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OAG, Geisha, Bunkface, Amelina, Ruffedge, Ramli Sarip and five-member Korean pop group NCT Dream are now confirmed and set to wow audience with amazing song and dance at KL Jamm held at MITEC Set to take place from April 26-28, 2019, KL Jamm is a three-day music festival, held at the Malaysian International Trade and Exhibition Centre [MITEC], Kuala Lumpur,…
Rock has been known, globally, in the music recording world, as one of the most popular musical genre that symbolises diverse social groups who typically carry the modern labelling of ‘cool’, ‘loud music’ and as…
Author Bernice Chauly has finally published a text transcription of the excerpt from an interview with the BBC World Service “The Cultural Frontline”, a programme released right after Malaysia’s election May last year. In a…
MTV Asia celebrates the explosion of hip hop culture through an Asian lens on music, fashion and lifestyle this April by kicking off a 10-part series Asian version of the iconic hip hop show “YO!…
While the age of the Internet has brought new and exciting ways for musicians to reach wider audiences for example through music streaming or sharing sites, it has also brought its own set of problems…
Midem has recently announced that Mathew Daniel, a licensing pioneer and a key player in the Chinese market, will give a keynote at its conference, in Cannes, June 4-7. Midem is casting a wider net…
GET YOUR WMW CONFERENCE TICKETS HERE. GET YOUR WMW PARTY TICKETS HERE. WMW, founded by RBRN IDEAS [John Beh], amps up its second edition in 2019 with an earlier, and more extensive, conference session that…
OAG, Geisha, Bunkface, Amelina, Ruffedge, Ramli Sarip and five-member Korean pop group NCT Dream are now confirmed and set to wow audience with amazing song and dance at KL Jamm held at MITEC Set to take place from April 26-28, 2019, KL Jamm is a…
From April 26th-28th, KL JAMM debuts its first music festival boasting an extraordinary line-up merging…
Celebrity singer songwriter Tay Kewei was invited by Tommy Hilfiger to attend the Tommy x…
TikTok, the short video platform, is supporting Earth Hour globally through campaigns in Japan, Singapore,…
When LyricFind launched LyricMerch end of 2017, no one would have thought that monetization can…
Recent curations for electronic music at music festivals and clubs for prime time slots are beginning to spill over. What we really mean isn’t just for a growing interest to consume electronic music but also on being part of a…
It’s been proven again and again that K-Pop music acts are undoubtedly taking the lead when it comes to achieving global recognition for Asian acts. BTS, a boy group signed under YG Entertainment in Korea, takes global fame one step…
Author Bernice Chauly has finally published a text transcription of the excerpt from an interview with the BBC World Service “The Cultural Frontline”, a programme released right after Malaysia’s election May last year. In a special episode “Truth and Taboo…
Throwback to our latest series of interviews produced in collaboration with All That Matters, Singapore. Music used in games, defined altogether as a genre in itself, is in a league of its own when it comes to popularity. It knows…
Perhaps, one of the latest news surrounding the K-pop world is YG Entertainment’s deal with Interscope Records. The deal is some of the most telling of what’s happening to the…
Throwback to last season’s conference interview focusing topic on gaming Monica Tong, Head of Editorial at Music Press Asia interviewed CEO and Executive Producer of PUBG Corporation at Music Matters, Singapore September 2018 on his…
Music Press Asia interviews Bernie Cho, Presideent of DFSB Kollective at Music Matters [Part 2: Korea Insights, Interview With Bernie Cho, President – DFSB Kollective, Korea]…
Part 1. Perhaps, one of the latest news surrounding the K-pop world is YG Entertainment’s deal with Interscope Records. The deal is some of the most telling of what’s happening…
Recent curations for electronic music at music festivals and clubs for prime time slots are beginning to spill over. What we really mean isn’t just for a growing interest to consume electronic music but also on being part of a larger and growing interest to…
It’s been proven again and again that K-Pop music acts are undoubtedly taking the lead when it comes to achieving…
While the age of the Internet has brought new and exciting ways for musicians to reach wider audiences for example…
Backstreet Boys wraps up its year-long Las Vegas residency this month in time to launch one of their largest arena…
Signed to Lakefront Records, Zamaera ‘s kicks off her first leg of the Malaysian tour and announced the launch of…
GET YOUR WMW CONFERENCE TICKETS HERE. GET YOUR WMW PARTY TICKETS HERE. WMW, founded by RBRN IDEAS [John Beh], amps…
With 62 mil fans on Weibo and 3.7 mil Facebook followers, Wang Leehom one of Taiwan’s most successful musical export…
The festival curators at KL Jamm make bold move bringing back Sheila Majid, Zainal Abidin, OAG and new generations of…
When LyricFind launched LyricMerch end of 2017, no one would have thought that monetization can be made just from lyrics. With LyricFind’s database of millions of lyrics, the company managed to put over one hundred thousand licensed lyrics on a wide range of clothing and household items. LyricMerch is a new consumer-facing lyrics service from LyricFind, the pioneering company that brought…
Signed to Lakefront Records, Zamaera ‘s kicks off her first leg of the Malaysian tour and announced the launch of…
Songtradr, a leader in the digital music licensing sphere, today announced its acquisition of Big Sync Music Ltd, a name synonymous to the role it plays, creatively, as a music licensing agency. The acquisition was a multi-million dollar cash and equity transaction. A deal which…
With Asia’s growing demand for a more organised music economy, companies and artists are pushing the boundaries of fan engagement, live performances, creation, and music management. Asia is definitely embracing 2019 by adopting tech trends across the music industry. Music Recognition Technology [MRT] or Audio…
The interview below was initially published on The Climate Music Project’s website. Erik has been writing and recording music for theater, dance, film and television in the Bay Area since 1982. His extensive collaborations include experimental theater/dance performance, film, and rock and jazz ensembles. His…
Rock has been known, globally, in the music recording world, as one of the most popular musical genre that symbolises diverse social groups who typically carry the modern labelling of ‘cool’, ‘loud music’ and as a channel that supports social movements, usually for peace and love. Music Press Asia dedicates HUJAN’s impressive resilience as a Malay band that continues to…
The launch of the latest single, expected to feature on the 4th studio album, has marked the beginning of yet another artistic milestone for Yuna. We recalled the last we’ve heard of the soulful songstress when she released her 3rd studio album ‘Chapters’ in 2016.…
Just months after commemorating their 150th episode, followed by hosting their inaugural Electronic Music Conference with Asia’s leading electronic music conference Wired Music Week, the duo Kueymo & Sushiboy is going all out to revolutionize the electronic music scene in Brunei with their debut release,…
If Artificial Intelligence has been the show-stopping new technology crowding the latest product reviews, then A Star Is Born soundtrack is possibly the ‘show-stopper of music recording 2019’ , exemplary of how soundtrack should sound and Grammy-worthy. Bradley Cooper shows he can act as well as…
GET YOUR WMW CONFERENCE TICKETS HERE. GET YOUR WMW PARTY TICKETS HERE. WMW, founded by RBRN IDEAS [John Beh], amps up its second edition in 2019 with an earlier, and more extensive, conference session that saw over 600 attendees last year. Estimating over 2,000 attendees…
Beh founded Wired Music Week – one of Malaysia’s very first music conference focused on establishing a more vibrant electronic…
Music Press Asia, in a recent collaboration with All That Matters/Music Matters 2018, expands its production to cover more Asia-based events,…
Here’s a look at what makes Vietnam enticing to new investments: Economy re-diversion In Vietnam’s efforts to attract companies seeking…
With Asia’s growing demand for a more organised music economy, companies and artists are pushing the boundaries of fan engagement,…
In a recent Sing! China audition in Malaysia that involved over 1,000 applicants, 10 contestants were selected for the finals…
When I was out and about scouting for recording studios in Thailand, some of the names kept coming up among…
For the last decade, DJs have been calling the shots. The mainstream music scene in Asia sees DJs taken under…
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Author Bernice Chauly has finally published a text transcription of the excerpt from an interview with the BBC World Service…
MTV Asia celebrates the explosion of hip hop culture through an Asian lens on music, fashion and lifestyle this April…
Backstreet Boys wraps up its year-long Las Vegas residency this month in time to launch one of their largest arena…
When LyricFind launched LyricMerch end of 2017, no one would have thought that monetization can be made just from lyrics.…
Throwback to our latest series of interviews produced in collaboration with All That Matters, Singapore. Music used in games, defined…
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