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Began formal music lessons at age
five for piano. Studied under a number of
renowned teachers including music maestro, the
late Lawrence Gomez.
By age seven, he was performing
for family gatherings, weddings and church.
Graduated from Hammond Academy of Music at age
twenty as piano and organ instructor.
Eddie formed
his first band ‘The Guys’ in 1983. During this
time, he began picking up various musical
instruments namely the guitar, bass, drums,
ukulele and vibraphone amongst others to improve
his general musicianship.
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The next two years saw him
venturing alone as a solo pianist at various
hotel lobby lounges around Peninsular Malaysia.
He then formed four-piece outfit, “Andromeda”
which performed at local clubs and was soon
discovered by the Jazz Fusion group “Sketsa”,
which consisted of music greats Razak Rahman,
Johari Teh, Wan Carefree and Daniel Soliano
Guerzo and was invited to play piano and
keyboards for them. After a two years stint with Sketsa, Eddie joined Singapore based show-band
“Fredo & The Flinstones” who earned rave reviews
wherever they performed.
In 1990, after much traveling in
and around the South East Asean region, he based
himself in Kuala Lumpur and joined “The Pieces”,
resident band of The Royal Selangor Club. Eddie
assumed leadership of the band two years later
and continued performing there for a total of
six years before taking “The Pieces” to the
Royal Lake Club for a one-year stint. During
this time he had the opportunity to perform for
a wide array of VVIP’s, VIP’s, heads of state,
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It was also around this time that
Eddie was introduced to Johari
Salleh, the then Music Director and
Conductor of the RTM Orchestra, and
was given his first opportunity at
doing studio sessions and worked on
various projects under the valuable
guidance of Johari.
Soon after, he was
approached by Purnama Booty, who was
then about to launch Malaysia’s
first international standard
recording studio, Booty Studio
Productions, to join them in the
capacity of manager/in-house
producer whilst still leading “The
Pieces” band at the Royal Selangor
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At Booty Studios, he was assigned
to manage the day-to-day operations, overseeing
studio recordings and the administration
department, which comprised one chief engineer,
four assistant engineers and seven
administration staff. Here, he had the
opportunity to work with and alongside some of
the best musicians, singers, engineers,
producers and arrangers of this generation,
amongst them, Sheila Majid, Zainal Abidin,
Search, Sandii Suzuki, Randy Bernsen, Steve
Thornton, Roslan Aziz and Guy Gray to name a
few.
After three years at Booty
Studios, he joined Happy Records as studio
manager, supervising and coordinating album
productions by its in-house artistes’ who
included Fauziah Latif, Nash and Genuine. A year
later, he left Happy Records to concentrate
totally on his own entertainment consultancy,
Ed-Bren Agencies, which he launched in 1992 with
his brother Brendon.
In 1998, Eddie joined the Yamaha
Music School as instructor, specializing in
keyboard studies and was a pioneer instructor in
their Popular Music School syllabus. Still
active in the performance circuit, he freelanced
with popular club groups such as “Soulintent”,
“9 Lives” and “Aseana Percussion Unit”. He also
performed during the XVI Commonwealth Games in
Kuala Lumpur ’98 and Rentak Asia Showcase, Bukit
Jalil Stadium alongside Jethro Tull, Steve Vai,
Joe Satriani and Bobby Kimball from “TOTO” and
was also privileged at being selected to perform
as the opening act for Sergio Mendes during his
Brasil 2003 concert.
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Bands Performed - Past And Present
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The Guys
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Soulintent |
Andromeda
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9 Lives
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Sketsa |
Aseana Percussion
Unit |
Fredo & The Flinstones
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The Monroe’s Cats |
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The Pieces |
The Falcons |
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Venues Performed |
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Atrium |
Rasa Sayang Hotel, Penang |
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Avanti’s |
Renaissance Hotel, Kl |
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Bier Keller, Kl |
Road House Grill |
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Birds Nest, Kl |
Shadows Bistro, Kl |
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Carcosa Sri Negara,
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Sucasa Service Apartments |
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Chills Jazz Club |
Sunway Lagoon Resort |
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Club Century
Paradise, Kl |
The Andaman, Langkawi |
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Faces Disco, Kl |
The Backyard, Kl |
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Grand Maya Hotel, Kl |
The Datai, Langkawi |
Hop Sack, Kl
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The Dorsett, K.L. |
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Hot Beauty, Kl |
The Emporium Grand Café |
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Jupiter 8, Labuan Hotel, Sabah |
The Gardens, Midvaley |
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La’bodega |
The Hilton, K.L. |
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Lipps Disco, Kuantan, Pahang |
The Hilton, Kuching |
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Marina Mandarin
Hotel, Singapore |
The Hilton, P.J. |
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Marley’s, Kl |
The Hippodrome, Penang |
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Mines Beach Resort,
Kl |
The Holiday Inn City
Centre |
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Modestos |
The Holiday Inn On The Park, K.L. |
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Monroe’s D’avenue, Kl |
The J.W. Marriot, Kl |
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New World Hotel, Kl |
The Mandarin Oriental, Kl |
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Nikko Hotel, Kl |
The Riverside,
Kallang Indoor Stadium, Singapore |
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No Black Tie, Kl |
The Ritz Carlton K.L. |
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Novoux Disco, Hong
Kong |
The Royal Lake Club |
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Ol Skool Bistro |
The Royal Selangor Club |
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Ono Supper Club, Kl |
The Shangri-La Beach
Resort, Sentosa Island, Singapore |
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Pan Pacific, Kl |
The Shangri-La, Kl |
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Pan Pacific, Klia |
Sheraton Imperial, Kl |
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Pan Pacific, Pangkor |
The Sheraton, Subang |
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Panama Red, Pj |
Tiffany’s, Kota
Kinabalu, Sabah |
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Pantai Primula Hotel, Terengganu |
Tin Mine, The Hilton, Kl |
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Papagayo, Kl |
Uncle Chilli’s, The
Hilton, Pj |
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Phase 2 Disco, Kl |
Victoria Arms, Merdeka Palace Hotel,
Kuching, Sarawak |
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Picadilly Disco, Kl |
Zeno’s, Kl |
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Prime Grill, Crown Princess Kl |
Zone 2 Disco, Seaview Hotel,
Singapore |
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Rally Gold Club, Kl |
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Performed At More Than 800 Annual
Dinners, Weddings, Corporate Events,
Shows And Concerts |
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Sessions And Collaborations
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(Live Shows, Concerts And Studio
Recordings) |
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Buddy Lauren (Australia) |
Nash
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Chris Averett
(Australia) |
Ning Baizura
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Dato Shake (Paris) |
Raja Emma |
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Donny Ray Evans A.K.A Nat King Cole
(New York) |
Ramlah Ram |
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Elaine Kang |
Randy Bernsen (Usa) |
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Fauziah Latif |
Roslan Aziz |
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Guy Gray (Australia) |
Sandii Suzuki (Japan) |
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Hattan |
Search |
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Jaclyn Victor
(Malaysian Idol) |
Sergio Mendes (Usa) |
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Julie Sudiro |
Sheila Majid
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Khatijah Ibrahim |
Steve Thornton |
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Liza Hanim |
The Drifters (Usa) |
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Lewis Pragasam |
Vicky Dove (Usa) |
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Louie Castro (Hong Kong) |
Zahid (Akademi
Fantasia) |
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Makoto Kubota (Japan) |
Zainal Abidin |
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Marina Xavier (Singapore/ Paris) |
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Music Director / Band Leader |
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The Ez Trio |
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The Ez Quartet |
The Ez Quintet
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The Ez Band |
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The Ez Big Band |
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The Ez Strollers |
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The Ez Strings |
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The Touchwood Band |
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The Remix Band |
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Credits
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Composer/Sessionist/Producer/Arranger
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*Theme Song For ‘Melodi’ Tv3 |
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*Theme Song For ‘Buletin Utama’ Tv3 |
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*Theme Song For ‘Buletin Sukan’ Tv3 |
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*Corporate Song ‘Perstima’ For
Prebadanan Timah Malaysia |
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*Pesta Lagu Dewan Bandaraya Kuala
Lumpur 1992-93 |
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*Theme Song For Tv Series ‘Pendekar
Kundur’ Tv3 |
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*Theme Song For Johnson & Johnson
Jingle |
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*Theme Song For ‘Jumbo’ Game Show
Rtm1 |
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*Participating Artiste, Xvi
Commonwealth Games, 1998 |
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*Participating Artiste, Rentak Asia
Showcase, Bukit Jalil Stadium 2000 |
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*Music Director /
Arranger For ‘The Christmas Story As
Told By The Angels’ Aired On Rtm1,
Christmas Day 2003 |
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*Opening Act For The Sergio Mendes
Brasil 2003 Concert |
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Music Education |
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*Grade 7 – (Practical, Merit)
Associated Board, Royal School Of
Music U.K. |
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*Grade 5 – (Theory, Merit)
Associated Board, Royal School Of
Music U.K. |
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*Grade 9 – (Practical, Distinction)
Hammond Academy Of Music, Japan |
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*Grade 7 – (Theory) Hammond Academy
Of Music, Japan |
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*Instructors Certificate, Hammond
Academy Of Music, Japan |
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*Licenced Instructor, Yamaha Mucic
Malaysia |
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