::: Event Update GBOB Malaysia 2013/4 - Poster ::: Event Announcement George Town, 22 December 2013 - Global Battle of the Bands - GBOB, the biggest music competition for bands playing their original songs live returns after a 3-year hiatus with the National Finals held in Penang for the very first time! Held in collaboration with FEYST: Independent Youth Festival and promoted/organised by brand activation company, GoInternationalGroup.com, Malaysian bands are invited to enter by downloading the entry form from the website: www.feyst.com and emailing it to malaysia@gbob.com . "Last weekend, we kicked off the search for one band to represent Malaysia at the Gbob World Finals in Chiangmai, Thailand next 8th February 2014," says event promoter, Jasmine Low. "This is a first for our company to support a band battle. We have showcased local musicians through our open mic gigs and festival platform, FEYST, but never a battle. So why the change in...

It was around 2000, that independent music entrepreneur and promoter  Jasmine Low  of  Go International Group and founder of Doppel Music World first started attending gigs at the Excelsior in Sydney. She became a regular and after relocating back to Kuala Lumpur in 2003, started off her own series of gigs called ‘Valhalla Open Mic’ and ‘Doppelganger Open Mic’ - she says, inspired by  Melanie   Horsnell . Jasmine and  Melanie  kept in touch and in October 2013,  Melanie  would play her first Malaysian Tour. This tour will kick start the 6th Independent Youth Festival, a.k.a. FEYST. Read more about it here: www.feyst.com . Melanie  is currently touring Europe made Pozzible by a crowd funding exercise. FEYST: Independent Youth Festival presents... Melanie   Horsnell  Malaysian Tour (26-30 October 2013) Satur day, 26 October 2013 Bihzhu's #CribConcert 6 feat. Melanie Horsnell View it via new.liv...