音谷打杂妹____郑苑盈

她和青青绿绿的东西很有缘，这次来沙巴也不列外。

苑盈说，来到沙巴大学，不参与活动，会有点不自在。

苑盈一直以来都住在山明水秀的吉打郊外，上Matriculation的时候也是都在山前的一所学院就读，直到来到了沙巴亚庇，她还是被山水给包围着。对于亚庇的气候与环境，苑盈很快就这样适应下来了。

苑盈一进入沙大就开始活跃于在许多的活动，这些活动或许对原创或华界文化没有太大的关系，但这也能开始让她在活动上了解到一些程序上的要点，无论是简单或是复杂，这一切，她都能够好好的吸取经验，好让自己在沙大的第一个学期充满学习的欲望。但是，由于某些因素而让她没法再度参与这个活动，让她留有些许的失望。

她不气馁，在第一届中华晚会的面试，她再一次拿出一些经验告诉筹委会她所能够带给中华晚会的贡献，当然她的一番诚意与她曾有的一些经验，让她再度有机会站在幕后担任工作人员。她回忆起说，在中学时代，她就是一个很喜欢参与活动的活跃分子。所以如果来到沙巴大学，不参与活动，会有点不自在。这也是她其中一个原因参与第二届中华晚会。

苑盈答应一起创造音谷贝特的原因是她还有一团未息的火在燃烧，
烧起她对写词的意念。

就这样，第一届中华晚会让她认识了音谷贝特的几位元帅。她所负责的岗位是制作部，而她先是认识到当时的制作总监梁家慎，还有熟悉音乐部分的陈信宏。 苑盈在这个团队里负责的是歌唱，偶尔她会给予表演者音准练习，好让中华晚会事半功倍。所以跟家慎和信宏在艺术这一部分有许多互动。在后期，她更对写词情有独钟，也因为这样，认识了演唱人Saito齐藤静惠和音谷贝特的核心与支持原创的王依婷。或许她是里头最年小的一位，所以再慢慢熟悉的情况下她开始觉得自己在这一群人当中能找到一些自己想要的东西。其实那就是搞更多的活动，而且是与自己最投契的一群人。

与其他元老一样，她答应一起创造音谷贝特的原因是她还有一团未息的火在燃烧，烧起她对写词的意念。也许这样，她对音谷贝特抱有期望，能够让她在未来的日子里，有更多的机会让自己的词面世于这个社会里。于是，她在音谷贝特里担当了打杂妹这个角色。

在音谷贝特刚刚起步时，她是以打杂的方式来与成员沟通。所谓打杂，就是她会记录所有开会得到的想法与程序，就像是位秘书，让音谷的书写程序更加完整。当时，依婷都对她做的一切竖起大拇指，原因是，她都一一能够把书写做的仔细。

在作词方面，苑盈从中华晚会直到音谷贝特成立，她已经作出了五首的词，而值得一提的是她的词在第二届中华晚会里被充当了当晚舞台剧里的主题曲与插曲，这对她来说是一种荣耀。过后的她还是会在空闲时写写词然后在上载到音谷曲库去，好让家慎和信宏有好的·资源去作曲并编成好听的一首歌曲。

她和青青绿绿的东西很有缘，这次来沙巴也不列外。

一直到她慢慢升级为学姐，让她的课业越来越忙，甚至忙到有时连音谷的列常活动都被逼缺席，这对音谷来说是一大的遗憾，因为有她的存在，其实能够让学员获益不少，尤其是在音准与写词的心德这一块。她告诉我说，如果自己不再那么忙，她就可以让自己抽身在音谷里继续为音谷写多一点词，甚至协助音谷举办更多的活动。

她告诉我说，现在在音谷里，她会以比较低调的形式去为它争取更多的表演机会，她更是强调，不要失去对原创的热枕，有想法就要去坚持。

她会以比较低调的形式去为它争取更多的表演机会，
她更是强调，
不要失去对原创的热枕，有想法就要去坚持。

后记：我记得苑盈是个蛮追求完美的人，以前刚认识她的时候，她总是个拿起笔来就炯炯有神的作词人，她也是在我们有着各式各样会议时的打杂妹。可是如今，当她渐渐变为学姐当儿，也渐渐在音谷贝特的列常活动变得低调起来。我多希望她能够再拿回一些热情，好好经营音谷贝特。其实，她是最后一位有机会还在沙大看着音谷贝特成长的元老。

She has a destiny with greeneries and lushes.

Yuan Ying has always lived in the picturesque outskirts of Kedah. Her matriculation was also completed in a college facing a hill. Until she came to Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, she is still surrounded by mountains and seas. Perhaps, this was why she adapted easily in the environment.

As early as her entrance to UMS, Yuan Ying has been actively involved in many activities. Those activities might not be linked directly to originality and the cultural aspects, but they were what make her to have some insights on procedural elements in both simple and complex particulars. All these experiences leaded her to more desire of learning more things in her first semester at university. However, due to certain factors, she could not participate in those activities again.

The disappointment did not discourage her to join other activities. Her sincerity and past experiences have successfully secured her an opportunity to work at backstage. She recalled that in her high school, she was an active member in participating activities. If she did not join some in the university, she would certainly feel uncomfortable. Therefore, she joined the Chinese Cultural Night 2013.

As such, she got to know the pioneers of Incubator Workshop. She was responsible for the production department in the cultural night. She first met Ka Shem, the production director and Sin Hoong, the music enthusiast in the committee. Yuan Ying was responsible to give performers musical intonation practices, therefore she had many interactions with two of them. In the later stage, she had a soft spot in lyrics writing. Because of that, she became more familiar with Saito, a vocalist and Ee Theng, the founder of Incubator Workshop. She was the youngest among all. However, this did not hinder her to include herself in this group of people as she slowly found what she always wanted. In fact, it was to engage more activities with a congenial group of friends.  

Like other pioneers, the reason she agreed to create Incubator Workshop together was that she had a flaming desire to write lyrics. She hoped that through Incubator Workshop, her views could be delivered by words. Uncomplainingly, she took up the “odd jobs” in Incubator Workshop.

During the first phase of establishment, Yuan Ying served as a secretary for Incubator Workshop. She kept all meeting records and procedures organized. Other than that, she facilitated a smooth communication flow among members. During activities, she covered up whichever she could to ensure a smooth program flow. At that time, Ee Theng was truly impressed by her ability and passion.

Lyrics-writing wise, Yuan Ying has produced 5 lyrics from the cultural night 2013 to the establishment of Incubator Workshop. It is worth to mention that one of her lyrics was honoured as the theme song for the cultural night 2013. After which, she restlessly kept writing and uploading her lyrics to the lyrics library of Incubator Workshop to serve as a good resource for music composers to work with.

Until she has become a senior, her workload in studies got heavier and heavier. Most of the time, she was forced to skip the weekly activities of Incubator Workshop. Her presence, in fact, benefited members in intonation and lyrics writing. She said that if she was no longer busy, she could get herself to engage more in Incubator Workshop.

As of today, she seeks for more performing opportunities for Incubator Workshop instead, in the background. She stressed that do not ever lose the passion for originality. If there is a dream then persist it!

Epilogue: The perfectionism of Yuan Ying is still what I could relate her with. When I first met her, she was always making a writing. I appreciate how she willingly kept everything in order. However, things change when she is becoming a senior. She rarely appeared in routine activities. I truly hope that her passion could be retrieved and she could slowly pick up what she has missed. In fact, she is the only pioneer that still at the university. She is the only one who can watch and grow together with Incubator Workshop!

日新月异____陈信宏

音乐创作，对信宏来说并不是天赋，而是后天建立起的兴趣加努力。他知道，学习音乐的漫漫长路是无止无尽，也因为这样，音乐会是多姿多彩。

在求学的过程中，音乐一直都是信宏非常讲究的部分。小学时期就在铜乐队里混的他，接触过口风琴和喇叭；中学时期则在管乐队里吹奏法国号。他从小学习的都是音乐演奏，一直到他买了吉他，才开始自学和了解与流行音乐创作相关的乐理。信宏有提到，他自己不是一个很好的演奏家。但是对流行乐和摇滚乐非常喜好，甚至对音乐创作有一股热爱。曾用口风琴吹出心旋律的他，就像是无法避免创作这宿命般的事。

信宏说，要面对自己的缺点，也要接受批评，因此不要害怕去面对。

当信宏拥有了自己的吉他后，透过网络资料自学和弦，开始自弹自唱自创曲。直到大二，找到吉他编辑软件后，信宏才开始有了可以满足自己一直以来对摇滚乐的喜爱，至此才认真学习弦乐理。信宏有提到自学创作因为网络资料的方便，自学也相对的简单，重要的是个人得挨过这个学习的过程。当然，不可避免的是要面对自己的缺点，也要接受批评，因此不要害怕去面对。

信宏觉得要在学习音乐持之以恒，思维里的创意是不可或缺的。每作的一首曲会在音乐修行路上为自己定位。歌曲中，他希望让每个人知道自己喜欢什么又或者憧憬什么。在自己一心创造的曲库里，他也希望能让一个人找回最初的感动，同一首歌在不同的人生阶段给人不同的领悟。作一首歌，能带来的是一次又一次对音乐的热情，重燃出更大的火焰。所以信宏对音乐是带着阿Q精神一起出发。

音乐启蒙时期的信宏，最爱飞儿乐团，大无限乐团和David Cook。现在喜欢的音乐人不计其数，这其中有林宥嘉，轻晨电，张悬，ryo，米津玄师， Neru，麻枝準，乌屋茶房，HUSH，梶浦由记、ALI PROJECT、泽野弘之、蘑菇帝国等。

在于文字这一块，中学时期的他，沉迷于郭敬明的作品，而模仿他的文风在博客上写一些叙事和抒情的文字；大学时期的他，沉迷哲学，主要是尼采的作品，日本动漫中的深度作品也对他带来影响。信宏的个人分享，阅读求精求深刻不求多，个人的偶像多厉害，一个人就有机会变得多厉害。和音乐创作的共同点是一个人也要熬过一个学习的曲线。

越是长大，这世界的规则就越是模糊不定。

越是枪林弹雨，

就越要我们从容而积极地面对。

音谷贝特缘起于第二届沙大中华文化之夜。信宏从中最大的收获，除了认识许多新朋友之外，还意识到 “人人有别” 这件事。不一样的经历，对会对未来的展望造就不一样的个体，甚至不一样的沟通方式，从而延伸出的用词和理解都会因误差而导致沟通故障。爱哲学的他去了图书馆借了一些有关性格分类和性格互动的书籍，并分析这些人与人之间的关系和交际的基础。借此机会，能在一个团体中冷静及有效率的让自己的意见一一发出，并让团员们知道他想表达的想法。对于信宏而言，音谷贝特的成立有一定的必然性在里面。文化之夜结束后一群爱玩艺术的人无所事事又无处可去，自然就聚在了一起，做想做的事。

信宏对音谷贝特有一个期许，希望日后不管浪静风平或风风雨雨里，音谷贝特都能成为大家发展各自爱好的温床，在或许不被了解和不被看好的环境里，都有一个能自由发挥的容身之所，在互相的陪伴下，在对艺术有更深的接触和体验的同时，不至于太过孤单。他也为音谷贝特送上祝福，为将来干杯。信宏希望，音谷贝特这平台不只是让成员们有个给艺术与原创一个安稳的避风港，也让大家有一个繁盛多彩的港湾，在那嬉戏，品尝每一位成员所酝酿出来的作品。

后记：第一次与信宏接触是在沙大中华文化之夜，那时听信宏提及自学乐理，小编觉得不可思议。那时候的主题曲《遗典一滴》，就出自于信宏的创作。后来，信宏开始与几个组员分享文字创作这一块，才发现，原来他不只对音乐创作有研究，在文字创作上也有相对的程度。

The creation of music, to Sin Hoong, is not a talent but has to be acquired by establishing an interest in addition to making tremendous efforts. The long path of learning music is endless. Because of this, music is colorful.

       During his journey to pursue studies, Sin Hoong has been very particular about music. He learned to play musical instruments from organ, trumpet to French horn by joining the orchestra. Things changed when he first bought a guitar. He started to learn the musical theory related to pop music. He mentioned that he was not a good player, but he has a strong enthusiasm towards pop and rock music. On top of that, his love towards music composition overwhelms.

       Ever since he owned a guitar, and with the help of Internet accessibility, he learned to play chord and create own music. Until his second year in university, he found himself a guitar editing software. This was when he could satisfy his hunger for rock music. He thinks that self-learning is possible and relatively simple. It is important that the individual could get through the learning process. It is inevitable to face your own shortcomings, but also to accept criticism as well as to face the problems arisen.

       Sin Hoong realized that perseverance and creative thinking are the essential elements in the music learning process. Each musical piece created represents the self-positioning in the musical path. He hopes that, through his music, everyone would know what they like and what they envision for. He wishes that his efforts in building his own music library would make back the initial move of an individual. You might be surprised that at different stages of life, the same song gives a different insights to an individual. Making a song itself is therefore the perfect tool to bring the passion for music, as well as to rekindle the flame in you.

       Sin Hoong was enlightened with his favourite music from FIR and David Cook. Recently, he listens to countless number of musicians and singers including Yoga Lin, Light Morning Power, Zhang Xuan, Ryo, Kenshi Yonezu, Neru, Aji Jun, HUSH, Yuki Kajiura, ALI PROJECT, Hiroyuki Sawano and Mushroom Empire.

       Regarding to words and writing, on the other hand, he indulged himself in Guo’s works during his secondary school. He even imitated his style of narrative and lyrical writing on his own blog. However, he was obsessed with philosophy, mainly the works of Nietzsche, during his university period. Japanese in-depth anime works also have an impact on him. Sin Hoong shared that readings should be refined and concentrated but not seek for quantity. The more powerful one’s idol is, the greater the opportunity one to become more powerful.

The more grown up we are, the more uncertain we are towards the rules of this world.

The more hail of bullets, the calmer and more positive we have to be in order to face them.

       Incubator Workshop was originated from the UMS Chinese Cultural Night 2013. The greatest gain to Sin Hoong, in addition to know many new friends, was to realize that everyone is different. Different experiences would lead to the different vision to the future, or even a different way of communication would cause communication breakdown merely because of the extended presentation and understanding are different. To study on this aspect, he even went to the library and read about character classification and interactions. By understanding this, he took the opportunity to raise his viewpoints in a team, calmly and effectively. For Sin Hoong, the establishment of Incubator Workshop has a certain inevitability in it. The glamorous closing of the cultural night naturally gathered the artistic enthusiasts and formed the Incubator Workshop today.

       Sin Hoong hopes that in future, regardless of ups and downs, Incubator Workshop would be a hotbed for artistic enthusiasts to develop their passion. Perhaps, Incubator Workshop could be the perfect shelter to play around freely in the harsh environment wherein we are not trusted nor understood. In the company of each other, we could have a deeper contact and experience with arts without being lonely. He blesses Incubator Workshop for its best, and cheers for its future. He wishes that this platform not only allows members to have an original arts’ safe haven, but also to be playful, colourful and eventually to taste every single works brewed.

Epilogue: The first contact with Sin Hoong was at the Cultural Night. Listening to his self-learnt music was an incredible experience. Not forgetting to mention, the theme song “Once Upon An Old Town” was from him! Later, Sin Hoong started to share words and writing. Till then, only I realized that he not only has a good grasps on music but also creative writing.