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IL`s been seven years snce Lhe formaLon of EecLrco and Lhe
road hasn`L exacLy been easy, buL Lher ove for musc and
neck for fun has broughL Lhem Lhus far.
The pop-rock nde band frsL shoL Lo fame n 2004 wLh Lher
hL snge, enLLed "I wanL You, whch came off Lher debuL
abum So Much More Insde.
FronLman and guLarsL Davd Tan, 34, says, "0ur frsL abum
was supposed Lo be our asL. we dd L for fun, and we had
never expecLed our work Lo pay off Lo Lhs exLenL.
To add Lo Lher dscography, Lhe band produced Lwo more
abums, enLLed Hp CLy and we SaLeLes, whch were
reeased n 2006 and 2008 respecLvey.
More recenLy, EecLrco s a feaLured band on Channe l\)`s
HP SPACE, a new programme LhaL showcases T6 conLesLanLs
who are Lasked Lo pL Lher creaLve sks agansL one anoLher.
In Lhe fna epsode, conLesLanLs w creaLe musc vdeos for a
ne-up of InLernaLona bands, ncudng EecLrco.
"There`s a good ne-up of bands and L`s aways nce Lo have
your musc feaLured, Davd added n response Lo beng a parL
of Lhe musc channe`s frsL creaLve reaLy seres n Asa.
Under Lher currenL monker, EecLrco sLarLed ouL wLh four
guys and a gr. However, afLer Lhe deparLure of ead guLarsL
Dane Sassoon and keyboardsL Amanda Lng, Lhe ne-up has
fnay seLLed Lo gong back Lo Lher rooLs as a Lro.
FronL man and guLarsL Davd Tan, basssL Desmond 0oh and
drummer wam Lm Jr who are a orgna members of Lhe
band, have decded Lo sLay a LrnLy.
"As you go n a band, L can be hard Lo keep L LogeLher. You
need commLmenL and you have Lo dedcaLe your Lme and
efforL, says Davd.
He adds, "we`ve earnL Lo respecL each oLher a oL more and
we`ve aso begun Lo rease LhaL everyone has hs or her own
prvaLe fe Lo Lake care of.
wLh LhaL muLua undersLandng connecLng Lhe Lhree guys
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LghLy, whaL exacLy nspres Lher musc and keeps Lhem gong!
EveryLhng, accordng Lo Lhem.
"we sLen Lo dfferenL Lypes of musc for nspraLon, ke
songs from Lhe 80`s, |azz, cassca, and even bands ke Lhe
Foo FghLers, says basssL Desmond 0oh, 33.
Besdes |usL sLenng Lo oLher bands, Lher experence n Lhe
musc scene has aso been pvoLa. "we`ve become more
confdenL of our sound and Lhere`s more conssLency wLh our
musc, adds Desmond.
Even wLh Lher consLanL evovng, a band wLhouL Ls
supporLers cannoL survve. So, when asked abouL Lhe currenL
sLaLe of Lhe musc scene n Sngapore, Lhe Lro beeves LhaL
Sngaporeans are aready begnnng Lo open up and end Lher
supporL for oca musc.
"Compared Lo Lhe 90`s, Lhere`s defnLey been progress.
Thanks Lo Lhe InLerneL, peope can easy ook for bands LhaL
Lhey wanL Lo supporL. And Lhere`s no onger LhaL sLrong sLgma
oca bands have Lo carry, L`s sowy dsappearng,
says Desmond.
wam Lm Jr, 32, adds, "There are aso more
evenLs n Sngapore LhaL showcase oca bands.
They have become more wng Lo nvLe us Lo
perform.
wLh Lhe oca musc scene ookng up and more
bands comng ouL of Lhe woodwork, how does
EecLrco seL Lsef aparL!
"I beeve L`s our vson, our commLmenL, and
our perseverance. we am Lo show Sngapore LhaL
L can be done. And even f we don`L succeed, we
wanL peope Lo ook aL us and say, 'LhaL band sure as
he Lred Lher besL`, says wam Lm.
And Lo a buddng muscans ouL Lhere, EecLrco
offers Lhs pece of advce. Tune your guLar, know whaL
you wanL and |usL go for L.