MALIQ & D’ESSENTIALS LIVE IN MALAYSIA 2011 @ Life Centre, Jalan Sultan Ismail, Kuala Lumpur

Consisting of Angga & Indah (vocals), Widi (drummer), Ilman (keys), Javafinger a.k.a Jawa (bass) and Lale (guitar), Maliq & D’Essentials is based in Jakarta, Indonesia and is known for combining Indonesian and English lyrics in their songs. The group has been nominated and won awards such as MTV Indonesia Award, Planet Muzik Award (Singapore), AMI Awards (Indonesia), & MTV Asia Awards (Bangkok, Thailand). Maliq & D’Essentials has performed five times at the Jakarta International Java Jazz Festival since 2005, having a steady fan base among young people in Jakarta, as well as fans in neighboring countries of Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei Darussalam.

They will perform soulful hits such as “Terdiam”, “Untitled”, “The One”, “Heaven”, “Free Your Mind”, “Sunshine”, “Dia”, “Kau Yang Bisa” as well as pop-rock up-tempo numbers “Pilihanku” and “Coba Katakan” and singles from their fourth album which was released in 2010, namely “Terlalu” and “Menari” at their upcoming concert.

Not only will Malaysian fans of Maliq and D’Essentials get to catch their favourite performers live on stage, one local aspiring band will be given a chance to win and become the opening act at the concert. To enter this contest, unsigned bands can send their demos of no longer than four minutes performing any songs of their choice to Junk’s Twitter account (www.twitter.com/JunkOnline). Submission of demo clips will open from 27th October 2011 until 20th November 2011. The bands will be voted by the public and Maliq & D’Essentials will select a winner from the top five bands. The winning band will be announced on 5th December 2011 on Junk’s Twitter account. Contest rules and regulations can be found on www.splendid8.com.

Standard ticket price will be at RM98, excluding the RM3 processing fee. Tickets will go on sale on Thursday, 27th October 2011 and can be purchased at TicketCharge via their hotline at 03-9222 8811,it’s authorised outlets nationwide, or online at www.ticketcharge.com.my. Customers who purchase the first 1,000 tickets will get to enjoy an early bird 15% discount.

This concert is brought to you by Splendid Entertainment together with The One Management as the artiste management, Organic Records as the record label, Tropicana City Mall as the official mall, Suria FM as the official radio station, Red FM as the supporting radio station, Harian Metro as the official newspaper, Hotel Istana as the official hotel and Compass Coaches as the official comfort coach.