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Gina Brooklyn wins Djooky Music Awards. Music Press Asia
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Djooky Launched Music Rights Investment Marketplace

Djooky, a music and fintech startup, has launched a new platform for fans to invest in music rights. DjookyX is, at this very moment of reporting, is being built on the growing interest of asset class in music. Offering a means for music creators and rights-holders to finance their projects. And also allowing fans to purchase rights and benefit from future royalties. According to Djooky’s release, the music rights investment platform would come directly from fans and the status of a primary marketplace. Visited mainly by music creators and record…

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Jane Zhang Tencent Music Entertainment Award. Music Press Asia
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Tencent Music Entertainment Award

Tencent Music Entertainment Group, last month, has successfully closed its third annual Tencent Music Entertainment Awards (TMEA) ceremony. Leading online music and audio entertainment platform in China, the award ceremony was held at The Venetian Macao on December 11, last year. A ceremony that was live-streamed on Tencent Music’s platforms: QQ Music, Kugou Music, Kuwo Music, and WeSing. Themed “3ing…

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Daryana Antipova selects Khoomei Beat Best Album of 2021. Music Press Asia
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World Music Central Selects 30 Best Albums of 2021

Music and poem expressing nature and our communication with them have always been a spiritual endeavor for many. And World Music has always been the genre that represents most holistically the people who write and perform their art. This year, World Music Central selects thirty albums that have in many ways deserve more than they are recognised for at the…

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Wide Open Sky Directed by Lisa Nicol is now released on Netflix Australia. Music Press Asia
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Music Education In The Right Direction

Wide Open Sky follows the heart-warming story of an outback Australian children’s choir. Chronicling their journey from auditions to end-of-year concert, the trials of trying to run a children’s choir in a remote and disadvantaged region are revealed. Here, sport is king and music education is non-existent. Despite this, choir mistress Michelle has high expectations. She wants to teach the…

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Free Hand Malaysian Composer Anthology Sime Darby. Music Press Asia
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Free Hand Contemporary Composer Piano Festival 2022 Is Calling For Scores

The Malaysian Composer Collective (MCC) is proud to partner with UCSI Institute of Music for the second Free Hand Contemporary Composers Piano Festival 2022. During the festival, two composers will be selected to receive a commission to write a new piano work which will be the set piece for Senior and Young Artist Categories for the UCSI University International Piano…

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Vivian Chua's 'Dance of the Wind and Sea' Now Available on MPO TV. Music Press Asia
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Vivian Chua’s ‘Dance of the Wind and Sea’ Premiered on Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra Television

Dance of the Wind and Sea, composed by Malaysian composer Vivian Chua is written for cello and piano. It is a fusion of Malaysian melodic and rhythmic patterns with Western harmonies. The piece consists of three contrasting sections. The first is flexible in tempo, with the cello leading in an expressive singing style reminiscent of a ‘syair’ (poem-like prose) to…

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Dead By Midnight Rock Band Live Show1. Music Press Asia
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Comic Book Band Dead By Midnight Announced World Tour 2021 LIVE Dates

Dead By Midnight is an English electronic rock band comprised of comic book super agents Byron and G. With the help of their techno-geek manager Alan, they travel through time solving crimes by day and rocking the world by night. DBM plays electronic rock with a twist. Massive stadium soundscapes that transcend limiting genres with every song taking you on…

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Yogesh Ramkrishna, Some People are Not Fit to Rule Themselves, 2020. Wash and Gouache on Paper. Music Press Asia
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India Art Fair: A Global Art Movement

India Art Fair, owned by Angus Montgomery Arts, a division of Angus Montgomery Ltd., is expanding its cultural programming to promote the strength and diversity of its Indian and South Asian art and artists. India Art Fair has recently announced the full list of participating galleries and program highlights for its forthcoming 13th edition. Taking place from 3 – 6…

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VOH aka Violet Hull Debuts Mini Album. Music Press Asia
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VOH Debuts Mini Album, Song Featured on MTV & Asia Pop 40

It’s the vibrancy and expressiveness of VOH’s voice that gives her the power to tell a whole story by singing just a word or two. Australian-Asian-American Alt-pop artist, VOH (aka Violet Hull) is set to break out with her first EP of songs wrapped in an eclectic style that she dubs WORLD POP. Her rendition on vocals, delivered with heart…

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Indonesia Popstar Afgan Host AXN Asia Indonesia. Music Press Asia
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Indonesian Star Afgansyah Reza & Isyana Sarasvati Joins AXN Ultimate Challenge Indonesia

KC Global Media Asia, in partnership with the Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy of Indonesia (MOTCE), has recently launched the new original television and digital series, AXN Ultimate Challenge Indonesia, which premiered on 25th November on AXN Asia, the leading English-language general entertainment channel. Hosted by Richard Kyle, this six-part multimedia series stars award-winning Indonesian Celebrities, Afgansyah Reza (aka…

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