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Malaysia : Ashtaka

Ashtaka - formed in October 2009 consists of four aspiring musical souls, they are Jey, Jegan, Vinz’ and already renowned singer/producer/entrepreneur /song writer Reshmonu.

‘Ashtaka’ in Sanskrit (a classical language of the Indian subcontinent and the primary liturgical language of Hinduism and Buddhism) is defined as the ‘Eight verses of divine which enables one to open one’s self to the universe’. It is thru this profound definition that spears and differentiates the primary objectives of Ashtaka;

i. To create music featuring a variant of genres mainly R&B, Soul, Dance & Hip –Hop to enthrall and captivate the souls of listeners.

ii. To infuse the many languages of India (Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Hindi, Punjabi & etc) into their song material.

iii. To upkeep the highest level of production quality & to portray versatile musical arrangements.

iv. To perform & present their music on a worldwide scale.

An idea spurned and inspired by Reshmonu who is the Executive producer of this group. After creating a name for himself in both the English & Malay music segments of Malaysia, he released his first full length Tamil single ‘Theendathey” mid 2009. The instantaneous hit further convinced him that there was a definite untapped potential in the Malaysian Indian Music Industry.

Ashtaka is currently working on a full-length album slated to be released end of 2010. They recently released an introductory single titled ‘Kanne’ over THR raga and in a short period of time ‘Kanne’ has managed to secure good radio airplay & positioning in the local Indian music charts.

Malaysia : K-Town Clan

https://www.facebook.com/ktcworldwide

http://www.ktownclan.com

K-town Clan has been in the Malaysian music industry for about 5 years now, have performed on a variety of music platforms and during high profile events. The rap group consists of three individuals in their mid-20s - Vidya, Ganesh and Roshan whose stage personas are Vid, Bo and Roshan Jamrock respectively. All three members of the K-Town Clan hail from Kajang, hence, the name of the group essenti...ally gives recognition to their hometown and is a reminder of their roots. From humble beginnings, K-Town Clan received their first nationwide break in 2005. The trio was crowned champion in the vocal category of the highly rated talent show 'Blast Off'- Season 1, which was aired on Astro's Hitz.tv.
 
K-Town Clan was the first rap group to introduce the 'crunk' rap genre in a local context to the Malaysian masses. Crunk rap is highly popular in the United States as artists like Lil' Jon, Ying Yang Twins and Pitbull, to name a few, have introduced it in the international music arena. K-Town Clan developed their niche sound by taking cues from internationally known artists and adapting them into a local context while giving the music a party and dance vibe which relates to the masses. The group has an innate passion for music which helps in their experimenting and exploring the depths of other musical genres and further infusing it with their own musical styles.

The successes of K-Town Clan's musical endeavors have been recognized in the local radio charts. They have produced chart topping numbers such as 'Come Get Some', 'Sum'in Like This' and their current single 'Give Em the Ughh!!!'

'Playground' - The Debut Album. 2011. (Launched on 24.9.11)

'Playground' is a 16 track album, which comprises an intro, an outro, multiple hard-hitting infectious tracks, skits and a bonus track. Roshan Jamrock, member and music producer/programmer for K-town Clan describes the album as groundbreaking due to the originality of crunk with a local vibe which essentially breaks all musical boundaries. Producing an album with an experimental sound was a risk worth taking as it has received rave reviews among music listeners. Two songs from the album's released singles have already caused waves in the country and the Clan has even caught the attention of people in Philippines, Singapore, Brunei & the UK. The first single to be released, 'Come Get Some' and the current single, 'Give Em The Ughh!!' have individually held the number 1 spot on the Malaysian English music charts for over four weeks in a row.

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Canada : Ruby & Chikaadee

The Canadian music industry is about to have a revolution. Pop duo Ruby & Chikaadee are shaking up the scene, making their entry into the music world in the name of love. The multi-talented couple is not only the next hottest girlfriend/boyfriend duo, but are powerhouses in the making. Launching their own entertainment company - The Nation Entertainment, and fueling the next biggest movement in music history – World Wide Hustlers, the pair is poised to take over the globe.

It began in 2008, when the two met on Facebook. Kisho Kumar (Chikaadee) and Ruby Ramkaran (Ruby Queen) were united by a common passion: music. When they finally decided to meet in person and collaborate, it was love at first sight. Chikaadee, who had been writing music since he was 16, conceived the dream of the Nation and World Wide Hustlers at an early stage in his career. When he met Ruby in April of 2008 and discovered her as a talent, he dubbed her the Nation’s Queen and they have been partners ever since. In Chikaadee’s own words “We complement each other so well, it’s a match made in heaven. It was just meant to be.”

Together, Ruby & Chikaadee propel each other to heights unimaginable. Writers, composers, singers, rappers, entertainers and business minded – this couple does it all. Their musical inspirations vary widely by a broad variety of artists and composers. They range from classical music to country, rock to hip hop, reggae, cultural music and R&B. Among these, their all-time favorites include Mariah Carey, Michael Jackson, Tupac Shakur and Celine Dion. Influenced by countless sounds and ideas, they have written over 100 songs, together and individually. Their music is becoming more and more popular for its catchy hooks & melodies, versatile lyrics, southern sound and international appeal.

Chikaadee, born in Sri Lanka and arriving in Canada in 1986, and Ruby Queen, born to West Indian parents in Sudbury, Ontario, are the living definition of World Wide Hustlers. “We are not east side; we are not west side. We are World Wide Hustlers. If you make money anywhere in the world, you too are a World Wide Hustler.” Their goal is to change the bad stigma attached to the word “Hustler” and make it a positive thing. To them a "hustler" is an investor. Someone who invests something whether it be time, money, energy, talent, ideas or even feelings and reaps the benefits of their investment. Ruby & Chikaadee are also bridging the gap between Western culture and Eastern culture, bringing the western style to the east and the eastern culture to the west. They promote love, respect, fidelity and loyalty. They represent a huge, untapped market, which is only now tuning in to urban music and they intend to be at the forefront of it, helping the two worlds merge.

Like Sonny & Cher and Ike & Tina, this dynamic duo is rocking the scene as the only act of its kind for the 21st century, but what they have is beyond legendary. Their love is stronger, they are unbreakable and they’re here to stay. Ruby & Chikaadee are the new icons, the new face of music. The Nation Entertainment and World Wide Hustlers are making big moves. The Canadian music industry is about to blow and Ruby & Chikaadee are heading straight to the top.

India : Machas With Attitude (M.W.A)

 Machas With Attitude [abbreviated as MWA] is a rap/hip hop trio from Bangalore / Chennai, India. Formed on June 14, 2008, it consists of Bigg Nikk, Smokey and Brodha V. MWA takes influences from their various backgrounds, and although their songs are primarily in English, they usually feature lyrics in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam. Their music is flavoured by a blend of emotions like patriotism and aggressiveness with a little dash of humour. MWA has impacted not only the Indian Underground Hip Hop scene but also India's various film industries in a massive way and their songs stand testimony to this fact.

TRAP Chapter' 3

Sri Lanka : Dinesh Kanagaratnam

Dinesh Kanagaratnam is a well established commercial rap artist and a celebrity born in Sri Lanka is now known as one of the talented Srilankan Tamil artist who have achieved half palm of success in the big market in Tamil South Indian Movie and Music Industry known as Kollywood.

Dinesh Kanagaratnam is now a very successful rap artist who have featured in many Tamil movies in South India is a well known celebrity in countries such as Singapore, Malaysia, London, Canada and Sri Lanka after his block buster hit song ‘Athichudi’, ‘Suraangani’, ‘Kuruvi’ and ‘Nagaraveytai’. Dinesh Kanagaratnam is also a music composer and have scored music along with his music partner Charles Bosco for the film ’18 Vayasu’ staring the ‘Renigunta’ fame Johnny directed by the director of Renigunta R.Panneerselvam, produced by S.S Chakravarthy from NIC Arts.

Dinesh Kanagaratnam has launched three music albums so far since the year 2007. His First album was ‘Cross Culture’, and the second album was his solo album named ‘Thamila’ in the year 2008 was a block buster in Sri Lanka. Dinesh collaborated with Charles Bosco and launched the album ‘SL2SG’ in Sri Lanka, Singapore and Malaysia. Charles Bosco was introduced to the Srilankan music industry by Dinesh through his second album ‘Thamila’.

Aaryan Dinesh have been collaborated and featured for following famous music directors such as Vijay Antony for the song (Athichudi, China Thamarai and Mere Piya) in 2008, for D.Imman for the song (Odi Polama) in 2009, and for Paul Jacobs for the song (Rajadi Raja and Katradu Kalavu featuring Blaaze) in 2009. Dinesh Kanagaratnam is the first Tamil rap artist to be featured in a Telugu movie done for the Tollywood market by music composer Bobo Shashi.

ACHIECEMENTS
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2006
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Debut with the single ‘Naan Sonnal’ along with BNS

2007
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Launched the album ‘Cross Culture’ along with Gajan

2008
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Dinesh launched his second album ‘Thamila’
Suraangani Remix was a block buster hit Asiawide
Dinesh entered the main stream market in Kollywood
First Srilankan artist to Collaborate with Vijay Antony
First Srilankan artiste to Collaborate with D-Imman

2009
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Worked for one of the biggest stars in India actor Vijay
Featured for composer Paul Jacobs
Featured for composer D-Imman and Vijay Antony
International Collaboration with Shabir (Singapore)
Nagaravaytei Video was featued in MTV Asia
Dinesh K became the most known Srilankan artist in Singapore, Malaysia and India

2010
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Launched his collaboration album ‘SL2SG’
Composed his first film music in India with Charles Bosco
Currently working on the film 18 Vayasu as composers
His New Record Company Antostage is now launched
Remixed the song Yal panamen song for BNS
Produced JODI NO.1 song for dancer Sathish Krishnan along with Charles Bosco


CURRENT PROJECTS
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18 Vayasu Film composing - Coming Soon
Whatelse music Album from Antostage - Coming
Mayajal - Single with Chinthy



ANTOSTAGE - THE RECORD COMPANY
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Antostage, a record and entertainment company based in India and Sri Lanka is now ready to introduce and support local and international Tamil speaking musicians and artists. Antostage is a newly formed company by the rapper cum producer Dinesh Aaryan Kanagaratnam and Maria Arul Kitherian founder of Antotechniks Actuators. The company is currently in the process of launching music albums and identifying and signing music producers, rap performers, vocalist and composers. We welcome everyone of you to join hands with us and support the journey of finding new talents and producing them to you.

Malaysia : Yogi B & Natchatra

In 1998, Poetic Ammo released their ground breaking album “It’s a Nice Day to Be Alive” which made hip-hop a household music genre. On this album, Yogi B pioneered Tamil Hip-Hop with the now classic track “Vallavan”, thus becoming the first ever Tamil emcee globally. “Vallavan” was light years ahead of its’ time and was the sole cause for the emergence of the Tamil hip-hop scene in this country. Now, in 2006, Yogi B has roped in Dr Burn and Emcee Jesz, the duo, collectively known as Natchatra.

Dr Burn started his career as a stage performer in 1996 while furthering his studies in Audio Engineering. His introduction to hip-hop was when he and some of his friends formed the underground rap group called Worst Media Clique (W.M.C). He also has a self-titled debut album under the Alai Osai label to his credit. Dr Burn has also worked with most of the Tamil industry’s leading artistes while he was the sound engineer at Tribe Studios. He then got a chance to meet Yogi B while working on Lock Up Guna’s solo project, and the rest, as they say, is history.

Emcee Jesz started off his rap career at the age of 18 when he performed for the first time for his college’s Indian Cultural Society night. He then continued his music journey by forming a group called Indiana Soul with his now ex-partner, performing at underground hip-hop gigs. It was around this time that he was approached by Yogi B to join Natchatra.

Together, Yogi B and Natchatra gave you the most anticipated Tamil Hip-Hop album, Vallavan, proudly presented to you by Boombox Records and Maestro Records.

Malaysia : Vedaz

A dynamic duo from Penang that consists of McRy and Badak Ryn formed the group Vedaz in 2005. Both being hip hop enthusiasts and fantastic lyricsts, their work was soon spotted in many local underground gigs mainly along the lines of the 5elemetz movement. The duo first broke through into the mainstream with a colaboration with Dr Burn of Yogi B & Natchatra on the Zurazamharam compailation.

In 2009 , Vedaz begin their effort on putting together a full length album. Naavarasan, their debute album was released in 2010 and is currently gaining
heavy rotation on local airplay. Hit singles include Soll En Anbe , Dapangz and Kalai Maathu. Log on to www.vedaz.net for more details.

Malaysia : Tactmatic

KL's Battle Rap Champion. Avid Music Fan. Hip Hop Enthusiast. He's Humble yet All That.

Tact grew up listening to hip hop in his early teen years after the heavy influence of hip hop hit the nation with groups like Poetic Ammo and Too Phat leading the scene. With the mad love for Hip-Hop going strong , Tact tried everything hip hop from break dancing to graffiti only to realize that the microphon e was what he worked best with.

Starting off with only a Rm10 PC Microphone and the downloaded version of Fruity Loops, Tact recorded tracks with rappers across the globe via the internet and participated in key style rap battles. Having won the battles he participated in, networks were built and affiliations with rappers around the country were formed and a collective from Penang consisting of Shark, Potentialz and Rude Mack joined forces with Tact to form the infamous Illinguists who were responsible for the track “Supafly” which gained recognition among the local listeners. Tact who by then had moved to the city, Kuala Lumpur form his home town in Teluk Intan, Perak established himself as an underground rapper who was hungry for recognition which soon came through as it did for many other local rappers through Astro Hitz.Tv’s Blast Off. Leading the now defunct group, Rapsody to the semi-final Tact then knew that if he was going to strive in the local scene, he was going to do it by himself as a solo artist.
Having performed in numerous shows/gigs/clubs , Tact found a new dimension in the music business by producing tracks and running a home based recording studio. Early this year, the need for diversifying revenue from the music business diverted Tact’s attention to the business side of the game and a sub-publishing agreement deal was signed with one of the major publishing companies. Tact founded the recently erected TACT RECORDS and does the publishing for artists signed to the label

Apart from the business, Tact is also one of the nations top freestyle battle MC’s. He is now the MC to beat, having won tournaments such as TYGS (Think You Got Skillz), KL Slam Jam, and The Illestcipher(Singapore).

Malaysia : Tha GingerBread Man

Tha GingerBread Man also formerly known as Young Caesar is tha stage name for of Kuala Lumpur's rapperboy Parvind.He has always been floating in the waves of music as he grew up.Caesar experienced the culture of Hip-Hop Music since the age of 10.OK CUT THA CRAP BRO,ITS BORING,About me ah ?Hmm lets see,I eat alot,I'm round,I'm an indian(proud to be one),I'm your GingerBread Doll and I'm not a simple guy at all,I'm just another person with a big dream,just like you all.I enjoy the challenges and the criticism I get,it makes me stronger.I was influenced by our own Malaysian Artiste mainly our G-Town Superstar known as Rabbit.mac.I'm the kid who is trying to come in life,after all the strugges that I've been through.Music is my only mantra.I was introduced to rap music in 2002 by a close buddy of mine.When I first listened to rap music,I was amused of how each artist expressed their hardship and success in their songs.The first album i bought was LINKIN PARK/JAY-Z.Cekap la brooo....It's for real!!And I believe in being real,I mean being myself.Rap is where you throw your real feelings towards the lyrics during rapping,so thats what I'm about to show you.Well bout my education,I resitted my SPM,but,now here I am doing Chemical Engeneering. Ok,mainly I'm going to tell you this,I'm totaly against PIRACY(f**k em bro,their nothing but a life spoiler),and then there's drugs,gangsterism,and also I'm very much against the fact that a lot of kids these days take their parents for granted.Appreciate them more.Actions speak louder then words,STUDY WELL BROTHER's and SISTERS.

Malaysia : Amigoz Sugu

Amigoz Sound Studio

Music Composer, Movie Director · Jun 2006 to present

at Amigoz Sounds

Maraz Dcinema

Music Composer, Movie Director · Jan 2008 to May 2008 · Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Sri Saheb Production

Asst Director, Music Composer · Jan 2006 to Dec 2007 · Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 

Singapore : Chris Columbus

PERFORMANCE & T V APPEARENCES

ACTING.
DEBUT ACTING- Medical Drama, Lead Character-Schizophrenic Accountant.-May 16 2011. VASANTHAM CHANNEL.
CERTAIN CHAPTERS [SHORT FILM] CAST AND ART DIRECTOR.

DJ .
REALITY SERIES (musical Notes)-”Satisfied” singles performance -January 2010
MTV ASIA –DEJAVU’ SHabir ft. Matilda De'silva (Traffiq Album)(TURNTABLES)/(ART DIRECTOR)
TAMIL HIP HOP ERA CONCERT[ YOGI B AND NATCHATRA] 2007– DJ Battle representing Singapore against Malaysian DJ
TRAFFIQ COMMERCIAL ALBUM LAUNCH 2008– Live Performance
PAMS MUSIC SCHOOL TV COMMERCIAL 2009 – Featured as endorsing talent
FEATURED IN TRAFFIQ ALBUM , DEJAVU SONG & MUSIC VIDEO (TURNTABLES)-(ART DIRECTOR0) 2008
CLOOB.FM [SAN FRANCISCO]

RAP.
OKTO [CHANNEL 12] “live” -Febuary 2010
URBAN POET -Shabir ft. Dinesh(singles)
SINGAPORE OK! [CHANNEL 5]- Featured in song rendition & Music Video (2009)
MAY DAY 2006[CHANNEL 8]- Live Performance
FEATURED IN SHABIR’S [N.E.W ] SONG & MUSIC VIDEO 2006
TANGLIN POLICE DIVISION HEADQUATERS 2007 – Live Performance
TRAFFIQ COMMERCIAL ALBUM LAUNCH 2008– Live Performance
TAXI COVER SONG PERFORMANCE ON STARHUB CABLE CHANNEL(VANNATHIRAI) 2009
FEATURED IN TRAFFIQ ALBUM , DEJAVU SONG & MUSIC VIDEO (TURNTABLES)-(ART DIRECTOR0) 2008
ALAIPAYUTHEY TAMIL POP ALBUM LAUNCH 2006 – Live Performance
NAGAR ISAI- SHABIR FEAT.DJ CHRIS COLUMBUS, RABBIT,PYCHOMANTRA & FLOW.

Chris Career Behind the turntables began during his college year when he entered the nightlife scene as a server, Club After Dark.
surrounded by opportunities to learn new skills made him wanting to know more behind the bar. A year later eventually he was serving up cocktails in [Club Minnale & Club Explosive ]. Being surrounded with friends who grew up having music interest, Chris was assigned the role as a drummer and a rapper for his first band, playing original tracks, Written By Shabir and Abbas,
[Club Explosive] , Which plays songs from tamil movies.
He was given slots to Rap and to hype up the crowd in English. Which drew attention in the Indian club scene in Singapore.
With that his interest for music and rapping grew bigger,
that interest landed him a spot as a DJ in [Club Music World] for 6 months and Back to Club Explosive to take over the DJ console and join a musical partnership with the clubs band and the bands that followed for 2 years.
Chris Became noticed with the pioneering djs from the scene when he eventually broke the law of mixing stereotypically. Having ‘live’ crossover mixes from Tamil to hip-hop and running 6/8 beats over four-to-the-floor rhythm pattern.

Describing his overall style as “high energy with versatility,” DJ Chris Columbus has always been keenly aware that the key to being a successful DJ is not just about technical skills but more importantly about the ability to manage the energy of the room and tap into the vibe of the crowd. With That, He Took this energy and Landed himself residency at 2 Hip-hop Clubs [ DESIRE ]&[Desire II]. In addition, Chris was one of the first DJS in Singapore to Drop High energy/top 40s tracks for Gym users at [True Fitness Singapore].
It was during this period that he made the decision to take his love of music to the next level by pursuing a music career and Learning the genres that have been untouched by most djs. Plunging into 60s,70s, 80s Retro/Motown music and Raggae, Gave him opprtunities to test it out in [club UNCABUNCHA] [Club 392] [NO.5] [HYATT HOTEL/ CLUB BRIX]& [HARD ROCK CAFÉ ,Singapore] working with a band from U.S. Gave him another opportunity to showcase his microphone and turntable skills in ‘live’ performance. Representing Singapore for the first Tamil Hip Concert in the World [YOGI B & NATCHATRA] was one of the highlights his DJ Career.
Chris continued building his foundation as a DJ playing from Ambient, Down-tempo, Acid Jazz, funk & Soulful House at Beach Events in Sentosa[COASTES],[EM BY THE RIVER] & [EM Studio].
He then Joined Singapore Finest DJs,[Hypo-Matic] Crew. Having regular Hype sessions at Club[DBLO] Singapore’s Longest Running & no.1 Hip Hop Club.
Chris Also manages AMEALE music/Audio Production with Shabir.


His Mixes are Current playing in San-Francisco’s, Cloob.fm.
DJ Chris Columbus Chill-out, Down-tempo [Tap your Feet Mix] Deep Penetration and [My Kinda Sound] Mix, recognized for his Funky, Ethnic and electronic influences. It was Chris understanding of the rapidly evolving world of being a DJ combined with his ability to bridge gaps between genres that quickly made him one of the city’s most sought after deejays.
Chris has also embarked into Acting with the recent Lead Role in a Medical Drama as a Schizophrenic Accountant. Aired in VASANTHAM on the 16th may 2011 .He was also the art Director and cast as a Gangster who betrays a brother in a Short Film[CERTAIN CHAPTERS] Directed By; ABBAS AKBAR
DJ Chris Columbus has launched his first 2 English singles titled “SATISFIED” FEAT SHABIR and "MISSIN"!
CURRENTLY WORKING ON A DANCE TRACK PRODUCED BY, CHRIS COLUMBUS FEAT MERA “ HYPNOTIZE’
Working alongside Asia's acclaimed music producers, Don M' & Shabir,
Chris Columbus's partners, and frequent collaborators are SHABIR (Vasantham Star - Singapore' Indian Idol 2005) .
& Abbas Akbar,local Filmmaker whose previous music videos are being carried on MTV Asia and the regional networks.
While these many accomplishments would satisfy most anyone, according to Chris this is just the beginning. So stay tuned for what’s next for DJ Chris Columbus as his career propels forward and he continues to consistently raise the bar of what it truly means to be a dedicated, professional and successful DJ.a

Canada : Tha Prophecy

Rajeev Tha Prophecy, the founder of Freedom Recordz Entertainment and the mastermind behind FRE from the initial launch, was born into a musically inclined family on October 6th in Sri Lanka - music running through his blood since childhood.

On May 9th 2009, Tha Prophecy founded Freedom Recordz Entertainment. It is an accomplishment for
Tha Prophecy for being a Founder of a Record Label at the age of 20. He holds a respected position in the team as the founder, lead male rapper, singer, producer & as a composer.

Tha Prophecy is currently working on the FRE’s all Hip hop album and attending Trebas Institute for Film and Television Production.

United Kingdom : M.I.A.

If you read a lot about new music on the Web, odds are pretty good that, at some point between the September 2004 release of "Galang" and the March 2005 release of Arular, you were struck with the urge to turn your computer off or maybe even heave it out of a nearby window. If you don't read a lot about new music on the Web, the preceding sentence indicates how bewildering and draining the chatter about M.I.A. became. Arular, M.I.A.'s first album, leaked well before its official release, allowing journalists and downloaders plenty of time to dissect it and bat ideas back and forth -- taking in the sounds, words, and absolutely all of the context -- before average music fans were able to develop their own opinions.


Maya Arulpragasam spent the early years of her life in a number of places. She moved from London, England, to her parents' native Sri Lanka at the age of six months, only to relocate to Madras, India. During a return stay in Sri Lanka, the civil war taking place within the country escalated to the point where Arulpragasam began to lose family members and friends. She didn't see her father -- a devout and active separatist as part of the Tamil rebellion, which has clashed with the Sinhalese majority -- often throughout these years, but her life stabilized once she and the rest of her family were able to make it back to London.


As a student, Arulpragasam became involved in the arts and published a monogram book of her paintings -- titled -M.I.A. and heavily influenced by the Tamil rebellion. She later connected with Elastica, providing the photography and graphics for the group's second album, and she shot footage during their American tour. Elastica's support act, Peaches, introduced her to the Roland MC-505, a sequencer she became familiar with after returning home. Steve Mackey (Pulp) and Ross Orton became involved after hearing a demo; they made adjustments to "Galang," a song that was then pressed into 500 copies and released, under the name M.I.A., by the Showbiz label. It didn't take long for the song -- a bold, righteous amalgamation of hip-hop, electro, dancehall, grime, and baile funk -- to make an impact with DJs. She wound up signing a contract with XL, which re-released the single and, eventually, debut album Arular in 2005. Anticipation for the release was considerable, only heightened by the Piracy Funds Terrorism mixtape she put together with DJ Diplo.


Her second album, Kala, was released in 2007 and was recorded while she spent time in numerous countries. M.I.A. produced most of its tracks with Switch; Blaqstarr, Diplo, and Timbaland also contributed. One single from the album, "Paper Planes," became a surprise hit in summer 2008 after it was used in trailers for the film Pineapple Express; it eventually reached the Top Ten. The soundtrack for the Academy Award-winning Slumdog Millionaire also featured M.I.A.'s music; the release featured new material from the artist and was the first disc issued on her N.E.E.T. label. ///Y/, the third M.I.A. album, was released in 2010. Andy Kellman, Rovi

India : Mc Ak Aayutha Ezhuthu

MC AK Ayutha Ezhuthu a.k.a AKRAM
“The immense passion and devotion towards the HIP-HOP culture along with the tamizh culture has helped me spread my dreams in the tamil music industry.” and To contribute a strong flavor of HIP-HOP in the tamil music industry…

EXPERIENCE:
The art of beatboxing and Emcee’ing started at the age of 16.
... Performed at various shows conducted by city’s most reputed organisations such as-
TEDx Chennai
TEDx Tirupur
Had also performed at various media supported shows such as
-“maanaada mayilaada” conducted by kalaignyar tv.
-“machas mix” conducted by captain tv.
Worked on few projects with some of the best music directors ,such as Mr.Bobo shashi- S/o Sir.Dheva, music director of the movie “kulir 100”.
Had also worked for a movie named“Neeyum Naanum” which led to more oppurtunites later.
Had been invited as a chief guest for various shows conducted by several colleges .

India : AR Rahman

A.R.Rahman is an Indian film composer, record producer, musician and singer. His film scoring career began in the early 1990s. He has won twenty five Filmfare Awards, four National Film Awards, a BAFTA Award, a Golden Globe, two Grammys and two Academy Awards.

Working in India's various film industries, international cinema and theatre, by 2003, Rahman, in a career spanning over a decade, has sol d more than 100 million records of his film scores and soundtracks worldwide, and sold over 200 million cassettes, making him one of the world's all-time top selling recording artists.

Time Magazine has referred to him as the "Mozart of Madras" and several Tamil commentators have coined him the nickname Isai Puyal ( English: Music Storm).

Malaysia : Dj Gan

Young blazing producer Deejay Gan stamped him self on the music scene since the mid of 1990’s. Started his journey as a percussionist. Worked on many devotional album’s as a chief percussionist. His first performance with the mainstream artiste of Malaysia was at Tampo Plaza Actors Studio with Chakra Sonic, Intermizzo, Cashwina, Saran Narayanan, Swara, Vyrus. Deejay Gan formally was in a band called The Six Strings. He then quit him self as a percussionist and started to venture song remixing with loop sampling.

Born Kugan Shabadurai in Klang,Selangor on October 8 named him self as Deejay Gan right after he was a free-lance disc jockey (dj). As he was growing well among the remix song’s listener's, the beat maker then received an offer from the pioneer of Malaysian Hip Hop mainstream group Hyperkinetix to be their crew. That's how it made Deejay Gan to grow more on his music as he took his effort’s to produce beats for his own song’s using a downloaded version software of Fruity Loop and a PC keyboard.

As sampling was much supported by listener’s, Deejay Gan produced a tamil Folk (dapangkuthe) music taken from the movie Mr.Bharat (pachai molagai), a maestro Iliyaraja’s composition into head banging hip hop club beat and that's where he was approached by the current leading Malaysian rapper/singer Psychomantra of Culture Shock Records to work on his second debut album Punithamana Thulasi as chief music producer.


Hits by Deejay Gan:

* Piriyaatha Varam :- Punithamana Thulasi [psychomantra ft.saint & benny diamond]
* Facebook Azhagi :- Punithamana Thulasi [psychomantra]
* Kovil Mani :- Punithamana Thulasi [psychomantra]
* Railey Railey :- Punithamana Thulasi [psychomantra ft.krush krz & dr.sakthi]
* Kadhalai Swasam :- Punithamana Thulasi [benny diamond]
* Pakathe Vittu :- Bionic Asura [psychomantra]
* Marenthirenthe :- Syndicate [haan jay & pirate]
* Anantha Kaneer :- Chakram [asen Z ft.psychomantra]
* Summa Iruntha :- Suresh Da Wun [europe SDW records]
* Aiyaram Varthail :- Kadhal Kavithai [hari kumar ft.deejay gan]
* Yen Nanbaney :- [deejay gan]

Albums:

* Punithamana Thulasi
* Kadhal Kavithai
* Chakram & Syndicate
* Bionic Asura
* 7 Surem (passport)
* O.N.E

Malaysia : Krush KRZ

In 1983, June 28th Prakash Raja or better known as KRUSH KRZ was welcomed by Kuala Lumpur, the Capital City of Malaysia ; not knowing what was his passion, he grew up a normal childhood life. His interest in Music started in 2004, he spent ample of time listening to his favorites like bone thug and harmony, Tupac Shakur, ice cube etc.
He was craving to learn more about music, especially the culture and art of hip hop & RAP. Not thinking further he approached his childhood friend, Yuhan Prakash who is known as STYLOMANAVAN Superfly who had a good touch with our HIP HOP MASTER YOGI B at that point of time. Without further delay, they pulled along another friend, Ruben and approached YOGI B and formed their group named “KARMATIC RYDERZ”. With YOGI B’s guidance they started learning more about the art of RAP. Their talent was then recognized and accepted well by our Malaysian teenagers and was called to perform in Colleges and Universities; and without realizing they gained popularity. Krush had a little different taste of music; he was more into the flavor of reggae-ton and dance hall which was an influence of daddy Yankee, don Omar, tego, Sean Paul, Elephant man, Pitbul and more in line. Time past and it was time for Stylomannavan to pull his legs back from the group and Karmatic Ryderz was left with KRUSH and Ruben. With some challenges ahead both had difficulties in managing their time together and KRUSH decided to take Karmatic Ryderz along with him, where he was then known as KRUSH KRZ. While he was working on his 1st single, ATTAM PODA VAA he was called by DIWAN to feat in their album “DIWAN, PAARTHU” song titled Nanbeney http://soundcloud.com/krz-2/16-nanbeneh-f-a-k-e-feat .
In January, 2010 KRUSH KRZ’s 1st Tamil Reggae ton single ATTAM PODAVAA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5G1EGdm_Go was released and this song was heavily rotated on air by THR RAAGA. Many were impressed with his single and were called to perform for stage shows. It was an entirely awesome kick out as some traditional instrumentals were mixed to make it sound more fusion. ATTAM PODAVA was composed by SHANE EXTREME & KRUSH KRZ himself.
Due to business commitment KRUSH had to give a break to music and soon was approached by PYSCHOMANTRA to feat in his album titled “PUNITHAMANA THULASI”, their hard work became a Great Success through his song title “RAILEY RAILEY” http://soundcloud.com/dasshan/www-tamila-org-railey-railey and was heavily rotated on air by THR RAAGA. The song became a HIT and reached no 1 in the Malaysian Top 10. And without realizing, fame was after him too, he was called to perform in many stage shows and to appear as guest artist.
Coming up soon would be KRUSH KRZs Album release 2012. Catch up soon!

Malaysia : Masta K

Kannan Arumugam was born on 27th of January in Malaysia and educated in SMK and later continued on his studies. He had his interest in music since he started schooling. Step by step he brushed up his knowledge in his music life. He took sangeetam and learned how to play classical music instruments. Since he was small, his whole family was religious and showed passion in music. With the support of his family and loved ones, it has brought him up till this level whereby he is known today by everyone even a small kid. After that he has performed in many stages.
The rapper worked for few songs in "Zurazamharam". His first single was "Kalai Uyaruma" and the second one was "Asaiye Kattule". This two tracks are a very magnificent karnatic rap songs. To this songs he collaborated with MC Va and Rabbit Mac. The rapper worked together with Emcee Jesz and more other artists for the international most anticipated album "Kavithai Gundar". Most of the song lyrics in that album have been written by him. He also featured to the single "Vel Vel".

Masta K worked together with MC Va, Dr Burn and Kelley on the singles "Nittrai Nilave" and "Kathal Thanoo" (15.08.2009). Dr. Burn, Dr. Alban and Sasi The Don done close together the single "Music In Me" (26.09.2009). After a big gap, he worked together with Diwan for their debut album "Paarthu" (12.12.2009). He featured there to the single "18 Vayasu", too. He also wrote most of the lyrics for the songs there. The lyrics of him are very meaningful and it brings a very hit to the song as well.

Furthermore now (02.01.2010) as we all know, he is working with the living legend, Dr.Burn on "Sollisai Thalaivan". You can discover most of his talent and hard work in that particular album. He is the world's first Karnatic Rapper whereby he has combined rap and karnatic. Hence Masta K gives the meaning for Masta of Karnatics. At last he was involved with Dr Burn on the single "Uchakkadam".

Malaysia : The Villanz

The Villanz is made-up of three childhood buddies Pherkash (Kash), Jamal (J-mal) and Joshua (Capital-J). History of this group goes back to 1999. It was formed by Pherkash, the young upcoming talent who has been a DJ till 2004. After gaining six years of experience as a DJ, Kash started pursuing his dream to create an album, and that's when in 2004, Kash took a major step in his career as an entertainer by teaming up with Jamal and Joshua whom just happened to be neighbours and school friends who shared the same desire for singing. Finally, The Villanz music group was completed with three creative, energetic and enthusiasm members whom were determined in their quest to launch an album that meets the needs of music lovers.

In early 2005, Kash started working on the lyrics, song composition and arrangements while Capital-J was working on the English rhymes. After merely 17 months, finally the first album was completed and launched on May 28th 2006 as "Asthivaram - The Rise of Foundation". They worked also on their first video clip for the amazing single "Asthivaram". Their debut album was highly nominated among local radio stations with wide airplay in THR.fm, Minnal.fm, Hitz.fm, Era.fm and X-Fresh.fm. In fact their songs have topped the THR Malaysian top ten chart countdowns for almost 15 weeks with their title song "Asthivaram" while "Siraichalai" was ranked second place for more than eight weeks in the same chart. Thus granted them with "2006 - Song of The Year" title for their main song "Asthivaram". They also won "Best Newcomer Award" at MIMI'07 and were nominated for the "Best Indian Album at - AIM 15".

After the grand success of their first album, The Villanz initially launched their second album on June 14th 2008. The album was called "Saagavaram - Authorities of God" with 15 hit tracks which includes the remake of "Fatimah". Through the second album "Saagavaram" they could win another award. Kash the member of the group worked together with Maney for the single "Aayirathil Oruvan". Through their album "Saagavaram" they won the award for the "Popular Album of the Year" on THR Raaga Radio Awards (12.10.2009). After this "Saagavaram" they worked hardly on their next huge project. It was a big budget album project ever done, produced by international record label, Media Monks (India) and In-house record label, V-Hommiez Ent. The album with the main title "Vaathiyar - The Kingdom of Janmavaram" was released on the first of May. They worked on this album for one year and three months. To the project "Punithamana Thulasi", Kash worked together with Diwan on the single "Karisal Kaatu Kuyile".
Next project called "Respecto to the fans" will released soon (10.09.11).

Malaysia : Dj Biggie

Dinesh Kumar a.k.a DJ Biggie is one of the youngest DJs to rise to stardom in Malaysia. At just 17 years old, he graduated from the prestigious Playaz Universe DJ School with goals of revolutionizing Malaysia's approach to DJing.
Combining a charismatic personality and remarkable turntablist skills, DJ Biggie never fails to rock the crowd with the confident ease of a seasoned performer. His natural talent for live performances was spotlighted when he placed in the final rounds of DJ battles hosted by Vestax and Pioneer. He subsequently won the JUICE DJ Quest in 2004 for which he earned the respect of his peers and thus highlighting him as a force to be reckoned with.
DJ Biggie's turntable skills are clearly demonstrated in variety, be it his performances alongside underground rap groups or as the opening act for international artiste concerts. Exuding a superfluity of talent and powered by years of experience, he has been a show DJ for local hip-hop heavyweights, Phlowtron, performing live on stage with them on various occasions.
He has also attained residency at most of the top clubs in the city of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. You could find him rocking the house at Loft. Mist Club and Cynna Bar, alongside MC Poi or MC Syze. Presenting a triple threat approach, they collectively raised sales, jam-packed clubs and thrown parties that go down as epic in the books of many.
His unsurprising talent in turntablism presented him with the opportunity to be part of the prestigious Kartel Hitmen collective, a group consisting of some of the most highly accredited DJs in the Asian Pacific region as well as the award for Best Hip Hop DJ 2009/2010 at the Choons Awards, a local DJ award event. DJ Biggie’s focus has now shifted to the altered dimension of music production. Currently working on DJ mixtapes and producing tracks for various artistes in Malaysia.
DJ Biggie is tipped to be the next big thing to hit the Malaysian music scene and is already making waves in international waters. He’s brought his brand of deck skills to India, Australia and the UK, all in a short span of 1 year, and is continuing to create a rather voluminous buzz for himself. Looking forward to further his career expansion, DJ Biggie has his nose to the grindstone, working hard on mastering his craft.

Malaysia : Dj Face da Fader

DJ Face, he is the mentor of many successful Malaysian DJs to date: Ken, RJ Funk, T-Bone, Uno, Fuzz, CZA to name a few.

Malaysia : Mc Switch

Switch, who’s real name Sasitheran Muthu, worked his way earning a Diploma in Sound Engineer from SAE (School of Audio Engineering) who’s currently working in a Recording Studio at Lackshaea Production as a Sound Engineer. He has always been floating in the waves of music as he grew up in a musically inclined family who are more into Carnatic music. He has been learning carnatic but later found out that his interests were more appealing to the Western music. Switch has worked with internationaly known and local producers,composers and artistes as an Audio Engineer and Mixing Engineer such as JIN the MC (USA) Composer Manikanth Kadri (India) Srik (India) Adhi(India) Joe Flizzow (Too Phat), Dj T-bone Dj Goldfish, Mc Syze, Lock Up, Hervin, Darkkey, Chakrasonic, Rabbit.Mac, and many more.

His hip hop path started by listening to casettes in his younger days, with the support from his parents, we have the well known MC Switch today, in the scene. Started off by performing in underground gigs around KL since year 2000, Switch faced alot of hurdles, struggles, backstabs, humilation and other sort of negative forces that were constantly pulling his musical career down, but with constant hardwork and self confidence, he made it thru the mainstream around 2005. Switch’s hard work finally payed off when the pioneer artist Lock Up called him up to perform with them in front of a strong 5000 crowd, which Switch personally noted that he gave them the best. Now he is the flaming proud new member of Lock Up, a group that made fabolous fame years ago, and still are and of course needs no introduction.
By influences, Eminem, Nas, Jay-z, Lupe Fiasco and the The Roots inspired him in a fair amount on his musical career. Lyrically he gets inspiration from Nas’ and Eminem . Swith is a rapper who does not freestyle. He likes to writing materials that people could accept and when he was asked about the way he flows, he simply answered humbly “It’s natural”.

Switch has also produced 6 tracks for AIM nominated local Act Samir’s,
‘Reinvented’ album in 2005/06.
1. LET”S GO by SAMIR ( feat. SWITCH . prod. by SWITCH) 2005
2. ITS HOT by SAMIR (feat. SWITCH . prod. by SWITCH) 2005
3. ASIAN by SAMIR (feat SWITCH. prod. by SWITCH) 2005
4. ONE MAN by VASSAN (feat SWITCH, TACTMATIC, RUDEMACK, SHARK)
5. Hail n Rise by Masta Clan (prod by Switch) 2009
6. T.A.M.I.L BY DIWAN (prod by Switch) 2010

Albums
Lock Up : 11 years (year 2006/2007)
Lock Up : hip n pop (year 2008)
Lock Up : ahh go go (year 2009)
Diwan : Paarthu (year 2010)


Performances
Hotlink world cup football finals 2006 (KL)
Hotlink world cup football semifinals 2006 (Penang)
Hitz.fm birthday bash 2006 (Malacca)
Medan Indonesia (2007)
Sun Tv India Branding Grand Launch 2007 (K.L)
Singapore National Day 2008
Magnum Thr.fm charity concert (2008)
Hotlink Deepavali Tour (2009)
Esthell Resort Opening India Mahabalipuram (2010)