PROFILE
 
Committee Members
 
Wee Tian Beng

President, Comics Society (Singapore)/
Managing Director, TCZ Studio, Singapore

http://www.celestialzone.com/
 
Biography
 
* Tian Beng, founder of the TCZ Studio, is the original writer and lead Manga artist of The Celestial Zone Series.
*  Tian Beng is the first full-time Singaporean Manga artist to break into the Taiwanese and Hong Kong market.
*  He has created adaptations of the works of famous writers Ni Kuang and Louis Cha, namely “The Adventures of Wisely” and “The Return of the Condor Heroes”.
* In 1997, Tian Beng received the Asian Manga Prestigious Award at the Asian Manga Summit held in Seoul, South Korea.
   
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Frank Yong
 
Senior Consultant (International), Comics Society (Singapore)/
Board of Director of ADE /
Chairman of Int'l Digital Media PL/
Executive Director of WoLong Ventures
   
Biography  
* Frank is the Chairman of WoLong Ventures responsible for providing critical relationship development ,support with various governmental organization, investment institutions and business partners in Asia.

*Since 2004 , Frank has venture into the market of China, he has been able to forge critical relationships with the Chinese government, securing support from government agencies for the introduction of globally- branded gaming events and subsequently on developing internet gaming media.

  
 
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Yang Hui Shan Murasaki

Vice - President, Comics Society (Singapore)/
Web Co-ordinator , Comics Society (Singapore) /
TCZ Studio Senior Graphic Artist /
Comix Pandora Leader, Singapore Doujinshi Group

http://www.comixpandora.com
 

*Computer Senior graphic artist in TCZ Studio.
* Formed a Singapore Doujinshi Group called Comix Pandora since early 2001, with a total of 12 members.* * * Submitted illustrations and comics to "Friday Weekly" since 1999.
* Joined Singapore Press Holdings Comic Fast Food during 2002
   
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Edward Hsu, Wei Cheng

Vice - President,(International) Comics Society (Singapore)/
General Manager of ADE
Partner, Brilliant Rise Venture
Ex-Head of Game & Music Division, Nokia China
   
Biography  

Edward has more than 15 years working experience in mobile, multimedia and infotainment industry across Asia Pacific and sound knowledge working with various cultures and business practices.

In 2001, he was headhunted and relocated from Taiwan to Singapore to be the first Games Manager for Nokia APAC, responsible to map out the mobile gaming strategy.
After 2 years, he was relocated by Nokia to Tokyo. Japan to help develop the world first gaming mobile phone Nokia N-Gage phone APAC business.

During 2004, he was posted to China to develop and head the operations for Nokia Games & Music services for the Great China area.

He also took on the role as key producer for the popular mobile game, Requiem of Hell, operating on the Ngage platform.

In 2008, he took the plunge of entrepreneurship and setup a consultant firm with his partners, Brilliant Rise Ventures which focus on Telecom , multimedia and Mobile consultant and solution services.

  
   
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Raymond Foong

Senior Director (International) Comics Society (Singapore)/
Project Director (Publishing and Broadcasting ) , ADE
Biography  
Being the rare breed of venturing to China in early days, in 1999 Raymond decidec to take his undergraduate studies from Nanjing University .PRC. He graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree of Arts, major in Chinese language and Literature in 2003.

Upon graduation, he took up a sales and marketing role with Ritech Technology, stationed in HongKong and ShenZhen for a year before returning to Singapore where he entered the journalism broadcast industry at Media Corp’s Radio Singapore International in 2005, engaging in radio and video journalism production.

In 2008, Raymond joined Singapore Press Holdings’s Lian He ZaoBao’s local desk, foreign desk and subsequently move on as Senior Editor to SPH’s most successful interactive digital online media portal- Omy.sg . He left SPH and become a key stakeholder with ADE embarking on the road to entrepreneurship.

Presently, he is a segment DJ at Radio 1003 and Lian He Zao Bao Business desk’s feature writer.

  
   
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Yang Hui Xuan

Web Maintance , Comics Society (Singapore) /
Comix Pandora Artist, Singapore Doujinshi Group

http://www.comixpandora.com/DreamWalker/

http://dreamwalker-cp.livejournal.com/

   
*Hui xuan is the original writer and lead Manga artist of Dream Walker.
* Member of Comics Society( Singapore)
* An artist in Comix Pandora Doujinshi Group .
* Submitted illustrations and comics to "Friday Weekly" since 1999.
* Awarded Certificate of Excellence for AXN Anime Drawing Contest 2002
* Joined Singapore Press Holdings Comic Fast Food during 2002.
* Currently study Diploma in Digital Media Design from Nanyang Polytechnic.		  
   
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Alvin Goh Hoong Moon

Treasuer, Comics Society (Singapore)
   
* Graphic artist in TCZ Studio.
* Artworks had been published in Singapore Press Holdings chinese newspaper LIAN HE ZAO BAO
* Presently, working on children book projects & comic projects for TCZ studio.
* Comic artist of In Class With Confucius ,Famous Chinese and Classic Quotes 		 
 
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Max Wong

Executive Director of Asia Manga Cultural Exchange Association (Taiwan)

 
* An ex-editor-in-chief of two of the largest comic publishers in Taiwan (Tong Li and Daran).
* Accumulated several achievements since the last 20 years, and now working on setting up the Taiwan Comic Digital Museum.
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Members

Kelvin Kan Kok Leong

Member & Lecturer for Children Comics (School / Culture), Comics Society (Singapore) /

Biography
 
2008-present

• (NTU) Confucius institute of Singapore
MOE-approved Art and Music Instructor Scheme (AMIS) trainer for Comics & animation.
• Senior consultant of Comics Society Singapore.
• Creative Education Specialist for Digitell Solutions pte ltd( the appointed SP animation training service provider) for TAB Pro animation software.

2002-present TriWorks Asia Pte Ltd
Vice President online education/e-publishing
production Director
http://www.digibook.com.cn

2001-2004 Ncode education Pte Ltd
Production Director
led a China productions team (10 Multimedia designers and 6 programmers) in Shanghai to complete a(Shanghai MOE project Animated Success English) for Primary schools

1999-2000 FJBanjamin Group Singapore (IPO)
Creative Director
http://www.fjb.com.sg
http://www.digi-card.net
Coordinated sales meetings and contents production for digi-card

Year 1997-1999: Lions of Asia Group Singapore (Singapore & US JV)
Multimedia Division Creative Director

Year 1994-1997 Cap Gemini International Group(IPO)
Cap Web Division/ Project manager
http://www.capgemini.com.sg/
 
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Yang Hui Xian Eva

Web Maintance , Comics Society (Singapore) /
Comix Pandora Production Chief, Singapore Doujinshi Group

http://www.comixpandora.com

 
* Member of Comics Society( Singapore)
* An artist in Comix Pandora Doujinshi Group .
 
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Melisa Ong Mi Qin

Member , Comics Society (Singapore) /
TCZ Studio Graphic Artist /
Comix Pandora Artist, Singapore Doujinshi Group

http://www.comixpandora.com
 
* Member of Comics Society ( Singapore )
* An artist in Comix Pandora Doujinshi Group
 
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Ding Xiao

Member , Comics Society (Singapore) /
Comix Pandora Artist, Singapore Doujinshi Group

http://www.comixpandora.com

 
* Member of Comics Society( Singapore)
* An artist in Comix Pandora Doujinshi Group .
* Submitted illustrations and comics to "Friday Weekly" since 1999.
* Awarded Certificate of Excellence for AXN Anime Drawing Contest 2002
* Joined Singapore Press Holdings Comic Fast Food during 2002.
* Currently studying in Faculty Of Art, Design & Media at Nanyang Technological University (NTU).
 
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Shen Jia Hui

Member , Comics Society (Singapore) /
Comix Pandora Assistant Leader , Singapore Doujinshi Group

http://www.comixpandora.com

 
* Member of Comics Society( Singapore)
* An artist in Comix Pandora Doujinshi Group .
* Currently studying in Faculty Of Art, Design & Media at Nanyang Technological University (NTU).
 
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Tan Zhi Qin Benjamin

Web Programmer , Comics Society (Singapore) /
Comix Pandora Vice Chairman , Singapore Doujinshi Group

http://www.comixpandora.com


* Member of Comics Society( Singapore)
* An artist & Web Administrator in Comix Pandora Doujinshi Group .
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Gotham

Member , Comics Society (Singapore) /

http://www.gotham-art.blogspot.com/
* Freelance comic artist & caricarture artist.
* Presently, working on children book projects & comic projects for TCZ studio.
* Comic artist of In Class With Confucius ,Famous Chinese and Classic Quotes
 
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ZhanTao

Member , Comics Society (Singapore) /

http://satiy.blogspot.com/
 
* Comic artist of In Class With Confucius , History Express and Proverbs Kaleidoscope.
* Interest in comic drawing and movie.
* Regularly illustrates for magazines, Half of Heart , Motherhood, Teens, Bedtimes stories for baby.
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