Trafalgar Square Festival To coincede with the opening of the Olympic games in Beijing, Greenwich & Docklands Festivals commisioned Yellow Earth Theatre to produce an outdoor theatre piece in trafalgar square. The show tells the ancient chinese myth of Pangu & Nuwa, the creators of the universe. Vocal from Cherry Lee. Click HERE for photos.
The Dawn of Time
The Cosmic Wind
Pangu is Born
Pangu Walks
Pangu Crosses the Square
Creation of Heaven and Earth
Pangu Breathed his Last
'Feng Shui'
Nature Music
Urbanisation
Renewal - Vocals by Cherry Lee
Birth of Mankind
Celebration
Running the Silk Road Running the Silk Road is a play that follows three friends who set out on an epic journey to run the distance of the Silk road from Turkey to Beijing to raise awareness of global warming. The music follows their journey and reflects their adventures as they are hijacked and shot at by russian bandits, hallucinate seeing electric eels, are attacked by mythical beasts and finally saved by a demi-god. Here are a selection of clips.
Music & Sound Design
- Composed, recorded and produced by Suki
- Voiceovers from Nick Kellington, Lan Gong Xin and various cast members
Running in Turkey
The interrogations
Driving in Iran
Foxes and babies
The Thunder God
The Demi-god leads the people
The Goddess of Regeneration
Fly Yellow Dragon... fly...
The Demi-god triumphs
On a bus in Kyrgystan
The bird that calls 'Jiu You'...
Mashad Hotel Room
Running in China
Fighting demons
The Heros vanish
'You're here...'
Singer/Songwriters Recently, I have been more involved in recording and producing a few singer/songwriters. Theres some great talent here, so watch this space.
Take Care Baby - song & lyrics written by Cherry Lee
- guitars performed by Cherry Lee
- produced by Suki
Guitar Used:
Martin Acoustic
Microphone:
SE2200A, Matched stereo pair of Behringer C02 stick condensors
Software:
N/A
Daw:
Cubase SX 3
Plug-ins:
Waves Diamond, Izotope, Wizoo, others....
Info:
A hauntingly beautiful song with heartfelt lyrics and some fantastic vocals. Mixed with a 'live performance' feel. Both vocals and guitars recorded in a single take. This is a clean acoustic version. Version with other instruments in production.
Mr Cigarette Man - song & lyrics written by Cherry Lee
- guitars performed by Cherry Lee
- produced by Suki
Guitar Used:
Martin Acoustic
Microphone:
SE2200A, Matched stereo pair of Behringer C02 stick condensors
Software:
N/A
Daw:
Cubase SX 3
Plug-ins:
Waves Diamond, Izotope, Wizoo, others....
Info:
Another great song about a recent real life incident. Some great story telling and wordsmithery. Again with the 'live performance' feel.
Drifting Away - song & lyrics written by Kevin Quan
- produced by Suki
Guitar Used:
Simon & Patrick SP6 Acoustic
Microphone:
SE2200A
Software:
Synthology Ivory, EWQLSO, Battery 2
Daw:
Cubase SX 3
Plug-ins:
N/A
Info:
One of Kevin's original songs written on the piano. Strings, drums, piano and guitars were added. Also, some nice harmony vocal work.
In your box - song & lyrics written by Kevin Quan
- produced by Suki
Guitar Used:
Takamine EG522 Spanish Guitar
Microphone:
SE2200A
Software:
Synthology Ivory, EWQLSO, Battery 2
Daw:
Cubase SX 3
Plug-ins:
N/A
Info:
Another one of Kevin's originals that I produced. A more dramatic orchestral string section was used in this tune. Style a little reminiscent of east asian pop/ballads.
The Promise (Wu Ji) - rendition by Suki
- original score by Klaus Badelt
Software Used:
East West Quantum Leap Symphonic Orchestra XP VST
Hardware Used :
N/A
Daw:
Cubase SX 3, Protools LE (mixing and mastering)
Plug-ins:
Wizoo, Waves diamond, psp vintage warmer
Info:
This is a rendition of the music composed by Klaus Badelt (Pirates of the Carribean, Hannibal, K-19) for the film ‘The Promise’ or ‘Wu Ji’ directed by Kaige Chen (Farewell my concubine). I thought the mix made for this trailer was excellent as it covered an excellent array of different moods, emotions identifiable in film music. Also some great hooks and string arrangements.
The Last Cry of Vengeance - composed, arranged, recorded by Suki
Software Used:
East West Quantum Leap Symphonic Orchestra XP VST
Hardware Used :
N/A
Daw:
Cubase SX 3,
Plug-ins:
Izoptope Ozone 3
Info:
This was a project from last year based around a brief I set for myself to write a film score for a fictional story which I created. I wanted to encapsulate as many different emotions as I could into one piece as if it were a montage of the music from a whole film.
Latin Theme - composed, arranged, recorded by Suki
Guitar:
Takamine EG522 Spanish guitar
Software:
East West Quantum Leap Symphonic Orchestra XP VST
Microphone:
SE2200A
Daw:
Cubase SX 3
Info:
Just a quick idea put together for a demo for a film music job for RTHK. Influenced by some of the HK art house movies such as '2046' & 'In the mood for love' by director wong kar wai.
Bands
Kubotan A couple of favourite tracks from a heavy rock band I used to play with. Some excellent tunes here. The mixing from their previous engineer could have been a bit better I thought, but some nice bits here and there. The mix left little room for maneuverability in the mastering process. I think the band are in the process of remixing a few of them. Look out for these guys.
Corrosion
Mastered using Waves Diamond, Izoptop Ozone, PSP vintage warmer, Voxengo Gliss EQ and wizoo W2 reverb.
Manic
Mastered using Waves Diamond, Izoptop Ozone, PSP vintage warmer, Voxengo Gliss EQ and wizoo W2 reverb.
Arisca Here are a couple of tracks from another band I used to play for, Arisca (a industrial trip/hop rock band). Some beautiful singing from Natalia and piano playing from Mariano.
Standing Still
- written by Mariano Iannone, Natalia Mouchebeuf & Suki
Pleasure
- written by Mariano Iannone, Natalia Mouchebeuf & Suki
Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence (cover) - Ryuichi Sakamoto
Guitar Used:
Fender Concord
Microphone:
SE2200A
Daw:
Cubase SX 3
Plug-ins:
Waves diamond, psp vintage warmer, wizoo reverb
Info:
Originally a piano piece composed by Ryuichi Sakamoto but transcribed for the guitar. A beautiful chord melody, fingerpicking piece. You can find it on the 1983 soundtrack for the film of the same name, where David Bowie plays a lead role and Sakamoto is amongst the cast.
Acoustic Duet - Suki Mok & Elliot Smith
Guitar Used:
Fender Concord
Microphone:
SE2200A
Daw:
Cubase SX 3
Plug-ins:
Wizoo, Waves diamond, psp vintage warmer
Info:
Written and performed for my final year of degree. Some great playing from Elliot. Looks flashy live with all the two handed tapping and harmonics. This is one of 3 tracks. Must record these tracks properly in the studio.
Electronica
Grateful - written and recorded by suki mok
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vocals by Natalia Mouchebeuf
Song written about the Tiannemen Sq massacre, but more specifically the struggle of one of the students leaders Chai Ling. Samples are taken from a recording of an interview she did with an American journalist just before she fled into hiding. 6.08 min long..
