After the great response from Bill Pepper’s March & April Workshops and Masterclasses, we are now planning to bring him back in September 2010. If you are interested in attending or finding more about the classes, please click here to fill in an expression of interest form. Everyone who fills in the form, will be eligible to a special discounted rate for the workshops and masterclasses as well as priority notification of when these course are confirmed.

For More information on Bill Pepper click here
To read about his Recent Visit to Singapore in March / April click here

Here’s some of the feedback Bill Received from students earlier this year:

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IN HER SHOES CANCER CHARITY EVENT

LAUNCH 2 – COMING SOON:
+ COMPLIMENTARY TICKETS TO IN HER SHOES. .

Thanks again for attending the first LAUNCH event in Feb.  Much has happened since then including the very well received voice masterclasses with Bill Pepper, and now we are currently looking for funding and sponsorship for the next event to make it bigger and better.  As such It would be great to get some feedback, thoughts and any success stories that have resulted from new contacts you met at Launch.

COMPLIMENTARY TICKETS – 2 For 3 Deal

PLUS if you leave a comment by this Friday 8pm will be in the draw to win one of three double passes to IN HER SHOES! So what are you waiting for? - just click here and comment on the blog post!

The Launch Block is proud to report Bill Pepper’s first visit to Singapore was very well received. Many Professional Voice users and beginners alike took the opportunity to attend one of the few workshops and masterclasses tto learn from one of the worlds true voice experts.

Click here to read more about the Bill’s recent visit, see the photos and read the feedback about his Workshops and Masterclasses that were held at the Drama Centre in March and April 2010.

If you would like to register your interest and be the first to be notified of  his future workshops and masterclasses in Singapore (plus be eligible for a special early bird discount), please click here to fill in the form.   Bill is currently looking at coming back in September 2010.

Bill Pepper Register Voice Workshop Intensives Singapore

Click here for all the latest details of Bill Pepper’s Workshops, Masterclasses and One-on-one sessions in Singapore.

Bill Pepper Register Voice Workshop Intensives Singapore

Click here for all the latest details on Bill Pepper’s Workshops, Masterclasses
and One-on-one sessions.

“As a young untrained actor I was always on the look out for mentors and teachers. In Bill Pepper I found someone who could unlock the mystery’s of the voice’s power in simple, practical terms. Bill gave me a lot of confidence.”

Russell Crowe, Actor, Oscar Winner

“I have been working with Bill for over 15 years between the shores of Sydney to Los Angeles. Bill’s  expertise has allowed me to develop a  strong Voice in Accent training that gave me the confidence on long term contracts with NBC’s  ”Days of Our Lives and ABC’s “General Hospital ” and many other US projects. As my Acting Mentor Bill gave me the courage, knowledge and wisdom to achieve prime time TV success in Australia. His experience in diaphragm and voice projection added to my theatre achievements in “The Complete Works Of William Shakespeare ”where I performed at the Opera House in Sydney and nationally .

Without Bill’s persistence, determination and faith I would never have found the tools required of the voice to keep me employed in what I dearly strive to do which is ” Acting “

Justin Melvey, Actor

“My vocal work at drama school with Bill Pepper is probably one of the most significant aspects of my training. 6 years out of drama school – I’m continually seeing and reaping the benefits. Bill has a wonderful ability to free the voice and help actors find colour and texture in all styles of work from classical theatre to film. He also understands text in its dramatic context which is invaluable for actors. He is one of the best vocal coaches in the country.”

Jason Chan, Doctor, Actor,  NIDA Graduate, AADB Founder

When I started working with Bill, I was immediately inspired by his generosity and his passion for words and voice. Having done mostly one-man cabaret and independent theatre in the past, performing the lead role ofthe Engineer in Miss Saigon in theatres with 2000 seats had called for a different set of vocal skills. Bill inspired me to access my unique true voice, when the whole body is engaged and vibrating, and when everything we say comes from our emotional core in the pelvis. Combining that with text analysis and phrasing for effective communication, Bill helped me find the vocal largeness, clarity and stamina that the role demanded so I could “fill the house” consistently and safely. I’m eternally grateful to Bill for an amazing journey and growth, and for inspiring a lifelong love affair with words.

- Rick Lau, Engineer 1st Understudy,

Miss Saigon Australian tour 2007-2008

Nearly 200 creatives showed up to support LAUNCH!, Singapore’s Premier Networking Evening for the Film, TV, Media and Arts industry on February 2nd 2010. There was a great vibe at the Helipad and a great crowd came out including over 20 local production companies, several talent agencies, directors, producers, casting directors, creative directors, writers and many actors, hosts, models and other creatives. It was a wonderful chance to catch up with past and present work colleagues, as well as meet and network with new contacts.

Entertainment by Singapore’s only Beatbox A Capella Crew BEATZ went off as did the fantastic accoustic set performed by the very talented Joshua Simon and Steph Micayle.

Many new friendships and connections were made which hopefully will be a springboard for future collaborations and projects! Thank-you to all of you who supported the Evening and we look forward to seeing you at the next LAUNCH! Event.

Check out the Official Photos from LAUNCH Here. The event was also covered by Lifestyle Asia , check out the photos here.

You can also checkout the facebook event page here

Don’t Forget to leave your comments and feedback

below in the comments box !!!

For more information on The Launch and up coming activities, go to www.The LaunchBlock.com

More photos can be seen at the Gallery here and at Lifestyle Asia

Thank-you to The Launch Sponsors:

Official Designer: Blabbering Chilly Jilly – thanks for staying up till the wee hours of the morning and doing such a great work on the Launch Logo and Board design!

Official Photographer: Joe Hani and team from XKuisit Photography

And a Special thanks to everyone who helped make the event possible

Brainstorming – Simon Yin, Bobby Khanna, Karen Teo and many others for helping with brainstorming the brand Name and website.

Support – Kelvin Sng, Chris Lee, Laura Kee

Advisors – Nic Chee @ Sinema Academy for offering advice and supporting for the event, Caine Teo – Ape Communications for event advice. Marcus Foo.

Design – Joshua Simon – for helping create the original LAUNCH Graphic and VIP Invitations

Printing – Barry Seah from TLS- Performance for all his help and assistance in making the printing happen despite the problems we faced!

Spreading the Word – Jason Chan & Wendy Ho from AADB, , All the Wordies – Laura Kee, Jacklyn Kuah, Simon Wong, Tushar, Steve Lai, Jae Leung, Ethan Tan, Ethan Chia, Waikit, Mike Kwah and Ray Loh

Media</strong Thank-you to the City news Crew – Sharon Chew, Theresa Tan, Rubez & Michael

Setting Up - Laura Kee, Jacklyn Kuah, Waikit Kun, Tushar Ismail, Steve Lai, Farid.

Registration – Laura Kee and Jacklyn Kuah for their amazing effort at the registration desk and organising the printing of the name tags. Alan Tan for his great assistance and Tushar Ismail and Ethan Chia for filling in after.

Event Facilitation - Simon Wong, Steve Lai, Tushar Ismail, Farid, Mike Kwah,Laura Kee, Jacklyn Kuah

Entertainment: Thanks to Jeff Lim for managing the Sound and of course the perf

omers – BEATZ (Mr. Z, Chrisso, Fallenangel & Queen K) and Joshua Simon and Steph Micayle and the EMCEE for the evening – Adrian Rodrigues

Additional Photography: Thanks to Timothy Boey from Lifestyle Asia

Venue: Helipad – thank-you to Addamm, Hannah, Kenneth and all the staff for making it a pleasure to work with

Feedback – And thank-you to the many many people I chatted with asking for your thoughts and ideas about putting on the LAUNCH event, your feedback was invaluable in helping make the event what it was!

ABOUT LAUNCH:

Launch began as an idea in late 2009. After arriving in Singapore looking for work as a host and actor, Derrick Siu was fortunate to have worked with many great cast and crew on various productions and events. Realising that most people in the industry are too busy and rarely get the chance to interact with each other outside the work environment, the idea to organise a mixer and bring creatives together for a chance to not only catch up socially with past work colleagues, but also to expand possibilities of future work by meeting and making new contacts in the industry. After some research, the idea became a work in motion and the concept of LAUNCH was born on Jan 15th 2010.

As an extension of LAUNCH – Singapore’s Premier Networking Event for the Film, TV and Media Industry, TheLaunchBlock.com was established and aims to exist as a platform for creatives to connect, collaborate and create! Subscribe and Keep informed of upcoming Launch Events!

Don’t miss Singapore’s Exclusive Networking Evening for Creative Artists,
providing a platform for minds to mingle and a
springboard for future projects and collaborations.

Date: Tuesday 2nd February
Time: 7.00pm-10.00pm
Venue: Helipad