August 2018 - Scoot In-flight Magazine

WORDSMITH
ON-DEMAND
When Dave Tai isn’t
crafting catchy slogans as
a copy-based creative for
big brands, he writes
haiku for strangers. “I
started busking in 2016
because I had a
Remington typewriter
lying around at home and
couldn’t quite figure out
what to do with it,” he
says. Having left the
busking scene
indefinitely, Dave now
brings his art to local
festivals, company
events, and weddings.
haikufever.com
Annoying Brothers’ first-ever
busking session, Jonathan recalls
that while it was a “disaster,” the
experience was a huge learning
point for the pair. “Five minutes
into our show, there was no one
left watching us.”
“We were so demoralised by
the negative reception that it
took us more than three hours
to muster up the courage to
perform a second set which,
thankfully, went so much better
this time!” he says triumphantly.
“Our spectators are different
from the audience in paid
shows,” Jonathan shares
matter-of-factly. “Busking
audiences can walk away
anytime they want, while
theatregoers are committed to
finishing a show they spent
good money on no matter how
boring the performance is.”
IN THE NAME OF
LOVE (AND OTHER
THINGS)
When acoustic guitar player
and singer Muhammad Firdaus
(stage name Fyrdauz Macbeth)
started his busking journey in
early 2016, he propped up a
board beside him that read: I
busk to make the world a
better place. To this day, his
love for sharing his music with
the public and using it to make
a positive impact remains his
top motivations.
“Singapore is a unique
country with people from
different walks of life, and I
believe that music can inspire
people in one way or another,”
the talented male crooner
says. “I have received
messages from complete
strangers telling me that my
PHOTOGRAPHY FIRDAUS, DAVE TAI
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