tingkle.com

Welcome to Joshua Ting's personal home on the web

Josh was born in Malaysia and grew up in a home filled with love and music. He showed an early interest and gift in music by picking up simple piano playing by ear at the age of 3. He started playing the piano from the age of 5, specialising in improvisation by listening.

At the age of 15, Josh also showed a keen interest in the drums, an instrument he had not had a chance to play or be exposed to. Taking some early lessons, Josh showed promise by possessing a good sense of rhythm and showing a quick rate in improvement. By this time, the piano had become Josh's first love and he was playing the piano in high school musicals, including reproductions of "Miss Saigon" and "Oklahoma". He began playing regularly in small groups and duos, focusing on accompaniment for solo and duet vocals. Josh joined the swing band in high school for an opportunity to develop his ability on the drums.

Although leaving home was hard to do, Josh moved to the UK to attend university, and found his feet quickly by earning the position as resident pianist at an award-winning fine dining restaurant. He stepped his way onto the drum throne of the incredible University Big Band, gigging regularly. Three amazing years later, Josh found himself playing in the Montreux Jazz Festival with the Big Band.

Upon graduating from university, Josh has moved his focus to drums and has plays sessions and in funk bands, Big Bands, and jazz quartets including Moment's Notice and resident jazz quartet for JAM, a regular jazz evening at Warwick University. In addition to his love for playing jazz, Josh has also collaborated with up and coming artistes across the UK in private functions, sessions and showcases, playing a variety of music styles, including latin, pop and funk.

In the near future, Josh is looking to get involved in exciting new music projects, ideas and thoughts are welcome on a postcard please!

Monday, July 25, 2005

happy anniversary

To my darling baby..

Thank you for making the last 2 months the best time of my life, for making me smile, and being with me through the laughter and tears.

I am truly blessed to be loved by you - my wonderfulest, beautifulest, adorablest cutest sweetest amazingest darling..

I love you so very much.. happy anniversary. :)

Love,
Your darling darling.

Sunday, July 17, 2005

I will be here

Dedicated to Adeline, my little angel - the one I love with everything I am..

Tomorrow morning if you wake up
and the sun does not appear
I will be here
If in the dark, we lose sight of love
Hold my hand, and have no fear
'Cause I will be here

I will be here
When you feel like being quiet
When you need to speak your mind
I will listen
And I will be here
When the laughter turns to cryin'
Through the winning, losing and trying
We'll be together
I will be here

Tomorrow morning, if you wake up
And the future is unclear
I will be here
Just as sure as seasons were made for change
Our lifetimes were made for these years
So I will be here

I will be here
And you can cry on my shoulder
When the mirror tells us we're older
I will hold you
And I will be here
To watch you grow in beauty
And tell you all the things you are to me
I will be here

I will be true to the promise I have made
To you and to the One who gave you to me

Just as sure as seasons were made for change
Our lifetimes were made for these years
I will be here

We'll be together 'cause I will be here.

I love you and miss you so much darling.. and I am amazed at how I have been blessed with you in my life.. You mean the world to me.. my sweetheart.. my angel.. I love you..

Thursday, July 14, 2005

Picking up the baton

Baton has been slapped really really hard into my tender palm by MARK THE LLAMA LEO JANGBANG (and NO - that has no relation to GANG BANG.)

Total volume of music files on my computer
96.8 GB

The last CD I bought
Dweeb - This is Not Our Shed

Song playing right now
I am at work, not doing work, but not listening to music.

Five songs I listen to a lot, or that mean a lot to me

1. Marty Sampson (Hillsong) - Magnificent

".. Who set the stars in their place? You who calmed the raging seas that came
crashing over me.."
".. The hope of all the earth is rest assured in Your great love.."

This song is nothing short of amazing. I can't describe it. Go listen to it at full volume and then come back and tell me it doesn't bless you. Go on. I dare you.

2. Scissor Sisters - Laura

".. sh-mon.. sh-mon.. where is your love? won't you give me your love..?"

As Will Jackson the diabolo man says, this song is PHUNG-KEY. As Johann (my brother) says, it's a TUNE. It's a piece of musical GENIUS in all ways. I have never heard a piano and synth played so simply, with such an amazing effect. If you haven't heard this song, you haven't lived.

You know how some people say you know you're in love when every love song in the world is about you? In a way, it's true - but I have found that not every love song can symbolise what your love is all about, or can truly describe a special moment in your relationship.

3. Luther Vandross - Always & Forever

".. every day love me your own special way.. melt all my heart away with a
smile.... take time to tell me you really care.. and we'll share tomorrow
together.."

This song - in Luther's rendition, is one of the most beautiful I have ever heard. It is very well written, fantastically arranged, and like all of Luther's songs, sung amazingly.

I dedicated this song to Adeline on the day we began our journey, and am reminded of the promises and commitment I made to her on that wonderful day. Unlike many other songs, this song doesn't contain promises I didn't come up with myself, but in turn it reminds me of little things I can do that could make a big difference.

Doesn't harm that it's such a beautiful song.

4. Rascal Flatts (feat. Carrie Underwood) - Blessed The Broken Road

".. every long lost dream led me to where you are.."
".. this much I know
is true.. that God blessed the broken road that led me straight to you.."

My brother tells me he doesn't dig the whole country thing, but when I heard this song, I was strangely reminded of how blessed I am to have the love of someone so very special. 22 years certainly wasn't too long a wait.

5. Lea Salonga & Brad Kane - We Could Be In Love

Easily my favourite song ever - first heard it when I was about 10. Undoubtedly a classic love song, even if Brad can't really sing.

"don't ask why two such distant stars can fall right into place.."

Darling, are we two distant stars? We've fallen right into place.. that much I know is true.. :)