Soul music is good music

I ve never felt wanting to blog so much in my life like tonight. This feeling i had right now has left me no option but to write. Its very late at night or perhaps i could say morning, tapi aku masih gagahkan diri juga utk menulis. Somehow rather i need to share it, eventhough at this ungodly hour nobody is awake except me.

I might not have shared you wit guys on the latest showcase I produced. Yes I produced one last week, and apparently i did another one yesterday. I didnt brag so much about it worried that it might be just an ordinary event. Mana taknya, event semalam lebih besar daripada showcase yg pernah aku buat selama ini. It involves some big name such as Sabhi Sadhi, Amirul Jafril and Fatin Syazanna. But unfortunately due to time constraint and my tight schedule producing the earlier event, it leaves me less time to really promote this event. If im not mistaken i only have around 5 days to execute everything. There are however a few press and media covered but still, with such name, complete 4 piece musician, backing vocals, design, studio time, there was too much pressure placed on me in term of the profit and crowd's acceptance.

Let me remind you that not just produce, i was the executive producer as well. Meaning to say niat yang mula-mula hanya ingin membantu para penggiat music utk berkarya, sudah menjadi lebih berat bebannya kerana semua kos ditanggung sendiri oleh aku. I forked out my own money to organise such show including the musicians and BV, the studio rehearsal, the crew and the designers, promotions and printing, and duit upah gaji utk sesiapa yang membantu. Yes im the performing producer. tapi itu belum cukup gila lagi. The most gila part was I did by myself.

It was a one man show. Everything was planned by me. This includes the idea, locking up artiste and scheduling, hooking up with the place, deals, providing musician, promotion from designing (courtesy of Eizani) to hanging the banner, ushering the crowd, monitoring front desk and sales and loads more. I was at the place for soundcheck and until almost half the show, i was still busy organizing it. For those who came, you would notice how menggelabah i was trying to accomodate to the event's need. But it was good at the end of the day. Why?

It was a blast. I truly enjoyed performing last night. After singing all this year, I didnt remember how happy i was being on stage. My performance was top notch (puji diri sendiri, lantak akulah nie blog aku), and the energy that came from the BV and musicians are equally good otherwise perfect. I ve done so many stage performances, but last night was something that will always be remembered. The connection between me and the BV and musicians was unbelievalable. I couldnt express how secure i was singing with them. TQ korang !!!

I had good feedbacks from people who came. Some of them said it was really worth it, that RM 35 is too cheap for that outstanding performance. The musicians played well, tight and blend with the BV. And i can proudly say that there are no BV's like 'HARMONISME'. They got soul. So tq again for those who came. And tq to all the performers/musicians. You guys have been a terrific partner to work with. Looking forward to working with you guys in the future.

And for those who missed, is it early to say, there will be a second time? :)

Aku dan muzik

Dah lama sangat aku tak menulis. Takde rancangan pun nak menulis tapi memandangkan sekarang sudah hampir 8.30 pagi dan aku masih belum tidur, aku gagahkan diri juga. Bukan apa, kalau tidur pun dalam sejam dah kena bangun sebab ader urusan muzik yang perlu diselesaikan. Dan aku memang sentiasa ader masalah tidur, dan bila waktu nak tidur saja, mesti terpikir macam- macam benda kat kepala otak aku. Jadi daripada aku hanya berfikir, might as well i pen down what are the thoughts that are running in my head.

This few months has been a pretty much of a journey for me. I started to realise what i really want out of my life especially music. I discovered new habits of mine that i fail to discover throughout this 5 years. I love singing eversince i couldnt remember but it was 5 years back that i decided that i love RnB and would like to pursue that direction. Baru korang tau betapa lambatnya aku kan. Yes I learn music when i was a kid, and my parents sent me to a music school but it was 5 years back that I made up my mind to really focus on this. And eversince, i ve been singing mostly RnB songs and i ve been studying a loads of RnB stuff. Dan tahun lepas aku decide untuk berhenti kerja sepenuh masa untuk lebih mendalami ilmu muzik. But after producing a couple of live showcase i realised something more than singing. Something fulfilling to my soul.

I love music more than I love singing. I realised that i get more excited when it all comes to music than just a vocalbox. Kalau mak ayah aku pasang American Idol, i would pay more attention to the big band and orchestra rather than just the vocallist. Kalau musician tengah main, aku akan perhatikan diorang. Every single thing about music excites me, even a conversation will take nothing less than 3 hours. Kadang2 aku rasa menyesal kenapa aku tak betul2 belajar muzik di mana-mana institute pengajian. Menyesal belajar IT and buat pening kepala, at the end of the day its still music. Thats how passionate I am towards music.

I appreciate music so much. Sejauh mana aku pergi dan melangkah, aku tetap akan mendengar dan senantiasa belajar benda baru dari orang, walaupun orang tu sendiri sangat baru. Thats how i learn, lebih kepada informal learning. I do it the hard way, sbb tu orang tak boleh datang dekat aku cakap benda crap yang diorang sendiri pun taktau. Benda yang paling penting seperti appresiasi muzik pun tak reti. Inikan pula benda benda lain dalam music seperti music business.

Kadang2 aku malu kenapa artis kita tertutama sekali yang tiada pengetahuan pasal music boleh nak jadi penyanyi, apatah lagi kalau meletup. Pening aku pikir !!! Pastu record label pulak memilih, kalau ader rupa, ader body, boleh jual, apa lagi sign lah padahal bakat tak seberapa. Nak menyanyi belajar vocal dan belajar music. Ini taktau satu apa, ader hati nak jadi penyanyi. Well, bebel aku ni tidak bertujuan untuk menghentam kepada sesiapa. Aku sendiri masih belajar malah jauh dari sempurna. But its just a reminder to myself. Andi, if you wanna do it, learn and grow. This is what i wanna do. MUSIC !!! i cherish and protect it. Its something very dear and has great value in my heart.

P/S: akan terus mengisi dan memenuhkan gelas yang kosong ini

RnB night

It was in Singapore that I had the idea to produce this kinda event. After getting the experience producing a show, I thought to myself to help fellow RnB singers to organize such gig. It is my effort to try and put RnB where it belongs. It may look like just another showcase, but atleast I continue fighting for what I believe in, and I tried.



Id like to learn new things, and i learn new things everyday



Andi A. Merican

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