In 2019, they celebrate their tenth anniversary as a band (and eight years since their debut. I don’t really look at Western countries as a place to become big because there are already so many bands there that are loved,” he explains. Creating these videos motivated PFC to form the Playing For Change Banda tangible, traveling representation of its mission, featuring musicians met along their journey and establish the Playing. For a band with longevity like Turnover, change is inevitable.
Shorrock, who told Songfacts that he and. “ we got backing from an American label that’s helping us release our music. This song was written by Little River Band lead singer Glenn Shorrock at a time when tensions ran high in the band. For this reason, he isn’t particularly concerned with making it big in the West. The half Japanese-half Filipino singer-songwriter believes that gaining a deeper understanding of the local scene allowed his band to evolve, both in terms of cultivating their own unique sound and gaining more experiences to draw inspiration from. We had a great time, and were honored that you would have us there for your wedding reception We wish nothing but the best for you guys Rebecca D. “When I came back, I got to know all these local people, my Cantonese got better, and I got to get a feel of the scene.”įilipino musician Lazyboi Dri talks about growing up in HK and rapping in Cantonese “I have a lot of friends from high school who don’t know a word of Cantonese.”Īfter returning from university in Australia and starting up Seasons for Change in 2014, he reveals that he finally discovered people with a similar passion for his type of music. “I think a lot of people who went to international school are in a bubble we don’t really know Hong Kong the way local people do,” he explains. Nevertheless, the 28-year-old King George V School alumnus is grateful for the Hong Kong music scene as it allows him to feel fully integrated in the local culture. “Hong Kong’s music scene, despite the fact that it’s growing, can be a real struggle because it seems only Canto-pop artists can really become mainstream.” beyond the self Reach out to someone else Its time to reach beyond the.
“There were times when our band felt like things were really stagnant and we almost broke up,” he admits. Beyond by Change, released 11 September 2020 I suffer and you suffer And were. Although the skills sometimes overlap, it can be a struggle to stay passionate about both. “I think it’s important to set an example to show them that when you’re an adult you can have a full-time job but also do other things that you’re passionate about on the side.”Īll five band members, who have performed together at music festivals all over Asia, from Taiwan to Singapore to Guangzhou, have full-time jobs on top of their music careers. “A lot of my students surprise me by singing my songs and copying my hand gestures, not in a mocking way but in a really proud way,” he tells us.
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