Indie acts from Malaysia and across Asia now have a bigger reason to smile. Voize.my, an Asian lifestyle and entertainment site has formed a strategic partnership with Popfolio Sdn Bhd to champion the independent and local music scene.
Enter Voize Music Factory!
The partnership seeks to supercharge independent acts in 3 key areas :
a) Production and studio support
b) Mobile and digital distribution
c) Media & marketing.
Independent acts can now approach the Voize Music Factory with their demos and stand a chance to be supported with the above end-to-end initiative.
“We’re really excited about this partnership and Voize Music Factory is really going to change the landscape of music not only in Malaysia but all over Asia. This is the closest to an indie musician’s dream deal. Not only will they receive huge publicity via many media platforms but Voize Music Factory will also strive towards launching and marketing their song on a global scale” said Siva Chandran, Managing Editor of Voize.
Siva Chandran, Managing Editor of Voize
“Popfolio has always maintained a strong belief in artiste development. We believe we have found the right partner in Voize.my to be able to provide a platform that will educate the next batch of artistes of the whole digital and mobile economy.We are opening up a whole world of possibilities by providing the mobile and digital download platforms to be monetized by the artiste.” said Hardesh Singh, co-founder of Popfolio Sdn Bhd.
Hardesh Singh, co-founder of Popfolio Sdn Bhd
Popfolio, founded by Hardesh Singh & Adam William, is a portfolio of pop-centric virtual estates. Its current network includes the Popfolio.net social music network, the Poptopus widget and PopTeeVee. Popfolio engages with the youth market through digital tools while focusing on creating content with high information value.
“We are also looking to work with Asian and International acts who intend to explore the Asian markets through this partnership.At the moment The Voize Music Factory will look to promote only singles”, added Siva.
Voize Music Factory is now calling out and inviting all musicians to submit their demos or studio songs to music@voize.my. Shortlisted or successful acts will then be contacted to meet up with the team to move forward.
Voize.my has been spearheading many initiatives in Asia to assist the independent music scene to grow into a global force.Amongst its most successful efforts was the recently concluded music awards, AVIMA 2009, Asia’s First Independent Music Awards, which was dubbed “The World’s Biggest Independent Music Awards Contest” due to its support of over 3000 independent acts from 16 countries.
