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Xenovibes [XV] is a name known in the international electronic pop and progressive music worlds, and synonymous with the faces of its creator, Shueh-li Ong and XV partner John Anthony Martinez. XV aka [foreign + expressions] began in 2003 as the sonic melange of "Singapore's 1st and only diva of the theremin" when she fused her Austral-Asian heritage with her classical- technology training. XV CDs bear Shueh-li's studio production trademark whilst the shows carry the passion and aggression of live performance. 'Xing Paths' is their 3rd installment and a new dimension to their music.
From diametrically opposed cultures and hemispheres (Chinese Australian based in Singapore and Puerto Rican American), Xenovibes has Shueh-li Ong (the mind behind Xenovibes) and John Anthony Martinez; aka Moog artist and Yamaha e-Drummer respectively as its core.


Artists who have appeared with Xenovibes (concerts and CDs) include Dean Parks, Curtis Randall, Bill Ham, Shelley Carrol, Mike McKinney, Chuck Smith, Bernard Wright.


SHUEH-LI ONG
This Australian born Singapore show designer and composer binds the past with the present and her eastern roots with her western influences in her work. A multimedia artist/multi-instrumentalist whose repertoire of works include theatrical productions, concerts, film/tv and a line of music edutainment CDs, Shueh-li has performed worldwide and demands nothings short of virtuosic excellence in live performance.
Always at the forefront of creative thinking, Shueh-li is director of Electric Muse a performance art group (Singapore) that has built a reputation for being able to provide customized instrumentation and show design for live entertainment.
Shueh-li has been a member of COMPASS Singapore since 2000, ASCAP since 2008, and UNESCO DigiArts.

JOHN MARTINEZ


An in-demand drummer, songwriter and producer, John is a graduate from the world-renowned High School of Music and Art in New York City and alumnus of the Berklee College of Music, Boston.

Fingerfoot Music owner John has recorded or performed (nationally, internationally and for TV) with Larry Blackmon of Cameo, Jesse Powell, Ronnie Laws, Tom Browne, Kim Waters, Bernard Wright, Dennis Edwards and the New Temptations, the Drifters, Rodney Bowens, Larry Willis, Dallas Jazz Orchestra, Scott Springfield, Lani Bartley, Deion Sanders, Robert Whitfield, Bobby Sparks, Buddy Miles, Bill Tillman etc. 
John's own CD "Catalyst" features Bernard Wright and Mike McKinney.
John has been a member of ASCAP since 1999.

Gear

Endorses Moog theremins and Yamaha e-drums.

Other instruments used include synthesizers, ethnic instruments and software for live performance and studio production.


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Xenovibes III - Xing Paths Available in Stores 26th May '09 & XV Guest Blogs!

Xenovibes III - Xing Paths Available in Stores 26th May '09 & XV Guest Blogs!

Source: All About Jazz

XENOVIBES III - XING PATHS AVAILABLE IN STORES 26th MAY 2009

For a limited time only the first pressing can be bought for $13.98 at the Xenovibes store. SRP$16.98. What do you get when you mix synthesizers, theremins, traditional folk instruments and electronic drums with a multitalented, multicultural, classically trained keyboardist (with a degree in electronic music) and a NY jazz drummer? Xenovibes! ~ Mike Levine, Executive Editor, Electronic Musician Magazine.

Xing Paths Press Release 
Xenovibes diehards will ...

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Pre Release Sneak "Xenovibes III - Xing Paths" - Theremin Virtuoso's New Album

Pre Release Sneak "Xenovibes III - Xing Paths" - Theremin Virtuoso's New Album

Source: All About Jazz

You’d be forgiven if the prospect of listening to a rare new instrument makes you cringe. Especially so if the instrument in question is an electronic one invented early last century, with a sound most commonly associated with cheesy low-budget science fiction flicks. But the theremin really deserves to be cut some slack. What it needs is the right ambassador to re-introduce it to modern ears.

Singaporean Shueh-li Ong, half of the electronic pop duo Xenovibes, sounds like the right ...

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Local Theremin Virtuoso Blazes New Ground

Local Theremin Virtuoso Blazes New Ground

Source: All About Jazz

CD REVIEW “Xenovibes III - Xing Paths" Shuehli-Ong's new Xenovibes album shows that Singapore has more to export than just mainstream pop artists, says CHRISTOPHER LIM (Entertainment Correspondent, the Business Times Singapore)

CD : Xenovibes III - Xing Paths Electric Muse/Fingerfoot Music Productions Rating: A CD : This Is The One Utada (Island) Rating: B CD : Gentle Love Norihiko ...

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XV III - Xing Paths the CD

XV III - Xing Paths the CD

Source: All About Jazz

“Sophisticated pop that fuses Eastern and Western music influences into a seamless whole that only an exceptional talent can pull off!" - Evolution of Media USA


Created in 2003, Xenovibes [foreign+expressions] began as the sonic melange of “Singapore's 1st and only diva of the theremin" Shueh-li Ong. Conjoining her Australian- Asian heritage with her classical-music technology training, the sound is also the ‘stage’ on which Ong, a female in the male-dominated progressive music world, lets down her ...

No Barriers - The international Synth Pop of Xenovibes

"What do you get when you mix synthesizers, theremins, traditional folk instruments and electronic drums with a multitalented, multicultural, classically trained keyboardist (with a degree in electronic music) and a New York jazz drummer? The answer is Xenovibes!" ~ M Levine, Exec Editor/Snr Media Prod, Electronic Musician Magazine, feb 2008

"Music From Another Land (2nd CD) ...is very well produced! It's not uncommon to hear albums by thereminists that master divinely the instrument but are simply not able to produce themselves.
This is not the case of Shueh-li Ong, who really plays the studio like a musical instrument itself.
Shueh-li Ong is an inspired artist with a solid background who has brought fresh ideas in the theremin field, so I would expect further surprises as she develops her unique artistic path." ~ V Saggini, ThereminVox.com ITALY, may 2007

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Willing to teach

Beginner to advanced

Credentials/Background

Shueh-li Ong; Bachelor of Music - Piano (Elder Conservatory, Australia), Diploma in Education (University of Adelaide, Australia), Graduate Certificate and Post Graduate Research in the area of Interactive Multimedia Performance Techniques (LaTrobe University, Australia)

John Anthony Martinez; Bachelor of Music - Professional Music (Berklee College of Music, Boston). Masters Certificate in Music Production (Berklee College of Music).

Available by appointment.

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Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson

Xing Paths

Electric Muse/Fingerfoot Music Productions
2009

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