Band Idol MBSA 2008

Alhamdulillah, in overall, it was a satisfied performance for Sapphire in the qualifying round, held last weekend. This yearly event expected to grab the attention most of amateur local bands to take part. According to the official organiser, the participation response were great & have seen many talented bands turning up showing their music talent.

Opening on last Saturday, Sapphire started the round on the Sunday morning session immediately after the registration counter opened. None other bands were there, at 2nd Level MBSA (Unit Kebudayaan Section, where we were the 1st band participated on that day. Everything was going quite well & I think we've carried the good morning mood of the 3 senior judges of MBSA, with the So Lonely, cover song by Loudness.

Ara's vocal though a bit flat at the beginning, but we guess it was so unnoticeable as he managed to cover up it back immediately. But overall, the high pitch vocal thrown by Ara has stunned the judges to focus on our playing till the end. With the clean playing & great tone blastering out the Roland amp, Nazri was complimented for his playing style by one of the MBSA official. Poey & Khir also seems to tightly paired together which made the song a real compact, solid & perfect along the way.

Hopefully we manage to win the judges's score & get thru' to the next round....adiosss!!! Long Live Sapphire!!!

Ara On Stage

This photo taken while Ara was performing at PWTC in front of estimated 10,000 crowds. His live performance that night has catched the interest of audience, which then BMG Record is bilieved to offer him a recording apportunity...right after Ara finished at the back stage..

But the 2 hours show was a real hot performance when crowds were started to act wild. The scene was rather too extreme as Ara taken off his shirt & surprisingly there was a Cicak Man badge right at his center chest. Knowing such an uncontrolled situation, the event organiser has called up the security guards & pulled Ara to the back stage.

Police has also coming over to the place & Ara has been suspected to positive drug taking. He finally was apprehended & bilieve to has spent that night in lock up. Even worst that Ara is now under the police parrol & suspended from appearing at any public stage for 3 months....ekekekekek...

MBSA Band Competition 2008

MBSA function ni diorang buat secara tahunan.. 4 peringkat....saringan (selalunya diorang buat dekat bangunan MBSA)..pastu buat show kat Tasik Shah Alam...pastu kalau lepas masuk semi...time ni kena ada lagu sendiri...kalau lepas lagi...masuk final.

Sapphire dah pernah masuk sekali..last year. Line up dia...aku (lead), Hairul (kaki pukul), Ara (Bass) an Ery (vocal)... Saringan lepas...originally we all di jadualkan perform dalam bulan May 2007. Tapi aku dijadulkan jugak oleh company tempat keje aku utk pergi ke Bangkok for 3 month within that month..So aku mintak reschedule dengan MBSA...depa sempoi...senang saja nak berurusan...so kami depa schedule main dalam bulan April.

Pada persembahan kat tasik ari tu, Zul Yahya dia punya emcee...gila rock siot dia punya outfit!! Kuikuikui.. Sapphire punya performance...tak la hebat gila...tapi cukup bagi si Zul Yahya tu ikut berjoget! Kami bawak lagu Analogy 01 (Search) dengan Awang Thrasher (Wings)...
Tapi ari tu kami tak menang...huhuhu...ABDT dengan lagu depa Bunga Angkasa....dan Black Widow dengan penjara janji yang memang...

But anyway, diorang memang tight! Biar pun slow lagu dia tapi sedap di dengar.
Tapi cerita sapphire tak berenti kat situ saja...dalam bulan September lepas tu, MBSA panggil balik utk ke peringkat seterusnya...hahaha..walaupun tak menang pada peringkat awal tapi aku ingat pasal judge tu kagum dengan rambut Ara time tu...kami dipanggil semula...tapi apa kan daya...aku ada kat Bangkok masa tu...so, Sapphire terpaksa menarik diri.

So..this year Sapphire akan try lagi sekali...dengan Mat Poi sebagai basist...Ara sebagai tukang sorak...dirasakan Sapphire akan lebih mantap untuk tahun ini.
Tapi lagu yang dipilih kali ni...pasti LELEH!!!! So nak pi tengok camana Sapphire "MELELEHKAN" jiwa ... pi la kat bangunan MBSA ahad ni (Jan 27) pukul 11 pagi....

Seventh Sound Music Production

Studio Description:Size : 19 sqft x 18 sqft
Guitar Amp : Roland Jazz Chorus 120 watt x 1
Guitar Amp : Roland Jazz Chorus 50 watt x 1
Bass Amp : Peavey Combo 115 x 1
Keyboard Amp : Behringer
Drumset : Pearl Export Series
Mixer : 450 Watt 8 Channel Power Mixer
Speaker : 400 Watt 15' x 2 P.A Speaker
Microphone : Shure SM58
Bass Guitar : Fernando 5 Strings
Lead Guitar : Fender Strat Mexico
Guitar Effect : Zoom GFX 8
Normal Price : RM25.00 per hour
Promotion Price : RM20.00 per hour (call me for confirmation)

Contact Information:
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Yantoi - CD Teknik Bermain Bass Review

Pusing2 kat Plaza Alam Sentral semalam singgah kat satu kedai CD..terjumpa CD si Yan Lefhanded...in person bersama beliau dgn menunjukkan bakat dan skil beliau memetik gitar bass. Rasanya video tersebut di rakam pada tahun 2006 kut...rega beli RM19.90

Permulaan cd menampilkan sesi jam Yan bersama budak2 dia di studio...drummer dia rasa cam kenal...tapi saper tah???? derang main 2 lagu yaitu 1. Semangat Lamina 2. Seruan....Lepaih tue baru sesi bersemuka dgn Yan...diakhiri dgn temuramah bersama Loloq..

Namun agak menghampakan sebab overall video rasanya tidak diplan secara professional....main hentam kromo jer.... bahannya pulak tidak ler spt mana yg diharapkan....takder apa sangat pun ilmu yg diturunkan.....rasa membazir jer duit!!!! Tapi takper la...at least boleh tengok fingering dan coding Yan masa lagu Seruan...sebab lagu nie salah satu lagu yg kitorang main.....the rest tue leh lar dapat teknik sikit skil slap....grooving....dan 2 handed playing...

Sapphire Updates - Next Practise Session

Dijangkakan Sapphire akan berkumpul di Orange Studio Sek 26, pada Ahad ini jam 5pm. Since few competitions are just around the corner, we'll push a bit harder for the preparation. Experience in BOTB in Sg Buluh last year hopefully can guide Sapphire to be more presentable on stage. Songs selection is yet to be finalised but definitely we'll tailor suit with the organiser's requirement. But, can give a shot on few covers that we currently playin, or maybe will find other good songs to experiment.

Disamping tue jugak, Poey sedang mengumpulkan articles dan info di net utk mendalami ilmu utk membuat recording secara DIY. Mungkin boleh diguna pakai once every tools day ready utk kick off nanti. But for now...need to upgrade PC kat umah dulu bagi sesuai dgn requirement yg minimam.... processor, hard disk, ram capacity, sound card, mic dan record software are among the initial investment yg akan dibuat soon!!

Poey jugak bercadang utk upgrade gear sedia ada...probably Behringer Bass V amp modeler akan digrabbed together with practise amp....ini semua adalah bagi memudahkan practise dan juga proces recording nanti....

Selain itu, Poey juga plan utk menambah sebijik gitar electrik for self collection..juga utk tujuan recording dan song writing....insyaallah !!! Kalau ader rezki lebih2,,,,,ekekek

Battle of the Bands 'Beat the Buzzer'

Followings was the update from the organiser :

Dear Sir,

Thank you for your interest to participate in Battle of the Bands 'Beat the Buzzer'.The competition will be held from the 18th till the 20th of January 2008 in PWTC.Each band is required to pay RM10 by bank draft or pay on the day itself before 12pm. Kindly register online at http://youthmalaysia.com/youth08/battleofthebands.html to confirm your participation.Please read the rules and regulations for additional information.If you have any problems, do not hesitate to call us at : 03-8023 3352

Cheers,The YouthMalaysia Crew

Self-explanatory that the competition is meant for the youth....ekekekek...so bapak2 budak cam kita2 nie....nampaknya terlepaih ler peluang nak berentap....hahhaha....tapi takper...kita tunggu the real BOTB 2008 nanti !!