Photo Courtesy of The Music Society
Since 2012, NTUC’s e2i (Employment and Employability Institute) has collaborated with the Singapore Music Society to co-organise the Singapore Music Forum and master classes for professional development in music technologies, production and management.
This year, a series of workshops have been planned to increase and enhance the interaction between expert speakers and local artists. The first workshop titled ‘The Steve Lillywhite Production Week – SOUNDCHECK’ took place from 1 to 5 April 2013.
Renowned Grammy Award winning producer Steve Lillywhite was in Singapore for the workshop to share his insights. The first day of the workshop saw four local bands learning about music production with Mr Lillywhite, before one band was selected to go through a four-day intensive mentorship programme. Meanwhile, the remaining three bands had the opportunity to work with local producers. After the training, the four bands obtained rights to a completed piece of music.
Concluding the workshop, participants were invited to a sharing session with Mr Lillywhite on 5 April 2013 at The Arts House. During the session, Mr Lillywhite discussed how the music industry is evolving and reflected how artists can better themselves.
e2i Chief Executive Officer Gilbert Tan also reaffirmed the partnership with the Singapore Music Society to support the Music Workshops 2013. He said: “Music is a more than just fun and leisure, and the Steve Lillywhite Production Week will be a good platform for our local artists to develop their skills and techniques for song writing, composition, performance and production for better employability.”
NTUC Director of PME (Professionals, Managers and Executives) Unit Patrick Tay added: “It is heartening that Singapore has a platform, SOUNDCHECK, created especially for local music industry professionals to showcase their talented pieces, be updated as well as learn from each other and tastemakers from around the world.
“The Labour Movement fully supports efforts that allow our local talents to deepen their professionalism. NTUC is also looking at becoming a strong and vital voice for our creative talents, including freelancers, to ensure that they are treated fairly in contractual agreements.”
