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Sam Rui

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Sam Rui is a Singaporean singer-songwriter who is known for her contribution to the alternative R&B scene in Southeast Asia. Although she had first dabbled into music at the young age of 3, Sam Rui had only released her debut album in 2017. Sam Rui has performed on various stages including festivals such as St. Jerome’s Laneway Festival 2017 and Ultra Singapore 2017. Her songs have also appeared on Spotify’s Singapore Viral 50 Charts.

Sam Rui
Sam Rui Profile.jpg
Born
Samantha Casey Rui

5 January 1996
EducationSchool of the Arts (SOTA), James Cook University (Psychology Studies)
Websitehttps://www.facebook.com/samruimusic/

Background

Sam Rui had first dabbled in music when she joined the church choir at 3 years old.[1] At 7 years old, she attended her first piano lessons. As a teenager, she taught herself to play the guitar. Sam Rui started writing her own songs at 16 yrs old. At the time, her songs were about her depression.[2] Before focusing on music as her career, she was pursuing a Bachelors degree in Psychology and had aspired to become a clinical psychologist.[3] In 2013, Sam Rui participated in the National Arts Council's Noise Music Mentorship programme.[4]

Social media

Sam Rui most actively uploads her songs and covers onto her SoundCloud profile (SoundCloud Sam Rui). As of March 2019, she has more than 4,000 followers and more than 30 tracks on SoundCloud. Sam Rui also uploads her music videos, demos and song covers onto her YouTube channel (YouTube channel) where she has over 6,000 subscribers. Sam Rui also has a presence on Instagram (Instagram profile), Twitter (Twitter profile) and Facebook (Facebook page).

Discography

 
The album art for 'Season 2' (2017). Retrieved from Amazon.
 
The album art for Sam Rui's single 'Sold Gold' (2018). Retrieved from Amazon.

Albums

Sam Rui released her first album titled 'Season 2' in 2017. ‘Season 2’ is a compilation and documentation of a significant phase in Sam Rui’s life.[5] Her song ‘Better’ ranked first on Spotify’s Singapore Viral 50 Charts when it was first released as a single.[6] Another song in the album titled ‘Solid Gold’ is about the first stranger she kissed.[7] She had also added his WhatsApp voice note at the end of the song.[8] In addition, her song ‘Don’t Lie’ had been added to Spotify’s ‘Singapore’s Top Acts’ playlist.

Album Season 2 Duration
1 Better 3:33
2 Don’t Lie 3:16
3 Boys 3:46
4 Your Girl 3:12
5 Down (feat. Fauxe) 3:06
6 Solid Gold 3:02
7 You 4:09
8 Let’s Get Coffee (Ft. Omar Kenobi) 4:23
9 Never Be (Let It Go) 2:29
10 20,000 4:31

Collaborations and Features

Year Title Duration Description
2019 Call, Call Me (Ft. Sam Rui & Gentle Bones) 3:47 Sam Rui was featured in a song by local DJ Myrne with local artist Gentle Bones.[9]
2018 VODKA (Ft. Sam Rui) 3:36 Sam Rui was featured in a collaboration album between Gentle Bones and MYRNE titled ‘B4NGER PROJECT’.
2017 You (Ft. Sam Rui) 4:00 Sam Rui was featured on Malaysian artist Alextbh’s single titled ‘You’.

Singles

Year Title Duration
2018 Solid Gold (Ft. LXX, High4 20) 3:00

Performances

Music festivals

Date of performance Festival Organizer Location
19 - 21 April 2019 Skechers Sundown Festival 2019 Red Spade Entertainment Siloso Beach, Sentosa, Singapore
24 - 25 November 2018 G-Fest 2018[10] G-Shock *SCAPE Playscape, Singapore
3 - 5 November 2017 SGMUSO Showcase[11] Singapore Tourism Board Kensington Street, Sydney, Australia
15 - 17 September 2017 Singapore Grand Prix 2017[12] Singapore Grand Prix Marina Bay Street Circuit, Singapore
10 June 2017 Ultra Singapore 2017[13] Ultra Singapore Live Stage, Ultra Park, Singapore
21 January 2017 St. Jerome’s Laneway Festival Singapore 2017[14] Laneway The Meadow, Gardens by the Bay, Singapore

Others

Date of performance Festival Organizer Location
10 November 2018 Downtown East 30th Anniversary


Together with other Singaporean artistes including The Sam Willows and THELIONCITYBOY, Sam Rui performed at the celebration commemorating Downtown East’s 30th Anniversary.[15]

NTUC Downtown East Downtown East, Singapore
4 March 2017 Zouk Official Opening

Sam Rui joined other artists to commemorate the opening of Zouk at its location in Clarke Quay.[16]

Zouk Singapore Zouk Singapore
26 August 2016 #MixSomeNoise

Sam Rui joined other Noise Singapore Alumni to perform at #MixSomeNoise.[17]

Noise Singapore Esplanade Concourse, Singapore
22 July 2016 Take Heart Tour 2016

Sam Rui was one of the opening acts for The Sam Willows.[18]

- The Coliseum, Hard Rock Hotel Resorts World Sentosa, Singapore
18 August 2013 The Music Mentorship Concerts

Sam Rui had performed at the festival showcase as part of her participation in the 2013 Noise Music Mentorship programme.[19]

Noise Singapore Esplanade Outdoor Theatre and Concourse, Singapore

Media appearances

Sam Rui has been featured in various editorial spreads and advertisements. Her past interviews with established magazines have been released both in print and video.

Year Partner / Organisation Description
2018 HUGO Singapore HUGO x Singapore feature
2017 Foxesden “13 Questions with Sam Rui | Foxesden”[20]
2017 Harper’s Bazaar Singapore “Superdry Fall/Winter 2017 Campaign - Sam Rui”[21]
2017 SAND Magazine A Gathering of Women : SAND Magazine’s International Women’s Day series[22]
2017 SINDHÈN “SINDHÈN INTERVIEW: Sam Rui”[23]
2017 JUICE Singapore “Sam Rui - Solid Gold | JUICE Sessions”[24]
2017 JUICE Singapore “Sam Rui - As I Am (Khelani Cover) | JUICE Sessions”[25]

Ultra Singapore delayed performance fees (2018)

On 5 April 2018, Sam Rui had directly addressed Ultra Singapore for not having paid her for her performance in Ultra Singapore 2017.[26] She had posted an Instagram story explaining her need for the money to produce more music. She then shared screenshots of the responses from Ultra Singapore’s management in which they had blamed her for not flagging the issue earlier. Ultra eventually apologised and paid Sam Rui six months worth of interest on top of the initial amount.[27]

References / Citations

  1. ↑ Chan, Charlene. “Breaking Ground”. Underscore Magazine. Accessed on 4 March 2019. Retrieved from:  http://underscoremagazine.com/sam-rui-laneway-festival-singapore/
  2. ↑ “Small Talk: Sam Rui”. Eat Me PopArt. October 10, 2017. Accessed on 4 March 2019. Retrieved from: https://eatmepoptart.com/small-talk-sam-rui/
  3. ↑ Ruis, Terence. “Sam Rui: The Next R&B Sensation”. Augustman. August 16, 2017. Accessed on 4 March 2019. Retrieved from: https://augustman.com/sg/trending/music/sam-rui-the-next-rb-sensation/
  4. ↑ Keng Yang Shuen. “Singapore Singer Sam Rui Is All About Catchy, Heartfelt Tunes”. Female Singapore. January 23, 2017. Accessed on 4 January 2019. Retrieved from: https://www.femalemag.com.sg/lifestyle/sam-rui-singapore-indie-music/  
  5. ↑ Ruis, Terence. “Sam Rui: The Next R&B Sensation”. Augustman. August 16, 2017. Accessed on 4 March 2019. Retrieved from: https://augustman.com/sg/trending/music/sam-rui-the-next-rb-sensation/  
  6. ↑ Keng Yang Shuen. “Singapore Singer Sam Rui Is All About Catchy, Heartfelt Tunes”. Female Singapore. January 23, 2017. Accessed on 4 January 2019. Retrieved from: https://www.femalemag.com.sg/lifestyle/sam-rui-singapore-indie-music/  
  7. ↑ Teo, Johanna. “SAM RUI TALKS SONGWRITING, RELATIONSHIPS AND BEING SELF-AWARE”. Teenage. August 21, 2017. Accessed on 4 March 2019. Retrieved from: http://teenage.com.sg/entertainment/sam-rui-talks-songwriting-relationships-and-being-self-aware/
  8. ↑ Teo, Johanna. “SAM RUI TALKS SONGWRITING, RELATIONSHIPS AND BEING SELF-AWARE”. Teenage. August 21, 2017. Accessed on 4 March 2019. Retrieved from: http://teenage.com.sg/entertainment/sam-rui-talks-songwriting-relationships-and-being-self-aware/
  9. ↑ “Call, Call Me (feat. Sam Rui & Gentle Bones)”. Spotify. Accessed on 2 May 2019. Retrieved from: https://open.spotify.com/album/1yWUzd2evnlHSpHwMPVzGJ
  10. ↑ Woon, Evan. “It’s Shocking: Caracal, Sam Rui And Shigga Shay To Perform At G-Shock’s 35th Anniversary This Month”. PopSpoken. November 15, 2018. Accessed on 4 March 2019. Retrieved from: http://popspoken.com/music/2018/11/its-shocking-caracal-sam-rui-and-shigga-shay-to-perform-at-g-shocks-anniversary-this-month
  11. ↑ Sofiana Ramli. “Interview: Sam Rui”. TimeOut Singapore. November 1, 2017. Accessed on 4 March 2019. Retrieved from: https://www.timeout.com/singapore/music/interview-sam-rui  
  12. ↑ Surej Singh. “Singapore GP announce more acts ahead for race weekend: THELIONCITYBOY, Tabitha Nauser, Sam Rui and more”. Bandwagon. August 31, 2017. Accessed on 4 March 2019. Retrieved from: https://www.bandwagon.asia/articles/singapore-gp-more-acts-2017-thelioncityboy-sam-rui-tabitha-nauser-stopgap
  13. ↑ “Ultra Singapore Previous Lineups”. Ultra Singapore. Accessed on 4 March 2019. Retrieved from: https://ultrasingapore.com/previous-lineups/
  14. ↑ Eddino Abdul Hadi. “Rising Singapore singer Sam Rui takes her place on Laneway line-up next year”. The Straits Times. September 14, 2016. Accessed on 4 March 2019. Retrieved from: https://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/entertainment/young-singapore-talent-in-laneway
  15. ↑ “Downtown East 30th Anniversary”. Expat Living. Accessed on 4 March 2019. Retrieved from: https://expatliving.sg/event/downtown-east-30th-anniversary/
  16. ↑ “ZOUK OFFICIAL OPENING WITH BRASS NATION & SAM RUI FOLLOWED BY ONE DANCE WITH LINCEY”. Zouk Club. Accessed on 4 March 2019. Retrieved from: https://zoukclub.com/events/040317-zouk/
  17. ↑ “Sam Rui”. Esplanade. Accessed on 4 March 2019. Retrieved from: https://www.esplanade.com/festivals-and-series/noise-singapore/2016/sam-rui
  18. ↑ Teejay Vergara. “The Sam Willows Gets Emotional At First Ever Concert”. Native Entertainment. Accessed on 4 March 2019. Retrieved from: http://nativeentertainment.net/native-x-local-singapore-edition-2/the-sam-willows-gets-emotional-at-first-ever-concert
  19. ↑ “NOISE SINGAPORE 2013 FESTIVAL SHOWCASE: 27 JUL - 1 SEP 2013”. Noise Singapore. Accessed on 4 March 2019. Retrieved from: https://www.noisesingapore.com/Happenings/2013/7/27/Noise-Singapore-2013-Festival-Showcase-27-Jul--1-Sep-2013/
  20. ↑ Foxesden. “13 Questions with Sam Rui | Foxesden”. YouTube. February 16, 2017. Accessed on 4 March 2019. Retrieved from:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7FeS8v6Rtc4
  21. ↑ Harper’s BAZAAR Singapore. “Superdry Fall/Winter 2017 Campaign - Sam Rui”. Vimeo. Accessed on 4 March 2019. Retrieved from: https://vimeo.com/237517521
  22. ↑ “A Gathering of Women with Sam Rui”. SAND. March 8, 2017. Accessed on 4 March 2019. Retrieved from: https://wearesand.com/blogs/editorial/a-gathering-of-women-with-sam-rui
  23. ↑ SINDHÈN App. “SINDHÈN INTERVIEW: Sam Rui”. YouTube. October 24, 2017. Accessed on 4 March 2019. Retrieved from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5TWvPRHbSTM
  24. ↑ JUICE Singapore. “Sam Rui - Solid Gold | JUICE Sessions”. YouTube. May 22, 2017. Accessed on 4 March 2019. Retrieved from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AjAvcFlT1Ss
  25. ↑ JUICE Singapore. “Sam Rui - As I Am (Kehlani Cover) | JUICE Sessions”. YouTube. May 22, 2017. Accessed on 4 March 2019. Retrieved from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXbIX_Kc_o8
  26. ↑ Haymun Win. “R&B singer Sam Rui calls out organisers of Ultra Singapore for outstanding show fees – and then she got paid”. Business Insider. April 9, 2018. Accessed on 4 March 2019. Retrieved from: https://www.businessinsider.sg/singapore-rb-singer-sam-rui-calls-out-local-edition-of-ultra-fest-for-outstanding-show-fees-and-then-she-got-paid/
  27. ↑ Haymun Win. “R&B singer Sam Rui calls out organisers of Ultra Singapore for outstanding show fees – and then she got paid”. Business Insider. April 9, 2018. Accessed on 4 March 2019. Retrieved from: https://www.businessinsider.sg/singapore-rb-singer-sam-rui-calls-out-local-edition-of-ultra-fest-for-outstanding-show-fees-and-then-she-got-paid/
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