The music school of the famous Singaporean musician Li Weisong will celebrate its 30th anniversary in 2025. In 2026, it will add a new “Showroom” music space and announce that it will become a special supporting organization for the “TME Tencent Musician New Power Plan” Singapore Division. In addition, the academy also launches a scholarship program to help Singaporean musicians create and go global. Li Weisong’s advice to those pursuing their music dreams is: “Believe in yourself and take the first step bravely.”
The music space located at the Esplanade held an opening event on February 13. Li Weisong shared that the original vinyl record store next to the college closed and moved out earlier. It happened that he had always wanted to create a new music exchange venue, which led to the establishment of the music space. The space is currently equipped with music equipment, a small stage and an audience seating area. In addition to being used internally by the music school, it will also be open to the public for rent in the future.
Local contestants should stay ‘hungry’
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In addition, Li Weisong is also the initiator of the “TME Tencent Musician New Power Plan”. In this program, contestants must go through multiple rounds of live performances to comprehensively test their creative strength and stage performance. The winner will be promoted to a larger stage by the platform.
In an interview with “Lianhe Zaobao” after the opening event, Li Weisong mentioned that this plan did not originally set up a Singapore competition area, but he believed that Singaporean musicians lacked channels for performance, so he specifically fought for the organizers to create more opportunities for local musicians to express themselves.
Asked how local musicians should prepare? Li Weisong believes that contestants should remain “hungry” and have a desire for their dreams. He said: “Don’t think too much, and treat every performance as your only opportunity.” He gave an example of a student who once participated in the audition of “The Voice of China”, but the student thought it was just a simple test of the sound, so he was relaxed and failed to perform at his best and was eliminated. Li Weisong emphasized that one must be alert during competitions.
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Li Weisong will also serve as a judge in the final stage of this project. He emphasized that songwriting and singing must be done with care. He pointed out that there are many online songs now, but there is a lack of quality control and the melodies are the same, causing listeners to “listen to one ear and listen to the other.” Li Weisong said that in the past, record companies had A&R departments (artists and production departments) that strictly controlled all details of the works, but online songs were uploaded directly after they were completed, without the advice of a professional team.
He said: “So, I hope that this competition can improve the overall level of Chinese music works, and I also hope that my music school can become a platform for everyone to check each other’s works, and I will be responsible for checking and reviewing their works.” Those who are interested in the plan can go toLi Weisong Conservatory of Music social mediaLearn more.
Students as young as 11 years old participate in Chinese program
On the day of the event, 11-year-old female student Lunar sang “Backlight” by her senior sister Stefanie Sun. She previously represented the college to participate in the children’s singing talent show “China’s New Voices” in Changsha, China, and returned to Singapore on the morning of the 13th to perform at the opening event.
Li Weisong proudly said that Lu Na was able to play and sing the song “Backlight” after only two lessons: “Her overall comprehensive quality and ability are quite outstanding, she is a bit like a little adult. Although she is only 11 years old, she gives people the feeling of fifteen or sixteen years old. “She is now very stable.” Li Weisong also mentioned that Lu Na’s parents are Singaporeans, but she grew up in Canada. “She received a more Western education since she was a child. She is not as shy as ordinary Chinese children, and she has a more open personality and dares to express herself.”
Li Sisong is actively recovering in Singapore
Talking about the music scholarship program to be launched by the college, Li Weisong said that in addition to helping students with financial difficulties, the program also targets adults who have musical talent and passion but are temporarily unable to make a living from music. He added: “Some students just stay at home and learn through the Internet and YouTube. That is not enough. They still need professional teachers to guide and inspire them.” The scholarship program will provide the college’s professional music composition courses and the opportunity to participate in the collective creation of charity songs.
Li Weisong’s younger brother Li Sisong suffered a cerebral hemorrhage in Beijing in 2025. He has returned to Singapore to recuperate and is actively undergoing rehabilitation. Li Weisong said: “He has recovered well recently and his speech is normal.” He revealed that due to his brother’s illness, the originally planned 40th anniversary concert tour was suspended for about half a year. Now that Li Weisong is recovering well, he is expected to start preparing for the concert after the middle of this year.
date: 2026-02-14 02:04:00
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