http://www.yuriwong.com Yuri's Music Sun, 31 Aug 2008 11:32:06 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The Star recently did a Metro article on me and what I think of KL. Here's the link http://www.yuriwong.com/2008/08/31/the-star-kl-and-me/ After a couple of weeks of head-scratching and hair-tearing, the songs for my brother's wedding are done. Just to get you 'in the story', here's some background: My brother YuJin's wedding is next month. He's been dating my sis-in-law Joanne since they were 15. He's 31 now - do the math. Now ... http://www.yuriwong.com/2008/08/22/the-wedding-songs/ Emperor, the gangster movie spawned by the German-Malaysian collaboration of Adrian Lai and Juliane Block, is finally done. The talented Hoong Bee and I scored the music for the movie, and judging from early reviews, It's looking like people are liking it. Here's an excerpt from a recent review: "It helps that the ... http://www.yuriwong.com/2008/08/14/royalty/ August 2008's Malaysia Tatler Magazine has a style feature on me and my two lovelies Daphne & Celeste. Love the photos they took - all taken at The Factory. Great writing by Wong King Wai and inspired photography by Allan Cassal. Here's a pic from the shoot - 'twas good fun! [caption ... http://www.yuriwong.com/2008/08/06/tattle-tale/ Insanity. A lesson I learnt today from talking with one of the must successful insane people I know. What are you insanely passionate about? What makes you stay up late, forget meals, disregard events to spend your time on? I remember when I was a kid I used to build Rube Goldbergs. I'd ... http://www.yuriwong.com/2008/07/22/how-to-go-crazy/ Whoa, it was a year ago I played at Moonshine with the band. This month, the 21st to be exact, I'll be doing it solo with metal strings on a wooden bod at The Apartment in KLCC. Show starts 9.30pm and admission is FREE. More details in the flyer below: And if you're ... http://www.yuriwong.com/2008/06/17/moonshine-part-deux/ Come end of this month, I embark once more on an academic journey; I begin my specialist course in the areas of film scoring, sound design and more. Ironically, what seems to be a guiding thought for this segment of my life is this quotation by Claude Debussy: "There is no theory. ... http://www.yuriwong.com/2008/06/09/pleasure-is-the-law/ I'm a big fan of Seth Godin. No, he's not a rocker. He's not a musician either (although he's a music lover who started a label that didn't quite go anywhere). Seth's a marketer. The kind that helps, not sells. The kind that builds relationships, not PR connections. The good kind. Here's his ... http://www.yuriwong.com/2008/05/15/78/ I'll be playing this Wednesday at the Attic, together with the talented Bobo and Paolo Delfino. It's gonna be a solo set with (hopefully) some interesting twists. Come! (click on the image to enlarge) http://www.yuriwong.com/2008/05/05/wednesday-new-wonders/ The Factory, which comprises of The Factory Music Studio, Movie Studio and Design Studio... ... is producing a movie! Yesiree. Gangsters. Blood. Drama. Guns. Car Chases. Sex (ooooo!) In collaboration with J-Blockbuster, directed by Julianne Block and Adrian Lai (with soundtrack by Yuri Wong -me!- and music score by Lim Hong Bee) It's competing for ... http://www.yuriwong.com/2008/04/30/emperor-by-the-factory/