Wake Up Iris! (Indo) / Azmyl Yunor & Andrew Filmer / BEZA

STUDIO COMMUNITY FUNCTION
RM25 + 1 Drink Voucher
9pm

W A K E U P I R I S ! / // /

Wake Up Iris! Bie Paksi and Vania Marisca, have been present on the Indonesian music scene since mid-2015 and released their first album in January 2018 titled AUREOLE. Armed with Viola, Guitar, Kickdrum and vocals from both of them, they have become one of the line ups of music festivals in Indonesia such as Folk Music Festival, Musik Hutan in Makassar, Soundrenaline in Bali and held several tours one of which toured 18 cities in Indonesia with Navicula from Bali and Semiotika from Jambi in the Siasat Calling On the Road by Siasat Partikelir. Wake Up Iris ! can be found in Spotify, iTunes, and also @wakeupiris on Instagram and website www.wakeupiris.com

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U46UscCrSRM


A Z M Y L Y U N O R & A N D R E W F I L M E R / // /

A former street musician, Azmyl Yunor is one of the most critically acclaimed Malaysian independent/underground artist of his generation who’s helped popularise alt-country, lo-fi folk, and singer-songwriter genres in Malaysia through relentless gigging, collaborations, and a prolific recording output since 1997 (eight solo albums and three EPs – including 2014's The Pedra Branca EP - to date). He is also known for his work with his touring band The Sigarettes and as a founding member of noise-rock band The Maharajah Commission, no wave band Ciplak, and punk band Ben’s Bitches. 

He remains a cult figure who prefers to navigate along the outer margins of the music scene and work his craft on his own terms with a very distinctive singular vision and wit.

A N D R E W F I L M E R / // /

Diversity is a hallmark of Dr Andrew Filmer’s career, with expertise in viola performance, musicology, and publication. As a performer, his interests range from the use of period bows, to collaborations with contemporary composers, and conducting. Andrew is a member of the Sutera Ensemble, was guest leader of Ensemble Virama, and performs in a trio with violinist Mabel Wong and pianist Robin Lee. He toured Japan as a member of New Zealand’s Southern Sinfonia, has held various principal viola positions in Malaysia, including that of the Selangor Symphony, and performed as a soloist in the UK, Thailand, and Malaysia. He was Co-curator for Educational Content for the JB Classical Music Festival in 2017 – the largest festival of its kind in the country.

Additionally, Andrew holds the positions of Consultant to the Australian and New Zealand Viola Society, Advisor of Musica Sinfonietta Penang, and Associate of the Euroasia Association of Performing Arts. He was the first non-American to be appointed to the position of Editor of Journal of the American Viola Society in the publication’s 30-year history. He is currently a lecturer at Sunway University, and previously taught at Universiti Putra Malaysia.


B E Z A / // /

BEZA first made her debut as a vocalist in the year 2009 Kota Kinabalu Jazz Festival, And has since then proven herself to be a versatile singer, being able to sing genres from jazz to RnB to evergreen to pop to alternative, and still open to experimenting new boundaries with her voice, which was described as soothingly powerful. She also plays the cello, and was previously a musician for Kombo RTM Sabah, and a cello and music tutor at Universiti Malaysia Sabah. No stranger to the music scene, she has played the cello with the National Symphonic Orchestra during Anuar Zain's debut concert in Istana Budaya in 2009. And has also played and sang for the music fest help at the Tip Of Borneo. 

Beza has recently sung in Bobo KL and No Black Tie for the International Jazz Day with her excellent band Kangkung Belacan. She is is currently part of the KL Grooveworks Workshop conducted by Greg Lyons, as a vocalist.She has sung three times for the KK Jazz Festival and this year will be her 4th time gracing the stage.
Annabel currently sings freelance for functions and events and has recently released her first single 'Catchin Up' which is now available on itunes and spotify.