Guinness Arthur's Day 2012 Press Conference

September 28, 2012

The first ever Guinness Artrhur’s Day Concert is to be held on the 28 of September 2012 at The Max Pavilion, Singapore EXPO. It will be a five-hour marathon of LIVE music from Mando-pop Rock stars over the Asia region. The artists performing are powerful vocalist, Shin, Golden Melody Award winner, Gary Chaw, Paul Wong from the rock band, Beyond and prominent singer Della Ding Dang.

Paul Wong is a singer, songwriter, composer, guitarist, music producer and actor. He rose to stardom as a member of the most popular rock band, ‘Beyond’. He then kick-started his solo career in 2001 and he has been regards as a multi-talented artist and one of the finest guitar players in the region.

Shin is a highly-regarded musician, singer-songwriter and former lead singer of the band, ‘Shin’. He is known for his powerful vocal cords, and his recent achievement includes winning the ‘Best Male Singer-Songwriter’ award at the 2012 Music Radio China Top Chart Awards (Hong Kong & Taiwan Category). He also picked up the Gold Award for best composition at the 2011 TVB 8 Golden Chart Awards.

Gary Chaw is a Taiwanese-based singer-songwriter and one of the Malaysia’s brightest home grown music talents. He is the winner of the ‘Best Male Mandarin Singer’ award in 2008. He built his career in 2006 with his first album, 'Blue' and won Hong Kong TVB8’s ‘Best New Artiste’ award on the same year.

Della Ding Dang is an award-winning singer who has established her music career in Chinese, Taiwanese and Southeast Asian market. She is famous for her own unique vocal style. In 2011, She started her world tour, ‘The Diva is Della’, she performed her first large scale concert in the Taipei Arena to a sold-out crowd of 10,000 people. Her tour included other 2 stops in Shanghai and Kuala Lumpur.

I was glad to join in the celebration of Guinness Arthur’s Day Concert Press Conference on the 26 September at Hood Bar and Cafe at Bugis+. Upon reaching the venue, we were entertained by the Guinness Live band performance, and Meet and Greet session of the stars was up next. There was a Q&A segment, where all of us get a chance to know more about the artists’ latest doings in the music industry.

The opening speech during the press conference was by Mr Rene de Monchy, Head of Marketing, Asia Pacific Breweries (Singapore). During the conference, we got the opportunity to get close with Paul Wong from Hong Kong’s legendary rock band – Beyond, Gary Chaw and Della Ding Dang.

The media event also included photo opportunities of the stars and 'Toast to Arthur' with the Artists.

After the press conference, it was R&R time where we can mingle around with people in the premises. We indulged ourselves with delicious canapés as the Guinness Live band performance was back on stage again.