Lai Ying Tong (Chinese: 賴映彤; born 4 January[when?]), known professionally as Siu Tung (Chinese: 小彤), is a Hong Kong Cantopop songwriter, arranger and performer as well as music educator. She graduated from the Chinese University of Hong Kong with a Master of Arts in Music. Lai is currently a part-time music lecturer at Hong Kong Design Institute and Baron School of Music.[1] Lai is also a columnist for Headline Music Magazine.[2]
Lai Ying Tong | |||||||||||
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| Born | January 4[when?] | ||||||||||
| Occupation | Songwriter/Arranger/Performer/Music Education | ||||||||||
| Years active | 2008 - Present | ||||||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 賴映彤 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 赖映彤 | ||||||||||
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| Musical career | |||||||||||
| Also known as | Siu Tung (小彤) | ||||||||||
| Genres | Cantopop | ||||||||||
| Instrument | Keyboard/Piano | ||||||||||
Lai works closely with the a cappella group C AllStar. She always plays keyboards in their concerts, so she has earned the name 'the 5th member of C AllStar'.[1]
In 2012, Lai was awarded the fourth 'Joseph Koo New Generation Award' at the Annual CASH Awards Presentation. In 2010, her hit song 'Love Stairs' (天梯 Tianti) was one of the top ten gold songs[3][4] at the 2010 RTHK Top 10 Gold Songs Awards as well as TVB Jade Solid Gold Best Ten Music Awards. In 2011, 'Lover Stairs' also won the Best Melody as well as the CASH Best Song award at the CASH Golden Sail Music Awards presentation. As of March 2015, the viewership of the official Music Video of 'Love Stairs' exceeded 10 million, which tops all the Cantopop Music Videos.[5]
Works
edit2010
edit- Make It Mellow – C AllStar (composer/arranger)
- iSing – C AllStar (composer)
- 80後時代曲 (80 hou shidai qu) – C AllStar (co-composer/arranger)
- 我們的電車上 (Women de dianche shang) – C AllStar (arranger)
- Make It Groovy – C AllStar (composer/arranger)
- 白色信件 (Let It Snow) – C AllStar (arranger)
- iSing (A cappella) – C AllStar (composer/arranger)
- 裙下之臣 (Qun xia zhi chen) – C AllStar (co-arranger)
- 0809 – C AllStar (arranger)
- To Be Continued... – C AllStar (composer/arranger)
- 我們結婚了 (Women jiehunie) – 葉文輝 (Barry Ip) feat. 范萱蔚 (Percy Fan) (arranger)
- 我們結婚了 (嫁嫁嫁... KaKaKa) (Women jiehunie (Jia Jia Jia...KaKaKa) – 葉文輝 (Barry Ip) feat. 范萱蔚 (Percy Fan) (arranger)
2011
edit- 全情關注 (Quan qing Guanzhu) – C AllStar (composer/arranger)
- 我們的胡士托 (Women de hu shi tuo) – C AllStar (composer/arranger)
- iSing (what I mean) – C AllStar (composer)
- We will live as one – C AllStar (composer/arranger)
- 韆鞦萬世 (Qianqiu wanshi) – C AllStar (arranger)
- 天梯 (Love Stairs/Tianti) – C AllStar (composer/co-arranger)
- 時間之光 (Shijian zhi quang) – C AllStar (arranger)
- 足球先生 (Zuqiu xiansheng) – C AllStar (composer/arranger)
- 小確幸 (Xiao que xing) – C AllStar (composer/arranger)
- 天梯 (Love Stairs/Tianti) string version – C AllStar (composer/co-arranger)
- 雨天沒有你 (Yutian meiyou ni) – C AllStar (arranger)
- 2013 的約定 (2013 de yueding ) – C AllStar (arranger)
- Love Life – C AllStar (arranger)
- We Are Kitchee! – C AllStar (arranger)
- 愛在當下 (香港電台【太陽計劃 2011】活動主題曲) ("Love The Moment" RTHK 2011 Solar Project theme song) – G.E.M., C AllStar (composer)
2012
edit- 從結束中開始 (Cong jieshu zhong kaishi) ) – C AllStar (co-composer/arranger)
- 切膚之痛 (Qie fu zhi tong) – C AllStar (composer/co-arranger)
- 少數 (Shao shu) – C AllStar (arranger)
- 直到你肯定 (Zhidao ni kending) – C AllStar (arranger)
- 一切從簡 (Yi qie cong jian) – C AllStar (arranger)
- 不知不覺已大個 (Bu zhi bu jue yi da ge) – C AllStar (arranger)
- 從當天到今天 (Cong dang tian dao jin tian) – C AllStar (arranger)
- 第一步 (Di yi bu) (Dr.Martens advertising song) – C AllStar (composer/arranger)
- Lost and Found – 陳蔚琦(Tiffany Chan) (arranger)
2013
edit- 混沌 (Hun dun) – C AllStar (co-arranger)
- 音樂殖民地 (Yin yue zhi min di) – C AllStar (composer/arranger)
- 老調兒 (Lao diao er) – C AllStar (composer/arranger)
- 她結他 (Ta jie ta) – C AllStar feat. SimC (arranger)
- 騷動 (Sao dong) – C AllStar (composer/arranger)
- 大同 (Da tong) – C AllStar (composer/arranger)
- 我們的胡士托 (紅館版) (Women de hu shi tuo (HK Coliseum version)) – C AllStar (composer/arranger)
- 六神合體 (Liu shen he ti) – C AllStar (composer/arranger)
- It's All Gone – 陳蔚琦(Tiffany Chan) (arranger)
2014
edit- 時日如飛 (Shi ri ru fei) – C AllStar (arranger)
- 星海 (Xing hai) – C AllStar (composer/arranger)
- 大同 (Da tong) Jazz Mix – C AllStar (composer/arranger)
- 城惶城恐 (Cheng huang cheng kong) – C AllStar (composer/arranger)
- 粉紅色的一生 (Fen hong se de yi sheng) - Pink dot Hong Kong theme song – C AllStar (arranger)
2015
edit- 戰場上的最後探戈 (Zhan chang shang de zui hou tan ge) – C AllStar feat. 顏卓靈 (Cherry Ngan)(composer/arranger)
- 煙花非花 (Yan hua fei hua) – C AllStar feat. 鍾鎮濤 (Kenny Bee) (co-arranger)
- 時間之光 (Shi jian zhi guang) – C AllStar feat. 鄭秀文 (Sammi Cheng) (arranger)
- SuperStar (SuperXmaStar Mix) – C AllStar feat. Super Girls (co-arranger)
- 上車咒 (Shang che zhou) – C AllStar (co-arranger)
Concerts
edit| Date | Concert Name | No. of Show(s) | Venue | Role |
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| 7/24/2011 | C AllStar x HKAO 「Post 80s' Symphony Generation Concert」[6] | 1 | Sha Tin Town Hall | Keyboardist |
| 11/9/2011 | 903id club Live C AllStar x Eman Lam Concert [7] | 1 | Rotunda 3, KITEC | Keyboardist |
| 12/27/2011 | Neway Music Live X C AllStar Concert [8] | 1 | Rotunda 3, KITEC | Keyboardist |
| 11/23-24/2012 | C AllStar C AllLive Concert 2012 [9] | 2 | Star Hall, KITEC | Keyboardist |
| 5/22/2013 | Fruitips presents C AllStar Juicy Concert [10] | 1 | Jockey Club Auditorium, Poly U | Music Director, Keyboardist |
| 3/23/2014 | C AllStar 'Women de hu shi tuo' Concert 2014 [11] | 1 | Hong Kong Coliseum | Keyboardist |
| 8/2/2014 | C AllStar 'Women de hu shi tuo Concert 2014' – Macau Stop[12] | 1 | Venetian Theatre, The Venetian Macao | Keyboardist |
Musicals
edit| Date | Musical's Name | No. of Show(s) | Venue | Role |
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| 6-9/10/2011 | C AllStar X Kengo Ip (健吾) 《摘星天梯》(Zhai Xing Tianti) [13] | 4 | Sheung Wan Civic Centre, Theatre | Music Director, Keyboardist |
| 25-28/4/2013 | 《音樂情書》Heartbeat Delivered [14] | 6 | Sheung Wan Civic Centre, Theatre | Music Director, Keyboardist |
Solo Performance
edit| Date | Concert Name | No. of Show(s) | Venue | Role | Note |
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| 12/13/2012 | Swire Properties presents Music@Via Fiori[15] | 1 | One Island East | Performer (Singer) | featuring C AllStar |
References
edit- ^ a b [1] "Instructor Lai Ying Tong's Biography." Baron School of Music. Web. Retrieved 01 Apr. 2015.
- ^ [2] 賴映彤. "HEADLINES 與眾筆彤 關西行 （上）." Headlines Magazine Facebook Page, 6 Nov. 2013. Retrieved 01 Apr. 2015.
- ^ 2010 RTHK Top 10 Gold Songs Awards 2010 RTHK Top 10 Gold Songs Awards. Wikipedia. Web. Retrieved 01 Apr. 2015.
- ^ 2011 Jade Solid Gold Best Ten Music Awards Presentation 2011 Jade Solid Gold Best Ten Music Awards Presentation. Wikipedia. Web. Retrieved 01 Apr. 2015.
- ^ [3] 天梯 C AllStar 原裝MV (1080P HD). Perf. C AllStar. YouTube. KingdomCmusic, 25 Nov. 2010. Web. Retrieved 01 Apr. 2015.
- ^ [4] URBTIX. "C AllStar x HKAO 80後管弦時代曲音樂會." Timable. Web. Retrieved 01 Apr. 2015.
- ^ [5] C AllStar X 林二汶 - 拉闊合奏會 (影像精華重溫). Perf. C AllStar and Eman Lam. YouTube. Gary C AllStar, 19 Dec. 2011. Web. Retrieved 01 Apr. 2015.
- ^ [6] Average Guy. "Neway Music Live X C AllStar 音樂會." Timable. Web. Retrieved 01 Apr. 2015.
- ^ [7] Hong Kong Ticketing. "C AllStar 2012 C AllLive 演唱會." Timable. Web. Retrieved 01 Apr. 2015.
- ^ [8] Average Guy. "C AllStar Juicy 演唱會." Timable. Web. Retrieved 01 Apr. 2015.
- ^ [9] Katrine. "C AllStar to Hold Concert at Hong Kong Coliseum." JayneStarscom, 29 Jan. 2014. Retrieved 01 Apr. 2015.
- ^ [10] CotaiTicketing. "C AllStar《我們的胡士托》演唱會2014 澳門站." Timable. Web. Retrieved 01 Apr. 2015.
- ^ [11] URBTIX. "《摘星天梯》C AllStar X 健吾 首個流行音樂劇場." Timable. Web. Retrieved 01 Apr. 2015.
- ^ [12] 《音樂情書》Heartbeat Delivered. Perf. C AllStar. YouTube. BravoTheatre的頻道, 27 Mar. 2013. Web. Retrieved 01 Apr. 2015.
- ^ [13] Bitone. "[香港] 新世代唱作人「唱」所欲言 @ 港島東中心露天廣場.", 9 Oct. 2012. Web. Retrieved 01 Apr. 2015.
- C AllStar's Wikipedia Page (in Chinese)
- "【專訪】岑寧兒×賴映彤 我歌寫我心." Hong Kong Economic Times. Ed. 家歷 區. Hong Kong Economic Times, 7 Nov. 2012. Web. Retrieved 01 Apr. 2015.
- "Winner of the 4th Joseph Koo New Generation Award Lai Ying Tong – On Building Her Stairs to Music." Composers and Authors Society of Hong Kong. Manfred Wong. CASH FLOW 70 (2012): 22-26. Jan. 2013. Web. Retrieved 01 Apr. 2015.
- "賴映彤." 【 賴映彤 】 【 團體 】 【 歌詞 】共有 74筆相關歌詞. Mojim.com. Web. Retrieved 01 Apr. 2015.