SONG OF THE YEAR The Malay version of my song 'I Go' [entitled 'Pergi' and sung by Aizat] won the 'Song Of The Year' award at the Anugerah Juara Lagu 24 last Sunday. Its a great honor. We dedicate this award to Yasmin Ahmad.
INDIE BAKE [GIG ALERT!] It's been a while since I've played at No Black Tie in KL. So when some Japanese friends said they are coming to town with one of the best indie bands in Japan, I took the opportunity to put together a co-bill gig featuring the said Japanese band, ...
TIME MAGAZINE REVIEW TIME Magazine publishes a glowing review of James Lee's 'Call If You Need Me' wherein Sunny Pang and I played lead. Deems an instant noir classic.
WATCH WHO? On the back of MAFU and 15Malaysia, CNN listed a certain Pete Teo as one of the top 135 people to watch in their annual 'To Watch' list. Bugger. There goes the neighborhood....
TALENTIME IN TOKYO I will be doing Q&A at the screening of Yasmin Ahmad's 'Talentime' at the Tokyo International Film Festival on the 21st of October 5pm. I will also perform a song for Yasmin by way of tribute.
TALENTIME OST The soundtrack album for 'Talentime' is out in stores now. It includes Malay versions of all the principal songs in the film. You can buy it as a CD or download individual songs in digital format. We've published a preview facility and download codes for Maxis and Digi users here.
SILVER AT HKIFF James Lee's latest film 'Call If You Need Me' - where I play lead - just won Silver in the Digital Competition at Hong Kong International Film Festival against a very tough field from all over Asia.
I GO LYRICS & CHORDS Lots of interest on this song following the cover version sang by Aizat in Yasmin Ahmad's new movie 'Talentime' - which has just been released in 45 cinemas all over Malaysia. As promised, here are the lyrics.
AUTUMN IN TOKYO I'll be playing 2 gigs in Tokyo in October. One is a showcase at one of the biggest music industry events in Japan and the other a gig at a legendary live house in Harajuku. Please come!
JULY NBT SHOWS I'll be road testing my August Korean tour line-up at No Black Tie over 2 nights on the 23rd and 30th of July. The stripped down trio includes Justin Lim and Melina William. Come throw Tequila at me. Please book ahead!
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Here's my blog. Other than regular blog entries, you'll find within an extensive archive of my published writing, interviews, reviews, news, studio diaries, indie artists' resource, collaborators information and links. You may also preview and buy my work here. It is entitled 'Not Verbose' though I am anything but. Hm.
This is the project website for my second solo album 'Television'. Released in 2006, the album features top musicians from all over Asia and includes ‘Who For You?’, the title song to hit movie 'Gubra', as well as singles 'Tom' and 'Lost In America'. This site is currently under construction.
This is the project website for my debut solo album 'Rustic Living For Urbanites'. Released in 2003, the album was nominated for 4 AIM awards and includes hit singles 'Jesselton Tonight' and 'Arms Of Marianne'. The site was designed by Marcus Ericsson and has won awards all over the world. Flash is required for entry >get it here<.
I founded and organised this grassroot event in 2002 after a visit to the Bitter End in New York. It has since grown to become one of the most influential music showcases in Malaysia. Frequented by industry scouts as well as music lovers, it has helped introduce an entire generation of new artists into the scene. This site is currently under construction.
I regularly release work into the the public domain under the Creative Commons License. You will soon be able to download them for free here. Downloadable files will include audio recordings, videos, teasers and other weird stuff. But this area is currently under construction. Until it is ready, download my free stuff >here<.
This is my profile page on MYSPACE, where you can listen to my music, meet my friends, watch my video, look at my photo gallery, leave me messages or chat to me in real time. I hang out here quite a lot catching up with friends from all over the world. Come and say hello!
