Sarawak Street Arts Carnival 26-27 April 2014 Kuching Waterfront Be there! Wish we were there too!

  Watch the concert playlist http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWu8FwGKTfL9E0u_mh_9ZZjdvRyjTNZZr   Watch the concerts on LIVESTREAM Saturday 8th of February: http://www.gbob.livebox.me/ (Bookmark this link!) Follow the World Finalists as they run into temples, get chased by elephants, tame tigers, and ROCK the city of Chiang Mai!! Be there if you dare!!  Facebook ...

   DoPPelganger Indie Picks is a tradition and we usually select two artistes to share with you, our rea ders. So in this issue, we're pleased to share with you two artistes - NAJ WA, a Malaysian singer songwriter now based in America and IAN AXEL (below) of A GREAT BIG WORLD with their re- recorded son g "Say Something" with Christina Aguilera . We share a video of an earlier concert by Ian Axel below. Enjoy!     Source Wikipedia : " Say Something " is a song by American recording artist Ian Axel , taken from his solo album This Is the New Year (2011). On September 3, 2013, Epic Records released it as a single from Is There Anybody Out There? by duo A Great Big World , in which Axel is a member. Following its usage on American reality TV show So You Think You Can Dance , the track gained attention from singer Christina Aguilera , who wanted to be featured on the song. Quickly afterwards, Aguilera appeared on the re-recorded version of ...

January 2014 Edition : www.doppelgangerkl.blogspot.com Want to attend an open mic but where???  So you've written some materials and want to explore how a live audience reacts to it. So you attend an open mic night. Watch the people who go up on stage. Watch the audience. And decide, hey, it'll be my turn next! Here's a guide to your journey, inspired by an email we received from Ashida (who's soon to launch her EP) - asking about open mics in KL! Useful links: Open mic events in KL & PJ, Malaysia http://www.openmicmalaysia.org - a website that lists all the open mics around town. It's managed by singer songwriter Shaneil Devaser. http://www.moonshinekl.blogspot.com & Feedback Open Mic - Singer/songwriter Reza Salleh organisers one of the longest standing open mic series in KL. Head to Facebook.com and search 'Feedback open mic'. Usually held at The Bee in Publika M'ont Kiara or Jaya One in Petaling Jaya, Feedback happens reg...

We received an email from Willy Tan of Red Bull Malaysia/Sg, inviting all of YOU folks to sign up. The Red Bull Music Academy’s been right around the world over the last fifteen years, and this autumn it 's heading to Tokyo. Once again, the invit ation is open to up and coming music makers from every continent to apply to be a part of a musical odyssey. The application phase will kick off from January 15 and runs until  March 18 2014 . Tokyo is one of the world's most iconic cities - and one with a truly unique and vibrant cultural landscape. From the equipment designers and game soundtracks that have had an inestimable influence on modern music, to its very own 'electric town' (Akihabara), to grand concert halls and the many small but well-stocked record stores that are a collector's dream – Tokyo is a place for the imagination to take flight.  Visit the RBMAcademy website to get a 360 on what to expect at the Academy, answers to FAQs, a...

::: 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...

Excerpt from Malay Mail Online   Mr Gambus leaves jazz legacy Acclaimed guitarist and lute player Farid Ali dies after long illness Monday, December 30, 2013 - 13:10   FARID Ali, 50, was undoubtedly one of the finest jazz guitarists to emerge from this region in 30 years. It is he who brought the gambus to the world stage. The Singapore-born artist first laid his hands on a guitar at the age of 11 and soon started performing at talentimes and small parties. His parents had hoped that he would pursue a career in law but that changed drastically when Farid was introduced to the music of George Benson through the album, Weekend in LA. This led him to discover other guitar greats including Chet Atkins, Earl Klugh, and Pat Metheny. Later, his musical interests broadened but he was most keen on jazz, ethnic and world music. Farid left for the US to receive academic training at the Guitar Institute of Technology in California, and at the...

Poets, spoken word performers, short story writers, lyricists all come together for this special 9th installation of Wayang Kata at the Georgetown Literary Festival. Robert Yeo (SG) Pam Handa (India) Sheena Baharuddin Elaine Foster Ksatriya Melizarani T. Selva Karina Bahrin Jac SM Kee Hosted by Jerome Kugan & Jasmine Low ABOUT WAYANG KATA Wayang Kata began in Kuala Lumpur in 2006 as collaboration between the British Council, Jasmine Low and Jerome Kugan, of open mic events Doppelganger and Troubadours, as an attempt to popularise the spoken word. Three years of performances to a packed house saw a host of UK poets grace the Wayang Kata stage in Kuala Lumpur - Francesca Beard, Jacob Sam-La Rose, Malika Booker, Kim Trusty and Polarbear - alongside a constellation of rising Malaysian poetry stars. Wayang Kata is now independently funded and will host its second installation in Penang, featuring a multi-lingual lineup of poets and spoken word performers. COST RM5 min donation VENUE...

Go International Group , brand marketing communication specialists, are synonymous amongst the youth and music community as organisers of home grown festival - FEYST: Indie Youth Fest . Meanwhile, Eco Knights , an environmental NGO has been pushing the green envelope with its Kuala Lumpur Eco Film Festival. Since 2012, both organisations have begun collaborating and this year, together with ideas agency MotioFixo , will produce an ECO music video featuring an original song by an independent band. Go International Group curates the Green Vibes show this 12th October at The Bee, Publika in Mon't Kiara Kuala Lumpur. Entry is free. The Artists Jes Ebrahim Jes Ebrahim Izaidin, 19 is a singer-song writer who has been involved with Environmental projects since the age of 9. A founding member and Youth Coordinator of The Tree Theatre Group, a child and youth based environmental NGO that uses Art; Music and Theater to help spread Environmental messages. He has written seve...