Mobbin'

Remember that May first event I was telling you guys about?

Ok... time for more info.

Since we did this in KLCC in August of last year...

... a LOT of people have tried their hand, successfully or unsuccessfully, at bringing flash mobs into mainstream culture in Malaysia.

Yerlah... orang Malaysia semua pemalu. Sanggup ke nak menari ke haper di khalayak ramai. I have to give props to the organizers of KL Freeze for opening the doors to many of us, flash mob organizers - whether commercial or otherwise for even attempting it.

Trust me... it's not easy. Many try, but bomb out. I've seen some really bad ones online... still mad love to them for even trying. Keep it up, guys! Let's make it a culture of street performances - amateurs or pros.

The challenge of freezing is not so hard, but being the first was the gamble here... you had to have wondered would Malaysians take part.

Evolusi flash mob kat Malaysia, memang slow. This of course in large part due to how you CAN really get in trouble for being too random in large numbers.

Lagikpon, remember, in Malaysia, a gathering of THREE people or more immediately can be constituted an illegal gathering... so ouch! That apart from endless shit that can get you in trouble for doing something like this in public even though you're not harming, or hurting, or even mildly inconveniencing anyone.

After out first effort at tackling dance as a theme in the KLCC flash mob, thanks to Maxis for tying in with us on that - we have Hotlink to thank for our second huge attempt for the largest dance flash mob in Malaysia. Which was supposed to be at the Beyonce concert (yang kita semua tau was 'postponed' indefinitely).

At least we got to do the pre-party where about 50 of the 250 dancers listed, kicked it up at Zouk to give everyone a taste of the surprise we were going to give Beyonce.

So... in 2010, I am pleased to introduce you guys again.. to J Squared - we sell creativity! I know that sounds wrong (heh!) but as creative director, aku plan to incorporate any form of the arts (especially performing arts) into the medium of presentation.

So for May, get ready for a flash mob that is HUGE and a FIRST. We are combining... singers, percussionists and a live band into a multi-device flash mob... numbering in... well let's say it's bigger than even KLCC.

There have been attempts at singing flash mobs, but most have failed badly.

Like with dance, inspired more by dance company Bounce from Sweden who posts some really kick ass videos on their flash mob performances, we want to come up with events like this that will inspire everyone to just sing and dance.

So this time, we are focusing on the singing part.

Ramai ingat kita ni sell-out because we tie in with corporate entities, but I laugh at that. You know why?

Because I get the performers paid, we have fun, and with logistics and all taken care of with no risks to our personal selves who do it for fun, and with no expense to our daily commitments, it is nothing but a chance to perform.

We tie-in with those we believe and we do what we can to bring the best out.

So this May... watch out for something really big.

By the way.. was surfing Youtube. I found a job I was offered, which I was unwilling to negotiate. The Lotus F1 event, which was to have a 'flash mob'. We declined to do it for our own reasons, and I just caught this video. Erm.. not too flash mob-esque if you ask me. Oh well... I guess at least the 15 or so guys doing it can dance...

Apapon... expect to be surprised. All I'm saying is, first of May, if you're in the city - get ready to see how a real, live musical will take the streets.

Letih dowh merancang benda nih. Doakan segalanya berjalan dengan sempurna. Can't wait for it. Rehearsals have begun and it's going to be AMAZING!

Owh... and we have another discussion with some organizers. We may be breaking our own biggest dance flash mob record of KLCC soon. Tak sabar nak confirm... tengah doa segalanya berjalan dengan lancar.

Time to get creative! Here's one up for the realists who dare dream, and the dreamers who dare be real!

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The beginning of another killer week

Yeay, we wrapped auditions today for all the hopefuls who wanted to join our dance mob at the Beyonce concert.

And it was a crazy turnout. We had more people than we thought we would, and right now the dilemma is picking the right agents.

So, for all of those who auditioned over the past week, THANK YOU SO MUCH!

You guys rock. Not all of us are dancers, so it's not easy to get in front of public to shake your thang, that's for sure.

Apapon, callbacks have begun. Good luck to you guys who tried out.

Rehearsals start for real tomorrow for the hundreds of selected agents.

And for everyone else going for the concert, don't forget to learn the steps. Ajak kengkawan, your friends who are also going for the concert, and learn as many of the steps together. It'll be fun. And then at the concert, wait for the cue when we hit just before Beyonce takes to stage and dance with us. Let's set a record for the biggest mob in Malaysia.

The tutorial - lean the moves

Esok going to be hectic, butoh so much fun!

This is just a quickie entry, so just wait for tomorrow's entry.


PS - We also have a celebrity training session tomorrow for friends who are going to the concert and just want to train with us. Yeah... party!

PPS - Enjoy the parody of Single Ladies below. I think it's better than the SNL Justin Timberlake one. Who says Australians have no sense of humour.

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The preview

First of all, kalao ada yang bosan cita Beyonce nya konsert akan datang... tough luck. Heh!

Da nama pon blog aku, so I highlight stuff I do, and so on, and undoubtedly, Beyonce's concert ni memang the concert of the year.

For the next few weeks, benda lain ada aku kisah? Memang pudar la sinar pada apa saja yang kuar skang, biar filem ke lagu ke apa pon.

I'm sorry, but Beyonce's the real deal here. And finally she's here. And plus, I get to see her live again for the second time. Yeay! Kira aku tak penah la miss tour dia.

Yang pentingnya, ada kengkawan tolong usahakan pas berkali kata tak dapek nolong, finally malam tadi kata dia akan pastikan, aku dapat jumpa Beyonce. Yeay! Mintak mintak la menjadi.

Anyway, earlier this evening aku da awal awal pacak kat Zouk.

The Beyonce Pre Party lah, apa lagik. The event by invite, so dalam 1,000 orang je. Memula tu ada la hiccups sikit sana sini, tapi sebab kita seb baik awal awal da kat sana, dapat la iron out whatever thorny issues.

Thanks so much to all the parties involved, from Marctensia - the concert organisers, to Hotlink - the sponsors as well as Nasty, the event organisers. Not to mention the great people at Zouk yang made our stay there so fun.

Tapi yang penting nya, aku nak ucap tima kasih (macam sesi anugerah lak) to my J² team - which includes all the dance crews yang make up my agents for the dance mob.

Tadi kita wat preview for the mob we're organizing for the concert. Berdebar gak resepsi orang camna. But after we were done, damn, was I relieved. So many people came up to me and said what a great thing we were doing.

Ramai impressed sangat. Syukur. So if you guys yang going for Beyonce's concert (and there's a lot of you out there sebab tiket pon dengar da nearly sold out), tunggu apa lagi. Learn the moves now from the video we uploaded.

Again, if you don't know, you can find it at the Hotlink Beyonce KL Tour website, the hitz.FM website, the J² website and of course on Youtube.

Just quickie, apart from getting latest new on , you can also join our Facebook Events page and tell us whether you want to join (plus tell your other friends about the event) as well as on Twitter.

Ni some pics from being at the club about 4pm. Set up lagi katanya masa tu.

The club


The set up process


Owh Miss Sasha.. you ARE fierce! And so grayscale!


The location


Ok, so my pics are crappy. You want some real good pics of the event, head over to the Facebook Events page all courtesy of Josh. Aku sibuk gila nak coordinate everything so kelam kabut tak sempat amik pics sangat.

Dia siap sempat amik video of our dance mob preview. Watch it below and imagine this in Stadium Nasional Bukit Jalil. Meriah ok! So kalao you don't want to be the only boring person not joining in at the concert, cepat belajar step!



Now that the pre party is done, it's back to auditions and rehearsals. Esok siap ada special celebrity friends training session tuk kengkawan artis yang akan ke konsert tuh.

Nanti je aku post pics. Got to catch some sleep...

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Seventh heaven

Today is the BEST day I've had in a long time.

Walaopon kelam kabut rushing here and there to settle stuff, it was great as everything went as I hoped for.

Started the day with good news. Bayaran projek lepas da dapat! Tengok angka tersenyum sendiri. Syukur! Good start for J Squared. Dengan projek berderet lagik coming up, memang aku gembira, berkat doa ibubapa aku, leh gak aku be part of something yang bertahun aku idamkan kejayaan camni - yang only now I finally see the fruits of my efforts.

Of course bab payment pon bagus wat all my kids - sebab bayaran meka pon nak kuar la alamatnya. Semangat!

If that wasn't enough - dapat discuss projek lagik satu in the works. Syukur!!!!!!

Was smiling to the max. Even masa dari Bangsar nak ke office kat PJ jam sangkut sejam sebab ingat nak cepat cilok masuk jalan melalui Universiti Malaya - tapi instead caught in a campus flash flood - senyum je. Tak rasa pon masa berlalu.

More stuff in the office yang good.

Pastu lak gi rehearsal. After a good night's rest, everyone was in a happy mood, and we had a DAMN AWESOME rehearsal night with the selected top 50, who will preview our dance mob in Zouk tomorrow night for the by invite only Beyonce preparty.

No drama, no friction... instead semua gelak ketawa because so many things happened yang gave us more reason to smile.

Sorry cause the last couple of posts ago, I gave crap pictures. Ni some pics courtesy of Joshua of our rehearsals tonight.

All pics courtesy of Joshua. Part of the top 50 in action practising for the Zouk preparty tomorrow







If you want to be part of the fun (since so many of you left comments after our KLCC flashmob saying you wanted to be part of our next) - come to Kompleks Sukan Bukit Kiara 3959 Jalan 1/70d, Kuala Lumpur, Bukit Kiara 60000 or just call my co-choreographer and head dance coordinator Boojae at 012-2500608. You can also call me at 017-2025900 (yes, in case you don't know I am the co-founder, co-partner and creative director of J Squared which also organised the KLCC flashmob and is in charge of the Beyonce Dance Mob)

How else do you get more info or get news and updates?

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And finally, learn the steps through our video tutorial by CLICKING HERE!

Oops... and I nearly forgot! J Squared has a home online now. Just go there by CLICKING HERE!

It's going to be crazy...but fun! See you guys who are going to Zouk tomorrow. Remember t say hi to me - trust me, you'll see me as I will be addressing the partygoers as well! Time to sleep now...

I'll leave you with the tutorial video. Remember, if you are going for the Beyonce concert, start practising NOW!

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KL's first major dance flash mob! The official video.

I know some people tried with a handful. We had over a hundred. And there's going to be more soon.

I know a lot of you have been waiting for the official video. Well here it is. If you have a Youtube account, rate it please and support us for more in the future.

Pas berejam editing semalam, this is something we're definitely proud of!

The whole thing starts with a stage show of six dancers at the KLCC Center Court, before it's 'invaded' by over 100 dancers.



The video took over 8 hours to upload because I made sure it was the best quality. The file was over 1 GB. Damn... hope you guys like it. Now on to Monday....


PS - If you guys have a blog, share this video ok! Spread the word on Facebook, Myspace or Friendster or whatever applications you have and let's show everyone KL's first real dance flash mob rocked KLCC.

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