Nick Tan

Bursting onto the local scene with his melodic folk-rock originals, Nick Tan is a young Singaporean singer/songwriter currently studying at the National University of Singapore. Inspired by the songs he listened to, the aspiring performer picked up a guitar in secondary school and wrote his first tune in a burst of youthful inspiration. There has been no turning back since.

For At the Concourse, Nick will be showcasing songs from past and present. Old tunes have been reworked for a fresh presentation, while new ones have been written with an optimistic air, together merging a pensive offering as we approach a new year. Much of his music revolves around the theme of the self and re-awakening, a cautious and self-conscious exploration of what it means for both rebirth and redemption in a climate of cynical fatalism. – Taken from Esplanade

Have you ever had the chance to watch an Italian opera for free? We almost had when a young Caucasian lady came up to us today and offer us 2 tickets to the famous and widely popular “La Boheme” play today(for free coz she couldn’t attend it) at Esplanade while waiting for Nick Tan’s performance. But of course being as professional as we were, just to bring you the latest performances here in Singapore, we kindly declined her offer(which left her puzzled for a while).

Leaving that weird encounter aside, we saw Nick for the first time and at 23 years old he’s really got a lot going for him right now strumming the guitar confidently on his self-written originals and not forgetting a couple of decent, perhaps self-arranged covers? All in all, a pretty good performance but perhaps a little lackluster in vocals and experience on interaction with the crowd. No worries though, I’m quite sure we will be hearing more from him soon.

In the meantime you might want to check out Nick Tan’s Myspace page.

Video of “Bright Lights” by Nick Tan @ Esplanade Concourse:

*P.S: Pardon me on the quality of the video as it was taken from an iPhone video capture.

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