The Danny Koh File

Name: Daniel Koh

Stage Name: Danny Koh

Birthplace: Singapore

 

General Information:

Started his life of music at the age of 12 years. Completed music studies at 16 in 

the Associated Board of the Royal School of Music. Studied music for a year at

the University of the Philippines. After finishing school at Anglo Chinese School,

he was a school teacher for a year. Then on he worked as a music instructor for

Yamaha Music (Asia). In the evenings he played at weddings and company

functions.

 

Summary of Danny 's performances:

1965 - 1st job professionally at the Shamrock Bar & Nite-Club at Dublin

Road. (Later the Golden Star Nite-Club and the Shinding Club)

1966 - Airport Nite-Club with the band Aeronaughts at the Paya Lebar

International Airport. Also the RAF bases at Seletar and Changi Officers'

Clubs.

1966 - Joined the group "Benny & the Trailers" and performed at the

"Pub-Under-ground" in Malaysia Hotel (now the Omni Marco Polo Hotel)

1968 - Formed own group "The Candidates". Performed at the Marco Polo

Theatre Nite-Club situated at Clemenceau Ave. Later in Malaysia to

perform at the May Flower Nite-Club in Kuala Lumpur.

1970 - Played at the "Kelong Nite Club", Ocean Park Hotel with Korean

singer Kiki Kim.

1971 - Performed at the Istana upon request of the Prime Minister (the

current Senior Minister Mr Lee Kuan Yew) on his various dinner occasions

given in honour of: 

Prime Minister of Japan - Mr H.E.Kakuei Tanaka

Prime Minister of Malaysia - YAB Tun Abdul Razak

Prime Minister of New Zealand - Mr Norman E Kirk

Prime Minister of Australia - Mr E.G. Whitlam

 1972 - Music Director for the IBM Convention in Singapore at the

Shangri-La Hotel. Also performed at the Singapore Hilton International

Hotel's Club Bar with his orchestra for several years as well as music

director for the hotel.

In the day, Danny was attached to the Yamaha Music School as

an instructor in the electone organ and piano. He successfully completed

all requirements in electone teaching, performance and fundamentals

and has been an examiner in the Yamaha examinations ever since.

1976 - Performed on the cruise liner MS Rasa Sayang and was also the

onboard director of entertainment.

1977 - Danny was elected as President of the Musician's Union of Singapore. He

was re-elected for another term in 1978.

1980 - Invited as judge for the Talentime national singing competition at the

Singapore Broadcasting Corporation (the present TCS). During this period 

he recorded 6 albums and had numerous television appearances. 

He won the Singapore Piano Festival and represented his native land in the 

1st Asean Song Festival. He was made the music director for Rediffusion Pte Ltd 

for the entire series of "Rediffusion Discoveries".

While working for the Hilton Hotel, he was awarded the Best Pianist Performer of

the year and was also the music director for the T.V. series "Take 4".

1981 - Performed at the Holiday Inn Hotel . In the daytime he was the

Principal of Technics Music School, a division of Yorozu Consultants Pte Ltd.

1982 - Danny was involved in the SATS Talentime 1982 and 1984 as a musical

director. Spent 3 years on board  the cruise liner M/V Princess Mahsuri

also as a music director. He has backed many well known artistes such as

The Platters, Soloman King, Vikki Carr, Johnny Mathis, Matt Monro,

Howard Morrisson, Johnny Tillitson, Brian Hyland, Sherry Williams,

Freddy Tirra, The Reno Brothers, Frances Yip, Teresa Carpio, Hi-Pertensions,

Ding Mercado, Trio Los Indios and even Peter Karrie (of The Phantom Of The

Opera fame) among many others.

1985 - Performed in Gothia Hotel in Goteborg, Sweden and also at the Sara

Hotel Strand in Sweden. Later he moved to Malmo, Lulea and Stockholm to

perform. He also did short stints in Barcelona and the Intercontinental Hotel

in Athens.

1986 - Danny performed in Australia during this time. He worked in Sydney,

Perth, Melbourne and Tasmania, even venturing to New Caledonia in the

Pacific.

1987 - He performed at the Holiday Inn Parkview and later at the Le Meridien

Hotel Singapore. He was also asked to perform for STPB, the

Singapore Tourist Promotion Board for "Singapore Palette' evening for

some 800 members of the American Business Council. Danny was asked

to adjudicate the 16th Singapore Electone Festival at the World Trade Centre.

In July that year he performed in Adelaide, Australia for STPB in conjunction

with the convention of Australia Federation of Travel Agents (AFTA). After a stint

at the Amara Hotel he was offered to work at the Pan Pacific Hotel with

Jacinta Abisheganaden and thereafter, the Crown Prince Hotel.

 

1988 - 2001

Danny was offered to work at the new Melia @ Scotts Hotel for a few months,

culminating with an offer at the American Club in 1997 by the General Manager

Mr Richard Pfaff. The most recent event was the International Wine Dinner.

Has been performing at the American Club for 8 years and also music advisor.

He has performed for these various functions among others:

Letters of Commendation

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Danny has his own company "Arpeggio Productions" that provides live programmes

for weddings, birthday parties, company functions and also jingles for commercial

advertisements. We are the complete organisers of your functions, show promoters,

artistes managers and entertainment consultants.

Arpeggio Productions has been in service for more than 20 years.

Please contact us if you need our services at:

Office: 134A Hillview Ave #06-06, Hilltop Grove,

               Singapore 669620                  

Mail: PO Box 74,  Farrer Road Post Office

             Singapore 912803

Fax:            6763-5223

Mobile:       9667-1583

Email: dybkoh@singnet.com.sg

 

 



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