TRAFFIC JAM

01 September 2007

Ryan received 2 complementary tickets from his friend for "TRAFFIC JAM" and he invited me to join him for the event. "TRAFFIC JAM" is a cluster of street parties organized by Sony Ericsson and SingTel. The street parties will be held at Connaught Drive (the road is at City Hall, between Padang and Esplanade) on 1.9.07.

Before attending the event, I had to go ART FRIEND to purchase a wooden board and spray paints for my 3D Wire project...


TRAFFIC JAM entrance


TRAFFIC JAM stage


Ryan & I @ TRAFFIC JAM

Connaught Drive was already closed-to-traffic when the two of us arrived sharply on 6pm. Upon arrival, we are amazed by the numerous huge vehicles parked as props, the huge stage and the tight securities at the vicinity. Although we arrived on time, the party is not ready yet, so the two of us decided to shop at Citylink Mall for drinks and bites. Returning to Connaught Drive quite some time later, the gate was still not opened yet, so Ryan and I loitered around the vicinity, snapping photos of ourselves with the vehicles.


Electrico


Amanda from Electrico

Despite the gate been closed, Inquisitive already started mixing music on the stage to warm up the atmosphere for the actual start. Finally, after a long wait, entrance into the street parties was opened. Top local indies band Electrico is the opening act. Electrico kickstarted the evening by performing several hit numbers before ending off their stage with an untitled ballad-rock new song. It is amazing that the stage lightings are synchronized with the music, which pretty matched the standard of J-pop concert.

Next on stage was DJs KFC & Dave, who mixed good music for the next few minutes.

Twilight gradually replaced the dusk and at this point of time. Ryan and I sneaked to the backstage, where we chatted with Amanda of Electrico and we learnt on the band latest news and upcoming plans. Amanda is friendly, sincere and nice to chat with. She is not that type of celebrity who is haughty or maintain a distance with fans. Before we returned to the party, we request for photo-taking with her and she agreed. By now, darkness has slowly creeped in, much to the delight among the audience.


Bushmen


Wicked Aura Batucada marching in

Returning back to the audience, we watched Bushmen delivering an energetic performance on stage. With much anticipation, Bushmen passed the baton to the renowned local percussion group Wicked Aura Batucada. Sound of drum beats can be heard over the air, but no sight of the group is seemed. The beats get louder and nearer, with random screaming from the rear crowd. The beats and screaming keeps getting louder and nearer to the stage. Sensing that Wicked Aura Batucada is actually making their entrance from the main gate (located at the far rear), the party crowd swiftly shifted backwards, joining in the fun. It is actually much like a typical Malay wedding procession, except for the fact that skimpy-dressed dancers are dancing wildly to the hot samba beats. Proceeding at a slow speed, the climax of the party is reached when the crowd tapped to the beats, accompanied with loud random screams.


Dubwise vs Inquisitive Feat Beat Society: Mystroe & Krazie Starr

Following up next is a combined performance by Dubwise vs Inquisitive Feat Beat Society: Mystroe & Krazie Starr. This is indefinably the best beatbox performance I have ever watched live.

Being physically exhausted, Ryan and I decided to leave the party early (both of us are not the party animal kind of guys). Thus, we skipped the final music mixing performance by Arrested Development. The two of us went to have dinner at Marina Square food court, before going home...

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