tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72169112011-07-08T10:10:31.660+08:00.:: The accounts and misadventures of a space cadet-turned-music producer ::.Trabyehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09134514192428250613noreply@blogger.comBlogger991100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7216911.post-22513978350942111422010-07-30T00:55:00.002+08:002010-07-30T00:59:24.708+08:00

A whole year of silence and it's well into the following year. Reason? None. Just excuses.

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Hello... yes all two of you who still drop by. Haha. Been busy with recovery and some work. Just dropping in to say "I'm still alive!". Am preparing for a little trip to England soon and will be back to catch...Be well, people!

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I'm bitten by the flu bug as with everyone in my band... no work today. As I was surfing the net, reading all sorts of trivia and historical essays, I stumbled across Frank Swettenham's essay entitled 'The Real Malay'. An interesting read but the last paragraph caught my attention in particular. It reads as follows..."...'if, after all this experience, she like me best, I have no fear that she

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After I was fit enough to stand upright and lift drag objects, I immediately started to work on my studio. Not IN my studio, ON my studio. That's right. Mr. easily-bored-with-my-furniture-arrangement is at it again! It's been three years since my last "move-the-equipment-about"... it's a wonder I lasted that long... Not only that, my brother generously 'invested' in a new PC for my little setup.

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After a long hiatus since my surgery, I am back on track (well, almost).I have been appointed as vocal producer for Malaysia's version of the official Beijing Olympics theme song. Good, isn't it (that we have a malay version)? Many thanks to Jack Teo of Universal Music Malaysia for hooking me up and Sean and the rest of the gang at MyMoosic for your confidence in yours truly. Thanks a whole

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...2 procedures... 7 weeks...my battle with cancer has only begun.

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As of today, I am an official member of

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Ha! Finally, some of you must be saying, dah tukar pun! The new year looks to be a good one. I have discovered that every odd-numbered year is a good one for me. I have no idea why...7th of January saw my first gig with Mpire as a guitarist. I brought down my Spider half stack and Marshall head along with my trusty KH2 clone and 12-string Godin. We played 5 songs off the new album and one old

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Be safe, everyone!

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After years of service, my beloved Boss GT-3 finally died. Oh, well... looks like now I HAVE to get a new toy... heh heh.

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Early last month, yours truly and the missus were treated to an extended weekend getaway to Medan & Lake Toba. Upon winning first and second place during the inter-department and inter-ministry Nasyid Festival, respectively, my group and I received free tickets, courtesy of the Prime Minister's Department. Medan was nice. A haven for fabrics fanatics. I particularly like the highlands, the horse

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I don't care... I'm celebrating!Today was my best round of golf to date. Sad as it may sound, I shot a 91 today (shot a 90 two days back but today's better as you'll see). Since AJ suggested playing at the Guthrie Golf Academy last month, I have not been able to produce a decent shot for the last 6 outings... until today. After 2 months, I finally made my first par. YES, PAR! Two of them, even! (

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Tolonglah... jangan ada sesiapa lagi main macam ni... Bak kata Blacksantau (youtube user), "macam haram jadah..."Memang macam haram jadah...

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I love being in a room, absorbing information that I'm interested in. A couple of months back, I caught wind that a gentleman by the name of Douglas Spotted Eagle is coming to town to give a workshop on video production called Power Production. Without second thoughts, I jumped on the chance to be tutored by one of Hollywood's lesser-known but recognized (having won multiple Emmys and Grammys)

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Upon receiving news that there are parties conspiring towards the formation of a society not fit for Malays in Malaysia, my wife and I along with thousands responsible Muslims came together to protest against this abomination of the Mlalay faith.The peaceful rally was held at Masjid Persekutuan at Jalan Duta, KL. The turnout was massive, Alhamdulillah. Petitions were signed, pamphlets were

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I must be doing something right... : DThe following is an entry taken off a discussion forum at nasyeed.com.Antara penggubah muzik @ lagu nasyeed favourite yang antum semua suka... Kalau ada, boleh antum semua tuliskan kat forum ni... Nyatakan sebab apa anda pilih mereka... Bukan apa, dgn cara ini kite boleh jadikan individu tersebut contoh atau rujukan dalam penghasilan lagu2 nasyeed yang

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In no particular order...Learn FlashImprove GolfPractise Vegas

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The green fee is only RM20 for 9 holes and RM30 for 18. Thinking that we'd get our money's worth, we went for the full round of 18 holes. Alang-alang menyeluk pekasam, biar sampai menyelam. Little that we knew, we'd be paying more than RM30. My body still aches as I am writing this entry...Between the two of us, AJ was the more focused one. I was playing from my gut (no pun intended!) between us,

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As any aspiring pro guitarist, I too, have got wet dreams about my very own pro guitar rig. Today, I am proud to say that I've realized a life-long dream. Ladies and gents, I present to you, Trabye's very own guitar rig!My trusty Ibanez JEM555WH is hooked up to a dB Technologies 150R wireless guitar system and routed to a Morley George Lynch Tripler to split the signal into two amps. Channel 1

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APRIL-JUNECome March 31st, I was called once again to perform with Metalasia. The band, being one of many AIM alumni, (along with May and Def Gab C) was invited to perform on a live TV broadcast of Prelude to AIM 13. It was aired on NTV7 from KL's Hard Rock Cafe to an audience of a million or so. It was an easy gig: 2 songs and a few free meals, and we were out of there. At least not for me... me

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Yes, yes... I know. Mentang-mentang baru kahwin, takde masa nak update blog. Sorry to disappoint some of you, I was genuinely hard at work with various projects. After tying the knot and buying lunch for about 500 people last December, I just had to revitalize the bank account. This is what I was up to for the last 6 months...JANUARY-MARCHUpon my return from the honeymoon, work immediately began

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To close up the year before Ramadhan, I was invited to play a gig with Man Kidal for a motorcross championship up north in Kedah. Rosario, the usual keyboardist had other commitments, so I had to fill his shoes.Trip ni happening gila. The band got to know each other really well and a deep sense brotherhood spawned from our excursions and misadventures. The shows were so-so but what we got out of

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... apa lagi? Bawak keluar kayu masing-masing!Photo was taken at King studio during Yan's session for one of Man Kidal's upcoming projects. I had the honor of producing those sessions on behalf of Man Kidal since he had to take care of show matters. It was really cool since I got to see, upon my request, a rehash of Yan's "Abang Beca" bass solo during Search's homecoming concert at Stadium Negara

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Dengan tak semena-mena, I was told to write a couple of scores and high-tail to Angkasapuri for a rehearsal. "Apa hal lak ni?" Apparently, due to some last minute cancellation, Man Kidal was asked to fill in the gap. Since it was last minute (4 days mas o menos), we had to just squeeze whatever we had into that one-hour show to be aired on Saturday night.top left & right: MK, Muix & Ritz; bottom

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To conclude my entry on our Singapore debut, here's one last look at the memorable night at Fort Canning. Thanks to everyone for making this event great!A day on the green......and as night falls.The big rock show!Huffing and puffing... berat siut kayu balak tu!Trabye action figureBring on the nightThe people... my people...All photos are copyrighted by the respective owners.

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Second day. Everyone had to get up early for a "meet-the-fans" session at City Music at the Peace Center. After some banana fritters for breakfast, we were transported to the famous music store. When we arrived, I couldn't help but recall the scene in Spinal Tap where the band had a similar session... in our case, it was more like "meet one journalist who didn't turn up" appearance. However,

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Translation: "You're bitchin', dude...!" - Singaporean rockers slangFriday afternoon, after five not-so-gruelling hours on the road (thanks to a B-grade French-speaking-Thai action movie and a really bad copy of War Of The Worlds), we were greeted with our first sight of the republic island. Immigration and customs didn't put up that much of a fuss when they saw our equipment. Upon arrival at the

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Despite the dodgy title, I am looking forward to the gig. Will be going down to Singapore on Friday morning and will be back in KL before midnight Sunday. Will write about it when I get back.

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Just got back from Farah Asyikin's recording session for the upcoming Malaysian Idol 2 album. I was commissioned to do two rearrangements of the classic hits namely, Jika Kau Bercinta Lagi (performed by Daniel MI2) and Semakin Rindu Semakin Sayang (performed by Farah MI2). The album is produced by Zul Mohariz, a friend made during Universal Music Publishing's writers' meet back in '03 (both of us

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Heard of this story? I have good news for you. It's a HOAX! Click here to find out more.Also, click on the image to see the bigger picture... I mean, literally. And for those who missed all the hoo-haa, read this.

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Ask almost anyone born post-aquarius era, chances are, there was a phase in their lives where long hair was the order of the day. Me? No exception.I started to keep my hair long during my final year working as an A&R executive at EMI Malaysia. I had a slow start since I was so used to the shirt and tie combi having studied at UUM (alumnus will know what I mean). Working in the music business

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I love this pic. Thanks, darling!

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EP 3:DENDAM KUMPULAM SITHMalaysia boasts its exclusive version of Star Wars Episode III for it is the only version in the world where the first chords of the legendary SW fanfare is met with laughter: with a 'translation' like the above, who wouldn't? And what is up with the sound? Kejap kuat, kejap tak kuat: as if the guy in the booth just discovered what the button that says "gain" is for...

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... for the final showdown.

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Last Saturday, was an event to be remembered. It was the wedding reception for my long-time neighbour, Hussein a.k.a. Bachin with his other half, Nasha. It was also the first time Neon Radius and the watcha-ma-call-it quartet performed live to a human audience (human?).As we wanted to set ourselves apart from other wedding bands, we opted to play more bluesy pieces by Clapton, Babyface, Sting,

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Note to self (not in order): 1. Finish up on DeHearty's music arrangement2. Edit and bounce tracks for Mestica's recording3. Book studio for Mestica's recording4. Record Mestica5. Edit and continue with Rast's production6. Start on Abai Hijjaz's assignments - arrange two songs pronto!7. Redo backing tracks for Saujana's production next week8. Ammend lyrics with ITO Lara and finish up vocals on

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Hah hah. Lost again! It's all political, you know. Anyway, it wasn't a total bust as you can see....

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Among other 'office' work, a facelift for the blog and additional portfolio page for KE's website while watching (mostly listening) to Joe Satriani's Anaheim webcast. Just another excuse to dabble with my new notebook (love it!)...Trabye's take: Nak tunjuk desktop jugak!

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Am nominated again this year. This time for 'Best Ethnic Pop Album'. Don't think I'm gonna win, though, competition quite stiff...

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Seems that KE's reputation is getting somewhere. Recently two recognizable guitarists came down to work at KE.On an extremely rare occasion, I managed to capture Hillary Ang with my camera. Smiling, even! Now for those of you who do not see what the big deal is, Hillary (known to friends as 'John'... don't ask) is the most elusive guitarist in Malaysia having not a single interview done on him,

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I can't resist this one!You're 'evolution'Which Hamasaki Ayumi Song Are You?brought to you by quizilla

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To date, 2nd of April 2005 was the best day ever, for me. For obvious reasons, the day was extraordinarily joyous for two families. The ceremony was simple and direct, no frills, no pantuns, no cakap bunga-bunga. My family came, did what they had to do and left (after a sumptous meal, of course!)Having to adhere to traditions, I had to make myself scarce at a nearby mamak restaurant, sipping on

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Last 20th of March, I was invited to perform with Metalasia for the Line 6 party at Planet Hollywood, Kuala Lumpur. We had to make some adjustments due to the fact that we can only use Line 6 equipment and guitars. We opened our set with the same acoustic set as the previous Konsert Gempak and finished with a brand new instrumental piece to showcase the facilities of the Line 6 Variax acoustic

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Binafsha has just debuted Carta ERA at number 18 this week. Just my luck it's up against a lot of really good songs. It would be interesting to see where it goes... While we are on the subject, I just received a call to attend the AIM 2005 press conference. A nomination this year? Will know for sure after the 23rd this month.Click here if you would like to purchase Binafsha polyphonic ringtone.

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Since this topic seems to generate some feedback, I would like to see how far the truth is in this hypothesis. Okay, so you have a guitar... all right, maybe two... or perhaps three, counting the one that your brother handed down... now what?Unless your collection consists of brands like Gibson, Fender or Rickenbecker, chances are, most of your guitars will sound somewhat similar. It is

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For the past month I have a new wake-up call: a sledgehammer or a jackhammer. It never fails to provide me with this invaluable service every day (except Sunday) at 8:30am. The problem is, the hammering persists until about 10:00am where they break for coffee and continue till lunch, half an hour later.The real story is, my neighbour is renovating their house rather elaborately. The

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This is a pic of a STAR Award presented annually by Mediacorp, Singapore for outstanding achievements in broadcasting and entertainment. Back in 2001, I bagged one of these babies for the "Best Theme Song" category for a drama series called The Challenge with a song I wrote called Guang Mang (performed by William So). Here's the sad part: it was accepted on my behalf and I never got a glimpse of

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photo courtesy www.newz.com.cnFinally! After two gruelling years in the studio, my biggest international (and second one to date) project is released. NEWZ has finally been unleashed unto the world, beginning with China as their main target audience. They have spent the past three months in the 'motherland' to promote their self-titled debut album. Check out their website at www.newz.com.cn (and

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I was just warming up to 2005 and next thing I know, the first quarter is ending! Did the Asian Tsunami 'quake really sped up the earth's orbit (as a friend of mine claimed)? I mean, time really flies this time around... I've only begun writing demos for this year's share of production and it's already time to fill in the dreaded LHDN form (and is it my imagination or the new shorter forms are

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... on my guitar rack. Drool, my friends, drool! Godin L. R. Baggo (Baggs, actually... thanks, Kuds!) model 12-string electro-acoustic, bought with a price tag that will either make you love me or loathe me. And while we are on the subject, check this out! (Can't help myself...!)

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Recently, I had the pleasure of working with one of Malaysia's best guitarists ever to grace the industry: Man Keedal. Following our stint on New Year's eve, Man Keedal and I collaborated on bringing his music to another level. Pretty bold statement but that was what we did. MK needed two minus ones for his TV appearance on Malaysia Hari Ini on Monday 31st January 2005. As he wanted a change

Trabyehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09134514192428250613noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7216911.post-1106122025886237872005-01-19T15:44:00.000+08:002005-01-24T17:31:05.206+08:00

I was recently given the honor to play guitars for Ning Baizura in Farihin Abdul Fattah's band in a benefit last night and the night before. It was a star-studded event at Istana Budaya called Konsert Kasih. We managed to raise RM1.9 million, and am proud to be part of it, however small a role it was. Word has it that the performance was recorded and will be aired during Aidil Adha on TV3/8TV in

Trabyehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09134514192428250613noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7216911.post-1104892709172773202005-01-05T10:37:00.000+08:002005-01-05T10:38:29.173+08:00

A fresh start... for some. : )

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Catch me on new year's eve variety show on TV2 at 12:15am Malaysian time (right after the count down on new year's day). Will be on keyboards and acoustic guitar with Metalasia. Other bills include Thunderstorm (Rentak Juara champion) and Search (right after Metalasia's slot). Happy New Year, everyone! _______________________________________________________ Update The Prime Minister of

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A moment to update my loyal fans (all three of you) on what's happening in the music scene that does not concern Sharifah Aini. Have completed two major projects for the final quarter of the year and am gearing up for 2005. Even though I am looking forward to the third financial year of my company, the sky looks rather bleek. The music industry has seen the decline of two major players (which

Trabyehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09134514192428250613noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7216911.post-1101156128488899092004-11-23T04:28:00.000+08:002004-11-23T04:42:08.486+08:00

Selamat Hari Raya, everyone! It's been really hectic (why am I always busy when I shouldn't be?). There was the Raya programmes, and the dust hasn't even settled, I'm already working on an Aidil Adha project! I love it when project managers have such... foresight in planning. I mean it in a good way, really. So how's everyone's raya? Same 'ol, I'll bet. Not too cheery for some. Almost 200 deaths

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The Dr. Kronik sessions are progressing. We are now in pre-production stage. Two songs have been arranged, working on the third one tonight.

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One of my favourite things about my job is the research. I get to spend the whole day watching music videos on LAUNCH and checking out what's new and cool... AND get paid at the end of the day! Before some of you start turning green, this is actually the thing that I have do in order to update my work and keep it competitive. Change is inevitable in my industry... and frequent. I guess that's why

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It's finally here! My order just arrived at Bentley: a gold anodized scratchplate for the Strat Standard. And perfect timing, too, I must say. Just as my MACP royalties are rolling in, now I have the means for an almost complete make-over for my beloved Fender Strat. Next up, gold machine heads. I think I'll call this baby the Mexican Gold Strat or Mexgold for short. Rather catchy isn't it?

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It's the most wonderful month of the year! Have a great Ramadhan, everyone!

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My update, that is. As usual, I have nothing but a cheap excuse to offer: I was BUSY. Okay, what's new? I have been getting some interesting government (music) jobs lately. There was this anti-smoking campaign song: did arrangement, recorded and mixed at my studio, and a number of JAKIM montages for their new television programmes to be aired on Raya's eve, Raya's day and throughout 2005. Which

Trabyehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09134514192428250613noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7216911.post-1097169744996250672004-10-08T01:18:00.000+08:002004-10-08T01:22:24.996+08:00

Kudo & Ash (and HoneyR, once upon a time), while we are on the subject...

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...at least what I'm working towards. I've got the POD, the floorboard, GT-3 and Opcode Studio 64XTC. Need to get the EQ, tube sonic enhancer, power amp and flight case.

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Iklan ini pun berbayar! The album's out. It's available in most music stores near you.

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Come visit us at

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[Awas! Muatan panjang] So much has happened since my last entry. The last three weeks have been keeping me up to my ears in activities, both work and non-work related. The final week of August saw me and my system administrator labouring on setting up a network system for my home and office (that's why I haven't been updating... my PC was offline). All the PCs around the house and my studio are

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Just got back from KLIA. MIG Records called me up and insists that I welcome their 'golden star', Waheeda, back from the Voice Of Asia Festival 2004. I was curious about their insistence and when Waheeda greeted me (with eye bags and long-haul-flight-oily-skin and all), I found out why. Waheeda had won third prize in the annual music festival and according to MIG Records executives and Waheeda

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After seeing Kudo's 1st August posting, I just can't help myself to 'bastardize' the photo! Some alterations... (1) changed the color of the sky to match the original photo and (2) added some... er... 'friends'. *heh heh* Trabye's take: By the way, that's me with George Harrison's body!

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This SMS greeted me this morning. It's been a while since I last spoken to anyone in Dr. Kronik. Apparently, Chi (the vocalist) says the original lineup is back minus the guitarist (as usual). Since their contract with KRU has expired (good for them!), they are raring to get together to write new material. And an invitation was extended... It's been three years since I was in a professional band

Trabyehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09134514192428250613noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7216911.post-1091852492017188612004-08-07T12:14:00.000+08:002004-08-07T12:22:08.566+08:00

I was going through my comments archive and found this reply I gave to Sobox on one of his visits here. This might be useful to some people. His questions were about the differences between pop & quality songs and the CD price issue. Fav music is more of personal preference whereas pop is the term the industry uses to describe the songs "played on radio" or radio-friendly tunes. Normally pop

Trabyehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09134514192428250613noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7216911.post-1091465908375665882004-08-03T00:31:00.000+08:002004-08-03T01:04:17.063+08:00

New month but that's just about all that's new! It's time to recuperate from PALA and the PC Fair. Spent some money for minor upgrades (but the bill wasn't minor!) In lieu of nothing interesting, allow me to provide some public service. Recently, my dad and I went to the registration office in Desa Mall, Kepong to apply for the new MyKad. Let me tell you, red-tape has definitely been cut short!

Trabyehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09134514192428250613noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7216911.post-1091033791560878902004-07-29T00:39:00.000+08:002004-07-29T01:18:56.923+08:00

The industry is too small for bad vibes between all of us. Be nice. Tolerate. You never know when your music hangs in their hands. It's too small a cake for us to be satisfied with our little piece. Don't let the music pay the price. It deserves better than that. It's a dog eat dog world but why must we be a bitch about it? Photo courtesy of joe-ks.com

Trabyehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09134514192428250613noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7216911.post-1090903085871030742004-07-27T12:35:00.000+08:002004-07-27T12:42:05.403+08:00

Star Wars episode III has been titled! Release scheduled for 19th May 2005. Hope George Clooney doesn't die in this one!

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After a week of much-needed break, it's time to crack the whip again! Currently, I'm working on two projects that one of which I consider as slightly off the left field. This unique job is a taerobics soundtrack for a consultation firm. After a one-and-a-half hour discussion, I am required to create a music programme that is as flexible as the workout regime. Now THAT'S what I call a challenge!

Trabyehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09134514192428250613noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7216911.post-1090466961896793712004-07-22T11:25:00.000+08:002004-07-22T11:29:21.896+08:00

Can someone help me get this nail off my forehead? Raja Mahafaizal, you're single because you don't want to slow down Whether you're working all hours, busy with school, or planning a cross-country move, it sounds like you just don't have time for anyone else in your life...right now, that is. Your timing may be off in other aspects, too. Chances are, you've met that perfect person who just so

Trabyehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09134514192428250613noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7216911.post-1090138698661057242004-07-18T16:12:00.000+08:002004-07-18T16:18:18.660+08:00

Build and put up absorber panel no. 3, solder Motif's second cable for stereo, re-arrange Pod wires, vacuum, transfer files for completed jobs, burn backup CDs, defrag hard drives, tune the speakers... what else?

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This is incredible. As usual at this hour, I was surfing the net for music resources. I hit all my usual haunts until I came across this site. Cybertown is a community with all your usual web-community amenities. One of the pages was titled "How to write rap music". So naturally, I went in and found this 'formula'. Not only the formula works but how it works is really scary. It's a program

Trabyehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09134514192428250613noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7216911.post-1089994114912212272004-07-16T23:56:00.000+08:002004-07-17T00:45:47.996+08:00

Went down to PALA today. Didn't make any purchase but didn't come back empty-handed, either. Meet three new members of the Malaysian chapter of Audio Engineering Society. As members, we will be attending courses, workshops, seminars and other society activities. PLUS we get 10-15% discounts on equipment from selected outlets. Cool! Kinda like an Isetan card!  Left to right: Esma (CK Music), me

Trabyehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09134514192428250613noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7216911.post-1089905477168435312004-07-15T20:21:00.000+08:002004-07-16T01:46:42.623+08:00

How do you get a guitar player to play softer? Give him a sheet of music. - courtesy of ahajokes.com Ever had a pesky course-mate who's this over-enthusiastic-thinks-he-can-play-a-mean-guitar type of fella and seems to have all the right and cool ideas about the band's repertoire for the school dinner? Picture this: you're the designated musical director (or band leader... since this IS a

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This month will be murder on my bank account. For the digital studio entrepreneur like yours truly and many others, it's like Halley's Comet hitting Earth around the same time as a Solar Storm. Let me shed some light. PALA stands for Professional Audio & Light Asia, an annual exhibition that travels around Asia. This year for the first time in it's decade of existence, it lands here in KL. I was

Trabyehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09134514192428250613noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7216911.post-1089685041621332162004-07-13T09:50:00.000+08:002004-07-13T10:24:50.416+08:00

At least for now. Two of the heavier jobs this month have been completed... and not a moment too soon! The experience of it was somewhat intense. First, the artiste was not available for the first session due to unforseen circumstances. Second, no other studio time was available. Third, after sourcing out and finding a new studio to work with, the new place was under threat of eviction by the

Trabyehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09134514192428250613noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7216911.post-1089383105905658032004-07-09T22:22:00.000+08:002004-07-09T22:25:05.906+08:00

Trabyehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09134514192428250613noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7216911.post-1089382171428867752004-07-09T21:47:00.000+08:002004-07-09T22:15:15.133+08:00

Apasal kau kata kau boleh buat? Dah tu... dia offer aku. Takkan nak tolak? Tapi kau tak boleh buat... Kita buat sama-sama la. ??? Budget tu nanti kita pecah sama rata. "Buat" sama-sama? Melody engkau sendiri pun engkau nyanyi senget. Macam ni kau nak buat sama-sama? Kau nak sama rata? Okay. Kau ambiklah. Tapi ingat... duit tu bukan hak engkau.

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Like I could use another mishap... I twisted my left ankle while walking through a dark car park on my way to meet a friend last night. Man, it was excrutiating! There was a recess on the newly laid tarmac and I stepped right into the sucker. This year seems to be the year for physical injuries. First, I busted the second toe on my left foot by dropping a full can of soya bean milk... and soy

Trabyehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09134514192428250613noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7216911.post-1088965462277958362004-07-05T02:11:00.000+08:002004-07-05T02:41:09.900+08:00

Just a blurp. Besides, Waheeda, the other thing that's been keeping me busy these days is the soundtrack to Potret Mistik. A film by Prof. Razak Mohaideen, this is a follow up to the blockbuster Mistik (but not a sequel/prequel eventually). I was brought on board as a music arranger by Cico Harahap, who starred the film and was given the task to produce two of his compositions for the film. If

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This is one of many friends I made in the course of my work. An aspiring singer and an accomplished pianist (among MANY other things), I met Hannah when a record label assigned me and my colleague, Jack Teo, to produce mixed demos for her then-management as a pitch for a recording contract. What strikes me most about this former Miss Malaysia Petite is, I didn't expect someone as 'hot' as

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Singapore was the first formal business destination for me since the inception of my production house, Karya Enigma. I was there for the PALA exhibition held in October 2003, looking for prospects of business with product manufacturers and the like. Once done, I hooked up with a couple of friends and we went around town and pretended to be tourists... which some of us actually were! Of all the

Trabyehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09134514192428250613noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7216911.post-1088520080659925792004-06-29T22:10:00.000+08:002004-07-03T13:17:42.546+08:00

I was going through my digital photo album until I came across a photo that I totally forgot about. It's a picture of Mohd. Syafiq Abdullah (formerly known as Greg Henderson), me, Fauzi Marzuki and Peter Chong, in studio 4 at Synchrosound Studios, PJ. All of us are Producer-Engineers (yours truly being the most junior) and successful in our own right. Syafiq was responsible for the big sound

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These past two days have been awful. I was cleaning up my studio until something snapped! No, it wasn't so much a revelation of sorts but it was MY BACK! Ouch... A few painkillers and half a pack of Koyok later, here I am back in action! Just as things were getting busy for me... Two days, however, is too long a time for a workaholic to be idle, so I figured I'd catch up with my Tiger Woods PGA

Trabyehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09134514192428250613noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7216911.post-1088228867035580112004-06-26T13:45:00.000+08:002004-06-26T14:04:16.546+08:00

I just can't help myself with this one! It's hillarious! I laughed myself to tears when I read my result! Find out what kind of Jedi you are...! :: how jedi are you? ::

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Hello, people. Recently, I just helped a buddy set up his publishing company and advised another friend to start one. For the benefit of those not in the know, music publishing applies to those of you who write your own tunes for whatever purpose in whatever way. Be it for your own amusement or just to contribute to i-bands, sooner or later, you'll be thinking about 'selling' your songs to

Trabyehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09134514192428250613noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7216911.post-1088009980446957172004-06-24T00:34:00.000+08:002004-06-24T02:50:46.463+08:00

... practice what you learn." - Barry Green, author of The Mastery of Music I, for one, am a strong believer of rehearsals. Whether for a live show or studio recording, I can't go without rehearsals. In a studio environment, I think it's very important that you decide what to do before hand and when d-day comes, both you and the artiste can actually focus on the performance. I found a

Trabyehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09134514192428250613noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7216911.post-1087580672516451762004-06-19T01:40:00.000+08:002004-06-19T01:44:32.516+08:00

I was checking out some blogs links over at krik's stomach of chaos and stumbled upon this really cool site mentioned on simply skewed. It's a japanese name generator and it's a whole lot of fun! I really recommend you to check it out! My Japanese name is Arata Hayashida.Take The Kawaii Japanese Name Generator by Shuichigami today!Created with Rum and Monkey's Name Generator Generator.

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I have just concluded an involvement in InTeam's upcoming album to be released very soon. This is my third involvement with the group where I contributed three music arrangements in their recent effort. Given their past achievements, I personally find it quite challenging to top my previous work for them. The album was produced by Hijjaz.

Trabyehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09134514192428250613noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7216911.post-1087560870001095682004-06-18T19:44:00.000+08:002004-06-18T23:40:54.223+08:00

Hello, everyone. How's it going? Apart from my activity updates, it has been "suggested" that I make this site behave more like a regular blog. Being reluctant to move away from the fence I'm sitting on (now you know...), I feel that the best subject to begin with is something that's close to home... The Malaysian Music Scene. No, I'm not talking about the free TV station rallys, multiple dosage

Trabyehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09134514192428250613noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7216911.post-1086454558625942862004-06-06T00:55:00.000+08:002004-06-06T01:33:22.603+08:00

Watch for Waheeda's new LP  After much deliberation and preparation, it is confirmed that I will be producing one song in Waheeda's upcoming LP, yet to be titled. Her debut EP entitled Wassini, sold over 50,000 copies in Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei. The song to be recorded is tentatively called Binafsha, composed by yours truly while the lyrics is penned by Waheeda herself. It features a

Trabyehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09134514192428250613noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7216911.post-1086452044985381862004-06-06T00:14:00.000+08:002004-06-06T01:20:34.600+08:00

Look who dropped by for an editing session recently... Jay Jay in the house! 

Trabyehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09134514192428250613noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7216911.post-1086450177308815162004-06-05T23:31:00.000+08:002004-06-24T01:24:03.696+08:00

After over two years of moving around in cyberspace and trying out different formats, I have succumbed to the latest fad for anyone with an opinion: BLOGGING! Ever since webmastering has become more of a hassle these days, I took it upon myself to train him as a jedi... ooops! *Wrong monologue*. I have to admit, this is rather fun at its best and thought-provoking at its worse. Anyway, let's see

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