BRIAN JOHN YIM

Brian's Biography as written by Mr.Nigel Koo:
"At the age of four, Brian was bestowed with the gift of music from God and was documented by the Press as 'The Miracle Child' in 1979. During his university years, he was appointed as the music director and conducted many symphonic and contemporary performances for all major interfaculty events. In 1993, he performed for the coronation of the King & Queen of Malaysia. In 1994, he performed for Tun Dr. Mahathir (the former prime minister of Malaysia) in the ASEAN Symposium Collaboration, and Prof. Sir David Williams (Vice Chancellor of Cambridge University) during the Cambridge Alumni function. In 1995, Brian was awarded the New York Starr Foundation Scholarship to pursue his bachelor degree at Western Michigan University in the US. He frequently appeared as soloist at many international festivals and has toured different parts of America. In 1998, he was the only Malaysian to be awarded Hononary Recipient of The National Dean’s List and graduated with First Class Honors summa cum laude. Brian has travelled to many parts of the world where he partly performed for companies’ annual functions. His repertoire covers a variety of works, ranging from Christian worship songs to contemporary music. In 2003, he produced an orchestral Christmas album that was well received. His latest album, entitled “The Time Has Come”, consists of inspired songs which he has written over the years. In Malaysia, Brian has performed and worked with prominent artistes like Ms.Juwita Suwito, Vince Chong, Joanne Yeoh, Patrick Leong, and Franciscca Peter. Brian’s versatility as a natural songwriter, lyricist, keyboardist, arranger and a vocalist ranges from the styles of Classic, R & B, and Jazz. His compositions cover English, Mandarin, and Malay. In April 2007, Brian received nomination from the Deputy Finance Minister of Malaysia for The Outstanding Young Malaysian Awards 2007 for his musical achievements as well as his contributions to the society.