Gig guide: 18 Nov 2009 Doppelganger Flash Gigs @ Artista

Date: Wednesday, 18 November 2009
Time: 9.30pm til late
Venue: Artista @ Tropicana City Mall

Once again, Doppelganger KL, the longest standing open mic gig that roams around town in search of talents is BACK! We thank the management and crew at Artista @ Tropicana City Mall for welcoming us back again... check out the tunes, songs & readings by upcoming artistes.

Featuring...
AN HONEST MISTAKE
FREELOADERS
BULLET
OPEN MIC

READINGS & EMCEED BY JASMINE LOW

Entrance is FOC. Remember, this place is on the ground floor beside Kenny Rogers.

Gig guide: 11 November 2009 Doppelganger Flash Gigs @ Artista

Sherwin - first time on stage but he was super!

Hi Ady Suwardy! Support him and go to his EP soft launch this Friday. Facebook him LAH.

Alda Alda Alda and Jaz Jaz Jaz in Red

Thanks to this dude, his name's David Leo - the brains behind Artista @ Tropicana City Mall

Date: Wednesday, 11 November 2009
Time: 9.30pm til late
Venue: Artista @ Tropicana City Mall

Doppelganger KL, the longest standing open mic gig that roams around town in search of talents is BACK! Introducing our venue partner Artista @ Tropicana City Mall... check out the tunes, songs & readings by upcoming artistes.

Featuring...
RADIO EDIT ()
ATAXIA (sorry, cancelled)
ARIFF ABU BAKAR
GEORGE WONG

OPEN MIC featuring...
Justin Ang
Rina S.
Khairul S.
Shar (my youtube fren)
Daymien
Eve Oh
Anuar Faiq (yeah... our magicmusician buddy - go facebook him lar)
Jeffrey (it's his first time!)

Entrance is FOC. Nice brand new place that's located just beside Damansara Intan - this is a new mall and is very nice. Look. It's located on the direct opposite end of BAD ASS COFFEE :) won't miss it eh...

Post-event updates: Wow! Nice turn out guys! It's nice to be back again and great to see you olls.

Note: Original design by Adib. Messed up by Jaz.

Special announcement: Doppelgangerkl Milestones 2009

Milestones...

// About Doppelganger Open Mic Gigs //

When Jasmine Low returned to KL, little did she know that by organising one open mic gig with the help of friends back in 2002 at Liquid Bar (thanks to encouragement by proprietor, Jay), that was the start of a series of hundreds of following events for the independent music scene. That accidental event has now led to a series of seemingly never-ending open mic sessions which travel from venue to venue around the Klang Valley. Sometimes at night, those voices still resonate... "Jaz, can I please play one more song?". Then, it was known as VALHALLA OPEN MIC. The gigs eventually took on new life as Doppelganger Open Mic in 2005 and through its partnership with Troubadours, both teams organised 'Troubaganger' gigs at La Bodega Tengkat Tong Shin from 5 June '05- 3 Sep '06. The team, led by Jasmine then experimented with a 'pop-up' cafe store in KL. 'Indie Scene Cafe' operated from 6 Nov '06 - 3 Jan '07 and hosted daily open mic sessions, readings, children's writing workshops, pottery demos, film screenings & even sold 'indie' stuff!

Markisah and Peter Brown at Doppelganger's Indie Scene Cafe Bukit Bintang

Soon after, we were approached by the British Council 'Wayang Kata' to work with Troubadours to produce a spoken word event featuring Francesca Beard. We've not looked back as we completed 6 installations featuring Francesca Beard, Charlie Dark, Malika Booker, Polar Bear and countless other spoken word poets. Thanks to the collaboration with British Council, poetry in KL has never been the same again!

Malika Booker

Doppelganger, the community project adopted by Go International Group Sdn Bhd (a marketing communication company founded by Jasmine Low and Nikki Yeo) has continued to bring meaning to the people. All interns at Go International Group are encouraged to produce one of their own events. The annual Independent Youth Festival - something like a giant Doppelganger gig brings together indie musicians, video gamers, poets, bloggers and beatboxers... even fashionistahs! Read more. Click to view photo gallery.

Scenes from Indie Youth Fest - Season Kickstart (1&2 Aug 2009)

Come join the 'indie' movement and take centre stage at our weekly open mic to show us how you DIY. Newbies are always welcome. Email: openmickl@gmail.com to perform at one of our upcoming gigs. Or sign-up to perform (see link at bottom of page).

Special Event 1 Nov: STAND UP @ No Black Tie

Hello hello! It's great when people come together to do something good for others. This time, I was approached by Michael Lim and Jojo Struys, Founders of Kyanite of Project Alpha to help out at a charity event for the Shambala Kids Creative Mentoring Project. Well, what happens is that once a month, a group of artistes/dancers/singers etc get together and offer their time to coach and mentor children so that they are able to express themselves and showcase their creativity.

The result? More confident children :) And this is truly in line with what we believe in at Doppelganger - to provide a platform for people like you and I to showcase our creativity. And it's a stage for us to express ourselves. Sometimes we don't realise how lucky we are until we meet those less fortunate. Let's not let it be that way. So remember, each time you sing a note, how priviledged you are, and let's try to do our little part and to just try to love unconditionally. If you'd like to contribute to Shambala Kids, just email: shambalaforkids@gmail.com.

Thanks for supporting the cause. PS. Tickets are 99% sold. Yippee yeah yeah!

REPORT: RM40,000 raised that night! Read about what happened here.

Gig 17 Oct: Doppelganger Flash Gig @ Indie Youth Fest LG Rainforest 1Utama

DOPPELGANGER FLASH GIG!
OPEN MIC IS OPEN!
@ INDIE YOUTH FEST 2009
DEEPAVALI WEEKEND

Update: We're scaled down this year but we're still going on with the show. After making many many calls, we have finalised the venue for this weekend's Indie Rock Concert. A huge word of thanks to Studio V, The Star's New Media hub at 1Utama. Did you know that the radio stations broadcast LIVE from here? Well, this coming Saturday, come check out our amazing line-up. Fresh and exciting! A note to all the bands who have sent in their entries to perform, we thank you from the bottom of our hearts for your interest.

All day SATURDAY!
17 October 2009

OPEN MIC SESSION
Time: 12.30pm - 2.00pm
Venue: StudioV@Rainforest GF
First come first serve. Note: All acts must register at High Street, 1Utama Shopping Centre. Registration opens from 11am-12.30pm.

BEATBOX CHALLENGE
Time: 2.30pm-3.30pm

INDIE ROCK CONCERT
Time: 4.00pm-9.00pm
Emcee: Rina Omar

4.30pm An Honest Mistake
5.00pm Superbar
5.30pm Tilu
6.00pm Moms on Strike
6.30pm Definitely Maybe
-- Prayer Break --
7.30pm Wani Ardy
8.00pm Dichi Michi
8.30pm Bittersweet

Sunday
18 October 2009

Closing Ceremony & Prize Giving
Emcee: Rina Omar
Featuring performances by Yuna
Venue: GF High Street, 1Utama
Time: 4pm-7pm

Phhhhhheeeeeeeewt! Lots of goodie bags, vouchers, see u there k.

http://www.indieyouthfest.com
http://www.twitter.com/indieyouthfest
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=12044202543

Indie Acts Perform at Malaysia Fest Sydney courtesy Malaysia Airlines

MALAYSIAN INDIE ACTS HEAD DOWN UNDER THIS SEPTEMBER 2009!

View photos from gig

Article in The Star, R.A.G.E.

Join MAStravel Facebook Group

http://www.darlingharbour.com
www.OneBuckShort.com

ONE BUCK SHORT performing at Indie Youth Fest 2008, Kuala Lumpur
Photo courtesy multiplay.lowyat.net by Syefri Zulfefli

LIYANA FIZI (ESTRELLA)
http://www.myspace.com/liyanafiz

REZA SALLEH
http://www.myspace.com/rezasalleh

RASHDAN HARITH
http://www.myspace.com/rashdanh

Event: Indie Youth Fest 2009 in Sydney - private gig
Venue: TASTE @ Surry Hills,
Address: 38 - 44 Foveaux Street, Surry Hills
Reservations: (612) 9281 7228
Date: 26 September 2009
Time: 12pm - 3pm
Cover: Free Entry

Event: Malaysia Fest 2009
Venue: Darling Harbour Tumbalong Park, Sydney
Date: 27 September 2009
Cover: FOC
Time: 10am - 5pm
Lots of other activities, dances, Malaysian food stalls and more!
Visit www.malaysiafest.com.au

Organiser: Doppelganger Open Mic - a community project by Go International Group Sdn Bhd.

As we step into September, we step ahead with the 'best' news of all this year! Malaysia Airlines has confirmed its sponsorship and as a result, Independent Youth Festival 2009 will be propelling Malaysia's independent band One Buck Short and singer songwriters Liyana Fizi, Reza Salleh and Rashdan Harith to Sydney for Malaysia Fest and another private gig to promote Malaysia's independent music scene.

This is indeed exciting for Doppelganger KL open mic as it will mark it's first foray to a town where Founder, Jasmine Low spent her formative 20s. This is also great news for Independent Youth Festival as it also marks the second cross country effort in bringing Malaysians overseas. The festival brought 6x Malaysian video gamers to San Jose Silicon Valley USA last year; and will bring another 6x youth (video gamers & blogger) to Sweden for DreamHack - the largest digital festival in the world!

What is Malaysia Fest? M-Fest as it's affectionately known--is the biggest Malaysian cultural event in Australia. It is held annually in Tumbalong Park, Sydney in conjunction with the Merdeka celebrations. This year, it will be celebrating Hari Raya as the date of the event falls a week after Raya. With numerous colourful cultural performances, exhibitions and food stalls serving genuine Malaysian cuisine along the day, M-Fest aims to showcase Malaysian cultures & traditions to all Sydney-siders and tourists.

M-Fest is fully organised by the members of these Malaysian student organisations:

- Malaysian Students Organisation of UNSW (MSO)
- Sydney University Association of Malaysian Students (SUAMS)
- Malaysian Students Association of UTS (MASA)
- Macquarie University Malaysian Students Association (MSA)
- Sydney Malay Students Association (PPMS)
- Petronas Sydney Club (SYPEC)
- Malaysia Hall Residents Club (MHRC)

What's important is that our commitment to the scene, to the artistes. Doppelganger Open Mic, Indie Youth Fest and Go International Group are proud to be a part of this event. For more information on the gig, email us at openmickl@gmail.com.

Be there!

Doppelganger Indie Picks . August 2009

Hi! Welcome to Doppelganger's Indie Pick of the month. Btw, if you know of anyone and would like to recommend it to us, email openmickl@ gmail.com and we'll check it out. This month, we begin with something just discovered at a boardroom meeting - a very very cool traditional sounds of Zapin fused with modern funk! Plus, spotted, a young and talented guy who was introduced to us recently. Check out Ariff Abu Bakar's vid below. Also, the Doppelganger crew pays its respects to two very very inspiring peeps who have since passed on to the better side.

Malaysia

Artist: Ariff Abu Bakar

::::Want to LEARN something? Listen to this new talent::::

Malaysia
Artist: Zapin Fusion

::::Ever heard of Zapin Fusion???::::

Malaysia

Artist: Yasmin Ahmad

An interview with Yasmin Ahmad (1958 - 2009) - an inspiring Malaysian filmmaker who broke the glass ceiling in many respects from covering issues normally untouched, to winning countless awards. A Malaysian.

USA

Artiste: Michael Jackson

This is a tribute video to (((MJ))). The man who inspired me musically:)

Special Event: 8 & 9 Aug, 2009 Selangor Musical Extravaganza

Post - event report

What a massive stage!!!

Ah well! Organisers also need to take a break :) Jaz & Yuna...

Hattan in a black scarf! Kewl....

Shah Alam folks :) yea yea!

Isn't that that Oh Chentaku drummer Adib?

Raingers in full support with HUJAN merch

more pictures coming soon!

:::::::::::: We were a part of the Selangor Musical Extravaganza 2009!! :::::::::::::

Click to view artistes bio

6 locations. 9 days. 100s of performers.
Shah Alam. Gegarkan Dunia Anda! Rock the world!

/ 8 August 2009
/ Dataran Shah Alam
/ 9.00pm - 12.00am
/ I Selangor Indie Concert

Emcee, Rina Omar and a plethora of indie acts from Komplot to Joanna & Co... a nice mix of music, dance and a great night out! See you there!

/Artiste Line-up/
Ana Raffali (http://www.myspace.com/anaraffali)
Yudi (chinese female classical singer)
Rendra Zawawi (http://www.myspace.com/rendrazawawi)
Floor Fever Hip Hop Dance Group (http://www.myspace.com/floorfever)
Microchip 32 of ChipChipHurray (www.myspace.com/chipchiphurray)
Oh Chentaku (http://www.myspace.com/ohchentaku)
An Honest Mistake (http://www.myspace.com/anhonestmistakeisemo)
Joanna & Co (http://www.myspace.com/joannaco)
Komplot (http://www.komplot.com.my/)

// 9 August 2009
// Dataran Shah Alam
// 9.00-11.30pm
// Closing Ceremony by The Right Honourable Tan Sri Dato’ Abdul Khalid Ibrahim Chief Minister Of Selangor and Yang Berhormat Elizabeth Wong State Of Selangor Chairman Tourism, Consumer Affairs And Environment.

//Artiste Line-up//
Akasha Percussion Group (http://www.sonicbids.com/AkashAMalaysia)
Selangor Philharmonic Choir (http://www.thephil.org.my)
Wright Academy Orchestra
Noryn Aziz (http://www.norynaziz.com)
Man Bai
Hattan
Azmyl Yunor (http://www.myspace.com/azmylyunor)
Yuna (http://www.myspace.com/yunaroomrecords)
Hujan (http://www.myspace.com/kugiranhujan)

Further information, contact us at (03) 7727 0093, Go International Group.

:::::::::::::::::::: NOTES ::::::::::::::::::::::::::

Greets peeps! Meet you at the Selangor Musical Extravaganza this weekend on the 8 & 9 August 2009. Where else but Dataran Shah Alam. Do note that roads will be closed, so plan ahead and head to the area early enough so you can find free parking at Wisma MBSA (for artistes). What can you expect at the Selangor Musical Extravaganza? Doppelganger's mothership, Go International Group was invited to pitch some ideas for artiste line-ups and are pleased to announce that the following artistes will be entertaining y'all at Dataran Shah Alam, as a part of the programme brought to you by Tourism Selangor. Say hello to:

Yuna ** Azmyl Yunor ** An Honest Mistake ** Akasha ** Hattan ** Manbai ** Wright Academy Orchestra ** Selangor Philharmonic Choir ** Hujan ** Noryn Aziz ** Ana Rafalli ** Rendra Zawawi ** Yudi ** Floor Fever Hip Hop ** Microchip 32 ** Joanna & Co ** Oh Chentaku ** Komplot