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Monday, July 5, 2010

Solo (coming to town)

Assalamualaikum,
Setelah menyepi sekian lama tanpa sebarang produk, akhirnya single pertama saya yg berjudul 'SOLO' akan siap di print di kilang by this coming Friday. Idea asal adalah utk print beberapa copy sahaja utk kegunaan promosi dan radio DJ, tapi selepas diskusi dgn pihak kilang dan juga faktor harga, pihak pengurusan telah buat keputusan utk printout 1000 keping..

Oleh sebab itu, kami ingin mengambil pre-order awal utk menjual single saya yg berjudul 'SOLO'. Solo adalah sebuah lagu yg berkisar tentang perasaan 'breakfree' dan di dalam lagu tersebut, saya telah berkolaborasi dgn artis hip hop ternama Altimet dan juga penyanyi RnB underground Malaysia. You would also notice perbezaan bunyi yg saya hasilkan utk single saya kali ini. Direction yg saya hasilkan kali ini agak radikal dari direction yg terdahulu. Saya masukkan unsur music live yg lebih penuh, dan selain the rhythm section (drum bass keyboard guitar), saya juga telah masukkan horn section yg terdiri dari trumpet, sax,trombone dan harmonica untuk memberi bunyi yg lebih segar kepada music saya. Manakala vocal pula adalah sgt simple dan adlib yg sgt minima agar lebih mudah diterima.

Solo akan dijual dgn harga yg sgt murah RM 5. Ini kerana focus saya tetap pada album yg akan dilancarkan insyaALLAH sejurus selepas raya, jadi single pertama saya hanya bertujuan sebagai pengenalan kepada industri music. Untuk tempahan awal you may drop a msg at my personal fb or email at andi.a.merican@gmail.com. Untuk pembelian melalui pos, masukkan RM 7 ke akaun maybank saya 164481011394 (Mohd Andi Ariffin Merican) , msg me the time and date and your address too :)

Andi A. Merican


Friday, July 2, 2010

A note to inspire (FloorFever)

Salam guys,
I must say that i ve been checking you guys out quiet frequently. I know the stress that ya'll are up against and after reading a note from Nita, I think i need to write something so that you guys know there are people who appreciate you guys:)

I was reading Nita's article when suddenly i came across 'if u only judge it becoz we're a old! we're not tht pretty! not all together handsome... then thts fine...we will just stick to wat we believe is the best for all..' I know what and how you guys feel and i can sense it more right not. And one of the reason im writing is because ya'll need a friend who is outside the box and tell you what to do and give you strentgh. Me too i ve been in that situation before during 'Gangstarz' and it was so heartbreaking.

I must agree with you Nita that this is reality TV. You give what they want instead of what you re capable of giving. Same goes to us Infinatez. We had to sell our soul to the viewers, to get the votes, to please the production and all of the member had such a massive amount of pressure. We are not allowed to sing Boyz2Men, instead they gave us a pop track that made us look stupid. Im sure Luscious had the same issue too ...

We gave up and during the semifinal we wanted out so bad. We refused to be in the final, because to me reality TV is as filthy as being in the politics. Yes they kicked us out, and when they realised most of the money, sms and votes came from us, they put us back in the final against the bloody Indonesian. Then again, who else can fight them indo?

But you know what I learned? Right after the final i realised that there were tons of people and supporters who backed us like mad because of the talent. At the end of the day, we performed for those who appreciate us. So now im sharing wit you guys the same thing.
Dont worry about the vote, leave that to us. I told boojae bout that too. It doesnt matter if you lose or win. To em fans, you have already won :)

I look at this from an art point of view. Aku tertarik dgn penyampaian Nita yg inginkan lebih cabaran seperti salsa, zapin, kuda kepang. Kita orang seni kita buat ikhlas. I ve learned a loads this couple of months and studied what art is all about. Art is not an expression of who you are. Seni bukan luahan hati. Seni adalah problem solving. You solve your problem tapi buat dgn ikhlas...

Make them remember who FF really is !!! (god be wit you)