The Runaway Pianist

Peng Chi Sheng

Chi Sheng’s love for music began when he was very young, having attended classical piano lessons since he was 4 years old. After finishing his Grade 8 exams, he realised that his inclination for pop music is much stronger than classical piano and so he decided to take up pop songwriting to learn how to write the songs that were ringing in his heart. Under the mentorship of renowned local songwriter Lee Wei Song, Chi Sheng sold his 1st published song “This Time It Is Real 这次是真的” to famous Hong Kong actor Tony Leung 梁朝伟. Chi Sheng was also invited by Cultural Medallion 2012 Winner Dr. Liang Wern Fook to re-interpret 5 of his popular Xinyao hits - 想着你的感觉，恋之憩，担心，说时依旧，你的倒影 – as piano instrumentals, and to also be the assistant producer for Dr. Liang’s very first instrumental album. The album was well received, and proved to be a good testament of Chi Sheng’s piano playing abilities. In 2007, together with local singer and vocal coach Aaron Matthew Lim, Chi Sheng founded Intune Music, a Singapore pop music school that specializes in singing courses. Within a few years of establishment, the school attained many awards, including the Top 500 SME Award in 2012.