Nowax in Singapore
I really hope that this becomes the next big thing. If you haven't read about it - www.nowax.co.uk
I actually feel a little embarassed now when I thought of how overly enthusiastic I was. It was really fortunate that I had good company with me and a really nice dinner before that. Big shame on me for not knowing where Cocco Latte was. I was surprised how intimate and cosy the place was. It didn't feel like there were alot of people that when I first got there at 10.
Maybe "overly enthusiastic" would have been an understatement. At 10 sharp, I was already looking out for other like-minded people to maybe start queuing up eagerly, waiting to plug their Ipods in. There were none! On the contrary, everybody else seemed with comfortable whatever company they had. I even had my digital camera with me to take pictures of myself and other participants for the very first Nowax night in Singapore.
It was only at about 10.20pm when someone finally appeared over the DJ console. Finally the Nowax visuals were flashed on the screen, I got up with my Ipod and started talking to him about Nowax. Then he asked if I wanted to kick the night off and the rest was history. So the very first song to grace a Nowax night is (Seeds) by Smith and Mighty.
I could only play whatever that was already in my Ipod because I couldn't transfer what I prepared for Nowax as I stupidly left my cables in the office. Before I left Cocco Latte, it seemed like there were only three others that came up to ask to plug their tunes on.
My choices:
(Seeds) - Smith and Mighty (feat. Kelz)
(Unfinished Symphony, Perfecto Mix) - Massive Attack
(A Day In The Life) - Handsome Boy Modeling School (feat. AG, Mars Volta, RZA)
(101 Pianos (I' ve Put Out The Lights)) - Lewis Parker
(I've Been Thinking) - Cat Power
(Deception) - Blackalicious
There were two girls who played really interesting tracks which I never heard before. There was a very interesting version of (White Lines) played that really astounded me.
I could only hope that people would like what I played because I sincerely believed that the whole idea of Nowax is for people to share tunes that weren't ubiqitious. Sure, anyone could have loaded their Ipods with "winners" to bring the house down.
It also turned out that the guy manning the console owns the place. They are looking to see if they could host another Nowax next month. I am hoping for more people and more tunes.
No wax? No problem.
I really hope that this becomes the next big thing. If you haven't read about it - www.nowax.co.uk
I actually feel a little embarassed now when I thought of how overly enthusiastic I was. It was really fortunate that I had good company with me and a really nice dinner before that. Big shame on me for not knowing where Cocco Latte was. I was surprised how intimate and cosy the place was. It didn't feel like there were alot of people that when I first got there at 10.
Maybe "overly enthusiastic" would have been an understatement. At 10 sharp, I was already looking out for other like-minded people to maybe start queuing up eagerly, waiting to plug their Ipods in. There were none! On the contrary, everybody else seemed with comfortable whatever company they had. I even had my digital camera with me to take pictures of myself and other participants for the very first Nowax night in Singapore.
It was only at about 10.20pm when someone finally appeared over the DJ console. Finally the Nowax visuals were flashed on the screen, I got up with my Ipod and started talking to him about Nowax. Then he asked if I wanted to kick the night off and the rest was history. So the very first song to grace a Nowax night is (Seeds) by Smith and Mighty.
I could only play whatever that was already in my Ipod because I couldn't transfer what I prepared for Nowax as I stupidly left my cables in the office. Before I left Cocco Latte, it seemed like there were only three others that came up to ask to plug their tunes on.
My choices:
(Seeds) - Smith and Mighty (feat. Kelz)
(Unfinished Symphony, Perfecto Mix) - Massive Attack
(A Day In The Life) - Handsome Boy Modeling School (feat. AG, Mars Volta, RZA)
(101 Pianos (I' ve Put Out The Lights)) - Lewis Parker
(I've Been Thinking) - Cat Power
(Deception) - Blackalicious
There were two girls who played really interesting tracks which I never heard before. There was a very interesting version of (White Lines) played that really astounded me.
I could only hope that people would like what I played because I sincerely believed that the whole idea of Nowax is for people to share tunes that weren't ubiqitious. Sure, anyone could have loaded their Ipods with "winners" to bring the house down.
It also turned out that the guy manning the console owns the place. They are looking to see if they could host another Nowax next month. I am hoping for more people and more tunes.
No wax? No problem.
