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Some snapshots from the recording process, The Grove Studios
Photography by Ben Teh www.benteh.com
"LATELY" MUSIC VIDEO
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Winner of the 2003 National Gospel Award for Best New Gospel Artist with her music debuting the public arena in late 2002, this Australian-born Chinese singer/songwriter continues to lift her audiences with her inspiring lyrical melodies and soul-searching tunes. Recognised nationally for her songwriting in 2006 through the Australian Songwriter’s Association, Deb combines honest and thought-provoking lyrics with an acoustic ballad, pop/rock flavour, with both her solo and full band performances captivating and communicating to people at all stages of life. From heart warming songs such as “I Understand You Understand” through to songs of personal struggle such as “Darkest Place”, Deb’s signature theme in her music is her unquenchable joy and tenacity for life and an inner strength which pervades her music and draws her listeners into moments of reflection, rest and release – a necessary antidote in the midst of our busy 21st century existence.
Coming from a commerce/law background, having grown up in Melbourne Australia, at 23 years of age Deb took the plunge in pursuing her passions for this career of music full time. No stranger to performance, Deb was singing and playing before audiences from the age of 8, has enjoyed the throes and woes of playing in orchestras, singing in choirs and performing in musicals all through her high school years. With her roots in Gospel songwriting, Deb has gone on to perform commercially throughout Australasia in festivals, clubs, conferences and cafes as well as her international tours throughout Australia, New Zealand and Asia.
Based in Sydney, Deb has just released her third album "WHOEVER YOU ARE". Featuring some of Australia's leading musicians such as drummer Damian Rogers (Delta Goodrem, Guy Sebastian, Christine Anu) and guitarist Mark Cullen (Parachute Band, Darlene Zschech), Deb has also captured international flavours through New York based jazz bass maestro Christian McBride and UK based rhodes musician Dave Tymo. Produced by Brad Evans, mixed and mastered in Nashville by Salvo (Mercy Me, Israel Houghton, Amy Grant) Deb's new album is hot off the press and sure to please.
In her music, Deb writes not only in an effort to encourage and uplift, but also to stretch people in their capacity and their perception. In a number of her new songs she boldly addresses hard realities of our weaknesses and struggles, at the same time engaging the human spirit to inspire and spur us on to betterment. As Deb explains, "The more we grasp and analyse about ourselves, the better we understand who we are and who we are becoming. I think a key to improving the way we treat others and ourselves is being self-aware. Music has a way of stripping through pretence and baring the soul. I am compelled to be honest in my songwriting and while it might be uncomfortable at times and show vulnerability, perhaps that is precisely what people need and want to feel today. It wakes us up."
Touring with her band throughout Asia from March 2007, Deb will be making appearances in Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong and Australia, with more to come. ?
DEB FUNG LIVE IN HONG KONG, MONSOON ASIA TOUR DEC 2008 WITH ALARICE
Thanks for the add, love your music! Argh, I was in Singapore over last weekend and unfortunately I couldn't stay long enough to watch you perform. Perhaps one day I can watch you perform in Malaysia once again?
Hey hows it going? Just to let you know the Richard Beeston Band is no more! I decided to start a different band called ALL MANKIND Please drop by and add us as a friend if you like our music.
Debsta!! Thanks for your encouraging comment. I'm still so new at this myspace thing (funny coz it's been around for ages!) Talk soon coz a major catchup is in order! Love you!
What up? I found this website and thought i'd tell everyone, it shows you if anyone at school likes you... I dont know how it works but its really cool, its revealed a few people who have had crushes on me FOREVER, i called the person up and it was TRUE!! You gotta try it!
I would love to come to the dinner - but I'll be away on youth camp, I don't think it'll be a good example to leave my kids behind!! Hope all goes well though, will be praying for it =)
Funny that.. I remember same time last year, you had your concert (I had to miss out on that too!) but Steve and Naomi left yc to go to your concert haha!
Tin-Yan and Diana here, we're using our youth group myspace because we don't have personal ones.
Just dropping in to say a MASSIVE thankyou to both you and Bert for leading us in RICE choir 07. We would have loved to thank you in person, but we couldnt find you afterwards. Both of you are AMAZING musicians, and it has been such an encouragement for us to see you guys serve so passionately. We thank God for the awesome experience we've had over the past four weeks and the many friends that we've made in the process. We're all suffering from post-RICE depression because there's no choir to look forward to on Tuesdays =P!
Can't wait to serve with RICE choir again next yr! May God bless you both through all of your endeavours.
hey debonaise (it's deb and aidz, but the sauce version to be eaten with hamburgers). how you been? i hope aidz is going alright - fill me in. I guess i'll be seeing you soonish for Rice stuff, will be good to catch up.
I joined a band with a guy called Chris Stewart, turns out he's friends with rohan i THINK which is a bit insane.
