Work Hard, Play Hard, Work Harder!

First of let me start by telling you how I'm feeling right now....

SORE. VERY SORE.

I trained like an animal yesterday, wanting so badly to get back in shape for this year and all the exciting things to come so, pain aside, I'm feeling petty good. Just SORE.
Right, that's that out of the way!

Also, I would like to say a big "HAPPY BIRTHDAY!" (or "CHUC MUNG SINH NHAT" in Vietnamese) to a dear friend and fellow creative, Maria Tran.

I met Maria on my travels in HK earlier this month, a fellow intern at B&E Productions, home of the great Bey Logan as she was on her own travels with her project "Quest For Jackie Chan".
The "Quest" is an amazing multimedia project that not only focuses on Jackie (I am also a big fan) but on the nature of modern film making and the differences in generations in the creative industry, not just in HK but all over the globe.
My humble words cannot do Marias work justice, so feel free to check out and follow her adventures here.
I was honoured to meet such a talented and inspirational individual on my journey, who added so many dimensions to not just my travels, but to my creative way of thinking and life in general!
So, Miss Tran, wherever you are in the world, Happy Birthday and I'll continue to support you!

Talking of creatives, I'm off to meet my partner in crime and director of my MV project, Milli Lo. I've known Milli for coming up to two years, as we both worked at Madame Tussauds, London at the time. She has become somewhat of an adopted little sister, hence calling her "Ah Mui" and we share a lot in common, creatively and at times culturally (those who don't know me that well should note I'm a big fan of Hong Kong Film and TV, and Milli often knows what I'm talking about, when nobody else does!).

                                                           

Milli has just started her MA in film making and as her "Dai Go" (older bro) I'm very proud of her accomplishments thus far and wish her all the best in the future! We are just about to go into pre-production of my début music video "Thousand Words" which can be heard over at Reverb Nation. Become a fan!

Milli is showing her usual flair and talent when it comes to this project and I am glad that when it comes to vision, we are seeing more or less the same thing. I am very happy to be working with her on this project, as it means a lot to me personally and I know I have the right person on my side who can deal with the aspects that I cannot (which is probably most of them!). A massive THANK YOU to Milli for all the work she has put into the project so far, and we haven't even begun shooting yet! Look forward to more news, snippets and even a 'Behind The Scenes' featurette coming your way soon! Exciting times!

I'd like to sign out by saying a big thank you to everyone who has been behind me, my music and this project, from day one to now, fans new and old. It means a lot. Let's keep this going!

I'll be updating you guys soon. Stay safe.

CGX

Enter the.... Tiger? From the city of dreams to dreams in the city...

Hello world!

Chris here, on my very first blog!!! How exciting, how green am I?
Just thought I'd start things by talking a little about how I got here, to my very own little corner of the blogging world.

A lot of you may know, some may not, that I'm a singer/songwriter (among other things!) and I have a few songs recorded at a demo stage, around twelve, I think! Those that have heard some of them have been very supportive of what I have done, and for that I am grateful. What have I done with these, you ask? Until this point, tragically, nothing.

For some reason my creativity took an extended holiday and I sadly got caught up with the 'normalities' of everyday life, just going along with the flow with the millions of Londoners doing their routine day in, day out. Now, I'm not saying there is anything wrong with that, but that's just not me. I had an epiphany of sorts about two months ago regarding this, my music and, ultimately, myself. Time to do something about it, the little voice in my head was screaming... In Cantonese if I remember correctly.

So I decided to take my most personal work, and, seemingly everybody's favourite track of mine, 'Thousand Words' and re-record it, get a video shot to accompany it, get it on the web and see where we go from there.
A lot of this blog and the posts that follow will follow this process, from the recording and the production of the video.

As I am writing this, a little over a month down the line, I have a renewed vigour. I have just returned from Hong Kong, my favourite place in the world and had the most amazing and inspirational time. I met the most influential and creative individuals there, and they deserve a post all of their own, which will come in due course, worry not!

On my return from my city of dreams I wanted more than ever to make my own dreams into a tangible reality, the feelings and emotions i felt back then and feel now shared with you guys, with the world.
This is the start of my new, renewed journey.

Jump on and enjoy the ride.

Speak soon.
CGX