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WE ARE AT PAYA LEBAR
SQUARE!
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As most of you may know, we have moved and we are now located
at 60 Paya Lebar Road, #12-48 Paya Lebar Square, Singapore 409051. Our
new office has bright natural light with windows lining the length of
the office with adequate space for discussions. It is a fresh change as
we work with our new suburban view.
We had our open house on 8th Oct 2015 and were honoured when members and industry partners visited
our new location over brunch. Thank you for all the well wishes and
flowers! ¡Þ
 
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21ST COMPASS
AWARDS PRESENTATION, 2016 ¨C NOMINATION
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We have
mailed out the 21st Awards Nomination Forms which members should
have received by now. Do contact us should you wish to find out more at
Membership.
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SCHOOYARD ASSEMBLY
SERIES: SUMMARY
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It was an enjoyable and eye-opening experience for us as we
concluded our Schoolyard Songwriting Workshop Series on the 20th
of Oct 2015 at Swiss Cottage Secondary School. It was a pilot project
for us this year to plant the seed of songwriting in Secondary Schools.
We visited a total of 11 schools with encouraging responses from
teachers and students for more of such sessions in 2016.
It was a joy to be surrounded by such inquisitive minds as
we conducted a workshop on basics of songwriting and had activities involving
local songs. The camaraderie between students and teachers was evident
when we invited teachers/students up on stage to sing local songs
during a segment of our session.
A snippet of the workshops we conducted is available on our
Youtube page: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohJ5Ao57trw
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COMPASS MEMBER PERSONAL
INFORMATION UPDATE
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moving to a
new place? Recently changed your phone number? Getting a new email?
Do keep us updated with your latest contact information in
order for us to reach you more efficiently.
Simply download the Information Update Slip HERE
and email it to us at membership@compass.org.sg.
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MEMBER
CONTRIBUTIONS
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We are interested in what you
are up to! So, feel free to update us on your upcoming events,
concerts, album launches, etc. or even news that you aren¡¯t personally
involved in, as long as it concerns local songs / the local music
industry. We will selectively feature some in our quarterly newsletter
and / or Facebook page.
To do so, please download the relevant forms HERE!
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20TH COMPASS AWARDS
PRESENTATION, 2015
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we were honoured to have President Tony Tan as
Guest-of-Honour for our 20th COMPASS Awards Presentation
held at RWS Convention Centre, West Central Ballroom on 27th
Sep 2015.
Congratulations to all recipients and we certainly hope all
of you enjoyed the performances. We had a good range of performances
that evening, from The Young Musicians' Foundation Orchestra's two
pieces; ¡®A World To Imagine¡¯ by the late maestro Iskandar Ismail and Jeremy
Monteiro¡¯s ¡®Overture In C ¨C The Story of Singapore¡¯ conducted by
Darrell Ang, The Gift of Song winner Lee Chin Sin's ¡®These Are The Days¡¯,
Rani Singam's soothing jazz piece ¡®Frailty¡¯
to Jatt Ali's energetic rock piece ¡®Joy¡¯.
To relive moments of the evening, please visit our Youtube
for videos: https://www.youtube.com/user/COMPASSforMusic
and Facebook for photos: https://www.facebook.com/Compass.For.Songwriters/
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COLLABORATION WITH THE
YELLOW RIBBON PROJECT
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I n our third year
of collaboration with the Yellow Ribbon Project on the Yellow Ribbon
Songwriting Competition 2015 led by COMPASS, it was extremely
gratifying to note an improvement in the quality of songs being
submitted for the competition as compared to previous years.
Participants attended masterclasses and were mentored by
Songwriter/Artiste/Producer Nicodemus Lee in Changi Prison before
competing in the Quarter-Finals, Semi-Finals and Finals from March 2015.
The finale was held in Changi Prison on 16th June
2015 with Speaker of Parliament, Madam Halimah
Yacob as our Guest-of-Honour along with
various VIPs from Changi Prison and major media agencies, in support of
the program. Families of participants were also invited to enjoy the hour-long
competition/ performance. Judges for the different rounds of
competition this year included Daphne Khoo, Don Richmond, Jack Ho, Amir
Masoh, Danny Loong and Lucas Chow.
Eight songs have been recorded into an album entitled My
Imperfections, proudly produced by COMPASS. The songs are personal life
stories, expressing regrets for past choices and hopes for acceptance
in the future. We are currently in the final stages of album
production. Album sales will be fully donated to the Yellow Ribbon
Fund, of which more enrichment programs can be created.
We will be assisting in the sales of the album at our office
and it is also available at the Yellow Ribbon Project. More details
will be released soon on our Facebook. Do support the efforts of these
new songwriters! ¡Þ
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ASIAN ACADEMY Of MUSIC
ARTS & SCIENCES (AAMAS)
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Asia's
first non-profit organization that helps connects composers, producers,
musicians, singers, sound engineers and music technical support
professionals in Asia-Pacific. Dedicated
to improving the industry and building connections amongst its members
either locally or regionally, AAMAS aims to encourage exposure of
individual¡¯s work, recognition and influences with the region and
worldwide. Membership to the organization also enables members to
participate in the nomination and voting of the Asian Music Awards.
Membership is free for the first year. ¡Þ
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ELECTRONIC PAYMENT vs
TRADITIONAL CHEQUES
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In order to reduce the stress
and loss of post-mailed cheques, royalty
payments from 2015 will be made via interbank transfer (where
possible).
Hence, we will be progressively updating member
records so that eventually, there will no longer be a need for members
to receive their royalty cheques in the mail
and then find the time to deposit the physical cheque
into their bank account.
Members who wish to update their bank details, may
do so by downloading the form HERE ¡Þ
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COMPASS MEMBER AUDIO
FILES
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In order to improve our administration processes and
accuracy, we are embarking on an ongoing exercise to collate members¡¯
work registrations, by also requesting for a copy of the work in either
original CD or as an audio MP3 files. For unpublished works, good
quality demo CDs / MP3 files are also acceptable. ¡Þ
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