2 MARCH – 15 MARCH 2023
17 MARCH 2023
19 MARCH 2023
*Criteria for judging will be 80% coming from the panel of judges, and 20% from the audience at the final audition.
Head Of TuneCore, SEA
Cyrus joined TuneCore as Head of South East Asia having amassed over 12 years of regional marketing and commercial strategy experience in various industries with e-commerce companies where he oversaw market entry launches in various Asian Markets. He was based in several South East Asian countries, namely Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia and has a strong understanding of the region.
As Head of TuneCore for the region, Cyrus envisions and desires to drive the emerging markets to maturity across SEA’s music industry in the next 5 years by means of increased education, awareness and accessibility for artists to use TuneCore for digital music distribution.
Marketing & PR
An Honest Mistake/ Fred Perry
Darren Teh is the lead singer of An Honest Mistake and the rhythm guitarist. The band has been active since 2008 and have performed various festivals locally and regionally. Darren is also a host of 2 radio shows, Lokalah on Rakita 107.9fm and Pop Up Stage on AFORADIO. He also runs a podcast called, ‘The Rockstar’s Guide To Surviving The Malaysian Music Industry’, to educate and equip independent artists in Malaysia. Darren also runs a small label, An Honest Mistake Records where he does marketing and promotions.
Artist, Guitarist of Seven Collar T-Shirt
For nearly two decades, Seven Collar T-Shirt has been one of the driving forces of the local indie scene. And through all the changes of time, tide and musical styles, Ham (Muhammad Abdullah) and his guitar have played a crucial role in the band’s sound.
Apart from being the SCTS lead axeman, Ham is also produced Killeur Calculateur’s Book of Flags album and Arus Split Release EP. He is also the co-host of “Review Uncle”, a music review segment by TAPAU TV, FROM 2013-2020.
Founder, Tala Records Asia
Arin Sharnaz, based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia has been around in the local music industry for 15 years. She is the founder of Tala Records Asia, an event company & record store in Malaysia that also represents as a platform for local artists. Arin manages a number of local Malaysian bands, under her self-founded management company called Juggernotes Music Management.
Co-founder, Live Fact
Hwang is known as the founding member and guitarist of local instrumental band Citizens of Ice Cream. Apart from pursuing his musical career, his is also the backbone behind Live Fact, a live venue and DIY space based in Kota Damansara PJ, he is also part of the organizing and production team for City ROARS! Festival, and concerts involved foreign artists like MONO, Explosion in The Sky, Mogwai, Envy and many more that was held in Kuala Lumpur.
