Nowadays, open mics seem to be the only relevant platform for new and emerging artists who are looking to get some stage time without having to compromise their creative efforts. You can try and experiment every possibility, and maybe you just want to sing your own favourite songs minus the bad reverb and smelly microphones.
Sure we hear the greatest hits from radio, of horse prancing gentlemen, Convulsive shaking of epileptic proportions and sometimes the wrongly stated fact that diamonds refract light and not shine bright. It seems ironic that despite the massive onslaught of commercial radio stations forcing down music handed to them by marketing execs of record labels who know next to nothing about where is the best place to eat after a nice gig.
Okay, maybe that is beside the point.
My point is The Indie scene in Malaysia as a whole is a lot larger than it seems. The quality of some of the acts are top notch, world class. You can almost always pinpoint the first time the now famous artists who had their turning point at the right left-click of a mouse or an open mic in Shah Alam. (yes there are open mics in Shah Alam)
Funny thing is The later you stay for an open mic, the better it gets!
Funny thing is The later you stay for an open mic, the better it gets!
Here is what caught my ears and forced me to pull out my camera to take a video of awesomeness
So the Next time you think about blowing off an open mic session this is what you might have missed!
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