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Alex Wong is a Malaysian independent musician and singer who performs under the stage name
SingleTrackMind, and also a retired professional jet ski
racer. To date (October 2007), he has released two full albums, earned three award nominations at the Anugerah Industri Muzik
, and won eight international races in the 1990s for his jet ski team.
; the 1995, 1996 and 1998 Malaysian Championships; the 1995 Korean Championships in Pijin Island; the 1996 Australian Championship in Queensland; and the 1998 Asia Pacific King's Cup in Songkhla
, Thailand. In 1998 he moved to Petronas Jet Sport Racing Team, but never won any championship since.
. Wong finally concluded his jet-skiing career at the World King’s Cup Watercross in Thailand in 2006.
Since Rock the World III, SingleTrackMind held a total of 34 stage appearances throughout the year 2003 in conjunction with his debut album, including eight in China, Philippines, Thailand and Singapore. In the following three years, he remained active in live performances, having done another 34 gigs and stage appearances including those in Indonesia and Singapore. He was the opening act
for Deep Purple
's concert in Singapore in 2004 and the Malaysian leg of the INXS
Switch On World Tour 2006 in Kuala Lumpur.
[hey.] , which featured One Day, an English remake of Indonesian
song Mungkin Nanti, originally performed by Peterpan
, alongside first single Seventeen (God at the Beach), which was penned by the artist himself as a dedication to an acquaintance of his who died suddenly. According to him on the Malaysian English Top 10 aired on 28 October 2007, Seventeen was so titled and made the seventh track of his album because 17 July was the acquaintance's birthday. SingleTrackMind also finished a six-leg Indonesian tour in Bali
, Surabaya
, Jakarta
and Bandung
, in mid-August.
Besides this, the album, which nine of its ten tracks were recorded in Los Angeles
, had two tracks (Still The Same and Light Fades) which would be featured in American indie film The 3rd Doorway.
Stage name
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SingleTrackMind, and also a retired professional jet ski
Jet ski
Jet Ski is the brand name of a personal watercraft manufactured by Kawasaki Heavy Industries. The name is sometimes mistakenly used by those unfamiliar with the personal watercraft industry to refer to any type of personal watercraft; however, the name is a valid trademark registered with the...
racer. To date (October 2007), he has released two full albums, earned three award nominations at the Anugerah Industri Muzik
Anugerah Industri Muzik
Anugerah Industri Muzik , is Malaysia's music award-giving ceremony. It is the Malaysia's equivalent of Grammy.-Best Album:-Best Song:...
, and won eight international races in the 1990s for his jet ski team.
Jet skiing
Being among Malaysia's earliest batch of competitive jet skiers, Wong had joined two professional jet-skiing teams. He started out under the Wong's Way Racing banner in 1987, His first championship was at the 1991 Dhananbalan Cup in Singapore, and he was elevated to professional status the following year. He went on to win the 1994 Philippine Championships in CebuCebu
Cebu is a province in the Philippines, consisting of Cebu Island and 167 surrounding islands. It is located to the east of Negros, to the west of Leyte and Bohol islands...
; the 1995, 1996 and 1998 Malaysian Championships; the 1995 Korean Championships in Pijin Island; the 1996 Australian Championship in Queensland; and the 1998 Asia Pacific King's Cup in Songkhla
Songkhla
Songkhla is a city in the Songkhla Province of southern Thailand, near the border with Malaysia. As of 2006 it had a population of 75,048...
, Thailand. In 1998 he moved to Petronas Jet Sport Racing Team, but never won any championship since.
No Reason
Wong moved on to music and performed his first stage appearance in the Rock the World III music festival in Kuala Lumpur in 2002. He released his first album, No Reason in 2003, while still being a member of Petronas Jet Sport. The album, which contained his debut single of the same title, earned him three nominations for Best New Local English Artist, Best Engineered Album and Best Music Video in the 2004 AIMAnugerah Industri Muzik
Anugerah Industri Muzik , is Malaysia's music award-giving ceremony. It is the Malaysia's equivalent of Grammy.-Best Album:-Best Song:...
. Wong finally concluded his jet-skiing career at the World King’s Cup Watercross in Thailand in 2006.
Since Rock the World III, SingleTrackMind held a total of 34 stage appearances throughout the year 2003 in conjunction with his debut album, including eight in China, Philippines, Thailand and Singapore. In the following three years, he remained active in live performances, having done another 34 gigs and stage appearances including those in Indonesia and Singapore. He was the opening act
Opening act
An opening act or warm-up act is an entertainer or entertainment act that performs at a concert before the featured entertainer...
for Deep Purple
Deep Purple
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's concert in Singapore in 2004 and the Malaysian leg of the INXS
INXS
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Switch On World Tour 2006 in Kuala Lumpur.
[hey.]
In 1 March 2007, SingleTrackMind released his second full album,Indonesian language
Indonesian is the official language of Indonesia. Indonesian is a normative form of the Riau Islands dialect of Malay, an Austronesian language which has been used as a lingua franca in the Indonesian archipelago for centuries....
song Mungkin Nanti, originally performed by Peterpan
Peterpan (band)
Peterpan is a multi-award–winning Indonesian pop rock band. The band originally consisted of six members, known as Andika, Indra, Ariel, Uki, Loekman, and Reza, the first two of whichhave since left the band...
, alongside first single Seventeen (God at the Beach), which was penned by the artist himself as a dedication to an acquaintance of his who died suddenly. According to him on the Malaysian English Top 10 aired on 28 October 2007, Seventeen was so titled and made the seventh track of his album because 17 July was the acquaintance's birthday. SingleTrackMind also finished a six-leg Indonesian tour in Bali
Bali
Bali is an Indonesian island located in the westernmost end of the Lesser Sunda Islands, lying between Java to the west and Lombok to the east...
, Surabaya
Surabaya
Surabaya is Indonesia's second-largest city with a population of over 2.7 million , and the capital of the province of East Java...
, Jakarta
Jakarta
Jakarta is the capital and largest city of Indonesia. Officially known as the Special Capital Territory of Jakarta, it is located on the northwest coast of Java, has an area of , and a population of 9,580,000. Jakarta is the country's economic, cultural and political centre...
and Bandung
Bandung
Bandung is the capital of West Java province in Indonesia, and the country's third largest city, and 2nd largest metropolitan area in Indonesia, with a population of 7.4 million in 2007. Located 768 metres above sea level, approximately 140 km southeast of Jakarta, Bandung has cooler...
, in mid-August.
Besides this, the album, which nine of its ten tracks were recorded in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
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, had two tracks (Still The Same and Light Fades) which would be featured in American indie film The 3rd Doorway.