Just 27, he already has significantly more bragging rights than people twice his age — having started Timbre @ the Substation, a live music bar, at age 21. He and his partner Danny Loong, 39, now run 11 different brands of music, food and beverage (F&B) outlets, ranging from cocktail bars to music festivals, delivery and catering services and even a music academy.
At the academy, musicians who play at any of the three existing Timbre outlets (Timbre @ Old School, Timbre @ The Arts House and Timbre @ the Substation) guide budding performers in their craft, and students who are ready to take the stage get the opportunity to do so on a weekly basis. Chia also emphasises that he makes space for local bands to be featured at both Timbre's music festivals — Beerfest Asia and Timbre Rock & Roots.
"It's something that doesn't make us a lot of money, but is yet something I'm pleased to have created — an ecosystem of music culture and musicians within the Timbre group," he told Yahoo! Singapore.
And it isn't just local musicians that Timbre aims to nurture — as part of the group's mission, Chia says they strive to develop Singapore's live music appreciation as well.
Just 27, he already has significantly more bragging rights than people twice his age — having started Timbre @ the Substation, a live music bar, at age 21. He and his partner Danny Loong, 39, now run 11 different brands of music, food and beverage (F&B) outlets, ranging from cocktail bars to music festivals, delivery and catering services and even a music academy.At the academy, musicians who play at any of the three existing Timbre outlets (Timbre @ Old School, Timbre @ The Arts House and Timbre @ the Substation) guide budding performers in their craft, and students who are ready to take the stage get the opportunity to do so on a weekly basis. Chia also emphasises that he makes space for local bands to be featured at both Timbre's music festivals — Beerfest Asia and Timbre Rock & Roots."It's something that doesn't make us a lot of money, but is yet something I'm pleased to have created — an ecosystem of music culture and musicians within the Timbre group," he told Yahoo! Singapore.And it isn't just local musicians that Timbre aims to nurture — as part of the group's mission, Chia says they strive to develop Singapore's live music appreciation as well.
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