revelry: Podcast

#0045 - Jaze Phua: King Of Viral Content

Our guest for this week’s episode is well-known for making viral social media content, most notably his "Naruto-inspired Mirror Run Challenge" in 2019 which has garnered 1.3 million views on Youtube to date! Film-maker and creative director Jaze Phua popped by the studio this week to share what he thinks about creating viral content at the expense of his pride and being a sell-out, his thought process behind creating content that connects with Gen Zs, how he started "Virality" and "SGVirality" and much more…

#0044 - Andrew Ing: Branding Is Everything

We have yet another highly successful business leader in the nightlife and F&B industries joining our podcast! Andrew Ing, former COO of Lo & Behold Group and current COO of OUE Restaurants, is our guest in today's episode. Join us as Andrew shares his extensive nightlife experiences, starting from Zouk's early years working for Lincoln Cheng, before moving on to St James Powerhouse, Lo & Behold Group, and his current role at OUE Group. Find out how he was responsible for the creation of “ZoukOut”, and what compelled him to leave Zouk after the 10th Anniversary and pivot to F&B, and much more…

#0043 - Toska & Cheryl: Community Builders

Both of our guests are well-known for their roles in creating great communities within our local clubbing/events scene and more! We caught up with Cheryl and Bryan aka Toska in the studio for this week’s episode! Join us as both of them share what inspired them to grow their organic clubbing/party groups even amidst the COVID period, the unfortunate realities of SG’s backwards clubbing scene and what is contributing to this problem, what distinguishes their communities from others such as “Culture” and “Chambers”, if there are any ways to change/influence the local clubbing scene to be more accepting to new music, Toska's future plans in Australia, and much more…

#0042 - Matt Mili: Navigating Cheerleading, MC-ing & DJ-ing

Hailing from Malaysia and having spun in some of Malaysia’s most notable clubs with regular shows at Zouk Genting, GEMU Club KL, NYX Club and Pitt Club, DJ Matthew Lim, aka MILI, decided to cross the causeway and join our podcast! Watch him share his hilarious experiences with dirty masseurs, the decline of the clubbing scene in Malaysia and the sad realities of DJ bookings in Malaysia, how he distinguishes his DJ sets from other DJs by singing, whether introverts can succeed in the entertainment industry, his struggles with insomnia, and much more...

#0041 - Jean Seizure: Queer, Creative Freedom, Self Care

Having been featured on New York Times Square billboard for 2 years in a row and nominated as Spotify Asia’s EQUAL ambassador for Singapore and Malaysia, Jean Seizure (@JeanSeizure) is one of Singapore’s rising female solo artists to look out for! We spent some time with Jean in the studio as she shares with us her time as a Mediacorp child actress, her thought process when writing music, how does she define her music genre, coming out as a queer to her family and how they were pivotal in her growth as a music artist, the struggles of choosing creative freedom over financial stability and the feasibility of pursuing a music career and much more…

#0040 - Lincoln Cheng: Zouk @ Jiak Kim

We kick off the brand new year with one of the biggest figures in Singapore’s nightlife who was responsible for the “Jiak Kim magic” — Lincoln Cheng, the original founder of Zouk Singapore! Watch him share about the current state of Singapore’s dance music scene, the beginnings of Zouk and how he led it at the forefront of playing cutting-edge music, establishing a following for the club and the challenges he faced in turning Zouk into one of Singapore’s most successful nightclubs, his plans to start a new club and much more…

#0039 - Som J & Kiara: Leaders Of The New School

Our 2 featured guests in this episode are no strangers to all who love Cherry Discotheque and Drip! SOM J and KIARA took some time off rocking the clubs to hang with us in the studio to share their thoughts on whether Singapore’s clubbing scene is dying and Singaporeans only want to club to the same outdated Pop/Top 40s songs, Cherry’s music direction, KIARA’s rise to fame in local clubs and dealing with haters, whether KIARA move away from Pop/Top 40s, their secrets to success at social media and much more…

#0038 - Axel Brizzy: Wholesome Rapper

We have up-and-coming local rapper, @AxelBrizzy, hang with us in the studio and share how he balances his full-time job with his rap career, his views on current hip hop trends, his poor experiences being tied to a management, his involvement with a chinese orchestra, the craziest show he ever had, being viewed as a sell-out rapper in the hip hop scene, his hit single, “Thursday” which has over 1.7 million listens on Spotify and much more…

#0037 - Aldrin: From Singapore To Ibiza

Former Zouk resident DJ and well-respected industry veteran, Aldrin, came by the studio to hang with the revelry boys! Check out the episode as Aldrin shares how he pioneered his successful “One with Aldrin” nights during his Zouk days, his time as a DJ booking manager bringing in guest DJs to Zouk, what he has been up to since leaving Zouk, his views on Singapore’s underground music scene, his unique experience working with an orchestra and being involved in NDP and much more…

#0036 - Felix Huang: From B-Boy To Social Media Mogul

We have a big name in the local dance scene and entrepreneur, Felix Huang — founder of “Radical Forze Jam (RF JAM)” and “Recognize! Studios”; and co-founder of local Web3 powered social media app, “REPUBLIK”, chill with us in the studio and share about his brief venture into the drone business, how he sustained “Recognize! Studios” during the COVID pandemic, turning RF JAM into a successful business, his collaboration with Wu Tang Clan, the story behind “REPUBLIK” and how it empowers content creators, and much more…