had a blast filming this yesterday. here's a still from "east of Aden", or at least a trailer for the movie, which is being offered to investors everywhere to source funds to make the thing. i sure hope it happens! always loved this kind of action thriller.

thanks to militancy filmed entertainment, and director marcus lim, producer lim jen nee, DP lim teck siang and sfx makeup wyntrice lim for a great day. you guys rock! and before all of you out there start wondering if we're all related, no we're not! it's just that "lim" is the second most common surname in singapore after "tan". you know we just had a presidential election where all 4 candidates were named "tan"?

and now, i really  need a shower....

salome opens tonight! (oh yeah i should mention i'm the lighting designer)

it's been great to be involved again in the singapore lyric opera's production of this fab piece. it's my 7th opera with them, and that's been an education in itself for me. i was delighted when director andrew sinclair asked me to work with him again (i lit la boheme for him 2 years ago), and it has been a long awaited pleasure to work again with my old friend of more than 20 years, the leading architect and set designer justin hill.

but the opera....

hey  you know, i don't jack shit about this stuff, but it rocks. those of you who know me well know i've always been a bit of a repressed rocker. rock and classical (for me) are the only things musically i hear that really shake up the world with their passion and power. and to hear these guys do it, well it blows me away. janice watson is an opera star, and you can see why. like some other fantastic leading ladies i've had the pleasure to light, she is brave, commited, and so intelligent and nuanced in her portrayal you understand every damn word even if it's in german! heh heh yeah i'm still a plebe. but these experiences enrich me, and i hope those of you in singapore this next few days will get to see the show! we play till tuesday, and the link is below. ask me and i'll get you a discount!

http://www.singaporeopera.com.sg/currentseason/1112/salome.php?menugroup=0

haha the new show i'm working on is really funny! written by dick lee (the composer) it's a dark comedy set in a male beauty pageant, and it cracks me up! plus i get to play the sleazy organizer so it's even more fun haha! directed by jonathan lim (not the film maker) and with hilarious karen tan and judee tan, plus the broodingly handsome rodney oliviero, it's got something for everyone. oh, and of course since it's all happening in a male pageant, there's be pecs and abs galore (not mine this time thankfully)! so if you're in singapore 6th through 17th july, swing by! especially if there's a male ego (yours or someone else's) you have an opinion on, haha!

ok so this is not my gig, but my old buddy's, ART FAZIL. i'm just guesting with him on a few numbers, and we'll be doing one of my originals. ART has gotta be one of the best things to have come out of the singapore music scene. in the early 90s when i was (and still am) his rabid fan, he was like an urban prophet to me, a protest folk hero, with (to quote a famous lyric) "3 chords and the truth". well, the man's back from a 15-year stint in london, with the truth and a whole lot more chords!

it's a big time for us here. election day tomorrow, in the most hotly contested, angry and important election we've had for generations. guys who talk and sing about truths in our society are vital, and it's strange that stuff he sang about 19 years ago is now being played out and addressed in front of a whole nation. this is a small gig with a big heart. if you're in singapore may 27th, come listen to the rainbow child, all grown up.

ART FAZIL - songs of the rainbow child

esplanade late night series

may 27th 9.30pm at the recital studio

peace....