The Jairus Anthony Music (JAM) Fest came to an end with musicians jamming all night long.! The fest kicked off with Allan Pereira on keyboards followed by 2 young band musicians....how often do you see a 3-piece which consist of 2 female members? one on base and the other on rhythm and vocals..! they did covers on tracy chapman's give me a reason and dixie chicks (cant remember the title) did not get pictures of them but they were good...the day ended with many musicians coming up and jamming on stage.. Well, the best thing about being a musician is when u can go on stage and enjoy ur music, and thats exactly what the musicians did..! it was a pleasure watching ppl go into their music...so it is great to be there... proud to say, i attended the JAMFEST from start to end! thats from the first day till the last....and it was an unforgettable experience...! along this 7 weeks, watching the other musicians play has given me a chance to further compliment my own music..and it has helped me improved...thanks goes out to jerry and justin from the backyard management for organizing such a great festival and of course to julian, the "www.backyardpub.com" administrator for doing such a great job keeping us updated on whats happening! Backyard has turned music into a good course and has shown locals what music is all about, regardless of age..! next year is a definite good wait for! See you ppl in JAM Fest 2005... till then, support the local music industry and dont buy pirated CD's....one last thing, Jaclyn Victor was at backyard on the friday before the finale and i missed it......thats a regret..! but it shows what a great place backyard is...so do go there some time! coz without our money, this musicians cannot progress...haha! so support the pub music industry as well! cheers mates! To complete this JAM Fest Finale, i've posted pictures the pictures that i've taken and also a couple from the backyard website and made short descriptions of them..if ur in town, do make and attempt to watch this ppl! they are worth watching anytime! so scroll down to see the pictures and what i have to say about them! take not that what i say are merely comments and they are not meant to hurt anybodys feelings at anytime...just in case i spelled some names wrongly and wrote somethings i should not have, do forgive me! to the local music scene! hip-hip hurray! more pictures can be seen in the backyard site www.backyardpub.com

Viji plays a RM 6,000 Takamine...now thats a high end takamine...the best part is, the guitar is wood based and is has a mini ovation on the back....wood ovation..now how often do you see that? viji does country rock music with fasy on solo guitar....they play thursdays in backyard. If you love music from gordon lightfoot, american, etc, then go watch them! its a so called relaxing experience to watch them play!  

When you mention Vijay David, you will have to saw WOW! what a voice, and what a drums percussionist! if you listen to him sing, you will be suprised, he can do the craziest things with his vocals...if u wanna listen to him, buy the Jairus and friends CD....his version of Got to get a message to you by bee gees and sail on is just fun-tas-tic! vijay with band members albert sirimal and bada plays in backyard on saturdays and Waikiki on mondays are not to be missed! 

Victor, who teams up with marcus in Emcee 50 is the vocals for the band! he's a easy going musician and friend..! got to know him tru raymond from jericho...nice ppl good musicians!  

SWV, a 3-piece with best selling albums in malaysia plays in Waikiki on thursdays and Bisik on some other day i cant remember which day! if you like music from the saturday night fever, then u'll love them..ridzuan on vocals, centre in picture has a great high voice...he can sing practically anything! and vishnu on the left compliments well with high pitch too and sen sen on the right just grooves the music with his solo acts! 

Steve plays for High Wired..another evolutionary 17 year old.. he has been playing drums since he was 10.and last year, he won the best drummer award in the Asian Beat competition...so that makes him the best young drummer in Asia? Steve Jordan's dad Jordan Lewis is the George Benson of Malaysia...i had the chance to sing a song with them and its a great honor! Steve's also going to America to further his music..! why do all the good musicians have to go away>? then who am i going to jam with in the local music scene? damm 

OOps, before i continue my rounds of the musicians, allow me to congratulate my friend stanley on his graduation! cheers mate! 

Sherman Tan, the baby boy of pubs..! Everybody loves Sherman...he cracks the best jokes and he entertains to the fullest...! used to own a pub called Jam Asia and he use to be in a band with Jaclyn Victor, Malaysian Idol... Now, he plays with Gerard on Tuesdays in Waikiki and thats where he loves to be..haha nice rhyme.. Sherman is a friend, though he rarely answers my call...he's really nice! cheers Sherman! 

Rozan is young...really young....as you can see, he is tapping on a 6 string base and he plays base solos.. now how many 17 year old's do you see doing that? The older musicians are all stunned the day he played in Backyard with Jordan Lewis and Steve Jordan...whats more to be say, he's the future of music in Malaysia? however, he's going to the states to further his music...but if he makes it big, i'd be really proud, coz he's freaking good..!  

Marcus teams up with Victor in a band called EMCEE 50! i wonder why they call themselves that? Marcus is another Stratorcaster lover....plays solo....and when he gets in the mood, nothing and nobody can stop him from wanting to do more! haha!  

Greg Lyons, a jazz musician who also teaches In ICOM is the man to watch if you like progressive Jazz... he did a 8 piece jazz performance with Lewis Pragasm on drums I was so stunned by the music sound that day i forgot to take pictures of Lewis..and yes, they are that good! cheers to all 8 members who played in the JAM fest! Greg has CD's too but i have not seen them as yet!  

Gerard Singh was featured on light and easy when he released his album a slice of the pie...which is another recommended CD by Tower Records to buy. His CD features his originals...which comes to a suprise coz u would never expect a malaysian to write such beautiful songs. Gerard plays in Ramses Subang Jaya on mondays, Waikiki on tuesdays where he does a FANTASTIC duo with Sherman Tan and The Place in Taman Tun on Wednesdays! come watch him, you will love him.  

Felix, nicknamed the animal...plays drums like a mad man.. if u love to see mad drum solos then u got to watch Felix.. if u give him the tempo, he'd play it for you...thumbs up for felix who played on the finale of the JAM Fest!  

Fasy is the new talk in town.. He plays a Fender Stratocaster and he really PLAYS if u know what i mean. He performs with VIJI in backyard on thursday nights. They are knowns as the new underrated duo in town. However, Fasy's album cruising is really good and its available in Tower Records KL....dont try to find it in Malacca, i've tried that already! the CD is 29.90 and its satisfaction guaranteed! 

Collin Jansen plays for the band JERICHO! another man which looks deceive...he's not as young as u would think he is...but collin told me he gets it all the time... Collin plays the lead guitar alongside jason and Raymond... together they also do music which makes u dance, with also rock and reggae music...hmm...only watched them twice before! 

Bada, the groovy percussionist! bada plays with Albert and Vijay...they do their sets in Waikiki on Mondays and Backyards on Saturdays..not too sure about other days though! if you love to move your feet to the music and dance, well, they are not too be missed. Backyard is in sri hartamas and Waikiki is somewhere near Amcorp MAll...i dont know where for sure coz i aint been there yet..! CD recoardings would also be Jairus and Friends available in Backyard! 

Allan Pereira is the man on keyboards everybody loves. With a sweet voice, he plays evergreen and a little bit of blues stuff.. If you recall, he was a radio 4 dj...back when radio 4 was the killer....and he also hosted his own talkshow on tv3 if i am not mistaken..cant remember what its called but its played solely by him...good comedian as well 

Alfonse Jerome, aka the santana of Malaysia....plays also in pubs...however, i dont really know where he plays..but when it comes to santana music, he does them really well! although he might get a bit over doing it when he goes into the soul of the music, but what the heck, aint musicians suppose to love music?  

Vishnu, a lecturer in International College of Music, is the man of the 90's...he and his band SWV as u will be able to see in my other post, recorded best selling albums in Malaysia in the 90's...god i need to get their album.. Really good on Keyboards.... 

Rafique Rashid is also another well known acoustica musician in town. Also plays his original stuff, but i am not too sure if Rafique ever published an album. However, his recording with Jairus and Friends CD was quite remarkable i would say. His music adds laughter to your day! Jairus and Friends CD is availabe in Backyard. FOr more info, u can check out www.backyardpub.com  

Paul is a known musician in Malaysia as well as Singapore. Currently, he plays in a club called harry's in Singapore. However, at the moment he is in a 2 weeks contract in UK doing performances. Whats so special about Paul? well, he was at one stage the 8th Best Guitarist in the world as rated by an American Magazine.. He plays music his own way and he plays them well..if u ever hear of him playing somewhere, never miss it. Its great pleasure to watch and listen!  

Well, if you love acoustic sounds, then you will love Pete Teo....Pete Teo has been the evolutionary music writer in Malaysia..his album Rustic Living for Urbanites sold well in the international market especially in Asian countries. More information on his gigs are available at www.peteteo.com Although pete's sound was not all that great during the music festival, but still he managed to pull out good showmanship and of course good original music! cheers pete! 

Albert SIrimal plays with Vijay and Bada. Look at this picture ppl its classic....u know how ppl say music makes you look young? well Albert is above 40...believe it or not! i dont! ALbert is next best to paul in Malaysia to what i believe.. he's a fantastic guitarist and he plays rythm with bass tappings like Paul..classic sounds of GODIN guitars makes him really good! played in the Jairus and Friends CD with Paul and Vijay David! 

Selamat Hari Raya and Diwali Nal Valtakel to all my Muslim and Indian friends. Anyone watched the Malaysian Idol Hari Raya special on Sunday, if u did, u might have noticed the drummer in the house band, his name is Lewis Pragasam, he played in backyard with greg lyons a couple of weeks ago, and yes, he's the top percussionist in Asia..kewl eh? so how is everybody? lets see, for anyone who wants to know, Kok Wei's brother is getting married very soon and Katrina is throwing a birthday bash this coming Saturday, 20th Nov 2004. So those who are around do wish her ya? This Wednesday would be the last day for the Jairus Anthony Music Festival, its gonna be jamming session all night long...i quite wonder who would be come and jam? would i get an opportunity to jam with these ppl? hmmm...i wonder..! My friend Allan who plays in Bamboo Hut bought a new guitar lately....he bought a GODIN, a Canadian made guitar that i have been wanting to buy since forever..! he got it for about 5k....dammit....when will i ever afford something like that! kanasai! hmmm...life lately is okler..! spend a lot of time watching my new DVD's....have a final year paper this Saturday...Human Computer Interaction (HCI) ....and i am about to start studying it tomorrow...yeah i know....kinda late preperation! but what to do, thats me! kk has not been in the picture of my life for quite some time now... i have managed to curb myself from calling and messaging her..! thats besides the fact that i still think of her though...it sucks but i guess its just for the good of things...! Ringo celebrates his birthday on Sunday... i dont know how old he is, but i think he's still pretty young! haha! Ringo and Jefferey will be up in Kl this wednesday, they'd probably stay with me...so we will be going to backyard together to see the final day of JAM...! For those who had hanged out with me throughout this weeks of music festival, thank you very much...it has been a pleasure..! most of u guys have ur pictures posted on the backyard website...so go check it out..! remember to give me a call if u guys wanna go there again someday! cool place..! i am listening to Santana now, so its quite difficult to type when ur shaking to music...haha so i guess i'd just stop here for a while! shall blog again after the final day of the JAM Festival....ale everyone..! cheers!

Ladies and gentleman, sorry for the unblogging period...life was quite busy this couple of weeks, hence the no time to blog...so hows everybody? liverpool lost this week....sad man...and man utd is at drawing point as i type here..! let's hope man city scores a goal...haha! this wednesday would be the last day for the Jairus Anthony Music Festival...it will feature Albert Sirimal, Vijay David and Bada....and also Sara Lo, Jason Lo's sister....! kewl huh!...last week, i had the pleasure of having much companion to watch the music festival.not only shen weng and jovin came, but also sabrina and a couple of her friends....really kewl...! it was a nice day, as i got to see as always, good music, featuring my friends gerrard and sherman..! there was this band called live wired...they were awesome too.! pretty kewl! This weekend, Rou San, (runner up Miss Station 3 2004 and Miss Malaysia Cheong Sam 2004) came to Ringos to watch me play...kewl huh! she's really great...i salute her almost adorable personality...! and she also sang at Ringos...beautiful voice to suit her beautiful personality and of course looks....glad to have such a friend....hmm. i wonder if she'd ever come see me play again in d future? so what have u guys been up to? Before i forget, Happy Diwali to my Indian mates and Selamat Menyambut Hari Raya to my Bumiputra mates..! hope this holiday season will take some stress out of u guys brains...hehe! Happy Holidays to everyone...! Mu has still not scored yet...so i will sign out with my fingers crossed..! anyone wanna go out this weekend? i am gonna be very bored in Melaka..! damm! can i date anyone? haha! cheers ppl! all the best for the coming week! damm its Monday! cheers!