My Story #3

My Story #2

My Story #3

The guests for My Story #3 are all set. I've introduced Joanna Funk and now let me introduce to you the rest.. (drum rolls)

W.O.R.M
The acronym W.O.R.M stands for World of Rock Music. The name speaks for itself with regard to the genre of music these great guys play. Being together as a band since 1998, they grew up influenced by music from both east and west and were very much involved in the local music scene. They were rocking the city with an interesting concept of music, which that took the liberty to name 'Suicidal Trio'. The band from Kota Kinabalu categorizes themselves as an Ultra Rock band. After taking a long break from performing, people began asking on the whereabouts of W.O.R.M and are looking forward to hearing once again W.O.R.M rock the city! These demands spark the desire to realize their dreams again, and this time with a boom! Sounding fresh, solid and with a potential to rock your heart out, be entertained as W.O.R.M rocks My Story.

Kevin Tan
Born in Johor Bahru and raised up in three other states in the peninsular. Kevin started performing at the age of 16, when he first started learning the Chinese bamboo flute (di-zi) and performing with his mentor, Master Chew in Ipoh. Soon after that, while completing his A levels in Kuala Lumpur, he continued performing and learning with well known soloist Peng Hui. As his desire for music grew, Kevin furthered his trainings under the tutelage of Professor Zhan (ranked number four as a Chinese bamboo flautist in the world) at Nan Yang Academy of Fine Arts (NAFA) Singapore. The young and talented Kevin soon found himself deeply immersed with the art of music composition under the tutelage of two renowned Malaysian composers Yii Kah Hoe and Chong Kee Yong. he continued performing and writing in Kuala Lumpur until fate brought him here to Sabah, and as he says, "I've fallen in love with this wonderful place." Kevin Tan now runs a music school in Damai, KK teaching and making music. Join us in My Story as Kevin Tan reveals his story and be amazed by the sound of his exotic flute.


Cherry L

Cherry hails from Kota Kinabalu. The multi talented artiste plays a variety of instruments, which includes the piano, guitar, harmonica, trumpet and french horn. She has been actively involved in singing performances and competitions during her secondary and tertiary years. Cherry has a full time job as a health inspector, works part time at Halo Cafe as a singer and makes time to write original songs during her free time. Cherry is not only diverse with her musical talent but also talented with singing in different local languages such as Bm, Mandarin, English, Hakka, Cantonese, and Hokkien. She has just released an EP consisting of 6 songs and is planning to release a full album soon. Be at Halo Cafe on the 24th October as Cherry L soothes your soul by bringing you songs from her freshly released self titled EP.

My Story #3 on the 24th October

The date for My Story #3 is set and we've finalized the individuals who will be showcased this time and I must say it's really a great and exciting lineup!

I'll be posting their profiles here... so here goes.... 1st up we have

JOANNA FUNK & FRIENDS
Joanna's parents were both Sabahans, although she is living in Sabah for the first time now, discovering lots of relatives and the wonderful food here! She plays a melodica, which sounds a bit like an accordion. "Playing music is a great way to meet people here."

Joanna worked in financial news in London for 15 years, but is now writing about the things she loves - music! Her blog ( http://sabahsongs.wordpress.com ) focuses on music education in Sabah, and she asks Sabahan musicians how they picked up their music.

She wants to share information about how people make work in music, in Sabah. "It could be through playing, sound production or education. With other people's contribution, I hope we can build an in-depth picture about life in Sabah, in music."

Joanna Funk & her good friend the Melodica

115!

Facebook is amazing. Not only because creating events there is fool proof, it works.

An event was created for My Story #2 in Facebook and right now we have 115 confirmed guest.

My Story was also covered on Daily Express on the 15th August. We are also excited as we've worked out a collaboration with a video company to film future My Story's professionally.

Come along with your friends and family to enjoy and support local acts.

Sabah Boleh-bah!

My Story #2

My Story #2 is happening on the 29th of August! This time we're featuring a totally new group of talents such as...

Kinabalu Kings (well known hip hop group in Sabah for their pioneering work and creativity), Alvin MY (from the vocal group Infinatez, collaborating with various local artiste such as Atama, Richardo and many others, and also working on a solo release), Teddy Chin (a saxaphone player, tutor, guitar shredder and good friend) and Sasuka (the rock band that will rock your world when you hear them rockin' Halo Cafe).

Bring along your friends to this exciting event. There's no cover charge, so just come and enjoy the music, vibe, food and people.

Sabah boleh-bah!

#1 My Story (June 27)