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From Professor Azly Rahman<br />
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Santana is a transcultural philosopher who brings the message of peace, tolerance, and social justice to his audience and followers. He would begin with his concert with such messages as: (If we believe in) “an eye for an eye <span class="text_exposed_show">the whole world will go blind”. In ‘Maria Maria’ - about the survival of the Chicano in Spanish Harlem - he lamented that the rich are getting richer, the poor are getting poorer, and that there are shootings and lootings and fighting in the streets.<br />
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His music encapsulated not the parochial identity of a Mexican but of the hybridity of what he is now proud of – a Chicano or a Mexican-American. This is a very interesting notion of what it means to be an American for Santana.<br />
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If the sound of jazz is about being authentically American, the sound of Santana is about being authentically Chicano – a sense of creative and profoundly intellectual nationhood and meaningful democracy many a hyphenated American holds dear. Whither Malaysian music? We Malaysians are yet to evolve musically-intellectually-n<wbr></wbr><span class="word_break"></span>ationalistically in the sense that jazz and Chicano rock have demonstrated.<br />
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The closest we have come to is, again, in the artifacts produced by award-winning jazz producers who are able to bring the diverse races together to produce music that touches the human spirit and moves the soul into metaphysical heights - as perhaps what Sir Isaac Newton said about the metaphysicality of the music of the spheres.<br />
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In Malaysia, we need more musicians who can get together cross-culturally and play music that will create a sense of true multi-cultural nationhood. I am reminded by the brilliantly produced Malaysian album of the early 1990s, Zainal Abidin’s Hijau. It embodied the transculturalism of not only the music but also the musicians and the musical instruments. It makes a great educational piece for teachers to teach the meaning of multi-culturalism and radical critique on the social ills that have plagued and continue to plague Malaysia.<br />
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This brand of transculturalism reminds me of my childhood days of watching countless games of the Merdeka Cup of the 1970s in which names of the soccer heroes will forever be in my mind – the great striker Shaharuddin Abdullah, the great goalkeeper V. Arumugam, and the great defender Soh Chin Aun, and the great captain Santokh Singh. That was a truly nationalist team as how great leaders like Tunku Abdul Rahman and Hussein Onn would have us feel and believe. That was a great moment in nationalism!</span></div>roslan aziz productionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04883746386253925371noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629821287196339269.post-83681794629429171662010-05-23T20:58:00.000+08:002010-05-23T20:58:07.820+08:00HARING by 'aLi<object style="background-image: url(http://i2.ytimg.com/vi/1Fg_zYZXOdo/hqdefault.jpg);" height="295" width="480"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/1Fg_zYZXOdo&hl=en_US&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/1Fg_zYZXOdo&hl=en_US&fs=1" allowscriptaccess="never" allowfullscreen="true" wmode="transparent" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" height="295" width="480"></embed></object>roslan aziz productionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04883746386253925371noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629821287196339269.post-9531920015325843502010-05-21T13:46:00.001+08:002010-05-21T13:47:11.209+08:00<object height="295" width="480"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/g-sL3hddPbU&hl=en_US&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/g-sL3hddPbU&hl=en_US&fs=1" allowscriptaccess="never" allowfullscreen="true" wmode="transparent" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" height="295" width="480"></embed></object>roslan aziz productionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04883746386253925371noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629821287196339269.post-59732806493780132832009-12-07T05:37:00.003+08:002009-12-25T10:50:33.555+08:00asia's best kept secret: Roslan Aziz oleh ariapertama<a href="http://roslanmukhlis.blogspot.com/2009/12/roslan-aziz-oleh-ariapertama.html">asia's best kept secret: Roslan Aziz oleh ariapertama</a><br />
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Ramai kenal beliau, baik hasil kerjanya, karektornya malah kontraversi yang pernah dilaluinya. Semua ini menjadikan beliau Roslan Aziz yang kita kenali hari ini. Lahir dalam komuniti Melayu Bandar, Keramat Kuala Lumpur. Agak ironik, komuniti melayu sebegini walau di Bandar sesak seperti Kuala Lumpur - yang masih agak konservatif pemikirannya ( suatu waktu dulu ), bisa melahirkan pencipta muzik yang sangat liberal sifatnnya. Asalnya, Roslan Aziz seorang pelajar aliran sains di salah satu universiti di kawasan Lembah Klang. Berguru dengan ramai orang. Pernah merantau jauh kerana muzik. Beliau juga pernah mencipta fenomena muzik.<br />
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Kemenangan karya-karya dibawah penerbitan beliau tidak diragui. Sekitar zaman 1989 hingga 1996 telah membuktikannya. Ketika itu, pada peringkat awal, katanya ‘kita bergerak dibawah kemampuan kapital dan kurang sokongan publisiti’. Namun ‘kemampuan’ yang kecil itu mampu merakam muzik-muzik yang tinggi kualitinya. Ini jelas menunjukkan, disiplin yang ‘ketat’ sebagai seorang penerbit, bisa ‘menggagahi’ kekurangan capital dsdnya. Ini sahaja rahsia bagaimana hasil kerjanya berjaya. Hingga kini, pencapaian beliau masih belum dapat di atasi oleh mana-mana produser, baik di Malaysia mahupun di rantau Asia Tenggara. Menariknya di sini, keadaan ini disedarinya termasuk kita.<br />
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Umumnya, ‘tokoh-tokoh’ besar dalam apa jua bidang memiliki ‘pride’ mereka sendiri. Pride ini zahirnya pada kita yang bukan ‘tokoh’ kelihatan seperti ‘arrogant’ atau ego. Hakikatnya elemen ego ini bukanlah sikap tiru-tiruan atau dibuat-buat olehnya, tetapi terjadi dengan sendirinya akibat ‘ketat’nya disiplin sehingga menjadikan mereka ini ‘tokoh’ dalam bidangnya. Hal ini berlaku dengan Roslan Aziz.<br />
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Pencipta muzik ini bukanlah seorang yang demand pada harga kerjanya. Tetapi beliau seorang yang sangat memilih dan cerewet. Sifat ini kita sedia makllum pada mana-mana tokoh sekalipun. Nafsu muzik beliau sangat besar, tetapi berbeza dengan karyawan muda yang bernafsu besar tapi gelojoh. “..k*h*t*k kau..!!!” Ekspresi beliau sebeginilah yang menjadikan muziknya ada ‘passion’. Pemuzik yang mendengar ekspresi beliau sebegini secara tiba-tiba ‘jadi pandai’. Pemuzik itu sendiri tak bisa menjelaskan keadaan ini.<br />
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Rata-rata pemuda-pemuda yang baru dalam muzik ‘takut’ padanya. Takut ini membawa pelbagai tanggapan. Ada yang takut ‘salah’, takut lambat, takut tak kena dan macam-macam lagi. Secara tidak sedar, dengan ‘sikap-sikap’ inilah Roslan Aziz memanipulasi kelemahan ‘pelajar’ muziknya menjadi sesuatu yang di gelar orang sebagai ‘magic’. Barangkali ramai tak menyedari kebolehan utama Roslan Aziz ini. Jika beliau seorang penyanyi, inilah juga yang dikatakan ‘x factor’. Bagi seorang pencipta muzik sepertinya, inilah yang dikatakan karisma – bagaimana permulaan yang negatif ditukar menjadi sesuatu yang sangat positif, atau bagaimana sesuatu yang kurang/lemah menjadi kekuatan selepasnya. Faktor ini amat sukar dijumpai dalam mana-mana pencipta muzik.<br />
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Beliau memilih untuk menguasai salah satu cabang yang secara sejarahnya ‘gagal’ di kuasai oleh seniman lampau, termasuk P.Ramlee. iaitu, teknologi muzik atau kejuruteraan bunyi. Beliau berkorban minat (asalnya sebagai komposer dan pemuzik) hanya untuk mengatasi ‘krisis’ kualiti muzik tempatan. Ramai juga yang tidak sedar hakikat ini. Dengan adanya karyawan seperti beliau, maka terisi sudah kelompongan besar yang tidak orang industri sedari iaitu ‘understanding of music technology’. Kefahaman beliau tentang bidang ini bukan bermaksud teknologi multimedia atau IT, tetapi lebih dalam dari itu – the nature of sound. Inilah konsep asas yang membawa kejayaan muzik Roslan Aziz. Beliau tidak begitu mendengar ‘gaya’ muzik melayu sebaliknya dia mendengar ‘bunyi’ muzik melayu. Perbezaan ini amat ketara kesannya dalam lagu-lagu terbitan beliau. Bau-bau muzik eksotik, Jazz – afrika – ghazal – inang melayu – malah yang terkini seperti techno dsdnya menjadi keunikkan falsafah muzik beliau. Sebagaimana muzik tradisi Melayu yang ‘observe’ pada instrumentasi barat dan timur. Sedang Roslan ‘observe’ bunyi-bunyi dari timur dan barat. Baginya “…dalam kepelbagaian muzik…muzik itu memberitahu apa yang akan kamu rasakan”.<br />
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Sebagai seorang pembaca, umumnya kita memilih untuk membaca pada apa yang ingin kita ketahui. Pengalaman diri akan mendorong seseorang itu memilih bahan bacaan yang dapat membetuk hidupnya. Roslan Aziz memilih untuk tahu tentang ‘manusia dan kemanusiaan’. Topik ini pasti ‘memaksa’ beliau untuk bekerja lebih keras dengan membaca segala yang tertulis mengenai ‘kehidupan’. Nah! Ketatnya pengetahuan muzik belum dapat menjanjikan kualiti karya, maka sumber bacaan juga telah memainkan peranan besar pada Roslan. Elemen ini sangat kurang pada pemuda-pemuda yang sedang ‘asyik’ dengan idea muziknya.<br />
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‘ALI’ – Roslan dan Muklis cuba ‘bercakap’ tentang satu konsep kehidupan dari apa yang mereka rasa selama ini. Kolaborasi ini menjadi signifikan selepas ‘rehat’ Roslan Aziz selama 5 tahun lalu. Kekemasan muziknya sangat ketara, muzik-muzik dalam ALI telah berkali-kali di adun bunyinya. Terdapat pelbagai ‘sound version’. Hingga kita pendengar sendiri sukar menilai yang terbaik dari yang terbaik. ALI cuba memberi ‘kunci’ kepada khalayak pendengar bagi menilai kembali keinginan sebenar pendengar muzik di Malaysia. Mendidik taste ( citarasa ) pendengar muzik di Malaysia sama kerasnya dengan usaha ‘mereformasikan’ pemikiran rakyat dalam jalur politik dan sosial. Maka nama band ALI menjadi pintu masuk segala macam perubahan yang Roslan dan Mukhlis inginkan. Barangkali bagi kita yang meminati muzik, sokongan awal bukanlah kerana ‘muzik ALI’ ( yang dianggap sofistikated ) itu sendiri, tetapi kerana konsep dan idea ALI yang kelihatan masak ranum untuk dikunyah. Kemudian barulah fenomena muzik itu bisa wujud - barangkali. ALI pada Roslan ialah ‘vehicle’ kepada suatu yang lebih utama ( matlamat ).<br />
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Roslan Aziz bukanlah penganut syiah seperti yang digembar-gemburkan selama ini. Beliau muslim sepertimana teman-teman lain. Perbezaan pendapat bukan bererti berbezanya agama. Agama dan beragama adalah 2 perkara yang tidak seharusnya disalah erti, apatah lagi bagi insan yang ‘memahami’ agamanya. Malah lebih ironi, islam sendiri memerlukan insan yang berbeda pendapat sebagai batu uji pengetahuan penganutnya. Dalam hal ini Roslan memilih untuk berbeza pendapat.<br />
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20 tahun selepas hari ini, kita berharap akan dapat mendengar lagi muzik-muzik yang lebih segar, dari mana-mana karyawan sekalipun. Apprisiasi kecil mengenai tokoh besar ini sekadar ingin meraikan (secara kecil-kecilan) 20 tahun penglibatan beliau dalam arus muzik di Malaysia. Banyak lagi yang bisa di ungkap mengenainya, namun biarlah ungkapan itu beliau sendiri zahirkan dalam muzik-muzik beliau. Memadailah bagi kita yang bekerja dan meminati muzik untuk berusaha menyanyingi keazaman beliau.<br />
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Beliau sudah berkata “ muzik ini buat anak cucu kita..”roslan aziz productionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04883746386253925371noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629821287196339269.post-22453755188760136672009-12-07T05:24:00.001+08:002009-12-07T05:36:07.871+08:00Roslan Aziz oleh ariapertamaThursday, March 19, 2009<br />
20 Tahun sudah berkarya – Roslan Aziz.<br />
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Ramai kenal beliau, baik hasil kerjanya, karektornya malah kontraversi yang pernah dilaluinya. Semua ini menjadikan beliau Roslan Aziz yang kita kenali hari ini. Lahir dalam komuniti Melayu Bandar, Keramat Kuala Lumpur. Agak ironik, komuniti melayu sebegini walau di Bandar sesak seperti Kuala Lumpur - yang masih agak konservatif pemikirannya ( suatu waktu dulu ), bisa melahirkan pencipta muzik yang sangat liberal sifatnnya. Asalnya, Roslan Aziz seorang pelajar aliran sains di salah satu universiti di kawasan Lembah Klang. Berguru dengan ramai orang. Pernah merantau jauh kerana muzik. Beliau juga pernah mencipta fenomena muzik.<br />
<br />
Kemenangan karya-karya dibawah penerbitan beliau tidak diragui. Sekitar zaman 1989 hingga 1996 telah membuktikannya. Ketika itu, pada peringkat awal, katanya ‘kita bergerak dibawah kemampuan kapital dan kurang sokongan publisiti’. Namun ‘kemampuan’ yang kecil itu mampu merakam muzik-muzik yang tinggi kualitinya. Ini jelas menunjukkan, disiplin yang ‘ketat’ sebagai seorang penerbit, bisa ‘menggagahi’ kekurangan capital dsdnya. Ini sahaja rahsia bagaimana hasil kerjanya berjaya. Hingga kini, pencapaian beliau masih belum dapat di atasi oleh mana-mana produser, baik di Malaysia mahupun di rantau Asia Tenggara. Menariknya di sini, keadaan ini disedarinya termasuk kita.<br />
<br />
Umumnya, ‘tokoh-tokoh’ besar dalam apa jua bidang memiliki ‘pride’ mereka sendiri. Pride ini zahirnya pada kita yang bukan ‘tokoh’ kelihatan seperti ‘arrogant’ atau ego. Hakikatnya elemen ego ini bukanlah sikap tiru-tiruan atau dibuat-buat olehnya, tetapi terjadi dengan sendirinya akibat ‘ketat’nya disiplin sehingga menjadikan mereka ini ‘tokoh’ dalam bidangnya. Hal ini berlaku dengan Roslan Aziz.<br />
<br />
Pencipta muzik ini bukanlah seorang yang demand pada harga kerjanya. Tetapi beliau seorang yang sangat memilih dan cerewet. Sifat ini kita sedia makllum pada mana-mana tokoh sekalipun. Nafsu muzik beliau sangat besar, tetapi berbeza dengan karyawan muda yang bernafsu besar tapi gelojoh. “..p*k*m*k kau..!!!” Ekspresi beliau sebeginilah yang menjadikan muziknya ada ‘passion’. Pemuzik yang mendengar ekspresi beliau sebegini secara tiba-tiba ‘jadi pandai’. Pemuzik itu sendiri tak bisa menjelaskan keadaan ini.<br />
<br />
Rata-rata pemuda-pemuda yang baru dalam muzik ‘takut’ padanya. Takut ini membawa pelbagai tanggapan. Ada yang takut ‘salah’, takut lambat, takut tak kena dan macam-macam lagi. Secara tidak sedar, dengan ‘sikap-sikap’ inilah Roslan Aziz memanipulasi kelemahan ‘pelajar’ muziknya menjadi sesuatu yang di gelar orang sebagai ‘magic’. Barangkali ramai tak menyedari kebolehan utama Roslan Aziz ini. Jika beliau seorang penyanyi, inilah juga yang dikatakan ‘x factor’. Bagi seorang pencipta muzik sepertinya, inilah yang dikatakan karisma – bagaimana permulaan yang negatif ditukar menjadi sesuatu yang sangat positif, atau bagaimana sesuatu yang kurang/lemah menjadi kekuatan selepasnya. Faktor ini amat sukar dijumpai dalam mana-mana pencipta muzik.<br />
<br />
Beliau memilih untuk menguasai salah satu cabang yang secara sejarahnya ‘gagal’ di kuasai oleh seniman lampau, termasuk P.Ramlee. iaitu, teknologi muzik atau kejuruteraan bunyi. Beliau berkorban minat (asalnya sebagai komposer dan pemuzik) hanya untuk mengatasi ‘krisis’ kualiti muzik tempatan. Ramai juga yang tidak sedar hakikat ini. Dengan adanya karyawan seperti beliau, maka terisi sudah kelompongan besar yang tidak orang industri sedari iaitu ‘understanding of music technology’. Kefahaman beliau tentang bidang ini bukan bermaksud teknologi multimedia atau IT, tetapi lebih dalam dari itu – the nature of sound. Inilah konsep asas yang membawa kejayaan muzik Roslan Aziz. Beliau tidak begitu mendengar ‘gaya’ muzik melayu sebaliknya dia mendengar ‘bunyi’ muzik melayu. Perbezaan ini amat ketara kesannya dalam lagu-lagu terbitan beliau. Bau-bau muzik eksotik, Jazz – afrika – ghazal – inang melayu – malah yang terkini seperti techno dsdnya menjadi keunikkan falsafah muzik beliau. Sebagaimana muzik tradisi Melayu yang ‘observe’ pada instrumentasi barat dan timur. Sedang Roslan ‘observe’ bunyi-bunyi dari timur dan barat. Baginya “…dalam kepelbagaian muzik…muzik itu memberitahu apa yang akan kamu rasakan”.<br />
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Sebagai seorang pembaca, umumnya kita memilih untuk membaca pada apa yang ingin kita ketahui. Pengalaman diri akan mendorong seseorang itu memilih bahan bacaan yang dapat membetuk hidupnya. Roslan Aziz memilih untuk tahu tentang ‘manusia dan kemanusiaan’. Topik ini pasti ‘memaksa’ beliau untuk bekerja lebih keras dengan membaca segala yang tertulis mengenai ‘kehidupan’. Nah! Ketatnya pengetahuan muzik belum dapat menjanjikan kualiti karya, maka sumber bacaan juga telah memainkan peranan besar pada Roslan. Elemen ini sangat kurang pada pemuda-pemuda yang sedang ‘asyik’ dengan idea muziknya.<br />
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‘ALI’ – Roslan dan Muklis cuba ‘bercakap’ tentang satu konsep kehidupan dari apa yang mereka rasa selama ini. Kolaborasi ini menjadi signifikan selepas ‘rehat’ Roslan Aziz selama 5 tahun lalu. Kekemasan muziknya sangat ketara, muzik-muzik dalam ALI telah berkali-kali di adun bunyinya. Terdapat pelbagai ‘sound version’. Hingga kita pendengar sendiri sukar menilai yang terbaik dari yang terbaik. ALI cuba memberi ‘kunci’ kepada khalayak pendengar bagi menilai kembali keinginan sebenar pendengar muzik di Malaysia. Mendidik taste ( citarasa ) pendengar muzik di Malaysia sama kerasnya dengan usaha ‘mereformasikan’ pemikiran rakyat dalam jalur politik dan sosial. Maka nama band ALI menjadi pintu masuk segala macam perubahan yang Roslan dan Mukhlis inginkan. Barangkali bagi kita yang meminati muzik, sokongan awal bukanlah kerana ‘muzik ALI’ ( yang dianggap sofistikated ) itu sendiri, tetapi kerana konsep dan idea ALI yang kelihatan masak ranum untuk dikunyah. Kemudian barulah fenomena muzik itu bisa wujud - barangkali. ALI pada Roslan ialah ‘vehicle’ kepada suatu yang lebih utama ( matlamat ).<br />
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Roslan Aziz bukanlah penganut syiah seperti yang digembar-gemburkan selama ini. Beliau muslim sepertimana teman-teman lain. Perbezaan pendapat bukan bererti berbezanya agama. Agama dan beragama adalah 2 perkara yang tidak seharusnya disalah erti, apatah lagi bagi insan yang ‘memahami’ agamanya. Malah lebih ironi, islam sendiri memerlukan insan yang berbeda pendapat sebagai batu uji pengetahuan penganutnya. Dalam hal ini Roslan memilih untuk berbeza pendapat.<br />
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20 tahun selepas hari ini, kita berharap akan dapat mendengar lagi muzik-muzik yang lebih segar, dari mana-mana karyawan sekalipun. Apprisiasi kecil mengenai tokoh besar ini sekadar ingin meraikan (secara kecil-kecilan) 20 tahun penglibatan beliau dalam arus muzik di Malaysia. Banyak lagi yang bisa di ungkap mengenainya, namun biarlah ungkapan itu beliau sendiri zahirkan dalam muzik-muzik beliau. Memadailah bagi kita yang bekerja dan meminati muzik untuk berusaha menyanyingi keazaman beliau.<br />
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Beliau sudah berkata “ muzik ini buat anak cucu kita..”<br />
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<div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=19613109176"><span style="font-size: x-large;">'aLi</span></a></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> <br />
</span></div></div><div style="color: #999999; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"></div><div style="color: #999999; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="http://mukhlisnor.blogspot.com/">Mukhlis Nor</a> </div><div style="color: #999999; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><div>vocals / songs / words</div><br />
<a href="http://www.myspace.com/494952758">Roslan Aziz </a> </div><div style="color: #999999; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><div>basses / drums /sounDesign</div><br />
<div style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: large;">DISCOGRAPHY</span></div><br />
<div>2003 single - NONTERRO</div><div></div><div>2004 album ( special edition ) - UNA</div><div></div><div>2005 album - RADIO EDITS</div><div><a href="http://roslanmukhlis.blogspot.com/"><br />
</a></div></div><div style="color: #999999; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><div>2007 - album - HARUBIRU</div><div></div><div>2008 ( online ) - INAUGURAL RELEASE</div><br />
<div style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: large;">ALBUM CREDITS</span></div><br />
Produced by Roslan Aziz</div><div style="color: #999999; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br />
Executive Producer </div><div style="color: #999999; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;">Sandy Monteiro</div><div style="color: #999999; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br />
Associate Producers </div><div style="color: #999999; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"> Kamarudin Meranun & Tony Fernandes<br />
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All songs written by Mukhlis Nor except <br />
NONTERRO by Roslan Aziz & Mukhlis Nor <br />
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<div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: #ff6600; font-size: x-small;">All songs published by Adhicipta Publishing <br />
administered by Universal Music Publishing</span></div><br />
Musical Arrangements by<br />
<div> ’aLi and Jason Voo</div><br />
Engineered & Mixed by Roslan Aziz<br />
at The Shaolin Temple KL<br />
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Mastered by Tony Cousins<br />
at the metropolis London<br />
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Master Preparations & Editing by <br />
Emily Lazaar at the Lodge NYC</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;">BAND</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #999999;">Bass - ANDY PETERSON</span><br />
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<span style="color: #999999;">Drums - ZAHID AHMAD</span><br />
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<span style="color: #999999;">Guitars - JAMAL WILSON </span><br />
<span style="color: #999999;"> PATRICK & FAUZI MARZUKI</span><br />
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<span style="color: #999999;">Keyboards - JASON VOO</span><br />
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<span style="color: #999999;">Saxes - GREG LYONS</span><br />
<span style="color: #999999;">Horns - DAMON & BRUCE</span><br />
<span style="color: #999999;">Sax Solos - RAZAK RAHMAN</span><br />
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<span style="color: #999999;">Rebana & Gendang - RAMLI MOHRAM</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;">Assorted Percussions - STEVE THORNTON</span></div></div><br />
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<tr align="right"><td id="caption"><span style="font-size: 85%;">Mukhlis Nor (right) and Reza Salleh giving their input on the local music industry.</span></td></tr>
</tbody></table><div style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><b>THE GOOD OLD TIMES?</b><br />
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<b>Reza: </b> The Ikhlas Tapi Jauh times was a very magical, harmonious time for local music. It kind of transcended race.I felt that with those concerts, which I didn't go to but heard of, it didn't matter who you were or where you came from. Do you feel like it has changed a lot since then?<br />
<b><span style="color: #eeeeee;">Mukhlis</span>: </b> <i>Yes, maybe. It was about coming in at the right time. When there was a need for something like that, no one had grabbed it.</i></span></div><div style="font-family: verdana;"></div><div face="verdana"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><b>Reza: <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> </span></b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> So it was timing that made it so "magical"?</span><br />
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<div style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><b> <span style="color: #cccccc;">Mukhlis</span>: </b> Not entirely. But yes, it had to be some kind of timing and need which the audiences wanted and we were delivering.<br />
The mindset was not to think about what the public might want and feed that to them, but to...<br />
<b>Reza:</b> Just do it.<br />
<b><span style="color: #cccccc;">Mukhlis</span>:</b> <i>Yes, just do it. I think the binding force was the fact that we never set any boundaries. Everybody felt like they were not left out.<br />
It's true, between the ages of eight and 18, you are at your most impressionable age. Friends that you meet and things you learn and discover in those years will last forever.<br />
It's indirectly going to shape you. Maybe that was also the time when everybody needed the connection. And there was nothing in music at that time and this was something.</i><br />
<b>Reza:</b> Also music beyond the country was not as accessible as it is today. Today we have so many global benchmarks.<br />
I find that the local music industry is kind of a planet by itself. You sing a certain way, a certain kind of song, and you have to sing a certain language.<br />
I think the level of appreciation is kind of behind, so for me, the struggle is what do I do about that. I feel like I can't stop at Malaysia, I need to go beyond.<br />
<b><span style="color: #cccccc;">Mukhlis</span>: </b> <i>Oh definitely. The online concept is that there are no boundaries. That doesn't mean you just stay at home and do your work and sell your music. That's too idealistic. We have not reached that. You have to go out, you have to decide where and how.</i><br />
<b>Reza:</b> I think that when it comes to the level of appreciation here, whether high or low, it's really not the public's fault. (The market is) too small.<br />
<b><span style="color: #cccccc;">Mukhlis</span>: <i> </i></b><i> We are just so underpopulated. Yes, it makes you feel good when everybody recognises your name but so what? It doesn't make you the best in the world. I think the important thing is to challenge yourself, and if you play well here, go out and have a look.<br />
Asia is so untapped. For the western world, Asia has infinite promise. They know Africa already, they've already done Latin music for 50 years.Look at Indonesia. There are so many (musicians) over there, it's very competitive.</i><br />
<b>Reza: </b> And also just from working with Indonesians and organising events involving bands from that country, I see their level of professionalism.You can see that they are light years ahead of bands here. It's so competitive there, and they are so professional.<br />
<b><span style="color: #cccccc;">Mukhlis</span>:</b><i> In order to get on in Indonesia, you really have to work hard. Over here they ask if you have paid your "dues". "Yeah". "Where?" "In KL". And that's really not that much. You have to go beyond. Definitely. Even if it's across the Causeway.</i><br />
<b>Reza:</b> To me, the music industry here feels like a big comfort zone nobody wants to step out of.<br />
<b><span style="color: #cccccc;">Mukhlis</span>: </b><i> And it's not bread and butter, it's just nasi, okay? (Both laugh) So at the most, you make porridge and you still can survive. And it's low standard anyway.<br />
I'm not trying to put down our country, I love Malaysia but yeah, it's too bad, it's just like that.</i><br />
<b>Reza: </b> I've met a lot of bands who think "I'm not too bad".And then they go to, let's say Canada, and see the bands there. And they'll go "What have I been thinking all this time?"<br />
Malaysians are quite behind in terms of music, business and the industry.<br />
<b><span style="color: #cccccc;">Mukhlis</span>:<i> </i></b><i> Actually, we've never been out of this planet. We have many caretakers, as I call them, who are good at looking after people and containing problems.<br />
In a way it has worked against all of us because now we think that it's okay, everything's okay. A lot of people say "It's okay".</i><br />
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<b>THE MUSIC TEAM & SUPPORT</b><br />
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<b>Reza: </b>Was there a big team behind you guys?<br />
<b><span style="color: #cccccc;">Mukhlis</span>:</b> <i>Not at all. That's what we learned early on. I think 10 years into my association with <a href="http://www.myspace.com/roslanazizproduction"><b>Roslan Aziz</b></a>, we went into <a href="http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=50227244&MyToken=1b56603f-78d5-4c43-b1c1-f3d4ccd3a692"><b>RAP</b></a> <a href="http://www.myspace.com/494952758"><b>(Roslan Aziz Productions)</b></a>, a big team, and suddenly at one point it just sort of fell apart.<br />
Everyone wanted to pursue his own thing, freelancing, or have his own small unit.<br />
And then we realised that the big team can sometimes be costly in the end. You want to use the same people because you enjoy teamwork, but then later everyone's not on the team anymore.</i><br />
<b>Reza: </b>I would love to have a team of people, a support cell group of sorts. It'd be great. But sometimes meeting those people can be tricky.<br />
It's not like I put signboards or something. Sometimes, you meet them, and sometimes they help out.<br />
<b><span style="color: #cccccc;">Mukhlis</span>:</b> <i>Sometimes, those cells are public relations work. They aren't necessarily activated. They are there, they know you are there, but they don't have to do anything for you now or you don't want them to do anything.<br />
But then the moment something happens, jalan (move it). That is very important now.<br />
You probably know a little more about this social networking.<br />
A lot of people are really wondering how they can best tap this, without being annoying and looking like you're doing business and all.<br />
People from my generation, who have seen the shift from analogue to digital, from photographs to digital photos, or to handphones, they still seem to me like they're a bit stunned by all the change.</i><br />
<b>Reza:</b> I used to have a daytime job, then I chose to stop because I found that I ...<br />
<b><span style="color: #cccccc;">Mukhlis</span>:</b> <i>Couldn't focus.</i><br />
<b>Reza:</b> Couldn't focus. It was nine-to-seven, and then organising shows and performing myself.<br />
I found that I couldn't write. I felt like I was burning out after a while. I quit to see if I could free up some brain space to make it this year.<br />
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<b>STARTING TO PERFORM</b><br />
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<b> <span style="color: #cccccc;">Mukhlis</span>:</b><i> I think we experienced the same things. We both started out in school.<br />
To me it was the popular culture, when you are 12 or 13, to listen to music which your parents bought.<br />
It was vinyl back then, and I liked reading the covers and seeing the names in the brackets -- the producers and the songwriters. I realised that music involved this and that. And then I taught myself.</i><br />
<b>Reza:</b> Did you start as a performer or writer?<br />
<b><span style="color: #cccccc;">Mukhlis</span>:</b><i> I started writing and performing to guests. My first "victims" were my sister, mother, aunties and cousins.</i><br />
<b>Reza: </b> Oh, I spared my family that.<br />
<b><span style="color: #cccccc;">Mukhlis</span>: </b>I got some self-esteem and confidence after that, and somebody then hooked me up. Along the way you get to know people who start along with you.<br />
<b>Reza:</b> So music business-wise you started as a composer first?<br />
<b><span style="color: #cccccc;">Mukhlis</span>: </b><i> Yes, at about the same time. I released one album, and all these producers in that very small circle, whether EMI, Warner or BMG, were friends. Everybody poached each other's writers. Immediately you had producers asking you to write and people asking for songs.<br />
At the time I was 18, and had not finished schooling yet. After I finished schooling, I shot up from being a recording artist to songwriting and producing. I'm still doing that, actually.<br />
Some people just like going on stage. And I wish I had more confidence like that. It's not being nervous or whatever, it's just that smaller crowds are easier to deal with.</i><b> </b></span></div><div style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><b>Reza:</b> What's interesting is that when I play at no-black-tie events, and I've organised shows there for bands who play at bigger venues, the bands get very intimidated.<br />
I think it's because they are not used to being so up-close. They say "I don't know how you singer-songwriters handle it".<br />
<b><span style="color: #cccccc;">Mukhlis</span>: </b><i> It's because of that intimacy. It's not like you have more control over smaller audiences.<br />
But if you're not really having the right repertoire, and people are chit-chatting, etc, you will know and feel it immediately. But if you are in a crowd of 10,000...</i><br />
<b>Reza: </b> You can't even see them.<br />
<b><span style="color: #cccccc;">Mukhlis</span>:</b> <i>Yeah, and you become a robot with the spotlight on you , and there is no connection. And to me, you'd really have to be someone who enjoys that and be in control.</i><br />
<b>Reza: </b> I really like Yuna, she's from Kuantan, studying to be a lawyer. She writes beautiful songs and has a beautiful voice.<br />
I like her because on one level it is very hard not to like her, but she doesn't attach herself to the game.<br />
<b><span style="color: #cccccc;">Mukhlis</span>: </b><i> I have this good feeling, seeing you and the younger ones just believing in what you are doing, really. Back then, 25 years ago, there was basically nobody or venues to support and help lead us. If there were, they would be more like pub performances.</i><br />
<b>Reza: </b> Yes, for someone like Yuna, she had 20,000 people as fans on her Facebook, She's the kind of performer that will play any gig.<br />
<b><span style="color: #cccccc;">Mukhlis</span>:</b><i> It is so nice to see every few months new talent like this.<br />
Back then, there was just Sheila Majid, who was something different when she came out.<br />
And you would just have that one, for many, many years.</i><br />
<b>Reza:</b> Are you listening to anybody in particular now?<br />
<b><span style="color: #cccccc;">Mukhlis</span>: </b><i>I'm listening to Zee Avi now, my brother passed me her work.<br />
Her production is a bit loose but she's got everything set up. It's Los Angeles-based and she's got the networking all set up so it's rezeki dia (her good fortune).</i><br />
<b>Reza: </b> It's a machine on another level.<br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><b><span style="color: #cccccc;">Mukhlis</span>: </b> <i>Machine yang dashyat punya (An incredible machine). Automatic, clockwork.<br />
You just have to keep doing your best. </i></span></div><br />
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<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="3" class="pix" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-align: left;"></table></center> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div>roslan aziz productionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04883746386253925371noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629821287196339269.post-43063115667467304692009-06-03T20:20:00.004+08:002011-01-03T23:05:33.690+08:00An interview with AainaA...<div class="clearfix" id="ja-current-content"><div id="ja-wrap1"><h2 class="contentheading">Roslan Aziz </h2><div class="article-toolswrap"><div class="article-tools clearfix"><div class="article-meta"><span class="createdate"> Wednesday, 03 June 2009 02:46 </span> <span class="createby"> AamarnA </span> </div><div class="buttonheading"> <a href="http://www.aamarna.com/index.php?option=com_mailto&tmpl=component&link=aHR0cDovL3d3dy5hYW1hcm5hLmNvbS9pbmRleC5waHA/b3B0aW9uPWNvbV9jb250ZW50JnZpZXc9YXJ0aWNsZSZpZD03MTpyb3NsYW4tYXppeiZjYXRpZD0zOTp0ZXRlYXRldGUmSXRlbWlkPTU3" onclick="window.open(this.href,'win2','width=400,height=350,menubar=yes,resizable=yes'); return false;" title="E-mail"><img alt="E-mail" src="http://www.aamarna.com/images/M_images/emailButton.png" /></a> <a href="http://www.aamarna.com/index.php?view=article&catid=39%3Ateteatete&id=71%3Aroslan-aziz&tmpl=component&print=1&layout=default&page=&option=com_content&Itemid=57" onclick="window.open(this.href,'win2','status=no,toolbar=no,scrollbars=yes,titlebar=no,menubar=no,resizable=yes,width=640,height=480,directories=no,location=no'); return false;" rel="nofollow" title="Print"><img alt="Print" src="http://www.aamarna.com/images/M_images/printButton.png" /></a> <a href="http://www.aamarna.com/index.php?view=article&catid=39%3Ateteatete&id=71%3Aroslan-aziz&format=pdf&option=com_content&Itemid=57" onclick="window.open(this.href,'win2','status=no,toolbar=no,scrollbars=yes,titlebar=no,menubar=no,resizable=yes,width=640,height=480,directories=no,location=no'); return false;" rel="nofollow" title="PDF"><img alt="PDF" src="http://www.aamarna.com/templates/ja_cooper/images/pdf_button.png" /></a> </div></div></div><div class="article-content">Truly one of Malaysia's most lionized music producer with a positive attitude towards Life, and awards in his repertoire, Roslan Abdul Aziz Saad Ismail {otherwise known as Roslan Aziz of RAP | Universal Music} has garnered interests worldwide from as near as Indonesia to as farthest as South America.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Roslan Aziz, Mukhlis Nor in `aLi" src="http://www.aamarna.com/images/content/RAP/aamarna_roslan_aziz_mukhlis_nor_ali.jpg" style="border: medium solid rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 5px; vertical-align: middle;" /></div>A skilled and gifted sound engineer, he has been awarded Most Promising Producer at the Music Producers' Award 2002. A prodigy at five, <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Roslan-Aziz/9657363097" target="_blank">Roslan<img class="snap_preview_icon" id="snap_com_shot_link_icon" src="http://i.ixnp.com/images/v3.83/t.gif" style="background-color: transparent; background-image: url("http://i.ixnp.com/images/v3.83/theme/asphalt/palette.gif"); background-position: -943px 0pt; background-repeat: no-repeat; border: 0pt none; display: inline; float: none; font-family: "trebuchet ms",arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; height: 12px; left: auto; line-height: normal; margin: 0pt ! important; max-height: 2000px; max-width: 2000px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 1px 0pt 0pt; position: static; text-decoration: none; top: auto; vertical-align: top; visibility: visible; width: 14px;" /></a> is behind unrivaled Malaysian accomplishments the likes of Sheila Majid and Zainal Abidin, Amir Yusoff, Prema, Zubir Ali, Raja Atilia and 'aLi.<br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><center><img border="0" height="0" src="http://counters.gigya.com/wildfire/IMP/CXNID=2000002.0NXC/bT*xJmx*PTEyNDM5OTg3NDQ3MjcmcHQ9MTI*Mzk5ODc*ODEwMiZwPTE1ODM2MSZkPSZnPTEmdD*mbz1jZWUyNjBlN2MxYjM*NDRjOTQ5NmU1NDBjYWIyNmE1ZiZvZj*w.gif" style="height: 0px; visibility: hidden; width: 0px;" width="0" /><div style="height: 170px; overflow: hidden; position: relative; width: 380px;"><div><embed com="" flashvars="bandid=805796&ext=1&autoplay=1" getflashplayer="" go="" height="170" name="MP3PlayerVIP" pluginspage="" src="http://www.soundclick.com/widgets/creatives/mp3PlayerVIP.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="380" wmode="transparent"></embed></div><div style="float: left; height: 170px; position: relative; top: -170px; width: 150px;"><a href="http://www.soundclick.com/bands/default.cfm?bandID=805796"><img border="0" height="170" src="http://www.soundclick.com/images/navigation/blank1x1.gif" width="150" /></a></div><div style="float: left; height: 28px; position: relative; top: -28px; width: 230px;"><a href="http://www.soundclick.com/bands/default.cfm?bandID=805796"><img border="0" height="28" src="http://www.soundclick.com/images/navigation/blank1x1.gif" width="230" /></a></div></div></center></div><h3>AamarnA Lifestyle {AA}: What was your reaction when Obama won?</h3><br />
Obama's presidential victory would have had an impact on me way back when I was much younger and more easily impressionable. But at this day and age I have learnt to be less naïve when it comes to bureaucratic and governmental matters. Although such a sweeping change in the US political landscape does seem somewhat drastic and at the same time hopeful, I feel that the change is merely cosmetic. The way I see it, Obama's image, and him being the first elected African-American president, gives the impression of breaking away from the existing system to give way for bigger and better things to happen. But in reality the change is just superficial because it would take more than one person to change the world.<br />
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On that note, there is a similarity between music and politics, when the public calls for a change we have to do our best to give them something different and new. Success can only be measured by how well people respond to the transformation and how widely it is received.<br />
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<h3>AA: Having come a long way with Sheila, Zainal Abidin, Amir Yusuff amongst others, who are you most likely to bank on in the next five years?</h3><br />
It is difficult to say, the music industry back then was not what it is now. Then, when I came raw natural talent and I saw potential, I would take them under my wing to help them nurture and develop their craft until they are finally ready to be revealed to the public. The process is tedious, taxing, and above all costly. You would have had spent thousands of ringgit on a single artist for even before they are known. Today, it has become simply impractical for a label to sign an unknown budding talent and take him or her through the various pain-staking processes necessary to become a full-fledged artiste.<br />
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But with the rich pool of talent within the industry today, it is more advantageous to collaborate with other artists. This way collectively we would be able to pursue a wide assortment of projects as we would each bring to the table our niche area of expertise and can still achieve what we set out to do.Like what we did with Atilia,Siti Nurhaliza, Puteri Gunung Ledang.....For now it is 'aLi.<br />
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Having said that however, I find there are a lot of talented singers and artistes who are doing more than the pop and mainstream but are not given due exposure, coverage or airtime. For instance, Laguna Records, Butterfingers, Love Me Butch and Kartel… with their hard work, passion and love for their art, they have braved, and still braving, their way through the industry seizing every opportunity they get to have their music heard. But talent alone can only go so far, we need to be more musically literate. Singers and artistes should pursue higher education and fully understand the science behind the art. Most of the younger generation artistes are too ignorant and they will have trouble sustaining themselves in the industry.<br />
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<h3>AA: What genre will you be promoting and will it be more stylised?</h3><br />
I can't think of an existing genre that defines my brand of music accurately. It is eclectic and not limited by the boundaries of a particular genre. You may sometimes find tints of soul, jazz, rock, or R&B, but every piece possess a common and distinct traditional Malay, or rather, Asian element. As a 'Music Man', I cannot run from my identity, my soul. While I make the kind of music I love, I am very conscious about how the public would react. Ultimately, I produce the kind of music I love which I feel would also satisfy the masses, especially my fans.<br />
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After all, what good is making music if there is no one to listen?<br />
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<h3>AA: Will we see the RAP label internationalized breaking off its Asian soil, going abroad?</h3><br />
I see no need to break away from 'Asian soil', as it were, just to be able to make an impact in the international front. In fact, R.A.P had been the first local recording label to generate interest from abroad back in 1987. We stirred quite a following throughout the regional music scene and had staged sold-out concerts in Indonesia, Singapore, Philippines, Taiwan, Japan and Korea.<br />
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We didn't stop there, the R.A.P footprint extends to Europe, North America and South America as well.<br />
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More recently, I had produced Dato' Siti Nurhaliza's 'Live' Concert at the Royal Albert Hall in London in 2005. And in 2006 the production of the second season of Puteri Gunung Ledang - The Musical was staged in Singapore where I had been Musical Director. But the primary focus of R.A.P now is aLi and together with Mukhlis I want to bring back the good old days of R.A.P where we brought our sounds all across the globe. With 'aLi' I believe we are able to once again rise to that level of success. Now, with such advancement in technology and the infinite prospects provided by the internet, going globally is made a lot easier. That is why we {Mukhlis Nor} decided to launched "aLi - The Album" digitally last year before we released it in physical format.<br />
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The response so far has been very encouraging.<br />
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<h3>AA: Of all the ones you've written, which one is your best?</h3><br />
I am what I like to call a 'man of music', a 'Musicman'… I am not a composer per se, and although, I have composed songs several songs, I am a more competent music producer producing albums. So if your question meant of all the albums I have produced of which do I consider I best, my answer is Sheila Majid's 'Ratu' album {or Zainal's GAMAL}.<br />
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<h3>AA: What is your pre-writing process like?</h3><br />
Pre-writing process ? I don't think I ever had a 'process'. I would sit with my 'tools', a musical instrument{s}, a computer {fixed with the necessary sound processing software}, or any sound mixing equipment at my disposal, and just tweak away. The idea is not to sit around waiting for inspiration to strike; you have to start by doing something, anything; and once you get in motion you will see things fall into place.<br />
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<h3>AA: What is the catalyst that spurs you to create?</h3><br />
I would have to say that my kids are my primary source of inspiration. I would be paralyzed without them. And I firmly believe that my talent is a God-given gift which is not only mine, it is meant for everyone. So as long that there is more music in me and as long a God would allow, I will make more music.<br />
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<h3>AA: If your music can be classified as book titles would it be fiction, or non-fiction?</h3><br />
Both but Non-fiction mostly, my music's real and is driven by true feelings and emotions. Although, some can be quite abstract, like 'Merung' {a mystical folklore}, the title and lyrics is based on something fictional.<br />
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<h3>AA: Would it be based on local or world events?</h3><br />
More local, I suppose. It is only natural to be affected by things that happened to us or to the people we know. It is hard to isolate the familiarity of my surroundings and not have it reflected in my work. On the same note, I cannot escape or ignore what goes on in other parts of the world either. Despite all external influences, my music comes from within and there is a slice of me in each and every piece of music which I worked on.<br />
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<h3>AA: How did you discover your passion for composition, and producing? What drives the inner you to spin the yarn so to speak? Who is your greatest inspiration?</h3><br />
If you were to ask my mother, she would tell you how music has been in me ever since I was born. It was not something I had 'discovered' one day because my passion for music had been innate and came naturally. I guess it was my 'calling'. But I never would have thought I'd make a career out of it. My number 1 driver is my children. And I have found that the greatest source of motivation comes from my family. If not for the firm foundation of my upbringing and their continued support I can't think how I could have made it so far and have achieved so much.<br />
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I still hear my grandfather's voice in my head telling me to keep my faith in God and that faith will lead me down the right path intended for me. Music is not just something I found myself good at, it is in my blood, it is in me. During my break from the music industry, I could not find the same passion I had for music in anything else. There was this huge emptiness and a great sense of loss.<br />
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And that is what drove me back.<br />
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I try to always give my all and do my utmost best, no matter how big or small the task may be. It's probably because my grandmother always said, "If you do something, give it you best shot and make sure it is your BEST."<br />
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<h3>AA: If you had not chosen to share your gift of music, what else would you have done? Would it be in the creative industry or something totally independent and different?</h3><br />
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Now, I can't imagine my life not making music. But if I hadn't taken the road I had, I probably would've become a football player. I was crazy about football and I bet I would've made quite a football star too...hahahaha...{not here in Malaysia though} But seriously, in university I had pursued a degree in actuarial science which had nothing at all to do with creativity. If I had stuck at it I could now be working in the finance sector, or perhaps even running my own business, or maybe be a part of the nation's think-tank.<br />
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<h3>AA: Are there any dreams, or goals that you have yet to fulfill?</h3><br />
I want our homegrown music out there and listed amongst other cultural music genres which managed to cross geographical borders into the international music arena. Latin music, Chinese music, Brazilian music, Spanish music, and even Hawaiian music… people can immediately identify with their distinct sounds. My goal is to serve the world a taste of Malaysian tradition and soul.<br />
</div><span class="article_separator"> </span> </div></div>roslan aziz productionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04883746386253925371noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629821287196339269.post-81743767455098452162009-03-13T17:59:00.002+08:002009-03-13T18:05:41.498+08:00Obituary: Wednesdays with Zubir Ali<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI6Q79R7dmV4frs_y6FwnBxXybQqwdnwgH7htuHI98F2Xtyixc1SDmVVc9EBNENF3AQsfqbZ5m13G12Zc0zuSapbWtLwWtGXhSDJgwVbBU0ST-60-yf66SwiNjx_7ZsHU9l1IEGFptcHw/s1600-h/zub+4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 339px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI6Q79R7dmV4frs_y6FwnBxXybQqwdnwgH7htuHI98F2Xtyixc1SDmVVc9EBNENF3AQsfqbZ5m13G12Zc0zuSapbWtLwWtGXhSDJgwVbBU0ST-60-yf66SwiNjx_7ZsHU9l1IEGFptcHw/s400/zub+4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312610108910140034" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span class="bywho">BEE ALI</span><br /><strong>2009/03/12</strong> <!--start pix1--> <table align="center" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="2"> <tbody><tr> <td class="caption" id="aphoto"><br /><div style="text-align: center;font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:130%;"> <span style="font-family: arial;">Zubir’s look of consternation was just a bluff, the big give-away being the twinkle in his eye. </span></span></div></td></tr> </tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify; font-family: verdana;"> <!--end pix1--> </div><div style="font-family: verdana;" id="adwrapper"><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"> <!--start pix2 & pix3--> </div><table style="text-align: left; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="3" width="200"> </table><div style="text-align: justify;"> <!--end pix2 & pix3--> </div><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:100%;"> <span style="font-size:100%;">JUST like how American author Mitch Albom had his Tuesdays with Morrie, many former students of Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) had Wednesdays with the late Zubir Ali.<br /></span>Zubir died of heart complications at Damansara Specialist Centre, Kuala Lumpur on March 6. He was 59.<br />To the world at large, he was a singer-songwriter and a good one at that. But to the students who had chosen to join Peska, the cultural unit in UiTM some 30 years ago, he was Cik Zubir, the department’s head honcho and mentor, who gave meaning and motivation to their creative and artistic dreams.<br /><br />I was among the thousands of impressionable young people who entered college then, streamlined as we were into our chosen vocations as diverse as engineering to hotel and catering and computer science.<br />I studied Mass Communications but while subjects such as Fundamentals of Journalism and Communication Law were necessary tools of the trade, the picture wasn’t quite complete.<br />There was this need to express (and perhaps impress) that hovered like a shadow. It vanished as soon as I found my soul mates in the cultural unit — boys and girls who wanted to act, dance, sing, recite verses or just play a musical instrument or two.<br />At the centre of it all, to advise, supervise and even reprimand at times was Zubir.<br /><br />He was a diminutive man but his spectacles gave him a severe look that, when displeased, could put the fear of God in you.<br />More often though, his look of consternation was just a bluff, the big give-away being the twinkle in his eye.<br />The building, a small section in the sprawling Shah Alam campus where lessons were held in the name of the arts from playing traditional instruments to studying the intricacies of asli dances, was one bustling place especially on the compulsory Wednesdays.<br />If one’s skills weren’t in any of the abovementioned areas, one could find a niche as a member of Himpunan Penulis dan Dramatis and be encouraged to write, read and recite the various forms of verses, be they sajak, syair or plain citations.<br />As you approach the cultural unit and hear the beats of the gendang and cak lempung get louder and louder, you feel uplifted!<br />After all, you would also have made firm friends. For me, there were Atuk, Aida, Aina, Boon, Lloyd, Hazlan, Jamal, Ogie, Putri, Roslan, Zailan, Nizam, Wak2, Zurina, Zubli and Zuraidah, to name a handful.<br /><br />The rigorous practices led to actual performances, of course. There were small ones involving maybe just a group of “poets”, and others that required the presence of the entire troupe such as at convocations or inter-college cultural shows with Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia.<br />Regardless of the scale of the show, we were taught that one’s input and commitment to a performance was the same. You have to give your all. Come what may, the show must go on. You learnt all these and more. Looking back, these stuff prepares you for life.<br />Exhausted by the rehearsals? It would surely be nothing compared to the midnight oil-burning “marathons” when one prepares for a presentation in the real world later.<br />Chagrined by the dancer beside you? Well, you’d had better learn to grin and not bare it onstage because your prospective business contact 20 years down the line may not be the sweetest of women.<br />The pointers you learnt then were just as invaluable. Zubir would spend hours explaining the theory or philosophy behind anything that you queried, selflessly sharing his deep knowledge if it would help make you more insightful. Where was I in the scheme of things, you might want to know? Zubir was the founder of Kumpulan Harmoni, a vocal group that sang songs shaped from poetry written by luminous literary figures including the late Datuk Usman Awang, Firdaus Abdullah and Zurinah Hassan.<br />The members (Joei and Roslan on their acoustic guitars plus Ogie and I as vocalists) always felt special because the group was, after all, Zubir’s “baby”. Zubir played the guitar and sometimes the harmonica, and was mighty proud of us.<br />We used to perform at cosy and even exclusive puisi events attended by leading thespians in the country. After having heard a whole string of poems, our songs always made for a welcome break, at least that was what I thought.<br />Moreover, Zubir had the knack for putting even the most complicated of verses to beautiful music. One example was Firdaus’ Patricia Takamoto. Zurinah’s Sepanjang Jalan Ke Pulau Pinang was also my personal favourite.<br />Kumpulan Harmoni went on to release an album, Penantian, in 1981. Being in my tougher final year then, I stupidly opted out and often wondered whether Zubir had ever forgiven me.<br />Anyway, the title track became a hit. The group cut another album, Nyanyian Ombak, before Zubir joined Roslan Aziz Production later and was featured in the outfit’s compilation album, RAP 96.<br /><br />Being the trouper that he was, Zubir made a solo album titled Zubir 06. His songwriting talent was also heard in Datuk Siti Nurhaliza’s latest album, Lentera Timur.<br />To the end, this man remained a crusader who was happy making songs out of literary works. Proof of this was when he formed Trio Harmoni two years ago (with Joei still!) to sing tunes in the same vein and verve as his other compositions.<br />He performed with the group at a fund-raising event, Malam Puisi Utusan Demimu Palestin, at Istana Budaya on Jan 23.<br />His commitment to culture and entertainment never wavered. He established Koperasi Industri Muzik Malaysia (along with some members of the Music Authors and Copyright Protection Bhd not too long ago to champion the rights of artistes and music practitioners.<br /><br />Zubir is survived by his wife Faudziah Ismail and three children — Fauzul Azhan, Badiatul Adawiyah and Raihan Nurani.<br />To the many young minds that he has nurtured, Zubir will remain more than a memory.<br /><br />Like many great teachers, he’s lit candles that no wind can put out and he has our doa that he will be in a good place... </span></p> </div>roslan aziz productionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04883746386253925371noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629821287196339269.post-83674268983055212372009-03-05T19:57:00.001+08:002009-03-05T19:59:37.392+08:00Nadi Pglm<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCP9ZVKLpUrlfERDvO22NPQqOGrtgn8nWvQLtWwzBKa4vC7uxKrKyZeub9FO1hlGMGMj3uo_zG6WkAx0u2hvCit8O_DZ1PfO-wthGSvY97UWtqowaOeaC1w9_s1J9m7VsCERl4PW_NLI4/s1600-h/pglm+3+ost+music+by+RA.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 385px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCP9ZVKLpUrlfERDvO22NPQqOGrtgn8nWvQLtWwzBKa4vC7uxKrKyZeub9FO1hlGMGMj3uo_zG6WkAx0u2hvCit8O_DZ1PfO-wthGSvY97UWtqowaOeaC1w9_s1J9m7VsCERl4PW_NLI4/s400/pglm+3+ost+music+by+RA.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309671971198105362" border="0" /></a><br /><h3><br /></h3><h3 style="text-align: center; font-family: verdana;">Gemalai irama nadi<i> PGLM</i></h3><div style="text-align: justify; font-family: verdana;"> </div><div style="text-align: center; font-family: verdana;" class="byline">Oleh SHAZRYN MOHD. FAIZAL<br />shazryn.faizal@utusan.com.my</div><div style="text-align: justify; font-family: verdana;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify; font-family: verdana;">T<b>IDAK dinafikan, kehebatan</b><i><b> Puteri Gunung Ledang the Musical (PGLM)</b></i><b> sememangnya terletak kepada naskhah dan emosi para pelakonnya yang cukup bijak mewarnakan watak masing-masing.</b></p><div style="text-align: justify; font-family: verdana;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify; font-family: verdana;">Bukan itu sahaja, kecemerlangan rekaan set pentas dan busana yang indah turut menyumbang kepada fenomena <i><b>PGLM</b></i> sehingga ia berjaya menjadi persembahan yang cukup hebat untuk ditonton.</p><div style="text-align: justify; font-family: verdana;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify; font-family: verdana;">Namun, harus diakui kesemua aspek yang disebutkan itu sebenarnya tidak cukup untuk melengkapkan <i><b>PGLM</b></i> sehingga ia menjadi sebuah karya yang cukup gah.</p><div style="text-align: justify; font-family: verdana;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify; font-family: verdana;">Antara sedar atau tidak, irama gemalai muzik yang melatari pementasan <i><b>PGLM</b></i> juga memainkan peranan yang cukup penting dalam <i><b>PGLM</b></i> dan ia tidak seharusnya dipandang sebelah mata sahaja.</p><div style="text-align: justify; font-family: verdana;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify; font-family: verdana;">Alunan indah muzik nusantara yang ditampilkan banyak memainkan peranan penting untuk terus memastikan <i><b>PGLM</b></i> terus hidup dan menjadi santapan halwa telinga penonton.</p><div style="text-align: justify; font-family: verdana;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify; font-family: verdana;">Namun, tidak ramai yang tahu betapa sukarnya untuk mencipta muzik indah dalam <i><b>PGLM</b></i> tetapi dengan sentuhan magis si bijak bestari ini, tiada apa yang mustahil untuk merealisasikan sesuatu yang sukar.</p><div style="text-align: justify; font-family: verdana;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify; font-family: verdana;">Roslan Aziz yang sudah dua musim diberi mandat sebagai pengarah muzik <i><b>PGLM</b></i> kini sudah bersedia untuk menggegarkan musim ketiga <i><b>PGLM</b></i> yang hanya akan membuka tirainya beberapa hari sahaja lagi.</p><div style="text-align: justify; font-family: verdana;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify; font-family: verdana;">"Mungkin orang akan beranggapan apabila sudah dua musim saya mengendalikan muzik untuk <i><b>PGLM</b></i>, ia akan menjadi sesuatu yang mudah dijangka.</p><div style="text-align: justify; font-family: verdana;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify; font-family: verdana;">"Memang saya tidak menafikan perkara itu tetapi untuk musim kali ini, saya melakukan beberapa perubahan agar muziknya menjadi lebih indah seiring dengan jalan ceritanya," kata Roslan sewaktu ditemui pada sesi latihan <i><b>PGLM</b></i> di Istana Budaya baru-baru ini.</p><div style="text-align: justify; font-family: verdana;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify; font-family: verdana;">Tambahnya, 50 peratus perubahan telah dilakukan untuk <i><b>PGLM</b></i> musim ini namun bukan mengubah apa yang telah dilakukan tetapi ia lebih kepada memperhalusi muziknya agar ia mampu meninggalkan impak yang besar kepada penonton.</p><div style="text-align: justify; font-family: verdana;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify; font-family: verdana;">"Untuk dua musim terdahulu, saya telah mengesan beberapa lompangan dalam muziknya. Memang nampak kecil tetapi bagi saya, ia satu yang cukup besar. Kelemahan itu saya ambil lalu diperbaiki untuk musim ini," ujarnya.</p><div style="text-align: justify; font-family: verdana;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify; font-family: verdana;">Mengenal Roslan, dia merupakan seorang yang cukup teliti dalam penghasilan muzik dan dengan itu, maka tidak hairanlah, apa sahaja yang melibatkan dirinya, ia akan menjadi sesuatu yang tidak harus dilepaskan.</p><div style="text-align: justify; font-family: verdana;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify; font-family: verdana;">"Sebelum menghasilkan muzik <i><b>PGLM</b></i>, saya membaca skripnya selain berbincang dengan Datuk Zahim Al-Bakri selaku pengarah untuk mengetahui apakah yang dikehendakinya.</p><div style="text-align: justify; font-family: verdana;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify; font-family: verdana;">"Kami banyak melontarkan idea masing-masing dan daripada situ, saya gabungkan dan memikirkan apa yang terbaik untuk saya lakukan.</p><div style="text-align: justify; font-family: verdana;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify; font-family: verdana;">"Yang penting, saya tidak mahu berlebih-lebihan membuat perubahan kerana identiti muzik <i><b>PGLM</b></i> sudah termaktub. Jika saya tersilap langkah, ia akan menjadi buruk dan merosakkan segala-galanya," ujar bapa kepada lima orang anak ini lagi.</p><div style="text-align: justify; font-family: verdana;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify; font-family: verdana;">Kali ini juga, Roslan banyak dibantu oleh dua orang pemuzik profesional iaitu Jason Voo dan Zee Wan yang akan bermain muzik sepanjang 16 hari <i><b>PGLM</b></i> dipentaskan nanti.</p><div style="text-align: justify; font-family: verdana;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify; font-family: verdana;">Ketika ditanya, dari manakah beliau mendapat ilham untuk mencipta muzik <i><b>PGLM</b></i> dan ini jawapan yang terpacul dari mulutnya: "Saya pecinta muzik Melayu dan saya mahu muzik nusantara pergi jauh serta diangkat martabatnya di mata dunia."</p><div style="text-align: justify; font-family: verdana;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify; font-family: verdana;">Berbanding dengan muzik dalam <i><b>P. Ramlee the Musical</b></i>, <i><b>PGLM</b></i> sebenarnya lebih mencabar kredibilitinya sebagai seorang pengkarya.</p><div style="text-align: justify; font-family: verdana;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify; font-family: verdana;">Ini kerana, muzik P. Ramlee sememangnya sudah diketahui umum dalam kepelbagaian genrenya. Malah, melodinya juga sudah biasa didengar tetapi tidak untuk <i><b>PGLM</b></i>.</p><div style="text-align: justify; font-family: verdana;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify; font-family: verdana;">"Bukan mudah untuk mencipta muzik yang baru untuk dihidangkan kepada penonton apatah lagi dengan muzik nusantara yang saya lihat agak sukar untuk diterima dengan meluas.</p><div style="text-align: justify; font-family: verdana;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify; font-family: verdana;">"Pada saya, muzik kita memang cukup indah dan mengapa tidak digunakan dalam pementasan kita sendiri. Tidak perlu untuk mengikut acuan Barat kerana kita perlu ada identiti yang melambangkan budaya kita.</p><div style="text-align: justify; font-family: verdana;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify; font-family: verdana;">"Disebabkan itu, saya percaya, muzik <i><b>PGLM</b></i> mempunyai magisnya yang tersendiri dan apa yang saya mahukan, setiap muzik dan lagu yang dipersembahkan, akan terus meresap dalam diri penonton agar mereka menghargai muzik kita sendiri," jelas Roslan lagi.</p>roslan aziz productionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04883746386253925371noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629821287196339269.post-12749998685143418282009-02-21T15:43:00.001+08:002009-02-21T15:45:59.870+08:00PGLM3 ORIGINAL CAST RECORDING CD IS OUT!<div class="post hentry uncustomized-post-template"> <a name="1126355098585342721"></a> <h3 style="text-align: justify;" class="post-title entry-title"> <a href="http://tiara-jacquelina.blogspot.com/2009/02/you-asked-for-it-pglm3-original-cast.html">YOU ASKED FOR IT </a> </h3><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;" class="post-body entry-content"><div style="text-align: justify;"> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDVHwi7OKf0gjMoGN9FiwUtdzyMI00XukRcU2i4hJ6j5ni9mfDv4LhntxYLgkA75sbxenJCTlwRoeTrZuMoOzN43GWrhXTArkqUduQz_QMqI9_4FoUrdbml81vnHmiOa2pUqUi_yldXFgo/s1600-h/pgl+OST+cd+cover.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 314px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDVHwi7OKf0gjMoGN9FiwUtdzyMI00XukRcU2i4hJ6j5ni9mfDv4LhntxYLgkA75sbxenJCTlwRoeTrZuMoOzN43GWrhXTArkqUduQz_QMqI9_4FoUrdbml81vnHmiOa2pUqUi_yldXFgo/s320/pgl+OST+cd+cover.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304754957860538514" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br />Specially for <span id="profile_status"></span><a onclick="'return" id="status_text">all fans and supporters of PGL to know, as of yesterday 19th feb, PGLM3 limited edition original cast recording goes on sale at I.B at the PGL merchandise counter!!</a><br /><br />I got Roslan Aziz to rush this out specially for the fans of the show, and after many nights of working 24hours, we managed to put this together, 23 songs from the show.<br /><br /><div class="mobile_status"><span id="profile_status"><a onclick="'return" id="status_text">I must say I'm a huge fan of the music of the show myself. Dick Lee really knows how to write an unforgettable tune. And Roslan and Jason Voo have arranged the music so magically i can't get them out of my mind. I actually miss the adrenalin rush i get from hearing Zahid Ahmad's drums and hearing the soothing sounds of Ijat's Seruling, that's the sound of Puteri's soul.<br /><br />I hope you guys manage to make it to I.B. before our run ends this Sunday, cos the Cd is only available there for now. Meantime, I'm gonna head on down to the theatre to start "getting into the mood".<br /><br />Peace.<br /></a></span></div> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div class="post-footer"><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div class="post-footer-line post-footer-line-1"><div style="text-align: justify;"> <span class="post-author vcard"> Posted by <span class="fn">tiara jacquelina</span> </span> <span class="post-timestamp"> at <a class="timestamp-link" href="http://tiara-jacquelina.blogspot.com/2009/02/you-asked-for-it-pglm3-original-cast.html" rel="bookmark" title="permanent link"><abbr class="published" title="2009-02-19T21:58:00-08:00">9:58 PM</abbr></a></span></div><span class="post-timestamp"> </span></div></div></div>roslan aziz productionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04883746386253925371noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629821287196339269.post-68103080555522655602009-02-17T09:47:00.004+08:002009-02-17T10:00:28.035+08:00Puteri Gunung Ledang - The Musical Season 3<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrsiK5IWW32ktWM20LMiAuQTXM4-EyzUZdPQwahL7OANRi2mLonYL8SQ8MYUO7C-iMh8Xyr6g9LjS-iSq3sAuo50mENiyhQgW-pOgHfhKJURphuJeaEpcV9LA99S6kUxRKc0xUnunpElM/s1600-h/pglm+3+ost+music+by+RA.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 308px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrsiK5IWW32ktWM20LMiAuQTXM4-EyzUZdPQwahL7OANRi2mLonYL8SQ8MYUO7C-iMh8Xyr6g9LjS-iSq3sAuo50mENiyhQgW-pOgHfhKJURphuJeaEpcV9LA99S6kUxRKc0xUnunpElM/s320/pglm+3+ost+music+by+RA.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303578157434537234" border="0" /></a> A Review by <a href="http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=19613109176#/profile.php?id=794769838">Jiman Casablancas</a><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify; font-family: verdana; color: rgb(192, 192, 192);" class="byline">Replacement casts are a fact of life for long-running shows, and finding performers capable of fitting into roles created by exquisite talents and personalities can't be easy. Thank God this is not the problem for PGLM this season. Except for Sukania Venugopal who was Bayan in the first season, all the lead characters came back to reprise their role. And what a joy it was to watch all of them in action. I watched it again for the second time yesterday, the first one being the gala night, and it was fantastic even the second time around. (Note: I watched the first season once and missed the second season).<br /></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(192, 192, 192);">I mean, I can't see anyone else sliding into the role of the absolutely beautiful, all singing and all dancing demure princess turned curse-spelling rebellious damsel in distress Puteri Gunung Ledang. AC Mizal and Adlin pulak, jangan cakaplah. They played their character with much gusto like only they could. With their characters as Gusti Adipati and Sultan Melaka, it is very easy for them to go really over the top, but they played it down just nice. Just enough. Which I thought was just fantastic.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(192, 192, 192);">Ida Mariana as Bayan is also a favourite. I need to tell you this story though. Ida is my senior in law school and she has always been one of my favourite seniors. I always knew that she loves singing, and I even sang for her once during Matriculation orientation week. (I-kan ingat tak???hahhaha). We then grew apart after she graduated but then met again through - you guessed it, facebook. So obviously I have a soft spot for her. But those of you who watched the show must also agree with me that she just nailed the part. Having had the chance of first watching Sukania Venugopal as Bayan, all I can say is that they both brought something different to the plate. Whilst Sukania was more maternal in approaching the character, Ida was both soft but firm. A caretaker who truly cares for her Puteri and want nothing but the best for her.</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(192, 192, 192);">Another original cast of PGL, Stephen Rahman Hughes made playing Hang Tuah look easy. When he lifted his voice in song or lifted his feet in dance, it always seemed natural. The Mat Salleh accent which was soooo evident in Season 1 is now gone. The awkwardness in performing the silat is now replaced with fluid motions of the pencak. This time, Stephen really becomes Hang Tuah. It doesn't hurt that he's also very nice to look at.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(192, 192, 192);">The chorus boys and girls are also a joy to watch. They all sing, act, and dance their heart out with enough distinct quirky sensibility that made the cast so invigorating. I especially love the two dayangs who were referred to as "Badut Kembar" and also the nenek kebayans.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(192, 192, 192);">These characters were a major foundation of PGL and helped give the production a real sense of heart and emotional purpose. With brilliant directing, brilliant music and brilliant set design (kudos to Cik Lik!!! clap! clap! clap! standing ovation, pat on the back, the works) PGL is thoroughly entertaining - from the word go. I left Istana Budaya, both times, with a sense of pride. It gave me a reason to be proud of being Malaysian again - and that's a fantastic thing. Good job all around!</span>roslan aziz productionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04883746386253925371noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629821287196339269.post-38956951353019290122008-11-05T10:19:00.021+08:002008-12-27T21:15:25.809+08:00'aLi @ No Black Tie - 10th Annivesary<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://roslanaziz.blogspot.com/"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 345px; height: 235px;" src="http://photos-a.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v371/87/72/1332606508/n1332606508_146320_323.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=19613109176"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 347px; height: 228px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKuoMeyP9HWTXA5mvPF5SWRFvhp4nSP_hKlitf_Q2uGu2AaAfL87fFlFQKygMYoC8W1MTbUvOCEh_RHyn8yCRXcK0W04CPHYhyphenhyphengu_RRBqR3K0d6kpPTZcRXbW19WmiipU-SWk_Zu9KbNQ/s320/n1222314303_1732649_9311.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268950782095600098" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos-g.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v371/87/72/1332606508/n1332606508_146358_8443.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 357px; height: 237px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxTJ7UiP7E6YStZafLrvhNENwp3knmgcKWjCqB8R6N_o4Ou0ykueoNcF3e3qxiFQrc_37GuILT5ecrt628MXiMEHYToKPefooNRIzinGn_m0U_1GQqtqc5wYpe23AAc_mgnTgIQiGKaV8/s320/n1222314303_1733983_2276.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264992556848215730" border="0" /></a>roslan aziz productionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04883746386253925371noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629821287196339269.post-90950317169435594262008-09-11T05:41:00.013+08:002008-09-11T10:58:05.490+08:00Listen ...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx5dvHhyphenhyphen3UnJqZtkGeYKBvWDVQBcJYTaHy1HZFxItkyVw-Apn0arwRJWB20X5xshflXHj0dRpNbwj66KJjfqTRUhjIMFp1C_zcjntpxUSXOR60ItgT32cYuJ968K4UusfXISyh0vos4do/s1600-h/NST+LAN+217x290.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx5dvHhyphenhyphen3UnJqZtkGeYKBvWDVQBcJYTaHy1HZFxItkyVw-Apn0arwRJWB20X5xshflXHj0dRpNbwj66KJjfqTRUhjIMFp1C_zcjntpxUSXOR60ItgT32cYuJ968K4UusfXISyh0vos4do/s320/NST+LAN+217x290.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244543019026308642" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Wednesday/Features/20080909172801/Article"><span class="bywho">by RADIN SRI GHAZALI</span></a></span><!--start pix1--><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;" >He has created some of the finest entertainers in the country and has rapped those in the business without fear or favour. Music guru Roslan Aziz speaks to RADIN SRI GHAZALI about the current state of affairs in the industry and his band, aLi.</span><br /><div style="font-family: verdana;" id="adwrapper"><p class="abstract"><br /></p><p class="abstract"><br /></p> <!--start pix2 & pix3--> <table align="right" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="3" width="200"> </table> <!--end pix2 & pix3-->HE drives a Kancil and dresses in faded T-shirts and<br />baggy jeans.<br /><br />He is music guru Roslan Aziz, hailed by many as the maker of music icons, including <a href="http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=8312124933">Sheila Majid, Zainal Abidin, Amir Yussuf, Prema Lucas and Afdlin Shauki.</a><br /><br />“I am a simple man. I do not splurge on unnecessary things such as fancy cars. I do not even have credit cards,” said the 47-year-old composer with a laugh.<br /><br />Where does the money go? “Here,” he said pointing out his studio, situated near Bangsar.<br /><center><!-- start video--> <!-- end video--> </center> “I spent most of my time and all of my earnings on <a href="http://roslanazizproductions.blogspot.com/">RAP (Roslan Aziz Productions)</a>. I invested a lot on the studio’s development and on taking care of the artistes who are signed under us,” he said.<br /><br />Established in <a href="http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=8312124933">1988, RAP</a> has made a mark in the Malaysian music industry by producing timeless albums including <a href="http://roslanazizproductions.blogspot.com/">Ratu, Gamal, Ikhlas and Hijau.</a><br /><br />“I believe in grooming the artistes to achieve the best. When there is potential, I will take them and develop them. It is not an easy thing to do. You have to spend thousands of ringgit on them for training, album productions and more,” he said.<br /><br />“Now, most people are too caught up in popularising their artistes rather than grooming them to be better entertainers,” he said.<br /><br />As a composer and music producer, Roslan is no stranger to awards for his outstanding contribution to the music industry.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.reverbnation.com/roslanaziz">He won the Best Album award for Gamal at AIM in 1995, Best Album for Ratu at AIM (1996), Best Album for Emosi at BASF Awards, Indonesia in 1987, and Most Promising Producer at the Music Producers Awards in the United States in 2002.</a><br /><br />When asked the five most listened-to albums, Roslan immediately said: “Hijau, Ratu, Ali, Gamal and M. Nasir’s Solo. Obviously most of the albums were made by me.”<br /><br />After 25 years of being behind the scenes, Roslan finally is taking the limelight as one-half of the band, <a href="http://alithealbum.blogspot.com/">aLi</a><a href="http://alithealbum.blogspot.com/">.</a><br /><br />“I am doing it for self satisfaction and of course, nak cari makan,” he said referring to the musical partnership with fellow rap artiste, <a href="http://mukhlisnor.blogspot.com/">Mukhlis Nor</a>.<br /><br />“aLi is different. aLi represents our interpretation of what music is about. It has its own appeal to the masses,” he explained.<br /><br />aLi-The Album consists of <a href="http://mukhlisnor.blogspot.com/">Nonterro, Benar, Bebas, Mata Hari and Merong,</a> written and composed by the duo.<br /><br />The album was launched digitally on Aug 8 after being postponed for three months.<br /><br />“We want to see the response on our digital sales before releasing it in the physical format. It is a great way to introduce the album to the people,” he said, adding that the digital release is in support of Universal Music’s website for digital downloading called Music Myne. The website will be officially launched at the end of the year.<br /><br />“Even if there are only 200 people buying it, I would still be happy. It shows that there are people out there who listen to us,” he said.<br /><br />However, the mainstream radio stations have not been giving the much-needed support to aLi.<br /><br />“We have distributed the album to several radio stations including the big ones. They have yet to play our songs,” he said.<br /><br />As for the future, both Roslan and Mukhlis have big plans for the band.<br /><br />“I want to bring back the good old days of RAP where we travelled around the globe. I want to bring aLi to that level of success and we are ready for a tour.” Roslan plans to hold aLi’s album launch in Singapore later this year.<br /><br />“The launch is a gift for our fans there,” he said.<br /><br />Roslan also expressed his dismay at the current scenario of the local entertainment scene.<br /><br />“We need to be more musically literate. Singers and artistes should pursue higher education. Most of the younger generation of artistes are too ignorant and they will have trouble sustaining themselves in the industry,” he said.<br /><br />Roslan also hopes that the media will give the right coverage to the deserving artistes.<br /><br />“There are a lot of singers and artistes who are doing more than the mainstream. Look at Laguna Records, Butterfingers, Love Me Butch and Sasi The Don who have braved their way through the industry with their hard work,” he stressed.<br /><br />“We have a lot of talents here, but there is not much coverage on them. It is time to change that mentality,” he said.<br /><br />“Only then, readers and fans will be able to see the real musicians and singers who are producing the goods,” he said.<br /><br />A curious mind would wonder what inspires a music genius like Roslan to create countless hits including Lagenda, Gemilang, Wanita, Sinaran and more.<br /><br />“Honestly, my kids inspire me. I would be paralysed without them,” said the father of five.<br /><br />And when asked what life would be without music, he said: “According to my mother, music has been in me ever since I was born. I can’t imagine my life not making music.” </div>roslan aziz productionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04883746386253925371noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629821287196339269.post-13461189764015069182008-09-04T04:00:00.000+08:002008-09-04T04:02:03.679+08:00Lohan spoke to Mukhlis Nor<div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://mukhlisnor.blogspot.com/"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh76ROWm7XOiPNWp-35tWIeD-QjfSaeNtaaxj0cizafkdLnLFfimLlw3QzJnc6PgXl3ZHX4pd7XokrUbsQw1xyL4UKvUmT91cUvxqz_nN2Q1ihGErxSiiU_JFj-PQL9JxlPwr15YQFywj0/s320/BLOGMUKU+346x100.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236530732697202370" border="0" /></a><br /></div><span style="font-size:130%;"></span><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td class="mainContent_padding1"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong>1. What is the big picture for aLi and what are the long term plans like?</strong></span></td> </tr> <tr style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);"> <td>Continue to make what we make for a long time to come hopefully.. finish the second album and work on the following soon after. We reckon we will be doing this all our lives in some form or other, who knows where aLi will take us in the future. With passion and excitement as the driving force we figure can go on forever. </td> </tr> </tbody></table></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="mainContent_padding1"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"> <tbody><tr> <td><strong><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">2. What is the common bond that holds you guys together as a working unit?</span></strong></td> </tr> <tr style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);"> <td>Music. We share ideals, philosophy and principles in finding solutions to our equations. Equilibrium of the sciences and arts. Creative processes not bound by convention. So we can continue to reinterpret and redefine the work we do.</td> </tr> </tbody></table></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="mainContent_padding1"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"> <tbody><tr> <td><strong><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">3. How did this collaboration begin?</span></strong></td> </tr> <tr style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);"> <td>What continued for us as a routine day to day exercise of songwriting and music producing "took a turn for the purse". Our collaboration has gone through at least 4 or 5 incarnations over the last 22 years. Same approach, different concept each time.</td> </tr> </tbody></table></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="mainContent_padding1"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"> <tbody><tr> <td><strong><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">4. What does this collection of songs represent?</span></strong></td> </tr> <tr style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);"> <td>Unity. Faith and Relationships (So as to be optimistic). It's actually mostly about sex and politics but don't tell anyone this. We always love versatility and modern styling, where they're deep-rooted in traditions yet sophisticated. A narrative rich in moral values and judgments not unlike what we as humans make, keep and adhere by everyday.</td> </tr> </tbody></table></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="mainContent_padding1"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"> <tbody><tr> <td><strong><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">5. How do you hope the listening audience would view this?</span></strong></td> </tr> <tr style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);"> <td>As the farthest visible point to date. We get very serious when we prepare our presentations. Therefore we stretch and compress our resources limitlessly. Most often we come up with the most brilliant templates, master plans and blueprints for the strong and faint-hearted alike.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.reverbnation.com/roslanmukhlis"><img style="width: 398px; height: 84px;" src="http://cache.reverbnation.com/data_public/resource/image/14/149140/visit_us_artist_140546_wide__aLi_true.gif" alt="Photo" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table>roslan aziz productionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04883746386253925371noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629821287196339269.post-91620029954908787962008-08-26T10:46:00.004+08:002008-08-26T11:07:58.038+08:00BEBAS<div class="widget Header" id="Header1"> <div id="header-inner"><br /></div> </div> <!-- google_ad_section_start --> <div class="post hentry uncustomized-post-template"> <a name="7364751365596736846"></a> <div class="post-body entry-content"><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size:180%;">"...Search out sustenance.</span><br /><span style="font-size:180%;">It is guaranteed to one who looks for it..." </span></div> </div> <div class="post-footer"> <div class="post-footer-line post-footer-line-1"> <span class="post-icons"><span class="item-control blog-admin pid-1504151860"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=2965363708755422682&postID=7364751365596736846" title="Edit Post"></a></span></span></div> <div class="post-footer-line post-footer-line-2"> <span class="post-labels"> </span> </div> </div> </div><div class="post hentry uncustomized-post-template"> <a name="831659853679303684"></a> <h3 class="post-title entry-title"> <a href="http://syair-bebas.blogspot.com/2008/07/blog-post_22.html">Taman Lestari</a> </h3> <div class="post-body entry-content"> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqNrFWcZ2uvJtHaTRgq1CDU2UqFiXnBZ0DKl-NObuTP_9jKv6GZwjYncc1-6L0p1n55lqlBco9gIktJCRLDi9PQD5Uugmr-s1LKGCRyPJTbZ1oWgn3eLFCg5-FoMzjlproBp2hZCMwBsI/s1600-h/bebas+-+lestari+heli+J.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; 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color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">keganasan putih</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">Sesiapapun diberi hak tanpa berselindung</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">Tauladan mulia memimpin alam semesta</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">Menimba seri ilmu di telaga sejagat</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">Persis ukuran pasifis manusiawi</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">Sajak suatu pendorong</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">Keujudan pasca</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">Malapetaka </span> </div> <div class="post-footer"> <div class="post-footer-line post-footer-line-1"> <span class="post-author vcard"><br /></span><span class="post-icons"><span class="item-control blog-admin pid-1504151860"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=2965363708755422682&postID=831659853679303684" title="Edit Post"> </a> </span> </span> </div> <div class="post-footer-line post-footer-line-2"> <span class="post-labels"> </span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="post hentry uncustomized-post-template"> <a name="1809521679356210309"></a> <div class="post-body entry-content"> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6jsRHHXbQotyphOxP9ae89TTz3X3EH95Tf5K6lTrpOLPpXn_xX_LEfc1gdziXqEHWHCMQKfjirl8_Z6qlhhl7bc_HEpgkFvqYoMw3P4nWEDxWKKSyImmAW55toZpZMmGfpTdht8dyGFc/s1600-h/bebas+-+wind+farm+Silhouette+P.png"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6jsRHHXbQotyphOxP9ae89TTz3X3EH95Tf5K6lTrpOLPpXn_xX_LEfc1gdziXqEHWHCMQKfjirl8_Z6qlhhl7bc_HEpgkFvqYoMw3P4nWEDxWKKSyImmAW55toZpZMmGfpTdht8dyGFc/s400/bebas+-+wind+farm+Silhouette+P.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227670872352192466" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wind_turbine">Wind Turbines</a> </div> <div class="post-footer"> <div class="post-footer-line post-footer-line-1"> <span class="post-author vcard"><br /></span><span class="post-icons"><span class="item-control blog-admin pid-1504151860"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=2965363708755422682&postID=1809521679356210309" title="Edit Post"> </a> </span> </span> </div> <div class="post-footer-line post-footer-line-2"> <span class="post-labels"> </span> </div> </div> </div> <h2 class="date-header"><br /></h2> <a name="1531689751156628804"></a> <h3 class="post-title entry-title"> <a href="http://syair-bebas.blogspot.com/2008/07/bebas.html">Bebas ("The Album" Version)</a> </h3> Ku duga jadi begini<br />Bila kau tiada di samping ku<br />Kedinginan di hati yang selalu merindui mu<br />Kini dakapan mu ku rindu<br /><br />Kau yang telah lama aku nanti<br />Kesabaran ku direstui mu<br />Tapi pertemuan yang sementara ini<br />Hanya menduga hati ku<br /><br />Semalam ku termimpi diri mu di sini<br />Terjaga ku seorang diri kini<br />Lama ku menanti diri mu selama... selama ini<br /><br />Ku bebas di awan dapat diungkap<br />Kau di lautan melayar jauh<br />Di kala ku selam masih bebas ku rasakan dari mu<br />Bersamalah semula<br /><br />Doa mengiringi mu bersama<br />Setelah jatuh kepada diri<br />Cuma harapan semoga masanya hampir<br />Dikau kembali<br /><br />Semalam ku termimpi diri mu di sini<br />Terjaga ku seorang diri kini<br />Lama ku menanti diri mu selama... selama ini<br /><br />Ku bebas di awan dapat diungkap<br />Kau di lautan melayar jauh<br />Di kala ku selam masih bebas ku rasakan dari mu<br />Bersamalah semula<br /><br />Ku bebas di awan dapat diungkap<br />Kau yang di lautan melayar jauh<br />Di kala ku selam masih bebas ku rasakan<br />Ia bebas curahan dari mu<br />Bersamalah semula<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-size:130%;" >Song and Lyrics by Mukhlis Nor</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">Adhicipta (M) Sdn Bhd. Semua Hakcipta Terpelihara.<br />Artwork/XHTML © 2008 Troka Estate. 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color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-family:verdana;"><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-size:130%;">presented by<br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="http://roslanazizproductions.blogspot.com/">roslan aziz </a><a href="http://roslanazizproductions.blogspot.com/">productions</a><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-size:130%;">&<br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;">universal music malaysia</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuvU1AYQsknbQM-dz5IGNmzFuycSq4aWAwFQ_-aUUZ2ExUHm5ebz-1Va-qX4KhB32wF08pcd0eDfbPxn0NCdLhKDjy8VgijR9-uouei1zpdwLfUwYSRRDV4vE0hKXuhM0oNQo5CosCO3kg/s1600-h/ali+300x200.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuvU1AYQsknbQM-dz5IGNmzFuycSq4aWAwFQ_-aUUZ2ExUHm5ebz-1Va-qX4KhB32wF08pcd0eDfbPxn0NCdLhKDjy8VgijR9-uouei1zpdwLfUwYSRRDV4vE0hKXuhM0oNQo5CosCO3kg/s320/ali+300x200.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231093517399339890" border="0" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:78%;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 0);font-family:arial;font-size:78%;" >Roslan Aziz Productions is a trademark owned by</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 0);font-family:arial;font-size:78%;" >Adhicipta (M) Sdn Bhd. (Semua Hakcipta Terpelihara)</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 0);font-family:arial;font-size:78%;" >All Copyright Recordings/Artwork/XHTML © 2008 Troka Estate.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 0);font-family:arial;font-size:78%;" >[All Rights Reserved]</span></div></div>roslan aziz productionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04883746386253925371noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629821287196339269.post-65340131512247102362008-08-05T22:42:00.022+08:002008-08-24T02:47:23.183+08:00RELEASED 08-08-08<span style="font-size:180%;">Creative quest</span><div style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204); text-align: justify;"> </div><h2 style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204); font-weight: normal; text-align: justify;font-family:verdana;" id="story_byline"><span style="font-size:130%;">By N. RAMA LOHAN</span></h2><h2 face="verdana" style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204); font-weight: normal; text-align: justify;" id="story_byline"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt_PGWDmmxpblhpHFdw9RGSbutw4M6srLS6HKNcNH-DlENqFAcuzsWJpANsPQKsoODI5r62KBPcKSFSJwFXPinwIpyyn_zDoK-IaqUwLXMcrc0UJLEskTrZGcoxdRQiVE796r5ZPd73JE/s1600-h/SOUNDCLICK+B%26W+498.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt_PGWDmmxpblhpHFdw9RGSbutw4M6srLS6HKNcNH-DlENqFAcuzsWJpANsPQKsoODI5r62KBPcKSFSJwFXPinwIpyyn_zDoK-IaqUwLXMcrc0UJLEskTrZGcoxdRQiVE796r5ZPd73JE/s320/SOUNDCLICK+B%26W+498.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236591304343429266" border="0" /></a></h2><br /><br /><div style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153); text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153); text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153); text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153); text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153); text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153); text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153); text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153); text-align: justify;"> </div><p face="verdana" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153); text-align: justify;"> <b>Roslan Aziz has completed, much to his joy and satisfaction, a musical project of his own.</b><span style="font-size:85%;">CONTRARY to popular belief, Roslan Aziz isn’t just some opinionated dude in a bunch of talent-based reality shows. Neither is he the local equivalent of <i>American Idol </i>judge RandyJackson. Sure, he shares record production credits like the African-American but Roslan has way more going than meets the eye.He could roll out a lengthy résumé but Roslan has, through the years, remained a class act in the Malaysian music industry and prefers to let his work do the talking. Following critically-acclaimed productions for Street Lights,Sheila Majid and Zainal Abidin, right down to Datuk Siti Nurhaliza more recently, the home-grown talent has remained ahead of the competition in the music scene.His latest endeavour, <i>aLi</i>, is scarcely a surprise. Record producers, such as Alan Parsons and Pharrell Williams (of The Neptunes’ fame), have been known to embark on musical projects of their own, and Roslan has embarked on the same path.The forces behind <i>aLi</i> are Roslan and his long-time collaborator Mukhlis Nor, a songwriter who’s remained the “silent” driving force behind Sheila Majid and Zainal Abidin’s successes.“There are two versions of the album ... a more concise variant of about 42 minutes and the full 72-minute version, which we plan to market via the Internet. The longer version will feature quite a few extras ... the songs are also extended versions. For the shorter version, listeners still get the whole album, just minus two songs.” </span></p><h2 style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153); text-align: justify;font-family:verdana;" id="story_byline"><span style="font-size:85%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.soundclick.com/bands/default.cfm?bandID=805796"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxZuFhiIL1CUBnnc_Cwnq1U8992k22ssbz6FeAF_p1N4ooJHLqzB_Vgh5P5KsMo4NPbNnpSMK-n1pWiDUNyHJrlCNmr_Mz7Xm9Na9sZYJ5j6BW-gxorRbknPpPMdgW13Msuu9F0TFMyL4/s320/sofa+edited.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231044882025635970" border="0" /></a></span></h2><div style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153); text-align: justify;"> </div><p face="verdana" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153); text-align: justify;"> </p><div style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153); text-align: justify;"><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;" >The album, titled </span><span style="font-size:85%;"><i style="font-family: verdana;">aLi</i></span><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;" >, for the normal release and </span><span style="font-size:85%;"><i style="font-family: verdana;">The Box</i></span><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;" > for the expanded version, features a musical potpourri of slick rhythm and blues, as well as jazz and pop vibes.</span><span style="font-size:85%;">Music listening, as an experience, isn’t what it used to be anymore. In the digital age, music is now simply downloaded for a fee (or illegally, in many cases) from host sites and a large number of listeners enjoy their music via the computer. Thus, <i>aLi</i> is logically cashing in on this technological advancement.“The music will be available as downloads . This is definitely the future for marketing music . After that, we plan to release the cds, following which the expanded edition will be made available,” enthuses Roslan. The expanded edition will feature more literature and even a souvenir programme.As an added bonus, listeners can log onto <i>aLi</i>’s recording sessions on Pro Tools (recording software) and mix the songs to their own liking. “We’re thinking of having a competition for this where we gauge the quality of the mixes that are submitted to us, but concrete plans for this have not been finalised. Basically, we’d really like to develop our website for networking.”The album took a year or so to be completed, teething issues notwithstanding. “If you factor in the composition process, songwriting and getting into shape, it all took about two years. We had started recording in 2005 but my involvement with the musicals , <i>Puteri Gunung Ledang</i> and P Ramlee set us back a bit, <i>Akademi Fantasia </i>also kept me busy and also the Haru Biru soundtrack. But the actual production process took about a year.”It’s Roslan’s philosophy that there’s unity in diversity, which is what gives him faith in the varying tastes of the Malaysian public. “I have a lot of Chinese and Indian friends. My brothers are Chinese and Indians. That’s why we consciously wanted to make sure this wasn’t a Malay album, by Malays for Malays. There are no racial boundaries at all, and please, no religion, either. Honestly, the opportunity to make this album is a dream come true for us.”</span><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;" >Roslan is realistic about this music catering to a more niche. “I always think about how people will view this. I would love for people to listen to it and like it, of course. This is a producer’s album,naturally,aesthetics won’t be much of an issue.. I can assure you there’ll be a second, third and fourth.”</span></div><div style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153); text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153); text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153); text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153); text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153); text-align: justify;"> </div><p face="verdana" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153); text-align: justify;"> </p><h1 style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153); text-align: justify;font-family:verdana;" id="story_title"><span style="font-size:85%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.blastmymusic.com/ali"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 373px; height: 81px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzMNJDS4NEkZxjqSEmduadyeaMMqNHDg1O88HRq2wffuikSDwZN9-eAqIKmuWQLTBqVVbka-02mAI7tdtMmdUtLNRW2nc8PY9zrbpIRDwoTo8GXihpP98ifCKDfhPEfX6VrDO5frU3ok0/s320/imeem+900x200GREEN.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231045384152248498" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-weight: normal;font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;" >After toiling in the studio for years for the benefit of other artistes, it was only natural that Roslan directed his creative talents into a product, and while it may have taken awhile, the results obviously seem worth it. Not only am I happy with this release, but I’m also relieved, because if I were to die tomorrow, I’d peacefully ... at least I have left something behind for our children.”</span></h1><div style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153); text-align: justify;"> </div>roslan aziz productionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04883746386253925371noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629821287196339269.post-18902036070902680002008-08-05T05:29:00.020+08:002008-08-05T21:05:08.656+08:0008-08-08<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi78AAeAfYb70P3M3I1-FNWQ812t-zOTG3rf53fLFHoSJN08JkPWD-pmpPI9ApdyYTRoOdtVDw8nVZfgwzZH6Rs7aphhTYOE6mGJfgpW_YDyGtGKX1N_95bDFnDY425BOnLZyIxS9kgojA/s1600-h/BLGO'aLi+600x397+repertoire.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi78AAeAfYb70P3M3I1-FNWQ812t-zOTG3rf53fLFHoSJN08JkPWD-pmpPI9ApdyYTRoOdtVDw8nVZfgwzZH6Rs7aphhTYOE6mGJfgpW_YDyGtGKX1N_95bDFnDY425BOnLZyIxS9kgojA/s400/BLGO'aLi+600x397+repertoire.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5230778328235895810" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-size:180%;" >'aLi<br />Debut aLbum<br /><br />RELEASE NATIONWIDE</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-size:180%;" >08-08-08</span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;font-family:verdana;"><span style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);font-size:130%;" ><a href="http://www.soundclick.com/bands/default.cfm?bandID=805796">AVAILABLE ONLINE</a></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><a style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);" href="http://www.blastmymusic.com/ali"><span style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);">WORLDWIDE</span></a></span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);font-size:130%;" ><span style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);">produced and mixed by</span><span style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);"> </span><a href="http://roslanaziz.blogspot.com/">roslan aziz</a><br /><span style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);">all songs written by</span> <a href="http://mukhlisnor.blogspot.com/">mukhlis nor</a></span><a href="http://mukhlisnor.blogspot.com/"><br /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;">presented by<br /><a href="http://roslanazizproductions.blogspot.com/">roslan aziz productions</a></span><br />&<br />universal music malaysia<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0ROCjvkawBFo1NAVV1gKnI7YOCX81riIR3UZzbUgV5NvKtZfkr2xF4OjV279DujsRS-DPqYR7fHVH7qG5t4FFw8F9tkJI09JKJ08YEofNtms8KPTK2nwWv0N3ue_ee2VnYH0NSy-po6U/s1600-h/ali+300x200.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0ROCjvkawBFo1NAVV1gKnI7YOCX81riIR3UZzbUgV5NvKtZfkr2xF4OjV279DujsRS-DPqYR7fHVH7qG5t4FFw8F9tkJI09JKJ08YEofNtms8KPTK2nwWv0N3ue_ee2VnYH0NSy-po6U/s400/ali+300x200.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5230793546052810338" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:78%;"><br /></span></div><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);font-family:arial;font-size:78%;" >Roslan Aziz Productions is a trademark owned by<br />Adhicipta (M) Sdn Bhd. (Semua Hakcipta Terpelihara)<br />All Copyright Recordings/Artwork/XHTML © 2008 Troka Estate.<br />[All Rights Reserved]</span></div>roslan aziz productionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04883746386253925371noreply@blogger.com0