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Bruno Mars 24k Magic World Tour

Bruno Mars Returns to Asia For 24K Magic World Tour

The Grammy Award winner who shared the win with Mark Ronson for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance and Records of the Year for the single Uptown Funk has already sold out parts of its Asia leg including Japan, Macao, Manila, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, and Hong Kong. Tickets for Taipei and Bangkok apparently are still available on Live Nation’s website. The 12,000 tickets available at Axiata Arena (Putra Indoor Stadium) in Kuala Lumpur were sold out in just 45 minutes. To date, Bruno Mars has sold over 170 million singles and over 26…

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Future Theory Returns to Mumbai City

Future Theory Festival Returns to Mumbai City

The ultimate experience that anyone audience to Future Theory can tell you after the event last year is kind of a nostalgic reflection of the spirit of Mumbai City. It is slated to take place at various venues on 18-19 November 2017. Announcing its newest City Sessions series, Future Theory is taking another step closer to its audience by taking…

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Clockenflap coming back in November. Photo courtesy of Chris Lusher.
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Clockenflap: A Show You Never Want to Forget

Whenever you think is the best time to visit Hong Kong, whether it’s during spring, summer or Christmas, think again. If you have just joined the indie fan club, you are in for the biggest part of the Hong Kong pie – Clockenflap, Hong Kong’s most supreme music and arts festival kind of fits all really. Coming to Tsim Sa…

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Mnet Asia Music Awards in Korea

Mnet Asian Music Awards [MAMA] Expands to Vietnam and Japan

One Event, Three Countries: Announcement from one of the largest K-pop events of the year – the Mnet Asian Music Awards [MAMA] – organised by CJ E&M, has recently confirmed its three venues including Vietnam, Japan and Hong Kong which will take place between 25 Nov through 1 Dec. MAMA WEEK was established in conjunction with MAMA’s expansion to combine…

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Mr Headbox wins MTV's Project Aloft Star

Mr.Headbox Winner of MTV’s Project Aloft Star

In its fourth edition, the competition saw applicants spanning 9 countries including Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Australia, S.Korea, China, Hong Kong and Taiwan. Mr.HeadBox performed alongside three other finalists – Coin Banks, Staygold and Francis Roman – at the hotel’s WXYZ Bar, Perth Australia and impressed a panel of judges from Aloft, MTV and the music entertainment industry. The winner will also be receiving mentorship…

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Warner Acquired Spinnin’ Records to Grow Its Audience in Asia

This year, we have experienced quite a number of electronic music related events ranging from conferences, new festivals to parties that heavily-focused on creating extensive line-ups promoting DJs and the genre that is has seen an outburst shift from underground to mainstream. While we continue to see the emergent of this underground genre, Warner took a bold and rather calculated…

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808 Festival Returns to Thailand

Back for the fifth year, 808 Festival never fails to garner a reputation as some of the most famous line-ups across the dance menu. The first wave of acts announced include Above & Beyond, Flosstradamus, Ghastly and Kayzo, with a huge second phase to come that will mix up house, techno, bass and EDM heavyweights to make sure there is something for all…

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Pedal Review: A Post-Rocker’s Guitar Rig

The sci-fi-esque nature of tones used in post/psychedelic rock requires a specific foundation: Distortion – Delay – Phaser The genre becomes relatively monotonous due to the standard tones delivered by most bands within the aforementioned genres. A subtle introduction delivered by clean guitar with a hint of slapback delay, a gradual build accompanied by another overdriven guitar, deep bass and…

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Adidas sets up booth at a local electronic music in China as a mean to get more data to interact with their consumers online.

Digital Consumerism by Millennials in Asia

Millennials are learning, shopping and entertaining themselves via apps, stores and sites online. But does that mean they are no longer visiting a physical store or heading out? Over in Asia, digital content consumption in the entertainment sector is overtaken by millennials simply due to the fact that apps and websites are effectively a TV, a shopping portal, a live…

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Malaysian Rapper & Singer-songwriter Zamaera Releases Single “Wanita”

Poised to be an anthem for the modern woman, ”Wanita” reminds the world, that women are strong, beautiful, independent and are role models for both sexes. The emphasis on the importance of self-value and self-love is amplified through this catchy track and is made even more euphoric with her brilliant rhythmic alliteration. Heavily influenced by Tupac, Beyonce, Lauryn Hill and…

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