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Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts Celebrates 40th Open Day This March

HKAPA 40th Anniversary Open Day Presents Over a Hundred Free Performing Arts Activities Celebrating Four Decades of Excellence in Performing Arts Education

The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts (HKAPA) will present its Open Day in celebration of its 40th Anniversary on March 2 this year. This year, the academy is featuring over a hundred free performing arts events prepared by students and faculty from six Schools on the Wanchai Main Campus and the Béthanie Landmark Heritage Campus in Pokfulam. Dr. Gordon…

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Jakarta Band Rachun Released New Music

Music Press Asia just crowned Jakarta band Rachun as the Indie Band of the Week, and it’s a well-deserved title under Indonesian music. Edgy and infectious storyline, this is a serious dose of the energy…

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Netflix’s Mismatched Fandom Reaches Newer Heights

Redefining the Marketing Playbook for OTT Soundtracks ‘Ishq Hai’ – one of the songs from the soundtrack of Netflix’s hit web series Mismatched: Season 3 landed on the #1 on Spotify India Top 50 and…

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China Post Releases Chinese Zodiac Stamps

The Year of the Snake marks another annual event for China Post. Since 1980, it has issued Chinese Zodiac-themed stamps and has become works of art in their own right. The stamp for the Year…

Sing to Remember: Defying Dementia

There is no cure for dementia. But science is proving that one instrument can slow down its cognitive decline – the human voice. Most forget. Some can’t find the right words. Others are present mentally…

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Sa Chen to tour Australia performs at Sydney Opera House Music Press Asia
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Chinese Pianist Sa Chen Tours Australia, Performs at Sydney Opera House

16 Feb 2025, Concert Hall of Sydney Opera House The youngest Jury Member of the 18th Chopin International Piano Competition is making her highly anticipated Australian debut in 2025. After winning major prizes at top International Piano Competitions such as Leeds, Chopin and Cliburn, Sa…

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Wildlife Filmmaker Roger Webb on making 7-part documentry series ‘Asia’

Recently released, Sir David Attenborough presents Asia, a seven-part series dedicated to our planet’s greatest continent, revealing its most remarkable landscapes and animals. Filmed over the course of nearly four years, this is the first time that Asia has been…

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Samuel Dass: “Culture Defines Your Country and Customs.”

When an interview day and time to meet Malaysian sitar artists was made available to me, I jumped on the opportunity right away. Why? It wasn’t at all difficult to decide that Samuel Dass would occupy this year’s ‘Interview Feature…

Interview: Malaysia Director Amanda Nell Eu

Malay-language arthouse horror film Tiger Stripes made history by becoming the first Malaysian film to win the grand prize for best feature at the Cannes’ Critics’ Week, a sidebar for…

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Tokyo International Music Market 21st Edition Returns

Tokyo International Music Market (TIMM) is the leading event dedicated to promoting the global reach of Japanese music, serving as a nexus for music industry professionals from Japan and around the world. The 21st edition of TIMM will take place from November 5 to 7…

Outlet Drift Taiwan band to perform at SXSW Australia 2024 Music Press Asia
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SXSW Australia Announced 2024 Keynote

Today, SXSW revealed its first keynotes for the second edition of the SXSW Sydney® 2024 Conference. New York Times best-selling…

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HPC conference Supercomputing 2024 show lands in Atlanta this month

As the high-performance computing (HPC) community gathers in Atlanta for SC24, the world’s largest HPC conference, the event will feature presentations from thought leaders and experts in advanced computing. The Top500 list of fastest supercomputers in the world will be a highlight. The current list has two exascale systems, with two more waiting in the wings: El Capitan at Lawrence…

Spreadbeats: Where Music Meets Data Magic

Spotify has launched a new B2B campaign, ‘Spreadbeats,’ featuring a music video created and distributed entirely within a media plan spreadsheet. Aiming to make media plans as vibrant and energetic as Spotify’s brand and platform, the campaign follows a single cell—E7—and its evolution into a…

Line Music To Partner With Metadata Company Music Story

The sophistication of music streaming is about to come to users already using Line Music to stream. Music Story, the customer-centric global leader in music metadata, recently announced a partnership with Japan’s LINE Music. As one of Japan’s largest subscription-based music streaming service, LINE Music’s…

A Day With Artificial Intelligence

Microsoft’s Kuala Lumpur event painted a compelling picture of AI’s influence. Stretching far beyond mere spreadsheets and managerial tasks, I wonder how it can help reclaime 100+ minutes a day, even when using your smartphone. The November 30th gathering at the EQ Hotel was a…

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Ludovico Einaudi releases new 2025 album Music Press Asia
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Music Of The Week: Ludovico Einaudi’s Endless Summer

It is hard to look away when our inboxes mentions the Italian pianist and composer, Ludovico Einaudi. This week, apart from the many music that came into the Music Press Asia’s office, we had the pleasure to re-listen Einaudi’s live recording of his performance at the Steve Jobs Theatre in 2019. We recommend a full listen on a walk or…

Review: Classic Chinese Opera Gets New Look

Before you think of this as a dull old show on a stage, get a new perspective! Classic Chinese opera is developing current trends in the best interest of today’s needs. GuoGuang Opera Company revitalizes and keeps alive a 200-year-old theatre performance originating from China.…

Sydney Opera House Celebrates 50th Collaborates with Tim Minchin

Celebrating 50 years of brave creativity at Sydney Opera House, Tim Minchin’s song takes courage a little step further in the world of great humour in lyric-writing. Last October, the Sydney Opera House celebrates its 50th anniversary not only as an architectural marvel, the sail-like…

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Outlet Drift Taiwan band to perform at SXSW Australia 2024 Music Press Asia
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SXSW Australia Announced 2024 Keynote

Today, SXSW revealed its first keynotes for the second edition of the SXSW Sydney® 2024 Conference. New York Times best-selling author of Magic Pill and Stolen Focus: Why You Can’t Pay Attention, Johann Hari, will bring his thought provoking ideas to the Keynote stage this…

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