DoPPelganger Indie Picks is a selection of some of our favourites. We proudly present you with two artistes for your listening pleasure.  [Malaysia] Introducing Penang-born songbird, BIHZHU - singer songwriter who currently lives in Kuala Lumpur. Her foray into the world of musicals begins with Stephen Sondheim's "MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG" produced in KL by by Pan Productions . BIHZHU is also the voice behind Penang Tourism's TV commercial aired via Asian Food Channel, featuring Dato' Jimmy Choo.  [New Zealand] And from the twin towers across the Peninsular of Malaysia, we head across the South China and Tasman Seas to find New Zealander of Croatian/Irish heritage - LORDE.   Her d ebut EP, The Love Club , was originally posted on SoundCloud in November 2012 and was available for free download. Manager Maclachlan said: "We felt it was a very strong piece of music and thought, let's just put it out and worry about the money later ...

Congratulations to singer songwriter, Bihzhu for picking up the Voize Independent Music Awards 2013 'Song of the Year' ! In a press release issued by VIMA, Siva Zaphod Chandran, founder of VIMA and COO of Bite Media said, “...we are super excited to be working with Sony Music Entertainment Malaysia, who have teamed up with us to sign one song deal for the Song Of The Year Category and also to work with us to come up with an 18 track compilation which will feature the best songs of VIMA 2013." At a recent meeting with Sony Music Malaysia, MD Adrian Lai said, "The Heart Ways is a good song with good production quality,". This same happy song was also selected as the track for Penang Global Tourism's TV advertisement featuring famous shoe couturier, Dato Jimmy Choo. The TVC aired on the Asian Food Channel for 14 weeks from December 2012 onwards in more than 12 countries. The Heart Way by Bihzhu    On behalf of FEYST organisers, we wish Bihzhu all th...

Thank you to all of you who attended and braved on even throughout the power outage. Issue's been solved and music goes on!  What they say: http://zdicm.blogspot.com/2012/07/10-years-valhalla-doppelganger-open-mic.html Celebrating 10 Years of Open Mic glory!  An appreciation night for media and musicians who have graced our stage over the past decade! So we're declaring 15 July OPEN MIC DAY! Valhalla Open Mic was started off by two friends - DJ Beryl and Jasmine Low at a club called Liq uid Bar in Central Market in 2002. Every Thursday night, musicians, dancers, singers even drag queens would grace the platform to showcase their talents. From 2005 onwards, DJ Beryl became quite busy with her advertising job so Jaz continued the open mic nights, under the moniker - Doppelganger Open Mic. We invite YOU to be a part of this special day where friends come together. Celebrating 10 Years of Open Mic glory!  Time: 2.00pm-11.30pm Venue: Doppel Kafe (t...