With less than a month to 9 Aug 2015, Singapore’s 50th National Day, the local music community is filled with songs specially produced for the occasion. And all of them are available for free download. Here are a list of my favourite ones, in … continue
Tag: Piano
The Talents of Our Young: Play By Ear
My ex-colleague’s son is such a talent! He could play my tribute piano composition for Mr. Lee Kuan Yew just by listening, without scores. We call that “play-by-ear”. Andrew (AJ) is one of the 50 young pianists who are selected out of 300 to … continue
Condolence （慰问） – a piano composition inspired by Mr. Lee Kuan Yew’s Passing
After 3 days of Mr. Lee Kuan Yew’s passing, I finally mustered my inspiration, sat at the piano, and played a single-take improvisational recording of a composition in memory of Mr. Lee. I called the composition “Condolence（慰问）”. It is a quiet piece of music that … continue
Chester Tan: The Invisible Musician
This morning, James from Warner Singapore excitedly messaged me. I was prominently featured in the TODAY paper today. In the “TODAY T COVER” section page 43, I was given a full page photo with an eye-catching headline. Chester Tan: One of the most famous Singaporean … continue
Piano Spa 7
Featuring award winning pianist, composer and arranger, Chester Tan and introducing pianist-composer Bevlyn Khoo, comes another 30 beautiful and relaxing compositions for a serene body, mind and soul. All tracks composed, arranged and performed by Chester Tan except the following: CD1 tracks 2, 5, 8, … continue
Piano Spa 7: New Album by Chester Tan and Bevlyn Khoo
After 3 years since Piano Spa 6, I have finally released a brand new 30-track piano album. For the longest time, James Kang from Warner Music Singapore has been urging me to continue producing the Piano Spa series. Finally, in late Dec 2013, I said … continue
Buying A New Digital Piano: Yamaha P-255
Photo by Candy Sari Last weekend, I was caught on camera (paparazzi!) testing digital pianos at a Yamaha showroom. Yes, I am replacing the Korg SP-500 which has been with me for a very long time. When I bought it back then for about S$2000, … continue
Piano Cover: Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word
Close friends would know that I am working on my next Piano Spa album, which will be number 7. Most of the earlier albums are composed and arranged by me, except PS4 (half by Fred Lin), PS5 (entirely by Fred), and PS6 (half by Tat … continue
Piano Spa 6: by Chester Tan and Tat Tong
It all started with a casual conversation with Tat Tong, a chart-topping music producer from T2 Productions. I told him about my past Piano Spa albums and he got inspired to produce instrumental albums. After discussing with Warner Music Singapore, Tat asked me if I … continue
Best of Piano Spa: Serenity
Warner Music Singapore has released the second Piano Spa compilation since “Piano Spa: The Timeless Collection” in April 2010. This new compilation, titled Best of Piano Spa: Serenity, is the perfect companion to the “Timeless” compilation. You will be pleased to know that there are … continue
Best Selection of Piano Spa
Unknown to me, Warner Music has another Piano Spa compilation album in the market. Best Selection of Piano Spa is a 2-CD compilation sold exclusively at CD Rama. I came across it when I was comparing prices at CD Rama. I managed to find my … continue
Piano Spa: The Timeless Collection
Piano Spa: The Timeless Collection. 4CD collectors set. A selection of 60 best Piano Spa masterpieces. Now on sale at all music stores. I was caught by surprise when I visited HMV this afternoon. A quick call to my music agent confirms it. Actually, Warner … continue
Piano Love Letters – Jazz & New Age
This album was published by Warner Music Korea in 2006. A 2CD album featuring songs by Laura Fygi, Ray Charles, Renee Olstead, Chester Tan, Maksim, Ennio Morricone… wait a minute. Is my name in that list? Yes. I found out about this album 2 years … continue
Piano Spa 4 – TV Commercial
Finally managed to record the TV Commercial of my latest Piano Spa album. The background music they used for the commercial is in CD1 track 2, “Colours”.
Piano Spa 4: It Is Out There
Piano Spa 4 is out for quite a while, but I could only confirm today when I bought a copy at the CD shop. This time round, Piano Spa 4 is truly a ‘Various Artists’ album, because Fred Lin also contributed half of the album. … continue
Rock On, Piano
My latest music album project is finally going to be released, according to my agent. The moment I got hold of the cover design images, I promptly created a web site, as I always did for all my other albums, Timeless and Piano Spa series. … continue
Rock On Akoustik Piano
After over 2 years of contemplating, I finally bought a software piano sampler. In case you are wondering what’s that, a software piano sampler is basically a software piano. Nowadays, you don’t need to buy a hardware synthesizer to get the instrument sounds you need: … continue
That Spa Promotion
Met my parents for lunch today. Mum brought a few Piano Spa CDs for me to autograph. She told me that she bought them at THAT CD SHOP at an offer – 3 for $49.90. Best of all, THAT CD SHOP also stocks Piano Spa … continue
Spa Too Soon?
Some people felt that Piano Spa 3 came a little too soon, as the Piano Spa 2 was launched only in July last year, and people might not have listened enough. Or could be perceived to be a mass-produced album. I guess the album is … continue
Piano Spa 3 is Bliss
This is Piano Spa 3. Bliss. Today I checked out Gramophone, That CD Shop, and CD Rama. They all still have not displayed the album. Gramophone has none of the Piano Spa series while the other 2 has well-stocked the 2 existing albums. That CD … continue
