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Taylor Guitars Announces Swee Lee as Exclusive Singapore and Myanmar Distributor

Singapore, 1 July 2017 - Swee Lee Holdings Pte Ltd, Asia’s foremost dealer and distributor of music instruments, together with Taylor Guitars are pleased to announce their new partnership - with Swee Lee appointed as exclusive distributor for Taylor’s guitar and accessories range in Singapore and Myanmar. Keith Brawley, Vice… Read more

#Contests

Win Tickets to See the Foo Fighters in Singapore

This August, Foo Fighters are coming to Singapore. Here at Swee Lee we have partnered with UnUsUaL Entertainment to give away two pairs of premium tickets to two lucky winners. To enter, all you have to do is film yourself singing or playing a Foo Fighters song. Put it on YouTube… Read more

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The Swee Lee Drum Shop Is Open For Business

Singapore’s drumming community has wanted their own space to geek out and test kits in for some time, so (drum roll please...) we’re giving you just that. Welcome to the Swee Lee Drum Shop!   Located opposite our existing Swee Lee Music store in Peninsula Shopping Complex, the new Drum… Read more

#Events

Live & Local: Hard Rock Rising

Rock's not dead. That sound you can hear isn't a death rattle—it's a drum roll. A dramatic intro to the vibrant, energetic sound of a new wave of Singapore music. And the Hard Rock Rising “Battle of the Bands” was a great showcase for seven of the groups at the centre… Read more

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Live & Local: Polyphia

Artists: Tim Henson and Scott LePage Location: The Substation Date: May 27th The Swee Lee Music Academy recently brought two of the world’s most exciting young guitarists to Singapore: Tim and Scott from Polyphia. In town as part of a regional Ibanez guitar clinic tour that took in 9 Asian… Read more

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The Gift of Rock ’n’ Roll

Trying to figure out what to buy Dad this year? We've got the perfect thing, whether he's a rock legend or a willing student! So, which category best describes yours? A Dad who is keen to try something new or is just getting started? A music-making Dad who's ready to rock… Read more

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May New Arrivals

Well, every week at Swee Lee is all about sound, but this week, we've opened the boxes to some awesome new ways to make sounds, record them, listen to them and even remix them! So let's dig in and see what this week has brought... Gretsch Guitars Gretsch has been… Read more

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May Is Ibanez Month at Swee Lee

MAY IS “IBANEZ MONTH” AT SWEE LEE.  In honour of the visit by Tim Henson and Scott LePage from Polyphia on May 27th, we're giving anyone who purchases an Ibanez Premium or Prestige guitar the chance to choose from one of 5 great Ibanez MINI pedals—FREE! And just so our 4-string… Read more

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Live & Local: Knightingale

Band: Knightingale Location: Hood Bar & Cafe Date: April 18th  Music scenes are made by the locals. So we took the opportunity to check out Singapore’s garage-rock trio Knightingale as they took the support spot for American indie rockers Cloud Nothings. It was was a crazy, high-energy show to a full house—and… Read more

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So. Much. New. Gear.

So many great new products have arrived at Swee Lee this week, it's hard to know where to start (or stop, for that matter!) But we've been very strict with ourselves and picked out our favourite four. So here goes. Let's start with something very special indeed... Fender Custom Shop… Read more

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Acoustic Amps, Electronic Drums And More—New Arrivals This Week

Another week, another shipment of cool new gear at Swee Lee. This time around, we've unboxed the very latest new electronic drums from Roland, seen the return of some very popular acoustic amps and drooled very slightly at the arrival of some awesome new Epiphone guitars that are a throwback to… Read more

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Music You Should Know

Nothing inspires like hearing some really great new music. So check out some of the freshest new tunes our friends at BandLab have gathered together for you. Want more music like this? Explore BandLab here. Read more