A composition for Synthesis and Composition Sem 2 (SYNC 2). Rather fortunate that we were allowed to do a free composition. First time trying my hands at arranging a metal tune. Much love to @AidenSG for helping to track the guitars. Enjoy! :) 

Simple Steps (Free Comp)

My second original on Soundcloud! I attempted to mix the entire song by myself and here is the outcome. Hope you guys like how the song! Special thanks to the following people who helped make this song a reality. 

Drums - Aaron James Lee
Bass - Eugene Chew
Rhythm Guitar - Goh Shu Kai
Lead Guitar - Goh Shu Kai
Vox - Ng Meiting
Organ/Kb/Lead Synth - Caleb 

No Refuge

No Refuge (2nd Version)

Did a cover of Sam Smith's I'm Not The Only One all they way till the end of the bridge. I'll be looking to complete the whole song eventually. But for now, this is it. I tried to record and mix it as close as possible to the original version. I hope you guys enjoy it. Comments and critiques are welcomed. 

Special thanks to the following people : 

Aiden Lee - For giving me mixing advice 

Shu Kai - For helping me engineer some recording sessions and giving me mixing advice. Also helped to track the guitar parts.

Jeff - Tracked violins 

Eric - Provided me with his library of string sounds

Gabriel - Took time out to help me record drum samples

Eugene - For tracking bass

Richie - For being "Sam Smith" in the song by tracking vocals



I'm Not The Only One

The Arrangement_PPD

Swirling is the first composition I've ever written and I wrote it when I got the chance to study under Felix Phang (local jazz composer and arranger). Many thanks to Felix for his guidance throughout the whole writing process. 

Swirling was also written to be played at Initiation 2015. I'm grateful to both Jeffrey Tan and Eugene Chew for inviting me to be a guest composer and allowing 2 of my original tunes to be played in their concert. 

SPECIAL THANKS TO THE FOLLOWING PEOPLE FOR MAKING THIS TRACK POSSIBLE -

Drums : Raf "Soundwalker" Mahmood
Electric Bass : Eugene Chew
Piano/Synth : Myself
Tenor Sax : Vincent Tan
Alto Sax : Bryan de Rozario
Trumpet : Cui Yi Hao

Analog Factory : Couldn't have tracked the guys above without a studio. Thanks for the recording space and equipment! 

Recording engineer : Eric Choo
Mixing engineer : Myself

Swirling

The Arrangement was borne out of a personal desire to explore the genre of Metal music. I was very interested to see if I could somehow fuse my "jazz/jazz fusion" influences with the foundations of a metal song. 

Special thanks to Aiden for all his help, advice and valuable input he has given me throughout this whole writing process. His familiarity with the genre helped tremendously and I'm grateful for his contributions. 



Caleb Koa