Videos without photos are no fun!

Videos are interesting to watch but nothing’s more exciting than the good ol’ ‘paparazzi’, splashing pictures of what goes on behind the scenes. A picture can say a thousand words so it’s going to be a huge chunk of words for these photos of the guys hard at work behind the studio walls.

Plenty of action, hot teas and coffees, melodious music, intense bouts of concentration, lots of discussions, creative brainstorming, shiny enticing gears usually take place during recording. However, no fun makes Jack a dull boy so the boys in the studio remembered to smile and laugh a bit too.

Guitar and gear fan boys, remember to standby a napkin. And for the non-huge fan boys or girls, enjoy the pictures too!

Vintage but still fully functional

Red Qarin and PZHead auto wah

Guitar (left): The headless Steinberger
Guitar (right): The Beatles Guitar. Illustrated by Luscious Ink & airbrushed by Boyllamy Che Li of ART ‘D’ REQA

Spend An Evening with Rosli Mansor

Now that Rosli is back, he is not only preparing for his second album but also preparing for his first performance in 2009.

This coming May at Esplanade Concourse, he will be performing songs from Dragged such as the crowd favourite ’Resucing Rukia’, ’Seeking Flaws’ and ‘Hear Me, River of Love’, to name a few, plus one song from his upcoming album.

“I am excited to be playing this May, and all the more so with my second album in the works and the launches of instrumental EPs by upcoming instrumentalists Brandon Gan and Shern Wong in May. The instrumental scene is heating up and I believe there will be more offerings to come in this genre from our local talents”, Rosli said.

Joining him for this performance will be newcomer and fellow guitarist Khai Yamin. The newest kid on the block, Khai plays with his metalcore band SOS and is currently learning from Rosli. Following the footsteps of his mentor and fellow guitarists Simon Lai and Shern, Khai is planning to release his own instrumental album in the near future.

Of his student, Rosli commented, “Khai has a very strong potential to be a solo guitarist and songwriter, which are the reasons why I called him to play alongside with me for my upcoming performance”.

With such exciting updates of the things to come, come join Rosli this May on 7 May as he kickstarts an exciting month and for the rest of 2009.

Deeper Than Dragged

Deeper than Dragged.

Yes, it’s going to be deeper than RM’s first album Dragged as he enters Room354 to start work on his next album. Keyjohan Ismail, who played drums and was the co-producer on Dragged, will once again reprise his role as drummer for the album songs and this time, as the album’s producer.

First off, some pictures taken during the sessions.

Let RM entertain you through the good times and the bad

RM appeared in an article in today’s Berita Harian, that talked about being entertained even when times are bad.

Esplanade is increasing its number of performances at the Concourse (spilling over to the weekend now) and RM is one of the performing artists.

More details coming your way so continue to stay tuned!

Have you read today’s mypaper?

If you’ve been reading your daily free papers, you would have noticed this in today’s mypaper (how often does one see an instrumentalist being listed before other performers, especially singers?)

And yes! With this small but exciting piece of information, stay tuned for more information to be released closer to date!

Double take on Rescuing Rukia

Fretboard Frenzy members Shern Wong and Simon Lai were at Ngee Ann Poly’s Strum for Charity event on 17 January 2009 and they showcased their original instrumental songs and performed a cover version of Rosli’s “Rescuing Rukia”.

To hear how their version of “Rescuing Rukia” sounds like, check out the YouTube video below.