we didn't receive a single demo from malaysia but we were referred to many talented singers in tiny dot singapore.

we were amazed. we are only a crossway apart but the availability of talent pool in tiny dot is so much better than in malaysia.

let's me tell you the profile of singers in SG - they are all good-looking, sophisticated, bilingual (singing jazz in mandarin and english), resourceful (they all release EPs under indie labels), confident and the ability to fuse the west and the east. their portfolios are all impressive. eventho' some of them have very "young" voices, their resourcefulness really impress me.

why is that we don't have such talents in malaysia? to start with, we are not a metropolitan city like SG and we don't have such vibrant cultural landscape, environment and music scene. the goverment in MY also don't support arts and culture as whole-heartedly as the government of SG.

frankly, these are not surprises, knowing how sophisticated the SG society is. but it is really nice to know how vibrant the indie and jazz music scene there.

oh, btw, we are not looking for "diva" la. just some big words to impress. so how about "diva in the making"? ;-)

we are still searching patiently.

this blog chronicles the making of jz8, the search for the ultimate chinese jazz vocalist, the recording process and everything you need to know about jz8.

if you reach here by accident then you have every reason to bookmark this blog.

brought to you by the same producers who gave you 2v1g, jz8 is made up of an accomplished jazz pianist and a (still searching) sensational female jazz vocalist.

together, they titillate your aural senses with refreshing intepretations of contemporary chinese classic love songs with a pop/jazz flavour, much like 2v1g do.

we are now hunting for that elusive jazz vocalist for this project. well, she has to be below 40 year-old, preferably chinese. she sings well in mandarin, preferably with a strong inclination to jazz. she has to be a very musical performer because our pianist is very free-style, free-flowing and highly improvisational. of course, good looks is a bonus ;-)

we have provided here some samples piano tracks without vocals. those who are interested can download it and try!

so, do you know anyone who fits into this role?

please help to spread this message around.

successful candidate will be awarded a 2-year contract with musictoxin productions and get to release two albums which will be launched in the international chinese market.

please submit your demos to lesloh@yahoo.com or call leslie at 012-2083790 for an audition.