About Eli T.

Touted as Asia's breakout electro-pop act of 2012, Eli is taking the global underground pop scene by storm.



Eli has garnered 2 nominations (Best Solo Artist and Best Singer / Songwriter) in Hollywood's Artists in Music Awards 2012, 1 nomination (Best Electronic Artist) at the Ontario New Music Awards 2012 (Ontario, CA) and 1 nomination (Best Electronic Artist) at the Toronto Independent Music Awards 2012 (Ontario, CA), along with critical acclaim from industry experts the world over.

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Previously a producer for E.M.I Southeast Asia and his own enterprise Zai Studios, Eli T. marries his expertise in music production and arrangement along with his soulful vocals to produce his debut album, Revolt, released on 11 March 2012. Since the release of Revolt, Eli's fan count has soared, with fans from Peru, Korea, Canada, New Zealand and Thailand springing up worldwide.



Eli T.’s music has infiltrated the world; having been signed by a distribution company in Korea, his music has been placed on large digital music aggregators such as iTunes, Amazon, Google Music, Mnet, Daum, Melon, Bugs, Soribada, Olleh, Naver etc., along with distribution deals across the USA, Canada, Korea, Australia, New Zealand and Singapore.



Currently on tour, Eli and his team of musicians and dancers have performed at prestigious international events and festivals such as the Mosaic Music Festival (SG), City Showcase (Napier, NZ), Men's Fashion Week Asia (SG), Singapore Arts Festival (SG), and will be heading to Canada and New York in late 2012 to perform for M.E.A.N.Y Fest 2012 (New York, NY, US), Indie Week 2012 (Ontario, CA), Vancouver Alternative Fashion Week 2012 (British Columbia, CA) and many more notable festivals. Eli T. has single-handedly put Singapore on the music and fashion world map through coverage on international mass media platforms such as Fashion TV, Hawkes Bay Today (New Zealand) and the Napier Mail (New Zealand).

Biography

Eli began his musical pilgrimage at a young age, and took his passion for music with him all through his college years in Toronto, Canada. In Canada, Eli was signed with Eleanor Fulcher Model & Talent Agency, who landed him in a nation wide campaign for a Canadian telecommunications company. Recognizing his potential as a model / artiste, the agency also sent Eli to Los Angles for The International Modeling and Talent Association (Responsible for discovering talents like Sean William Scott & Katie Holmes).

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Following his graduation from York University, and national service in Singapore, he was placed by then CEO of EMI S.E.A. Hans Ebert, in Singapore’s Hip-Hop and Rock label Chynahouse. Responsible for chart topping music acts in Singapore like Urban Exchange and Parking Lot Pimps, it was there that Eli worked and produced tracks for Disney (Asian-version remix of High School Musical's theme song "Breaking Free"), Wang Lee Hom (Multi-platinum selling Taiwan artiste) , Wilber Pan (Multi-platinum selling Taiwan artiste) and The Gorillaz (Un-released EMI remix of their smash hit "Feel Good Inc."). Attempting to explore how music could be used for Education, Eli left the label and started his production company Zai Studios. And in late 2009, Eli had his first major hit song.



Intended for a Sunsilk commercial, Eli along with producer Yuen, teamed up to write and produce an Electro-pop track for multi-platinum selling Filipino artiste Sarah Geronimo. The song “Record Breaker” was released with the commercial at the end of 2009 and due it its overwhelmed response, sparked Sarah Geronimo’s “Record Breaker Concert” in 2010.



2011 saw the major transition of Eli from producer, to performer. Albeit having performed throughout the years (Eli was even flown out to Dubai to sing for Singapore's National Day), Eli burst onto the Singapore entertainment scene in 2011. The Singapore public saw Eli in the Singapore Arts Festival short film “I Want To Remember” directed by award winning Singaporean director, Royston Tan. At the same time Eli also made his theatre- stage debut in Singapore's hit summer play, “Beauty Kings”. Written by multi- talented, award winning, veteran entertainer Dick Lee, Eli was cast as the “himbo” part- time model, “Don”, Eli charmed the audience and left them in stitches night after night in their 15-show run. Eli was also recently cast for an episode in the second season of hit TV- series “Point of Entry”. The show is filmed and broadcast by Singapore's television station, Mediacorp.



Amidst all of this, something was amiss. Eli felt an intrinsic need to create; a need to share his stories and music with the world.



Thus on 11th March 2012, Eli finally launched his debut album, ‘Revolt’.

A take on the current state of society and shaped through his own experiences growing up in Canada and Singapore, ‘Revolt’ brings forth a message of love and self-acceptance through Eli’s unique brand of electro-pop. Eli poured his soul into this very first album, which manifests soundscapes that were created across various phases of his life. ‘Revolt’ is Eli’s confessional that rallies for change; a change that allows passion to take precedence over prejudice.

So Revolt and take a stand, because conformity favors only the weak.

• Yahoo! Singapore - Artiste Puts Singapore On The Electro-Pop Music Map [21 September 2012]
• Skylar Entertainment - TIFF 2012: Artists & Performers Announced For Skylar Entertainment Filmmaker Music Series [7 September 2012]
• Seventeen Magazine - Chillin’ Out With Eli T. [September 2012]
• Hawkes Bay Today - Bands Offer Crowd The Ride Of Their Life [11 July 2012]
• The Napier Mail - From Singapore To Napier [11 July 2012]
• Moshin’ Mag - Eli T.: The Revolt Show [7 July 2012]
• Vents Magazine - Interview With Eli T. [3 July 2012]
• Junior’s Cave Online Magazine - Music Now Spotlight: Eli T. [23 June 2012]
• Timeout Singapore - 25+ Things To Do This Weekend [28 May 2012]
• Fashion TV - Men’s Fashion Week Singapore 2012 ft. Uttsada, Eli T., Bie KPN and More [22 May 2012]
• Razor TV - Take One: Eli T. (5 Episodes) [27 April 2012]
• Fever Avenue - Monday Music Musings: Eli T. [26 March 2012]
• Popspoken - Here’s What We Think About Eli T.’s New Album And How You Can Win It [2 April 2012]
• SOFT.COM.SG - Eli T.: Revolt [10 March 2012]
• CLEO Singapore - CLEO Magazine's 50 Most Eligible Bachelors 2012 - Eli T. [15 February 2012]
• Esplanade Theatres By The Bay - Underground Electro-Pop
• Youth.Sg - Eli Is Electrifying The Indie Scene [25 January 2012]
• Youth.Sg - Vote For Eli T. In The All Indie Music Awards 2012 [3 January 2012]
• Penny’s Day Book - Dick Lee’s Beauty Kings: Body Talk [15 July 2011]
• The Flying Inkpot - A Few Good Men (And Women) [9 July 2011]
• Buttons In The Bread - Dick Lee’s “Beauty Kings” [9 July 2011]
• Just Watch Lah - Dick Lee’s Beauty Kings, From 6th to 17th July! [4 July 2011]
• Razor TV - Beautiful Hunks [5 July 2011]
• Fridae.com - Beauty Kings [1 July 2011]
• Channel News Asia - A Scandal-Filled Beauty Pageant [27 June 2011]
• Timeout Singapore - Dick Lee’s Hunt For A Beauty King [27 June 2011]
• Xin MSN - Win Tickets To Play, Beauty Kings [20 June 2011]
• Today Online - “An exciting new play about the secrets and scandals of male beauty pageant” [13 June 2011]
• Trevvy.com - Bagcheck: Eli T. [June 2011]
• The Straits Times Singapore - Touch Of Gold: “MORE than 30 local artists have come together to produce a CD to raise funds for survivors of the Japan earthquake through the Singapore Red Cross Society.” [June 2011]
• EcTV - Touch Of Gold (Xin Yao Singapore & Artistes From Singapore) [3 May 2011]
• Singapore Arts Festival 2011 - Ambassador: Eli T.
• Yahoo! Singapore - Artistes Launch Fund-Raising EP For Japan Disaster [24 March 2011]
• OMY.SG - I Want To Remember - Singapore Arts Fest - Singapore Arts Fest 39.“狮城男生翻唱G.Na主打歌 借K-pop挥洒个人风格”
• Channel News Asia - Two Questions, Flying Dutchman, Karen Tan, Eli T. [29 December 2010]
• Prone To Hype - Eli T.
• OMY.SG - Special Christmas Feature - PTH - Prone To Hype 44.“帅气男生录制网络视频 抢当K-Pop明日之星”
• Marina Bay - Esplanade - Happy 2011 Dear Singapore! (Full)