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:::NEWS:::Now Showing...New Releasessonicbrat: hanaacoustic + ambienttotokoko label (Japan); 2011Free Download: HEREComing Soon"Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf"Presented by Esplanade Huayi Festival 2012Involvement: music composition + sound design + live sound artNew album with Kitchen. Label "stranger to my room" coming soon this summer...
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Darren Ng (b. 1979) is a Singapore-based sound artist and music composer whose eclectic use of found sounds and field recordings with electro-acoustic instruments have established him as one of the most sought after sound and music composer in the local theatre and international film, contemporary dance and art scene. His works have been compared to Erik Satie, Ryuichi Sakamoto and Ben Frost by international music reviewers from U.K. (WIRE: Ken Hollings), U.S.A. (The Silent Ballet and Bluesbunny) and Hong Kong (Hompy). A multi-instrumentalist trained in classical piano, he has been exploring re-interpretive playing and improvisations on various music instruments, including D.I.Y. electronics and hand-made instruments, using processed found sounds to fuse with his acoustic and electronic compositions, exploring minimalist sound art, psycho-acoustic performances and installations.He has also been consistently working and collaborating with many international sound artists, musicians and multimedia artists across Europe and Asia in the past few years. To date, he has performed in Japan (Okinawa), Vietnam (Hanoi), Hungary (Budapest; Sziget Festival), Spain (Barcelona), Austria (Vienna) and Netherlands (Venlo). He was chosen to participate in Red Bull Music Academy 2008 (Barcelona) under his handle sonicbrat and has been invited to perform solo in Hanoi Sound Stuff Festival 2009 (Vietnam), Wiener Festwochen 2009 (Vienna), Sonar 2009 (Barcelona) and Zomerparkfeest 2009 (Netherlands).Having a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy and Theatre Studies from National University of Singapore, he has worked with almost every established local theatre directors and has composed for internationally renowned contemporary dance choreographers like Zhang Xiao Xiong (TW), Boi Sakti (Indonesia), to name a few. He has been active in the theatre and sound art scene for the past decade with more than 150 arts productions under his belt. To date, he has had 10 nominations in total for his works and had won the coveted award of Best Sound Designer at the 6th, 8th and 11th Straits Times Life! Theatre Awards, as well as receiving an Honourable Mention for Special Achievement for Best Sound in the 5th Straits Times Life! Theatre Awards 2005.He is currently an Associate Sound Artist for The Finger Players.
11th Straits Times LIFE! Theatre Awards 2011(Double Nominations), Best Sound - BlackbirdProduction: SuitCASES (TFP); Blackbird (SRT)JUICE Magazine Best Laptop Artist 201010th Straits Times LIFE! Theatre Awards 2010 (Double Nominations), nominated for Best SoundProduction: Whispers (TFP); Cat, Lost & Found (TFP)JUICE Magazine Best Laptop Artist 20088th Straits Times LIFE! Theatre Awards 2008 winner (Double Nominations), Best Sound - 0501Production: 0501 (TFP); The Pillowman (SRT)Presidents Design Award 2008 collective winner - 0501Production: 0501 (TFP)7th Straits Times LIFE! Theatre Awards 2007 nominated for Best Sound - First FamilyProduction: First Family (TFP)6th Straits Times LIFE! Theatre Awards 2006 winner (Double Nominations), Best Sound - TwistedProduction: Twisted (TFP); Snow Queen (SRT)5th Straits Times LIFE! Theatre Awards 2005 winner, Honourable Mention, Best Sound - Sound & BeautyProduction: Sound & Beauty (Luna-id)
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totokoko christmas compilation 2"zephyr" by sonicbratGenre: acoustic/ambienttotokoko label, Japan [Link]missing pieces MAXI EP by Dalot"missing pieces (sonicbrat remix)" by sonicbratGenre: electroacousticn5MD (p) n5music (BMI) 2011, USA [Link]our little prayers (for Japan) VA"a cup of sunshine" by sonicbratGenre: acousticdonation download; in relief of Japan for recent earthquake and tsunamimu-nest (Malaysia); [Link]totokoko march (VA)"the sun will rise again" by sonicbratGenre: acoustic | ambientfree download; in relief of Japan for recent earthquake and tsunamiTotokoko Label (Japan); [Link]Sendai Vol. 4 (VA)"tomorrow tomorrow" by sonicbratGenre: acoustic | ambientdonation download; in aid of Japan for recent earthquake and tsunamiUnique International Label (Sweden); [Link]Totokoko Christmas Compilation (VA)"december wind" by sonicbratGenre: ambient | electroacoustic | acousticfree downloadtotokoko label (Japan); [Link]FinalKid 4 (VA)"Wind In The Leaves" by sonicbratGenre: electroacoustic | ambient | post-rockFinalKid (Thailand) [Link1 | Link2]PEACE (VA)"Pollen" by sonicbratGenre: electroacousticMP3; Prices: DonationBuffetlibre (Barcelona) + Amnesty International[link]PEOPLE (VA)"w_0_0_5" & "Dreams of a Butterfly"Genre: electroacoustic|ambient|shoegazeCD; Prices: USD$20 [link]Valicam Records (Japan), 2009 TALKING TO GHOSTS (VA) - "Silent Exposure"Genre: electroacoustic|ambient|experimentalRe-interpretation of "Slow Exposure" from the album "GHOSTS" by Palac (Peter Prautzsch)AIFF/MP3 + Limited CD (Promo)Palac Music (Germany), 2009 [link]CHROMATIC EP (VA) - "monoChromatic"re-interpretation of the track "Chromatic"by FOURTEEN TWENTYSIX a.k.a. Chris van der LindenFree Download; MP3: DOWNLOAD1426 (Netherlands), 2009 [link]CHROMATA RE-MIX - "Mikro Kaleidoscopic"From the track "Mikro"Genre: electroacoustic|ambientCHROMATA (Greece), 2009 [link]RBMA Various Assets (VA) - "fabrica"Recorded in Barcelona, RBMA2008Genre: electroacoustic|ambient|experimentalCD; not for saleRBMA (Germany), 2009 [link]VA:2 - "audiography001" + "hush hush"Genre: minimalist|experimental|noiseas sonicbrat and bi-a (sonicbrat + Hong Qile)Online Streaming [listen]bwc records (China), 2008 [link]JOUETS (VA) - "When They Come Alive Tonight"Genre: electroacoustic|ambient|shoegazeFree Download; MP3: DOWNLOADf|m records (Singapore), 2008 [link]LIFE LIVING - "The Broken Glass Ballerina"Collborative track with PIX (France)for his album "LIFE LIVING'Genre: electronica|electroacoustic|ambientFree Download; MP3: DOWNLOADFresh-Poulp Records (France), 2008 [link]"THE COLLBORATION" "When The Flowers Mourn" by sonicbratre-interpreted and lyrics by Motoko Ishii (Sweden)Genre: ambient|experimental|vocalsOnline ReleaseAPPELL (Sweden), 2008 [link] "Plumbada" (sonicbra re-mix)in collboration with PLUM (UK)Genre: acoustic|electroacoustic|vocalsMP3; Price: £ 1.49 [link]Summer Rain Recordings (UK), 2008A WEEVIL IN A BISCUIT (VA)"That Little Something"Genre: electroacoustic|ambient|shoegazeCD; Price: £8.00 [link]MP3; Price: £6.00(contact:bearsuitrecords_hotmail.co.uk)Bearsuit Records (UK), 2007SOUND OF STYLE (VA) - "Revisiting"Genre: electronica|acoustic|ambientDouble=CD; Price: USD$14.99 [link]Sonic Vogue Records (UK), 2007
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Of Things Unending
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