Krystal
Krystal is a certified Speech Level Singing instructor. She started her music career at the age of 8 and has performed extensively as a lead singer and background vocalist for both live shows and studio recordings. Her voice has been featured in numerous television commercials aired all over Asia and, most recently, she can be heard singing one of the theme songs for the soon to be aired 3D-animated TV series “Electroboy” (English version). She has also been invited to perform at special events and charity fundraising functions for organisations such as Community Chest, the Organisation for Oncology and Translational Research and Habitat for Humanity. Krystal is also a freelance songwriter and has written songs in collaboration with other musicians for television commercials for companies such as Cathay Pacific, Sun Hung Kai Properties, China Light and Power, Canon, to name but a few.
She has been personally trained as a vocal instructor by one of Hong Kong’s most sought-after vocal coaches and performers, Christine Samson, as well as SLS Master Teachers Dean Kaelin and Jeffrey Skouson. Her students come from all walks of life and range in age from 3 years old to 60+.
What Her Students Say:
"I have heard of voice training before, and I always thought of it as 'for people with gifted voice only'. In my head, it was just practice sessions and nothing to do with development. After I met Krystal and learnt that what I had was misinformation, I decided to give it a try. In the beginning I did not expect much and thought I would hit a brick wall after a minor improvement. Boy, I was wrong! After the first 5-6 weeks at one session per week, I could already notice considerable changes without any reminders. Now in my 11th month, crossing a bridge doesn't sound like a speaker going into distortion and my current singing feels like I am a totally different person from what I was 11 months ago. What I like even more than the improvement is that the sessions run at a pace to suit my comfort level. If you are a decently persistent person with some interest in singing (or better yet, with passion), I strongly recommend the class. You would be surprised to see your actual potentials.” - Jeremy.Y, Hong Kong
“Throughout my SLS lessons with Krystal, I learned more than I could ever imagine. It was the first one-on-one singing experience I've ever had and I was fortunate that I had such a knowledgeable teacher. At the beginning I struggled with some of the concepts that were taught, and even if I did understand them, it was sometimes difficult to actually apply them. However, as more lessons went by, I realized that I was grasping the exercises with more ease. I could also tell that my singing range had shot up by a long range, which is something I had always hoped for. My voice and the way I sing are different now, and even my friends are amazed at the changes. SLS lessons have made a big impact on my life, and it is something that I hope I can continue.” - Carina T, Vancouver, Canada
“Krystal is an excellent SLS teacher that I would recommend to anyone that wants to improve their singing skills. She was able to identify all the problems and bad singing habits I had developed over the years in the very first lesson. And the customized exercises she gave me did help me tackle my singing problems effectively. One of my biggest concern over the years was that I could not expand my range. But after a couple of lessons with Krystal, she had introduced me ways to "cross the bridges". I was able to hit an octave higher after the lessons. Krystal is very creative in how she explains hard-to-grasp concepts. But what makes her an excellent teacher is her positive attitude that makes her students feel encouraged even when they make mistakes. Krystal has done a great job in creating an environment that is constructive for learning.” – Elain Tung, Hong Kong
"Krystal was able to find where I had problems in my singing techniques, how to improve them, how to not do my bad habits and cover all that with new techniques. Over a short period of time, I was able to not only sing better, but enjoy what I loved to do even more so than before. She was able to help increase my range, techniques in singing, and improve my pronunciation of words during songs. In very visual ways, she allowed us to see things that we were not able to see before and understand them. With different students, she used different ways of teaching that was suitable to us and did not have anyone felt left out. Krystal is a great teacher and I will definitely recommend to you." - Julian Hui, Hong Kong
Larry Samson
Larry comes from a musical family background and was a member of D'Topnotes band for many years as a guitarist/vocalist.
He was also the Entertainment Director at the most lavish and elegant night club in Hong Kong and introduced the first Las Vegas style Dinner Theatre concept there and has brought in and produced the shows of many well known local and international entertainers from around the world.
Larry was also a pre-certified teacher of the legendary SLS singing technique and currently has an entertainment productions company. He also teaches vocals and guitar and performs at special events.
Adam
Adam was born into a musical family that extended to more than just one generation of professional musicians. Having such a wealth of influence and inspiration from his parents and grandparents, Adam took the leap into exploring music as a professional carrier soon after finishing his education at the Vancouver Film School. Participating in the 13th annual CASH songwriting competition was his first main step into the music industry. Successful in finishing as one of the top 10 finalists of the competition and appearing on TVB, Adam saw this as a positive sign to try and take his musical endeavors a step further. He eventually went on to sign with Warner Chappell to be an affiliate songwriter. Over the years, he has successfully written songs performed by artists such as Eason Chan (陳奕迅), Nicolas Tse (謝霆鋒), Chi Lam (張智霖), Sammy Leung (森美), and Jan Lamb (林海峰).
Adam has also been successful as a performing artist playing lead guitar with a band known as Dear Jane which he started in 2004. His band was successful in landing their first record deal with a local Hong Kong label, See Music, that released their first full length album titled "100" in 2006. The band went on to sign their second record deal with a different label known as Music Nation and continued to release their second full length album titled "xoxo" in 2009. Over the years, the band was successful in releasing several songs that landed on the local radio charts and also Chinese radio charts in North America. Adam's key role in the band was songwriting, arranging, and producing. In late 2009, Adam left the band to pursue a more meaningful and diverse purpose in the music industry. Currently, he is working as a freelance songwriter, arranger, and producer. Despite collaborating with a number of mainstream artists, Adam also continues to remain active in the underground and independent music scene from where he started.