#SixAurasStudies : R E D
{determination / energy / passion}
Nate Wong . 音樂家
Nate Wong Music
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【堅定・撼動】
香港的音樂工業裡有一顆紅，叫Nate Wong。
在「Touch Mi 鄭秀文世界巡迴演唱會」，觀眾定必有被他的鼓聲撼動過。
鋼琴、低音結他、長笛、色士風、非洲鼓⋯⋯無一不曉的Nate鍾情打鼓。「我鍾意打鼓，因為鼓手在樂隊中的角色很重要，能控制整個演出的動態和感覺。」Nate自言喜歡壓力，鼓手「冇得匿」，是演出成功與否的靈魂人物。「我屬於堅定的紅色，這份信心可以轉移到整個樂隊。」音樂上，Nate相信能量比技巧更重要，豐富的能量才能帶動歡眾的感覺。
「Aura，有得唔信㗎咩？」對音樂擁有無限熱情的Nate感覺自己在工作以外，尤其在獨處時，也會藍。這大概是每個表演者在人前激情過後的平靜，在直覺中尋找自己的下一個可能。
10歲移居加洲的香港音樂人Nate Wong，於柏克萊音樂學院取得學位，留美工作數年後，決定回來這個毫不重視音樂的家：香港，組成爵士樂隊Nate w/ The Wong Way Down演出個人創作，又在新晉本地獨立樂隊 Nowhere Boys 擔任鼓手，推出專輯《Welcome To Our Hyperreality》。
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Nate Wong . Musician
A burning flame, riding blame,
Guarding the gate, steering the fate,
Wong Way Down, from Hong Kong.
Nate is the zest, Wong the jazz.
“The drummer dictates the performance and sets the stage on fire. I like it. That’s me.” Nate thrives under pressure, wants no cover. “I am the flare of the stage, I need to be confident in order to power the whole stage.” Nate believes determination is more important than technique, only then the performance can overwhelm the audience with energy and shock.
“I don’t understand. How can you doubt Aura?” Besides the passionate red in his work, Nate thinks he is a calming blue in his moments of solitude. The hush, he says, reposes himself for his next move.
A Californian since the age of 10 from Hong Kong, studied in the prestigious Berkeley School of Music and worked in the US music scene before moving back to HK, a home not on the same level of zest for jazz music. The founder of the bands The Wong Way Down and Nowhere Boy, he keeps surprising his audience with his newest album, “Welcome To Our Hyperreality”.
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#SixAurasStudies Photography Exhibition by Charlotte In White is now on:
#WhiteTherapy 2.0
Location: HKFYG Organic 21(60 Staunton Street, Central.)
Time: 12noon - 9pm (Everyday except Wednesday)
