Remember I told you we did a flashmob a couple of weeks ago? Here's the video, I hope you guys enjoy it.
With this one, we wanted to to change up the dance flashmob/smart mob, so we did it in a staggered formation. Usually the numbers grow as the mob progresses.
For this one, we started with a group, then the baton was passed to another, and so on. And only for the finale all the groups came together.
We also opted for a harder edge to the choreography, and also the choice of music since we wanted to tie in with the Beats image of being funkier and harder since we were on the platform of promoting the HTC Sensation XE with Beats Audio.
I hope you guys like it. While we're a smart mob, which means one for corporate means, we stay true to the essence of a flashmob in other ways - such as the sudden congregation and dispersing of the crowd, the hidden cameras and other equipment (which some don't even consider).
Yes, we do try to stay true. After all, being INSPIRED means to study what it's all about to get about it. Not just 'monkey see, monkey do'.
Ok ok... dahlah. Panjang pulak nak blog walaupun pemalas katanya. Enjoy the video, and please, do tweet it, blog about it, share it on forums and websites and link it on your Facebook or Google+ and help us continue to make awesome flash mobs.
Here's he OFFICIAL video of the Irretwistible flashmob we did.
Again, thank you to everyone who took part in my vision. Street performances are freaking hard to coordinate, ni kira pengalaman yang mahal walaopon da beberapa flashmob kita buat.
Thank you a million time goes to my J Squared team! Also to the fantastic performers in the 130 something singers led by Puan Siti Hajar Ismail (meletop kita, kan cikgu?), the percussionists comprising of (and I have to get this right when it comes to the name of the groups) - Batteryheadz, No Noise Percussions and KL Drumline Corp (KLDC) led by Zahrein (you guys my extended family la... Bukit Kiara fam, holler!) as well as Pesawat.
It was difficult as all hell to put together as musically, it was challenging on so many levels. But we did it!
Hope all of you like this, and if you do, pleae blog, Tweet or do whatever you can to spread the love for all the street performers in Malaysia. There will be more!
Our flashmob has been getting quite a bit of coverage. Semalam keluar paper New Straits Times and The Star. Bangga jap tengok all these street musicians I'm working with get featured.
Matilah aku suka suka suka! If you guys wanna read more on that - go to the J Squared website.
Aku happy gila. Wat skang, video pon da ready, just tunggu client go ahead nak release kan jerk. Sementara tuh... layan jer keja.
Ujung minggu ni nak cuti-cuti light-light sikit. Tapi sebelom tu, kena prep for funeral cousin aku Jumaat nih, tunggu adik beradik dia semua sampai as sister arwah on the way dari Germany.
Aku minggu ni cool down sikit, tapi next week entah camna. Nak cuti ke tak nih. Hati katakan nak... tapi otak kalao slow down sikit je karat kang.
Dilema. Nak cuti ke tak...
Yang penting, tengah kumpul maklumat untuk sesuatuh lebih kurang dua minggu lagik. Api neraka akan marak! Heh!
Adalah.. more info on that too later.
Meanwhile.. korang KLIK SINI and layan this new band. Their name is Crush. band abang Pacai ni. i love 'em cause they're hard rocking! Tapi sapa yang tanak lagu-lagu Bingit sangat, listen to the songs, Anymore and The Aliens Are Coming. My fave songs nak layan. Korang try je...
Sayang je radio kita tanak mainkan lagu camni sebab ada yang brand TERLALU URBAN katanya. Matilah ko urban.... orang Felda pon leh layan Linkin Park, Britney Spears bagai da... leh lak dia bezakan lagik muzik ngan tag urban atau kampung. Sodih! Kalao bagi lagu dangdut, radio tuh kata kampung lak tanak main. Gila...
Ok.. blog more soon.
PS - Sorry pada semua yang try masuk klubbkidd.com dari smalam ada problem server. Long story, but things are sorted out now, so no issue of that happening again.
So sorry sebab keletihan ya amat... dan memacam drama swasta murahan yang tak perlu, aku tak sempat update on the flashmob. Hope everyone that came were entertained.
All I can say is after more than two weeks in total of panic and sleepless night, I was happy the show pulled together despite minor glitches which were out of my control.
Apapon, I'd like to especially thank Puan Siti Hajar Ismail for leading my vocal group of about 130 singers, Zahrein who led the percussionists comprising of KLDC, KL Stompers and members of the other families in the fraternity as well as my J Squared team for pulling it all together.
All the panic was worth it to see my idea take shape and brought to the streets to have thousands run to the centre of Kuala Lumpur's Golden Triangle and party for almost five minutes.
The official video will be out soon, and I will share pics of the event esok. Hari ni siap nak gi AIM 17.
But sebelom pe pe... korang layan ni. We made the headline news over Astro Awani! Thank you sultanmuzaffar and Ajami Hashim for this
A million thanks to everyone who made the show awesome! I love all of you - and here's to more flashmobs in the near future. Bigger and better ones!
Just a quickie update. First of all - a clue into what we doing on Saturday.
You may have seen this on TV. It's a new commercial untuk Twisties. Watch and take a listen.
And ni versi Bahasa Malaysia as performed by Pesawat.
What are we going to do? Selama ni flashmob ni single device execution. Tak kisah menyanyi, menari atau satu aksi beramai-ramai. Kali ni kita nak menggila dan wat sesuatu kelainan as never done before by any flash mob. Kami gabungkan beberapa elemen skali.
How? Korang kena mai tengok. Wat skang aku hanya mampu nak katakan it'll be in the middle of Bukit Bintang petang Sabtu. Happening! We're taking over the streets!
Aku risau sebab logistics memeningkan. Tapi aku bangga sebab idea lain tu hasil aku sendiri, and I get to see it realized. It's a show for all of you.
Dalam pening seminggu persiapan - aku pasang lagu ni repeatedly bagi semangat kat aku when things don't go my way. Lagu dari Altimet - Syukur. Dunno if you guys pernah dengar ke tak - but you should. It's inspiring. I hope Altimet yang one of the most nominated for AIM 17 akan bawak pulang something for Syukur.
We'll see on Sunday la. But meanwhile... come on sing with me... SYUKUR!
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!
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.
Hari ni we had a celebrity rehearsal session for our friends and supporters of the Beyonce flashmob project.
Antara yang join, Atilia, Yasmin Hani, Daphne Iking, Siti Saerah and Nikki. Thank you so much ladies. Sayang si Sazzy Falak tak dapat join cause she had her shoot for Galaksi which ended late. Apart from that Aishah Sinclair, Dynas Mokhtar and Ning Baizura pun masing masing couldn't make it last minute sebab their own commitments. Takpe... nanti mai ek minggu depan.
Just a bit of an update. Auditions for agents for the flash mob are extended. If you're interested to join and be our 'agent' for the concert - get more info at myjsquared by CLICKING HERE. Jangan tunggu lama lama...
Meanwhile, for those who want to see how easy and fun it is to join us (it's so easy to do it if you give it a chance), see these 8 and 9 year-old kids who showed up for our audition today.
Anyway, happy Diwali to all my friends out there celebrating the festival of lights, and everyone else, happy holidays and have a good, fun but safe weekend.
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.
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...
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?
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!
