An extremely pleased audience delighted in listening to numerous tunes by Andrew Lee which brought, for numerous, fond memories. Andrew was the visitor speaker at the Might 10 conference of the Pattaya City Expats Club (PCEC). He is called the “Sinatra Man” due to the fact that he sings the pop music of Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis, Jr., Bobby Daren, and more.
As an intro, Andrew started with Sinatra’s “My Sort of Town,” however with a twist. He changed Chicago with Thailand and even handle to consist of “PCEC” in the lyrics also. Following this tune, Andrew explained how he began his profession in the field of marketing and later on ending up being a performer. In his youth, he stated he listened to his moms and dads’ recordings noting his Mom’s favorite was Dean Martin. This was followed with a Dean Martin tune, “A Begin the Head” from the initial Ocean’s Eleven film.
Andrew stated that maturing in Sacramento, California, he continued to choose the tunes of that period instead of what was popular at that time with his high school contemporaries. He likewise played drums, which he stated assisted him in establishing his singing design. After getting his college degree in marketing, he started his company profession. Throughout these earlier years, he had actually not thought of or attempted singing. That is till he found karaoke.
He made a service journey that took him to Italy, Germany, Japan, and Thailand. Based upon his check out to Pattaya, he informed himself that when he ultimately retired, this is where he wished to live. He went back to Sacramento from that journey in 2008. In 2013 began taking voice lessons. It was throughout this duration that he ended up being acquainted with Bobby Daren’s tunes and he then amused everybody with “Mack the Knife.” Once again, with a minor modification in the lyrics when he sang “Mack is back in Pattaya Town.”
It was Covid that triggered him to alter course and start his music profession. The resultant recession in the economy led to his losing his Vice President of Marketing task. As an outcome, he chose to travel to Las Vegas. There, he went to the regional haunts of numerous performers. Being welcomed to sing resulted in his releasing his singing profession. He kept in mind that he was not a Sinatra impersonator, however rather utilized his own voice to sing tunes Sinatra and his partners made popular. This resulted in numerous reservations in smaller sized gambling establishments and other locations, ultimately carrying out 5 nights a week. After 2 years, he chose to take a sabbatical and went back to Thailand.
He stated it was not his intent to continue as a performer, however as in Las Vegas, the musical neighborhood accepted him as one of their own and welcomed him to join them on phase. Among these was Yves Baron, a vocalist in addition to music promoter who motivated him to begin working once again as a vocalist.
He discussed that he has more than 200 tunes in his collection. In conclusion, he carried out numerous of these consisting of Sinatra’s signature tune, “I Did It My Method,” “New York City New York City,” and “That’s Life.” Based upon recommendations from his audience, he likewise sang Bing Crosby’s “Moonlight Becomes You,” and Sammy Davis, Jr.’s “What Sort of Fool Am I.”
Following the discussions, MC Ren Lexander contacted George Wilson to carry out the Open Online forum part of the conference, where concerns are asked or remarks made about Expat living in Pattaya and Thailand. For more information about the PCEC, visit their site at: https://www.pcec.club.
