(am in-between jobs so am reviving this thread for this duration. cheers!)
teaching acoustic and electric blues guitar lessons in the likes of for eg: Freddie king, BB king, albert king, SRV, John Mayer Trio and styles in the vein of jazz blues, swing blues, delta blues, chicago blues, etc etc.
gain the ability to jam on stage playing lead and rhythm and more indepth blues stylings.
lessons are single one-off lessons ($50 for 45 minutes), conducted at Clementi central. Home calls are available on request at a higher fee.
contact greg at 85222965 or email glblues@gmail.com for more details.
teaching experience:
- been teaching since 2000 as a freelance for expat student beginners, pop/rock and blues lessons.
- used to be attached to 2 music schools (Heart & Harvest and EchoMusic ) and Sound Alchemy (a guitar shop), teaching beginner and intermidiate pop/rock guitar.
music experience:
- been playing guitar since 1991 and gigging since 2001. first with the blues virus band gigging everywhere including the esplanade and various events like beer festivals and raffles city arts fest and chijmes bluesfest (check below for portfolio) and jam occasionally with the ublues band, at crazy elephant and roomful of blues. was involved in 2 acoustic blues duos, 2 blues bands, a wedding band and a pop/rock band and a country rock band. now down to one blues/swing band as i am working fulltime.
below are the links to my music performances:
http://www.youtube.com/user/ChickenShackRevival
http://www.myspace.com/anjanaandgreg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqA3mwOZy7U
Music Portfolio:
*previous*
Little Lloyd and the Blues Virus Band
1. Voodoo Shack pub (10 Dec 01)
2. Parco Bugis Charity event for needy children (9 Feb, March, 02)
3. Full Moon Pub at East Coast (10 Nov 02)
4. Saturday! Blues showcase at Clementi Central (14 Dec 02)
5. Interview with 92.5 radio station about the Blues Virus Band (14 Dec 02)
6. One hour workshop for Blues enthusiasts at the Kolam Ayer Blues Club (12 Jan 02)
7. SIA-STPB Charity show at Wisman Walkway (15 Dec & 21 Dec 02)
8. Tavern pub at Mohd Sultan with UBlues (21 Dec 02)
9. Interview with Passion 99.5 Radio station (12 Jan 03)
10. Blues jam at Winchester 73 (23 Feb 03)
11. Best Blues Bar opening at Cuppage Plaza as guest artistes (5 Apr 03)
12. Roomful of Blues (24 Dec 02 & 10 May 03)
13. Grassroots celebration for MP Yaacob Ibrahin (17 May 03)
14. 'Live' interview with Passion 99.5 Radio (13 May 03) at 530pm
15. CHIJMEs Blues Festival (18 May 03)
16. Streats Feature (5 May 03) - 'Feeling the Blues'
17. Streats Feature 'This teacher sings the Blues' (28 May 03)
18. UBlues-Blues Virus at Kolam Ayer Blues Club jam (24 May 03)
19. Crazy Elephant Jam (15 June 03)
20. Sharing by Joseph Pereira on the 1960s Singapore music scene (29 June 03)
21. Singapore First Beer Festival at Central Mall, Clarke Quay (8 Aug 03)
22. Workshop/ Blues symposium (17 Aug 03). Featured in Streats (5 Sept 03)
23. Gila-Gong Festival at Northeast CDC, Pasir Ris Beach (6 and 7 Sept 03)
24. Raffles City Arts Showcase - the Blues (5 Sept 03). Feature in Strait Times 5 Sept.
25. Prison Rehabilitation Day Charity Drive for Prisons Dept. (13 Sept 03)
26. Youth De-Trash Festival (15 Dec 03 and 21 Dec 03)
27. AFUA-NUS Blues Bash at China Black (11 Dec 03)
28. Esplanade Blues showcase (28 Feb 04)
29. Raffles City National Parks Blues Showcase (Sept/ Nov 2004)
30. Blooie's Roadhouse Blues Opening Nights (Dec 2004)
31. Youth Park Blues night (Dec 2004)
32. One-Night-Stand Pub for a one-night-stand act (Feb 2005)
Smokey And the Bandits
1. Album Launch for Scratch It! (April 2008 )
2. Scratch It! on Rediffusion's radio playlist (May 2008 )
3. Blues at the House festival for the Singapore arts festival (june 2008 )
4. Jazz at the Beach in Sentosa with Smokey and the bandits (July 2008 )
5. oil company gig at the pump room clarke quay 13 december 2008
Smokey and Greg
1. acoustic blues at the esplanade 16 feb 2009
1. acoustic blues at the esplanade 17th feb 2009
1. acoustic blues at the esplanade 8 march 2009 (with special guest - Paul Anderson)
2. acoustic blues at the esplanade 9th march 2009 (with special guest - Paul Anderson)
Anjana and greg (www.myspace.com/anjanaandgreg)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqA3mwOZy7U
1. NUS arts festival january 2009
2. anjana and friends live at the esplanade 1 July 2009
3. anjana and friends live at the esplanade 2 July 2009
4. gig at twin towns charity event 4 july 2009
*current*
Chicken Shack Revival (http://www.youtube.com/user/ChickenShackRevival)
http://www.facebook.com/chickenshackrevival?sk=info
Media and internet comments and reviews:
Listed in CNNgo.com as one of 5 great live music acts to catch in Singapore. (4 November, 2010)
"Frontman Louis not only sings in a low, sexy rumble, he also blows a mean harmonica, while he bops around on stage with a swagger to match. This is a band with an attitude and the substance as well, with profound guitar work interwoven with the rhythm section's tight funky beats" - Cara Van Mirah, ST Life 20th August 2010
"GET YOUR CSR. No, I’m not talking about your company’s ECA, I’m talking about the band who call themselves Chicken Shack Revival, a foursome fronted by Louis Lam, who like to churn out the blues – and they promise not make it boring with overlong over-the-top self-gratifying solos et al. Anyway, they’ll be doing a gig featuring, in their words, “3 sets of vintage ‘50s and ‘60s blues, rock and roll, early jazz, funk and a whole barrel of laughs from the band”.
Well, what’s the worst that can happen, right? : )" - Chris toh, today newspaper, march 18, 2010
"Comprising four friends, the band give their take on the blues." - Friday Picks, Straits Times, march 12, 2010
GIG LIST:
1. Guest Band at Boy's Town fundraiser (nov 2007)
2. Tanglin Community Centre rock and blues festival (dec 2007)
3. weekend gigs with Chicken Shack Revival at Mel's Place, Katong. (June 2008 )
4. Smooth Grooves 3 at the esplanade - 18th january 2009
5. gig at prince of wales 19 jan 2009
6. Live at the Esplanade 30 July 2009
7. Live at the Esplanade 31 July 2009
8. hosting blues gig/jam at Prince of Wales (june 2009)
9. hosting blues gig/jam at Prince of Wales (july 2009)
10. Hard Rock Cafe fundraising concert (august 2009)
11. hosting blues gig/jam at Prince of Wales (august 2009)
12. Hosting blues gig/jam at Prince of Wales (Sept 2009)
13. Hosting blues gig/jam at Prince of Wales (OCt 2009)
14. Blues gig at Barrio Chino (16 Oct 2009)
15. blues gig and jam at Prince of Wales (7 Nov 2009)
16. blues gig/jam at prince of wales (9th january 2010)
17. gig at barrio chino 16 january 2010
18. gig at the NUS arts festival 13 march 2010
19. Featured in ST Life's Friday Picks March 12, 2010
20. gig at POW 13 March 2010
21. featured in Today Newspaper March 18th 2010
22. gig at barrio chino 2th april 2010
23. gig at POW 8 May 2010
24. gig at British Club 16th May 2010
25. gig at Barrio Chino 21 may 2010
WORLD CUP BREAK!!!!!!!
26 gig at POW 20th august 2010
27. featured in Straits Times Life as one of the top 10 hottest live acts in town 20 august 2010
28. Charity gig for Boy's Town at Liang Court 11th September 2010
29. gig at POW september 24th 2010
30. gig at Infusion, Dempsey 15th october 2010
31. BluesSessions@timbre 24 october 2010
32. Gig at Esplanade outdoor theatre. 23 december 2010.
33. NYE bash at POW dunlop street 31 dec 2010
34. gig at POW Boat Quay 22 Jan 2011
35. gig at POW Dunlop Street 28 Jan 2011
36. Fri 11 Mar'11 1030pm - POW Little India
37. Fri 25 Mar'11 1030pm - POW Boat Quay
38. Thurs 21 Apr 2011 - POW Boat Quay
39. Fri 29 Apr 2011 - POW Little India
40. 22 May 2011 - Muddy Murphy's
41. 28 May 2011 - POW boat quay
42. 10 june 2011 - POW Little India
43. Beerfest asia 19 june 2011
44. POW boat quay 1 July 2011
45. 2 July 2011 - American Club Independence Day, Sembawang Naval Base
46. POW Little india 30 july 2011
47. POW Little India 12 august 2011
48. POW Little India 26th august 2011
49. 5th Sept 2011 - Live at Esplanade Recital Studio
50. Roktober Timbre Substation 23 October 23 2011
51. POW boat quay 29 october 2011
52. POW little india 9 december 2011
53. POW Boat Quay 17 December 2011
54. POW Boat Quay NYE 31 December 2011
55. POW Little India 7th January 2012
56 POW Little India 11 February 2012
57. Timbre Substation blues night 7 Mar 2012
58. POW Little India 30 march 2012
59. POW Little India 20 April 2012
59. Singapore arts festival 28 May 2012
Personal:
- Wedding gig at Handle bar (Dec 2007)
- gig with the timbre mobile blues jam band on sunday 28th February 2010
- gig with the timbre mobile blues jam band on sunday 4 April 2010
- wedding gig 23 may 2010
- gig at gopal's tribute concert at timbre substation sunday 15th august 2010
What I gig with (for the gearheads):
guitars:
Customised hardtail Stratocaster - warmoth fatback maple/rosewood neck, alder hardtail body. loaded with custom Don Mare pickups, Graphtech saddles and RS guitarworks vintage electronics.
ron kirn barnbuster with don mare hot bakelites
Gibson ES135 - customised with jumbo 6100 frets, Lollar 50s p90 pickups and RS guitarworks vintage wiring.
Tokai Love Rock Goldtop Les Paul (LS145) - customised with jumbo 6100 frets, Lollar 50s p90 pickups and Dr Vintage wiring.
Musima dreadnought acoustic
Amps:
Redplate tweedyverb
5e7 tweed bandmaster 3x10 combo - with weber 10a125s
5e3 tweed deluxe 1x12 combo - with t12q
marsh deluxe reverb - WGS g12c
Fender Pro Junior - modded with WGS g10c speaker, TO20 transformer and power stiffening caps.
Effects:
Dr Z verb
Van Amps Solemate
Mad Professor Mellow Yellow Tremolo
Mad Professor deep blue delay
greer ghetto stomp
Clark Gainster
Barber Silver Ltd
analogman ts808 sliver mod
teaching acoustic and electric blues guitar lessons in the likes of for eg: Freddie king, BB king, albert king, SRV, John Mayer Trio and styles in the vein of jazz blues, swing blues, delta blues, chicago blues, etc etc.
gain the ability to jam on stage playing lead and rhythm and more indepth blues stylings.
lessons are single one-off lessons ($50 for 45 minutes), conducted at Clementi central. Home calls are available on request at a higher fee.
contact greg at 85222965 or email glblues@gmail.com for more details.
teaching experience:
- been teaching since 2000 as a freelance for expat student beginners, pop/rock and blues lessons.
- used to be attached to 2 music schools (Heart & Harvest and EchoMusic ) and Sound Alchemy (a guitar shop), teaching beginner and intermidiate pop/rock guitar.
music experience:
- been playing guitar since 1991 and gigging since 2001. first with the blues virus band gigging everywhere including the esplanade and various events like beer festivals and raffles city arts fest and chijmes bluesfest (check below for portfolio) and jam occasionally with the ublues band, at crazy elephant and roomful of blues. was involved in 2 acoustic blues duos, 2 blues bands, a wedding band and a pop/rock band and a country rock band. now down to one blues/swing band as i am working fulltime.
below are the links to my music performances:
http://www.youtube.com/user/ChickenShackRevival
http://www.myspace.com/anjanaandgreg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqA3mwOZy7U
Music Portfolio:
*previous*
Little Lloyd and the Blues Virus Band
1. Voodoo Shack pub (10 Dec 01)
2. Parco Bugis Charity event for needy children (9 Feb, March, 02)
3. Full Moon Pub at East Coast (10 Nov 02)
4. Saturday! Blues showcase at Clementi Central (14 Dec 02)
5. Interview with 92.5 radio station about the Blues Virus Band (14 Dec 02)
6. One hour workshop for Blues enthusiasts at the Kolam Ayer Blues Club (12 Jan 02)
7. SIA-STPB Charity show at Wisman Walkway (15 Dec & 21 Dec 02)
8. Tavern pub at Mohd Sultan with UBlues (21 Dec 02)
9. Interview with Passion 99.5 Radio station (12 Jan 03)
10. Blues jam at Winchester 73 (23 Feb 03)
11. Best Blues Bar opening at Cuppage Plaza as guest artistes (5 Apr 03)
12. Roomful of Blues (24 Dec 02 & 10 May 03)
13. Grassroots celebration for MP Yaacob Ibrahin (17 May 03)
14. 'Live' interview with Passion 99.5 Radio (13 May 03) at 530pm
15. CHIJMEs Blues Festival (18 May 03)
16. Streats Feature (5 May 03) - 'Feeling the Blues'
17. Streats Feature 'This teacher sings the Blues' (28 May 03)
18. UBlues-Blues Virus at Kolam Ayer Blues Club jam (24 May 03)
19. Crazy Elephant Jam (15 June 03)
20. Sharing by Joseph Pereira on the 1960s Singapore music scene (29 June 03)
21. Singapore First Beer Festival at Central Mall, Clarke Quay (8 Aug 03)
22. Workshop/ Blues symposium (17 Aug 03). Featured in Streats (5 Sept 03)
23. Gila-Gong Festival at Northeast CDC, Pasir Ris Beach (6 and 7 Sept 03)
24. Raffles City Arts Showcase - the Blues (5 Sept 03). Feature in Strait Times 5 Sept.
25. Prison Rehabilitation Day Charity Drive for Prisons Dept. (13 Sept 03)
26. Youth De-Trash Festival (15 Dec 03 and 21 Dec 03)
27. AFUA-NUS Blues Bash at China Black (11 Dec 03)
28. Esplanade Blues showcase (28 Feb 04)
29. Raffles City National Parks Blues Showcase (Sept/ Nov 2004)
30. Blooie's Roadhouse Blues Opening Nights (Dec 2004)
31. Youth Park Blues night (Dec 2004)
32. One-Night-Stand Pub for a one-night-stand act (Feb 2005)
Smokey And the Bandits
1. Album Launch for Scratch It! (April 2008 )
2. Scratch It! on Rediffusion's radio playlist (May 2008 )
3. Blues at the House festival for the Singapore arts festival (june 2008 )
4. Jazz at the Beach in Sentosa with Smokey and the bandits (July 2008 )
5. oil company gig at the pump room clarke quay 13 december 2008
Smokey and Greg
1. acoustic blues at the esplanade 16 feb 2009
1. acoustic blues at the esplanade 17th feb 2009
1. acoustic blues at the esplanade 8 march 2009 (with special guest - Paul Anderson)
2. acoustic blues at the esplanade 9th march 2009 (with special guest - Paul Anderson)
Anjana and greg (www.myspace.com/anjanaandgreg)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqA3mwOZy7U
1. NUS arts festival january 2009
2. anjana and friends live at the esplanade 1 July 2009
3. anjana and friends live at the esplanade 2 July 2009
4. gig at twin towns charity event 4 july 2009
*current*
Chicken Shack Revival (http://www.youtube.com/user/ChickenShackRevival)
http://www.facebook.com/chickenshackrevival?sk=info
Media and internet comments and reviews:
Listed in CNNgo.com as one of 5 great live music acts to catch in Singapore. (4 November, 2010)
"Frontman Louis not only sings in a low, sexy rumble, he also blows a mean harmonica, while he bops around on stage with a swagger to match. This is a band with an attitude and the substance as well, with profound guitar work interwoven with the rhythm section's tight funky beats" - Cara Van Mirah, ST Life 20th August 2010
"GET YOUR CSR. No, I’m not talking about your company’s ECA, I’m talking about the band who call themselves Chicken Shack Revival, a foursome fronted by Louis Lam, who like to churn out the blues – and they promise not make it boring with overlong over-the-top self-gratifying solos et al. Anyway, they’ll be doing a gig featuring, in their words, “3 sets of vintage ‘50s and ‘60s blues, rock and roll, early jazz, funk and a whole barrel of laughs from the band”.
Well, what’s the worst that can happen, right? : )" - Chris toh, today newspaper, march 18, 2010
"Comprising four friends, the band give their take on the blues." - Friday Picks, Straits Times, march 12, 2010
GIG LIST:
1. Guest Band at Boy's Town fundraiser (nov 2007)
2. Tanglin Community Centre rock and blues festival (dec 2007)
3. weekend gigs with Chicken Shack Revival at Mel's Place, Katong. (June 2008 )
4. Smooth Grooves 3 at the esplanade - 18th january 2009
5. gig at prince of wales 19 jan 2009
6. Live at the Esplanade 30 July 2009
7. Live at the Esplanade 31 July 2009
8. hosting blues gig/jam at Prince of Wales (june 2009)
9. hosting blues gig/jam at Prince of Wales (july 2009)
10. Hard Rock Cafe fundraising concert (august 2009)
11. hosting blues gig/jam at Prince of Wales (august 2009)
12. Hosting blues gig/jam at Prince of Wales (Sept 2009)
13. Hosting blues gig/jam at Prince of Wales (OCt 2009)
14. Blues gig at Barrio Chino (16 Oct 2009)
15. blues gig and jam at Prince of Wales (7 Nov 2009)
16. blues gig/jam at prince of wales (9th january 2010)
17. gig at barrio chino 16 january 2010
18. gig at the NUS arts festival 13 march 2010
19. Featured in ST Life's Friday Picks March 12, 2010
20. gig at POW 13 March 2010
21. featured in Today Newspaper March 18th 2010
22. gig at barrio chino 2th april 2010
23. gig at POW 8 May 2010
24. gig at British Club 16th May 2010
25. gig at Barrio Chino 21 may 2010
WORLD CUP BREAK!!!!!!!
26 gig at POW 20th august 2010
27. featured in Straits Times Life as one of the top 10 hottest live acts in town 20 august 2010
28. Charity gig for Boy's Town at Liang Court 11th September 2010
29. gig at POW september 24th 2010
30. gig at Infusion, Dempsey 15th october 2010
31. BluesSessions@timbre 24 october 2010
32. Gig at Esplanade outdoor theatre. 23 december 2010.
33. NYE bash at POW dunlop street 31 dec 2010
34. gig at POW Boat Quay 22 Jan 2011
35. gig at POW Dunlop Street 28 Jan 2011
36. Fri 11 Mar'11 1030pm - POW Little India
37. Fri 25 Mar'11 1030pm - POW Boat Quay
38. Thurs 21 Apr 2011 - POW Boat Quay
39. Fri 29 Apr 2011 - POW Little India
40. 22 May 2011 - Muddy Murphy's
41. 28 May 2011 - POW boat quay
42. 10 june 2011 - POW Little India
43. Beerfest asia 19 june 2011
44. POW boat quay 1 July 2011
45. 2 July 2011 - American Club Independence Day, Sembawang Naval Base
46. POW Little india 30 july 2011
47. POW Little India 12 august 2011
48. POW Little India 26th august 2011
49. 5th Sept 2011 - Live at Esplanade Recital Studio
50. Roktober Timbre Substation 23 October 23 2011
51. POW boat quay 29 october 2011
52. POW little india 9 december 2011
53. POW Boat Quay 17 December 2011
54. POW Boat Quay NYE 31 December 2011
55. POW Little India 7th January 2012
56 POW Little India 11 February 2012
57. Timbre Substation blues night 7 Mar 2012
58. POW Little India 30 march 2012
59. POW Little India 20 April 2012
59. Singapore arts festival 28 May 2012
Personal:
- Wedding gig at Handle bar (Dec 2007)
- gig with the timbre mobile blues jam band on sunday 28th February 2010
- gig with the timbre mobile blues jam band on sunday 4 April 2010
- wedding gig 23 may 2010
- gig at gopal's tribute concert at timbre substation sunday 15th august 2010
What I gig with (for the gearheads):
guitars:
Customised hardtail Stratocaster - warmoth fatback maple/rosewood neck, alder hardtail body. loaded with custom Don Mare pickups, Graphtech saddles and RS guitarworks vintage electronics.
ron kirn barnbuster with don mare hot bakelites
Gibson ES135 - customised with jumbo 6100 frets, Lollar 50s p90 pickups and RS guitarworks vintage wiring.
Tokai Love Rock Goldtop Les Paul (LS145) - customised with jumbo 6100 frets, Lollar 50s p90 pickups and Dr Vintage wiring.
Musima dreadnought acoustic
Amps:
Redplate tweedyverb
5e7 tweed bandmaster 3x10 combo - with weber 10a125s
5e3 tweed deluxe 1x12 combo - with t12q
marsh deluxe reverb - WGS g12c
Fender Pro Junior - modded with WGS g10c speaker, TO20 transformer and power stiffening caps.
Effects:
Dr Z verb
Van Amps Solemate
Mad Professor Mellow Yellow Tremolo
Mad Professor deep blue delay
greer ghetto stomp
Clark Gainster
Barber Silver Ltd
analogman ts808 sliver mod
