Guitarist aka Deep Soul aka Repertoir Master - Jein

Jein Yi was one of the founders of the band, when Scarlett was created about 8 years ago. A mild spoken girl (ah-hem), Jein Yi is constantly full of fresh ideas, on top of the latest technological fad (gadget interaction, she calls it), has nimble fingers on the guitar and a mean swing on the tennis courts. She has always been a stable force in the band, strumming laboriously in the background and nudging people along.

If you haven't met Jein Yi, you haven't experienced one of the most electrifying radiant smiles around. With her perfectly aligned sets of shiny pearlies, she also has a jolly and infectious laughter that comes deep from within. Do not, however, expect this smile or laugh on the tennis courts. On the court, she is focused, competitive and will whack your guts out and your wits about.

When not enjoying time with friends and family, playing tennis or buddying up with her guitar, Jein spends time as a media planning specialist, serving some of the most recognized international and local companies. She also cooks (makes AWESOME scones!), and claims to be the best food-taster around. "Not too salty," she said, "food shouldn't be too salty".

Catch her at Scarlett's Donate A Song Charity Gig @ TAB on April 8, 2011, Friday. She has been requested to sing and play a solo - can't wait! 

Keyboardist aka Lightning Fingers - Pearl

The key driver of our upcoming charity gig @ TAB is Pearlyn. Pearlyn is one of those annoyingly talented people who can pick up an instrument and play any song she can think of or any song she hears. Yes, any instrument, any song. And we're not talking those happy strum-alongs that most musicians are capable of. She plays the entire song, complete with improvisation.

Banker by day, Pearlyn works at an esteemed French bank in project financing with a focus in the oil and gas industry. She is young, capable, smart, works tremendously hard, and despite her tender age, has proven her worth in her workplace and earned the respect of colleagues and superiors. The demands of work aside, she has a deep passion for music, photography and travel.

Armed with her trusty companion - a Nikon D80, she has traveled to various parts of India, France, Japan, Mongolia, and other exotic corners of this beautiful earth. While many people her age invest in leather handbags, expensive shoes and other material gains, she diligently puts aside savings to enable her to travel.

Aside from the keyboard, Pearlyn plays the guitar, drums and accordion. Next up on the list, she says? The cello!

Watch out for Pearlyn at the Scarlett Donate A Song Charity Gig @ TAB on 8th April, Friday!

Starting 2011 with a Bang!

Hello dear friends!

2010 went by in a flash, and 2011 is well on its way and on track. We, the Scarlettes, are not resting on our laurels either. After two gigs at Oosh, Dempsey, we sat down and thought about how we wanted to start 2011 with a bang and with a good cause.

...and the Scarlette Donate-A-Song Charity Gig was born!

This is what we’re going to do:

Come April 8, Friday, we’ll be playing at TAB. We will be playing 3 sets starting from 9pm. In the first set, we will be playing songs that we like; in the second set, we will be playing songs that YOU like, and in the third set, we will play WITH you!

This is how it works:

We are now accepting songs and jam requests, for a donation. You can request for songs, with a donation attached, and we will play it for you. Alternatively, if you’d like to sing with us or play a song with us, we will rehearse and play it with you. It’s that simple! Release the inner superstar or rockstar in you! We are able to cover a wide variety of music genres, challenge us!

This is where the money goes to:

The money we will be collecting that night will go to Aidha (www.aidha.org). Registered in late 2006, aidha helps women in poverty and its formal mission is to enrich life choice through financial education. Through its training, aidha transforms the micro entrepreneur into a successful small business owner who generates sustainable income, creates employment, and powers economic growth.

So do join us for a fun evening of food, drinks and music – all for a charitable cause!

Place: TAB (442, Orchard Road, between Orchard Hotel and Delphi)

Time: 2100hrs – 0030 hrs

See you there!

Follow us on FB at: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=164039450311400

Check out aidha at: http://www.facebook.com/pages/aidha/175675153513

Party Against Poverty, BluJaz

Some of the girls performed at BluJaz Cafe (11, Bali Lane, www.blujaz.net) on 22nd October, Friday for Party Against Poverty (http://www.partyagainstpoverty.org.uk/), and the set was very well received!

Here are some photos of the evening!

Erin's maiden public debut! (Erin is Niki's sister - she's amazing!)

In the background: Jein on the guitar and Pearlyn on the keyboard

The Gotangco Sisters (They are not twins!)

In the background: Mel G on the bass

Niki on the guitar, Shil on the cajon and Lyd on the mixer

A very happy and satisfied Scarlett!

(From Left: Pearl, Jein, Shil, Lyd, Niki, Mel G and Erin)

Scarlett and some of our friends

Thanks again to those who came by and sang along with us! See you at Fort Canning this Saturday!

Because We're Just Like That.

For the upcoming gig this Saturday at Fort Canning, we've been cracking our heads on the song list, and last night, we tried to put them together - we are thrilled!!! We've got a few fun songs lined up, which will hopefully get the audience bopping their heads and tapping their feet. The finale song will be kick ass!

Truth be told, we are a little nervous to play before Jack and Rai - those guys have been around for a while and have been a permanent fixture on the local music scene. And let's not forget the gig's at Fort Canning Green! *Gulp* Champagne will be needed before the performance to calm the nerves!!!

But we'll do fine. We put stuff together at the last minute, break the songs apart, put them together, put our own spin on it, whack one another on the head to buck up, build on one another's energies, and then deliver.

Because we're just like that.

We'd like to thank friends who have purchased the tickets to come watch us and enjoy the evening. More jamming tonight!!! We'll update with some practice pictures!

xxx

We're At It Again!!!

Yay!!! After a hiatus of 8 months, Scarlett is at it again!

This time, we're lending our support for "Loving the Paper Plates & The Silver Screen", presented by Action for AIDS (more details at www.afa.org.sg). It's going to be a night of live music, movie screening of "Penelope" and picnic under the stars!

What: Loving the Paper Plates & The Silver Screen
When: 30th October, 2010 (Saturday), from 1730hrs till late
Where: Fort Canning Green (HOLEY MOLEY!)



All proceeds go towards the welfare and education of women and girls in families affected by HIV and AIDS. So come join us, have a good time, and contribute to a good cause!

Jack & Rai will also be performing that night, so don't miss their electric performance as well.

We absolutely CANNOT WAIT to be there for Action for Aids, and we hope to see you there! Please come and say hi!

More about "Penelope":

Scarlett "Concert" Part I

19 Feb 2010



This is part one of the amazing performance delivered by Scarlett. The girls gave it their all... the sweat, toil and lots of creativity in preparation for this night! Give it up for Scarlett!