Ignatius Bong

A well - known face in the entertainment scene in Singapore and a first call Electric
Bass Guitarist in the region, he is well known in the Asian music circuit, having session
for numerous concert tours in big stadiums. He composes music for TVC jingles &
albums and is famed for his prolific jazz-fusion and funk performances.

Trained in the SAF Music & Drama Company, he furthered his musical knowledge
playing with jazz musicians: The Manhattan Transfer, Nestor Torres, Dennis Chambers,
Ernie Watts, Jeremy Monteiro & Eugene Pau. He later expanded his playing into the
pop circle and has concert-toured extensively in Asia with Chinese recording artistes
like: Leslie Cheung, Stefanie Sun Yanzi, Amei, Sandy Lam, Francis Yip and Eric Moo. He
has also done many album recordings in Hong Kong, Taipei and Singapore for Andy
Lau, Jacky Cheung, Na Ying, Anita Mui etc.

On the home front, he has been roped several times by the National Arts Council and
the Singapore Government to play for the likes for their 'International Olympic
Committee’ city selection event, with the late President Ong Teng Cheong for a
Charity TV show and many other high profile events like the prestigious Edinburgh
Arts Festival and the Paris Arts Festival.

Ignatius Bong was also the Deputy Director at Asia, where they are responsible for the
education arm of Yamaha Music School. With a faculty of 350 teachers and 10,000
students in Singapore, Ignatius manages the course syllabus from Japan for use in
Singapore and oversees the entire training spectrum of teachers. They also oversee all
digital content for the company, ensuring that all branding and positioning on social
media feeds are current and relevant to the various demographics. During the
COVID-19 pandemic, Ignatius successfully implemented the digital transformation of
all music lessons to e-Learning platforms, benefiting Yamaha's total student strength.