If all the world is a stage, then St James Power Station is the stage for live entertainment acts. Patrons here can look forward to so much more than just DJs spinning records. For at St James Power Station one can find a myriad range of multi-talented performers and dancers.
Our dancers, for example, can be seen seductively gyrating to sexy hip hop in one hour, and beautifully jiving to an exotic beat at Movida the next. In fact, one of our many foreign dancers, a Frenchwoman, is trained in ballet, ballroom dancing and salsa! You can catch her performances at The Boiler Room, Movida and Bellini Room.
As for the musical repertoire at St James Power Station, variety is equally as prevalent. For example, Deehellsix, the guitarist from Queen band for example, frequently wows the crowd with a mean rock song. And Jeassea Thyidor is equally as enthralling for jazz aficionados as she is for lovers of sexy R&B; hits.
Our stable of artists who play or have played here at St James boasts artistes and performing talents who hail from Asia, Europe, the UK, Australia and many other exotic destinations. In fact, St James Power Station is an attractive nexus for performers who want to perform on a platform built for international acts.
Here are some more examples of the many foreign and local live acts one can catch performing at St James Power Station.
Several cities in Paraguay and Argentina have been treated to the very talented and diverse 11-piece band called La Ranura, over the last six years. Originally from Paraguay and fronted by three Paraguayans, La Ranura’s musical styles range from latin and chachacha to folk, reggae, pop, blues and much, much more. Notably, they have also been the opening act for famous South America bands such as Los Rancheros and Brindis.
www.movida.sg
Soul Kool is the 6-piece band that gets the atmosphere sizzling in The Boiler Room. With three lead singers (Tiny, Patrick ad Emilee Kang) rocking the stage with Top 40, pop and rock selections, the audience will also be entertained by four dancers, including one Frenchwoman who used to perform for Crazy Horse.
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The Bellini Room house band comprises eight local jazz veterans. They are led by the talented Stephen Francis. Who has performed in throughout Europe and at the famous Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas.
Some of the featured frontliners include the exotic Filipino-Canadian Jeassea Thyidor of Singapore Idol fame and Darius Mendoza who began his performing career as the lead actor in the Australian television series High Flyers. He later returned to his first love of music and performed at various clubs in Melbourne and Sydney. In addition to a unique delivery, the suave and good-looking Darius is also a hit with the ladies!
Besides two foreign jazz performers from the UK and Australia, Bellini Room also introduces new frontliners every three to six months, such as snappy Tom Brown.
www.belliniroom.sg
Dragonfly is constantly humming with action-packed excitement and verve. And no wonder, as they are proud to have three resident bands and eight resident vocalists!
The 4-member Queen livens up the audience with Mandarin and English pop rock; Puzzle, a band of four, entertains the crowd with a wide repertoire of Mandarin and English evergreens and pop ballads; while the very attractive Chocolate, composed of four female artistes, get their groove on playing Mandarin pop rock.
The six resident frontliners include locals William Scorpion, Skye, Ben Eio, Yutaki, Sylvester Sim (of Singapore Idol fame), Charlie and Celest, as well as Denise, a Chinese songstress.
Finally, entrancing the crowd even more are six professionally trained dancers from China.
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St James Power Station hosts over eight DJs in the complex, which includes the resident DJs playing in Powerhouse, the dance club in St James which caters to the younger audience.