Backstage

Hari ni the day they decided on sapa layak Anugerah Juara Lagu 25 lepas the final semifinal. Aku separuh akhir ni, layan persembahan semua dari belakang pentas, nak amik feel camna debaran semua.

And also sebab dapat gosip dan lepak ketika show, borak-borak ngan semua kengkawan.

And here's your peek at what happens backstage.

Propkesayangan ramai ni. Kaki ala ala Upin dan Ipin ni da kena basuh la berkali bebudak pakai. Heh! Si Black dan Hafiz dan macam kembar Siam melekat kat badan da.

Sempat snappy si Tomok dan Black bersama... sebelum Tomok dihalau untuk tugasan dia... iaitu...

Tuh dia. Tugas Tomok? Nak jadi aerial bagi satu-satunya TV yang hado kat belakang pentas ni, yang bergantung live feed. Reception lak hado, so azab la semua kena harap reception ok. Ni si Tomok kena dera sebab dia berdiri sebelah TV tetiba baru ada gambar dan sound. Merasalah dia dipaksa jadik aerial demi kepuasan semua menonton backstage.

Comel tak kak Dibah pose dok rileks je. Si Ana dan Yuna pon ada, sempat snappy pic ni just before meka panggil semua onstage.

Belakang pentas lak ramai berkumpul. Ni snap pic API - Angkatan Pemuda Indie, three members at least ngan Din (Estranged), Loque (now known as monoLoque dan AJ (Popshuvit) sekali ngan Sam dari Bunkface.

And some others in Lan, Stacy, Adira, Ana dan Shahir.

And then - the announcement. Well, not yet. Ni masa semua tunggu ketika nak umum. Sempat agik tuh main-main atas pentas. I like this year sebab all the performers (most of them anyway) can get along and mesra, performing for the fun of it - and rileks je. Takde feel competition sangat sebab semua tak tekankan soal bersaing.

And finally - ni semua yang layak.

And ni full list semua yang layak. Especially pada anak-anak muda yang singer-songwriters yang represent the future of the music scene. You guys rock!

Sofea Jane - Black / Shah Kamikaze & Iswandy / Farril

Pelita - A.P.I / Loque / Loque

Cinta Sempurna - Yuna / Yuna / Yuna

Tolong Ingatkan Aku - Ana Rafali / Ana Rafali / Ana Rafali

Ku Ada Kamu - Adira / Edry Abdul Halim / Edry Abdul Halim

Hanyut - Faizal Tahir / Audi Mok / Faizal Tahir

Jahat - Stacy / Edry Abdul Halim / Edry Abdul Halim

Kebahagian Dalam Perpisahan - Shahir / Edry Abdul Halim / Edry Abdul Halim

Mencari Konklusi - Hujan / Noh Hujan / Noh Hujan

Selamat Malam - Faizal Tahir / Audi Mok / Faizal Tahir

Drama King - Meet Uncle Hussain & Black / Taja / Tun Teja

Extravaganza - Bunkface / Sam Bunkface/ Bunkface

Noktah Cinta - Hafiz / Ajai/ Shah Qalam

Berlari - Tomok / Audi Mok & Shahzee Ishak / Tomok

And yes, aku malas nak komen apa-apa lebih about what happened. Biarkan. Orang lain dapat nilai. Diam tak bererti mengalah, sama seperti mengkritik bukan bererti dengki atau menuduh. Cuma kadang-kadang ada pihak yang menjadi penyampai tak bertauliah - but que sera sera.

Still - it was a happy night, save for Aizat takde which cam lacking lak with the whole gang. It's going to be a great AJL - here's hoping for the best jury to make the right choices when the show is on next year (cam lama sangat padahal sebulan lebih je)

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Stock clearance

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.

Until the next entry...

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Anugerah Bintang Popular Berita Harian 2009

Baru abih balik dari pengumuman finalis tuk Anugerah Bintang Popular Berita Harian 2009. Dalam demam aku, happy sangat sebab ramai kengkawan about, baik orang media, geng PR, baikpon member artis.

Tapi sebak sikit la jumpa bebudak Rabbani. Sebab kali ni tanpa Ustaz Asri. Bebudak pon cam sombre sikit.. aduh.. nak wat camna. Sabar je la. To the Rabbani family - you guys keep doing what you do best and keep inspiring people through your music ok. I'm sure the late Asri would have wanted it that way. Tapi miss gak arwah sebab dia slalu kalao jumpa aku mesti wat lawak, cucuk aku nak tengok aku melatah. Heh... aduh...

Rindu dulu nak perli meka artis anugerah (pastuh kena hempuk meka!) Heh.

Alamak.. salah jalan da cita ni. Sentimental nostalgia la plak.

Ni senarai penuh and some pics. Layan ek!

Pe pon sorry cam slow semacam. Plan nak cepat, tapi dalam demam ni, tetiba memuncak lak selera suddenly kebulur setelah beberapa hari mengurangkan intake gituh. Gi kat Old Town White Coffee kat Kuchai Lama. Servis... bagus... staff mesra.. line Internet 4MBps dijanjikan.. NAN HADOOOO!!!!!

Moving on, ni la senarai 5 Finalis Anugerah Bintang Popular Berita Harian 2009

PENYANYI LELAKI POPULAR

Adam

Akim

Aizat

Faizal Tahir

Mawi

PENYANYI WANITA POPULAR

Jaclyn Victor

Mila

Siti Nurhaliza

Stacy

Yuna

PENYANYI DUO/KUMPULAN POPULAR

Adam & Stacy

Bunkface

Hujan

Meet Uncle Hussein & Black

6ixth Sense

PENYANYI NASYID POPULAR

Hijjaz

In-Team

Rabbani

Raihan

Saujana

PELAKON FILEM LELAKI POPULAR

Aaron Aziz

Afdlin Shauki

Farid Kamil

Que Haidar

Zul Huzaimy

PELAKON FILEM WANITA POPULAR

Diana Danielle

Lisa Surihani

Liyana Jasmay

Maya Karin

Sharifah Amani

PELAKON TV LELAKI POPULAR

Aaron Aziz

Fahrin Ahmad

Fizz Fairuz

Fizo Omar

Remy Ishak

PELAKON TV WANITA POPULAR

Fasha Sandha

Noorkhiriyah

Rozita Che Wan

Scha Alyahya

Tiz Zaqyah

PENGACARA TV LELAKI POPULAR

AC Mizal

Ally Iskandar

Aznil Nawawi

Faizal Ismail

Nabil

PENGACARA TV WANITA POPULAR

Cheryl Samad

Fara Fauzana

Nurul Shuhada

Raja Azura

Sarimah Ibrahim

PENYAMPAI RADIO LELAKI POPULAR

AG

Aznil Nawawi

Din Beramboi

Faizal Ismail

Kieran

PENGACARA RADIO WANITA POPULAR

Abby Fana

Fara Fauzana

Nana

Linda Onn

Sharifah Aleya

ARTIS KOMEDI LELAKI POPULAR

AC Mizal

Afdlin Shauki

Nabil

Saiful Apek

Zizan

ARTIS KOMEDI WANITA POPULAR

Aliza Abdullah

Didie Alias

Kenchana

Noorkhiriyah

Nik Sayyidah

ARTIS BARU LELAKI POPULAR

Akim

Aril

Black

Gambit

Hafiz

ARTIS BARU WANITA POPULAR

Dira Abu Zahar

Isma

Puteri Mardiana

Tiz Zaqyah

Yuna

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Ok la.. badan letih lemau smacam. Nak rehat dulu.

PS - 2am : Masih lom tidur. Ujan da mula turun. Layan DVD! Matilah aku. Just an update. Happy birthday Aizat. Walaopon dengar tadi ko ada minor operation, saja nak wish all the best and get well. Kecian nya nak operate masuk birthday nih. Get well and rock on.

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