Urban UnionQuadrose (Malaysia)
9.15 - 10.00pm Stage@Powerhouse
Quadrose is four young ladies whose love for today's R&B and soul music spans hits from Destiny's Child to Luther Vandross.
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Urban UnionJeassea Thyidor 7 Mar 08, Fri, 8pm - 8.45pm
Stage@Powerhouse
Jeassea has sung professionally since her teens in Canada. Since moving to Singapore in 2002, she has also ventured into television hosting and acting.
Urban UnionAlif & Friends (Malaysia) 7 Mar 08, Fri, 10.30 - 11.15pm
Stage@Powerhouse
Young, smart and very talented, Alif is the second runner up of 8TV reality talent show One In A Million. Now, Alif is set to take the Malaysian music industry by storm. This talented 16-year-old can perform a variety of music genre from hip hop to Motown, from pop rock to jazz.
Music & LyricsDaphne Khoo (Singapore)
Stage@Powerhouse
Get fresh with the music of these dynamic singer-songwriters. Singaporean Daphne has gone from indie rock chick to hip-hop girl group member to singer-songwriter of heartfelt pop-rock in the last couple of years.
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Music & LyricsShayna Zaid (Malaysia) 8 Mar 08, Sat, 8pm - 8.45pm
Stage@Powerhouse
Berklee College of Music graduate Shayna is Malaysia's media darling, having been a TV celebrity, recording artist and hitmaker, garnering nominations for Best Pop Song, Best Female Vocals and Best New Artist at the 2007 ERA Awards.
Music & LyricsAndrea Hamilton (USA) 8 Mar 08, Sat, 9.15 - 10pm
Stage@Powerhouse
Los Angeles native Andrea earned a Top 20 spot in the New Songs of the Year listing at the Gospel Music Association Conference at age 16 and since then, has gone indie, writing, performing and recording.
Music & LyricsTrey Lockerbie (USA) 8 Mar 08, Sat, 10.30 - 11.15pm
Stage@Powerhouse
Nashville resident Trey may only be 20 but he has already written, recorded and toured with some of the top acts in the music industry today such as Josh Kelley, Collective Soul, Elliot Yamin, Teddy Geiger. Better Than Ezra, Ernie Halter and Five for Fighting.
Indie- AirIf Angels Were Architects (Australia)
10 - 10.45pm Stage@Powerhouse
From New South Wales, Australia, If Angels Were Architects create music that would help a hurting heart get to sleep at night. The sound - a blend of soul-soothing lyrics delivered by the haunting vocals of Amber Mitchell on a bed of melodic guitars and spacey back-beats - draws on various genres from alternative rock to acoustic ballads to electronica and dance.
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Indie- AirImago (Philippines) 9 Mar 08, Sun, 7.30 - 8.15pm
8.45 - 9.30pm Stage@Powerhouse
For new indie music, melodic and original... Filipino alt-pop-rock band, creator of catchy rock tunes and winner of the NU 107 Rock Awards 2001, 2005 and 2006 across several categories, Imago is known to be a dynamic act live or in its chart-topping recordings.
JazzologyThe Chok Kerong Trio (Singapore)
Stage@Powerhouse
The Chok Kerong Trio - featuring Kerong on organ, Greg Lyons on saxaphone and Darren Moore on drums - creates new textures and sonic colours in its rare instrumentation, without departing from the members' jazz roots.
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JazzologyLogic (Australia) 10 Mar 08, Mon, 8.45 - 9.30pm
Stage@Powerhouse
Logic has made waves in the Australian jazz-fusion scene with its electric performances, "excellent solos" (Jazzlive, Germany) and largely original repertoire. Members of the ensemble have toured and performed with the likes of Ray Charles, James Morrison, Joe Cocker, Ernie Watts, Randy Crawford and more.
Tribute to Country LegendsTrisno Ishak (Singapore)
Stage@Powerhouse
Trisno has collaborated on albums for Brian McKnight, John Lennon and performed alongside Stacie Orrico and Jamie Cullum.
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Tribute to Country LegendsVanessa Fernandez (Singapore) 11 Mar 08, Tue, 8.45 - 9.30pm
Stage@Powerhouse
Known to many as the sweet girl-next-door with the serious rock chick attitude, Vanessa has also recorded two solo CDs released all over Asia, appeared on MTV, and shared her vocals on the John Lennon tribute album John Lennon: Peace, Love and Truth.
Tribute to Country LegendsTrisno & Vanessa 11 Mar 08, Tue, 10pm - 10.45pm
Stage@Powerhouse
In the earlier part of their musical careers, Trisno and Vanessa were part of the MTV Asia Awards-nominated, local hip-hop group Urban Xchange - which scored a Coke endorsement deal and even had a song featured on the Rush Hour 2 soundtrack. Both also went on to form a smaller band Parking Lot Pimp. Here, they take a stroll down the country and pay tribute to great country legends like Patsy Cline and Kenny Rogers.
Waxing LyricalSwissy (Philippines)
Stage@Powerhouse
Mull over lyrics and melodies... Angelic-voiced, Australian-based Filipino folk-pop singer-songwriter Swissy's material and vocal style has been liked to that of The Sundays and The Cardigans and her live performance has been televised live on Australian TV.
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Waxing LyricalJunk's Choice - Reza Salleh (Malaysia) 12 Mar 08, Wed, 8.45 - 9.30pm
Stage@Powerhouse
With his deep baritone and dark, heartfelt tunes, popular independent KL singer-songwriter Reza translates his own experiences into songs - incorporating grunge, jazz, pop rock, and blues - about life, growing up in Kuala Lumpur and the female species.
Waxing LyricalMegan Bowman (Australia) 12 Mar 08, Wed, 10pm - 10.45pm
Stage@Powerhouse
Described as "sexy and intoxicating" (WLIB/WBLS Radio, NYC), "taking on the world and winning it over one heart at a time" (Inpress magazine, Melbourne), singer-songwriter Megan Bowman delivers rootsy-jazz-pop in powerful live performances.
Indie-MandT.I.E.N
Stage@Powerhouse
T.I.E.N or Trailing the Idyllic Eclat Nova delivers pop-rock driven by dreams of trailing after a bright, shining star.
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Indie-MandJunk's Choice - Seven (Malaysia) 13 Mar 08, Thu, 8.45 - 9.30pm
Stage@Powerhouse
Created to vent happy love feelings, Seven is made up of members who come from different musical backgrounds - metal, rock, R&B, house and jazz. Seven's music has been described as jazz over rock and even sax rock.
Indie-MandUp Dharma Down (Philippines) 13 Mar 08, Thu, 10pm - 10.45pm
Stage@Powerhouse
Combining post-rock, electronica, drum and bass, neo-soul and pop, the music of one of the Philippines' most popular and respected bands Up Dharma Down is known to send critics and fans into musical ecstasies.
Rock SteadySilly Fools (Thailand)
9.15 - 10pm Stage@Powerhouse
Rock steady this Friday! Thai rock act and 2005 MTV Asia Award's favourite Thai artists award-winner, Silly Fools, has released several albums in Thailand to resounding success. Since then, the band has delved into creating a fresh sound.
Rock SteadyViolet (Australia) 14 Mar 08, Fri, 8pm - 8.45pm
10.30-11.15pm Stage@Powerhouse
Violet are 5 young men who previously found success in past projects such as Kid Courageous & Alices Evidence banded together dreaming of rekindling affairs of the past, living the dream of the sunset strip, screaming crowds, flashing cameras, and treating the world to their pop inspired rock 'n roll. With a pack of killer tunes produced by Australia's finest producers Greg Stace and Rick Will, Violet are taking over in 2008!
Jazz Affairk'Ass 15 Mar 08, Sat, 7pm - 7.30pm
8 - 8.45pm Stage@Powerhouse
k'Ass is all about new urban jazz. The band's electrifying performances draw from an eclectic mix of influences as far-ranging as Coltrane, Miles Davis, Incognito, Jamiroquai, Weather Report, old-school funk, hip-hop and acid jazz. Singapore's premiere neu-jazz-funk ensemble crafts its ferociously exciting sound by mixing the club sounds of acid, house and groove with the fine art of improvisational jazz.
Jazz AffairNo Age Limit (Malaysia) 15 Mar 08, Sat, 9.15 - 10pm
Stage@Powerhouse
"No Age Limit" is a project of Andy Peterson - one of the top bass players in the region. Their musical style is a potpourri of various musical styles with elements from the genres of Rock, Blues, R&B, Jazz and World Music. Besides Andy Peterson on Bass, the other members of the group consist of John Thomas on Drums, Justin Lim on Keyboards, Kirubakaran on Indian Percussions and Albert Sirimal on Vocals.
Roots RevivalCrying Nut (Korea)
10.30-11.30pm Stage@Powerhouse
Anarchic, outlandish and irrepressibly energetic, South Korean indie-punk-rock act Crying Nut, which has won MTV Asia awards, performed at music festivals such as Fuji Rock Festival and released top-selling albums, plays a mash of rock, funk, reggae and rock 'n' roll like no other!
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Tribal Tide
16 Mar 08, Sun, 8pm - 8.45pm 9.15 - 10pm Stage@Powerhouse
Singapore's Premiere World music Band Tribal Tide was formed in 1989 by a group of drumming friends sharing similar passion for percussion. With a combined experience of more than 30 years, everything these drummers and percussionists do is original.