Mister (band)
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Mister also known as Mr. is a Cantonese
rock band
composed of Desmond Tam, Tom To, Alan Po, Ronny Lay and Quincy Tam on the guitars. The vocal duties are performed by Po, with backing vocals provided by Tam.
The quintet originated from the underground indie scene where they were known as White Noise. Their breakthrough performance was their gig at Alan Tam
's birthday party. They were subsequently recommended to Universal Music by himself who was deeply impressed by their skill and talent.
titled Mr.
. It was later re-released as part of their second effort: If I Am....
In 2009, Mister released their first LP titled If I Am... It spawned a number of hit singles, notably "If I Were Eason Chan" and "Mr. Tam", the first being an homage to popular canto pop artist Eason Chan
and the latter as a tribute to Alan Tam
.
In early 2010, Mister released a compilation titled Like Black, the album contained two new tracks, a mandarin version of "If I Were Eason Chan" and seven remixed versions of songs from their previous efforts If I Am... and Mr.
In March 2010, Mister played two shows at the Hong Kong Coliseum and featured Joey Tang, Patrick Lui and Ricky Chu from veteran canto-rock band Tai Chi
and legendary Alan Tam
; as well as contemporary pop singer Eason Chan
and Hip Hop group LMF
. The concerts were successful and were recorded into high definition DVD, which was released in May, 2010.
Cantopop
Cantopop is a colloquialism for "Cantonese popular music". It is sometimes referred to as HK-pop, short for "Hong Kong popular music". It is categorized as a subgenre of Chinese popular music within C-pop...
rock band
Rock Band
Rock Band is a music video game developed by Harmonix Music Systems, published by MTV Games and Electronic Arts. It is the first title in the Rock Band series. The PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions were released in the United States on November 20, 2007, while the PlayStation 2 version was...
composed of Desmond Tam, Tom To, Alan Po, Ronny Lay and Quincy Tam on the guitars. The vocal duties are performed by Po, with backing vocals provided by Tam.
The quintet originated from the underground indie scene where they were known as White Noise. Their breakthrough performance was their gig at Alan Tam
Alan Tam
Wing Lun Alan Tam, MH is an award-winning Hong Kong Cantopop and English pop singer and actor. During the early 1980s he played a major role in developing the cantopop scene as he was known for singing romantic ballads with modern arrangements. As of 2008, he is still active in the music...
's birthday party. They were subsequently recommended to Universal Music by himself who was deeply impressed by their skill and talent.
Time-line
In 2008, Mister released their debut EPExtended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
titled Mr.
Mr. (album)
Mr. is a mini-album released in 2008 by Hong Kong indie rock band Mister.-Tracklist:#Voice Mail Message + Zin Wo #Everyone#Xiang Tai Duo #Jia Shi #Deng Bu Le #Mister...
. It was later re-released as part of their second effort: If I Am....
In 2009, Mister released their first LP titled If I Am... It spawned a number of hit singles, notably "If I Were Eason Chan" and "Mr. Tam", the first being an homage to popular canto pop artist Eason Chan
Eason Chan
Eason Chan Yik-shun is a prominent male singer in Hong Kong's music industry. Undoubtedly one of the most dominant male singers in the post-1997 era of Hong Kong music industry. Eason Chan has been praised by Time magazine as a front runner in the next generation of Cantopop...
and the latter as a tribute to Alan Tam
Alan Tam
Wing Lun Alan Tam, MH is an award-winning Hong Kong Cantopop and English pop singer and actor. During the early 1980s he played a major role in developing the cantopop scene as he was known for singing romantic ballads with modern arrangements. As of 2008, he is still active in the music...
.
In early 2010, Mister released a compilation titled Like Black, the album contained two new tracks, a mandarin version of "If I Were Eason Chan" and seven remixed versions of songs from their previous efforts If I Am... and Mr.
In March 2010, Mister played two shows at the Hong Kong Coliseum and featured Joey Tang, Patrick Lui and Ricky Chu from veteran canto-rock band Tai Chi
Tai Chi (Band)
Tai Chi is a Chinese rock band formed in Hong Kong in 1985 by Patrick Lui , Joey Tang , Gary Tong , Ernest Lau , Ed Sing , and Ricky Chu . They are joined by the 1980s "Band-booming Era" along with Fundamental, Beyond, Tat Ming Pair, Blue Jeans, Small Island, Raidas, Citybeat...
and legendary Alan Tam
Alan Tam
Wing Lun Alan Tam, MH is an award-winning Hong Kong Cantopop and English pop singer and actor. During the early 1980s he played a major role in developing the cantopop scene as he was known for singing romantic ballads with modern arrangements. As of 2008, he is still active in the music...
; as well as contemporary pop singer Eason Chan
Eason Chan
Eason Chan Yik-shun is a prominent male singer in Hong Kong's music industry. Undoubtedly one of the most dominant male singers in the post-1997 era of Hong Kong music industry. Eason Chan has been praised by Time magazine as a front runner in the next generation of Cantopop...
and Hip Hop group LMF
Lazy Mutha Fucka
LMF also known as Lazy Mutha Fucka or Lazy Muthafucka, is a Cantonese hip-hop group in Hong Kong. The group, signed by Warner Music, was founded in 1993, disbanded in 2003 and regrouped in 2009...
. The concerts were successful and were recorded into high definition DVD, which was released in May, 2010.