Warehouse Sessions #15

...and the Warehouse Sessions is back but this time as a curated evening of independent wholesome indie goodness happening twice* a month on Saturdays! Come with an open mind, and you will surely have a blast ;) 

***JES EBRAHIM***

Jes Ebrahim Izaidin, is a singer-song writer who has been involved with Environmental projects since the age of 9. A founding member and Youth Coordinator of The Tree Theatre Group, a child and youth based environmental NGO that uses Art; Music and Theater to help spread Environmental messages. Participating with environmental NGOs such as Yayasan Anak Warisan Alam and The Tree Theater Group as well as the Asian Broadcasting Union, he has represented Malaysia in various International children as well as youth environmental conferences organized by the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) held in the United States, Japan, South Korea, Indonesia and Kenya as well as other environmental programs held in Singapore, Uganda, Australia and Mongolia. He has written several songs on the environment namely ‘Tears of Trees’ that was selected to be one of the official songs for the United Nations Billion Tree Campaign. His latest environmental song ‘Empty Earth’ was written in conjunction with the International Year of Biodiversity 2010 and was performed with the accompaniment of a Traditional Dance theater as well as A Wayang Kulit or Shadow Puppet show done by the children and youth members of the Tree Theatre Group during the 4th World Children’s Festival held in Washington D.C. in June 2011. Ebrahim also has other songs that talk about his point of view on certain issues such as poverty, peace & war among other topics.

Follow him: https://www.facebook.com/Jes.Ebrahim/

***ANDY NGEW***

Andy Ngew, a Malaysia guitarist who has been actively performing in and outside Malaysia.

Heavily influenced by the thumb picking styles of Tommy Emmanuel and Chet Atkins, he uses Thumb Picking styles in his original and cover tunes. He started off playing the classical guitar for 7 years before venturing into finger-style guitar. He also performed as an electric guitarist in his band in Malaysia.��

He performed as an opening concert artist for Tommy Emmanuel and Adam Rafferty in 2012. He performed in the Shanghai International Finger-Style Guitar Festival in 2013 and 2014. He have also performed in the Vietnam International Finger-Style Guitar Festival in 2015 and. In 2016, He toured and shared the same stage with Andy Mckee, Masa Sumide, and Masaaki Kishibe in the Malaysian International Finger-Style Festvial. He was also a concert manager for Sungha Jung & Tommy Emmanuel and has been touring within the ASEAN region.��

Andy is also a Guitar Instructor, he gave classes to his students when he is not performing.

Follow him: https://www.facebook.com/andyngewguitar/

***MILO LEONG***

At the age of 16, Milo Leong embarked on his journey as a musician and has been growing ever since. Indie influencers such as Ben Howard, Bon Iver and Gabriel Lynch (who is part of the local scene), were one of the few catalysts that motivated Milo into becoming the musician he is today. He admired how artists could tell their stories through different styles of music. Milo’s goals is to be able to tell his stories through music to help listeners find a sense of resolution for their issues whether good or bad. He is also part of a 5-piece band called Lxcid who comes together from different pathways of music to connect their music to their audiences. According to friends, family and strangers, Milo has an incredibly unique sound and talent that is able to mesmerize an entire room full of people. On the side, he enjoys eating fried chicken, playing pool and drinking Milo.

Follow him: https://www.instagram.com/leong_milo/

***FAITH LING***

At the brave, adventurous age of eighteen, Faith is all about new experiences and getting out her comfort zone, despite being a pure homebody. She can never turn down an opportunity to strum her guitar or hum a melody. Everything that she writes is based off real life experiences, be they gut-wrenching or heart-leaping – every rhyming word and odd-sounding metaphor comes straight from the heart. Faith is also easily amused by good (or bad) puns, occasionally writes poetry and spends more money on coffee than she should. She is based in the glimmering city of Kuala Lumpur and is proud to call Malaysia her home. #tehtarik4lyfe

Follow her: https://www.instagram.com/havefaaaaith/

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Open Mic Malaysia is the brainchild of Shaneil Devaser, frontman of The Endleaves. Established in 2012 and currently operating in Kuala Lumpur, Kota Kinabalu and Johor Bahru, Open Mic Malaysia aims to create sustainable avenues for bedroom musicians, singer-songwriters and professional musicians to share their music and experiences with each other and the public, over evenings of wholesome indie goodness. In partnership with other like-minded musicians from across the country, Open Mic Malaysia aims to... Make Malaysia Great (for indie music) Again.