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Indian dance at Yayasan Sime Darby Arts Fest Malaysia. Music Press Asia
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Yayasan Sime Darby Arts Festival Returns August 2023

After five years, Malaysia’s largest arts festival returns.

The Yayasan Sime Darby Arts Festival (YSDAF), Malaysia’s largest free-for-all arts festival has finally returned after five long years. YSDAF 2023-themed “Shout it Out: Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow” kicked off in February, and will end with a final celebration on Aug 19 and 20, 2023. Presented by the Yayasan Sime Darby and The Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre (KLPAC), the…

Emiliano Cyrus wins China pop music award. Music Press Asia (1)
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Emiliano Cyrus Wins Global Chinese Pop Music Chart Award

EC Yiping (EC一平, Emiliano Cyrus) was recently awarded the ‘Best Male Singer Award’ at the “Global Chinese Pop Music Golden Melody Chart” seventh-anniversary ceremony. His new single ‘Ignite Dreams’ (燃梦) topped the radio and TV…

Josh Kua Malaysian Chinese violinist. Music Press Asia
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When Electric Strings Do The Talking

Violinist and composer Josh Kua recently released All A Game, a new single that launched on music streaming platforms on 3 Mar. Converging violin and cyberpunk, All A Game is a fusion of hard-hitting beats,…

A24 Release Celine Song’s Movie Trailer

‘Past Lives’ Trailer: Greta Lee Leads A24’s Acclaimed Romantic Drama From Filmmaker Celine Song A24 has unveiled the first trailer for its romantic drama Past Lives, starring Greta Lee (Russian Doll), Teo Yoo (Decision to…

Promote Your Music With Us

Do you have plans to promote your music in 2023? If yes, do you have long-term plans and goals to do this for many more years to come? If the answer is also yes, read…

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Flower.far Extends Vocal Range in Walk Away

Fresh from her recent performance on “COLORS” YouTube channel, Thai female artist Flower.far has recently released a new music video of the song ‘Walk Away’. Walk Away is a Pop and R&B song that tells the story about toxic and…

Astro Originals Release New Television Series

Anwari Ashraf, Head of Film Development at Astro Shaw directs Projek High Council, a new series by Malaysia’s Astro Originals. Project High Council is a Malaysian television series that directly reference boarding school days in Malaysia. Produced by Astro Shaw…

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Yunohoo Malaysian hiphip perform at Heineken campaign. Music Press Asia
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YUNOHOO Prior To Going LIVE

Restarting a career in live performance has been an uphill walk for many artists. Music Press Asia speaks with Malaysian act Yunohoo prior to her performance at HEINEKEN®’s Genting Highlands campaign event. Additionally, on collaborations in Malaysia and how things…

Vietnamese House Label Goes LIVE

In an interview with Music Press Asia, founder of Stargazing Records Florian Ferruzza shares the works of his debut album, starting his label in Vietnam and collaborating with local talent.…

The Impatient Sisters Release New Album Oct22. Music Press Asia

Strong Sisterhood: A Foundation of Success

Malaysian trio The Impatient Sisters have just released their latest album ‘7 Years’. Music Press Asia recently interviewed the trio on the topic of sisterhood, creative expression, and what’s it like as artists in this…

Gayageum For The Modern Day Audience

On translating a classical instrument for the appreciation of the modern audience, Hey String – a gayageum trio from South Korea – answers Taiwan Beats questions on topics of popularization…

A West Bengal Perspective

Sudip Mukherjee a.k.a Zero State Kid is releasing his latest EP today. In an exclusive interview with Music Press Asia, Zero State Kid shares with us his creative inspiration, how…

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Singapore to host Asia TV Forum in December 2022
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Talks at Asia TV Forum: Content Is Still King

Good quality content transcends boundaries. The 3-day conference at ATF 2022 (7-9 Dec) will include discussions and content showcases that will focus on exclusive insights and strategic visions for 2023 – what this means in the evolution of the industry today; its creative challenges and…

Meet Taipei Startup Festival 2022. Music Press Asia

Meet Taipei Startup Festival 2022

Asia’s largest Startup Festival titled “Meet Taipei” returns to Taipei City’s Zhongshan District this year from 17 – 19 November.…

Musical KPOP Is Now On Broadway

KPOP Launched 18 Broadway DebutKPOP musical began its preparation 8 years ago, now launches on New York’s BroadwayA Technicolor bilingual…

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Yuzaku Maezawa announce list of artists for SpaceX trip. Music Press Asia
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Steve Aoki Joins Yuzaku Maezawa’s SpaceX Trip

Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa is heading to outer space with SpaceX and he isn’t going alone. According to the latest source on NextShark, Aoki and BIGBANG’s T.O.P will join six other professional individuals chosen from a list of around one million applications. Yuzaku Maezawa is on a mission and will be representing the first few on a civilian trip to…

Steinway Launch New Software SPIRIOCAST

Steinway’s Hamburg premiere sees Lang Lang perform the new software LIVE at the Elbphilharmonie. Steinway & Sons has recently launched its revolutionary new software, SPIRIOCAST. Allowing live, remote performances from one Steinway & Sons Spirio piano to another in real-time, the software allows live performances…

Hazel Savage Joins Tuned Global Board

Original press release Savage brings 15 years of experience working for music streaming services and building successful music tech businesses Tuned Global’s rapid growth will be enhanced by Savage’s experience with music data analytics and AI Savage joins recently appointed Rick Gleave (SVP EMEA &…

Master Tour To Award Users at Live Production Summit 2023

Tour management software pioneers, Master Tour, will host the first-ever Master Tour Awards, with winners to be announced during the 2023 Live Production Summit on Friday, January 20. The conference will run January 19-21 in Palm Desert, California. The Master Tour Awards are a selection…

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Nadir x Erino Yumiki Japan Foundation KL. Music Press Asia
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Music Review: Erino Yumiki & Nadir at The Bee, Publika

It is absolutely a cliché – but holds true in the music world – when we say music transcends all language barriers. So here’s another story of one that exemplifies this metaphor; one where Japan’s undeniably artful and futuristic funk guitar meets Malaysia’s Carnatic vocals, and instrumental virtuosos with the traditional elements of the tabla. It is obvious from the…

A Disney Originals: The Montaners on Keeping It Together as a Family

Review: 4/5 star New Latin American Docu-Reality Series ‘Los Montaner’ Is Now Available on Disney+ Love comes in many forms and shapes. And this is no different inside Latin music’s influential family, the Montaners. With a social media audience of over 160 million, it is…

Vienna Philharmonic’s Strauss Family Concert Review

The Golden Hall’s full beauty shines on 1 Jan 2023 when the musicians under the baton of Franz Welser-Möst is featured in Vienna’s New Year’s Concert performing for millions of television viewers around the world. A timely concert at the end of the year to…

Jeju Partners with BTS to Promote Jazz and Tourism

Jeju promotes the rhythm of nostalgic jazz Jeju pumps up tourism activity with its latest collaboration involving BTS, one of South Korea’s global superstars. It has taken us a rather long time to be convinced that Jeju has some rather mystic charm. After all the…

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