Amplified

From its humble beginnings as a simple guitar club in mid-2012, NUS Amplified has grown in the past decade to become the premier musical collective in NUS, boasting a repertoire of talented drummers, guitarists, bassists, keyboardists, and vocalists.

Known for our members’ exceptional abilities to put on riveting performances onstage, NUS Amplified’s musicians perform a wide array of genres that include but aren’t limited to: Top 40s, J-Pop, Funk, Indie, and even Metal.

Our musicians are dedicated to the art of creating and playing diverse music that gets people moving, providing a memorable and vibrant live music experience for all.

NUS Amplified aims to be a reliable platform for NUS students to showcase and enhance their musicianship onstage with fellow musicians. We provide live performance opportunities for students to express themselves and enrich their university experience.

Our goals are as follows:

1. To offer gig opportunities and performing experience for members.
2. To develop our members’ musical proficiency.
3. To allow members to meet and play with a variety of like-minded musicians, have fun, and make friends.
4. To provide other NUS sub-clubs with student-friendly priced sound equipment.

Key Past Events

Awards and achievements

Amplified has notable alumni who have gone on to pursue their passion for music at a professional level.

• Indie band Pulse! clinched the Grand Prize at Yamaha Asian Beat 2010 as well as two individual awards for Best Vocal and Bass, beating 10 other top bands from Asia and Mexico.
• Ex-HMI artiste Kaira Gong
• Singer and sandpainter touring with Cirque du Soleil, Erika Chen Huan
• WaWa artiste Tang Ling Yi
• Progressive rock/metal band Efficient Public Transport, who participated in Noise Singapore 2015
• Indie band Maneloren participated in the Bandwagon DBS Campus Challenge 2019