Close

Music Press Asia Staff

Interview with Mastaneh Ali Montazami Mona Kaveh Ahangari. Music Press Asia

A Performance Merging Two Civilizations

In the hope to grasp how traditional musical instruments of Central and Eastern Asia are being expressed today, Music Press Asia speaks to the co-founders of MASTANEH, a music group formed using traditional Iranian and Chinese musical instruments. Ali Montazami and Mona Kaveh Ahangari are husband and wife from Iran. In 2017, they founded M.A PRODUCTIONS, an art, science, and cultural group based in Taiwan. Ali is a Professional Futurist, Film Director, Mechanical Engineer, Industrial Designer, and multi-skill Artist with more than 25 years of multidisciplinary experience. He is the…

Read More
Naim Daniel Nominee at MTV EMAs 2021. Music Press Asia

Naim Daniel Nominated for MTV’s EMAs 2021

Naim Daniel has much to give. With a new nomination by MTV’s EMAs 2021, his songs are up against other prominent contenders in the region. Undefined in a new generation of artists, Naim Daniel is set to become one of Malaysia’s most prominent artists of the decade. Naim Daniel isn’t your normal 24-year-old actor and singer-songwriter with a degree and…

Read More
China SAMR Orders Tencent to give up exclusive online music copyrigts. Music Press Asia

Tencent To End Exclusive Music Licensing Deals, Orders From China’s Antitrust

China Orders Tencent To End Exclusive Music Licensing Deals When China regulator ordered Tencent Music Entertainment Group to give up its exclusive rights to music labels in July this year, we sense a shift of confidence for record companies out there. SAMR has spoken. Following plans to restore market competition against illegal operator concentration since China’s implementation of its Anti-Monopoly…

Read More
Blood of the Blue Creative Century Entertainment. Music Press Asia
Editor's Pick

Taiwanese Film: ‘Blood of the Blue’

Environment highlight: Ocean Continuing our efforts to highlight the awareness of the ocean on the Environment theme. We’ve selected the film Blood of the Blue / 東經北緯, a Taiwanese production for our October film selection. The story goes like this. More than 300 years ago, the legendary pirate captain Yen buried a large amount of treasure in the blue sea.…

Read More
An ongoing exhibition at the National Museum of China features a selection of reproductions of Dunhuang murals by the late Zhang Daqian. Music Press Asia
Editor's Pick

Dunhuang Murals Inspire New Music Composition

The Dunhuang murals is one of China’s greatest discovery of the present era. A new musical Flying Apsaras has recently made its concert debut in Shanghai. Inspired directly by the cultural treasures, the concert included fourteen songs that writer Guan Shan and composer San Bao created especially. Chinese musician Li Dun also collaborated with composer San Bao in this project.…

Read More
Music Press Asia Recommends Monday Music Playlist
Editor's Pick

Monday Best Music Selection For Work

Let’s cut to the chase. Monday is all about being direct and multi-tasking. If you have a whole week’s worth of work waiting, who wouldn’t want to be in a good mood on Monday? But that is the challenge we’re addressing today, a Monday. You see whether you’re multi-tasking or reading, you’d need specially curated music to back you up.…

Read More
HK Philharmonic Ochestra Chamber Music Series. Music Press Asia

A Bassoon Affair

In a collaboration with HKU MUSE, the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra is showcasing a twist to what the Bassoon, a classical woodwind instrument, can do to impress. The concert, happening this Sunday afternoon [3:00 on, 24 October], will be showcasing the bassoonists of the HK Phil. This season, the concerts are particularly curated to spotlight the various sections of the…

Read More
Weekend Music Recommendation by Music Press Asia
Editor's Pick

The Art of the Chinese Harp, Guzheng

The Chinese traditional instrument – Guzheng – is one fascinating piece of art. In another word, it is the Chinese’s most elegant creation ever existed. Over centuries, guzheng remains the symbol of great beauty mainly because of the prominent role it plays in the royal courts. Its rich tapestry of art inspired by the zheng continues to be documented even…

Read More
Tenun Fashion Week Showcasing Handwoven Textiles. Music Press Asia
Editor's Pick

Tenun Fashion Week Starts Tonight

The future of handwoven textiles and its tradition is in your hands. In a bid to preserve Southeast Asia’s technical prowess of handweaves, TENUN presents its very first Fashion Week set to take place from 15-17 October 2021. Exquisite fabrics are no longer the enjoyment of royal courts. For the next three days, Maybank Foundation is hosting Tenun Fashion Week.…

Read More
IMX China Returns 2nd Edition October 2021. Music Press Asia

What’s Happening at IMX China?

After launching the Music Ally China Digital Summit online event last month, Music Ally China is set to continue its second edition of the International Music Expo (IMX). One of China’s large-scale music conference, showcase and expo event that attracted over 2.5 million viewers online last year, the contemporary topics represents a futuristic approach to the realities of the music…

Read More