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Apollo: The Forgotten Films. Photo courtesy of Arrow Media.

Discovery And Science Channel Celebrate 50th Anniversary of Moon Landing, To Premier Apollo: The Forgotten Films

America’s race to the moon was no simple mission. On July 20th, 1969, the world watched Neil Armstrong’s giant leap for mankind, but behind these iconic images is an unseen story. Now, 50 years later, Discovery and Science Channel will celebrate the Apollo 11 moon landing with a two-hour television event, APOLLO: THE FORGOTTEN FILMS (WT), that will tell the complete story of this most audacious of missions, with footage not seen anywhere else. APOLLO: THE FORGOTTEN FILMS, premiering summer 2019, employs footage from a number of different resources including…

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Universal Music Hires Calvin Wong

Universal Music Expands Southeast Asia Operations, Appoints Calvin Wong To Head New Team

Universal Music Group has named respected industry executive Calvin Wong to the newly created position of CEO, Southeast Asia & SVP, Asia, effective immediately. The appointment comes alongside a strategic expansion of operations and infrastructure within Singapore, which will become the main headquarters for UMG activity within the region. Wong will lead UMG’s regional operations across Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore,…

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ASEF and CENDANA partner to launch mobility funding guide for Malaysian artists and cultural professional.
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CENDANA And ASEF Partner To Launch Funding Guide

The Mobility Funding Guide for Malaysia (2019 Edition) highlights funding resources of both public and private entities and is part of Asia Europe Foundation’s (ASEF) long-term series of country-specific guides. In March 28, CENDANA (Cultural Economy Development Agency) released the 2019 Guide in partnership with ASEF, a piece of research that details an extensive list of international and local funding…

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"Asia has many karaoke-loving nations, from Japan and Korea to the Philippines, it’s an activity that brings people together." -- Ramesh Jayaraman, VP & GM of APAC, HARMAN Professional Solutions.

What’s Hot About Audio Systems In Asia?

He’s a family man, lives in one of Asia’s most exciting city and a self-proclaim music buff for Jazz music and, only on special occasion, R&B, though he had in actual fact grew up listening to Pink Floyd, Guns N’ Roses and AC DC. Ramesh Jayaraman has a warm smile. From the friendly voice we heard across the telephone line,…

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Ananya Birla is signed to UMG India.

Why Is Ananya Birla Not Your Regular Pop Star?

Click here for Part 1 Interview with Ananya Birla, “Platinum Selling Artist Releases Song, An Ode To Women Power. Music Press Asia: What would you like to see developed at MPower? Ananya Birla: I would love to take Mpower across India, so that everyone feels that there is help available should they need. I’d really like open up a 24/7…

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OpenAI launches music-generating AI, MuseNet

OpenAI launches Music-generating AI, MuseNet

What do you really think when music is developed by the latest technological fuss we all call artificial intelligence (A.I)? Open AI, a non-profit artificial intelligence company backed by Tesla founder Elon Musk and LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman, has recently launched MuseNet — a new online tool that uses AI to generate songs from as many as 15 difference styles,…

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Gearing Up For ForuMuzik, KL Jamm

The first edition of KL Jamm’s ForuMuzik begins Friday, April 26, at the Malaysia International Trade and Exhibition Centre in Kuala Lumpur, with executives from global, regional and local companies operating across the music & entertainment sectors set to discuss the key factors driving the digital ecosystem of the music industry in the Asia Pacific. [ForuMuzik is a one-day forum,…

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Bunkface to perform at KL Jamm, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

KL Jamm Malaysia’s Music Festival Boasts Asia-Focused Lineup

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,…

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NCT Dream to perform at KL Jamm, Kuala Lumpur

Music Festival KL Jamm Showcase Big Malaysia Lineup

From April 26th-28th, KL JAMM debuts its first music festival boasting an extraordinary line-up merging popular acts from Malaysia, Indonesia and Korea set at Malaysia International Trade & Exhibition Centre (MITEC). Malaysian Jazz Queen Sheila Majid and 90s pop sensationalist Zainal Abidin, together with Afdlin Shauki, opens the festival with mega concert “Re-Jamm”, a 90-minute show said to relive the…

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