Tanglin Trust School Student Duo Releases Singles on Spotify and Apple Music

SINGAPORE, 5 November 2026. Tanglin Trust School in Singapore shared on 7 October the story of 2C, a musical duo formed by brothers Jacob and Teddy, who have released several singles and an EP on streaming platforms including Spotify and Apple Music, all recorded with the help of the school's music staff.

The releases so far are the singles Land of Dreams, Little Things and Need You to Hold Me Down, together with the EP In The Land of Dreams. The brothers joined Tanglin in 2023. Jacob has played drums for four years, while Teddy has played piano and sung for five years.

The project started in Senior Music. Ashwin Menon, Tanglin's Music Performance Coach in Senior Music, works with student bands, helping them work out songs and connect with other student musicians. He noticed that one band always turned up for its scheduled rehearsals and asked whether they wanted to find more musicians. He soon discovered that the band was two brothers who loved playing together, preferred to keep it that way and were already writing their own songs.

Mr Menon learnt their songs on guitar, and the duo's rehearsal slots became studio sessions. Together they recorded four songs over four months before the end of the 2025-2026 school year. When the brothers said they hoped to have their music on streaming platforms, he told them he could help make it happen, with their parents' approval.

“The most exciting moment for us was seeing our music on the streaming platforms for the first time.”

Jacob and Teddy, 2C

For Teddy, songwriting is one of the ways he expresses his passion for music. His inspiration usually comes in the moment, although it sometimes helps to think about a particular topic or something he has experienced when writing lyrics. The brothers say most of their songs do not have a particular inspiration behind them and that the ideas come naturally.

Their most memorable moment was walking into the recording studio for the first time, and the hardest part was learning to play while recording and keeping time throughout each song. They see their music as a passion project and say that the school's recording facilities and the support of staff have been invaluable. Muhd Zakaria, Music Technical and Production Lead, worked with Mr Menon on editing and mixing the recordings, and Mr Menon also played guitar and bass on some of the tracks.

About Tanglin Trust School

Tanglin Trust School was established in 1925 and is the oldest British international school in Southeast Asia. It offers the English National Curriculum with an international perspective to children from 3 to 18, from Nursery through to Sixth Form, and as a not-for-profit school it has 2,850 students representing over 55 nationalities.

Music has a visible place in school life. The new academic year in Tanglin Music opened on 9 September with a concert by the school's Instrumental Music Tutors, who every week teach and coach hundreds of students.

What this means for families

For families comparing schools in Singapore, the 2C story shows what regular rehearsal slots, specialist coaches and in-house recording facilities can mean in practice: two students turned a shared hobby into finished songs that anyone can now listen to.

Tanglin's admissions team offers personalised campus tours on weekdays, and its Open Mornings, Evening Open Houses and campus tours are free of charge for prospective families. Applications for 2026-2027 are closed for all year groups, while applications for 2027-2028 onwards are open. Families can compare options among the best international schools in Singapore.

You can contact Tanglin Trust School here.