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Music to the rescue
Life, Pimchanok Phungbun Na Ayudhya, Published on 23/08/2016
» Next month, two music labels Genie Records and White Music, both under entertainment giant GMM Grammy, will feature their top acts: Genie Records' Pack4 Turn Back Concert and White Music's White Haus Concert. The two upcoming shows are sold out and it may be bad news for those who miss them. But, it can be a good sign for the Thai music scene. The soldout shows says the local music industry is not dull and listeners still care about appreciating live performances and supporting their favourite artists.
Perseverance pays off for Getsunova
Life, Pimchanok Phungbun Na Ayudhya, Published on 21/07/2016
» In the age when content consumers are spoiled brats, why "buy" when you can get almost anything for free? News, magazines, movies, music. A record store can be as difficult to find as running into physical copies of any new albums.
Making sound waves in a man's world
Muse, Pimchanok Phungbun Na Ayudhya, Published on 09/07/2016
» 'When I work, I don't feel gender differences," said sound engineer Promsorn Riewpakorn, owner/managing director of Studio28, a top-notch recording studio in Bangkok, about being a rare bird in the male-dominated field.
Finger pickin' good
Muse, Pimchanok Phungbun Na Ayudhya, Published on 02/07/2016
» All-female rock band The Black Nails consists of frontwoman/guitarist Pattaraporn "Synth" Saengsamang, bassist Nuengruethai "May" Issaard and drummer Malaivee "Mew" Swangpol. Even though two of them were born into very musical families (Pattaraporn's father Narongruch Saengsamang is a music producer while Malaivee is the daughter of celebrated songwriter Jackrawut Swangpol), their path to a music career has been no shortcut. They have shared a similar journey in proving themselves by entering talent searches, going to music schools and working with small labels. When the three crossed paths, they formed The Black Nails. The trio successfully passed an audition and landed a deal at rock giant Genie Records, as they released their first single Duay Dee (Going Fine) under Showroom Projekt.
Hat-trick hitmaker
Muse, Pimchanok Phungbun Na Ayudhya, Published on 30/01/2016
» In the digital age when YouTube has turned us on to a new page in music consumption, becoming the ultimate metrics for measuring success, penning a hit that exceeds 100 million views is not an easy task. Despite this, Panoth Khunprasert, the 27-year-old songwriter, managed to score a hat-trick.
Still Indie
Life, Pimchanok Phungbun Na Ayudhya, Published on 11/11/2015
» 'The fact that Fat Festival has inspired the younger generation to write their own music, record it and share it to others is already one of the biggest accomplishments the local music industry has seen," said Poonsak Jaturabul, guitarist of Big Ass, one of the bands that performed at the first instalment of the indie music event.
It's more than an album cover
Life, Pimchanok Phungbun Na Ayudhya, Published on 02/10/2015
» 'An artist is a product," said Supichan Rojvanich. The graphic designer du jour is the man who knows how to make that product attractive and wholesome, visually at least. The 31-year-old is the designer behind some of the coolest album covers, for the likes of Slot Machine, Cocktail, Potato, 25hours, Stamp Apiwat, Lula, Ben Chalatit, Two Popetorn, Lipta, among some of Thailand's biggest bands. The list goes on.
Pure soul, glorious nostalgia
Life, Pimchanok Phungbun Na Ayudhya, Published on 20/08/2015
» A couple of decades can pass in the blink of an eye when you realise the hits you've been religiously listening to on your Walkman are already 20-years-old. Boyz II Men were a staple on my cassette player. These days, I can still spontaneously sing along when I'll Make Love To You, On Bended Knees, End Of The Road and my personal favourite, 4 Seasons Of Loneliness, come up. And finally, my favourite R&B group of all time was staging their first live performance in town. It was just… not to be missed."Boyz II Men Live In Bangkok" on Sunday night at BITEC was a reunion of 90s kids who grew up bumpin' 'n' grindin' to old-school R&B. The performance took off right on time with opening acts by home-grown talents Apiwat "Nueng" Pongwat of Etc, Sarocha "Suay" Senarat and Weerasak "Gope" Klueakan from The Voice and Thanasit "Ton" Chaturapush from Academy Fantasia who put a soul spin on the start of proceedings. Weerasak did an amazing job by hitting every note of Sam Smith's Lay Me Down. In a shocking surprise, the screens abruptly showed Rangsan Panyaruan, aka Songkran The Voice, when the audience expected to see the R&B legends right after the warm-up. The moodkiller was just played unforgivably at the wrong time.
Cranking up the synth
Life, Pimchanok Phungbun Na Ayudhya, Published on 18/08/2015
» The local music industry has seen many acts move from indie to major labels. Somphol Rungphanit (vocals), Piyawat Meekruea (guitar), Prateep Siri-issranan (guitar), Eaksiri Kumbungpai (bass) and Krittapong Sakulnam-anek (drums) of 25hours last year jumped on the bandwagon by signing with Genie Records, under GMM Grammy, after a seven-year stint with the independent Believe Records.
Career direction
Muse, Pimchanok Phungbun Na Ayudhya, Published on 20/06/2015
» As a first-time film director, Manatsanun Phanlerdwongsakul has good reason to be excited. Her film, the romantic comedy Love Sucks, is opening on Thursday, with the actressturned- filmmaker now applying the final touches in the editing room.