Musicians: Dawn Ho

Dawn Ho , a jazz / bossa and samba singer hailing from Singapore, who has also performed in Indonesia, Malaysia and Hong Kong, began her informal training in singing at the tender age of 8 with The Amazing Grace Presbyterian church choir in Singapore.

Her unique vocal timbre makes her a natural in doing jazz / bossa nova and samba numbers. Her music has been described as sophisticated, elegant and vibrant. After 10 years of training and performing the classical and choral genre, Dawn decided to follow her passion for jazz.

She quit her job as a flight stewardess for Singapore Airlines in 2003 to commit her time and energy into singing full-time, engaged vocal trainer Babes Conde (Philippines/Singapore) for jazz and pop vocal training and has not looked back since .Her hunger to understand and better execute her craft led her to New York for classes with Tania Travers, and the legendary Barry Harris in 2006. She also attended a Master class with Grammy award winning jazz vocalist, Kurt Elling.

She is currently preparing for the release of her debut album, All in Good Time. This album sees her performing exciting covers of jazz classics from Thelonious Monk, Cole Porter, Cannonball Adderley as well as Brazilian classics from the likes of Antonio Carlos Jobim and Maria Rita. It also features 2 track remixes done by producers Kaye and Munir Alsagoff(Alter Copy). This anticipated release has gotten the support of Singapore’s radio stations, one of which is Electronica / Nu-Jazz radio station Lush 99.5fm, of which she has several interviews lined up with, prior to the release of the album
 

Dawn collaborated with Latvian acapella supergroup COSMOS in 2007 on their english recording of the old classic shanghainese track, SHANGHAI MOON. Dawn has appeared in several jazz and music festivals and events in Singapore , one of which is THE MOSAIC MUSIC FESTIVAL an international music festival held at Singapore’s premier concert and cultural venue ,THE ESPLANADE, where she performed alongside other Singaporean and international artistes in 2005,2006 and 2007. Together with Michaela Therese, she also performed to a sold out concert (Young Ladies Of Jazz and Soul,) also held at the Esplanade in 2005. THE SINGAPORE FASHION FESTIVAL 2007 saw Dawn performing ’live on the catwalk’ together with her music trio,”A Frequencia”, bringing their own take on Brazilian Samba and Bossa Nova music

Dawn has been featured in radio interviews on Newsradio 93.8 FM, Gold 90.5 Fm and the RSI English channel. Magazine and newspaper write-ups include articles in NEWMAN, ELLE, THE STRAITS TIMES, LIME and STUFF MAGAZINE.

She is currently endorsing the HTC Touch PDA phone and Sky Fitness

High profile corporate events engagements include clients such as Tiffany & Co., Guess, Yafriro Watches, Cortina Watches, Lamborghini and DKNY to name a few.

Dawn is also scheduled to perform for the ASEAN Minister Conference held in Singapore July 2008. And for the up coming Olympics 2008 in Beijing, China for Visa Card this August. She will also be involved in singing during the Formula One race in Singapore this September.

Dawn is currently honing her craft at the Quarubar @ Dempsey Hill (Mondays. 830-1130pm, Fridays and Saturdays 1030pm-130am)

She is planning a follow-up album of electronic / Nu Jazz sounds for her next release.

Highly soughed after for:

• Corporate Events,
• Product launches,
• Weddings
• Formal Posh Dinners