Overview
J
ust Sing “Justice in the Groove!” is a highly anticipated
privately ticketed fund raising concert featuring legal
alumni who have left practice to pursue a career in the
music industry such as Rani Singam and Jimmy Ye.
Wang Renyi and Donovan Loh (of “Cheating Sons” who
are also in-house counsel) and Chok Kerong (who went
straight into music upon graduating from law school), are
also featured in uniting both the legal fraternity and the
community in promoting legal awareness and access to
justice (please see the Performers tab for more information on our
stars).
The event will be graced by the Minister for Law and
Minister for Home Affairs Mr K Shanmugam as Guest of
Honour.
We believe that our criminal and civil justice system, which
is foundational to the healthy functioning of our society,
can only work when all who need to use it, have access to
adequate legal representation and advice. Our mission
is to ensure that no person is left alone and adrift in the
justice system.
However, Pro Bono and access to justice cannot be done
with efforts of the heart alone, the generous contribution
of time and expertise from our lawyers need to be
complemented by financial resources to support them in
their good work.
Funds raised by the concert will be channelled to the Law
Society’s Pro Bono Services Office which administers all of
the Law Society’s pro bono programmes to help the most
needy and marginalised in the community.
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Your Gift
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Difference
he Law Society of Singapore Pro Bono, Learning and
Support Services (PLSS) is the charity arm of the Law
Society of Singapore (Charity No. T07CC2064L) and an
approved Institution of Public Character (IPC Registration
No. IPC 000571). The PLSS financial, non-financial
and code of governance compliance records are publicly
available for viewing at the Charity Portal: https://www.
charities.gov .sg/Pages/Home.aspx
Funds raised go towards supporting the initiatives of the
Pro Bono Services Office including:
1 Helping more needy persons with legal advice and representation under the Criminal Legal Aid Scheme
(CLAS) which has helped 1,500 persons in 2015 (from
around 400 the year before) and is expected to increase
to around 6,000 a year in 4 years’ time. This is done
through legal advice, in addition to full representation.
Honoraria and training schemes are provided to
support and encourage the participation of more
volunteer lawyers.
2 Our community legal clinic network island wide
expansion (“the Community Legal Pro Bono Services
Network”) with all 5 Community Development
Councils. Since 2007, more than 20,000 persons have
received help through our legal clinics.
The Community Legal Pro Bono Services Network will
bring legal advice and guidance even closer to home for
persons facing pressing personal legal issues.
3 Running a series of legal awareness talks across
Singapore in an event in September called LAW 2016,
in collaboration with the 5 Community Development
Councils on current and hot topic issues ranging from
Consumer Protection Law, Cyberbullying, Protection
from Harassment Act and Advanced Planning to name
a few. Leading up to LAW 2016, we are supporting
NUS and SMU Undergraduates’ Orientation Golden
Years Project where students befriend with the nonambulant elderly and accompany them to relevant legal
talks and clinics.
4 “Project Schools” aims to engage, enable and empower
youths by highlighting their rights and obligations
under Singapore’s laws and informing them of the
consequences of juvenile delinquency, through the
use of interactive teaching methods and innovative
multi-media tools. Since its inception in July 2012,
35 schools have taken part in the programme, reaching
out to over 16,000 students. “Project Schools” Phase
2 which is currently in production to be launched in the
second quarter of 2016 will see the development of
new content topics and an increased reach to impact
30% of all Secondary Schools in Singapore by 2016.
5 Supporting legal clinics run by NTUC for their union
members under a partnership called Law Works, as
well as legal clinic and collaboration with the Migrant
Workers Centre, (MWC), Foreign Domestic Worker
Association for Social Support and Training (FAST),
Humanitarian Organisation for Migration Economics
(HOME) and the U-Care Centre which collectively
help low wage local and foreign workers.
6 The “StreetSmart Initiative” makes legal clinics
mobile, allowing outreach to Singapore’s local and
foreign commercial sex workers who fear stigmatization
if they were to attend the more public clinics.
7 Publishing a series of pamphlets, brochures and toolkits
to help raise legal awareness made available for free
online for the general public.
Overview
8 A revised LegaleSE toolkit which is being launched in
the second quarter of 2016 provides young budding
social entrepreneurs with legal information on how
to set up and run social enterprises, voluntary welfare
organisations, charities and non-profit institutions
on a firm legal footing. The LegaleSE campaign cuts
through the legal jargon and clarifies key legal concepts
by equipping such young entrepreneurs with legal
information that is easy to understand.
9 Project Law Help provides pro bono non-litigation
commercial legal assistance to charities, non-profit
organisations, social enterprises and voluntary welfare
organisations by matching these organisations with
volunteer law firms. The money saved on legal fees by
these organisations for social good can then be
channelled back in their programmes to assist the
needy and disadvantaged in the community.
“
Pro Bono and access
to justice cannot be done with
efforts of the heart alone, the
generous contribution of time
and expertise from our lawyers
need to be complemented by
financial resources to support
them in their good work
”
Just Sing
Programme Outline
6:00pm Arrival of guests
Arrival of Guest of Honour Minister for Law &
Minister for Home Affairs Mr K Shanmugam
Opening remarks by President of the Law Society
7:30pm
Mr Thio Shen Yi, SC
7:00pm
7:35pm Address by Guest of Honour
7:40pm Concert starts
9:00pm
End of Concert/ Cocktail Reception for top
donors
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Performers
Rani Singam
Chok Kerong
Jimmy Ye
Wang Renyi
Donovan Loh
Brandon Wong
Sebastian Ho
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Soh Wen Ming
Performers’ Bio
Rani Singam
Vocalist, Singapore
R
ani Singam is one
of the most soughtafter and accomplished
contemporary vocalists
today. A former lawyer
with the Singapore Legal
Service, Rani became
a professional singer
in 2002. She has been
named in “The Jazz
Singers, The Ultimate
Guide”, a Hal Leonard
publication which serves
as an encyclopedic guide
on the important singers
in jazz. Her debut album “With
A Song In My Heart”
was produced by jazz maestro Jeremy Monteiro in 2004
and marked a significant milestone in her career. Rani
produced her second album “Contentment” in 2011. The
album has been lauded by critics as contemporary and
innovative. The album is the largest representation of
Rani’s work as a producer and lyricist. It is also a showcase
of her partnership with Kerong Chok, one of the rising
stars in jazz today. Leading jazz publication All About Jazz
describes it as a “vibrant authentic recording of vocal jazz
a little bit of gold.” Rani sings in a style which is truly reminiscent of the great
jazz singers she admires. Apart from her strong vocals and
fine interpretative skills, Rani has a truly endearing way of
connecting with the audience. Her “playful yet caressing
vocals likened by many to legendary jazz vocalists
including Billie Holliday, Dinah Washington and Sarah
Vaughn” continue to woo the hearts of critics and fans
alike. “… “She doesn’t just sing the songs, she sometimes
becomes the song” - TODAY. Rani has collaborated with many greats from all over
the world namely James Moody, Ernie Watts, Jeremy
Monteiro, Michael Veerapen, Iskandar Ismail, Shawn
Kelly, Alberto Marsico, Eugene Pao, Urs Ramseyer,
Tony Lakatos and T’ang Quartet. Her performances,
which include solo recitals, have been held before
Presidents and dignitaries all over the world including the
United States, China, Indonesia, India, Thailand and
Malaysia. Amongst her notable performances include
her groundbreaking rendition of the National Anthem
Majulah Singapura at the National Day Parade 2013. Rani is involved in jazz education through “Jazz 123 Rani Sings for Kids”, a unique jazz appreciation for young
people since 2007. The programme has been under the
National Arts Council -Arts Education Programme since
2013. Rani sings in English but has also performed in Malay,
Tamil, Mandarin, Portuguese, Swahili and Maori. Her
versatility is also evident in the several musical styles she
has embraced in performances of broadway, pop, folk,
rock, ethnic and fusion music. Rani was featured as one of 39 iconic artists in the HOME
music video produced under the Total Defence Campaign
2011. In August 2015, Rani was part of the historic
Sing50 concert, a musical extravaganza celebration to
commemorate 50 years of music in Singapore. Rani has contributed towards charities through
performances held in aid of several organisations
including:• Tana River Life Foundation April 2015
• The Lex Factor - Law Has Talent - in aid of the Yellow Ribbon Project 2013
• The National Thalassemia Centre, Sri Lanka - Jazz for a Cauzz 2011 • Community Chest - Swinging in Singapore 2010
• AWARE Singapore - Superwomen In Concert 2010
• Pistorio Foundation Singapore 2009 Rani’s other notable performances include:•City of London Festival 2015
•SG50 Celebrations at Broughton Castle, United Kingdom organized by the
Singapore High Commission & at the Singapore Embassy in Berlin, Germany,
June 2015
• La Vie En Rose The Concert, Singapore 2015 Organamix @YTL Concert of
Celebration featuring Andrea Bocelli, Singapore 2010
• Muzika Extravaganza, RTM Mediacorp, Singapore 2007
Piano Duet Recital by Jeremy Monteiro & Michael Veerapen, Dewan
Filharmonik Petronas, Kuala Lumpur 2007
•Singapore Day, New York 2007
Rani has also spread her wings into the world of
cinematography, making her first motion picture
acting debut in the movie “Our Sister Mambo” by
Cathay Organisation in July 2015. The movie serves
to commemorate the 80th anniversary of Cathay. In
addition, Rani recorded and sang the end credit song
for the movie “All Your Love”, an original composition
written by Malaysian producer Alex San. Rani is a
founding member and director of the Musicians Guild of
Singapore. Rani is a member of COMPASS, Composers
& Authors Society of Singapore Ltd. Rani also serves
as an external assessor for music for the National Arts
Council. Rani’s legal stint includes:1) LLB Hons (2nd Upp)
1994, NUS2) Singapore Legal Service a) AG’ Chambers Crime Division 1995-1996; Civil Division - 1996 to 2000b)
Registry of Companies & Businesses 2000 to 2001 www.ranisingam.com http://www.facebook.com RaniSingamCommunityPage https://www.youtube.com/user/RANISINGAM
Performers’ Bio
Chok Kerong
C
hok Kerong has
established himself
as one of Singapore’s
most versatile talents.
Committed to jazz, the
pianist and organist has
performed with artists
such as Steve Wilson,
John Riley, Yotam
Silberstein and Alex
Sipiagin.
Kerong’s arrangements and compositions have been
performed by artists such as Jeremy Monteiro, Rani
Singam, the T’ang Quartet, the Singapore Wind
Symphony and his very own chamber ensemble ELEVEN.
He is also the organist for singer-songwriter Charlie Lim’s
Mothership band. Kerong is a law graduate, class of 2008.
He did not do the Bar exams as he went straight into
music full-time upon graduation. Performers’ Bio
Jimmy Ye
J
immy is a veteran award-winning bilingual
Singaporean singer-songwriter with 5 solo Mandarin
albums to his name in his 22 year career. Most times he is
surprised when reminded that he has written more than
100 songs for A-list Asian artistes such as Jacky Cheung,
Andy Lau, Aaron Kwok, Kit Chan, Leslie Cheung, Jeff
Zhang, Anita Mui, and Jolin Tsai.
In 2007, Jimmy wrote and produced 2 National Day songs
for Singapore - Will You? and There’s No Place I’d Rather
Be. This was the first time that (not 1 but) 2 songs were
concurrently picked as theme songs for the same year;
even more notably, from the same songwriter.
In 2011, the musical he
co-wrote with xinyao
pioneer Liang Wern
Fook, December Rains
won the Best Musical
Score at the Straits
Times Life Theatre
Awards. This same
musical was recently
restaged for the 3rd
time in August/September 2015 at the Esplanade to
critical acclaim. There are now plans to tour December
Rains in multiple countries in 2016; making it yet another
record for a Singaporean musical.
Jimmy is also very thrilled to have worked with hot young
band, The Sam Willows on the Sing, Love SG50 song
Come Back To You in 2015. Through this song, he has
been introduced to a whole new generation of musiclovers.
Topping off his comeback year, Jimmy has just completed
his own solo concert at the Esplanade Concert Hall in
September 2015. He is very grateful that the sold-out show
has been critically acclaimed and warmly received by both
media and audience. Jimmy is effectively bi-lingual in
English and Mandarin and is looking forward to singing
and hosting for live shows in his own inimitable style.
As a law graduate and former law lecturer at the Law
Faculty of NUS, Jimmy is always happy to lend a
helping hand and voice for causes supported by the legal
profession.
Performers’ Bio
Wang Renyi
R
enyi is the principal songwriter and frontman of
independent Rock ‘n’ Roll band Cheating Sons,
who released their eponymous sophomore record in
2015 to acclaimed reviews (4.5/5* and Best Albums
of 2015 - Life! The Straits Times; No. 1 LP of 2015
(Singapore) Bandwagon; 9.2/10*
- 24ourmusic, Canada),
citing its detailed
arrangement, analogue
sound and unique
melodies drawn from
Asian cultural influences.
While a devotee of
classic Rock ‘n’ Roll, from
Orbison to Fats, he is a
great admirer of many
styles, and channels these
influences into his music
and performances. Renyi
is also an alumnus of
WongPartnership LLP and
currently serves as legal
counsel to M+S, the 6040 joint venture between
Khazanah and Temasek developing 2 landmark integrated
projects in central Singapore, as part of the historic land
swap agreement between the governments of Singapore
and Malaysia.
Performers’ Bio
Donovan Loh
D
on is the acclaimed multi-instrumentalist with
Cheating Sons. His explorations on the lapsteel,
bouzouki, dulcimer, banjo, mandolin and ukulele (to name
a few) are crucial to creating the band’s unique sonic
identity. Don lists Rock ‘n’ Roll luminary David Lindley
(multi-instrumentalist with Jackson Browne) as a key
inspiration for his approach
to an instrument
and enjoys all things
vintage.
An alumnus of
WongPartnership LLP,
Don currently serves
as legal counsel to the
Singapore Tourism
Board.
Performers’ Bio
Brandon Wong
B
randon Wong is
a doubler on the
Acoustic Double Bass
and Electric Bass,
best known for his
work on countless
Broadway and
local musicals that
includes The Lion
King, Wicked, The
Rocky Horror
Show, Next to
Normal, Broadway
Beng, December
Rain, Beauty World, Fried
Rice Paradise,The Dim Sum Dollies, Great World
Cabaret, The LKY Musical, and many more. He has
appeared on television and award shows like Singapore
Idol, Don’t Forget The Lyrics, The Final One, Campus
Superstar and Anugerah Planet Muzik. He has also
worked with artistes like Eric Moo, Jimmy Ye, Ling Kai,
Christian Howes and many others, also working closely
with the late maestro Iskandar Mirza Ismail between 2006
to 2014. Although a rock, pop and jazz addict at heart, yet
unknown to many, Brandon is also a lover of classical
music. Undefeated by a near-fatal accident that occurred
a decade ago, Brandon recently returned to school after
regaining strength required for classical solo repertoire.
He receives full scholarship at the Yong Siew Toh
Conservatory of Music, and is a student of Guennadi
Mouzyka.
Performers’ Bio
Sebastian Ho
S
ebastian Ho has been playing guitar
for more than 20 years. The National
University of Singapore civil engineering
graduate gave up a future in engineering
to pursue his love for music upon
graduation in 2001. Since then, the mostly self-taught
guitarist has grown to become one of
the most sought-after and versatile session
guitarists in Singapore. The team player not only has a
knack for playing many genres, whether it is the blues,
jazz, rock, classical, ethnic music, etc, he is at home
whether he is performing solo, in a duet or a group. Other than performing for numerous corporate
functions, festivals, concerts, musicals, recordings and
TV performances, Sebastian has also been invited to
perform for many renowned international productions,
the most recent being the billion-dollar grossing musical
The Lion King in 2011 and The Chorus Line in 2012. In
August 2014, he also performed alongside the Singapore
Symphony Orchestra (SSO) in Facing Goya, the grand
opening concert for the newly renovated Victoria Theatre,
in conjunction with the Singapore International Festival of
The Arts.
He has performed alongside numerous Singapore and
international artistes such as Malaysia’s pop diva Siti
Nurhaliza and Singapore Idols Taufik Batisah and Hady
Mirza, Singapore’s Father of Rock Ramli Sarip, Donne
Ray (The Platters) and mando/canto pop stars Kenny Bee,
Shirley Kwan, Mavis Hee, Qi Yu, Eric Moo, Wan Fang,
Pan Yue Yun, Kit Chan, Cheng Sheng, Liang Wen Fu etc.
When not playing as a sideman, Sebastian leads his own
world fusion group The SBT Trio, which has performed in
clubs as well as the MOSAIC Music Festival 2014. Sebastian Ho holds an Associate Diploma (Upper) in Jazz
Performance and is currently lecturing at LaSalle College
Of The Arts as well as multiple international schools
such as Dulwich College, SJI International and ACS
International, teaching individual and group / ensemble
lessons and masterclasses. More information can be found here: www.sebastianhoguitar.com
Performers’ Bio
Soh Wen Ming
S
oh Wen Ming is a drummer and a graduate of the
Berklee College of Music and is a receipient of both
the Singapore National Arts Council Overseas Bursary
and the Berklee World Scholarship Tour Scholarship. With
the support from both institutions he left Singapore to
undergo an intense time of study at Berklee. Since returning to Singapore
he has pursued an active
performing career. Wen
Ming is in demand both as
a jazz and pop/rock session
drummer. He peformed
with the Jeremy Monteiro
Trio at APEC 2009,
wherethey performed for
21 world leaders including
president Barack Obama. He is a regular fixture
in groups led by some
of the most notable
artists in the Singapore
jazz scene such as
Jeremy Monteiro, Chok
Kerong, Rani Singam and
Tan Weixiang and has also played with international
jazz stars such as Theo Croker, Sylvain Beuf and Nicholas
Folmer. In the realm of pop/rock, Wen Ming has performed in
Taiwan with international popstar Stefanie Sun and in
the United States with the Taiwanese pop group FIR. He
has also played for noted Singaporean singer/songwriter
Corrinne May at numerous sold out concerts. Other
people he has collaborated with include Iskandar Ismail,
Vanessa Fernandez, Michaela Therese, Jack and Rai. He is
also a member of the creative RnB group Fuze Collective.
In September 2012 Wen Ming went on tour with singer/
songwriter Charlie Lim, playing in venues in Japan and
Hong Kong. Wen Ming is also in demand as an educator. He holds an
adjunct position at the Lasalle College of the Arts where
he teaches both drumset private lessons and ensemble
classes. He also is an instructor for the National University
of Singapore Jazz Band and the Singapore Polytechnic
Jazz band. Wen Ming is also a founding member of
the Esplanade’s “Bright Young Things” jazz education
program which seeks to find young singaporean musicians
with musical potential and groom them through a rigorous
12 week program to help them along their journey in
becoming artists in their own right who may contribute to
Singapore’s music scene.
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