I hate dressy events. I hate them because I'll see overdressed, fashion disasters everywhere I look.
Oh well... malam tadi ke Anugerah Industri Muzik. I think a lot of people already know what I think of it... so yeah.
Pergi pun kerana menghormati jemputan.
The 'red carpet' or silver platform... was chaotic at best. And when we finally got in - ala.. macam set Anugerah Juara Lagu je. Versi tak lengkap lah...
And the reason I was there...
Amir got four nominations for his debut album. Awesome for an independent act without any political connection.
Album wise, Amir ties with Hazama and Hafiz for most nominations.
Personally - he holds the most nominations since he has two more with Go Gerila!
And me... I was behind the design of the album which was nominated for Best Album Cover, and I did the storyboard and concept for the Tanpamu music video which was nominated in Best Music Video.
So yeah... I technically got my first two nominations for AIM.
We didn't win anything that night... expectedly. And it's ok. We have a long way more to go.
Again congratulations kepada semua pemenang AIM 17. Like everyone else, ada la cam dissatisfied sikit about the distribution of awards, but hey... there are dozens of judges involved. Aku cuma sorang... but I am glad some really big talents got recognized.
Yuna and Bunkface of course being among them.
Star power tahun ni minimal gila. For some reason, cam pudar sikit majlis tahun nih. Takde sponsor nya pasal kot?
But we had Siti and Krisdayanti at least.
Tahniah Siti sebab bak pulang kedua anugerah tuk vokal. Solo and duo or group - history tuh. Walaopon aku tak gemar Amarah sangat, dan lebih harapkan pengiktirafan buat album Tahajjud Cinta which I like mroe than CTKD.
And how could we forget winner of Album of the Year, si Superman?
For me, they were among the winners with the most awesome albums the past year. Others you should listen to is Disagree (gila babas hebat album meka).
This AIM lost a little bit of sparkle. But I kept reminding myself - unlike AJL dan ABP - this is BY the industry, for the industry - to celebrate the achievements and efforts of the past year. So maybe, don't expect things to be on the same level in terms of pizzazz.
Tapi it doesn't lessen the prestige of the awards.
In fact, for any musician, being recognized by your peers is always the ultimate goal when it comes to the technical aspect of artistry (apart from producing music that touches those who listen to it).
So anyway... I have to admit. I've been lazy in updating. Sebenarnya memang sentiasa tak cukup masa beberapa hari nih. Well seminggu ni actually. Our flash mob video had to be edited.
Semalam dok lapan jam ngadap nih layan editing audio and video. Minor technical glitches, but managed to iron out most of them.
One thing aku belajar dari wat flash mob wat kali ketiga nih, is kalao nak wat outdoor, a lot of elements in uncontrolled situation kena take into account.
Contohnya.. hujan.
Petang tu hujan satu KL. Tapi seb baik awal-awal aku da carik orang tuk tolak hujan. Heh.. seb baik aku wat bajet nak pastikan my event not rained out.
Amik ko. Sapa kat sekitar KL petang Sabtu lepas mesti perasan hujan ribut bagai about 4pm. Tapi kawasan Bukit Bintang panas terik! Until we finished the show, 10 minit kemudian - amik ko hujan ribut melanda.
It also taught me to work with more parties. Biasanya aku pakai all the dance crews.
This time I had the best percussionists to work with including Batteryheads, No Noise Percussions and KL Drumline Corp. Freaking amazing crew - part of the family I work with, so korang memang awesome la. pros. Thanks to them all - and my J Squared family for keeping me sane in those busy days.
Also there were students from SMK Aminuddin Baki and also Twintech bawah Puan Siti Hajar under my direction. Aku suka! A lot of talents out there to be groomed.
As well as band Pesawat.
Ni some pics masa kita tengah prepare nak ke Bukit Bintang. Check equipment. Pakai semua wireless sebab nak nampak hidden segala.
Thanks a lot to SMK Aminuddin Baki sebab jadi our home for the past week for rehearsals and all.
This experience was definitely different from the flashmob we did in KLCC and for the Beyonce show, but it won't be the last.
In fact, as I type this - am planning something bigger - THE BIGGEST Malaysia has ever seen. God willing all plans will happen and we will again bring street performances to another level.
For those of you waiting for our video - it's ready, tapi aku tunggu je nak upload.
Esok aku bagik teaser videos sikit so for those of you who missed it leh layan.
Meanwhile.. ni nak rush gi umah sepupu aku. Smalam masa terperangkap bilik editing lapan jam, dapat panggilan dia pass away - padahal baru discharge pas dapat heart attack.
Erm... nak wat camna. It's been hectic, guys. But things will be returning to normal soon. Kalao nak up to date info sikit, jangan lupa follow me on Twitter.
Sapa gi semalam, dapat programme, mesti baca writings from some of the biggest writers about, on some of the biggest new talents to grace our industry.
Aku bangga di beri tanggungjawab juga untuk memberi sumbangan.
And the artiste I chose, was one I believe to have a very bright future (yerlah... aku tulis nak ikhlas tanak pujian kosong ke haper... kalao hauk, hauk la jawabnya kan) - is the one and only Yunalis Zarai.
Ada orang baca my writing (click the image to make it bigger and read), and komen kata aku propah je lebih. Cam hebat sangat Yuna.
By the end of the night, she had done something quite unusual for AIM. Not only did she win for Best New Artiste, dia dapat skali Lagu Pop Terbaik tuk Dan Sebenarnya and Lagu Bahasa Inggeris Tempatan Terbaik for Deeper Conversation. She also won Song of the Year, also for Dan Sebenarnya.
I am proud of her.
Congratulations Yuna. All the attention you've been getting is justified.
Tahniah juga buat semua yang menang semalam. Biar apa pun dipertikaikan (aku pun cam geram satu dua awards cam tersesat) - still it's an awards BY the industry and fFOR the industry.
As for show, dengan takde sponsor tahun ni (ABP orang sibuk nak taja, AIM the main awards lak hado? Keja ntv7 ni nak cari sponsor tidur ka?) show tetap tampilkan stage dan production values yang fabulous.
Well... except show cam dragging and lemau sikit. Performance lak banyak yang hado... especially ending yang GELI itu. Sungguh jatuh standard pentas AIM dijadikan seperti itu. Seperti menonton Akademi Fantasia except with slightly better singing.
More pics and stuff on the way. Hectic day for me hari ni. Will post up soon.
Aku saja biarkan panas sikit tengok komen-komen in the last couple of entries.
I wanted to see just how many were against what I had to say.
And the result? Well, based on UNIQUE comments, undoubtedly setakat sekor dua langau tuh apa sangat kalao berbanding dengan musim-musim lepas aku review Akademi Fantasia ramai berbeza pendapat, kan?
Looks like this time, almost all fans agree on one thing - halfway there and Akademi Fantasia has nothing to show for it, walaopon kompang memacam.
All I have to say is, if you have to tell people how good your are, or how fantastic something is - it really wasn't in the first place.
People can tell... but, with that said. Lantak.
So what I have decided is, right now... wat per nak bark at a mountain kan? I suppose some people can't get it through their skulls, they're messing up, so let it be. AUDITED figures of ratings and SMSes will tell them, as well as post-production hype will reveal - what we've been saying is true.
So... remember how I said aku da malas nak even bother commenting on Diari? Likewise, bab Konsert pon aku da tak kuasa da. If I have nothing better to d over the weekend and I do decide to cover it, then maybe...
I am still a fan of Akademi Fantasia. Just as far as AF8 is concerned, da ilang minat sehingga meka bother to WORK on getting better.
But it won't happen for at least a couple more weeks.
Because this week... I prefer to spend my time with...
Can I get a hell yeah? Tak sabar konsert Kelly Clarkson.
I've only seen her perform before in a showcase and not a full show. And that was YEARS ago when I first met her when Idol exploded BIG TIME. The song then was A Moment Like This, and the location kat Singapore.
She was fun, and bubbly - and very huggy.
She is extremely nice and down to earth, and I doubt she's changed much. But since there won't be interviews here this time, tak dapek ler jumpa dia... kot. Mana tau ada peluang agik.
But her concert is going to be da bomb!
And one more event I'm looking forward to is our very own AIM 17. Performers lined up memang best gila... and it'll be party time sebab this time of the year when satu industri akan berkumpul nak celebrate the achievements of the past.
Memang ada yang tak amik pot pasal AIM sebab tak paham kriteria pemilihan - but for those IN the industry, this is the biggest night, because your own peers, people who are professional are judging you.
I have one more event the day before, on May 1 (lambaaaaaaaaanggg sejatiiiii... ingat agik tak?... merasalah!)
I won't say much about it, but if you're in Kuala Lumpur, you need to be in the middle of Bukit Bintang to experience it.
It's going to be amazing! Flash mob time! Won't say anything more as everyone is hard at work.
So that's it for this entry, and it'll be quite a while before I bother mentioning a TV programme I used to like for seven years before I got bored with idiocy of the creatively challenged.
Tadik siang rush gi press conference untuk Anugerah Industri Muzik 17 yang akan diadakan 2 Mei nih.
Tuk info korang, yang akan wat persembahan tahun ni ialah - Dato’ Siti Nurhaliza, Dato Sheila Majid, Krisdayanti, Faizal Tahir, Zee Avi, Ayu, Shila, Yuna, Riz, Aizat, Alif Satar, Altimet, Dafi, DJ Fuzz, Iqwal, Jaclyn Victor, Mila, Point Blanc, Andrew Tan, Karen Kong, Preeta Prasad, Vince dan Juwita Suwito.
Penyampai termasuk Amanda Imani, Hafiz, Diana Danielle, Colabr8, Basil (FlyFM), Jo-Anna Henley, Liyana Jasmay, Mawi, Prema Yin, Ruffedge, Soo Wincci, Tini (Hot FM) dan Shruthi.
Ni some pics aku sempat snappy. Memang tak banyak!
Aku beberapa hari ni serious tak cukup tidur. Keja tak berkurangan gak sebab abih satu, masuk satu. Aduh... rezeki, rezeki gak... tapi pening sapa nak jawab.
Tapi malam tadi memang best sebab pas abih meeting bagai wrap last call at 9.30pm, aku gi lepak ngan kengkawan kat Rasta.
Kali pertama aku rasa geng Rasta ni leh nak dekat kalahkan geng Pelita ngan jumlah yang berkumpul.
Yang pentingnya...
Tuh dia.. sapa nak jawab. Aku maintain merah pink gituh pala (sila abaikan tanda tanda gugur rambut yer... sebab tu rambut berminyak, yang menipis nampak ala nak botak lak - plus pendek ok!) sementara si Rudy dah berbalung ayam!
Merasalah...
Anyways, it was enlightening to learn some things tonight.
All I can say is, let God judge. Sapa la aku nak hukumi tindak tanduk sesetengah manusia yang tak sedar untung. Syukur je atas rezeki apa aku ada, dan pada yang rasa dengki melihat walaopon tak usaha nak capai apa meka nak - aku doakan meka sendiri nampak kesilapan mereka dari terus menyalahkan orang lain.
Takpe...
Apapon.. esok another day. Merasalah.
Apapon... like I said, no review of Diari yer. Geli bijik cita cinta nan hado. Focus cinta katanya... tak perlu. Jadik Akademi Maksiat ek. Heh... tak campo! What it does is show how poyo and berangan some can be. And how retarded too sampai nak tunjuk ngan motor agik. Kowser!
Oh by the way - to all my lovely friends and readers of this blog, wonder if you guys saw this in The Star yesterday?
Recognize anyone? Kalao korang nak tau lebih, just head on over Project Alpha season two. Will blog more about it later, ok. Gotta sleep now...
PS - Korang layan Glee tak malam tadi? Aku da download lom layan... tapi meanwhile... here's the much hyped Vogue video by Sue Sylvester/Jane Lynch
Before anything else... layan the original first.
And then... the Sue! Yeay! Tak sabar aku... next week - The Power of Madonna!
Heh.. awal pagi ni tengah fresh and semangat nih. Nak abihkan keja. Baru sempat nak update pasal AIM entry semalam. So you guys saw the list of top five nominees.
Actually this year, the list is pretty good, considering all the material submitted.
Tapi aku kuciwa sikit jer, yang album Yuna tak dapat masuk top five for the album categories. I think her album is one of the best of the whole year, seriously. Tapi apakan daya, gitu.
Anyway the event semalam pon, bagus la, sebab ramai kengkawan ada. Actually, I thought PC semalam umumkan mechanics for AIM kali nih je, tup tup umumkan top five bagai.
Yerlah sebab tahun ni dekat sangat dengan Anugerah Bintang Popular Berita Harian - things kena compacted sikit. It really is pressing for the Akademi to organize the events. Kudos to Jen and team for the work this year.
Tapi aktiviti semalam paling hectic skali? Sibuk bertukaran Blackberry PIN masing-masing. Heh... Zain yang start ngan aku. Pastu Altimet mai join, Jac pon kena tarik, and Faizal Tahir kena carot sebab pakai iPhone. Amik ko.. lone ranger katanya.
Ni some pics aku sempat snappy.
I think the best congratulations is Stacy up for Best Pop Album. Tahniah pada Stacy and all the best to kesemua nominees.
Owh pada sapa yang terlepas Diari semalam, ni dia.
Observation pasal Diari semalam.
1) Jimmy cuba nak sebut Akademi cara betul (heh.. baguih nok, ni mesti keja Najib nih.. matilah aku!)
2) Isu Shah tak pakai baju sponsor jadik hal. Sapa mintak sponsor bangang tak bagi size betol? Motif Maybelline bodoh sangat bagi size feeling fit? Very the penganiayaan yang plus size. Terus kena amik kesempatan jadik drama. Dak tuh yang jadi mangsa. Kalau tuh makes him Drama King bak kata Baha then Baha lak drama queen sangat... (tapi wajib la jalankan peranan sebab tu tugas dia pon)
3) Ketara masa technical vocal classes (lebih seronok tengok class) ramai fail lagik dari sikit apa kita nampak - and Adira ni screamer, oh my goodness. Nangis tol dengar.
4) Kak Fati's rule for them to speak English during lunch again exposed the weaknesses of our education system. But all in all - tak se horror lack of command of English cam yang sebelum-sebelum ni... possibly because East Malaysian generally don't have that much of a problem as compared to those from Semenanjung.
5) Walaopon stengah jam pendek sangat, tapi rasanya content pon tak cukup nak sumbat, host links buang masa takde membantu langsung content.
Oh well.. layan je ek.
PS - Pada kengkawan yang berjuang dalam Akademi tuh, sabar ek. Heh... pahammmmm!!!!
1. ARTIS BARU TERBAIK– Artis BEST NEW ARTISTE - Artiste Artis / Artiste 1.AZLAN & THE TYPEWRITER 2.BUNKFACE 3.PREMA YIN 4.TOMOK 5.YUNA
2. PERSEMBAHAN VOKAL TERBAIK DI DALAM LAGU (LELAKI) - Artis BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE IN A SONG (MALE) - Artiste Artis / Artiste - Lagu / Song 1.FAIZAL TAHIR/BENCINTA 2.HAZAMI/SURVIVOR 3.JAMAL ABDILLAH/TAK HILANG CINTA DI DUNIA 4.RIZ/KEHILANGAN KAMU 5.VINCE CHONG/BUAH HATI
3. PERSEMBAHAN VOKAL TERBAIK DI DALAM LAGU (WANITA) - Artis BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE IN A SONG (FEMALE) – Artiste Artis / Artiste - Lagu / Song 1.DATO' SITI NURHALIZA/KU PERCAYA ADA CINTA 2.DAYANG NURFAIZAH/HILANG (LIVE VERSION) 3.JACLYN VICTOR/BERTAMU DI KALBU 4.JUWITA SUWITO/SEJAK HADIRMU 5.YUNA/DAN SEBENARNYA
4. PERSEMBAHAN VOKAL BERKUMPULAN TERBAIK DI DALAM LAGU -Artis BEST GROUP VOCAL PERFORMANCE IN A SONG - Artiste Artis / Artiste - Lagu / Song 1.DATO' SITI NURHALIZA & KRIS DAYANTI/AMARAH 2.DJ FUZZ & MALIQUE FEAT SALAM/CERITA KEDAI KOPI 3.INTEAM/ALLAHU RABBI 4.RABBANI/KEJORA SINAR ZAMAN 5.RUFFEDGE/PEMUJA DARI JAUH
5. KULIT ALBUM TERBAIK - Pereka BEST ALBUM COVER - Designer Pereka / Designer Album / Album Artis / Artiste 1.SARAH JOAN MOKHTAR/TO PREVENT THE EARTH FROM MOVING WITH YOU/DISAGREE 2.AIDA/NIZAM RAHMAT/LIYANA JASMAY/LIYANA JASMAY 3.ONG CHENG HAN/ALL ABOUT RYNN/RYNN LIM 4.REWAN ISHAK/THE GREAT BATTLE/SEVENCOLLAR T-SHIRT 5.ANTHONY HO/KRONOLOGI CINTA/VINCE CHONG
6. RAKAMAN ALBUM TERBAIK - Jururakam BEST ENGINEERED ALBUM – Engineer Jururakam / Engineer - Album / Album - Artis / Artiste 1.GREG HENDERSON/INTO… AKASHA/AKASHA 2.AUBREY SUWITO, AUDI MOK, SANJEEVI, AZLAN ABU HASSAN, MAN WTB, ANTON MORGAN, NICK LEE, CL TOH & GREG HENDERSON/INSPIRASI/AYU 3.ALVIN KOH, JIM TEH & PETER CHONG/DAYANG LIVE/DAYANG NURFAIZAH 4.ZAIRI ARIFFIN/INDERAWALA/HATTAN 5.GREG HENDERSON, MURAT OEZMEN/EYO EYO/PREMA YIN
7. VIDEO MUZIK TERBAIK – Pengarah BEST MUZIK VIDEO - Director Pengarah / Director - Video Muzik / Music Video - Artis / Artiste 1. KROL/FIQIR-FIQIR/AHLI FIQIR 3.THE COMMONIST, BARNEY CHUA/HALEY/DISAGREE 2.RAZZ KAZZ/OSAKA/DISAGREE 4.NAM II CHO/OH! SIZUKA/POP SHUVIT 5.KEROL/EYO EYO/PREMA YIN
8. LAGU POP ETNIK TERBAIK – Komposer / Penulis Lirik BEST ETHNIC POP SONG – Composer / Lyricist Lagu / Song - Komposer / Composer - Penulis Lirik / Lyricist - Artis / Artiste 1.DUSTA BERKALANG/HAFIZ HAMIDUN, FEDTRI YAHYA/AIMAN 2.PENANGAN RINDU/TOK WAN, AIE/GHAZALA/GHAZALA 3.BARANGKALI/AIDIT ALFIAN, AD SAMAD/MAWI 4.ENJUT/CAT FARISH & ADEEB/AHMAD FEDTRI YAHYA/NORANIZA IDRIS 5.INANG ANAK PERANTAU MANIS/HELMA, ATIE/SAUJANA
9. ALBUM NASYID TERBAIK – Produser / Artis BEST NASYID ALBUM – Producer - Artiste Album / Album - Producer / Producer Artis - Artiste 1.SYUKRAN/HAFIZ HAMIDUN/HAFIZ HAMIDUN 2.ALLAHU RABBI/FRIZDAN, AMIN NORDIN, SUHAIMI, SHAMIR SUPAAT, SALLEH BROTHERZ, INTEAM,AMIN/ INTEAM 3.SUATU PERJALANAN/FARIHIN ABDUL FATAH/MARJAN 4.MAHABBAH/MOHD ASRI UBAIDULLAH, (RABBANI PRODUCTIONS (M) SDN BHD) & DAKMIE /RABBANI 5.NOTA CINTA ISMAN ISAM/FAIZAL OSMAN, MUNIF AHMAD, SUFIAN AMRIN, HAFIZ HAMIDUN, AZALINOR, ADI/SAUJANA
10. LAGU NASYID TERBAIK - Komposer / Penulis Lirik BEST NASYID SONG – Composer / Lyricist Lagu / Song - Komposer / Composer - Penulis Lirik / Lyricist - Artis / Artiste 1.ALLAHU RABBI/AMIN INTEAM/ZUBARALHADID & AMIN INTEAM/INTEAM 2.DIA/MUHAMMAD FRIZDAN/FRIZDAN/INTEAM 3.KEJORA/SINAR ZAMAN/DAKMIE B.NURY/RABBANI 4.MAHABBAH/DAKMIE B.NURY/RABBANI 5.SYAHADAH/DAKMIE B.NURY, HASSAN MORAD/HJ. ABU/RABBANI
11. ALBUM ROCK TERBAIK – Produser / Artis BEST ROCK ALBUM – Producer / Artiste Album / Album - Produser / Producer - Artis / Artiste 1.ADRENALIN /AUDI MOK, FAIZAL TAHIR, AHMAD IZHAM OMAR /FAIZAL TAHIR 2.RASA/ANDY/FLOP POPPY 3.MENCARI KONKLUSI/NOH HUJAN/HUJAN 4.PROLOG 2009/SHAMRIL SALLEH/MAXIMUS 5.RASOPARISO/IZO XPDC/XPDC
12. LAGU ROCK TERBAIK – Komposer / Penulis Lirik BEST ROCK SONG – Composer / Lyricist Lagu / Song - Komposer / Composer - Penulis Lirik / Lyricist - Artis / Artiste 1.KELIBAT SI PENYAIR/TASS & LAN/TASS & LAN/AZLAN & THE TYPEWRITER 2.SITUASI/SAM/SAM/BUNKFACE 3.BENCINTA/AUDI MOK/FAIZAL TAHIR/FAIZAL TAHIR 4.MENCARI KONKLUSI/NOH HUJAN/NOH HUJAN/HUJAN 5.DRAMA KING/TAJA/TUN TEJA/MEET UNCLE HUSSAIN FEAT BLACK
13. ALBUM POP TERBAIK – Produser / Artis BEST POP ALBUM – Producer / Artiste Album / Album - Produser / Producer - Artis / Artiste 1. TAHAJJUD CINTA/EDDIE MARZUKI, AUDI MOK, TYA SUBIAKTO, DATO' SITI NURHALIZA/DATO’ SITI NURHALIZA 2.CTKD/AUBREY SUWITO, AUDI MOK, CHARLY ST12, DATO' SITI NURHALIZA, KRISDAYANTI/KRISDAYANTI & KRIS DAYANTI 3.DAYANG LIVE/JENNY CHIN/DAYANG NURFAIZAH 4.AKU STACY/AUDI MOK, AJAI, EDRY KRU, KIERAN KUEK/STACY 5.KRONOLOGI CINTA/VINCE CHONG, GREG HENDERSON & SHARON PAUL/VINCE CHONG
14. LAGU POP TERBAIK – Komposer / Penulis Lirik BEST POP SONG – Composer / Lyricist Lagu / Song - Komposer / Composer - Penulis Lirik / Lyricist - Artis / Artiste 1. PERGI/PETE TEO/AMRAN OMAR/AIZAT 2. MASIH JELAS/AIDIT ALFIAN/AD SAMAD/HAFIZ 3.PERMAISURIKU/OMAR K , AZLAN BAU HASSAN/ ZEL/J. JAY 4.CINTA ADA/FRED CHONG/AJMIN MUDIN/KAREN KONG,DATO' SHEILA MAJID, JACLYN VICTOR 5.DAN SEBENARNYA/YUNA/YUNA/YUNA
15. ALBUM HIP-HOP TERBAIK – Produser / Artis BEST HIP HOP ALBUM – Producer / Artiste Album / Album - Produser / Producer - Artis / Artiste 1. IRAMA BERIMA/AJ POP SHUVIT, DJ UNO, ILLEGAL CHOY, YASIN, SYAHEED & AHLI FIQIR /AHLI FIQIR 2.JIAN/ALTIMET, TERRYTYELEE, EDSTY, QUMRAN AVEX, B /ALTIMET 3.1212/ARIZ, DEDEQ, DON M/COLABR8 4.K.O. THE MIXTAPE/DJ FUZZ & MALIQUE/DJ FUZZ & MALIQUE 5.THE TURNING POINT/POINT BLANC, MAJOR R.E., ALVIN GOLD/POINT BLANC
16. LAGU HIP-HOP TERBAIK – Komposer / Penulis Lirik BEST HIP HOP SONG – Composer / Lyricist . Lagu / Song - Komposer / Composer - Penulis Lirik / Lyricist - Artis / Artiste 1.CHANTEK/ALTIMET/ALTIMET/ALTIMET 2.SYUKUR/AVEX/ALTIMET/ALTIMET 3.SAYANG-SAYANG/DJ FUZZ/ALTIMET/ALTIMET, DJ FUZZ 4.MASIH HIP HOP/DJ FUZZ & MALIQUE & MALIQUE FEAT DALY (AHLI FIQIR) & ALTIMET/DALY, ALTIMET, DJ FUZZ & MALIQUE 5.CERITA KEDAI KOPI/MALIQUE, DJ FUZZ & SALAM/MALIQUE/DJ FUZZ & MALIQUE FEAT SALAM
17. ALBUM INGGERIS TEMPATAN TERBAIK – Produser / Artis BEST LOCAL ENGLISH ALBUM – Producer / Artiste Album / Album - Produser / Producer - Artis / Artiste 1.YEAH/AJAI/AMANDA IMANI 2.TO PREVEN T THE EARTH FROM MOVING WITH YOU/LO/DISAGREE 3.RUNNING/HAZAMI/HAZAMI 4.THE TURNING POINT/POINT BLANC, ALVIN GOLD, MAJOR R.E./POINT BLANC 5.THE GREAT BATTLE/JEFFREY LITTLE & SEVENCOLLAR T-SHIRT/SEVENCOLLAR T-SHIRT
18. LAGU INGGERIS TEMPATAN TERBAIK – Komposer / Penulis Lirik BEST LOCAL ENGLISH SONG – Composer / Lyricist Lagu / Song - Komposer / Composer - Penulis Lirik / Lyricist - Artis / Artiste 1.PROM QUEEN/SAM/SAM/BUNKFACE 2.HALEY/MOHAMED ZAHID YON/MOHAMED ZAHID YON/DISAGREE 3.OSAKA/MOHAMED ZAHID YON/MOHAMED ZAHID YON/DISAGREE 4.SURVIVOR.HAZAMI/HAZAMI/HAZAMI 5.DEEPER CONVERSATION/YUNA/YUNA/ YUNA
19. ALBUM CINA TEMPATAN TERBAIK – Produser / Artis BEST LOCAL CHINESE ALBUM – Producer / Artiste Album / Album - Produser / Producer - Artis / Artiste 1.STARDOM / ANDREW TAN/ANDREW TAN 2. JEANIE/CLEMENT SIOW/JEANIE LEE 3.I'M KAREN / FRED CHONG, LEE CHEE CHONG, KIERAN KUEK/ KAREN KONG 4.ALL ABOUT RYNN/ RYNN LIM, DAVID KOON, CHENG LEE, GARY LAO/RYNN LIM 5.THOMASJACK/LEE CHEE CHENG, ANDREW LOW, WILL NG/THOMASJACK
20. LAGU CINA TEMPATAN TERBAIK – Komposer / Penulis Lirik BEST LOCAL CHINESE SONG – Composer / Lyricist Lagu / Song - Komposer / Composer - Penulis Lirik / Lyricist - Artis / Artiste 1.STARDOM/PERCY PHANG @ POCKET MUSIC/PERCY PHANG @ POCKET MUSIC /ANDREW TAN 2.NA HAN JK CHEN JIA KAI PERCY PHANG JK CHEN JIA KAI 3.INSANE/JOVI THENG, ZHANG GUO XIANG/JOVI THENG 4.TIAN SHAN /CHEN WEI CHUAN XIAO HAN/KAREN KONG 5.SUNRISE/XIE JIA WONG KUAN CHI YUAN / VINX LIM YI XIN/XIE JIA WANG
21. ALBUM INDIA TEMPATAN TERBAIK – Produser / Artis BEST LOCAL INDIAN ALBUM – Producer / Artiste Album / Album - Produser / Producer - Artis / Artiste 1.PAARTHU / DJ T-BONE, BEDSTY MUSIC, DIWAN SWITCH/RUTHLESS 2.SMS/VJ RECORDS SDN BHD/EMERGENCY 3.NEETHIKKU PORAATTAM/UNIFLY PRODUCTIONZ/MASTA CLAN 4.SARAN Z/ENNAVALEY, SARAN Z/SARAN Z 5.LIFE IS A MYSTERY/A. THANUSHIA/SHRUTHI
22. LAGU INDIA TEMPATAN TERBAIK – Komposer / Penulis Lirik BEST LOCAL INDIAN SONG – Composer / Lyricist Lagu / Song - Komposer / Composer - Penulis Lirik / Lyricist - Artis / Artiste 1.UYARTINTHIDU THOZHA JAY, JEY RAGGAVEINDRA, A. SIVALINGGAM, T. JEY RAGGAVEINDRA DHILIP VARMAN POOVANESWARAN, ASHOKAN, JEY RAGGAVEINDRA DR. OMBALA, SIDHARTAN/JEGATHISAN 2.THULI THULI MAZHAI/JAY SANTHANAR, PREETA PRASAD/THULI 3.UYIRILE ONDRAGE/ARULSELVAN/JAY SIDHARTHAN/KALANTIDA 4.TALATTU PAADE/JAY/PARAMESWARA/SITHARTHAN 5.MEGATHUL SUNDRRA NANTHA SIVAKUMAR A/L JAYABALAN
23. LAGU BAHASA MELAYU TERBAIK YANG DI PERSEMBAHKAN OLEH ARTIS LUAR NEGARA - Artis BEST MALAY SONG PERFORMED BY A FOREIGN ARTISTE - Artiste Lagu / Song - Artis / Artiste 1TERUSKANLAH/AGNES MONICA 2.KU WANITA BIASA/KRISDAYANTI 3.MADU TIGA/MUHAMMAD DHANI 4.TERLANJUR CINTA/ROSSA FEAT PASHA UNGU 5.NUANSA BENING/VIDI ALDIANO
24. SUSUNAN MUZIK TERBAIK DI DALAM LAGU – Penggubah BEST MUSICAL ARRANGEMENT IN A SONG - Arranger Penggubah / Arranger - Lagu / Song - Artiste / Artis 1.AUBREY SUWITO/SEBAGAI TEMAN/DATO' SITI NURHALIZA & KRIS DAYANTI 2.ACIS/MASIH JELAS/HAFIZ 3.AUBREY SUWITO/SEJAK HADIRMU/JUWITA SUWITO 4.JENNY CHIN/CINTA ADA/KAREN KONG, DATO' SHEILA MAJID, JACLYN VICTOR 5.GREG HENDERSON/EYO EYO/PREMA YIN
More info and update later. Tak larat nih. Be updating this entry soon.
Susah betol nak mendiamkan sesuatu yang membuat kita excited abih. And yes, now korang tau. Anggun yang menjadi diva tamu dalam Akademi Fantasia.
Awmigawdddd!!! Memang seronok ok. Aku rasa leh lawan excited pelajar-pelajar. But we were so damn lucky to have Anggun in the Akademi nak share pengalaman dia dengan para pelajar.
And yes, the kids were so awed and inspired by her sharing of her experiences.
Tapi pas sesi dia yang besh, di mana bebudak semua seriously jumpa seorang superstar - sampai they sang for her and took her for a tour of the Akademi. we all pun had fun with her talking too, jap.
Merasalah the last time I met Anggun was about nine years ago... I think....when I interviewed her.
Masa tuh dia turun wat promosi album dia kat sini as well as a show kat JW Marriott. Heh... sampai Anggun pun terkejut it's been that long. Then Sarimah abih recording jumpa Anggun jap, the first thing pun dia cita pasal jumpa that time. Amik ko... semua pecah lobang umor sebenar kan?!!!
Takpe.... sebelom aku meroyan, baik aku share pics jerk.
Anggun!!! In the Akademi!
Cikgu Syafie pun fan of her vocals
Kak Mah apa lagik la...
Aku pun nak! Muka terharu tuh!
With part of the Diari family
Heh.. seronok kan muka sekor sekor jumpa Anggun. She is such a beautiful, charismatic person, that when she walks in a room, she just lights it up!
Ok ok.. cukup bab anggun. Nak tengok dia perform Jumaat nih. Da janji nak gih
Ok... masuk bab drama lak.
Sapa tak paham cita, here's the summary.
Zizi dan Rubisa passing notes in Cigu Syafie's class. Bila Askrul nak rampas note, meka menggelabah, and Zizi bak note terus ke Cikgu Syafie supaya bebudak lain tatau. Now you know that this is not allowed in the Akademi. Pernah pun berlaku sebelum ni. Nota TIDAK dibenarkan untuk komunikasi.
Anyway, dari apa dikatakan, Syafie kecik hati sebab cara dia kata seolah bebudak mengatakan dia pilih kasih memberi perhatian pada some other students. including yang 'top' dan yang memain.
Lom abih Syafie tegur perangai meka, masuk bab back up vocals, Akim lepas geram and walked out of class. Bila di pujuk Qhaud, rupanya citanya dia nakkan bebudak yang bersuara soprano backing dia tuk lagu dia, tapi semua cam tak kuasa nak layan, so dia kecik ati sebab dia rasa meka selfish.
Next development. Si Rubisa explain meka pass the notes sebab rasa tak puas ati ada pelajar lain yang 'main-main' ambik masa cikgu sampai yang lain kena tunggu, dan masa kurang tuk dihabiskan bersama mereka.
Masuk class balik mintak maap kat cikgu, Rubisa explain dan tegur kengkawan yang lain kata sapa nak amik masa cikgu, kena be considerate sebab orang lain pun perlukan masa dengan cikgu.
Akim, yang masuk balik kelas da pas mintak maap ngan Cikgu Syafie, tak puas sebab dia kata Rubisa antara yang tak amik pot bila dia mintak back-up vocals, and kata bebudak pompuan ada yang pentingkan diri sendiri.
Rubisa lak lawan balik kata dia tak dengar, dan Akim lak berbalas lagik kata bukan je da cakap, siap da sindir takde orang yang nak tolong. Dia kata Zizi pun ada offer, walaopon sora alto.
Aiyo... minggu sebelom sebelom ni, drama melibatkan Rini, Aril dan Qhaud. Lom pe pe, Isma pon masuk drama nangis. Skang lak Rubisa dan Akim, skali diheret masuk si Zizi dalam kes nih. Merasalah.
Stress abih bebudak nampaknya dalam usaha meka nak all out. I love competitiveness. Just hope they are able to balance being competitive and being nasty jerk. Tapi kelas malam semalam ngan meka, aku nampak semua ok jerk. Ada lagik geram terpendam, but biasa lah. Manusia dan perasaan... takkan leh tekan Ctrl-Alt-Del leh buang terus kan.
Ok moving on... hari keja ada la sakit jiwa aku bab tak kena ngan keja. Takpe. Control jerk. Apapon sejuk ati bila Cikgu Acis ada. Heh! Dahlah jarang serempak, Sapa peminat Acis sini, silakan merembes ek! Matilah aku....
Tuh dia.. jejak paling ensem dalam Akademi
Ok, make sure korang watch Diari esok. Sambungan drama - tapi episod lain lak. Takleh cita. Korang kena layan!
Lari bab lain. Pengumuman calon-calon akhir tuk Anugerah Industri Muzik diumumkan siang tadik. Kelakar lak aku tengok line-up. Aduh... no komen la. Thanks sultanmuzaffar for the list.
2. Persembahan Vokal Terbaik Di Dalam Album (Lelaki) – Artis
1. Aizat – Lagu Kita 2. Bob AF2 – Cinta Terhalang 3. Reshmonu – Doa Untuk Dia 4. Reshmonu – Sayu 5. Rithan (Deja Voodoo Spells) – Rock ‘N’ Roll (English)
3. Persembahan Vokal Terbaik Di Dalam Album (Wanita) – Artis
1. Ayu – Hanya Di Mercu 2. Dina – Sejauh Ini 3. Shila – Memori Tercipta 4. Dato’ Siti Nurhaliza – Di Kayangan Kita 5. Dato’ Siti Nurhaliza – Di Taman Teman 4. Persembahan Vokal Berkumpulan Terbaik Di Dalam Album – Artis
1. Ajai & Marsha – Sayang 2. All One – Bilal bin Rabah 3. Pop Shuvit – Marabahaya (International Version) 4. Rabbani – Bila Nur Melimpah Di Hati 5. Raihan – Assubhu Bada
5. Kulit Album Terbaik – Pereka
1. Florence Lee – Hawa – Nikki 2. Nadia Jasmin – President – Joe Flizzow 3. Nicholas Chong – Transit – Altered Frequency 4. Nizam Rahmat – Satu – Ferhad 5. Vignes Balasingam – Remain Unknown – Estranged
6. Rakaman Album Terbaik – Jururakam
1. JD Wong – Remain Unknown – Estranged 2. Nick Lee, Greg Henderson & CL Toh – Finally/Akhirnya – Suki 3. Paul Morisson – Satu – Ferhad 4. Puja, Edry, Bajai & Yudi – Adam 3 – Adam 5. Reshmonu, Murali, Will Quinell & CL Toh – Harapan – Reshmonu
7. Video Muzik Terbaik – Pengarah
1. Douglas Lim – Hanya Di Mercu – Ayu 2. Douglas Lim – Sampai Syurga – Faizal Tahir 3. Kerol – Mati Hidup Kembali – Butterfingers 4. Kerol – 1000 Tahun (Mahu Hidup) – Butterfingers 5. Reshmonu – Oh Anok Anok – Reshmonu
8. Album Pop Etnik Terbaik – Artis/Produser
1. Khazanah Pujangga – Syura 2. Lentera Timur – Dato’ Siti Nurhaliza 3. Selagi Ada Rindu – Pak Long (Shafie Ahmad) 4. Zapin Suri – Haziq
9. Lagu Pop Etnik Terbaik – Komposer/Penulis Lirik
1. Di Kayangan Kita – Johari The – Keon - Dato’ Siti Nurhaliza 2. Di Taman Teman – Fauzi Marzuki – Hairul Anuar Harun – Dato’ Siti Nurhaliza 3. Dirgahayu – Radeen Sri – Hairul Anuar Harun – Ramlah Ram 4. Nafas Cahaya – M.Nasir – Loloq – Misha Omar 5. Zapin Suri – Pak Ngah – Siso Kopratasa – Haziq
10. Album Nasyid Terbaik – Artis/Produser
1. Allah Habeebi – Mawi 2. Istimewa Tiada Dua – Nice 3. Nasyid Nostalgia Memori The Zikir – Nazrey Johari 4. Nostalgia Nadamurni – Rabbani 5. Setia – Wildan
11. Lagu Nasyid Terbaik – Komposer/Penulis Lirik
1. Allah Habeebi – Farihin – Yasin – Mawi 2. Bila Nur Melimpah Di Hati – Asri Ibrahim – Ito Lara – Rabbani 3. Kemuliaan Al-Quran – Amin InTeam – Amin InTeam – InTeam 4. Serulah Namanya – M.Nasir – AD Samad – Mawi 5. Teman Hakiki – Ku Sham – Dr.Mohd Asri – Mawi
12. Album Rock Terbaik – Artis/Produser
1. Bongkar – Kristal – Kristal & Bong 2. Hujan – Hujan – Noh Hujan 3. Keamanan – Nrocinu – Mus May 4. Kembali – Butterfingers – Butterfingers/Faizal Shahrin 5. Modern Minimals Glamour – The Times – Gizmo Records
13. Lagu Rock Terbaik – Komposer / Penulis Lirik
1. 1000 Tahun (Mahu Hidup) – Loque – Loque – Butterfingers 2. Aurora – Estranged – Estranged – Estranged 3. Bila Aku Sudah Tiada – Noh Hujan – Noh Hujan – Hujan 4. Dugaannya – Noh Hujan – Noh Hujan – Hujan 5. Yang Pernah – Estranged – Estranged – Estranged
1. Cinta Adam Dan Hawa – Azmeer – Loloq – Misha Omar 2. Dingin – Azlan Abu Hassan – Azalea – Ziana Zain 3. Ketentuan – Azlan Abu Hassan – AD Samad – Ramlah Ram 4. Lagu Kita – Aizat Amdan – Aizat Amdan – Aizat 5. Sampai Di Sini – Ajai – Slen – Misha Omar
16. Lagu Hip Hop Terbaik – Komposer / Penulis Lirik
1. Bergerak – Johan Ishak, Ceza Mutyara, Khalid Kamal & Saiful Amri – Johan Ishak, Ceza Mutyara, Khalid Kamal & Saiful Amri - Joe Flizzow feat Joeniar Arief 2. Isabella – Johan Ishak, Iman Ishak & Search - Johan Ishak, Iman Ishak & Search – Joe Flizzow feat Hady Mirza 3. Mengapa Harus Bercinta ? – Johan Ishak, Terrytyelee & H ady Mirza - Johan Ishak, Terrytyelee & H ady Mirza – Joe Flizzow 4. Mantera Beradu – Malique, D’Navigator & M.Nasir – Malique & M.Nasir – Malique feat M.Nasir 5. OK – DJ Fuzz, Malique & Cat Farish – Malique & Cat Farish – Malique feat Cat Fabuloso
17. Album Inggeris Tempatan Terbaik – Artis / Produser
1. Dark Sun Big Rain – Karen Nunis Blackstone 2. President – Joe Flizzow 3. Remain Unknown – Estranged 4. Take Five with Juita Suwito at Avanti – Juita Suwito 5. Tapestry of Life – Shal Sagan
18. Lagu Inggeris Tempatan Terbaik – Komposer / Penulis Lirik
1. All Around My World – Johan Ishak & Ceza Mutyara - Johan Ishak & Ceza Mutyara – Joe Flizzow 2. Dances of The Spirit – Estranged – Estranged – Estranged 3. In No Time – Estranged – Estranged & Chow Ken Chung – Estranged 4. KL Streets – Malique & D’Navigator – Malique – Malique feat Lah 5. Marabahaya (International Version) – Pop Shuvit & Dandee – Samsol Nahar, Dandee, Moots, Daly, Thaitanium & Jamir Garcia – Pop Shuvit
19. Album Cina Tempatan Terbaik – Artis / Produser
1. Homely Life – Rynn Lim – Ryan Lim 2. Man Jiang Hong – Man Jiang Hong – Alex San 3. Meet to Listen – Cheng Lee – Cheng Lee 4. The Real Hou Ren – Hou Ren – Lee Nai Kong 5. Will Be Good – Will Ng – Cheng Lee, Will Ng & David Koon
20. Lagu Cina Tempatan Terbaik – Komposer / Penulis Lirik
1. He, She & Me – Cheng Lee – Cheng Lee – Cheng Lee 2. Man Jiang Hong – Alex San – Ah Guan – Man Jiang Hong 3. Missy Missy – Will Ng – Will Ng – Will Ng 4. Prisoner – Will Ng – Will Ng – Will Ng 5. Zhong Du – Alex San – Yap Kah Heng – Man Jiang Hong
21. Album India Tempatan Terbaik – Artis / Produser
1. Agarem – Agarem 2. Ethirrpaarkiren – Anbarasan & Anuratha 3. Veera Puranam – Chakra Sonic
22. Lagu India Tempatan Terbaik – Komposer / Penulis Lirik
23. Lagu Bahasa Melayu Terbaik yang Dipersembahkan oleh Artis Luar Negara – Artis
1. Aku Dan Dirimu – Ari Lasso & Bunga Citra Lestari 2. Ayat-Ayat Cinta – Rossa 3. Bila Rasaku Ini Rasamu – Kerispatih 4. Matahariku – Agnes Monica 5. Menjaga Hati – Yovie & Nuno
24. Susunan Muzik Terbaik Di Dalam Lagu – Penggubah
1. Audi Mok – Pada Cintanya – Dato’ Siti Nurhaliza 2. Azlan Abu Hassan – Tiada Maaf – Danell Lee 3. Estranged – Aurora – Estranged 4. Fauzi Marzuki – Di Taman Teman – Dato’ Siti Nurhaliza 5. Sham Kamikaze – Bukan Mimpi – Farhan
Apapon, tahniah Bob! Yeay wakil geng Pelita masuk senarai. Ada rezeki... leh tuh. Also Aizat - walaopon aku rasa pelik artis baru leh masuk main category but Best New Artiste nya calon hampeh sungguh, dan Aizat leh tak tersenarai. Oops... kata tadik tanak komen.... walaopon nampak bias semacam.. eh terkomen lagik. Gatal molot aku nih nak carot.
Ok... I'm out of here. Will link Youtube Diari secepat mungkin. Ada meeting jap nih. Be back later.
Baru bangun tido... letih sangat. Merasalah katanya bangun at this hour kan? Tengah malam baru terjaga. Very the Betmeng gituh.
Actually semalam tak cukup tido, walaupoh hajat hati nak tido awal. Got up bright and early before 7am and was on the way to KL ke Legend Hotel tuk Anugerah Industri Muzik punya pre-judging.
Pre-judging simply means dari beratus ke berpuluh entry dalam satu kategori, we sift through each one, and mark it, and from there vote down to the choice of final ten which will undergo round two of voting to determine top five and the eventual winners.
For those of you who don't know, this is to allow more transparency in the process etc. Also tahun ni the results are going towards a more realistic manner of voting where postal ballots are not handled anymore. Online voting da mula - for Akademi members which makes up smaller part of the vote.
So pagi pagi buta ni, you get to see all the nocturnal creatures (da orang industri ni memang creatures of the night - kecuali yang stok keparat... oops korporat).. And TRUST me.... it's not a pretty sight to see all of us yang memang not morning people like zombies dragging our feet ngan semangat nan ado to do this.
Yes, we do it out of love katanya. Matilahhhhhh....
So anyway pagi tadik I think there were a hundred plus of us - select people from all disciplines of the industry. You're talking a dozen or so entertainment journalists, editors, producers, songwriters, lyricists, TV and radio people and assorted souls whom we question the existence of (matilah hidup kembali dan mati lagik carut)
So then we were split into categories to judge. No, we don't judge everything.
We don't have the strength. Berdarah dari mata dan telinga ok!
After all bab calon tu any Thong, Dev and Harith leh calonkan album. Just bayar the fee. And then it's up to us... cam melombong la kiranya. Nak sift the mud and impurities to find some precious metals. Ado?!!
Kira kita ni jadik Sirim la nak quality control.
Aku slalu kena judge kategori Indonesian songs (now best Malay song by non Malaysian artiste - specialty aku tuh), or new artiste or the English categories. All very me kan?
Tahun ni aku mintak break sikit - lari. Pening lak kena for Best Music Video dan Best Album Cover. Nangis! Lupa nak cakap Jen tanak these two either cause slalu get this too. Takpe la... selamat sikit telinga aku. Mata je berdarah lebih la.
So first category. Best Album Cover,
Nangis sebaldi sat. Tuh dia a total of 38 albums to be judged.
And the best part majority cliche gila. Now, Best Album Cover, or Kulit Album Terbaik, doesn't just mean gambar kat moka depan je tau... jangan silap. It's judged by photography, graphic, layout value and such.
And most ni cuma stok cliche yang repetitive je. Da leh cam da standard template wat album cover ni. Erm.. tanak carut lelebih la. Just some people think, stick a camera, get famous photographer and layout standard da cukup.
Aduh!!!!
Common mistakes, include make up (too much or none at all), bad lighting, Photoshop (too much or none at all - one female artiste had a unibrow.. I kid you not), cheap ass graphics (very the free font and icons download), bad photography (ada satu siap ngan pics out of focus), and of course following standard album cover templates.
By the time we were done, my eyes were burning dah. I think a handful je yang bebetol creative and original with quality from every aspect. And surprisingly most of yang leh dipuji came from albums of artistes yang tak begitu meletup nama or ala ala kadar je. Tuh la... nama nama besar suka take things for granted,
Then it was on to music videos. Nangis agik.
A total of 42 nominated. Two artistes had four, one had three and I think dua lagik have two. Yang biasa banyak ni biasanya nama pun yang tak vast. Jap... lap airmata darah yang meleleh ni sat.
The problems with our music videos is this. Kalao ada duit - usually nan ado creativity or originality. Kalao ada this unique approach - biasanya bajet ciput. Kesian...
For those of you yang nak tau... music videos lak judged based on concept, editing and continuity, art direction etc.
Things to remember not to do when you're doing a ballad for a video. Be cliched... I mean, fancy dresses, mood lighting and kipas angin. In fact, every video yang mamat atau minah dalam video tuh rambut panjang sikit je, wajib lak ada kipas angin kat depan. Heh... aiyo. Ada yang so Eighties and cliched Cerekarama fashioned punya storyline. I mean... I see better home made stuff on Youtube.
And fast paced videos - dance numbers cannot survive on choreography alone kalao video ko takde styling langsung nampak single camera production dalam studio kosong ok. Tuh pun camera angles malas nak mampos. Rock videos lak... aiyo... jangan la ingat ko dok studio kosong bersepah graphics added on later tuh da vogue. In fact a lot of videos resorted to this trick. Sad.
Ada artis lak standard la... tengok je syarikat rakaman leh tau what to expect da.
But there were a few yang besh gak. Idea baru... interesting.
One thing for sure is this year punya entries, generally, even feedback dari bilik judging for kategori lain pun - is that this year there's quantity over quality.
Still, hopefully with the business slowly gaining strength again and growing - quality will come in the face of more competition. Tu doa aku tuk industri muzik kita ni. Amin.
All in all - it took us almost five hours. For those yang lesser fortunate kena layan kategori lain - masih berdarah berjuang nak abihkan tugas meka masa aku blah.
Mana taknya... kalao kategori Lagu Terbaik ada penyanyi tertentu satu album calonkan (walaopon majoriti fillers no killer) camna? Tuh baru satu penyanyi. Nangis la syarikat rakaman skang ada yang berangan. Tuh lum agik berapa ramai artis ngan album remix dan version lain bagai yang last year or previous year da masuk - tapi rerelease ubah sikit je masuk balik ngan produk sama yang nan ado. Aiyo... if it didn't work the first time. Sedarlah...
Still it was fun to catch up and bitch with all my industry friends. Makes it worth the pain la... almost. A yearly ritual yang very the painful but fun. Sadis kan aku ni...
It was raining cats and dogs (or pussies and bitches in my terminology) and I headed home nak tido. Balik terus ala beruang masuk musim, hibernasi, hawau!
Owh by the way.. wonder what's the deal with this car which was in front of me at one point. Takde number plate.
Majorly scary! Hitman sangat. Tinted bagai lagik. You can be sure I didn't pull my road bully act on this car.
Yawn... ok la. I think I actually have it in me nak sambung tidur. Tomorrow ada beberapa event. Tatau semangat ke tak nak gi je. Teringin nak take a few days to relax.
It's starting soon.
Nuff said. Nite people....
PS - Thanks to J. Tho, general manager of Persatuan Akademi Industri Muzik Malaysia and her crew (Ayie... Atie... semua lah) for your hospitality.
PPS - This is the third or fourth night in a row I've had those weird dreams. Is it starting again? Perlu ke limau nipis dan bunga tujuh tangkai berserta kelapa muda dan air mineral lagik. Takpe... kali ini aku da bersedia.
I thought of reviewing the AIM, tapi cam malas lak. Watchd a video of the show and thought biasa biasa jerk.
But have to things to say about the show. Firstly thank you to the Akademi for remembering those who passed on.
Kalau biasa, the tributes aku tak pernah kenal orang tu personally, this time it was different. First buat arwah Azman, otherwise known as the only and only flamboyant Cleo, who used to be my colleague in The Malay Mail... you wlll sorely be missed my flamboyant friend. And you deserve to be remembered by an industry you've helped build.
Also, for the late Rosli Khamis, otherwise known as Loloq. Sedih kali ni tengok ada yang kenal yang remembered... seems so long ago...
In memoriam...
Apart from the sadder bits there, there were also things to celebrate. Congratulations to a lot of people who picked up wins, especially Faizal Tahir for the comeback.
But two people I really want to congratulate are two young... well.. kind of, fairly fresh names who were among the most nominated, and picked up wins for the night.
Firstly... Audi Mok for Faizal's album. The camera shy weirdo made it! Yeay! You owe me koh loh yoke!!!
Secondly to Sharon Paul, for being part of the winning production team behind Datuk Siti Nurhaliza's Hadiah Daripada Hati. 241B, holler y'all!!! Yeay!!!!
Ramai ex college mate cam Sharon menang malam tu. But sebab Sharon one batch ngan aku, sebut tuh jerk la. 241B rocks!
Congrats again, guys... you guys deserve it and keep up the good work.
Ok la... sebenarnya malas nak posting nih.. ta all.
First, I have to play catch up. Nih senarai pencalonan untuk Anugerah Industri Muzik on 3rd May. Aku gi PC kat Berjaya Times Square smalam tapi tak sempat snappy pics. Tak kuasa pun sebenarnya, kerana nak gi lepak nan kengkawan. Biasalah gosip... yang penting aku puas ati aku judge nya category result seperti dijangkakan. Takleh cita lebih... heh. Nih the list of nominations.
Artis Baru Terbaik 1. Atilia 2. Estranged 3. Faizal Tahir 4. Kaer Azami 5. Karen Kong
Persembahan Vokal Terbaik Di Dalam Album (Lelaki) 1. Aliff Aziz (Aliff) 2. Faizal Tahir (Aku.Muzik.Kamu) 3. Hazami (Nyata) 4. Kaer Azami (Menjelma) 5. Sohaimi Mior Hassan (Suatu Hari Nanti)
Persembahan Vokal Terbaik Di Dalam Album (Wanita) 1. Atilia (Sangkar) 2. Datuk Siti Nurhaliza (Hadiah Daripada Hati) 3. Dayang Nurfaizah (Dayang 2007) 4. Elyana (Jadi Diriku) 5. Karen Kong (Mulakan)
Kulit Album Terbaik 1. Ajin (Hey - Singletrackmind) 2. Anthony Ho - (Dayang 2007 - Dayang Nurfaizah) 3. Anuar Sujud - (Hadiah Daripada Hati - Datuk Siti Nurhaliza) 4. Emir Ezwa - (Chameleon - Ash Nair) 5. Jenny Sun - (After 8 - Liang)
Rakaman Album Terbaik 1. Aku.Muzik.Kamu (Audi Mok & Nick Lee/Faiza Tahir) 2.Chameleon (Greg Henderson/Ash Nair) 3. Bintang 12 (Greg Henderson, Hanafi Hamdan, Fazli Fauzy & Marzuki/Spider) 4. Freakshow Vol 1 : Tales of The Travelling Tunes (JD/Pop Shuvit) 5. After 8 (Nick Lee, JD Wong & Illegal/Liang)
Video Muzik Terbaik 1. Kau Atau Aku (Main Tarik Tali) (Ajin/Elyana) 2. A Day Before Tomorrow (Julian Oh & Hue Visualabs/Ash Nair) 3. Freakshow (Nam Il Cho/Pop Shuvit) 4. The Way It Makes You Move (Reshmonu/Reshmonu) 5. Sangkar (Sean Chan/Atilia)
Album Pop Etnik Terbaik 1. Jatuh Cinta Pandang Pertama (M. Nasir, To'ki, Hanafi Spider, Tony Spider & Usop Kopratasa/Azfar) 2. Melodi Ahlan (Waheeda, Yasin Sulaiman, Cat Farish & Hafiz Hamidan/Waheeda)
Album Nasyid Terbaik 1. Al' Asr...A Moment (Dak Mie/Mu'adz) 2. Hafiz Hamidun (Hafiz Hamidun/Hafiz Hamidun) 3. Maulana (Rabbani/Azmi Manap & Yasin Sulaiman/Rabbani)
Album Rock Terbaik 1. Aku.Muzik.Kamu (Audi Mok, Kunci Demak, Aubrey Suwito, Ahmad Izham Omar & Faizal Tahir/Faizal Tahir) 2. Bintang 12 (Spider/Spider) 3. Mpire (Trabye/Mpire) 4. Nada (Niskala/Niskala) 5. Patah Pusing (Andi Rahman & Jinbara/Jinbara)
Album Pop Terbaik 1. Dayang 2007 (Greg Henderson, DJ Uno, Jenny Chin, Audi Mok & Mohariz Yaakup/Dayang Nurfaizah) 2. Hadiah Daripada Hati (Datuk Siti Nurhaliza, Aubrey Suwito, Audi Mok, Azlan Abu Hassan, Greg Henderson, Jenny Chin & Sharon Paul/Datuk Siti Nurhaliza) 3. Imagin (Audi Mok, Azlan Abu Hassan & Mohariz Yaakup/Liza Hanim) 4. Menjelma (Audi Mok, Azlan Abu Hassan & Mohariz Yaakup/Kaer Azami) 5. Semuanya Ada Di Sini (Julfekar/Farawahida)
Album Inggeris Tempatan Terbaik 1. After 8 (Liang/Liang) 2. Eclecticism (Melissa Indot & Marinna Indot, Mac Chew, Audi Mok & Sharon Paul/Melissa Indot) 3. Freakshow Vol1: Tales Of The Travelling Tunes (JD, Uno & AJ (The Unknown), Inspectah Deck, DJ Cheapshot & Vin Skully/Pop Shuvit) 4. Hey (Greg Henderson & Julian Chan/Singletrackmind) 5. Silentscream (Reshmonu, John Oommen & Yam Wern-Jien/Silentscream)
Lagu Bahasa Melayu Terbaik Yang Dipersembahkan oleh Artis Luar Negara: 1. 11 Januari (Gigi) 2. Tapi Bukan Aku (Kerispatih) 3. I'm Sorry Goodbye (Kris Dayanti) 4. Terlalu Cinta (Rossa) 5. Kekasih Gelapku (Ungu)
Susunan Muzik Terbaik Di Dalam Lagu (Bahasa Malaysia) 1. Ingin Ku Miliki (Audi Mok/Dayang Nurfaizah) 2. Sekian Lama (Azlan Abu Hassan/Datuk Siti Nurhaliza) 3. Tinggalkan Aku (Irwan Simanjuntak/Anuar Zain) 4. Cintamu (Nai Kong/Datuk Siti Nurhaliza) 5. Hati (Sharon Paul/Datuk Siti Nurhaliza)
Susunan Muzik Terbaik Di Dalam Lagu (Bukan Bahasa Malaysia) 1. La Da Di Dum (Audi Mok/Faizal Tahir) 2. Last Breath (Hafiz Hamidun/Hafiz Hamidun) 3. Love Surreal (Mac Chew/Melissa Indot) 4. Anbey Sagiye (Sundrra, Fasy/Boomerang X) 5. Weylana (Z-Wan,Jasan Voon/Betty Banafe)
Lagu Terbaik 1. Menanti Pasti (Ajai/Abie Abdullah/Datuk Siti Nurhaliza) 2. Mahakarya Cinta (Audi Mok/Shah Shamsiri/Faizal Tahir) 3. Sekian Lama (Azlan Abu Hassan/Azalea.Datuk Siti Nurhaliza) 4. Izinku Pergi (Azlan Abu Hassan/Sulu Sarawak/Kaer Azami) 5. Itu Kamu (Estranged/Richael L Gimbang/Estranged)
Next on the agenda. Nak gak wish everyone tima kacih sebab naikkan pangkat aku kat forum CARI sebagai moderator.
Matilah katanya kena hentikan orang dari carut mampu ke? Da la molot sendiri poaka ponya carutan jerk.
Congrats skali kat Houdini dan Ajami sebab naik pangkat gak. Pening.. ada ke masa nak parking kar forum jerk? Selama ni memang la ada masa jerk. Tapi bila jena bertugas nih memacam je banda take up time sampai nak masuk pun susah kena curi masa.
Moving on.. the agenda for today. Gi antar Joey Jr aku ke Pet Shack nak check on him. Pet Shack by the way is a pet store kat Sunway area yang bebetul cater to memacam spesis (kecuali binatang yang berupa manusia). Tapi yang best, meka nih bab sugar glider, they have the best lah dari segi semua keperluan.
Sesiapa ada sugar glider nak find out more, leae a message for me and I'll tell you where to get all the necessary info. Most pet shops tak equip nak handle sugar gliders, so it's best you get people who really know what they're talking about.
Apa lagik, I got the Wodent Wheel has for gliders, and then a hammock set nak bagi dia tidur and main as well as stock up glider mix. Puas walau habis beratus gak.
Yang penting pasnih I think I can't buy anything else sebab cage dia just nice... anything more abih sesak.
Hopefully nih kurangkan agression dia sikit sebab dia upset bila we took away Jizelle. Jizelle lak kata Halim ok jerk, but smalam masa aku ke Pet Shack, meka pun bagitau Joey nih kicik lagik. Almost underage katanya. So kena patient sikit.
Da arituh dia trusting pelbagai, but because of the separation, dia cam tension bijik susah nak caya orang kot.
In time ok lah tuh... for now kena ala solitary confinement dan tunggu stock bonding pouch so that aku leh bak dia hulu hilir ke mana saja aku pergi. Tengok kalao everything ok dalam beberapa minggu da leh bak kuar.
Joey's refurbished home. Dia tengah tido tuh dalam pouch masa aku amik pic nih
Pas settle tuh, terus gi pick up Bob kat Damansara sebab nak lepak ngan dia ke Pavilion. Da lama pon tak lepak ngan dia, and memang banyak nak catch up.. bangga sangat performance dia arituh kat Anugerah Bintang Popular Berita Harian 2007. Now,
THAT'S a singer. Kalao nak compare kan... Stanly tuh yang feeling classical jauh ketinggalan in so many departments. Bukan nak compare, tapi aku kekadang lak geram tengok Stanly wat alasan katakan dia classical tuh nih, padahal nyanyi sumbang. Biar tukar genre pun, seseorang kalao ada grasp of techniques takkan hancur camtuh nya.
Bumped into Samuel yang baru abih photoshoot tumpang Juan ke Pavilion. Sebab da tolong Nora set up interview and photography ngan Sammy, mula mula ingat siang tadi nak join them but tak sempat. Korang usha jerk la In Trend bulan depan kot. Anyway, bye bye ngan Sammy sebab dia esok da berangkat balik ke Jakarta. Tapi dia kata he'll be back soon.
Motif jelir lidah?
Settled in thanks to Nik and Nora and kengkawan lain for making us feel at home. Siap reserve tempat duduk. Tempat pun da smakin pack. Tak sempat amik lots of pics sebab tak kuasa... ramai sangat orang. Nih jer yang sempat amik.
Bung Ramli the ganas!
Stanly - mintak mintak ler dia focus sikit. Basic ada tapi actual results nan ado.
Saida masih malu malu
The crowd
Pics Stanly bebanyak tuh tuk Ted sebab dia fanatik sangat. Lariiiiiiiiiiii!!! Malas actually to take pics, but tuh je aku larat pon. Sibuk dok sesi carut ada yang munculkan moka cantek meka tuh. Bila da ramai ramai kumpul time nih paham jer la... anyam ketupat kuat.
Hah.. tuh senarai lagu meka perform kat Pavilion. Semua jadik kecuali the duet final tuh yang entah ke mana.
Aku tanak judge la their singing (sebab semua pun ada hancur) sebab ni cuma latihan bagi meka nak learn to communicate ngan audience and deal with their stage fright, so I'll let it go. That and bung Ramli tengah jeling kat aku jer ugut jangan carut (matilahhhhh!!!!!!)
Ni a short clip of Saida nya performance. Yer, ni baru shoot ngan digicam katanya. Harap maklum!
Grabbed a bite kat Pavilion before lepak into the night. Lama tak lepak malam... (yer yer jer) Eh.. sambung la ulasan diari hari ni. Kalao tak panjang lagik kalao aku add on more stories. The opening of hari keempat punya Diari ada make up tips. Matilah pemilihan foundation ngan Alif jadik mangsa. Yes, apply to the jawline first ek. Rock image katanya...
Prep the eye with a light shade.. pakai eyeliner... suka nya dua orang ada alasan pakai mekap. Matilah sesi dragon da bermula. Motif si Stanly lagik tau dari Saida bab make up? But nothing takes the cake like Faisal make up Naim. Nak gelak je rasanya. Aduh...
Merasalah the best look of the day... cam Mama Rozza pun ada. Versi muda la.. siapa tak kenal Mama Rozza abaikan ek. Kalao aku tempek pics sini kang nightmare korang.
Aduh... pecah perot la bab ni. Kalao selama ni aku carut memacam... aku rasa kali nih memang a picture speaks a thousand words. Tol cakap Sarimah... cam cast Zombi Kampung Pisang da memasing nih.
Someone please tell them rock isn't about make-up and eyeliner. Leh tak sesapa explain ngan meka what rock is, and the current sub-genres of rock and their respective fashion attributes. But I guess nak harapkan Jasmi, dia cuma bab dangdut jer kot comprehension dia.
Stanly jadik mak andam pada Saida
Faisal lak mak andam Naim yang pose vogue maut
Do you feel scared enough? No? Here's Toi.
Remake video Thriller
I don't even know what this is...
Erm.... erm... malas komen
Memang dapat memacam fantasi dalam Akademi.
HELP! Siti Hajar bak assistant dia dalam Akademi lagik, si Shahrul or whatever his name is muncul kembali. I guess it's true to be applied to some people... those who can't...teach.
If you think Toi was scary...
He discos too!
More of the kids' performances. Ramai scary mary gak.. cam make up inabilities meka. Someone tell Rina to stop the YEAHHHHHHHHH!!!! and so on at the end of every sentence. That's not rock. That's just trying too hard.
Saida is having problems too... tweaking needed!
Next scene, si Nadia nangis and kak Fati pujuk... I think pas kena marah kot.
Nadia rindu mom dia... aisey! Ni cam bebudak planning nak get their parents in the Akademi kot nak memasing nak nangis dapat visit. Semua makan hati kot sebab minggu lepas Saida nitis airmata rindu anak anak dapat jumpa meka masa konsert so semua nak ikut cara dia mana tau leh dapat jumpa family meka memasing.
Alah... jangan la Nadia.. you were doing so well.
Ramli takes a class nak ajar meka the difference about singing rock. Matilah... pegang mic pon tak rock katanya.
Pas basuh bebudak, Jasmi Rejab lak kena tegur, Me likey!
Kata Jasmi "I can't please everybody".
Tapi kisahnya not everybody likes ugly stuff, so try not putting anything fugly on the kids and you already have pleased everyone.
Matilah at the end of it, Jasmi tetap cakap dia rasa Rina, "looks stunning that night". Anyone want to see his credentials? Matilah gelak pecah terburai perot.
Dia nih dah la tasteless, stubborn lak tanak ngaku all the fashion faux pas in the last concert.
Sentap secara ayu
Matilah dia sebut pasal confidence, presence and aura katanya. Nak ajar cara duduk lak. Posture, and etiquette katanya. And I thought he didn't even do his job of dressing them right. Matilah berpeluh terlampau kena cakap... aduh... today's episode memang comedy hour.
Gelak sat.... Lufya baru sedar ketiak dia menjadi focus negara ngan non absorbent dress dipakai menjadi mangsa sebab Jasmi baru bagitau. And I thought Monday's evaluation they got to see their performances? Motif tak perasan ketak sendiri?
Erm... sempena birthday Nubhan dapat makanan idaman katanya. Only thing I like about this scene is meka makan together.
Erm.. seingat aku pas musim pertama ramai bising pasal peluk angkat dan sebagainya, tapi nampaknya comeback kali nih move seperti tuh dalam choreography baru Menuju Puncak. Wonder how that'll go down.
Lambungggggg.. it's the only time you ever will.
Motif support celah kangkang?
Motif last scene tunjuk si Stanly melantak?
Diari kedua mula ngan hypocondriac's session semua ngadu sakit tuh dan nih. One by one casualty.
Kelas umi kena tegur lagik... where they finallt get told practise kena bijak juga.
Saida slight improvement, but they're trying to pump up her energy. Naim kena basuh sebab lembik. Finally! Kuat sikit leh tak? Kalau tak, tak tembus kot.. Merasalah kena tegur, terus energy pumped, tapi singing lak jadik shouting. And he wasn't the only one... nampaknya most of them equate rock with shouting. Sampai mengucap umi tension. Heh... Stacy proves she can rock. More cam practise sessions. Alif is starting to shout. Faisal hasn't leanrt much, his breathing is just horrible... he should just stop! Totally! Naim bukak molor je screaming lagik. Argh!
A quick run through with the four kids and Gen for preparation for performing in Pavilion. BORING!
Kenapa tukar lagu lak... kat Pavilion nyanyi lain lak.
Owh... minus one sampai lambat katanya. So last minute baru nak tukar lagu pelbagai.
End bits, preparations. Nadia is still struggling with bits of her song. Sayang... Faisal is still scary. Toi pun, Nubhan was just blur.
Sigh... another day, another Diari. Anyway, have to really say Diari masih mampu menarik minat aku unlike the konsert. If aku carut selama nih, aku bebetul kena extend my congrats to the Diari team for their great work. And Sarimah too of course.
Next on the agenda. Nak gak wish everyone tima kacih sebab naikkan pangkat aku kat forum CARI sebagai moderator.
