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one of our friends, jonathan went to singapore to witness the yamaha asian beat national finals. he was there with his friends to watch the annual event and was surprised that singapore materials were more showmanship oriented. at asian level finals, you will get to see very talented musicians (with good technical playing) and the […]

We are the Champions!
Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome to the National Finals of Yamaha Asian Beat Malaysia 2006 at RUM JUNGLE!
Today, seven bands from all over Malaysia come together at the grand finale to cross-swords. Only one winner for the big show down, and they will represent Malaysia in next year’s Asia Grand Final, which will be […]

 
Welcome to AsianHeat Kedah / Perlis Finals 2006
P/S: To all bands, please visit the link below to download full size (over 1Mb each photo) individual band photos in Gallery page.
http://www.michael-one.com
If you are interested to know about the other Regional Finals, pls click below:
Johor Finals 2006 Part I
Johor Finals 2006 Part II
Johor Finals 2006 Part III
Penang […]

pls take note, time amended
Venue: Star Walk
Time: 8pm (not 6pm as stated)
Total Bands: 12
Guest Band: Poseidon (from Penang)
P/S: Main road to star walk will be closed from 7.45pm - 10pm
Advisable to ride your bike there or park your car at the multi-storey City Plaza parking lot earlier.

It was certainly more entertaining in Penang compared to the Johor version of this years’ finals.
This time, I have all the band details, (thanks to Miss Lim and Shawn, who allowed me to capture some band documents on my camera) so, no messing up with names and positions like what i screwed up in Johor.
I […]

congrats to OCEAN OF FIRE for winning the competition. they will be representing PENANG state to the NATIONAL finals on 3rd DECEMBER 2006. clap! clap! clap! they were doing great last nite… literally burning the stage.
on top of winning the coveted competition, they have won individual instrumental awards as well:
- drums - johnathan scully
- bass […]

Crowd watching guest bands while waiting for results.
So, after all the 12 bands finished their performances, we (judges) went upstairs to C & M Music office for points calculations and discussions. There were guest bands playing Avril Lavinge or Evanasense numbers (not sure) and some other songs which i overheard a little from 6 stories […]

Oh oh… From this point on, i really lost the orders of band appearing in the show…
I wanted to write this review much later, but coming Sunday will be Penang finals and another week will be Kedah final, guess i better spit out what i can before i mix up all the bands…
I try to […]

 
Below is a  full report on competition day, if you wish to download full size photos (over 1 Mb per-photo) please log on to
www.michael-one.com Gallery area.
Yamaha Asianbeat has become a season in every year. It is not only a competition but a time where musicians and aspiring bands celebrate music together, cherish triumph and gaining first […]

Welcome to the greatest annual band show CUM competition in Malaysia: YAMAHA ASIANBEAT is here again!
I still remember many years ago, the competition was still named as Band Alert, where suan, hooi and KJ were playing “HAPPY” in KL Emporioum, and i still remember ah suan stuck a YAMAHA sticker on his fender headstock….. only […]

hey guys, we are gonna have two more shows in penang - if things work out according to our plans. both shows are going to be at Bukit Jambul Complex, penang. we are so disappointed with the cancellation of phenomenon-ruums gig in KL. what a total waste. we actually looked forward to play at this […]

we have a few performance gigs in store for you guys. we had one cancelled and another in the talks for a gig on penang island. we are keeping ourselves busy and hope to meet you guys soon. here are the gigs confirmed below and we are going to play at one new place, which […]