AVIMA 2010 NOMINEES: Official Release

Kuala Lumpur, 3rd April 2010

What do top mainstream acts like Mariah Carey, Samantha Mumba, A.R Rahman,Dr. Alban, Rick Ross, Chingy and Black Dada have to do with Asian indie music?

Welcome dudes and dudettes to the AVIMA 2010 Music Awards. The connection to all possibilities begin here.

Now in its 2nd year, AVIMA, the World’s Biggest Independent Music awards (20 countries), kicks into the next gear with a slew of exciting music talents.  Leading the charge are acts from Malaysia, India, Indonesia, Brunei and Philippines predominantly  clocking up nominations in the hip-hop and rock categories. But it was Inch Chua, the petite electro-acoustic singer from Singapore that stunned everyone with her 6 nominations, icnluding Best Pop Song (Rule The World),Best Pop act and Most Mindblowing Music Video.

Trailing real close with 5 nominations are two famous acts from the shores of Malaysia, electro-pop darling, Melissa Indot and Nigerian born hip-hopper, Young Stunna. The acts with 4 nominations each included Philippines rockers, Wolgang, Malaysian R&B act, James Baum, genre-bending popsters from Philippines Up Dharma Down and Sanjeev T & Rainbow Bridge from India (Sanjeev is the main guitarist for Grammy winner, A.R.Rahman).

The country with the highest number of award wins last year, Indonesia, were well represented this year, with The Aftermiles grabbing top categories with Best Rock Song (False Alarm), Best Rock Vocals and Feelgood Song of The Year.

“I wont lie. It was sheer hell going through almost 1500 songs from across Asia, and I think my dreams will be coloured psychedelic-indie  for the next few weeks. But it was well worth the effort, when we see talents from Iran such as TarantisT and Maral, and adrenaline-pumped acts such as Go Chic from Taiwan,  Galaxy 7 and Funky Gong from Japan, make the cut. And we were pleasantly surprised by the sheer brit-pop exuberance of acts like The Standards from Thailand and  Indonesia’s The Aftermiles. It proves that there are plenty of indie acts bubbling under the layer of mainstream music, and AVIMA 2010 is the perfect launch platform for many. Scanning through the nominee list, India have really dominated the rock categories and Malaysia with the hip-hop ones, but AVIMA has been known to pull out a few” rabbit in the hat” sort of winners. So stay tuned! “, said Chief Judge and founder of  AVIMA, Siva Chandran.

This year AVIMA is supported and sponsored by ruumz.com, Tunetalk and Popfolio.

The main media partners for AVIMA 2010 kokoasia.com (Asia/UK) and indiecision.com (India)

That leads us back to the question of the mainstream acts:

a) Mariah carey makes a cameo in the music video “Stay in the Middle” of Bruneian artiste, Hill Zaini featuring Samantha Mumba. Samantha as most know was a top 5 artiste on the US and UK Charts and also acted beside Guy Pearce in the movie Time Machine.The video is nominated for an AVIMA for Most Mindblowing Music Video.

(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AxVqLKaEA0M) The Video

b) Rick Ross is the famous rapper who had two No.1 Billboard albums, Port of Miami  (2006) and Trilla (2008). He appears together with rising hip-hopper Black Dada and Young Stunna in Stunna’s remix of the song, Rags 2 Riches. Its been nominated for an AVIMA for Best remix.

c) Chingy is the American rapper who scored a monster No.2 hit in the US with “Right Thurr”. He teams up with Philippines hip-hop act, (Dice&K9)Mobbstarr for the song, Another One (remix) and they get nominated for an AVIMA in the best collaboration category.

d) Dr. Alban probably need no introduction. His global smashing No.1 hits with “No Coke” and “Its My Life” still booms from most clubs and parties across the world. He has teamed up with Sasi The Don on the dance track, “Music In me”. The song won Sasi the Don a VIMA (Malaysian Indie music award) for Best Dance Song , and is nominated in the same category for an AVIMA.

The online polls begin on April 8th and the link can be found at http://voize.my/category/music/avima/ from that day onwards. The AVIMA scoring is unique and drives home the philosophy of “band talent-fans power”. As such, the winners are determined via an online polls that makes up 30% of the overall scores and the remaining 70% to be determined by global judges.

Join the AVIMA 2010 Facebook group for all the updates.

Besides taking home the much sought after crystal awards, winners of all categories of AVIMA stand to be part of the following initiatives:

a) AVIMA Superstarz – indie acts who will be provided special media, marketing and collaboration privileges across the globe
b) Mobile platform – to have their songs promoted on mobile/telco platforms and make some good money
c) Asian concert circuit- the first names that will be invited to be part of regional and international concerts
d) Video platform – special promotion of video or even an opportunity of music videos being made for the indie acts
e) Music fund – a special fund where your ideas,concepts of songs will be funded and made into a single..and marketed.Now bands who cant afford but have talent and creativity can head into studios to create their smash hit.
f) Voize Connectz – connecting and collaborating Asian acts with labels, producers and talent scouts from US, UK and Europe.

FULL AVIMA NOMINEE LIST

Best Pop/R&B Song

Prema Yin – Eyo-eyo (Malaysia)

Feez madea –fly (Brunei)

Andrew LD – Dynamite (LIVE in Fantasy)  – (Malaysia)

Dark River- Jeevz (Malaysia)

Inch Chua – Rule The World (Singapore)

Cadenzza –  I Want you to leave me alone (Indonesia)

Go Chic-We are all lovers and runners (Taiwan)

Up dharma down – Silid (Philippines)

Melissa Indot – A Minute After midnight (Malaysia)

Lets make babies – The Bernadettes (Philippines)

Best Pop/R&B Act

Senoritas (Malaysia)

Adi Rani (Brunei)

Hi-C (Philippines)

The Marilyns (Singapore)

Inch Chua (Singapore)

Machine D (Indonesia)

Melissa Indot (Malaysia)

Fakhrul Razi (Brunei)

James Baum (Malaysia)

Risky Summerbee & The Honey Thief (Indonesia)

Best Rock Song

Crush – Blinded (Malaysia)

Karacoma – IKTS (Brunei)

Sanjeev T & The Rainbow Bridge – Free Will (India)

Beat the system-Penipuan (Malaysia)

Wolfgang – Soap (Philippines)

The Aftermiles – False alarm (Indonesia)

Demonic Resurrection-A Tragedy befallen (India)

The Summerpint Junkie – Forbidden Fruit (India)

Prayag  - Bas Karo (India)

Junkyard groove- Imagine (India)

Best Rock Group

Motherjane(India)

The Standards(Thailand)

Wolfgang(Philippines)

Sanjeev T and Rainbow Bridge (India)

Deja Voodoo Spells(Malaysia)

Hujan(Malaysia)

Nikotin (UAE)

Tarantist (Iran)

The Bicycle days (India)

Ritmic Traumatic (Indonesia)

Best Rock Vocalist

Sam – Bunkface(Malaysia)

Suraj – Motherjane(india)

Sanjeev T – (India)

Basti- Wolfgang(Philippines)

Andre Helliano – The Aftermiles (Indonesia)

Matt- The Standards(Thailand)

Cliff Hugh Joseph – Crush (Malaysia)

Rithan – Deja Voodoo Spells (Malaysia)

Kartik basker – The Bicycle Days (India)

Pranab- Prayag (India)

Best Hip-Hop/Urban Song

Soundcircus  - Jamalo (Malaysia/Sarawak)

Kraft feat Mia Palencia – Diamonds (Malaysia/Australia)

Altimet – Syukur (Malaysia)

Young Stunna feat Juju –  Lights camera action (Malaysia/Brunei)

D-Coy- Katulad ko (Philippines)

Gila Monstarz – Riderz (Malaysia)

James Baum feat Too Dope and Mc Rishi- Mess Around (Malaysia)

Micbandits – Cantik Rupamu (Brunei)

Loonie-All rights reversed (Philippines)

Kid (feat andy) – Hustle Alone (Malaysia)

Best Hip-Hop/Urban Solo

Kraft (Malaysia)

Young Stunna (Malaysia/Nigeria)

James Baum (Malaysia)

D-Coy (Philippines)

Vandal (Malaysia/Canada)

C Loco (Malaysia)

Loonie (Philippines)

Joe Flizzow(Malaysia)

Micwrecka (Malaysia)

Vibe (Malaysia)

Best Hip-Hop Group

Micbandits (Brunei)

Soundcircus (Sarawak/Nigeria)

Mobbstarr (Philippines)

Hot Noise (Malaysia)

Gila Monstarz (Malaysia)

SSK (Malaysia)

A2 Brothazz (Malaysia)

Best Electro/ Dance Song

Andrew LD – Crushing rock (Malaysia)

Sasi the Don featuring Dr. Alban – Music In Me (Malaysia/Sweden)

Bardia – The sound of my church (Malaysia/UK)

Funky Gong – Muzik Down (Japan)

Turbogoth – Morning swim  (Philippines)

Go Chic – 2010 (Taiwan)

Galaxy 7 – Super explosions (Japan)

Jerome Kugan – Tomas (Transient Vortex Remix) (Malaysia)

Bottlesmoker – Phi- Vincent Vega covers (Indonesia)

Sanjeev T & Rainbow Bridge – Give in to me (India)

Best Electro/Dance Act

Ze (Malaysia)

electro.pup (Malaysia)

Djaypee (Malaysia)

Maral (Iran)

Shadow (India)

Galaxy 7 (Japan)

Funky Gong (Japan)

Bottlesmoker (Indonesia)

Turbogoth (Philippines)

Cerumentric (Philippines)

Moody melancholic masterpiece

Maral – my clothes on other bodies (Iran)

Airport radio – preambule (Indonesia)

Elemental gaze – Waiting (Indonesia)

Musical o – blind (Philippines)

Neuter lover – Ha (Thailand)

Embrace all-tearliner (South Korea)

Mobbstarr-Pump (Philippines)

Up Dharma Down – Sana (Philippines)

The Bicycle Days – Circles (India)

Summerpint Junkie – Hallucination (India)

The Bliss Award (Best song to play at a campfire)

Enoch cosmic  - My Xmas (Sabah/Australia)

Inch Chua – Aqueous oblivion (Singapore)

Ray d’sky – Nyaman (Indonesia)

Fakhrul razi- Quench (Brunei)

Mia Palencia- Call Waiting (Malaysia/Australia)

Akasha – Bombay Bossanova (Malaysia)

Gila Monstarz feat Snake – Lets get mary’d (Malaysia)

Neuyabe- autumn ode (MALAYSIA)

Juju – Remember (Brunei)

C.Loco feat Moe Nasrul – Bintang (Unplugged) (Malaysia)

Best female vocalist overall

Elvira (Malaysia)

Maureen Santiago (Malaysia/USA)

Melissa Indot (Malaysia)

Sally Cooper (Australasia)

Prema Yin(Malaysia)

Inch Chua (Singapore)

Beilei (China/France)

Armi Millaire (Philippines)

Reno (Malaysia)

Oh Jieun (South korea)

Best  Remix

Black Dada featuring  Rick Ross & Young Stunna  - Rags 2 riches – (Young Stunna Remix)

Turbogoth  - Morning swim (drowned remix) (Philippines)

The Bernadettes  -I want to have your baby (abortion remix) (Philippines)

Transient Vortex – (Jerome Kugan-Tomas Drum n Bass Remix) (Malaysia)

Sally Cooper – Get U (Stuart Elliott remix) (Australasia)

Best collaboration

Mad project – Change (Melissa Indot, Altimet & Deja Voodoo Spells) (Malaysia)

D-coy feat beatmatics- Pambansang Kamao (Philippines)

Hot Noise – Hot Noise Anthem (Young Stunna, Britella, Alloi, Half Eyez) (Malaysia/Nigeria)

Mobbstarr, Dannie boi and Chingy – Another One remix  (Philippines/USA)

Iz feat C.Loco – Gonna Be Alright (club mix) (Malaysia)

Dylan & Puvan ft. Matilda Radge a.k.a. The Mystery Kitten- Jokkaneh Figureh (Malaysia)

Nadhira feat King Lhota – Breaking up – (Malaysia/Senegal)

Dj Fuzz and Malique featuring Salam – Cerita Kedai Kopi (Malaysia)

Jeevz and Alexander David Potts (feat K R) – Higher Dimension (Malaysia/USA)

James Baum feat Too Dope and Mc Rishi- Mess Around (Malaysia)

Feelgood Song of The Year

Junkyard groove – Folk you (India)

Altimet-Syukur (Malaysia)

Melissa indot-I cant smile without you (Malaysia)

Zedde-Mumbai (India)

Inch Chua – Rule The World (Singapore)

The Cadenzza – I want you to leave me alone (Indonesia)

Daybreak – I Like You (South Korea)

The Camerawalls – The Sight of Love (Philippines)

Breaking up – Nadhira feat king lhota (Malaysia)

The Aftermiles – False alarm (Indonesia)

(Mariah Carey makes a cameo in the above nominated music video)

Most Mindblowing Music Video

That Effing show gang & Ezra  – I am a Macha (Malaysia)

Inch  Chua – Devotion in Reality (Singapore)

Beilei – My one and only (China/France)

Go chic-Culture supervisor (Taiwan)

Wolfgang- Ibrahim (Philippines)

Airport radio-Turun dalam rupa cahaya (Indonesia)

Motherjane-Broken (India)

Hill Zaini featuring Samantha mumba – Stay in the middle (cameo by

Mariah Carey) (Brunei)

Hi-C – Physical (Philippines)

Updharma down – Sana (Philippines)