"2"

A Celebration. A Cause.

The TEAM

The boss: Kelvin Lim & wifey

2nd Boss: Neil

The Host: Cuzario & Jeyna

The stage crew: Jude, Cheng Yee, Ryan, Ken Kit & EuWyn

The Projectionist: SinCheow
The Lighting Crew: Tham a.k.a thumb =p

The Sound MAN: Captian Awesome (Dan)

Media Crew: Kaz the Boss of Media

Photography: Joel

Video: Leong

The ushers: Fenelon, Amanda, Mana & JamesK

We made it happen. 1a.m. creative life
Left-Right
1st row : Ryan, YeanChing,
2nd row: PC, Kel, EuWyn, Kareem, Jude, JamesK
3rd row: Joel, Leong, ChengYee, KenKit, Daniel, Fenelon, Cuzario
Not in picture: Amanda, Dominic, Neil, DoreenK, Peter

We ended 2009 Track of Talents with a CELEBRATION, with a cause.
Last night we had close to 100 people attended our very 1st Gala Night. This was a night that everyone of us really enjoyed because not only was it fun but there was cause involved.

Take a walk with us by looking through our pictures =)

3pm. Cleared all the chairs in our main hall, set up the tables and bring down blue banquet chairs.
Performers started coming in for rehearsal.

Deco by Siang Chin

5pm. We transform our church main hall to a romantic and soothing atmosphere.

We are ready. People start coming in about 7pm. Our ushers positioning themselves to welcome our guests.

Here are some pictures of our guest. Don't they look good?!?!

Below is our first act. You have got to love James. He's been one of our performers ever since TOT started.
Next...

Paid In fiction. A 7 Piece band.

unfortunately thier keyboardist not able to be with us this time.

hopefully we can have them in Feb =)

Sandeep (all the way from India) and friend.

Present to us 4 wonderful songs =)

Tenors for Christ. They were with us last year on our 1st anniversary and this time they are back on our 2nd year! Rumor is that they will be coming out with a new album. Keep your fingers cross =)

Drummer for Christ.

Good friends of ours. This is their 2nd time with us and what a way to end the night with the clashes of symbols! Some of them will be heading to Korea for an event. Wish I could join them =(

Soo Choo

Small in size, but have a big heart =)

Educating us about Human Trafficking.

The gals from the Shelter.

Performed 2 dance numbers

Merchandise for sales!!!

Overall, the night was a huge success. This may not be the grammy's or the MTV awards but we wanted to do this and make a difference. We want to thank all of you who made it for the event for without you, we couldn't change our community.

Thanks for being a blessing. Until Next year Feb 2010! Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

You can make a difference

Track Of Talents Anniversary Promo

Altered Frequency TOT interview

TOT GALA Night

Gala, ga·la

n.

1. A festive occasion, especially a lavish social event or entertainment.

There… that should define it =) In conjunction to our 2^nd year Anniversary or to celebrate our 2^nd year Birthday, Track of Talents is gonna have a ball, a Gala event, a “par-tay” in style for the month of November

But…. A Gala? Why all this?

Well, we could do the normal celebration and invite artist, most “importantly” invite more guests to the event and just have an entertaining night but this time around we not just want to have an entertaining night but also a meaningful and a purposeful night to remember.

We at TOT, want to give everyone a chance to be a blessing to the community. To be the hope, the joy, the peace, the Change that this community so needs.

Theres a cause that we want to do, an organization that we want to support which is the “Tenaganita”

WHO is TENAGANITA?

Tenaganita is a women and migrant workers organization with the
mission to promote and protect the rights of all women and migrant
workers within a globalized world.

Vision: A society that ensures equal rights to all, freedom of people
with democracy and justice as principles of nationhood.

Mission: To promote and protect the rights of women and workers in a
globalized world and to create opportunities to empower women and
workers to achieve their fill potential in society.

Now this TOT event is like no other. Theres gonna be ticket sales, a dinner, auctions and many more and by the way, YOU got to look good for the event. Quite exclusive you must say =)… and lastly, to keep the spirit of TOT, we would have the best of the best performing for us to keep us entertained through out the evening.

More info will be given out soon about the Tickets and Acts

Hope your excited!

~nb

*take note that there will be no TOT for the month of September and October

July's TOT Update

Hey All!

first up sorry for the late update of the current post, I'm still learning the art of balancing between work and all the other activities that fall in between! anyhow, July's Track of Talents was loud! Altered Frequency which took the stage that night, announce it was performing it's last gig of the year before going on a hiatus.

We started the night with Kimberly, who entertained the crowd with her stand up Comedy act.

Next up we had an acoustic act by Jude & The Anderson

Deborah performed her very own self composed song

Altered Frequency Brought the crowds to their feets, with songs from both Albums, they closed the night with the song "Jesus Party"

In summary, the night was loud and filled with a diverse set of acts, from comedy, gigs, short films, and a live band!

regards, JT

Drummers For Christ @ Track of Talents

Free to Fall @ Track of Talents

Alarice @ Track of Talents

Altered Frequency ~ July's Featured Artist

" HEAR ALL, HEAR ALL"

Performing this month at Track of Talents, is our very own Malaysian homegrown band,
Altered Frequency

Altered Frequency Blog | Facebook Group | My Space | Listen to Them

Altered Frequency is one of the most exciting & energetic acts to emerge in the Klang Valley in recent years with numerous appearances and performances at youth-based events. The band has even had the honour to open for one of the biggest influences in their music, American rockers Switchfoot; who hit Kuala Lumpur on 2 February 2008!
~ virb.com/alteredfrequency

You can check out their promo video below

Also performing this month

The Andersen & The Jude
The two of them will be performing a variety of Chinese songs, which includes an original and two rearranged songs

'Kimberly'
She will Beat 'd' Box and also de-stress us with a Stand-up Comedy

So make sure you head down on the
31st July at 8:00PM

hope to see ya'll there

Cheers!
JT

Last ToT - 26 June 09

Bravo to the team!!!
Sound: Daniel a.k.a captain awesome
Video team: Leong & Jeyna
Photography: Joel
Stage Crew: Jude, Ken Kit, Sam
Lighting: Tham
Stage manager: Dominic
Usher: Joseph S, Doreen K, Lisa & James K
Host: Captain Cuz

Thank you for making June ToT another success
It was first for Ken Kit and Sam to roll the cables! and we import Tham from Bernard's LG to help us with the light.

But anyway.....

We start off June Track of Talents with some smooth and soothing music.

James and Jude played a number on stage. At first ... something was wrong coz'...not that Jude didn't know how to play the Keyboard(If you don't know Jude can play all instruments but TRIES to sing =P) but it was because James was holding the guitar and everyone was waiting for him to play only to witness him play hold the guitar for like the next 3 mins or so ... haih .. but it was a beautiful sight to see him hold the guitar ... Good job James!!!

Anyway... James did play the Keys on the second number so everything went back to normal =)

NEXT up we have a short film ... "1:19


"SYNOPSIS OF “1:19”

James, a college student who needs money for his tuition fees is in a hopeless situation as his older brother mindlessly gambles away their family savings. The tension increases between the siblings as confrontation and accusations are thrown around, causing James to take matters into his own hands...

OOOOOOOOOooooooooooooooooooooooo..... To bad you miss the movie. This is by far one of the best short films I've seen so far this TOT. I'm pretty excited to see where this project is heading. I have tried asking the people if we could show their videos in YOUTUBE but till today there has been no Thumbs up! =( Sigh Sigh .Keep you fingers cross in the near future.... On the mean time .... COME TO TRACK OF TALENTS!!!

Next on the list was an acoustic performance done by Neil and Dom (Ben if you're reading this...you better perform this month at TOT. The NeilDOM Factor is dying. Need the BENDOM factir back =P hehehehe) They did a number on John Mayer's song "Daughters".

Neil then presented a video on Father & Mothers day which was shot last month. That was a special presentation for all our parents who were or not present at TOT. Will post it up this week for you all to watch.

Neil shared about his relationship with his dad. His parents came to visit him in Malaysia. They had lunch at TGIF Sunway where his dad broke down in tears coz Neil is just not the type of guy who would get anything or ask his dad for something. Long story short, the highlight of the story was when the waiter came up to the table and asked Neil "Why did you let you dad cry? Is it because you asked him for a BMW (He said it jokingly)? His dad respond "If my son ask me for a BMW I would give it to him!" WOW...... What a cool Dad!!! Neil?!?!?! Why didn't you ask? hehehe

Well with that testimony, Neil shared a verse from the bible where it mentions ""If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give what is good to those who ask Him!" Matthew 7:11

I'm not saying that Neil's dad is evil but it was a good example on how our earthly fathers who know how to give good gifts, how much more our Father in Heaven? Aren't we glad and greatful to have a Father Like Our Father God =)

1a.m. Relent played one of their church favorite song called "My Father" where it touched many of the peoples heart that night. I am one of them =)

Anyway.... enough of the teary moment and lets move on whats next!!! Which is......

Our featured artist of the month - DRUMMER FOR CHRIST (DFC) and FREE TO FALL

Drummers For Christ or DFC was up first and I tell you.... It was amazing!!!! I've watched DFC perform in the past but this is by far the best performance to date. Imagine 5 drummers on stage?!?! At first, I was like "How in the world are they going to set-up on stage with so little time?" But they proved me and the people wrong!

Vince, the founder of DFC was on stage with just a snare.... where as the performance starts to build... the other 4 drummer would come up and just assemble his drum set and theirs as well. A good example of team work and entertainment on the spot!!! AWESOME!!!! Wish I could explain more but... Will flash out the video later....

Last but not the least ...LADIES AND GENTLEMEN....FREE TO FALL!!!! Wohooooooo!!!!

An all Girl Band from Klang....(Why does all the good musician come from Klang?!?! I'm not sure how true is this statement but thats what I've notice so far =P) That night they showed why girl power was on the rise and still pushing strong. Imagine a band that started out from scratched, no music skills, where 3 years later they are out there with a single and playing in different places. They started off with a new song, as one of the lead singer would put it "Fresh from the oven" And then played songs from Paramore, Kate Perry (Oh and I like it!!! =P) and to end, they played their Hit Single "The Wait" that is making waves in Malaysia right now.


A good mix of paramore, lifehouse and of course "their own" sounds.... Its amazing to see where these girls will go in the years to come. If you do get a chance to see them perform...be sure to get their latest single. Hey!!! Support your local bands MALAYSIA!!!!


CHEERS!!!!

Oh to those who missed out, our Host Captain Cuz was giving away free HUGE LOLLY POPS to the crowd and contestants.... Its was so HUGE that you can play drum sticks with it!!! Maybe you can get your at next months Track ofTalents!!! Its not to be Missed!!!

Featured ARTISTES for the month of JUNE!

Well Well Well!!! Its on this weekend!

If you haven't heard we've got TWO featured ARTIST for this month and we sure do not want you to miss out!

1st up Drummers for Christ


DrummerforChrist (DFC) is a movement for every Christian drummer who wants to share their heart, thoughts, ideas, expressions and creativity with fellow Christian drummers for the extension of our Lord Jesus Christ’s kingdom through drums, music, praise and worship or any other way that will bring glory to Him.

2nd up Free to Fall



Free to Fall is an all girl band originating from Klang. The band was formed in Dec 2005 with most of them having minimum or zero knowledge about playing instruments or making music. But having a shared passion and love for music has brought them to where they are now. They are a versatile band mostly dabbling in Pop rock music that also have a number of self composed songs; one of which made its way to the finals of a local song-writing competition.Today they have traveled all around, playing in schools, corporate functions, restaurants, churches, music fest and etc.

Members:
Jane C: Lead Vocals
Adeline: Lead Guitar/Vocals
Yin Har: Lead Guitar
Jane Sebastian: Bass/Vocals
Ker Shin: Drums
Sara: Backing Vocals

Its gonna be a loud loud night!!!! Do not Miss THIS!!!!

May's Track of Talents Was a Blast!

Hey all!

Track Of Talents last month was a blast,Alarice was in the house as she was our featured artist of the month. The night started off with a performance by Relent with the song "Who Am I". James K. was next with his one-man band, starting off with a song from 1a.m. and finishing off his performance with an impromptu remix and rearrangement of 'Thriller' by MJ, :)

shortin' is a brand new track @ TOT which features short films. This month we premiered our very first short film entitled "Last Words" the film was directed by Jeyna Lim (her very first) and features two rising actors ;) Mervyn & Marrissa. The story talks about life and how it can be rather short.The video was shot at Palate Pallette, FYI. Check out the video on youtube and leave your comments :)

For those interested, shortin' is a great platform for those who want to shoot their very own short film, which will be shown during TOT. If you have an idea or would like to help out in making 'shorties', drop us an email at trackoftalents@gmail.com or contact Kareem at 0126226455

We also had a showcase of various animation clips and shorties by Yap, who is currently working as an animator in KL. So if you're like Yap and would love to share with us your creative works, let us know and we might be able to hook you up to some screen time :)

There was a special act done by Neil and EU Wyn. They performed a song called Love in Bahasa Malay. Yes…..Neil sang in Bahasa. Was he good? Well….to bad you missed Track of Talents =P But he’s not the centre of attraction as the show was focused on Eu Wyn a 13 year old boy who play not one, not two but three instruments. On that night he played the bass. Maybe next TOT he’ll play something else…so be sure to catch him! =)

After the song was done, Neil interviewed Eu Wyn a bit about himself leading to the main talk of the event which is called “FAMILY”. He challenged the boys and gals between the age of 13-25 to write something for their parents in big bold letters where at the end of the event they where directed towards a white screen to project what they wrote in front of the camera

The nights' performance was rounded up with Alarice together with her guitarist Nigel performing on stage, Alarice performed various songs from her 6 track EP, Songs for a Season. You could describe her music as

"being predominately acoustic pop with fresh uplifting guitar driven tunes, and piano ballads that pull on the heartstrings"

an excerpt from her website (which i seem to agree).

Well guys, here are some of the pictures from TOT that night, it was a blast and i look forward to what's coming up in June!

cheers!

Relent with their opening song

Alarice in her casual self, performing songs from the EP

Yap, showcased some of his animation works and 'shorties'

L>R Kelvin Lim, Alarice,Nigel