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Hold On ft Mark Bebb – Psy’Aviah (Cosmic Armchair Remix)

Thanks to our label mate Psy’Aviah for inviting us to remix this song HOLD ON FT. MARK BEBB and featuring it on the brand new PSY’AVIAH album SOUL SEARCHING.
Music video for the song Hold On ft. Mark Bebb (Cosmic Armchair Remix) – Psy’Aviah, taken from the 2019 Psy’Aviah “Soul Searching” album released by Alfa Matrix
– 💾 Bandcamp
– 💿 Physical CD
– 📀 Physical 2CD special edition
– 🔌 Physical autographed limited & numbered USB Box edition
Available on SPOTIFY, ITUNES, AMAZON MUSIC, DEEZER, and all your favourite music platforms

See You (Depeche Mode cover)

We covered one of our favorite Depeche Mode classics, SEE YOU, for the Alfa Matrix compilation CD. You can buy the CD or download it here –

Here’s our video

Live Shows – Dream Lab and City Music

Cosmic Armchair at Dream Lab

We produced and performed DREAM LAB – an interactive installation where the audience participates in the creative process, contributing words and ideas that are transformed into digital graphics, video, and electronic music, interspersed with evocative sounds and visuals – read more here

Cosmic Armchair Up Close and Personal at City Music

Watch our full concert and the conversations we had about our songwriting process, what gear we use, what inspires us, the challenges of the music industry in Singapore, what it’s like being signed to Alfa Matrix, and more – watch it here

Contact (album) Falling (EP) Valentine (EP) Cannonballs (EP)

Cosmic Armchair Current Releases

Our FALLING EP features the original synthpop version, dark electronica remixes by 【 btcprox 】 and a future bass remix by Jeff Hue. You can buy or stream FALLING on iTunes, Spotify, Apple Music, BandCamp, Amazon, and more, with this link: http://smarturl.it/c0z135

Please SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube Channel by clicking on http://youtube.com/user/cosmicarmchair?sub_confirmation=1 so that you get updates of our new songs and videos when you’re in YouTube, and you’re also helping us gain access to special YouTube features that are only granted to channels with high subscriber count, and this will help us create even better content. So Your Click Matters, thank you!

VALENTINE is our moody synthpop EP featuring ultrapop/kawaii remix by Yoshino Yoshikawa (Tokyo) and future bass remix by Brannlum (Singapore) and the acoustic piano version of FALLING with acclaimed arranger Bang Wenfu. You can buy or stream VALENTINE on iTunes, Spotify, Apple Music, BandCamp, Amazon, and more, with this link smarturl.it/cosmicvalentine

And here’s the full music video featuring the dance talents of MarLin (Marcus Leong: http://instagram.com/monkcus_ and Toh Hui Lin: http://instagram.com/huilinception) and produced by Producer: Cosmic Armchair & Red String Video http://redstringvideo.co/; Director/Editor: Why Keen http://instagram.com/whykeen; with Hair, Makeup and Wardrobe by Norehan Fong https://www.instagram.com/mamafong/ and filmed at the historic Beaulieu House http://www.beaulieuhouse.com.sg/

Returning to more dancefloor oriented sounds with our new electro dance EP CANNONBALLS, including our full-frontal Club Mix, and an echoing industrial body pop mix by labelmate Avarice In Audio. Last but not least, hard trance Singapore producer Axiam produces an extended hammering mix of “Fly Away”.
Stream it or buy it at http://smarturl.it/cosmiccannonballs

Our New Album: CONTACT

Our new album CONTACT has launched! Featuring brand new songs – some that you’ve heard ‘live’ at our shows, some that have never been performed – Contact is available on CD and as a download.

Visit http://alfa-matrix-store.com/comsic-armchair-contact-CD to order the CD at the Alfa-Matrix store
Visit http://smarturl.it/zb7lev to hear (stream) or buy (download) the album on iTunes, Spotify, Amazon, BandCamp, everywhere
Visit https://cosmicarmchair.bandcamp.com/merch to buy album merch (special CD+keychain bundle, T-shirts)

Resources for musicians and music educators affected by COVID-19

We compiled this list of lists in an effort to offer positive and useful information for many of our musician friends in Singapore and around the world who have been affected suddenly and severely by the lockdowns, shutdowns, cancellations of events, and other emergency measures arising from COVID-19. We’ll be updating this list of lists every time we receive more helpful info.

For musicians and music educators in Singapore, find out the latest government and other support for us by joining this Facebook group SG COVID-19 Creative/Cultural Professionals & Freelancers Support Group

Ableton – Best Practices for Collaborating Remotely

General Advice
Method 1: Syncing via Splice Studio
Method 2: Sending Files Back and Forth
Method 3: Sending/Syncing Files via Cloud Storage
Method 4: Collaborating via Screen Share

Splice – A curated list of resources for musicians affected by COVID-19

Emergency funding and other financial resources (US)
Mental health resources
Alternative avenues for music performance
Tutorials and events:
What you can do to help
Other lists that highlight resources

Soundcloud – YOUR COMPREHENSIVE LIST OF ARTIST RESOURCES DURING THE CORONAVIRUS CRISIS (UPDATED REGULARLY

7 ways to stay connected with your fans during COVID-19
Find out how to get paid for your SoundCloud plays with SC101
Have a few minutes? Set your profile up for success
See how that new track is doing with real-time stats
Learn how to DJ with SoundCloud tracks
Looking for collab inspo? Check out Studio Sessions: The Bridge

Soundcloud is also offering live consultation sessions

Output – How To Make Money From Home If You’re A Musician in 2020

Selling Beats
Production music libraries
Sync catalog
Patreon
Bandcamp
Merchandise

Reverb – Basics of home recording and setting up your home studio

Happy Valentine’s Day

Happy Valentine’s Day from us! Sharing with you our music video for VALENTINE, which we made with help from Marcus Leong , Hui Lin Toh , Red String Video Corp. , and Why Keen Tham

Black Friday Sales 2019

Buy your friends Cosmic Armchair gifts at our Black Friday sale for 50% discount on all our t-shirts, tote bags, Keychain etc, (link in bio) – use the code BLACKFRIDAY on https://cosmicarmchair.bandcamp.com for your 50% discount. Valid till 2 Dec or while stocks last.

One week to get our songs (and lots of other good music from Alfa Matrix artists) at 50% off! Use the code BLACK2019 on https://alfamatrix.bandcamp.com or at https://alfa-matrix-store.com and you’ll get a 50% discount on your order.
There is no minimum order required for Bandcamp – buy as little or as much as you want – but be aware that the offer is limited in time!
– For CDs, vinyls and DVDs the discount kicks in once you have € 25 in your basket. It applies on all releases older than 6 months
– This offer is valid until 2 December included or until end of stock

Grey (Black and White Mix) Official Audio music video

Since more and more people find and listen to music on YouTube, we’re reaching out by releasing official audio music videos of more of our songs (complete songs with static images) over the next months, while we work on our new songs. First up – Grey (Black and White Mix) from our CONTACT album, which is the third time we released this song, this version being breakbeat / drum and bass influenced.

GREY is a song from CONTACT, our first full length album, available for download or streaming at: http://smarturl.it/zb7lev

Cosmic Armchair at Dream Lab

DREAM LAB was an interactive installation where the audience participates in the creative process, contributing words and ideas that are transformed into digital graphics, video, and electronic music, interspersed with evocative sounds and visuals, to draw out the dreams that lie inside all of us.

DREAM LAB was presented at the NUS Arts Festival 2018 at the National University of Singapore University Cultural Centre (NUS UCC) by LAB RATS featuring COSMIC ARMCHAIR (www.cosmicarmchair.com) OCEANS CHILDREN, JAY LIM and LIZ GOH.

LAB RATS is a collective of electronic musicians and artists who are alumni of the Electronic Music Lab at NUS Centre For the Arts, including Cosmic Armchair and Ocean’s Children. LabRats’ projects span the range of electronic music from accessible to experimental, synthesizing the diverse talents of collective members. Visit www.labratsmusic.com for more info, music and video.

Cosmic Armchair new releases 2018

Our New Album: CONTACT

Visit http://alfa-matrix-store.com/comsic-armchair-contact-CD to order the CD at the Alfa-Matrix store
Visit http://smarturl.it/zb7lev to hear (stream) or buy (download) the album on iTunes, Spotify, Amazon, BandCamp, everywhere
Visit https://cosmicarmchair.bandcamp.com/merch to buy album merch (special CD+keychain bundle, T-shirts)