We're on Stomp

2 videos of our gig at Timbre are now available for viewing on Stomp!

The first video features interviews with all of us, while the second features "My Brown Lollipop"!

Click on the link below to watch both videos now!
http://www.stomp.com.sg/stompcast/

We're on Facebook

If you haven't already noticed, we're on Facebook!

To add us as a group, simply search for "king kong jane". By being part of the group, you'll get first-hand information about upcoming gigs and more!

Here's a big thank you to the 120 people who have already added us within a few days!

Street clap! @ Far East Plaza

We'll be performing outside Far East Plaza this coming Friday (2nd Nov)!

You don't want to miss this, as we'll be performing 2 brand new songs in public for the very first time!

Details are as follows:

Event: Street clap!
Date: 2nd Nov (Friday)
Time: 8.30pm - 9pm

So help spread the word and see you on Friday!

If it wasn't for you, stranger

We met up with Leonard on Saturday, and managed to secure quite a few recording sessions at Snakeweed for next year. Feels good to finally take concrete steps towards making the debut album!

Upcoming gigs include Far East Plaza this coming Friday (2nd November) and Vivocity (10th November), so watch this space for more upcoming details!

In the meantime, here are another 2 videos of our acoustic gig at Timbre: "If It Wasn't For You" and a faster-paced "Stranger". Enjoy!





* Special thanks to Weetz for recording and editing the videos, as well as coming up with blog entry titles that are too brilliant to not copy!

KKJ celebrates Ruishen and Renquan's wedding @ Timbre !

Muahahaha!!!



King Kong Jane @ Timbre 24th October



Ruishen & Renquan looking happily like a newly-wed couple!



Ian and his "wife"!



"Camera-whore" Renquan looking handsome like a bride!



Colin the wedding singer! lalala...



Jianping the pastor with his pretty hat!



The groom confessing his love...



And everyone lives happily ever after

Photos courtesy of Pretty Pris the Wedding Photographer with her Canon 400D
Story inspired by the Couple Lookalike picture of Ruishen & Renquan

Don't Take Me Out

To say that we weren't nervous during our Timbre gig would be lying. However, we're thankful for the generally positive feedback we've gathered so far.

We would like to say a big thank you to each and every one of you who came all the way down to watch us perform our very first acoustic gig. Thanks to the organisers for giving us a chance to perform for Rock Your World as well, thereby helping us to break out of our comfort zone.

If you didn't manage to catch us at Timbre, here are two videos from the evening: namely an acoustic version of "Don't Take Me" (with a little bit of "UNSW") and a cover of Franz Ferdinand's "Take Me Out" (with a little bit of Paolo Nutini's "Jenny Don't Be Hasty").





Stay tuned for more videos, and if things go according to plan, we should be making our debut appearance on STOMP (Straits Times Online Mobile Print) pretty soon.

Timbre Tonight !

If you haven't already heard, we'll be performing an acoustic set at Timbre tonight. So do pop down if you're free, as we'll be performing acoustic versions of our songs for the very first time!

Details are as follows:
7.30pm
Timbre, 45 Armenian Street

Feel free to come straight after work or school, as Timbre is a restaurant that has supposedly great pizzas!

Click here for directions to Timbre.

On The Radio

We hope you guys enjoyed our 987FM debut on Saturday night!

But if you missed the interview and airing of "If It Wasn't For You", fret not. We managed to record it down, and should be uploading the recording by the end of this week!

Thanks for the support!

Dreams do come true

We're going acoustic at Timbre !

As part of the Speak Good English Movement, we will be performing at Timbre next Wednesday night!

So if you happen to be free, do pop down to catch us performing acoustic versions of songs like "Don't Take Me", "My Brown Lollipop" and "If It Wasn't For You" for the very first time!

We'll also be doing acoustic covers of hits by Muse, Rihanna and more, so mark your calendars and see you next Wednesday!

Click here for directions to Timbre.

Driftwood

An organiser cancelled a gig on us yesterday, citing budget constraints when the event was scheduled to happen barely three days later.

Today, several organisations championing a single cause handed us some unexpected and unwelcome news, which may leave us with no choice but to let go of a gig that we've been really excited about for the past few months.

It sucks to often bear the consequences of poor planning when all we want to do is to get our music out there. Ignorant gig organisers who don't know what amplifiers are can be annoying, but individuals and organisations who are in postions of power to better the industry but fail to practice what they preach are something else altogether.

Recording and performing

Our second recording session at Music For Good didn't go as smoothly as I would have liked it to. While recording my vocals for "Crowded", I kept going flat on the last line of the chorus. It was really frustrating to hear myself on playback, as there was really no excuse for it, considering how my voice was in good shape that night. Noticing Vivian grimace whenever that note came on was a bummer too. Well at least I know that sustaining long notes is one of my vocal weaknesses now.

It's amazing how I let my nerves get to me when I'm all alone with a microphone in a recording studio, but have no problems with singing to huge crowds. Thankfully, recording "If It Wasn't For You" went relatively smoothly. Now that all our individual parts have been recorded, Nick will work on both songs, which should be done in a couple of weeks or so. We will be posting them up on MySpace then, so watch this space for updates!

In the meantime, here are photos of our performance at The Big Birthday Rock Show on Monday night. On the whole, it was a great gig that saw many people braving a drizzle to watch us play! Feedback for the two new songs that we debuted was also generally positive, which makes us all the more excited to perform them at Timbre later this month!

Colin

Rocking The Roof

A big thank you to everyone who turned up to support us at The Big Birthday Rock Show!

We're really grateful for how you guys stuck around despite the drizzle. We hope you liked the debut of our 2 new songs, and do feel free to leave comments you have about the gig in general!

Stay tuned for a whole load of photos!

The Big Birthday Rock Show

We have a gig this coming Monday!

Details are as follows:

Event: The Big Birthday Rock Show
Venue: NTU Wee Kim Wee School of Communication & Information Rooftop (Level 5)
Date: 8th October, Monday
Time: 7.30pm

The event starts at 7.30pm, but we should be performing sometime after 9pm. So do drop by if you want to hear us performing two brand new songs for the very first time!

Recording at Music For Good

We spent the entire afternoon at Music For Good today.

So far, Ian, Jianping and Renquan's parts for "Crowded" and "If It Wasn't For You" are done, while the rest will be completed next Tuesday night.

A big thank you to Nick for his patience and to Vivian for coming down to lend us moral support!

Our evolving sound

We wrote yet another new song while jamming last night. The songs that we've written after Baybeats seem more cohesive than our past efforts, which we agree is a good thing. But on the other hand, it's now difficult to imagine them being on the same album with songs like "My Brown Lollipop" and "UNSW"!

We either have to churn out a few more songs that have the epic sound we've acquired of late, or be prepared to release an eclectic album. Haha.

Anyway, we'll be hitting the Music For Good Studio this Friday and Saturday to record "Crowded" and "If It Wasn't For You". Really hope that we won't have to end up recording on Tuesday night as well.

Incidentally, both songs will appear on a compilation album to be released at the end of the year under Noise Singapore. Woohoo!