CREATIVE MALAYSIA Fringe Programme

CREATIVE MALAYSIA Fringe Programme

CREATIVE MALAYSIA PROGRAMME

Line‐up of Performers:

MEI XUAN CHAN (MAXY)

Pianist, Mei Xuan Chan (Maxy), achieved her ATCL in 2010 and LTCL (distinction) in 2012 at the
age of 17. In the following year in 2013, she emerged as the Winner of Pop and Jazz Piano Solo
Category in the Roland Music Festival, 3rd placing in the 1st EuroAsia Youth Music Competition,
received a Gold Award in the Asian Piano Competition for the Asian Work Young Adult and
received an “Honourable Commendation” for standout performances in the Jarrod Radnich’s
Pirates of the Caribbean Worldwide YouTube Piano Competition.

Mei Xuan is currently studying Foundation in Music at UCSI University where she has been
awarded a four year full scholarship to pursue her Bachelor of Music degree.

10th  Penang Island Jazz Festival 2013


SIXTH SENSE

Members of Sixth Sense hail from Sabah and Labuan, coming together with a shared passion for
Soul and Pop music with deep grooves. Vocalists Gabby and Genie, whose combined interest
and inspiration in music started at a young age with music lessons and listening to international
singers such as Diana Krall, Julie London and Norah Jones, performed with the group “Spice of
Tones” in The KK Jazz Festival in 2011.

Following that they decided to form Sixth Sense with Damian Paul on guitar and Marc Elvin on
keyboards from Sabah and the Lau brothers – Peter and Simon (both well‐sought after
musicians in Labuan) on drums and bass respectively, Sixth Sense performs a repertoire of
originals and re‐arranged covers.



AMRITA SOON

Self‐taught singer songwriter who likes country music, novels and sunsets, Amrita, started
writing songs at the age of 12 and has to date a number of songs, amongst them, are Clues, Red
and Paper Planes which she has performed on local TV and Radio, Internet Radio and in various
private and open‐mic events in KL. In 2012, Amrita realized a dream when she attended The
Country Music Festival in Nashville where she sang at some venues and also performed at
Berkeley's Freight & Salvage with veteran singer‐songwriter ‐ Alan Senauke.

Her video “Dandelion Days” was awarded by BEAT100.com a gold award for a well written
original song, silver for being one of the BEAT100 team's favourite videos and bronze for a high
quality original video with good production values. Amrita, who organizes the Tree House Open
Mic sessions, was also picked as Digi’s Breakthrough Youtube Star at the 2013 Digi WWWOW
Awards.


FUNKCOUSTICS

Natives of the island of Penang, Funkcoustics, are an acoustic duo consisting of Darrin Rozells
and Alvin Chong. Darrin picked up the guitar at the age of 10 and by the time he was 12, was
already proficient in playing songs of the Shadows and Eagles. In 2004, Darrin played bass with
the band ‐ AMPM who won the "Yamaha Asian Beat" competition Northern Region finals.

Together with Alvin who possesses a smooth yet raspy “soulful” voice with the aspirations of
being a recording artist, this young and talented duo have spent many hours reworking on
arrangements of songs and developing a unique sound of their own.



FAZZ

Theatrical, Flamboyant, Humorous and Passionate ‐ these are the words that best describes the
band “Fazz”. Fazz began as a concept of bringing entertainment on stage using the dated 1940s
style and infusing theatrical broad‐way feel into modern day poetry. Kevin, the Vocalist who has
a penchant for unique and catchy melodies and Keyboardist Grace who has an ear for
uncommon chordal harmonies were the initiators of the band.

After roping in Bass player Farouque, who contributes on the pop arrangement, the band has
over a period of a year made their mark in the industry by being the first crowned champions
for 'Diamond in the Rough' competition at the Venue and snatching first place for 'Sonica Song
Writing Competition'. Fazz focuses on delivering entertainment not just by original materials,
but also by their quirky theatrical presentation and unique style.



KELVYN & THE BLUES

Penang born guitarist, songwriter and producer Kelvyn Yeang, is no stranger to the indie scene.
Brandishing an electric guitar and a loud personality, he is known as the one behind jazz/rock
fusion group “Ocean of Fire” and a love for anything “red”. His passion for music has seen him
initiating a number of musical projects, forever pushing musical boundaries and this time
teaming up with a bunch of friends, the blues is the focus!

With Jay on bass, the gifted Josh on drums and Hazel fronting the group, the band serves up
original numbers as well as the familiar sounds of the blues and funk with extended guitar solos
and instrumental odysseys as well as original arrangements for familiar songs.



PALADIN

Made up of members who are professional classical cellists, Paladin, whose name derives from
a synonym of the malay word “Pahlawan” which stands for Warrior, is a Cello Rock Fusion band
based in Malaysia. Its name best expresses the constant struggle and extreme difficulty of the
band’s objective which is to use classical cellos and techniques to play heavy contemporary
music in the most credible way, and make their way into a contemporary music scene normally
dominated by contemporary instruments.

Members of Paladin are Aidil Khaizir, Iqbal Hisham, Rasyid Iskandar, Florian Antier, Aamil
Suleiman and Ahmad Hazik. Since it’s formation, Paladin has performed at every single live
music venue in Kuala Lumpur, been featured at the Kakiseni Arts Festival, TV and is currently
the only known cello rock band in the South East Asia Region.



HAMEER ZAWAWI

Petaling Jaya resident, Hameer Zawawi is a singer‐songwriter with a Computer Games
Development degree – a unique combination that he has used to his advantage by taking
experiences and inspirations from the video games industry and writing and singing songs
featuring fantasy‐like lyrics and epic melodies that depict vast worlds and environments that
can only be seen in the confines of his small bedroom, living room or backyard.

Hameer, who has been playing ever since August 2012, has been actively going for every ‘Open‐
mic Series’ that has ever existed or been organized in the Klang Valley and is currently working
on finishing up on his EP recording, ‘National Fantasy’.



VIV ADRAM & THE NORTHERN JAZZ UNIT

Designer by Day and Singer by Night ‐ Vocalist Viv Adram, grew up on a potpourri of musical
styles from top 40s to rock but finds singing jazz best suited for her. She is backed by The
Northern Jazz Unit which was formed in late 2011 by members of Northern Jazz Ensemble to
explore jazz in a combo setup.

Together with The Northern Jazz Unit led by Jerome Quah on keyboards, Viv Adram and The
Northern Jazz Unit have performed in a number of venues and events in Penang and Kuala
Lumpur. Other members of the Unit are seasoned Bass player and music instructor Bakri Mohd
and Drummer Cain Peterson, who comes from a family with a long lineage of talented Penang
musicians.



MOMAIN BLUES

From The Land Below The Wind comes Momain Blues, a band formed purely out of the love
and chemistry of four musicians playing blues music. Formed in 2009, the band comprises of
four established and experienced personalities from within the Kota Kinabalu/Sabah musical
community. Members of the band are Principal lyricist Ahmad Aziz who plays the Drums and
Percussions, Nazri Hussin on Guitars and Vocals, Naza Hussin on Bass and Vocals and veteran
musician Sonny B on Vocals, Guitars and Harmonica completes the line‐up.

Momain Blues who won the “Favourite Song” and “Most Popular Artiste” awards while
performing at “RTM Sabah’s Local Charts Awards” final 2011 has the distinction of being the
first musical group in Sabah (in recent history) to use the Blues as the basis for their music and
image.

Momain Blues Appearance at The 10th Penang Island Jazz Festival is Supported By KK Jazz
Festival




JUNK

JUNK is an instrumental jazz‐fusion band consisting of 5 members from very diverse
backgrounds ‐ a doctor, photographer, and a group of IT engineers who play together for the
love of the same genre of music. The name JUNK is derived from the words "jazz" and "funk" ‐
although admittedly, a fair amount of different, peculiar styles often surface from time to time
in the band’s repertoire due to the various interests and musical styles and senses of each
member.

The band consisting of Siang Xi (Keyboards/Piano), Eizaz Azhar (Electric Clarinet/
Saxophone/Flute), Eizhan Azhar (Bass), Brett Lee (Drums & Percussion) and David Chin (Electric
& Acoustic Guitar) are a versatile outfit, playing all forms of music from hard rock to
contemporary ballads to blues and swing and even traditional folk rhythms; however the band's
true forte lies in jazz fusion, several of which are original compositions.



THE RUBBERBANDS

The Rubberbands are a Penang based “nerd rock fusion” band formed in 2010 when Vocalist
Eric (who also plays the Guitar) was introduced to Lead Guitarist ‐ Ruth. After a brief pow‐wow
and a few jam sessions, they concluded that they were nerdy enough to start a band. They
were later joined by Hazama on drums (later replaced by Buddy) and Bassist, Max.

With loud guitars and catchy grooves, The Rubberbands, delivers an upbeat, energetic
performance of their own materials from the ‘generic’ blues song, “Cina Blues” to a grunge
influenced number like “Hypocrite” and occasionally a few cover songs done it their own
“nerdy” musical style.



FARIDIAN JAZZ TRIO 02

Students of Berklee Graduate Gambus/Guitarist Farid Ali of the Faridian Jazz Guitar Programme,
the Trio comprising of Marina Zaini and Lim Fang Say who recently graduated and Albert Loo
who will be graduating in February 2014 have been selected and been trained by Farid Ali
himself for their upcoming performance. Armed with basic music knowledge, the Faridian Jazz
Programme is the first time that the three of them have been provided with proper guidance in
jazz guitar studies.

Their discipline, dedication, talent and guidance by Farid have given them the opportunity to
perform occasionally with Farid in his gigs and Farid considers the trio’s performance on the
Creative Malaysia Fringe Programme as the highlight of the year.

For more on the Penang Island Jazz Festival, visit
http://penangjazz.com


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