The Withering Music Scene (Malaysia)

It's sad but true, I speak for myself and the Mainstream-addicted young adults these days.

Most people's idea of "Malaysian Music"

Some people have never heard of Hujan, Pop Shavit, Love me Butch, The Bananas, Janice and the Supertank, Estranged, Rollin Sixers or HandleWithCare.

There are plenty of talented musicians in Malaysia, unfortunately we are not even made aware of it actively. Instead, Justin Bieber, Chris Brown, Lady Gaga and many other US Billboard top 100 artists flood the radios, shop playlists and TV shows. I'm not a mainstream hater, in fact I like the mainstream songs. The only thing I have a problem with is the songs from other countries being overrated and our own country's bands aren't given enough chances to shine.

We always complain that the Malaysia Music Industry is waning and lacks talents, the truth is that we brand our own music industry before we even take a closer look at it!

My final say is, take a good look around music forums, nightclubs and pubs where live music is being played weekly. You'll see some great Malaysian homemade music with it's own brand of originality.

Here's a quick link to an article regarding Malaysia's creative industry: http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/print/opinion/the-challenge-of-persevering/

To further promote the music scene in Malaysia, here are some youtube videos of Malaysia's brand of great songs!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmm2P0ne02I Handle With Care - Tujuan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTXEariH_XQ Love me Butch - Hollywood Holiday
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E64TdNVX_70 Janice and the Super Tank - And You Know It
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJcVlR6xEm0 The Bananas - 30 Days