Member Since: 04/07/2007
Band Website: www.freewebs.com/jon_ong
Influences: (In no particular order)
Ilan Eshkeri (Music Composer for Stardust), Danny Elfman, Howard Shore, David Foster, Secret Garden, Maroon 5, Norah Jones, Horace Silver, Dave Matthews Band, Hillsongs, Vertical Horizon, Jaime Valle, Martin Taylor, Eugel Yeo, Tony Clayton Chong, Jamie Wilson, Goh Kheng Long, Tommy Emmanuel, Paul Ponnidurai, Carlos Santana, Plumb, Salvador, Big Daddy Weave, Mika Nakashima, Secret Garden, Richie Sambora, Lincoln Brewster, John Mayer (Sometimes), Jet, Switchfoot, Coldplay, The Cranberries, Blink 182, Sum41, SR71, Green Day, Celine Dion, Andrea Bocelli, Josh Groban, Faith Hill..
Sounds Like: All The Things You Are Guitar Solo
A latest recording of a jam session with friends here at Berklee.. this is me playing a solo over All the Things You Are.
Englishman in NY Arranging Project
My Arrangement of Sting's Englishman in New York, featuring alot of horn writing, and style changes (Ska, Salsa, Swing, Rock/Punk)
Vocals : Manasseh Israel, Liz Fohl. Piano Solo : Stephanie Tham. Tenor Sax Solo/Parts: Jordan Townsend. Trumpet : Akhil Gopal, Alto Sax : Alex Liberatore, Bari Sax : Jamie Holcomb. Bass : Erik Muench.
Electric Guitar, Recording, Mixing, Programming : Jon Ong.
Moments Apart
An Original Composition for Flute and Piano, in the classical/celtic genre. It is only when you're apart from something/someone you love that you realize what you've lost, and I think i manage to capture that emotion.. that longing, in this song
Flute : Amy Conti
Piano : Riley Koenig
Older Stuff
Fall's Waltz
I did this for my Reason Project for MTECH class (yes, that class). After a failed techno attempt, (because in my opinion, Reason IS any DJ's No.1 weapon), i decided to dig deeper into my love for folk/irish music and came up with this.
This was also inspired by the Ridley Scott movie, Legend, that we watched at Film Scoring Club.
Dreaming of a White Christmas
This is cover of that old Christmas classic, using my semi hollow Reverend Club King HB guitar when i first got it 3 years ago. I wanted it to sound like the jazz fingerstyle playing of Martin Taylor and Eugel Yeo (of Barker Road Methodist Church, Singapore, pity he has no myspace!). The aim was to play melody and bass line and chord all at one go, on one guitar.
Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
Featuring the beautiful and sweet vocals of Joy Boo, that is sure to melt anyone's heart. Its an older recording done for Christmas 2006.
Record Label: unsigned
Type of Label: Unsigned