As I mentioned in my earlier post, today’s theme shall be “S-Moody Monday”, let’s stick to MM.
(read: “S-Moody” = “SMU-dy” aka SMU-related/SMU-Moody post! haha,cheesy I know)
So today, I am going to talk about one of the event that I’ve been busy with recently – Voice Personality Hunt 2008 (VPH).

VPH is one of the signature event of  SMU Broadcast & Entertainment (SMUBE).Perhaps I should briefly introduce my CCA first. Established in 2003, SMUBE has been recognized as the official media club in SMU. Home to two of the largest media broadcasting platform here on campus, SMU Campus Radio and SMU Campus TV. Under the care of the Artiste Management Team, our artistes which include emcees, VJs, TV& Radio Presenters are the first choice for most student and school events as well as many external functions. In fact, our alumni consists of MediaCorp Artistes such as Jade Seah, Pornsak, Sim Yunn Ying and Jackson Tan. If you think that’s all for what SMUBE can offer, you’re so wrong ! Our club consists of 13 departments and Events & Backstage (E&B) is definitely one of the hottest department as every other club seeks for technical/sound support from us !

By the way, I am currently the Marketing (Design) Deputy Director of the 5th Exco, killing everyone with my voice on air for an hour on Campus Radio as well as PR record label rep for Sony BMG. SMUBE is almost like a media company but student-run aka restricted budget. And I have to admit, without SMUBE, I don’t think I can survive in SMU.*awww

Back to VPH, it has been an annual talent competition where SMU students showcase their talents in emceeing, radio and TV presenting. For the past years, it was held within SMU’s city campus but this year, Terence (my co-partner) and I are bringing it out of school. The finals will be happening on 17th October (Fri) from 7-9pm outside The Cathay! And previously, it has been an internal audition and straight to the finals. As for our 14 finalists, it has been the usual with a twist of an additional semi-finals to make sure only the best stays in the game. After spanning a total of 9 weeks, I am quite sure the finals will be exciting to watch. Not only that, the audience will stand a chance to win Kanye West concert tickets as well as lots of attractive prizes !

The planning process for this event was a pain in the ass due to our budget constraint and balancing school+”work” isn’t easy at all. If you’re from SMU, you will probably understand the frustrations of coping Week 7 (midterm+quizzes week) together with meetings with sponsors,rushing out marketing materials, auditioning the contestants, finalizing details of the events, updating the management, getting permits from school etc, I’ve really learnt alot through the planning – HR management, PR skills as well as nitty-gritty details that usually go unnoticed. (The backstage people are always the unsung heroes, now I really understand it all.)
I am thankful that I had a great team to work with despite the little disputes we have here and there (and the expected “I-am-going-to-kill-XXX” tantrums.) Hopefully the event will run smoothly and let the best man/woman wins !

I would like to invite each and everyone who’s reading this out there to join us for the finals! We want your support !

Date : 17th October 2008 (Friday)
Time : 1900-2100
Venue : Outside The Cathay, Singapore

Do drop by and say HI ! =)