It began in 2000 when Donald Pan (vocals, guitar) and Calvin Chian (drums) became friends in an Internet chat room with a shared admiration for artistes like Radiohead, Sigur Ros and Elliot Smith. Calvin recalls, “He was this loony talking to himself but was making more sense than the others chatting in that channel”. It wasn’t a wonder that the then army medic forged a friendship with the psychology major.
A year later the idea of forming a band took shape. Calvin roped his pals, Xu Yong Hui (guitar) and Kevin Loh (bass) into the outfit. A bemused Kevin back then thought why not, “Don looked like a metal punk and I thought we were starting a metal band.” Getting together is easy, but keeping it going isn’t, as Donald juggles his studies in Melbourne and the band in Singapore.
In 2004, Nuance issued a self-released bedroom demo that cost them S$26 to produce. By mid 2006, Hui had left and Alexius Cai (guitar) joined the band. “I am a big advocate of simplicity, sincerity and melodies. That’s what I like about Nuance, even before I came in”, says Alexius on why he joined them in a heartbeat. At the tail end of 2007, Nuance started work on their self-titled EP, produced by Evan Tan (The Observatory) and Eugene Wong (Morphy).
After invading over 20 schools in the past 8 months, the school invasion tour 2008 finale show is finally here! Get ready to enjoy your favorite school invasion tour bands playing a full set and sharing the same stage on the same day. Its gonna be a really explosive and rocking show!
WHEN? Date: Sunday 14th Sept 2008 Time: Doors open at 4:30 pm Venue: The Republic Cultural Centre, Theatre - Republic Polytechnic
HOW? Tickets are going for $15 at the door. Presale tickets are going for $12 only, so buy now instead of waiting!
*for bookings of presale tickets, just reply back to this mail with the number of tickets to buy as well as your name and contact details. Alternatively you may either sms/call Roslan (96484145) or Ben (93822701) for it!*
Cya guys there and remember to tell all your friends bout it! Its gonna be fun! :)
HEY EVERYONE, Team Salad Days and *scape are bringing to you our last gig, part of the Confessions series! Come and enjoy some awesome music on 13th of September, Saturday!!!
Fire Away, Samson! and The Nerves were selected after grueling rounds of auditions, so be sure to come down and support them. If you are a fan of Amateur Takes Control, Trella or Postbox(or all 3), this is a great chance to catch all of them in action!
Tickets can be bought at the door for $5. Also, make sure to check out our shirt and EP (proceeds go to Boys' Town and *scape Co. Ltd.)! Shirts are now selling at $15, while the EP (with a free Gibson guitar pick!) is selling at only $10. You can also get them all at a discounted price of $23!!
If you want to order shirts or have any other enquiries, feel free to email us at team.saladdays@gmail.com!
HEY EVERYONE, Team Salad Days and *scape are bringing to you a second gig, part of the Confessions series! Tired of staying at home and watching the National Day Parade on TV?? Well, come on down on the 9th of August, Saturday!!!
1989 and Murder By Ska were selected after grueling rounds of auditions, so be sure to come down and support them. If you are a fan of The Oslo Castaways, The November Iris, or Duxton Plains (or all 3), this is a great chance to catch all of them in action!
Tickets can be bought at the door for $5. Also, make sure to check out our shirt and EP (proceeds go to Boys' Town and *scape Co. Ltd.)! Shirts are now selling at $15, while the EP (with a free Gibson guitar pick!) is selling at only $10. You can also get them all at a discounted price of $23!!
If you want to order shirts or have any other enquiries, feel free to email us at team.saladdays@gmail.com!
See you there! BE THERE OR BE SQUARE (we'll sing the vegetables song for you~)
HEY EVERYONE, Team Salad Days and *scape are bringing to you a gig (part of the Confessions series) on the 11th of July, Friday!!!
Armchair Critic and Backbeat were selected after grueling rounds of auditions, so be sure to come down and support them. If you are a fan of Giants Must Fall, Anna Judge April, or Lunar Node (or all 3), this is a great chance to catch all of them in action!
Tickets can be bought at the door for $5. Also, make sure to check out our shirt and EP (proceeds go to Boys' Town and *scape Co. Ltd.)!
If you want to pre-order shirts or have any other enquiries, feel free to email us at team.saladdays@gmail.com!
See you there! BE THERE OR BE SQUARE (we'll sing the vegetables song for you)
If you have a band and you guys are yearning for a chance to perform in a gig, sign up for our band auditions held in June!
You can stand a chance to... - Win fantastic goodie bags and prizes sponsored by Epiphone, School of Music and Arts, Sennheiser, Revoltage, Drum Resources and more! - Get your originals recorded professionally in an EP - Get mentored by veteran musicians
So what are you waiting for? Sign your band up online at our website http://scape. com. sg/listentothesaladdays now!
Hi. Just wanna let you guys and girls know that our new song 'Rise' is already on our myspace now so come down and check it out....and leave us some comment will be wonderful
and also our very first video 'Electricity' is already finished and available on our Myspace.... You're all invited to come and have a look
