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

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

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

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

 

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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/

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

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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)

Sight of Sound – ‘Live’ at Esplanade Concourse

We’ll be playing ‘live’ at Esplanade Concourse 6 & 7 Jun 2018 (Wed & Thu)
6.45pm & 7.45pm (30 min shows)
At this performance, we’re introducing new original electronic songs while generating live animated images from different characteristics of their music. We then invites the audience to participate in the creative process by creating collaborative artworks inspired by the music!

We’re glad to be back at The Esplanade Concourse, one of our favourite places to perform

Side-Line introduces Cosmic Armchair

Thank you Side-Line Magazine for the review on  Dec 14, 2016

The band is already very well established in Asia through numerous live performances, radio and TV shows and various international collaborations, proving that not only Scandinavian acts can produce slick electro pop.

And also for the review on September 27, 2017

Female fronted electropop act Cosmic Armchair finally have their debut album ready: ‘Contact’ … The female fronted duo offers a very clean electropop which will please those into the sound of Technoir and related.

Get our CONTACT album now

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.

You can order the CD at the Alfa-Matrix store http://alfa-matrix-store.com/comsic-armchair-contact-CD

or you can hear (stream) or buy (download) the album on iTunes, Spotify, Amazon, BandCamp, everywhere, with this link http://smarturl.it/zb7lev

Album merch (special CD+keychain bundle, T-shirts) available at https://cosmicarmchair.bandcamp.com/merch

Live Showcase of our new album at NUS UTown!

On Saturday 19 August we’ll be showcasing our new album CONTACT at Kent Ridge Alumni Family Day, NUS’ annual homecoming to welcome alumni, students, faculty, staff and their families back to Kent Ridge Campus. We’re performing with Brannlum on keyboards and Kids with Laptops on visuals.

More about the event –

Held at the University Town, participants will get a glimpse of modern campus life, enjoy carnival activities, network with students and alumni at the Faculty booths and be entertained by stage performances by fellow alumni. The festivities will culminate in the largest outdoor movie screening on campus of a popular animated film, Trolls.

Date :	Saturday, 19 August 2017
Time:	5.00pm – 9.30pm (our showcase starts 7.30 pm)
Dress Code:	Colourful and Casual!
Theme:	Colours-on-the-Green

Map

Full schedule

Time	Main Stage	Stephen Riady Centre	Education Resource Centre	Town Green
5.00pm to 6.00pm	·     Festival Drummers comprising members of the NUS Alumni Orchestra and NUS Wind Symphony ·     TO Ensemble	Alumni Art Exhibition Alumni-Students Volleyball Challenge Student Life Fair	Battle of theAlumNUSFoodpreneurs	Faculty Networking Booths
6.00pm to 8.00pm	·     Jonathan Leong & Pennylane featuring Stasha Wong ·     Kapap / Modern Street Combatives Self-Defence Demonstration ·     7.30 pm Cosmic Armchair
8.00pm to 9.30pm	Movie Screening – Trolls

Come on your own or bring family and friends!