Update: Indie Youth Fest - new dates announced

THE LARGEST DIGITAL DIY FESTIVAL IN MALAYSIA!

Greetings! Here are the new dates for Indie Youth Fest season 2009! For those of you who have signed up for Indie Youth Fest gig on 1 & 2 August, fret not as it's still going on at 1 Utama Rainforest on the lower ground floor location. So be seeing you there!

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Press conference
13 July 2009 (tentative)

Season kickstart @ Selangor Road Show
1 & 2 August 2009 at 1 Utama Rainforest

Penang Road Show
Aug 2009

Johor Bahru Road Show
Sept 2009

Kuching Road Show
Sept 2009

Indie Youth Fest 2009
14 to 18 October 2009
1 Utama in 2 locations:
High Street (Digital Zone) & Rainforest (Indie Zone)

Participation @ International Festival
27-30 Nov 2009


SEASON KICKSTART:
SELANGOR ROAD SHOW
Date: Sat, 1st & Sun, 2nd August 2009
Venue: 1 Utama Shopping Centre, Rainforest, Lower Ground Floor
Entry Fee: Free

Activities:
Beatbox Showcase
Go International E-sport Cup Qualifier kickstart
Indie Rock Gig
Acoustic Singer Songwriter Gig
Casual Games Zone e.g. Guitar Hero demoplay etc.

5-DAY FESTIVAL:
DIGITAL DELIRIUM //
INDIE YOUTH FEST //
GO INTERNATIONAL E-SPORTS CUP //
INTERNATIONAL AFFILIATION ( TO BE ANNOUNCED AT PRESS CONFERENCE)
Date: Wed 14th - Sun, 18th October 2009
Venue 1: Indie Zone @ 1Utama Rainforest, Lower Ground Floor
Venue 2: Digital Zone @ 1Utama High Street, Ground Floor
Entry Fee: TBC

Activities:
[Digital Delirium] Gadget & Game XPO
Go International E-sport Cup Finals
Malaysia Beatbox Challenge Finals
Indie Rock Concert
Acoustic Singer Songwriter Concert
Dance Challenge
Y-Entrepreneur Zone
Bloggers Clinic
Casual Games Zone e.g. Guitar Hero demoplay etc.

More information?
To perform / play at any of the Indie Youth Fest gigs or concerts, SIGN-UP here.
For corporate information, please contact jasminelow [at] gointernationalgroup.com

Special Event: Malaysia Beatbox Challenge @ Indie Youth Fest 2009

Hey hey all you beatboxers out there! Here's a special announcement. Doppelganger will be working together with SRB (Sound Rhythm Beatbox) to produce what we believe is the FIRST BEATBOXING CHALLENGE in MALAYSIA! Thanks to an idea that was presented to us at Doppelganger Open Mic Open Stage by a person by the name of MEGAT (SALLEH) - and gosh we were confused as we had 3 MEGATS on our books!!! Nice to have cleared that up! Anyhoo... check out this video call-out.



How do you participate? It's easy as 1-2-3!
1. View the video call-out
2. Respond to MEGAT (SALLEH)'s video on www.youtube.com.
3. Wait up and we'll shortlist and send you an official invite to the Grand Finals, to be held at 1 Utama Shopping Centre in Kuala Lumpur on 17 & 18 October 2009.

Remember, there are many events as a part of the Indie Youth Fest season 2009/10! And our theme this year is DIGITAL DELIRIUM! Tagline? It's where we celebrate digital DIY culture! So don't get confused.

Judges & prizes for activities will be announced at our press conference to be held in July! Plus another surprise announcement! We just can't wait! Indie Youth Fest is getting closer and closer. Be a part of it!

Doppelganger Indie Picks . Mid June 2009

Hi! Welcome to Doppelganger's Indie Pick of the mid month. Btw, if you know of anyone and would like to recommend it to us, email openmickl@ gmail.com and we'll check it out. For today, check this out!

Malaysia

Artist: New York, via Malaysia
Shayna Zaid
myspace.com/shaynazaid



Bio: ~ Skope Magazine's 'Artists to Watch', Spring 2009 ~ Fox's Fearless Music 'Top Artist' web feature, February 2009 ~ 1st place in the 2008 International Songwriting Competition - Performance Category ~ Sonicbids's 'Band Spotlight' for December 2008 ~ 8 Songs featured on CBS's 'The Young & The Restless' 2008 ~ 4 number 1 singles on Malaysian Radio in 3 separate formats 2007 ~ 3 Era Award nominations (Malaysia) - 'Best New Artist', 'Best Female Vocalist' & 'Best Pop Song' 2007


Russia

Artist: Peter Nalitch
www.peternalitch.ru



Bio: Russia’s latest YouTube sensation sounds like a Balkan Gipsy Kings version of Borat. Why sounds? Because Peter Nalitch, a twentysomething architect whose true love is music was goofing off at his dacha one day with some friends when they decided to film an amateur video set to a remarkably catchy tune and some remarkably silly, utterly hilarious lyrics in intentionally botched English. The song, “Gitar” (the misspelling is intentional), has had nearly one million hits on YouTube and drawn rave reviews in a number of languages, including botched English …

News, bits & stuff

Update 21 June 2009:
View delayed telecast of FREE ROCK CONCERT at www.rockaway2009.com. Or, view pictures from our gallery.
To all who attended last night, your energy was amazing! To all who visited Doppelganger's booth, see you at our next gig!

SMS NOW AND STAND A CHANCE TO WIN!
FOR MORE DETAILS, VISIT WWW.ROCKAWAY2009.COM

Rahul on the set of The Breakfast Show, NTV7 on 17 Jun 09

Azmyl Yunor & no, that's NOT the sigaretta, it's Jaz :))

Here's more promos on ROCKAWAY - NTV7 on The Breakfast Show! Thanks to TBS for the plug. So this morning, we headed to Media Prima with the guys Rahul and Sen from OBS for the interview. And guess who we bumped into?! Azmyl Yunor sans The Sigarettes, promoting DISKO PAPAN on 27 June 09.

Read all about what Star journalist (who's also guitarist/vocalist with band, Cats in Love) N. Rama Lohan reports on Rockaway in Star Two. Personally, I felt it and disagree. How about you? Leave a comment lar... http://star-ecentral.com/news/story.asp?file=/2009/6/15/soundnstage/4073485&sec=soundnstage

And here's another update from Rahul Kukreja of One Buck Short in an interview with SwitchUp - Star Online TV: http://thestaronline.tv/v/3583



A huge call out to the peeps from VOIZE for supporting us with a top story spot: http://voize.my/music/your-guide-to-the-doppelganger/comment-page-1#comment-925

Gig 18 June 09: Doppelganger @ Urban Attic KL Capsquare (free)

Clockwise: Doppelganger's FLASH GIGS @ URBAN ATTIC on 18 June featured four headliners: Rashdan Harith, Fuckcoustics, Dzamira (not pictured) and Lightcraft (not pictured). Then we invited Open Mickers - George Wong (not pictured), Ariff, Jens Momin, Psytrus (not pictured) to play some more.

Venue partner

Getting to Capsquare

Introducing the Doppelganger Open Mic 'flash gig' series.

Promoter of grassroots acts in the Klang Valley, Doppelganger KL will organise a gig at Urban Attic KL, CapSquare on Thursday, 18 June 2009. This precedes Rockaway 2009 - slated to be one of the largest FREE rock concerts in the country two days later on 20 June 2009 at Capsquare where over 15 bands will take centrestage.

For those of you who've not had a chance to simply 'rock up and perform' at our DOPPELGANGER OPEN MIC slot, you can do that from midnight onwards. Just step up and we'd love to listen to you. Each brave new act will have 4 minutes and with audience encouragement, the performer may stay on. Beginning at 10.00pm, entrance is free and urban dwellers can enjoy performances by some of the best upcoming performers in the valley.

Doppelganger KL FLASH GIGS present...

FUNKCOUSTIC
It's funk, its acoustic. Its FunkCoustic. Funkcoustic began 1st January 2009 with Anuar and Nabeel getting together to play funk, rock, alternative, blues etc.. It currently has 4 members; Anuar - Vocals/Lapsteel/Acoustic Guitar Nabeel - Percussions/Drums/Cajun Shamin - Electric Guitar Sid - MC/DJ who work together to fuze many different sounds using not-so-typical music instruments such as the lapsteel guitar (made famous by Ben Harper) and the Cajun (a percussion box).

RASHDAN HARITH
Rashdan Harith is a relative new comer to the singer/songwriter scene, started being involved in music since his tweens and has moved on from imagining he is AJ from Backstreetboys to thinking he is Hetfield from Metallica, at the age of 17 under the monicker of TRAK, Rashdan released an EP that no one knew about but sold roughly 500 copies with susbstantive downloads on the then active mp3.com. After graduating and now in full time employment as a management consultant, Rashdan still balances his passion for music in his "free" time. In recent months Rashdan has been busy recording his self titled debut EP coming out soon. He has also kept himself busy playing around town with the Bedroom Musician Series, Doppelganger KL @ The Marketplace and No Black Tie. Recently, Rashdan performed at Fete De La Musique, Urbanscapes, Bijou Bazaar, and Moonshine. Rashdan, backed up with a full band aims to entertain listeners with his brand of acoustic pleasantness... or so he thinks.

DZAMIRA
Dzamira is still relatively new to the scene but has performed numerous times nevertheless at gigs. She's one to look out for!

LIGHTCRAFT (just in!!)
This bunch of guys hail from Jakarta. Formerly known as parallel lines, and then tenterhooks, lightcraft comprises of 5 very decent-looking/living lads who, under different circumstances, met and decided to form a band. They make melancholic, catchy indie tunes that are mostly influenced by british indie bands (and some non-brit indie bands as well). They released an EP during the tail-end of 2006, The Modern Seasons, and now, they have just released their debut album, Losing Northern Lights, which consists of 10 deliciously melancholic songs. They officially launched the album on the 2nd of August with Silent Scenery, and the CD is now sold in the shops!

OPEN MIC >>>
GEORGE WONG - last month's winner of the solo category @ the venue
PSYTRUS - Urban Attic's mainstay act :)
ARIFF - new act
JENS MOMIN - new act

For band bookings / gigs at your venue, email openmickl@gmail.com
For further information about Doppelganger KL, visit www.doppelgangerkl.blogspot.com.
For details on the venue, visit www.attickl.com.

Special Event: Sept 2009 @ Mfest Darling Harbour Tumbalong Park

((( w00t ))) Doppelganger heads down under in Sept 09!!!

Sydney, Australia welcomes Doppelganger

Tumbalong Park, Darling Harbour

Psssst.... yeah. We're pleased to announce that Doppelganger has confirmed a couple of indie acts to head to Sydney, Australia for Malaysia Fest on 27 September 2009. More details later. But first... check out the stage where they'll be playing at. Oh, btw, Sydney is where Doppelganger was conceived :P

Doppelganger Indie Picks . June 2009

Hi! Welcome again to our new regular segment. This June, we're pleased to present you another two of our favourite indie acts. If you know of anyone and would like to recommend it to us, email openmickl [at] gmail [dot] com and we'll check it out. Here's our selection this month:

Malaysia

Artist: Phlox
amp.channelv.com/phlox
myspace.com/phloxtheband

Hakim contacted us a few weeks back, asking us to check out their stuff as they wanted to be listed to play at Indie Youth Fest. After listening to his stuff, and also getting a nod from Peter Hassan Brown about their music, we're pretty convinced these guys are THE FIND of the month! Play on! And come watch them play at Indie Youth Fest!

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Australia

Artist: Melanie Horsnell

http://melaniehorsnell.com
myspace.com/melaniehorsnell

News, bits & stuff

After the NTV7 interview the other day with Alarice, we 'popped' by Flyfm and said hello to Hunny Madu!
Catch Alarice on Flyfm 95.8 on Sunday, 7 June 2009 from 7pm YO!

This was our old header. I miss it sometimes. But gotta say goodbye. And welcome our new header. Hope you guys like it!

www.jojostruys.com

Here's something a little different from what we've featured before. I got a call today from a friend, Jojo and she's been busy updating her blog. Check it out! I've been asking her to read her poetry at our gigs a couple of times already and it's just a matter of time i guess before she actually accepts! She's got amazing written stuff. I sure hope to hear her perform one day at our gig.

Update: Singer songwriters on NTV7 Breakfast Show!

News updates:

Listen to ALARICE on FlyFM 95.8fm on 7th June @ 7pm in an interview with the illustrious DJ, Hunny Madu! It was a fun surprise visit to the FlyFM studios yesterday! So anyhoo, add FlyFM to your Facebook!

A shoutout to the NTV7 crew, Sariah and Daphne Iking!
Thanks for supporting the scene!
Hey hey! Here's ALARICE taking Malaysia by storm :)
Meet her IN PERSON at No Black Tie tonight 9pm

And here's the rest of the singer songwriters from another 'happening' event, ACOUSTIC SHOWDOWN @ Urban Attic. Wave hello to George Wong! Good luck, Darren (Army of Three) & George :)