳女演唱 ！看着她率先夺下最佳作曲和专辑制作人，眼泪狂飙的那一刻，我的心情已经是激动的了。总觉得这两个奖项对 Tanya 来说更加意义重大，仿佛之前所受的辛苦和委屈，都会在得到肯定的那一刻一扫而空的。最最记得她说的一句话：" 做音乐的过程中，很多时候是需要不断的自我怀疑、调整、重整和前进的"。
走音乐这一条路，真的需要备有异于常人的能耐和心理建设 ~
深深的感激音乐和所有艺术的魔力给我们带来的探讨和灵修。
对不起啊，金亮老师和 Winnie, 在我排练了2天的《宝镜》后就请假溜人，因为台湾之行是早就预订好的。
老师提醒我说经过近一个星期的练习以后，大家都已经变成"舞林高手"了。嗯，明天开始我得把功课追上才行 ：）
对不起啊， Leslie, 我没遇见你的陈绮贞。你要告诉她的话，我在这里代为处理一下噢 ~ "绮贞，我爱你 ！！！"
Konbanwa ~
[regine tai]
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老夫子十年前的 "遠見",已經將現今的樂壇畫了出來!
credit: 转载于『日与夜的生活』
tanya chua's [goodbye & hello] is undoubtedly this year's best mandarin album.
everyone in 2v1g likes tanya chua, including roger, who was impressed the first time he heard tanya's voice. he yelled, "this is very unlike the typical chinese pop singer!".
tanya has come a long way from her indie roots in s'pore. she is regarded by many as one of today's most talented singer-songwriters in the chinese scene (the other being taiwan's cheer chen qi zhen). in a sea of crappy chinese mandarin pop, her music comes to anyone with discerning and critical ears, as refreshing and cool, without succumbing to the hype and commericalism of today's manufactured pop.
last night was her 2nd time winning the best female singer in taiwan's golden melody awards. not only that, tanya also won the best producer award. as a first time producer, she must be over the moon with this recognition.
we all at 2v1g are happy that tanya gets the recognition she long deserves!
Sometimes the only way to discover new places is to let someone else led the way. That's basically what happened with this new album.
Leslie also recruited producer Chow Kam Leong as well as Winnie Ho and Regine Tai on vocals. He named the project 2V1G which stood for 2 voices 1 guitar. It was supposed to be a temporary name, but since no one was able to come up with something better, it eventually became the name of the group and album.
Once the songs were selected, I began work on the arrangements which turned out to be harder than expected. You see I have never taken much interest in Chinese pop music, so all this was new to me. Ironically this was one of the reasons that I has chosen for this project. Coming for a different musical background, Leslie felt that I should be able to look at these songs with a fresh perspective. Winnie and Regine on the other hand come from a strong background in singing Chinese pop songs. Winnie is the winner of Astro Talent Quest 2000 (an annual Chinese singing competition in
This meant that I needed to bring my guitar arrangement closer to what Winnie and Regine were used to and at the same time give it a fresh interpretation!! ..... I had to rethink a lot of my approach to this project. A lot of my usual playing style just didn't work in this context. I had to bring myself out of my musical boundaries and get closer to what would work better with the singers, the songs and the vision of the producer.
The guitar recording took a total of 12 days that was split into 3 separate trips to KL. It was a bit of a struggle at the beginning, but towards the end I began to get the hang of it. We managed to come up with a nice selection of 12 songs. Besides the standard heartfelt Chinese ballads, there are also a few songs that were arranged in a style that was closer to home for me. There should be enough variety without being too safe.
I just received the album a week ago and heard the final product for the first time. I must say the whole production team did a great job. Not many singers have the guts to expose themselves and sing with so little musical instruments to hide behind. Winnie and Regine not only managed to pull it off, but their vocal performance really stood out. My guitar playing came out really different from anything that I have done before. It felt refreshing, familiar and a bit foreign all at the same time ... but in a good way.
All in all, I enjoyed the whole experience. I got to discover new musical territories, tried things I normally will not do on my own, worked with a wonderful team and gained a deeper understanding of Chinese pop music as well as a few kilos from all the pork they fed me!!
[roger wang]
besides things related to 2V1G, we will also share with you here music/albums that we like and also the events (i.e.concert, gig, promo) that our music label musictoxin organizes. the ratio of 2v1g's news compared to non-2v1g's news would be 80:20.
just as a sneak preview, together with dongtaidu (a chinese indie concert organizer) we will be bringing in - for the first time in malaysia - hong kong's indie act my little airport for a mini concert on the 30th august 2008! stay tuned.
除了2V1G，我们还会在这部落格介绍我们喜欢的音乐和专辑;还有我们音乐通胜[musictoxin]主办的音乐会。
在此做个预告, 在八月三十号，我们和动态度将会联合主办香港独立乐队my little airport的音乐会！敬请留意!
昨天是我的第一天。这基本功的训练可不简单，导演似乎要把我们的潜能都开发出来。我这副老骨头，还有很久都没有伸展过的肌肉，可忙得不可开交。一天的训练以后，发现身上多了很多“战迹”，淤青处处。
最后，向所有参与演出的演员致敬，他们再这样艰巨的训练里，始终持着不放弃精神，哪怕再累，大家依旧撑下去，直到把演出完成为止。
敬请期待音乐剧《宝镜》的公演。希望你们能亲临现场，验收我们的努力。谢谢。
