Honours

Event: Yamaha Asian Beat Grand Final 2009 Yokohama
Date: 8th Nov 2009
Remark: Music director of winning band “Wind Rising”
Asian Beat Asia Best Drummer Award (Ng Kae Vin)
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Event: Yamaha Asian Beat 2009 Champion
Date: 16th Aug 2009
Remark: Music director of winning band “Wind Rising”
Link: 1
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Event: Yamaha Asian Beat Northern Region 2009 Champion
Date: 25th July 2009
Remark: Music director of winning band “Wind Rising”
Link: 1
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Event: 100% passing rate in Trinity Rock School / ABRSM music exam
Date: 1998 -2008
Remark: approx 100 candidates of guitar and piano
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Event: The Flamingo Club
Date: March 2008 – Present
Remark: Engaged as vocalist, keyboardist with de Xtreme propelling club business to unprecedented success.
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Event: Kuching Fever Rock Party
Date: December 2007
Remark: Invited to perform at Fever pub in Kuching with well-known local bands including SLAP, Dream Machine…
Link: 1
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Event: Yamaha Asian Beat 2007 (Penang / Northern Region Finals)
Date: Oct, Nov 2007
Remark: Invited as one of the judges and guest performer
Link: 1, 2
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Event: Uglymen tours Kedah, Penang, Perak in Merdeka Gig
Date: July, Aug 2007
Remark: Guitarist / Vocalist for UGLYMEN
Link: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
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Event: Kedah Largest Chinese Bands Street Show
Date: 28th, 29th Aug 2007
Remark: Co-organised show. Performed with UGLYMEN and Billows Band
Link: 1, 2, 3
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Event: Spring Scream 2007, Kenting, Taiwan
Date: April 2007
Remark: Invited to perform in Taiwan International gig with UGLYMEN
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Event: Itosii live on Astro / RTM tv stations
Date: Feb, July 2007
Remark: Music instructor of Malaysia Book of Records “Youngest Band”
Link: 1
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Event: Esplanade Singapore Music Celebration
Date: Feb 2007
Remark: Invited to perform for Chinese New Year celebration in Singapore
Link: 1
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Event: Billows Reunion
Date: Jan 2007 – 2008
Remark: Invited to join veteran band Billows as guitarist and vocalist and performed in various large scale state functions
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Event: UUM 7.9 Chinese Song Creation Competition
Date: 2006-2007
Remark: Included in panel of judges for finals
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Event: Yamaha Asian Beat 2006 (Kedah Finals)
Date: Nov 2006
Remark: Invited to judge in the finals
Link: 1
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Event: Yamaha Asian Beat 2006 (Penang Finals)
Date: Nov 2006
Remark: As guestperformer and judge in the finals
Link: 1
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Event: Yamaha Asian Beat 2006 (Johor Finals)
Date: Nov 2006
Remark: As one of the judges in the finals
Link: 1, 2, 3
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Event: 8TV Home Grown Band Show
Date: May 2006
Remark: Went on air @ 8TV with UGLYMEN live recording
Link: 1
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Event: Esplanade Singapore Music Celebration
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Event: UGLYMEN released debut album “UGLY”
Date: Oct 2005
Remark: UGLYMEN released album under Kenny Music
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Event: Yamaha Asian Beat 2005 (Kedah Finals)
Date: October 2005
Remark: As guitarist and vocalist for UGLYMEN
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*with Akira Jimbo

* Legendary Billie Sheehan
Event: Yamaha Asian Beat 2004 Asia Grand Finals
Date: February 2004
Renark: 4th placing and Best Bassist Award
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Event: Yamaha Asian Beat 2003 Malaysia Finals Champions
Date: December 2003
Remark: National champions as vocalist with UGLYMEN
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Event: Yamaha Asian Beat 2003 Penang Finals Champions
Date: Nov 2003
Remark: Regional champions as vocalist with UGlYMEN
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*with Paul, Ric, Kenny, Leonard, Jeff, KG
Event: Carlsberg Centre Stage 2nd Placing
Date: Oct, Nov 2003
Remark: Champions in Regional Finals, 2nd in National Finals
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Event: Beyond 20th Anniversary Band Competition Champions
Date: July 2003
Remark: UGLYMEN won with re-arranged Beyond medley
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Event: Yamaha Asian Beat 2002 Regional Champions
Date: July 2002
Remark: UGLYMEN also won Best Bassist / Best Drummer awards
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Event: Yamaha Band Alert 2000 Runner-up (Regional Finals)
Date: Sep 2000
Remark: UGLYMEN entered competition with altered “Kuai Ma Siong Seng”
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Event: Yamaha Band Alert 1999 Runner-up (Regional Finals)
Date: July 1999
Remark: As vocalist and guitarist for the band Paradox
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Event: Guinness Canto Rock National Finals 3rd Placing
Date: 1996
Remark: Peace band entered with “Get Away”, “Soh Lou”
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Event: Guinness Canto Rock Regional Finals Champions
Date: 1996
Remark: Peace band entered with “Get Away”, “Soh Lou”
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Event: CSJ Song Composition Fair
Date: 1995
Remark: Best Composer Award with sentimental song “Chi Qing”
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Event: NGC Jing Feng Jiang Finals
Date: 1995
Remark: Best Composer Award with “Love and Peace is Too Far Away”
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Event: Vintage Charity Concert
Date: Apr 1994
Remark: Sold out charity concert attracted more than 1000 and collected over RM8,000 donated to Lion Club Kidney Dialysis Centre
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