刚踏上风下之乡这片土地，对于家慎而言，不熟悉的环境让他内心夹杂着不安。也许因为不安，让他在作音乐这一块变得行事低调。可是上天总会是让拥有才能的人有表现自己的机会。就这样，第一年的他，加入了沙大中华晚会筹委会的阵容，对他而言，非常兴奋。他期许自己可以通过办活动而从中学习。即使他仍然把自己创作的兴趣埋藏在不为人知的深谷里。
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| 音乐净化灵魂 |
天意弄人，在第二届的沙大中华晚会里，他偶然让当年已成为学姐的依婷发现他创作出众的才能，让他开始为歌舞剧的歌曲创作，投入了筹备的整个过程。很值得一提的是，家慎是有史以来第一位在第一个学期就拿到要职的传奇人物！他的角色从一开始的制作部秘书、策划组主任、歌舞剧歌曲制作人、直到在晚会上担任了舞台总监。这一些，对他来说并不容易。换而言之，这一位刚踏入大学的新人类在第二届的沙大中华晚会早已尝尽在大学里办活动的风风雨雨。当中的压力必然不是那么容易可以征服的。
在短短一年里，表现出色的他从中学习了如何承担、如何运作一个团队、一些舞台制作的细节与概念，以及传承的定义。除此之外，他更为晚会带来了许多原创。他对音乐的元素是纯粹而简单的。而这一些原创都是他在熬夜过后，没有足够睡眠之下所创作出来的。虽然很难熬，但是他并没有忽略掉任何一个音符，因为他要的是把词画上适合的的音符，让整首歌变得有灵魂，有舞台剧中的故事情感。就这样，他一共为了晚会筹备了四首的好歌曲。 晚会结束后，他对音乐的热忱并未褪去，而且开始对这一片州土有了信心。这一次的冲刺，对音乐有深厚喜好的家慎，在战友们的号召下，一起创立了音谷贝特这个平台。
家慎非常清楚地知道，这是一个让他有机会发挥自己兴趣的平台。秉持着这一念对音乐的执着，他意决和大家站在同一阵线上，为开启音谷贝特的旅途而努力。他开始增加编曲的知识，也延续更多原创的意念，继续为音谷贝特谱出更多的曲子。这可说是在沙大，有音乐的地方就看到家慎的作品。 当然，精通音乐的他，歌唱技巧也在他的掌握之内。他是个对音乐热诚一点也不放过的猎人，他不惜一切让自己的水准更上一层楼，他也丝毫不吝于分享自身的经验，开始透过一次又一次的例常活动，分享种种唱歌的技巧给学员们受惠。在每一个转音的练习，每一个尾音的修饰，所有的音准，节拍，他都一一耐心地指导与纠正。当家慎插秧种苗之时，也会有收获的一天。音谷贝特团员们第一次的翻唱歌曲，就这样在商讨之后很顺利就诞辰了。当中，音谷翻唱系列里的选曲，录音，编辑及弹奏，一切都由家慎单刀完成。
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| 家慎默默许下一个承诺，他会尽他自己所能，继续地支持音谷贝特 |
家慎说，在音谷贝特的日子里，是一种非笔墨所能形容的喜悦。他不但能把自己学习到的东西传授给更多的成员，也能在这陌生的州土找到更多与他一样带着热诚认识音符的人。在这里，他可以和大家一起透过玩乐而学习，彻底享受每一个表演的机会，享受每一个筹备的过程。
家慎告诉小记，在距离毕业的日子越近的时候，当然，最想念的，会是在音谷贝特里的所有回忆。在投入音谷贝特的过程中，他从制作一首首的原创，磨练出自己的编曲能力。每一次的编曲，都成了他的学习过程，在学习之余，他赋予词生命，一石二鸟。
家慎希望这份对原创的热情，会由一代又一代的沙大生延绵不断的传下去，把音谷贝特的音乐库装的满满的都是音乐的热忱。也许今天以后，这再也不是默默，因为家慎曾默默许下一个承诺，他会尽他自己所能，继续地支持音谷贝特，即使自己有一天已不再沙大活跃。
后记：结束了与家慎的访问后，小记开始想起在制作沙大中华晚会其中一首歌曲时，那轻快跳跃的旋律。透过旋律里，可以看到这个热爱音乐的他，夹杂着一些童心，却也可以带起大家的共鸣。这或许就是他的长项，以小清新系为品牌。
He is our composer; he is our arranger; he is our pianist; he is our
recording engineer; he is our music producer – Leong Ka Shem.
Upon setting out on his journey in the land below the wind, the
unfamiliar environment has thrown him into mixed feelings of excitement and
anxiety. Perhaps due to this, he was modest towards music-making and gradually
soft-pedalled his musical storms. During his first year in the university, he joined
the organizing team for the Chinese Cultural Festival. He was overwhelmed with
joy for his inclusion in the team. He hoped that he could learn something
through the event. At that point, he concealed his musical talents and immersed
himself in something else he never come across with.
The shine of this diamond in the rough, however, has been unearthed
in the midst of the preparation of the event. His outstanding talent in music
writing has leaded him to compose a list of songs for the musical dance
theater, and thereof put himself into the whole process of preparation. It is
worth mentioning that Ka Shem was the legendary representative who has been
appointed as the key position in university events, as early as in his first
semester of study. His role was ranged from the secretary of production, the
leader of program planning, the musical writer, to the stage manager of the
theater. For him, it was not easy at all. In other words, this new leaf who has
just entered the university, has already tasted the ups and downs that might
not be experienced by his peers. Inevitably, it was not easy to conquer the
pressure in between.
In just a year, he has been equipped with various skills such as how
to undertake a responsibility, how to run a team, a number of details and
concepts on stage production, as well as the rationale to inherit a culture. In
addition, he brought a generous element on the originality of the musical dance
theater. It is not difficult to realize his purity and simplicity in his
musical works. Nonetheless they were produced from a number of sleepless
nights. As such, he has written a total of four songs and a few other
background music in a tight time constraint. Although it was tough, he was very
particular in every single musical notes of his music. Without his music
flowing between the stage play, it would be merely one without a soul. In
addition to his flaming passion for music, the greatest reward from the tough
year was that he began to feel this land as his second home. Together with his
enthusiastic team members, he created Incubator Workshop.
Ka Shem knows that this would serve as the perfect platform for him
to exert his interest. Upholding his dedication to music, he made his intention
clear and began to work on the establishment of Incubator Workshop. He enhanced
his musical knowledge, particularly in music arrangement. Meanwhile, he
extended more original ideas and continued to compose new music works.
Certainly, his proficiency in music was not limited on music-making but also on
vocals. He is definitely an aggressive musical hunter wherein he restlessly
grasps on related skills and always wanted to make improvements. Above this
all, he did not hesitate to share his knowledge. Through routine activities, Ka
Shem benefited other members by sharing singing skills and guided them with
full patience. In just a few months, he successfully produced a series of song
covers, which covered song selection, practice, recording and editing.
In the days with Incubator Workshop, he said that it was a joy
beyond description. Not only passing the knowledge he has equipped with, he
also get to know more enthusiastic talents on this lovely land. Here, he could
learn together with others while having so much fun. Here, he thoroughly
enjoyed every performance and the process of each preparation.
As the graduation day is just right at the corner, what makes Ka
Shem miss the most is of no doubt, the moments and sweet bitter memories in
Incubator Workshop. During the days in Incubator Workshop, he has enhanced his
ability in musical arrangement by producing one after another original music
pieces. He was the one who honored a soul to the lyrics, and he was the one who
created the ambient atmosphere for the songs.
Ka Shem hopes that the passion for originality, not only in music, will be continually passed down from generation to generation of graduates. One day, the music library of Incubator Workshop will be charmed with the soulful works. He made a promise to himself, that he would do his best to support Incubator Workshop even if he is no longer in the university.
Epilogue: Upon completing the
interview with Ka Shem, a playful melody of his came into my mind. It was one
of the song from the stage play. Through this melody, it is noticeably that his
love for music is mixed up with some pure and innocent elements, yet his works
always resonate with people’s common feelings. Perhaps this is his most
attractive strength, and this is what makes him whole!
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