::: Doppelganger Music World  ::: Festival & Event News ::: March 2013 Festival Gitar Antarabangsa Malaysia 2013 (MIGFEST)   Festival Gitar Antarabangsa Malaysia 2013 (MIGFEST) merupakan sebuah festival muzik antarabangsa terbesar di rantau Asia Tenggara. Objektif utama pelaksanaannya adalah untuk membolehkan para peserta berkongsi pengalaman, kepakaran dan pengetahuan gitar daripada pemain gitar tempatan dan antarabangsa seperti Az Samad, Andy Ngew, Faridian Jazz Trio,Hady Afro, Alder Don, Akihiro Tanaka, Adam Del Monte, Huang Chia Wei, Shun Ng, Dan Lavoie, Roger Wang, Grigory Novikov dan banyak lagi. Festival ini akan diadakan pada ketetapan seperti berikut: Tarikh : 26 - 29 Mac 2013 Masa   : 11.00 pagi - 6 Petang Tempat : Kompleks Kraf Kuala Lumpur  Seksyen 63, Jalan Conlay 50450 Kuala Lumpur Laman web: www.migfest.com Artiste Line-up Don Alder  Canada acoustic guitarist plays with a passion thats rarely seen and is often referred t...

Gig report... too damn good amongst friends and Doppelganger's regulars. Thank you Mei Chern, Markiza & Peter Hassan Brown, Benchmarx and our regular open mickers who played. Also a huge word of thanks to Rafique Rashid for his assistance at our sound console!!! See you next month! 28 December 2008 @ Marketplace KL. Tom (UK) Jaz, Mei Chern & Joe Benchmarx does their Malaysia Boleh acoustic version. Ronnie on Violins, Markiza Keyboards & Peter Hassan Brown warm up the room of Polar Bears Open Mic - Ronnie jams with Nick Davis Doppelganger features a varied line-up of acts. Acoustic singer songwriter MEI CHERN headlines this set and shares the stage with MARKIZA & PETER HASSAN BROWN, and rock band, BENCHMARX. ABOUT MEI CHERN Known for her reflective and insightful songs, Mei Chern first performed at a student folk club in England, and thereafter in and around Kuala Lumpur. An experimental psychologist by training and a writer for Freespace (The Sun), her songs on soci...

DOPPELGANGER presents... SINGLETRACKMIND JEROME KUGAN OH CHENTAKU + RASHDAN HARITH + OPEN MIC GIGGERS at a new funky place near the fabulous twin towers! Date: Sunday, 4 May 2008 Time: 9pm - 1am Cover: RM20 incl 1 drink Venue: Marketplace Restaurant & Lounge 4A Lorong Yap Kwan Seng, Kuala Lumpur. Visit www.marketplacekl.com for map. For reservations, call (03) 2166 0750. To play, or find out more about DOPPELGANGER, sms Jaz +6017 623 0288. {Jerome Kugan launches his new album, SONGS FOR A SHADOW this Sat 12 Apr, 2008 from 8.30pm at The Annexe Gallery, Central Market Annexe, KL. Website: http://jeromekugan.blogspot.com. Come come! } Jaz: So I was at NBT last night to catch Tokyo Blues (go Ywenna! and band) and met legendary songwriter Man Bai. Someone in our group asked if the song 'Kau Ilhamku was written out of passionate yearning for a woman and his answer was a flat no. Just that. I suspect it was written for himself. Sometimes we need to be alone to play with our ...

Hey hey folks! Watch this space for our next Doppelganger Gig. A brand new location, plus a slightly twisted concept. Block out your Sunday - May 4th, 2008 from 9pm. Details coming right up!

SHINE for International Women's Day! Liyana Otam Reza Salleh An Honest Mistake Darren Teh from An Honest Mistake J4N Bus Company Samuel Oh from Bus Comapany Army of Three Zack Yusof from Deserter Audience Bands & Emcees with Go International & SSLA stuffs

Hey all! Merry Christmas & a Happy New Year from us at Doppelganger Open Mic. Thanks for supporting our gigs all these years. Well, for a start, I was at Bedroom Sessions the other night and bumped into Shelley and Az. A couple of messages away and Evelyn has agreed to have us once again. So am pleased to announce Doppelganger's First Gig for 2008. THE REUNION::: Shelley Leong Az Samad Kevin BrokenScar Hannah & Nell ++ Doppelganger Open Mic featuring buddies like Peter Hassan Brown Rashdan Harith Oh Chentaku and many more! Hosted by Jasmine Low it's on a thursday! 3 Jan, 2008 no black tie 17 jalan mesui, kuala lumpur RM15 cover come on over! look forward to seeing you all. flyer design: donna yii / studio agogo - a div of go international group sdn bhd

It's the first Global Battle of the Bands, Malaysia. Organiser Pan Asia Concepts has appointed us (Go International Group and Doppelganger Open Mic) to assist in coordinating the two preliminaries and the Grand Finals on 1,2 & 3 November, 2007. Hosted by Club 18 at Jalan Liku in Bangsar (that's near Malay Mail's office), everything starts rockin from tomorrow onwards at 7pm. There's a cover RM25 if you'd like to come support the bands. 'Last year’s GBOB World Final winners Heavy Mojo have been signed to a major recording contract by SRC Universal Motown....' Check out www.gbob.com for more details. I hear there's a LOT LOT LOT of money to be shared amongst finalists. Plus winner gets a LOT OF CASH plus a trip to London to play for Malaysia in December. But it's not about the money, eh. Well, the motley crue from Doppelganger will be there. Open Mic Session on Saturday night if you're interested. Text Jaz if you wanna play.

WAYANG KATA 4: Getting it across! Date: October 24, 2007 Time: 8:30 pm (as usual) Venue: No Black Tie Tickets: RM 10 at door Proudly presented by British Council and Troubaganger , Wayang Kata IV will be hosted by the usual suspects, Jasmine Low of Doppelganger KL and Jerome Kugan of Troubadours KL. This installation will feature poets who have attended previous British Council workshops. Each will read two to three poems. The format this time is exciting and slightly different from the previous Wayang Katas where judges and the audience will cast their votes to select a handful of poets who will be sent to Singapore for a future show. Poet bios available here. KATA-KATA AKAN DITAYANGKAN DARIPADA: Shan Patricia Low Priya K Batsheba Zlikha Arsalan Liyana Yusof Divya K.M. Jiwa Followed by a special line-up of upcoming Malaysian writers (non-judged segment). ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::UPDATES::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Nov 5, 2007: Doppelganger ...

Doppelganger goes Chinese in September !! What is it? ... The Doppelganger 1st Chinese gig is coming soon! Hosted by Keith Chan . When? ... 8.30pm - midnightWednesday, 5 Septamber 2007. Where? ... No Black Tie ... 17, Jalan Mesui, Kuala Lumpur (off Jalan Nagasari, behind Istana Hotel) How much? ... RM20 include 1 beer / soft drink. Who's performing? ... Anna 启馨 + Jasemaine + iAN + Edilson + The Highlighters + plus spoken word in between . Photo Gallery

Doppelganger Merdeka Show Taking the indie journey What is it? Our annual Merdeka Show jointly hosted by Jasmine Low & Jerome Kugan. When? 8.30pm - midnight Wednesday , 15 August 2007 Where? No Black Tie 17, Jalan Mesui, Kuala Lumpur (off Jalan Nagasari, behind Istana Hotel) How much? RM20 come lah Can I play? Open mic at the end of the night if there's time Who's performing? deserters + oddstars + Yuri & Vostok-1 + Kadensa + open mic plus spoken word in between. Doppelganger is pleased to present Kadensa . I first saw them perform at the infamous Yayasan Selangor / Maybank square as Abonation. Then we met again (thanks to Elina, their manager) at Fete de la Musique. Specially installed for this 15 August show, Abonation's - Kadensa features Malaysian violinist, Zalie Redang for a touch of cool fusion nusantara jazz. A touch of cool to calm the hot bands lined up for the night. Kadensa includes Along (gendang sunda, djembe), Amie (rebana, tabla), Anoi (guitar), Z...

Concert Alert! KL SING SONG 2007 12 Malaysian Singer Songwriters in Concert Presented by Troubadours Enterprise and KLPAC See details Featuring: Pete Teo Shanon Shah Mia Palencia Reza Salleh Melina William Azmyl Yunor Mei Chern Jerome Kugan Estrella Tan Sei Hon Michelle & Ling Meor emcee: Fahmi Fadzil Venue: KL Performing Arts Centre, Pentas 2 Date: 20 and 21 July 2006 Time: 8:30pm – 11pm Tickets: RM25 (Adults), RM20 (Students, Disabled) Tickets available at KLPAC (03 – 40479 000) and The Actors Studio, Bangsar Shopping Complex (03 – 2094 9400). Or email tickets@klpac.com. No advance bookings. Tickets also available directly through Troubadours Enterprise. Call Tan Sei Hon (012 – 285 0931) for more info.

Sunday, 24 June 2007 Doppelganger goes French @ Fete de la Musique A yearly event spearheaded by Alliance Francaise, Fete de la Musique (Music Day) is an extension of the celebrations in France every 21 June. Once again this year, Doppelganger Open Mic Open Stage is pleased to celebrate diversity through music and the arts by putting together over 18 performers on three stages over 2 hours on 24 June 2007. For a day only, Fete de la Musique offers three stages to bands - Yuri and the Vodstok, Soft Touch, Superbar, Lightcraft, Oddstars, kisskissbangbang, Tongkat, Hikaru feat. Ching of One-in-a-Million and Reza Salleh; singer songwriters - Zalila Lee and Jerral Khor, Azmyl Yunor, Ariff Akhir, Andrea Matthew plus readings by writers Roy aka Fairul Nizam and Tshiung Han See at the Gourmandine Café. Come join us! Life is sweet. So pack your bar-guette, Peugeot and foofoo or head over to AF this Sunday. The Line-up: (Garden Stage) 5pm........Oddstars 5.30pm.....Hikaru feat. Ching 6pm...........

3 June 2007 Ochre as the Earth Make it a point this coming Sunday to check our Sharanya Manivannan's first solo performance titled Ochre as the Earth -- http://ochreastheearth.blogspot .com . More on the writer: http://sharanyamanivannan .blogspot.com 6 June 2007 Doppelganger @ NBT Doppelganger Open Mic . Open Stage presents a midweek acoustic affair featuring eight talented Malaysian singer songwriters on Wednesday, 6 June 2007 at one of the more acoustically sound venues - No Black Tie in Kuala Lumpur . Come meet their Doppelgangers. By day, he is the sound engineer, production assistant, the lecturer, the graphic designer while she is the magazine editor, the event organiser, the marketing consultant. By night, they are all united in sound. Since 2003, Doppelganger Open Mic.Open Stage events have showcased an eclectic range of performers from poets, dancers, stand-up comedians, singer songwriters to musicians. It’s an avenue for everyday people to perform, to lead a life dif...

Poets and Musicians come together on this day - themed RED:UNITY. Open mic throughout the night. RM15 per entry. Further info: Jasmine Low, 017 623 0288 or email openmickl@gmail.com Book Your Table @ NBT: Call (603) 2142 3737 The organisers regret that Sharanya Manivannan, Jac and Mekarnya Satu Kematian won't be able to attend as advertised due to personal commitments.

Heya peeps! It's a week away. Do help us blog this if you can. Be sure to come by the THE ENCOUNTER. The first encounter with the public where you can purchase Malaysia International Aerospace Adventure 2007 tickets to the main show which begins on 5 June 2007. What's the deal? It's an absolutely real shuttle that's comin over! So at our first Encounter , Doppelganger has invited 12 singer songwriters; Frequency Cannon, Shanon Shah, Azmyl Yunor, Soft Touch, Yuri & The Bodhi Tree, Ariff Akhir, Estrella, Ida Liza, PLUSH, Izzy & The Rojaks, GREENPAVER and Austin on the drums, flanking performances by Anuar Zain, Ching (one in a million), Ame & Gerard Singh. Open mic on Sunday evening. COSPLAY. Meet Darth Vader, Darth Maul and many more in a light-sabre twist. Lots more happening! Buy your early bird MIA2007 tickets (RM40 adults / RM25 children & students). With your ticket, you can enter the SMS Bidding Contest & play Wheel of Fortune! Meet the GEMP...

Excerpt from British Council Malaysia website: This March we’re welcoming not one but two (!) poets to KL. First up, we have Jacob Sam-La Rose - poet, writer, playwright, performer and educator. Described as “the backbone of the London poetry scene", Jacob worked alongside Roger Robinson (here just last month and read at Night of the Living Text ) and Malika Booker (who was in Malaysia last November and performed at Wayang Kata II ), to help establish Malika’s Poetry Kitchen, an adult writing workshop and community. To find out more about Jacob, click here or visit www.jsamlarose.com . Don’t miss this opportunity to see Jacob while he’s in town from 7 to 11 March! WAYANG KATA III: AN EVENING OF SPOKEN WORD Wayang Kata returns with a fresh line up to include Jacob Sam-La Rose alongside several Malaysian writers and poets. Jointly presented with the Troubagangers (the joint collaboration of Tan Sei Hon, Azmyl Yunor and Jerome Kugan's Troubadours and Jasmine Low's Doppe...

Heya! Yes it's been a little quiet lately. Well, the great news is, the next gig is a super duper one at Midvalley Hall 1, MVEC. The Buran Space Odyssey Road Show is made possible by the organisers of Malaysia International Aerospace Exhibition ( www.MIA2007.com ) - one of the top 5 events slated for Visit Malaysia Year. And guess what?! Since Go International Group is putting the show together, we've requested for an 'indie' stage. Here are the list of performers confirmed for the two day space-adventure-packed weekend! BURAN SPACE ODYSSEY THE ENCOUNTER 24 & 25 March 2007 Midvalley Hall 1, MVEC Free entry From 10am-9pm From 3-6pm Celebrity Guest Stars: Anuar Zain Ching (One-in-a-Million) , Ame (Bonfire) & Gerard Singh Exact time to be confirmed Indie Stars: *Azmyl Yunor & Shanon Shah *Frequency Cannon *Plush *Yuri & the Bodhi Tree *Soft Touch *Greenpaver *Izzy & the Rojaks *Estrella *Liza Zahran *Liza Zahran and more!

TWO EVENTS IN A DAY! COCO LOCO! Location: Level 2, Piccolo Galleria (the old Hair Connections, just above BE elementz & the Indie Scene Cafe) indieGO gig (5pm-9am) Meet our intern, Amanda Cheong who's been given the task to organise a gig featuring over 10 acts (bands, soloists, comedians, dancers). What a task and boy has she been busy! Ok, Amanda, over to you! Giggers and bandies, come show your round of support! It's also the end of this first installation of our impromptu Indie Scene Cafe - it's been nice knowing you all! Send us your email and keep in touch. We'll let you know where we'll be next! mondo carnaval countdown party (10pm-3am) come countdown with us at the MONDO CARNAVAL NYE COUNTDOWN PARTY! Chill and bring in 2007 with Jaz and her friends - ex-Boom Boom Room Penang's stunning diva - Freda, Syarmila and the Sexy Divas with latin house and some spunk by DJ Fresh & B'side. That's what you can expect from our NYE party! Right in th...

8.30pm Friday 29 Dec 07 Filmmakers Anonymous (FA) Step. 1 / 12 FA is an array of new and emerging films, compiled, not curated, from among like-minded people who are just addicted to making films - for whatever noble or twisted reasons. All films have English subtitles. The screening is free. Indiescene Cafe is located at Piccolo Galeria, beside Starhill, KL. for more info please contact Effa Desa 016-6531167. ps. if you are an addict yourself, please feel free to bring dvd copy of your film to the screening and pass to Effa. FEATURED FILMS: (total running time: 86 mins followed by discussions with filmmakers.) 1. Fairuz Sulaiman: WHERE IS MY INDIE ROCK DARLING (3mins/color/music/2006) A film about the ever continuing search for reason and purpose in life. Fairuz Sulaiman is a videographer involved in experimental video performances, theatre productions, video installations and productions. He lectures part time in video making in a local art college. Director's statement T...

Blog it. Don't miss it! Countdown begins to the closing of Indie Scene Cafe.... tick tock. Come by if you haven't yet. Come lar... POETRY WORKSHOP for 7 to 12 year olds conducted by Sharanya Manivannan APPRECIATION WRITING PERFORMANCE When? DECEMBER 27th-28th 2006 (Wednesday, Thursday) 2.00 pm - 6.00 pm with a small presentation on DECEMBER 28th 2006 at 7.00 pm Where? Indie Scene Café,Piccolo Galleria, Bukit Bintang(between Lot 10 and KL Plaza) Deadline for application: December 25th 2006. Places are limited so don’t disappoint your child, apply early! SLOTS ARE FULLY BOOKED. THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR SUPPORT!