George Leong

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George Leong 梁伯君
Birth nameGeorge Leong Pak Kuan
BornSingapore
Genres Mandarin pop, electronic music, classical, popular, dance music, soundtrack
Occupation(s) Music arranger, producer, composer, music director, audio engineer

George Leong (born 1970) is a Singaporean musician, producer and composer.

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Biography

George Leong's musical career in the recording industry began early, with his involvement with the xinyao (Songs composed and sung by Singaporeans) movement in 1987. [1] [2] He is known for his music arrangement work on Leslie Cheung's biggest hit "Chase" and Sandy Lam's Scars album. [3] He arranged sound tracks for films such as Red Rose White Rose , He's a Woman, She's a Man , The Phantom Lover , Little Dragon Maiden , and The Bride with White Hair . In 1992, Leong produced a number of Chris Ho's songs, including "Deeper", in the album Save Sex, commissioned by Action for AIDS, Singapore. Then in 1993, Leong co-produced Dick Lee's "Year of the Monkey". [4] He is a winner of the COMPASS' Artistic Excellence Artist award alongside Mark Chan and M. Osman in 2016. [5] Mark Chan and George Leong collaborates closely in finding a form and sound for a distinctively Singaporean Pop music. [6]

His contribution to Singapore's cultural heritage includes arranging and producing the soundtracks for Fried Rice Paradise — The Drama Series, [7] a stage to television adaptation of Dick Lee's iconic musical. [8] He is also the music arranger, producer and mixing engineer for the 900-voices virtual choir video rendition of Home, [9] [10] which was then used in a national synchronic sing-a-long as a tribute to migrant and healthcare workers in Singapore during the COVID-19 pandemic. [11] A veteran producer, George has been engaged to mentor emerging Singapore pop musicians in both their professional and artistic development. [12]

Production and discography

Original Composition

George Leong composed original music for the following artistes:

Music Production

George Leong produced records for the following artistes:

Music Arrangement

George Leong arranged music for the following artistes:

References

  1. ↑ "我们的歌在哪里" (PDF). eResources NLB Singapore. National Library Board. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
  2. ↑ Toh, Christopher (23 January 2009). "Crocodile Rock". Today Afternoon Edition. Mediacorp. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
  3. ↑ Lichtman, Irv (30 August 1997). "How Songwriters' Hall of Fame Got Named; Peermusic Signings". Nielsen Business Media Inc. Billboard. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
  4. ↑ "MusicSG". NLB Website. National Library Board, Singapore. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
  5. ↑ Ann Zachariah, Natasha (25 September 2016). "Gentle Bones wins two prizes at Compass Awards". The Straits Times. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  6. ↑ Abdul Hadi, Eddino (10 October 2016). "Singer Mark Chan releases new album Blue Guitar". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 10 October 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  7. ↑ "George Leong | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  8. ↑ "Dick Lee's 'Fried Rice Paradise' The TV Series Is A Lot More Sinister Than The Original Musical". 8 Days. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  9. ↑ "How 900 Singaporean voices were put together for 'Home' - An interview with George Leong". How 900 Singaporean voices were put together for 'Home' - An interview with George Leong | Articles | Hear65 - Home for Singaporean Music. 27 April 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  10. ↑ "Team of 20 spends 4 nights piecing 900 S'porean voices into virtual choir singing NDP song 'Home'". mothership.sg. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  11. ↑ Iau, Jean (24 April 2020). "Sing along to Home on Saturday to thank front-line, migrant workers". The Straits Times. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  12. ↑ Ang, Benson (7 April 2019). "Music series by zaobao.sg brings budding local musicians and veterans together". The Straits Times. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  13. ↑ 【春天的花蕊】Official Music Video (in Taiwanese Hokkien and Traditional Chinese). Taiwan: 滾石唱片 Rock Records. 24 January 1995. Event occurs at 0:09. Retrieved 3 October 2023. 編曲：George Leong
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