BDS MUSIC - De Souza Arts & Music
NAC Endorsed AEP Programs (50% Arts Subsidy)
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Our Music Team @ SOTA Concert Hall - "Music thru the Ages" Show
BONI DE SOUZA
Music Educator-Composer-Presenter
Since the 1990's Boni de Souza has performed at the finest Hotels in Singapore as a Pianist - Band leader of jAZZ and Classical Groups. In 2021-22 his albums were featured in JAZZIZ magazine (USA) His education includes an M.A. in Arts pedagogy & Practice (Goldsmith's UK) Specialist Dip. Arts Education (N.I.E.) ABRSM Certs in Classical Music (Piano & Guitar) Cert in Jazz Composition (Berklee School) An experienced educator Boni was engaged as Senior Contemporary music educator at Yamaha Music 2004-2020 as well adjunct Music Teaching @ St Joseph's Instituition (Malcom Road). He also produced & presented NAC Assembly Programs and Arts & Music Workshops in collaboration with Art, Drama and Literary trainers.
WENDY LOW
Flautist-Pianist-educator
Wendy began her music career in the late 1980s as a Flautist performing with String Ensembles in Hotels. Later in the 1990's she was featured on recordings with Asian Superstars like Theresa Teng, Jacky Cheung,Gigi Leung and others.
From 2008 she began a teaching career as a Specialist in Music for Early Childhood as Music Head at Pat's Schoolhouse Serangoon. She now works independently as a Music Specialist in Harmony Road, Offshwerke and ABC Fastrack music and is engaged by a major chain of Early Childhood Education Centres
ALEXANDRA
Tap Dancer-Singer
Alexandra has been collaborating at BDS MUSIC Programs since 2010 and was featured in our jAZZ & Tap with Just Jazz Jive
She started out in the early 1990s as a Singer with noted local producer Ken Lim as a Mandarin Artiste and moved on later to train in Jazz & Tap Dance
She travels to Paris & New York every now and then to upgrade her skills in Jazz Vocals & Tap
CLINTON CARNEGIE
Guitarist-Educator
Clinton has been engaged at BDS MUSIC Programs since 2012 as guitarist for our jUST jAZZ jIVE and "All Blues" assembly program and is always a Guitarist extraordinaire and featured soloist. He also conducts Guitar Classes and is a passionate music educator.
FARID LONG
Blues & Rock specialist
Farid has collaborated with BDS MUSIC Programs for many years, and is one of our most popular Artistes being featured on Blues and Rock Shows for assembly programs as well as Concerts. He has recorded original songs since the late 1980s and was featured on Radio and TV
IGGY BONG
"The" Bass Man
Iggy Bong is a well established music industry veteran in Singapore having worked with jazz bands like Jeremy Monteiro 3-0 as well as accompanied big name show artistes in the region
from Hong Kong & Taiwan.
He is presently Assistant Music Director at Yamaha Singapore
We are very pleased that he takes time off his busy schedule to collaborate with BDS MUSIC for some NAC assembly shows.
Pablo Calzado
Percussion & Drums
Pablo has been collaborating with us in our Latin / Jazz & Classical Programs. He is an established percussionist and music educator who has toured internationally with various Asian Superstars like David Tao, et al and has performed for International jazz concerts as well.
NIQ OSMAN
DRUMMER & PERCUSSIONIST
Niq has collaborated with BDS MUSIC to do many programs ranging from Jazz , Blues, Rock,Ethnic and Acoustic Music
This versatile drummer-percussionist is comfortable in a wide array of music genres. We are happy that he remains our regular "beat man"
AZMAN - ON BASS
ANOTHER HAPPENING BASSMAN
Azman has worked and collaborated in many of our programs ranging from the Blues & Rock shows to the Jazz, Fusion and Pop-Rock programs.
Another versatile musician he continues to play with the top Pop-Rock Groups in Singapore
STRING PLAYERS
VIOLIN & CELLO
We are fortunate to have a pool of top class String Players including Kailin Yong & Yap Shu Mei, Dr Alex Yi & Macvoy Chang, Bonita de Souza - Violins and Olivia Tang and John Chen on Cellos
Mel Ferdinands
Vocals & Guitar
Mel Ferdinands a veteran in the Pop & Rock scene and a Medicorp Actor has collaborated with us for our NAC endorsed "All Blues" and "Acoustic Music" Programs He adds his own unique style of vocals for our Blues & Rock Shows. This versatile Artiste has a wide repertoire from Country to Pops, Rock & Blues
Oswal Gonzales
DRUMMER-PERCUSSIONIST-EDUCATOR
A recent addition to our line-up of international artistes collaborating with BDS MUSIC & De Souza ARTS & Music is Oswal Gonzales. This versatile percussionist-drummer hailing from South America has performed shows with De Souza Trés @ Esplanade's "Jazz in July" as we "Coolcats" SOuth Beach Hotel, the premier jazz destination in Singapore. Oswal is also an educator in percussion and drums .
