Corinne Gibbons - MELT

Timbre Mobile rocks

What an awesome venue!  And night!

Last night we went to the East Coast Park location of Timbre Mobile where Corinne performed live, along with Opshop, an awesome band from New Zealand.

First of all .. what an amazing setup!  Located mysteriously adjacent to the C1 parking lot on East Coast Park, this green opening close to the beach has a mobile stage, bar and modular tables and chairs made out of funky plywood boards.  Totally cool and eco-friendly.  Now, the sound system is out of this world.  All the more impressive for this is a temporary setup.  Listening to great bands on a kick-ass sound system is a rush.  And the menu, albeit simple, is all you really need for such an evening.  A glass of beer and great pizza served on wooden cutting boards to add to the musical performances.

The concept of Timbre Mobile is, well, that it's mobile.  It stays in each location for 4 months and then moves on.  April is the last month at this location, after which I think it moves to the West Coast.

And I hear they have live music every night, except Monday nights.  Danny and the Timbre Group ... well done.  Fantastic concept!

So come over for a casual night of great music, in an outdoor casual setting and excellent pizza & beer.  And if it's your first time ... come a bit early ... this parking lot is a bit hard to find!!

Corinne Gibbons plays at Timbre Mobile

 

Island Foundation by Nikoi

Nikoi keeps impressing!

After a successful Club Acoustica performance on Saturday, we got up early this morning and took a speed-boat to Bintan to do a performance for Telok Pakau Junior School).  The diffused sunlight on the boat ride across was unbelievable … little did we know that our exuberance on the boat ride at 0715 am was going to be topped by 120 little kids singing!

The Island Foundation was setup by Nikoi Island to help the local Bintan communities develop in a sustainable manner.  Education is one of the main focuses with which Nikoi builds its relationship with the local communities.  And this is how this concept came about.  Andrew Dixon from Nikoi had asked us if we would be willing to do a 1-hour performance for a local school … sing a few songs, interact with the kids, simply have fun with them.  And Corinne, Saul Rayo and Elena Powell were of course more than excited to share some songs with the juniors.

Little did we know that we would walk out of the school at 9am on a complete high.  To see the kids smile of joy, sing, clap and scream … your heart simply opened up to all the love in the room.  It's the simple things in life that often have the biggest impact.

Great initiative Nikoi!

Club Acoustica @ Nikoi Island

We're back to beautiful Nikoi Island with Corinne Gibbons, Saul Rayo and Elena Powell to present Club Acoustica … under the stars.  An evening of acoustic music celebrating Woodstock, free-flowing bubbles from Chandon (and beer if you want) and a canopy of stars lighting up a path above us.  We do this show in addition to the Club Acoustica at Red Sea Gallery that we do quarterly.  The show went brilliantly although we did have to battle the elements.  It was impossible to do an acoustic show by the poolside for the sound from the wind and sea just carries the songs away … so we cheated and used an amplifier.  Next time we're going to try doing it in the dining bungalow which is a more contained space.

Next dates for Club Acoustica @ Nikoi will be announced soon.

Nikoi is as beautiful as ever:  peaceful, natural, tropical … and if you haven't been here … GO!

   

March 11 Club Acoustica @ Red Sea Gallery

I have to admit, the Club Acoustica evenings @ Red Sea Gallery are getting better and better!  Last Thursday we relived Woodstock ... well I didn't relive it for I wasn't even born for the first one ... but we got to hear Saul do a kick-ass rendition of Janis Joplin's 'Mercedes Benz'!  My friend Dana from Vancouver never thought I would appreciate that song :-)

It is amazing when the performers are also friends, for the chemistry that you witness on stage is mesmerizing.  Corinne, Saul Rayo and Elena Powell were so in sync all night that it was inspiring ... and impressive ... and totally rockin!

Next Club Acoustica?  June 03 ... The Carpenters return ...

 

Corinne opens for Opshop at Timbre Mobile

Have you heard of Timbre Mobile?

It's a great initiative from the Timbre group that already has 3 great (fixed) locations at The Substation, Old School and at The Arts House … except that this fourth location is, well, Mobile!

On March 28 they will be organizing a special post festival club gig for the multi-platinum selling band from New Zealand, Opshop … and Corinne Gibbons will be opening up for them.  More details to come soon.

One thing that we do know though is the location :-)

Currently Timbre Mobile is located at East Coast Park in a space formerly known as Parkland Gold Driving Range (beside car park C1) and will remain there till June 2010.  After that … well, the group is working very closely with the National Parks Board for it's next 4 month pit stop.  Stay tuned for their new location!

Club Acoustica March 11 ... Don't you wish you were at Woodstock!

Remember Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin and Joni Mitchell?

Join Corinne Gibbons and special guests from the USA - Saul Rayo and Elena Powell for a Club Acoustica @ Red Sea Gallery evening dedicated to Woodstock - don't you wish you were there?

WHEN:  Thursday, March 11 - show from 20:00 - 22:00, doors open at 19:30 (doors close at 20:00 sharp!) @ Red Sea Gallery at Dempsey Hill (Lot 9)

TIX:  $65 - tix include free-flow of Chandon bubbles and light refreshments ($75 at door!!)

BOOK TICKETS HERE!!!

You want to see what everyone else in Singapore is talking about?  Check out this video clip of Club Acoustica!

Come join us for this extraordinary evening of music and art!

International Women's Day with Body Shop

I don't usually write about corporate events that we do, however, this was a special one!  Given that it was International Women's Day yesterday, Corinne did a performance and team-building exercise with the girls from the Body Shop headquarters here in Singapore.  What a special day!

She performed 4 songs from her album MELT along with the visuals, conducted a team-building exercise where she got all the girls (and one boy) to sing together as a choir in harmony, in unity, and then did a short talk on how MELT came about:  the idea, her special collaboration with her best girlfriend Toni Houston who did all the visuals for MELT and the realization of her dream of recording and launching the MELT CD/DVD.

It was a wonderful and intimate celebration of all that is female.