Title : "Asian Beat 2011 Grand Final" Date : November 13, 2011 (Sunday). Performance starts 17:00 PM. Entry fee : Free Participants : 10 bands from Asian Beat 2011 + 1 band from Brazilian Beat Venue : AX Hall (Seoul, Korea) Special guest/judge : Akira Jimbo (Drummer)
Sehwang Kim (Guitarist)
Youngdo Seo (Bassist)
Hyeongseok Kim (Producer)
Suguru Tanaka (Yamaha)
Bands :
(1) Winning Plus / Thailand
(2) Evil Channel / China
(3) Catalogue V / Shingapore
(4) Jukator / Hong Kong
(5) AltQQ Dog / Taiwan
(6) Aux / Korea
Guest : Toxic (Korea)
(7) The Compass / Mongolia
(8) JUST 4 YOU / Indonesia
(9) Panorama / Mexico
(10) Silver Tears / India
Guest : Quarterto de Cinco (Brazil)
Guest : Broken Valentine (Korea)
Prizewinning Bands
Grand Prize :
Jukator (Hong Kong)
Second Prize :
AUX (Korea)
AltQQ Dog (Taiwan)
Individual Awards
Best Vocalist: Bilguun Altankhyuyag, Temuujin Purevkhuu (The Compass / Mongolia)
Best Guitarist: Yiu Ming lp (Jukator / Hong Kong)
Best Bassist: Muhammad Nur Ikhmal Bin Yusof (Catalogue V / Singapore)
Best Keyboardist: Sasongko Christian Joseph (JUST 4 YOU / Indonesia)
Best Drummer:
Muhammad Bin Abdul Raham (Catalogue V / Singapore)
Title : "Asian Beat 2010 Grand Final" Date : November 14, 2010 (Sunday). Performance starts 16:00 PM. Entry fee : Free Participants : 11 bands from Asian Beat 2010 + 1 band from Tokyo Band Summit Venue : Aksra Theatre (Bangkok, Thailand) Special guest/judge : James Lomenzo (Bassist)
Kinder Garden, Mexico / Pulse!, Singapore / REFLY, Hong Kong
Metal Zone, Thailand / Velvet Road, China / Water Of Life, Indonesia
ZYGNEMA, India / SHIFT BAND, Malaysia / L-Guards, Mongolia
Gloomy Monkeys, South Korea / Natural, Thailand / Mega Funk Boy, Japan 1/3
Mega Funk Boy, Japan 2/3 / Mega Funk Boy, Japan 3/3
Individual Awards
Best Vocal Award: Rohasliza Rohmadon (Pulse! / Singapore)
Best Guitar Award: Sidharth Sudheendra Kadadi (Zygnema / India)
Best Bass Award: Izzuddin Aris (Pulse! / Singapore)
Best Keyboard Award: Jittapat Sangboon (Metal Zone / Thailand)
Title : "Asian Beat 2009 vs. Tokyo Band Summit: The Grand Final" Date : November 8, 2009 (Sunday). Doors open 12 noon. Performance starts 1 PM. Entry fee : Free (Reserved seating-tickets required for all seats.) Participants : 10 bands from Asian Beat 2009 + 3 bands from Tokyo Band Summit Venue : PACIFICO YOKOHAMA (in Japan) Special guest/judge : Billy Sheehan (Mr. Big)
Time Schedule
Time
Contents
12:00
Door OPEN
13:00
Show STARTS
Billy Sheehan's special clinic
Band Performance
Interval
Band Performance
Interval
Guest band "Hoidoos"
16:30
Awarding ceremony
17:00
Ending Intercultural Communication at 1F Lobby
18:30
Door CLOSE
การแนะ นำ
เมื่อวันที่ 8 พฤศจิกายน 2552 การแสดง “Asian Beat vs. Tokyo Band Summit 2009: The Grand Final” ได้จัดขึ้นที่ศูนย์การประชุมแห่งชาติแปซิฟิโค โยโกฮาม่า เพื่อเฟ้นหาวงดนตรีสมัครเล่นอันดับ 1 ในภูมิภาคเอเชีย โดยมีวงดนตรีที่ผ่านเข้ารอบทั้งสิ้น 13 วงจาก 11 ประเทศและภูมิภาคต่างๆ ซึ่งส่วนใหญ่อยู่ในเอเชีย ผู้ชมกว่า 4,000 คนภายในฮอลล์ต่างสนุกสุดเหวี่ยงกับการแสดงสุดเร้าอารมณ์จากวงดนตรีที่สับเปลี่ยนกันขึ้นมาแสดง!
Web popularity vote was held from 18th Sep. 2009 to 30th Oct. 2009, before the grand final.
Information for making a decision for vote were sound, picture, profil and comment of each band.
The results were announced on 2nd Nov. 2009 as follows
NO.1 : PRB(Paran Byeol; blue star) / 7410 points
No.2 : Kitchen / 5045 points
No.3 : The Lemons / 4538 points
"PRB" the band from Korea splendidly became the first vote place, and acquired "Billy Sheehan dressing room visit right".
Representative Band Profile (English)
========== From Hong Kong ==========
Name:
Blaster
National final date: 21st September 2009
Entry Song :
外遊尋味(Galloping)
Composed by:Blaster Lyric by:Neil&Hin
Member
Vocal :
CHAN Yiu-hin
Guitar :
LAU Chun
Bass :
LEE Wan-kin
Keyboard :
LAU Cheuk-hei
Drums :
CHEUNG Siu-wai
Message from the Band :
"BLASTER" interpreted as a revel and explosions, we hope that our music can express our joy and to give the joy to all the others. And we hope that our music can bring others into an explosion of shock and to express our feelings like an explosion; like a moment that give audience the most brilliant performances.
Galloping, the main idea of this song is to express how busy of a typical Hong Kong people. Their work and rest just like traffic lights; Red light represents that you need to work pragmatically. After a period of time, the light turns into Green which stands for rest. However, the green light will soon turn into flashing lights, which is the warning from rest back to work.
At the other side, while we would like to express the attitude of "here today, gone tomorrow".
The song is talking about a typical busy Hong Kong people. After a day of work and they will travel tomorrow.
But, they don't have much time to prepare the trip. They feel so anxious of packing up the luggage. After the feeling gone away, they fell asleep with the dream of travel adventure. And there is still some residual of memory left over while the alarm rings.
Then, they go galloping down to the airport. While they are enjoying the holiday, nevertheless they also recall their work. Flashing lights, warning, sounded again ....
========== From Japan ==========
Name:
Storm bringer
National final date: 9th September 2009
Entry Song :
Story Nobody Knows
Composed by:Bitoya Lyric by:Ryosuke
Member
Vocal :
Ryo
Guitar :
Bitoya
Bass :
Naoya
Drums :
Sena
Message from the Band :
We are 4 young japanese music lovers STORM BRINGER. We have been playing our rocks at the live since 2008. 6 month later from a day that we wrote our first original song named STORY NOBODY KNOWS,we participated ZENKOKU BANDO JIMAN 2008.(it was so wonderful competition that over 400 bands participated from all over japan.) At the event, we could get best performance prize.(YATTA-!!) Nothing we can say other than... let's just rock it together!!!!!!! YOROSHIKU!!!!!!
Our message we put into STORY NOBODY KNOWS is freedom. Freedom is a really big word for us.we want you to feel it. Recently ｓince so many kinds of sad news in this world is making us go mad,we think now is the chance young people change this world for future. And power that we need to change it is passion to feel freedom. So we put it into the song. Enjoy our freedom.
========== From Japan ==========
Name:
sonodaband
National final date: 9th September 2009
Entry Song :
Take Me To The Carnival
Composed by:SONODA Ryo Lyric by:---(Instrumental)
Member
Guitar :
AKAMATA Kenjiro
Bass :
MAKISE Takayuki
Keyboard :
SONODA Ryo
Violin :
ATSUTA Satoru
Cello :
HASHIMOTO Ryo
Drums :
OYAMADA Kazumasa
Message from the Band :
sonodaband started in May 2006, leaded by Ryo Sonoda who won the synthesizer competition the same year in Japan. The band is formed by Ryo Sonoda (keyboards), Satoru Atsuta (violin), Ryo Hashimoto(cello), Kenjiro Akamata (guitar), Takayuki Makise ( bass), and Kazumasa Oyamada(drums). The band's music is mainly composed and written by Sonoda, and although influenced by Latin, Jazz, Classical music, what he most looks for is the Pop feeling.
"Take Me To The Carnival"--- this song reflects the longing for Latin music, as the title shows. But actually we did not persue the "pure" Latin music. Instead, we tried to express something that we could originaly describe as a japanese. We do not have a vocalist, but we believe that there should be a world that only sounds can describe. Please feel our affection for simply playing the instruments.
Pleasant Noiz was organized in October 2006. Our motto is "Listening easily, but crazy" as a funky rock band. This is the second time we perform in the final of Tokyo band summit. Today we'd express our rock, and fill this hall with it. Enjoy together!
Have you ever had this feeling? "I wanna do nothing at all, because of the irritation." This is a funky rock number sung at the time of such feelings.
We feel very grateful towards Yamaha for giving to un-experienced musicians the opportunity to travel to another country to perform next to amazing performers and musicians, and for supporting music.
We are excited to go to Japan, a country which we all consider a rich place full of history and technology, and with a unique culture which we all feel very interested for.Thank you Yamaha.
This song talks about the misunderstanding we go through when we think we are in love.
Confusing our passion with the feelings that rely on us.
========== From S.Korea ==========
Name:
PRB(Paran Byeol; blue star)
National final date: 5th September 2009
Entry Song :
I do as I want
Composed by:KIM, Hun Young Lyric by:KIM, Hun Young
Member
Vocal :
LEE SEOL HEE
Vocal :
HONG JEONG HEE
Guitar :
KANG MIN GYU
Guitar :
BOK YOUNG JIN
Bass :
GWON TAE JUNG
Keyboard :
KIM JI HYUN
Drums :
KANG JEON HO
Message from the Band :
All members are in the age range of 13 to 18 - the youngest artists in the "Asian Beat Korea Band Contest".The members are the students of a music school which belongs to one of Yamaha combo dealers in Chunan province(* but, not YMS).They want to make and play music which can appeal to every generation.
There are always people who torture outsiders and the song is about us blame on their brutality and unethical behavior.Especailly some of the internet users who cannot stop gossiping about innocent people and continue to make rumors made many celebrities to commit a suicide. The song is also about the celebrities' pain and loneness. The song expresses their emotions with powerful melodies and beats.
========== From MAINLAND CHINA ==========
Name:
G-ELEVEN
National final date: 22nd August 2009
Entry Song :
Walk Slowly
Composed by:Gaofeng Pan Lyric by:Gaofeng Pan
Member
Vocal :
SUN Liang liang
Guitar :
PAN Gao feng
Bass :
ZHONG Jie
Keyboard :
ZHOU Tian che
Drums :
WANG Ying jie
Message from the Band :
Comprising five young and passionate music-loving members, G-ELEVEN formed in Nov. 2008. They won first place in Levi's Band Contest the same year(domestically). Not like lots other Chinese rock bands, traditional and folk elements are not frequently used in G-ELEVEN's music. They seek for a more modern and worldwide-enjoyed music style. Now they define their music style as Crossover Rock. From Blues to Swing, from Bossa Nova to Rockabilly, from Dance to Electro, they are crossing musical boundaries in an assertive and insistent manner. Outshines "post 80's" musicians, G-ELEVEN will release their first EP in Sep.2009. Now the average age of band members is 22, they are waiting to ROCK you with refreshing music arrangements and breathtaking performance!
This song is written to remind people although through difficulties and temptations one may feel lost. But do not forget what your dream is, say goodbye to restless life, walk slow and steadily on the road which lead to success. Be strong and faithful!
Zenkwun was formed in 2006 and won 2006 Hohaiyan Festival Jury's Prize in the same year.
We play modern rock and use traditional chinese instruments like souna horn,erhu,percussion to show our Chinese/Taiwanese/Taoism style.
Here's our official website.
Zenwkun means the person who pretends that he is God to cheat somebody else which have faith in him to fulfill his own desire (usually negative purpose )like sex , money ,power etc.
In Taiwan, the governments always convince people to believe them without thinking in many aspects like politics,education and even our future to achieve their purposes.
Little by little,people treat them like a spiritual mentor.
What his words and behavior then become inviolable like some kind of religions gradually no matter his words are correct or not.
Zenkwun is the one.
Zenkwun is the one to wake you up.
========== From Malaysia ==========
Name:
WIND RISING
National final date: 16th August 2009
Entry Song :
NEVERMIND
Composed by:WIND RISING
Lyric by:WIND RISING
Member
Guitar :
TAN CHIN SING
Bass :
MOHAMMAD HARIS BIN ABDUL AZIZ
Drums :
NG KAE VIN
Message from the Band :
Wind Rising is a band consists of three youthful members. The band was formed early June 2009. All of the members were learning music from the same local music school where they got to meet each other. While two of the younger members are still attending high-school, the other is attached to the higher education institution. They are:
Tan Chin Sing (17 years old) on guitar / vocal
Mohd Haris (30 Years old) on bass / backing vocal
Ng Kae Vin (16 years old)
The name of the band is the combination of the three members' names, as Wind in (Kae Vin), Ri- (Haris), and Sing (Chin Sing). Wind Rising is into the funky and hard rock genre. Thus, penning their competition song "Nevermind" in semi funk-rock style. The song narrates about a nice boy who fell in love with a sparkling-eyes pretty girl only to find out later that he was being used as a tool by her, in order to achieve her immoral goals. The boy finally moved on and buried the past as everything had became "Nevermind".
Wind Rising has great passion in their music and hope to share their joy with every one they come across in the band scene, and looking forward for an exciting trip to Yokohama come the Asia Grand Finals in November.
Their motto is "Make music our life, make our life music".
The song narrates about a nice boy who fell in love with a sparkling-eyes pretty girl only to find out later that he was being used as a tool by her, in order to achieve her immoral goals. The boy finally moved on and buried the past as everything had became "Nevermind".
========== From Indonesia ==========
Name:
W.A.R (Walk After Running)
National final date: 15th August 2009
Entry Song :
Don't Ever Come Back
Composed by:W.A.R (Walk After Running) Lyric by:Grace Meika Minar Tampubolon
Member
Vocal :
Grace Meika Minar Tampubolon
Guitar :
James David Sirait
Bass :
Yudith Jessy Ferdinandus
Keyboard :
Ratna Sari Dewi
Saxophone :
Dame Pance Christian Nababan
Drums :
Andrew Sidik Permana
Message from the Band :
W.A.R(Walk After Running) started by Dewi(keyboard),Grace(vocal/guitar),Andrew(drum) on februari 2009,and finaly on July 2009, David(guitar),Yudith(bass),and Dame(saxophone) join with W.A.R(Walk After Run).W.A.R have hardworking philosophy and hight enthusiasm before finaly we walk to enjoy that-like a sprinter still past finnish Walk After Running.
W.A.R is alternative rock with element of jazz,motown,RnB,and Rock,made our music full of colour our influence is Hiromi Uehara,incubus,Dave Mathew's Band,Bjork,and Tokyo Jihen.
this song telling about a man was leaving his girlfriend, when he had gave lot sadness and painfull for his girlfriend. By time a woman wake up and getting stronger. And the same time a man come and want come back. But a woman just have one word, Don't Ever Come Back!
========== From Singapore ==========
Name:
BLACK
National final date: 15th August 2009
Entry Song :
Free Me
Composed by:Muhammad Rizal bin Kasmad Lyric by:Muhammad Ikhsan bin Allaudin
Member
Vocal :
Muhammad Ikhsan bin Allaudin
Guitar :
Mohamed Yazid bin Gani
Guitar :
Muhammad Rizal bin Kasmad
Bass :
Halim bin Slamat
Drums :
Azizul bin Ali
Message from the Band :
We want our music to bring people together - regardless of language, race or religion.
The song "Free Me" is inspired by the movie "Green Mile". Stirred by the injustice suffered by the innocent prisoner in the film, the band wrote this song to express the suffering that the prisoner went through for crimes that he did not commit. The phrase "Free Me" is often heard throughout the movie and hence it was taken as the title for this song. We hope you like it.
========== From Mongolia ==========
Name:
The Lemons
National final date: 13th July 2009
Entry Song :
Sex, Rock & …
Composed by:The Lemons Lyric by:Enkhtulga.A
Member
Vocal & Rhythm :
Odbayar Tsogzolmaa
Guitar :
Enkhtulga Ariunbold
Bass :
Anar Daribazar
Drums :
Unurbayar Munkhbayar
Message from the Band :
The Lemons established in 2004. Created 2 albums: "Red Album", "On the 3rd floor near the young Lenin".First live concert was "Red Live 2007".
There are three important things in life: 1. Sex, 2. Rock, 3.rd is your choice, can be anything. This song expresses what you feel when listening Rock Music.
We were born in Chiangmai province. Everyone of us has a different background and we met at Yamaha Music School. And then we unite to be a band. We play Fusion-Jazz Music, the charisma of this style is it always change every time that we played. Each band play differently even it's the same song. It will show every band and member styles. It's came from the inner soul to the audiences to show what we want to delivered.
Title : "Asian Beat 2009 vs. Tokyo Band Summit: The Grand Final" Date : November 8, 2009 (Sunday). Doors open 12 noon. Performance starts 1 PM. Entry fee : Free (Reserved seating-tickets required for all seats.) Participants : 10 bands from Asian Beat 2009 + 3 bands from Tokyo Band Summit Venue : PACIFICO YOKOHAMA (in Japan) Special guest/judge : Billy Sheehan (Mr. Big)
Time Schedule
Time
Contents
12:00
Door OPEN
13:00
Show STARTS
Billy Sheehan's special clinic
Band Performance
Interval
Band Performance
Interval
Guest band "Hoidoos"
16:30
Awarding ceremony
17:00
Ending Intercultural Communication at 1F Lobby
18:30
Door CLOSE
Introducción
El día 8 de noviembre de 2009 se llevó a cabo la “Cumbre 2009 de Ritmos asiáticos frente a Bandas de Tokio: la gran final (Asian Beat vs.Tokyo Band Summit 2009: The Grand Final)” en el Centro Nacional de Convenciones Pacifico Yokohama, para determinar quién sería la banda de aficionados número 1 en Asia. El evento presentó 13 bandas de 11 países y regiones diferentes, la mayoría de Asia. ¡Los 4,000 espectadores que llenaron el centro de convenciones disfrutaron de una candente presentación tras otra!
En la apertura, el invitado especial y juez Billy Sheehan realizó una clínica. Durante la clínica especial, invitó al escenario a sus compañeros jueces Susumu Nishikawa, ROLLY y SATOKO para … una sesión sorpresa con la presentación de todos los jueces. ¡Esto inmediatamente levantó el calor de la atmósfera en el auditorio!
Bandas participantes
Luego, sin dejar que bajara la excitación en el auditorio, ¡empezó la competencia entre las 13 bandas! The Lemons (Mongolia) comenzaron su presentación con un sonido de rock agresivo, aumentando la atmósfera del auditorio. Para no ser menos, cada una de las bandas que los siguieron mostraron su originalidad y ejecutaron tremendas presentaciones, una detrás de la otra.
The Lemons (From Mongolia)
Zenkwun (From Taiwan)
WIND RISING (From Malaysia)
Pleasant Noiz (From Japan)
Zaitan (From Thailand)
G-ELEVEN (from MAINLAND CHINA)
PRB(Paran Byeol; blue star) (from S.Korea)
BLACK (from Singapore)
Kitchen (from Mexico)
sonodaband (from Japan)
Blaster (from Hong Kong)
W.A.R (Walk After Running) (from Indonesia)
Storm bringer (from Japan)
Premios individuales
Las presentaciones dieron la impresión de terminar demasiado pronto. Después de las presentaciones de cada una de las bandas, en donde se demostró el carácter singular de cada país y región, los jueces empezaron el cálculo de sus calificaciones.
Durante este tiempo, la banda invitada “Hoidoos” tocó para los espectadores antes de que se anunciaran los resultados de los jueces.
Las 13 bandas regresaron al escenario, ansiosas de escuchar los resultados. La ceremonia de premiación empezó con la presentación de los premios individuales.
Jueces:
Billy Sheehan
Susumu Nishikawa
ROLLY
SATOKO
Premio al mejor vocalista:
Grace Meika Minar Tampubolon (W.A.R (Walk After Running) / Indonesia)
Premio al mejor guitarrista:
Mohamed Yazid bin Gani (BLACK / Singapur)
Premio al mejor bajo:
Gwon Tae Jung (PRB [Paran Byeol; blue star] / Corea del Sur)
Premio al mejor tecladista:
Sonoda Ryo (sonodaband / Japón)
Premio a los mejores tambores:
Ng Kae Vin (WIND RISING / Malasia)
Premiado Bandas
Después, se otorgaron los premios a las 2 bandas finalistas: “sonodaband” de Japón y “PRB” (Paran Byeol; blue star) de Corea del Sur
Runner-Up Prize : sonodaband(Japón)
Runner-Up Prize : PRB(Paran Byeol; blue star)(Corea del Sur)
Y finalmente, el gran premio fue para …
“W. A. R” (Walk After Running) de Indonesia. La vocalista, Grace Meika Minar Tampubolon, quien también ganó el premio al mejor vocalista, dijo “Me siento muy agradecida con todas las personas que nos han apoyado, ” y compartió la alegría del premio mientras abrazaba a sus compañeros de la banda.
Grand Prix : W.A.R (Walk After Running)(Indonesia)
Después de la ceremonia de premiación, los intérpretes se reunieron en las cabinas que estaban preparadas en el Marine Lobby para cada banda, donde pudieron intercambiar con los espectadores y otros participantes. El placer de la música, el cual puede cruzar las barreras del idioma, acercó a todos.
ThGracias a todas las personas que hicieron posible el tremendo éxito de este evento con su asistencia y sus aplausos de apoyo para las bandas.
Result of Vote
===== The result announcement of Web poll =====
Web popularity vote was held from 18th Sep. 2009 to 30th Oct. 2009, before the grand final.
Information for making a decision for vote were sound, picture, profil and comment of each band.
The results were announced on 2nd Nov. 2009 as follows
NO.1 : PRB(Paran Byeol; blue star) / 7410 points
No.2 : Kitchen / 5045 points
No.3 : The Lemons / 4538 points
"PRB" the band from Korea splendidly became the first vote place, and acquired "Billy Sheehan dressing room visit right".
Representative Band Profile (English)
========== From Hong Kong ==========
Name:
Blaster
National final date: 21st September 2009
Entry Song :
外遊尋味(Galloping)
Composed by:Blaster Lyric by:Neil&Hin
Member
Vocal :
CHAN Yiu-hin
Guitar :
LAU Chun
Bass :
LEE Wan-kin
Keyboard :
LAU Cheuk-hei
Drums :
CHEUNG Siu-wai
Message from the Band :
"BLASTER" interpreted as a revel and explosions, we hope that our music can express our joy and to give the joy to all the others. And we hope that our music can bring others into an explosion of shock and to express our feelings like an explosion; like a moment that give audience the most brilliant performances.
Galloping, the main idea of this song is to express how busy of a typical Hong Kong people. Their work and rest just like traffic lights; Red light represents that you need to work pragmatically. After a period of time, the light turns into Green which stands for rest. However, the green light will soon turn into flashing lights, which is the warning from rest back to work.
At the other side, while we would like to express the attitude of "here today, gone tomorrow".
The song is talking about a typical busy Hong Kong people. After a day of work and they will travel tomorrow.
But, they don't have much time to prepare the trip. They feel so anxious of packing up the luggage. After the feeling gone away, they fell asleep with the dream of travel adventure. And there is still some residual of memory left over while the alarm rings.
Then, they go galloping down to the airport. While they are enjoying the holiday, nevertheless they also recall their work. Flashing lights, warning, sounded again ....
========== From Japan ==========
Name:
Storm bringer
National final date: 9th September 2009
Entry Song :
Story Nobody Knows
Composed by:Bitoya Lyric by:Ryosuke
Member
Vocal :
Ryo
Guitar :
Bitoya
Bass :
Naoya
Drums :
Sena
Message from the Band :
We are 4 young japanese music lovers STORM BRINGER. We have been playing our rocks at the live since 2008. 6 month later from a day that we wrote our first original song named STORY NOBODY KNOWS,we participated ZENKOKU BANDO JIMAN 2008.(it was so wonderful competition that over 400 bands participated from all over japan.) At the event, we could get best performance prize.(YATTA-!!) Nothing we can say other than... let's just rock it together!!!!!!! YOROSHIKU!!!!!!
Our message we put into STORY NOBODY KNOWS is freedom. Freedom is a really big word for us.we want you to feel it. Recently ｓince so many kinds of sad news in this world is making us go mad,we think now is the chance young people change this world for future. And power that we need to change it is passion to feel freedom. So we put it into the song. Enjoy our freedom.
========== From Japan ==========
Name:
sonodaband
National final date: 9th September 2009
Entry Song :
Take Me To The Carnival
Composed by:SONODA Ryo Lyric by:---(Instrumental)
Member
Guitar :
AKAMATA Kenjiro
Bass :
MAKISE Takayuki
Keyboard :
SONODA Ryo
Violin :
ATSUTA Satoru
Cello :
HASHIMOTO Ryo
Drums :
OYAMADA Kazumasa
Message from the Band :
sonodaband started in May 2006, leaded by Ryo Sonoda who won the synthesizer competition the same year in Japan. The band is formed by Ryo Sonoda (keyboards), Satoru Atsuta (violin), Ryo Hashimoto(cello), Kenjiro Akamata (guitar), Takayuki Makise ( bass), and Kazumasa Oyamada(drums). The band's music is mainly composed and written by Sonoda, and although influenced by Latin, Jazz, Classical music, what he most looks for is the Pop feeling.
"Take Me To The Carnival"--- this song reflects the longing for Latin music, as the title shows. But actually we did not persue the "pure" Latin music. Instead, we tried to express something that we could originaly describe as a japanese. We do not have a vocalist, but we believe that there should be a world that only sounds can describe. Please feel our affection for simply playing the instruments.
Pleasant Noiz was organized in October 2006. Our motto is "Listening easily, but crazy" as a funky rock band. This is the second time we perform in the final of Tokyo band summit. Today we'd express our rock, and fill this hall with it. Enjoy together!
Have you ever had this feeling? "I wanna do nothing at all, because of the irritation." This is a funky rock number sung at the time of such feelings.
We feel very grateful towards Yamaha for giving to un-experienced musicians the opportunity to travel to another country to perform next to amazing performers and musicians, and for supporting music.
We are excited to go to Japan, a country which we all consider a rich place full of history and technology, and with a unique culture which we all feel very interested for.Thank you Yamaha.
This song talks about the misunderstanding we go through when we think we are in love.
Confusing our passion with the feelings that rely on us.
========== From S.Korea ==========
Name:
PRB(Paran Byeol; blue star)
National final date: 5th September 2009
Entry Song :
I do as I want
Composed by:KIM, Hun Young Lyric by:KIM, Hun Young
Member
Vocal :
LEE SEOL HEE
Vocal :
HONG JEONG HEE
Guitar :
KANG MIN GYU
Guitar :
BOK YOUNG JIN
Bass :
GWON TAE JUNG
Keyboard :
KIM JI HYUN
Drums :
KANG JEON HO
Message from the Band :
All members are in the age range of 13 to 18 - the youngest artists in the "Asian Beat Korea Band Contest".The members are the students of a music school which belongs to one of Yamaha combo dealers in Chunan province(* but, not YMS).They want to make and play music which can appeal to every generation.
There are always people who torture outsiders and the song is about us blame on their brutality and unethical behavior.Especailly some of the internet users who cannot stop gossiping about innocent people and continue to make rumors made many celebrities to commit a suicide. The song is also about the celebrities' pain and loneness. The song expresses their emotions with powerful melodies and beats.
========== From MAINLAND CHINA ==========
Name:
G-ELEVEN
National final date: 22nd August 2009
Entry Song :
Walk Slowly
Composed by:Gaofeng Pan Lyric by:Gaofeng Pan
Member
Vocal :
SUN Liang liang
Guitar :
PAN Gao feng
Bass :
ZHONG Jie
Keyboard :
ZHOU Tian che
Drums :
WANG Ying jie
Message from the Band :
Comprising five young and passionate music-loving members, G-ELEVEN formed in Nov. 2008. They won first place in Levi's Band Contest the same year(domestically). Not like lots other Chinese rock bands, traditional and folk elements are not frequently used in G-ELEVEN's music. They seek for a more modern and worldwide-enjoyed music style. Now they define their music style as Crossover Rock. From Blues to Swing, from Bossa Nova to Rockabilly, from Dance to Electro, they are crossing musical boundaries in an assertive and insistent manner. Outshines "post 80's" musicians, G-ELEVEN will release their first EP in Sep.2009. Now the average age of band members is 22, they are waiting to ROCK you with refreshing music arrangements and breathtaking performance!
This song is written to remind people although through difficulties and temptations one may feel lost. But do not forget what your dream is, say goodbye to restless life, walk slow and steadily on the road which lead to success. Be strong and faithful!
Zenkwun was formed in 2006 and won 2006 Hohaiyan Festival Jury's Prize in the same year.
We play modern rock and use traditional chinese instruments like souna horn,erhu,percussion to show our Chinese/Taiwanese/Taoism style.
Here's our official website.
Zenwkun means the person who pretends that he is God to cheat somebody else which have faith in him to fulfill his own desire (usually negative purpose )like sex , money ,power etc.
In Taiwan, the governments always convince people to believe them without thinking in many aspects like politics,education and even our future to achieve their purposes.
Little by little,people treat them like a spiritual mentor.
What his words and behavior then become inviolable like some kind of religions gradually no matter his words are correct or not.
Zenkwun is the one.
Zenkwun is the one to wake you up.
========== From Malaysia ==========
Name:
WIND RISING
National final date: 16th August 2009
Entry Song :
NEVERMIND
Composed by:WIND RISING
Lyric by:WIND RISING
Member
Guitar :
TAN CHIN SING
Bass :
MOHAMMAD HARIS BIN ABDUL AZIZ
Drums :
NG KAE VIN
Message from the Band :
Wind Rising is a band consists of three youthful members. The band was formed early June 2009. All of the members were learning music from the same local music school where they got to meet each other. While two of the younger members are still attending high-school, the other is attached to the higher education institution. They are:
Tan Chin Sing (17 years old) on guitar / vocal
Mohd Haris (30 Years old) on bass / backing vocal
Ng Kae Vin (16 years old)
The name of the band is the combination of the three members' names, as Wind in (Kae Vin), Ri- (Haris), and Sing (Chin Sing). Wind Rising is into the funky and hard rock genre. Thus, penning their competition song "Nevermind" in semi funk-rock style. The song narrates about a nice boy who fell in love with a sparkling-eyes pretty girl only to find out later that he was being used as a tool by her, in order to achieve her immoral goals. The boy finally moved on and buried the past as everything had became "Nevermind".
Wind Rising has great passion in their music and hope to share their joy with every one they come across in the band scene, and looking forward for an exciting trip to Yokohama come the Asia Grand Finals in November.
Their motto is "Make music our life, make our life music".
The song narrates about a nice boy who fell in love with a sparkling-eyes pretty girl only to find out later that he was being used as a tool by her, in order to achieve her immoral goals. The boy finally moved on and buried the past as everything had became "Nevermind".
========== From Indonesia ==========
Name:
W.A.R (Walk After Running)
National final date: 15th August 2009
Entry Song :
Don't Ever Come Back
Composed by:W.A.R (Walk After Running) Lyric by:Grace Meika Minar Tampubolon
Member
Vocal :
Grace Meika Minar Tampubolon
Guitar :
James David Sirait
Bass :
Yudith Jessy Ferdinandus
Keyboard :
Ratna Sari Dewi
Saxophone :
Dame Pance Christian Nababan
Drums :
Andrew Sidik Permana
Message from the Band :
W.A.R(Walk After Running) started by Dewi(keyboard),Grace(vocal/guitar),Andrew(drum) on februari 2009,and finaly on July 2009, David(guitar),Yudith(bass),and Dame(saxophone) join with W.A.R(Walk After Run).W.A.R have hardworking philosophy and hight enthusiasm before finaly we walk to enjoy that-like a sprinter still past finnish Walk After Running.
W.A.R is alternative rock with element of jazz,motown,RnB,and Rock,made our music full of colour our influence is Hiromi Uehara,incubus,Dave Mathew's Band,Bjork,and Tokyo Jihen.
this song telling about a man was leaving his girlfriend, when he had gave lot sadness and painfull for his girlfriend. By time a woman wake up and getting stronger. And the same time a man come and want come back. But a woman just have one word, Don't Ever Come Back!
========== From Singapore ==========
Name:
BLACK
National final date: 15th August 2009
Entry Song :
Free Me
Composed by:Muhammad Rizal bin Kasmad Lyric by:Muhammad Ikhsan bin Allaudin
Member
Vocal :
Muhammad Ikhsan bin Allaudin
Guitar :
Mohamed Yazid bin Gani
Guitar :
Muhammad Rizal bin Kasmad
Bass :
Halim bin Slamat
Drums :
Azizul bin Ali
Message from the Band :
We want our music to bring people together - regardless of language, race or religion.
The song "Free Me" is inspired by the movie "Green Mile". Stirred by the injustice suffered by the innocent prisoner in the film, the band wrote this song to express the suffering that the prisoner went through for crimes that he did not commit. The phrase "Free Me" is often heard throughout the movie and hence it was taken as the title for this song. We hope you like it.
========== From Mongolia ==========
Name:
The Lemons
National final date: 13th July 2009
Entry Song :
Sex, Rock & …
Composed by:The Lemons Lyric by:Enkhtulga.A
Member
Vocal & Rhythm :
Odbayar Tsogzolmaa
Guitar :
Enkhtulga Ariunbold
Bass :
Anar Daribazar
Drums :
Unurbayar Munkhbayar
Message from the Band :
The Lemons established in 2004. Created 2 albums: "Red Album", "On the 3rd floor near the young Lenin".First live concert was "Red Live 2007".
There are three important things in life: 1. Sex, 2. Rock, 3.rd is your choice, can be anything. This song expresses what you feel when listening Rock Music.
We were born in Chiangmai province. Everyone of us has a different background and we met at Yamaha Music School. And then we unite to be a band. We play Fusion-Jazz Music, the charisma of this style is it always change every time that we played. Each band play differently even it's the same song. It will show every band and member styles. It's came from the inner soul to the audiences to show what we want to delivered.
Title : "Asian Beat 2009 vs. Tokyo Band Summit: The Grand Final" Date : November 8, 2009 (Sunday). Doors open 12 noon. Performance starts 1 PM. Entry fee : Free (Reserved seating-tickets required for all seats.) Participants : 10 bands from Asian Beat 2009 + 3 bands from Tokyo Band Summit Venue : PACIFICO YOKOHAMA (in Japan) Special guest/judge : Billy Sheehan (Mr. Big)
Time Schedule
Time
Contents
12:00
Door OPEN
13:00
Show STARTS
Billy Sheehan's special clinic
Band Performance
Interval
Band Performance
Interval
Guest band "Hoidoos"
16:30
Awarding ceremony
17:00
Ending Intercultural Communication at 1F Lobby
18:30
Door CLOSE
Introduction
2009 оны 11 сарын 8-нд «Asian Beat vs.Tokyo Band Summit 2009: The Grand Final» нь Pacifico Yokohama-ийн National Convention Hall -д Азийн хамгийн сайн сайн дурын хамтлагийг шалгаруулахаар зохион байгуулагджээ. Уг үйл ажиллагаанд Азийн 11 орноос оролцсон 13 хамтлаг хамрагдсан байлаа. Заалыг дүүргэсэн 4000 үзэгчид оролцогчдыг маш халуун дотноор угтсан билээ.
Web popularity vote was held from 18th Sep. 2009 to 30th Oct. 2009, before the grand final.
Information for making a decision for vote were sound, picture, profil and comment of each band.
The results were announced on 2nd Nov. 2009 as follows
NO.1 : PRB(Paran Byeol; blue star) / 7410 points
No.2 : Kitchen / 5045 points
No.3 : The Lemons / 4538 points
"PRB" the band from Korea splendidly became the first vote place, and acquired "Billy Sheehan dressing room visit right".
Representative Band Profile (English)
========== From Hong Kong ==========
Name:
Blaster
National final date: 21st September 2009
Entry Song :
外遊尋味(Galloping)
Composed by:Blaster Lyric by:Neil&Hin
Member
Vocal :
CHAN Yiu-hin
Guitar :
LAU Chun
Bass :
LEE Wan-kin
Keyboard :
LAU Cheuk-hei
Drums :
CHEUNG Siu-wai
Message from the Band :
"BLASTER" interpreted as a revel and explosions, we hope that our music can express our joy and to give the joy to all the others. And we hope that our music can bring others into an explosion of shock and to express our feelings like an explosion; like a moment that give audience the most brilliant performances.
Galloping, the main idea of this song is to express how busy of a typical Hong Kong people. Their work and rest just like traffic lights; Red light represents that you need to work pragmatically. After a period of time, the light turns into Green which stands for rest. However, the green light will soon turn into flashing lights, which is the warning from rest back to work.
At the other side, while we would like to express the attitude of "here today, gone tomorrow".
The song is talking about a typical busy Hong Kong people. After a day of work and they will travel tomorrow.
But, they don't have much time to prepare the trip. They feel so anxious of packing up the luggage. After the feeling gone away, they fell asleep with the dream of travel adventure. And there is still some residual of memory left over while the alarm rings.
Then, they go galloping down to the airport. While they are enjoying the holiday, nevertheless they also recall their work. Flashing lights, warning, sounded again ....
========== From Japan ==========
Name:
Storm bringer
National final date: 9th September 2009
Entry Song :
Story Nobody Knows
Composed by:Bitoya Lyric by:Ryosuke
Member
Vocal :
Ryo
Guitar :
Bitoya
Bass :
Naoya
Drums :
Sena
Message from the Band :
We are 4 young japanese music lovers STORM BRINGER. We have been playing our rocks at the live since 2008. 6 month later from a day that we wrote our first original song named STORY NOBODY KNOWS,we participated ZENKOKU BANDO JIMAN 2008.(it was so wonderful competition that over 400 bands participated from all over japan.) At the event, we could get best performance prize.(YATTA-!!) Nothing we can say other than... let's just rock it together!!!!!!! YOROSHIKU!!!!!!
Our message we put into STORY NOBODY KNOWS is freedom. Freedom is a really big word for us.we want you to feel it. Recently ｓince so many kinds of sad news in this world is making us go mad,we think now is the chance young people change this world for future. And power that we need to change it is passion to feel freedom. So we put it into the song. Enjoy our freedom.
========== From Japan ==========
Name:
sonodaband
National final date: 9th September 2009
Entry Song :
Take Me To The Carnival
Composed by:SONODA Ryo Lyric by:---(Instrumental)
Member
Guitar :
AKAMATA Kenjiro
Bass :
MAKISE Takayuki
Keyboard :
SONODA Ryo
Violin :
ATSUTA Satoru
Cello :
HASHIMOTO Ryo
Drums :
OYAMADA Kazumasa
Message from the Band :
sonodaband started in May 2006, leaded by Ryo Sonoda who won the synthesizer competition the same year in Japan. The band is formed by Ryo Sonoda (keyboards), Satoru Atsuta (violin), Ryo Hashimoto(cello), Kenjiro Akamata (guitar), Takayuki Makise ( bass), and Kazumasa Oyamada(drums). The band's music is mainly composed and written by Sonoda, and although influenced by Latin, Jazz, Classical music, what he most looks for is the Pop feeling.
"Take Me To The Carnival"--- this song reflects the longing for Latin music, as the title shows. But actually we did not persue the "pure" Latin music. Instead, we tried to express something that we could originaly describe as a japanese. We do not have a vocalist, but we believe that there should be a world that only sounds can describe. Please feel our affection for simply playing the instruments.
Pleasant Noiz was organized in October 2006. Our motto is "Listening easily, but crazy" as a funky rock band. This is the second time we perform in the final of Tokyo band summit. Today we'd express our rock, and fill this hall with it. Enjoy together!
Have you ever had this feeling? "I wanna do nothing at all, because of the irritation." This is a funky rock number sung at the time of such feelings.
We feel very grateful towards Yamaha for giving to un-experienced musicians the opportunity to travel to another country to perform next to amazing performers and musicians, and for supporting music.
We are excited to go to Japan, a country which we all consider a rich place full of history and technology, and with a unique culture which we all feel very interested for.Thank you Yamaha.
This song talks about the misunderstanding we go through when we think we are in love.
Confusing our passion with the feelings that rely on us.
========== From S.Korea ==========
Name:
PRB(Paran Byeol; blue star)
National final date: 5th September 2009
Entry Song :
I do as I want
Composed by:KIM, Hun Young Lyric by:KIM, Hun Young
Member
Vocal :
LEE SEOL HEE
Vocal :
HONG JEONG HEE
Guitar :
KANG MIN GYU
Guitar :
BOK YOUNG JIN
Bass :
GWON TAE JUNG
Keyboard :
KIM JI HYUN
Drums :
KANG JEON HO
Message from the Band :
All members are in the age range of 13 to 18 - the youngest artists in the "Asian Beat Korea Band Contest".The members are the students of a music school which belongs to one of Yamaha combo dealers in Chunan province(* but, not YMS).They want to make and play music which can appeal to every generation.
There are always people who torture outsiders and the song is about us blame on their brutality and unethical behavior.Especailly some of the internet users who cannot stop gossiping about innocent people and continue to make rumors made many celebrities to commit a suicide. The song is also about the celebrities' pain and loneness. The song expresses their emotions with powerful melodies and beats.
========== From MAINLAND CHINA ==========
Name:
G-ELEVEN
National final date: 22nd August 2009
Entry Song :
Walk Slowly
Composed by:Gaofeng Pan Lyric by:Gaofeng Pan
Member
Vocal :
SUN Liang liang
Guitar :
PAN Gao feng
Bass :
ZHONG Jie
Keyboard :
ZHOU Tian che
Drums :
WANG Ying jie
Message from the Band :
Comprising five young and passionate music-loving members, G-ELEVEN formed in Nov. 2008. They won first place in Levi's Band Contest the same year(domestically). Not like lots other Chinese rock bands, traditional and folk elements are not frequently used in G-ELEVEN's music. They seek for a more modern and worldwide-enjoyed music style. Now they define their music style as Crossover Rock. From Blues to Swing, from Bossa Nova to Rockabilly, from Dance to Electro, they are crossing musical boundaries in an assertive and insistent manner. Outshines "post 80's" musicians, G-ELEVEN will release their first EP in Sep.2009. Now the average age of band members is 22, they are waiting to ROCK you with refreshing music arrangements and breathtaking performance!
This song is written to remind people although through difficulties and temptations one may feel lost. But do not forget what your dream is, say goodbye to restless life, walk slow and steadily on the road which lead to success. Be strong and faithful!
Zenkwun was formed in 2006 and won 2006 Hohaiyan Festival Jury's Prize in the same year.
We play modern rock and use traditional chinese instruments like souna horn,erhu,percussion to show our Chinese/Taiwanese/Taoism style.
Here's our official website.
Zenwkun means the person who pretends that he is God to cheat somebody else which have faith in him to fulfill his own desire (usually negative purpose )like sex , money ,power etc.
In Taiwan, the governments always convince people to believe them without thinking in many aspects like politics,education and even our future to achieve their purposes.
Little by little,people treat them like a spiritual mentor.
What his words and behavior then become inviolable like some kind of religions gradually no matter his words are correct or not.
Zenkwun is the one.
Zenkwun is the one to wake you up.
========== From Malaysia ==========
Name:
WIND RISING
National final date: 16th August 2009
Entry Song :
NEVERMIND
Composed by:WIND RISING
Lyric by:WIND RISING
Member
Guitar :
TAN CHIN SING
Bass :
MOHAMMAD HARIS BIN ABDUL AZIZ
Drums :
NG KAE VIN
Message from the Band :
Wind Rising is a band consists of three youthful members. The band was formed early June 2009. All of the members were learning music from the same local music school where they got to meet each other. While two of the younger members are still attending high-school, the other is attached to the higher education institution. They are:
Tan Chin Sing (17 years old) on guitar / vocal
Mohd Haris (30 Years old) on bass / backing vocal
Ng Kae Vin (16 years old)
The name of the band is the combination of the three members' names, as Wind in (Kae Vin), Ri- (Haris), and Sing (Chin Sing). Wind Rising is into the funky and hard rock genre. Thus, penning their competition song "Nevermind" in semi funk-rock style. The song narrates about a nice boy who fell in love with a sparkling-eyes pretty girl only to find out later that he was being used as a tool by her, in order to achieve her immoral goals. The boy finally moved on and buried the past as everything had became "Nevermind".
Wind Rising has great passion in their music and hope to share their joy with every one they come across in the band scene, and looking forward for an exciting trip to Yokohama come the Asia Grand Finals in November.
Their motto is "Make music our life, make our life music".
The song narrates about a nice boy who fell in love with a sparkling-eyes pretty girl only to find out later that he was being used as a tool by her, in order to achieve her immoral goals. The boy finally moved on and buried the past as everything had became "Nevermind".
========== From Indonesia ==========
Name:
W.A.R (Walk After Running)
National final date: 15th August 2009
Entry Song :
Don't Ever Come Back
Composed by:W.A.R (Walk After Running) Lyric by:Grace Meika Minar Tampubolon
Member
Vocal :
Grace Meika Minar Tampubolon
Guitar :
James David Sirait
Bass :
Yudith Jessy Ferdinandus
Keyboard :
Ratna Sari Dewi
Saxophone :
Dame Pance Christian Nababan
Drums :
Andrew Sidik Permana
Message from the Band :
W.A.R(Walk After Running) started by Dewi(keyboard),Grace(vocal/guitar),Andrew(drum) on februari 2009,and finaly on July 2009, David(guitar),Yudith(bass),and Dame(saxophone) join with W.A.R(Walk After Run).W.A.R have hardworking philosophy and hight enthusiasm before finaly we walk to enjoy that-like a sprinter still past finnish Walk After Running.
W.A.R is alternative rock with element of jazz,motown,RnB,and Rock,made our music full of colour our influence is Hiromi Uehara,incubus,Dave Mathew's Band,Bjork,and Tokyo Jihen.
this song telling about a man was leaving his girlfriend, when he had gave lot sadness and painfull for his girlfriend. By time a woman wake up and getting stronger. And the same time a man come and want come back. But a woman just have one word, Don't Ever Come Back!
========== From Singapore ==========
Name:
BLACK
National final date: 15th August 2009
Entry Song :
Free Me
Composed by:Muhammad Rizal bin Kasmad Lyric by:Muhammad Ikhsan bin Allaudin
Member
Vocal :
Muhammad Ikhsan bin Allaudin
Guitar :
Mohamed Yazid bin Gani
Guitar :
Muhammad Rizal bin Kasmad
Bass :
Halim bin Slamat
Drums :
Azizul bin Ali
Message from the Band :
We want our music to bring people together - regardless of language, race or religion.
The song "Free Me" is inspired by the movie "Green Mile". Stirred by the injustice suffered by the innocent prisoner in the film, the band wrote this song to express the suffering that the prisoner went through for crimes that he did not commit. The phrase "Free Me" is often heard throughout the movie and hence it was taken as the title for this song. We hope you like it.
========== From Mongolia ==========
Name:
The Lemons
National final date: 13th July 2009
Entry Song :
Sex, Rock & …
Composed by:The Lemons Lyric by:Enkhtulga.A
Member
Vocal & Rhythm :
Odbayar Tsogzolmaa
Guitar :
Enkhtulga Ariunbold
Bass :
Anar Daribazar
Drums :
Unurbayar Munkhbayar
Message from the Band :
The Lemons established in 2004. Created 2 albums: "Red Album", "On the 3rd floor near the young Lenin".First live concert was "Red Live 2007".
There are three important things in life: 1. Sex, 2. Rock, 3.rd is your choice, can be anything. This song expresses what you feel when listening Rock Music.
We were born in Chiangmai province. Everyone of us has a different background and we met at Yamaha Music School. And then we unite to be a band. We play Fusion-Jazz Music, the charisma of this style is it always change every time that we played. Each band play differently even it's the same song. It will show every band and member styles. It's came from the inner soul to the audiences to show what we want to delivered.
Title : "Asian Beat 2009 vs. Tokyo Band Summit: The Grand Final" Date : November 8, 2009 (Sunday). Doors open 12 noon. Performance starts 1 PM. Entry fee : Free (Reserved seating-tickets required for all seats.) Participants : 10 bands from Asian Beat 2009 + 3 bands from Tokyo Band Summit Venue : PACIFICO YOKOHAMA (in Japan) Special guest/judge : Billy Sheehan (Mr. Big)
Time Schedule
Time
Contents
12:00
Door OPEN
13:00
Show STARTS
Billy Sheehan's special clinic
Band Performance
Interval
Band Performance
Interval
Guest band "Hoidoos"
16:30
Awarding ceremony
17:00
Ending Intercultural Communication at 1F Lobby
18:30
Door CLOSE
소개
2009년 11월 8일에 아시아 최고의 아마추어 밴드를 정하는 “아시안 비트 vs 도쿄 밴드 서밋 2009: 그랜드 파이널(Asian Beat 2009 vs. Tokyo Band Summit : The Grand Final)”이 파시피코 요코하마 국립컨벤션홀에서 열렸습니다. 이 행사에는 전세계 11개 국가의 13개 밴드(대부분 아시아 지역 출신)가 참가했으며 홀을 가득 메운 4,000여명의 관객들이 연달아 이어지는 강렬한 밴드 연주를 한껏 즐겼습니다!
오프닝 무대에서는 특별 게스트/심사위원인 Billy Sheehan씨가 연주를 선보였습니다. 이 특별 연주 중에 동료 심사위원인 Susumu Nishikawa, ROLLY, SATOKO씨가 무대 위로 초대되어 모든 심사위원이 참여하는 깜짝 연주가 벌어지자 곧바로 홀의 분위기가 후끈 달아올랐습니다!
밴드 참여
홀의 열기가 채 가라앉기도 전에 13개 밴드의 경합이 시작되었습니다. 먼저 Lemons(몽골)의 어그레시브 록 사운드 연주로 홀의 분위기가 고조된 다음 그 뒤의 각 밴드도 다른 밴드들에게 뒤지지 않기 위해 잇따라 자신만의 독창성을 드러내면서 놀라운 연주를 선보였습니다.
The Lemons (몽골에서)
Zenkwun (대만에서)
WIND RISING (말레이시아에서)
Pleasant Noiz (일본에서)
Zaitan (태국에서)
G-ELEVEN (중국 본토에서)
PRB(Paran Byeol; blue star) (한국에서)
BLACK (싱가포르에서)
Kitchen (멕시코에서)
sonodaband (일본에서)
Blaster (홍콩에서)
W.A.R (Walk After Running) (인도네시아)
Storm bringer (일본에서)
개인 수상
연주 시간이 너무 빨리 지나가버린 것 같았습니다. 각 국가와 지역의 고유한 특색을 여실히 보여주는 밴드 연주가 끝나고 심사 점수가 집계되었습니다.
이 시간 동안 관객들을 위한 게스트 밴드 “Hoidoos”의 멋진 연주가 펼쳐진 후 심사 결과가 발표되었습니다.
13개의 밴드 멤버들이 결과를 고대하면서 무대 위로 올라오자 개별상 부문부터 수상식이 시작되었습니다.
심사 위원:
Billy Sheehan
Susumu Nishikawa
ROLLY
SATOKO
베스트 보컬리스트:
Grace Meika Minar Tampubolon (W.A.R (Walk After Running) / 인도네시아)
베스트 기타리스트:
Mohamed Yazid bin Gani (BLACK / 싱가포르)
베스트 베이스 기타 플레이어:
권태정 (PRB [파란별] / 대한민국)
베스트 키보드 플레이어:
Sonoda Ryo (sonodaband / 일본)
베스트 드러머:
Ng Kae Vin (WIND RISING / 말레이시아)
자랑스럽게 밴드
우수상은 2개의 밴드, 즉 일본의 “sonodaband”와 대한민국의 “PRB”(파란별)에게 수여되었습니다.
Runner-Up Prize : sonodaband(일본에서)
Runner-Up Prize : PRB(Paran Byeol; blue star)(한국에서)
최우수상의 영광은…
인도네시아의 “W. A. R”(Walk After Running)에게 돌아갔습니다. 베스트 보컬리스트 수상자이기도 한 보컬리스트 Grace Meika Minar Tampubolon씨는 “지지해 주신 모든 분들께 감사를 드립니다. ”라는 소감과 함께 동료 밴드 멤버들과의 포옹으로 수상의 기쁨을 나눴습니다.
Grand Prix : W.A.R (Walk After Running)(인도네시아)
수상식 후에는 마린 로비에 설치된 밴드별 부스에 연주자들이 모여 관객이나 다른 참가자들과 교류할 수 있는 자리가 마련되었습니다. 언어의 장벽을 뛰어넘을 수 있는 음악으로 모든 이들이 더욱 가까워질 수 있었습니다.
참석하여 열렬한 응원을 보내주시고 본 행사를 성황리에 마칠 수 있도록 도와 주신 모든 분들께 진심으로 감사드립니다.
Result of Vote
===== The result announcement of Web poll =====
Web popularity vote was held from 18th Sep. 2009 to 30th Oct. 2009, before the grand final.
Information for making a decision for vote were sound, picture, profil and comment of each band.
The results was announced on 2nd Nov. 2009 as follows
NO.1 : PRB(Paran Byeol; blue star) / 7410 points
No.2 : Kitchen / 5045 points
No.3 : The Lemons / 4538 points
"PRB" the band from Korea splendidly became the first vote place, and acquired "Billy Sheehan dressing room visit right".
Representative Band Profile (English)
========== From Hong Kong ==========
Name:
Blaster
National final date: 21st September 2009
Entry Song :
外遊尋味(Galloping)
Composed by:Blaster Lyric by:Neil&Hin
Member
Vocal :
CHAN Yiu-hin
Guitar :
LAU Chun
Bass :
LEE Wan-kin
Keyboard :
LAU Cheuk-hei
Drums :
CHEUNG Siu-wai
Message from the Band :
"BLASTER" interpreted as a revel and explosions, we hope that our music can express our joy and to give the joy to all the others. And we hope that our music can bring others into an explosion of shock and to express our feelings like an explosion; like a moment that give audience the most brilliant performances.
Galloping, the main idea of this song is to express how busy of a typical Hong Kong people. Their work and rest just like traffic lights; Red light represents that you need to work pragmatically. After a period of time, the light turns into Green which stands for rest. However, the green light will soon turn into flashing lights, which is the warning from rest back to work.
At the other side, while we would like to express the attitude of "here today, gone tomorrow".
The song is talking about a typical busy Hong Kong people. After a day of work and they will travel tomorrow.
But, they don't have much time to prepare the trip. They feel so anxious of packing up the luggage. After the feeling gone away, they fell asleep with the dream of travel adventure. And there is still some residual of memory left over while the alarm rings.
Then, they go galloping down to the airport. While they are enjoying the holiday, nevertheless they also recall their work. Flashing lights, warning, sounded again ....
========== From Japan ==========
Name:
Storm bringer
National final date: 9th September 2009
Entry Song :
Story Nobody Knows
Composed by:Bitoya Lyric by:Ryosuke
Member
Vocal :
Ryo
Guitar :
Bitoya
Bass :
Naoya
Drums :
Sena
Message from the Band :
We are 4 young japanese music lovers STORM BRINGER. We have been playing our rocks at the live since 2008. 6 month later from a day that we wrote our first original song named STORY NOBODY KNOWS,we participated ZENKOKU BANDO JIMAN 2008.(it was so wonderful competition that over 400 bands participated from all over japan.) At the event, we could get best performance prize.(YATTA-!!) Nothing we can say other than... let's just rock it together!!!!!!! YOROSHIKU!!!!!!
Our message we put into STORY NOBODY KNOWS is freedom. Freedom is a really big word for us.we want you to feel it. Recently ｓince so many kinds of sad news in this world is making us go mad,we think now is the chance young people change this world for future. And power that we need to change it is passion to feel freedom. So we put it into the song. Enjoy our freedom.
========== From Japan ==========
Name:
sonodaband
National final date: 9th September 2009
Entry Song :
Take Me To The Carnival
Composed by:SONODA Ryo Lyric by:---(Instrumental)
Member
Guitar :
AKAMATA Kenjiro
Bass :
MAKISE Takayuki
Keyboard :
SONODA Ryo
Violin :
ATSUTA Satoru
Cello :
HASHIMOTO Ryo
Drums :
OYAMADA Kazumasa
Message from the Band :
sonodaband started in May 2006, leaded by Ryo Sonoda who won the synthesizer competition the same year in Japan. The band is formed by Ryo Sonoda (keyboards), Satoru Atsuta (violin), Ryo Hashimoto(cello), Kenjiro Akamata (guitar), Takayuki Makise ( bass), and Kazumasa Oyamada(drums). The band's music is mainly composed and written by Sonoda, and although influenced by Latin, Jazz, Classical music, what he most looks for is the Pop feeling.
"Take Me To The Carnival"--- this song reflects the longing for Latin music, as the title shows. But actually we did not persue the "pure" Latin music. Instead, we tried to express something that we could originaly describe as a japanese. We do not have a vocalist, but we believe that there should be a world that only sounds can describe. Please feel our affection for simply playing the instruments.
Pleasant Noiz was organized in October 2006. Our motto is "Listening easily, but crazy" as a funky rock band. This is the second time we perform in the final of Tokyo band summit. Today we'd express our rock, and fill this hall with it. Enjoy together!
Have you ever had this feeling? "I wanna do nothing at all, because of the irritation." This is a funky rock number sung at the time of such feelings.
We feel very grateful towards Yamaha for giving to un-experienced musicians the opportunity to travel to another country to perform next to amazing performers and musicians, and for supporting music.
We are excited to go to Japan, a country which we all consider a rich place full of history and technology, and with a unique culture which we all feel very interested for.Thank you Yamaha.
This song talks about the misunderstanding we go through when we think we are in love.
Confusing our passion with the feelings that rely on us.
========== From S.Korea ==========
Name:
PRB(Paran Byeol; blue star)
National final date: 5th September 2009
Entry Song :
I do as I want
Composed by:KIM, Hun Young Lyric by:KIM, Hun Young
Member
Vocal :
LEE SEOL HEE
Vocal :
HONG JEONG HEE
Guitar :
KANG MIN GYU
Guitar :
BOK YOUNG JIN
Bass :
GWON TAE JUNG
Keyboard :
KIM JI HYUN
Drums :
KANG JEON HO
Message from the Band :
All members are in the age range of 13 to 18 - the youngest artists in the "Asian Beat Korea Band Contest".The members are the students of a music school which belongs to one of Yamaha combo dealers in Chunan province(* but, not YMS).They want to make and play music which can appeal to every generation.
There are always people who torture outsiders and the song is about us blame on their brutality and unethical behavior.Especailly some of the internet users who cannot stop gossiping about innocent people and continue to make rumors made many celebrities to commit a suicide. The song is also about the celebrities' pain and loneness. The song expresses their emotions with powerful melodies and beats.
========== From MAINLAND CHINA ==========
Name:
G-ELEVEN
National final date: 22nd August 2009
Entry Song :
Walk Slowly
Composed by:Gaofeng Pan Lyric by:Gaofeng Pan
Member
Vocal :
SUN Liang liang
Guitar :
PAN Gao feng
Bass :
ZHONG Jie
Keyboard :
ZHOU Tian che
Drums :
WANG Ying jie
Message from the Band :
Comprising five young and passionate music-loving members, G-ELEVEN formed in Nov. 2008. They won first place in Levi's Band Contest the same year(domestically). Not like lots other Chinese rock bands, traditional and folk elements are not frequently used in G-ELEVEN's music. They seek for a more modern and worldwide-enjoyed music style. Now they define their music style as Crossover Rock. From Blues to Swing, from Bossa Nova to Rockabilly, from Dance to Electro, they are crossing musical boundaries in an assertive and insistent manner. Outshines "post 80's" musicians, G-ELEVEN will release their first EP in Sep.2009. Now the average age of band members is 22, they are waiting to ROCK you with refreshing music arrangements and breathtaking performance!
This song is written to remind people although through difficulties and temptations one may feel lost. But do not forget what your dream is, say goodbye to restless life, walk slow and steadily on the road which lead to success. Be strong and faithful!
Zenkwun was formed in 2006 and won 2006 Hohaiyan Festival Jury's Prize in the same year.
We play modern rock and use traditional chinese instruments like souna horn,erhu,percussion to show our Chinese/Taiwanese/Taoism style.
Here's our official website.
Zenwkun means the person who pretends that he is God to cheat somebody else which have faith in him to fulfill his own desire (usually negative purpose )like sex , money ,power etc.
In Taiwan, the governments always convince people to believe them without thinking in many aspects like politics,education and even our future to achieve their purposes.
Little by little,people treat them like a spiritual mentor.
What his words and behavior then become inviolable like some kind of religions gradually no matter his words are correct or not.
Zenkwun is the one.
Zenkwun is the one to wake you up.
========== From Malaysia ==========
Name:
WIND RISING
National final date: 16th August 2009
Entry Song :
NEVERMIND
Composed by:WIND RISING
Lyric by:WIND RISING
Member
Guitar :
TAN CHIN SING
Bass :
MOHAMMAD HARIS BIN ABDUL AZIZ
Drums :
NG KAE VIN
Message from the Band :
Wind Rising is a band consists of three youthful members. The band was formed early June 2009. All of the members were learning music from the same local music school where they got to meet each other. While two of the younger members are still attending high-school, the other is attached to the higher education institution. They are:
Tan Chin Sing (17 years old) on guitar / vocal
Mohd Haris (30 Years old) on bass / backing vocal
Ng Kae Vin (16 years old)
The name of the band is the combination of the three members' names, as Wind in (Kae Vin), Ri- (Haris), and Sing (Chin Sing). Wind Rising is into the funky and hard rock genre. Thus, penning their competition song "Nevermind" in semi funk-rock style. The song narrates about a nice boy who fell in love with a sparkling-eyes pretty girl only to find out later that he was being used as a tool by her, in order to achieve her immoral goals. The boy finally moved on and buried the past as everything had became "Nevermind".
Wind Rising has great passion in their music and hope to share their joy with every one they come across in the band scene, and looking forward for an exciting trip to Yokohama come the Asia Grand Finals in November.
Their motto is "Make music our life, make our life music".
The song narrates about a nice boy who fell in love with a sparkling-eyes pretty girl only to find out later that he was being used as a tool by her, in order to achieve her immoral goals. The boy finally moved on and buried the past as everything had became "Nevermind".
========== From Indonesia ==========
Name:
W.A.R (Walk After Running)
National final date: 15th August 2009
Entry Song :
Don't Ever Come Back
Composed by:W.A.R (Walk After Running) Lyric by:Grace Meika Minar Tampubolon
Member
Vocal :
Grace Meika Minar Tampubolon
Guitar :
James David Sirait
Bass :
Yudith Jessy Ferdinandus
Keyboard :
Ratna Sari Dewi
Saxophone :
Dame Pance Christian Nababan
Drums :
Andrew Sidik Permana
Message from the Band :
W.A.R(Walk After Running) started by Dewi(keyboard),Grace(vocal/guitar),Andrew(drum) on februari 2009,and finaly on July 2009, David(guitar),Yudith(bass),and Dame(saxophone) join with W.A.R(Walk After Run).W.A.R have hardworking philosophy and hight enthusiasm before finaly we walk to enjoy that-like a sprinter still past finnish Walk After Running.
W.A.R is alternative rock with element of jazz,motown,RnB,and Rock,made our music full of colour our influence is Hiromi Uehara,incubus,Dave Mathew's Band,Bjork,and Tokyo Jihen.
this song telling about a man was leaving his girlfriend, when he had gave lot sadness and painfull for his girlfriend. By time a woman wake up and getting stronger. And the same time a man come and want come back. But a woman just have one word, Don't Ever Come Back!
========== From Singapore ==========
Name:
BLACK
National final date: 15th August 2009
Entry Song :
Free Me
Composed by:Muhammad Rizal bin Kasmad Lyric by:Muhammad Ikhsan bin Allaudin
Member
Vocal :
Muhammad Ikhsan bin Allaudin
Guitar :
Mohamed Yazid bin Gani
Guitar :
Muhammad Rizal bin Kasmad
Bass :
Halim bin Slamat
Drums :
Azizul bin Ali
Message from the Band :
We want our music to bring people together - regardless of language, race or religion.
The song "Free Me" is inspired by the movie "Green Mile". Stirred by the injustice suffered by the innocent prisoner in the film, the band wrote this song to express the suffering that the prisoner went through for crimes that he did not commit. The phrase "Free Me" is often heard throughout the movie and hence it was taken as the title for this song. We hope you like it.
========== From Mongolia ==========
Name:
The Lemons
National final date: 13th July 2009
Entry Song :
Sex, Rock & …
Composed by:The Lemons Lyric by:Enkhtulga.A
Member
Vocal & Rhythm :
Odbayar Tsogzolmaa
Guitar :
Enkhtulga Ariunbold
Bass :
Anar Daribazar
Drums :
Unurbayar Munkhbayar
Message from the Band :
The Lemons established in 2004. Created 2 albums: "Red Album", "On the 3rd floor near the young Lenin".First live concert was "Red Live 2007".
There are three important things in life: 1. Sex, 2. Rock, 3.rd is your choice, can be anything. This song expresses what you feel when listening Rock Music.
We were born in Chiangmai province. Everyone of us has a different background and we met at Yamaha Music School. And then we unite to be a band. We play Fusion-Jazz Music, the charisma of this style is it always change every time that we played. Each band play differently even it's the same song. It will show every band and member styles. It's came from the inner soul to the audiences to show what we want to delivered.
Title : "Asian Beat 2009 vs. Tokyo Band Summit: The Grand Final" Date : November 8, 2009 (Sunday). Doors open 12 noon. Performance starts 1 PM. Entry fee : Free (Reserved seating-tickets required for all seats.) Participants : 10 bands from Asian Beat 2009 + 3 bands from Tokyo Band Summit Venue : PACIFICO YOKOHAMA (in Japan) Special guest/judge : Billy Sheehan (Mr. Big)
Time Schedule
Time
Contents
12:00
Door OPEN
13:00
Show STARTS
Billy Sheehan's special clinic
Band Performance
Interval
Band Performance
Interval
Guest band "Hoidoos"
16:30
Awarding ceremony
17:00
Ending Intercultural Communication at 1F Lobby
18:30
Door CLOSE
Pengenalan
“Asian Beat 2009 vs. Tokyo Band Summit: The Grand Final” diadakan pada tanggal 8 Nopember 2009 di National Convention Hall, Pacifico Yokohama untuk menentukan siapa band amatir nomor satu di Asia. Acara tersebut menampilkan 13 band dari 11 negara dan daerah di Asia. 4.000 penonton yang memenuhi gedung tersebut menikmati penampilan-penampilan seru satu persatu!
Dalam acara pembukaan, Billy Sheehan sebagai tamu istimewa/juri tampil memimpin acara. Dalam pembukaan tersebut, beliau mengundang sesama juri, Susumu Nishikawa, ROLLY, dan SATOKO ke atas panggung untuk ... sesi kejutan yang menampilkan permainan semua juri. Hal ini langsung membuat suasana di dalam gedung semakin semarak!
Berpartisipasi Band
Selanjutnya, tanpa mengurangi keasyikan di dalam gedung, kompetisi antara 13 band dimulai! The Lemons (Mongolia) memimpin penampilan dengan suara rock yang agresif, yang mampu menggerakkan suasana hati penonton dalam gedung. Tidak kalah menarik, masing-masing band berikut menampilkan keaslian mereka dan mempertunjukkan penampilan hebat mereka satu persatu.
The Lemons (Dari Mongolia)
Zenkwun (Dari Taiwan)
WIND RISING (Dari Malaysia)
Pleasant Noiz (Dari Jepang)
Zaitan (Dari Thailand)
G-ELEVEN (dari Daratan China)
PRB(Paran Byeol; blue star) (dari Korea Selatan)
BLACK (dari Singapura)
Kitchen (dari Mexico)
sonodaband (dari Jepang)
Blaster (dari Hong Kong)
W.A.R (Walk After Running) (dari Indonesia)
Storm bringer (dari Jepang)
Individu Penghargaan
Penampilan-penampilan itu sepertinya berlalu terlalu cepat. Mengikuti penampilan masing-masing band, yang menampilkan karakter unik dari masing-masing negara dan daerah, acara selanjutnya adalah waktu untuk para juri menghitung skor-skor mereka.
Sementara itu, band tamu “Hoidoos” tampil untuk menghibur penonton, kemudian saatnya pengumuman para juri mengenai hasilnya.
Ketigabelas band kembali ke panggung, tidak sabar ngin segera mengetahui hasilnya. Acara penganugerahan penghargaan dimulai dengan presentasi pemenang penghargaan untuk individu.
Juri:
Billy Sheehan
Susumu Nishikawa
ROLLY
SATOKO
Penghargaan Vokalis Terbaik:
Grace Meika Minar Tampubolon (W.A.R (Walk After Running) / Indonesia)
Penghargaan Gitaris Terbaik:
Mohamed Yazid bin Gani (BLACK / Singapura)
Penghargaan Pemain Bass Terbaik:
Gwon Tae Jung (PRB [Paran Byeol; blue star] / Korea Selatan)
Penghargaan Pemain Keyboard Terbaik:
Sonoda Ryo (sonodaband / Jepang)
Penghargaan Pemain Drum Terbaik:
Ng Kae Vin (WIND RISING / Malaysia)
Band yg memenangkan hadiah
Selanjutnya, hadiah-hadiah juara harapan dianugerahkan kepada 2 band: “sonodaband” dari Jepang dan “PRB” (Paran Byeol; blue star) dari Korea Selatan.
Runner-Up Prize : sonodaband(dari Jepang)
Runner-Up Prize : PRB(Paran Byeol; blue star)(dari Korea Selatan)
Dan akhirnya, juara utama jatuh pada ...
“W.A.R” (Walk After Running) dari Indonesia. Sang vokalis, Grace Meika Minar Tampubolon, yang juga memenangkan penghargaan untuk kategori vokalis terbaik, berkata “Saya sangat berterimakasih kepada semua orang yang telah mendukung kami,” lalu dia berbagi kebahagiaan atas penghargaan tersebut sambil memeluk teman sesama anggota bandnya.
Grand Prix : W.A.R (Walk After Running)(dari Indonesia)
Setelah acara penganugerahan penghargaan, semua yang tampil berkumpul di ruang khusus yang disiapkan untuk masing-masing band di Marine Lobby dimana mereka dapat bertukar pikiran dengan para penonton dan peserta lain. Kesukaan terhadap musik, membuat semua orang menjadi lebih dekat.
Terima kasih kepada semua orang atas kedatangan dan dukungan semangat untuk para band yang telah membuat acara ini sukses besar.
Result of Vote
===== The result announcement of Web poll =====
Web popularity vote was held from 18th Sep. 2009 to 30th Oct. 2009, before the grand final.
Information for making a decision for vote were sound, picture, profil and comment of each band.
The results was announced on 2nd Nov. 2009 as follows
NO.1 : PRB(Paran Byeol; blue star) / 7410 points
No.2 : Kitchen / 5045 points
No.3 : The Lemons / 4538 points
"PRB" the band from Korea splendidly became the first vote place, and acquired "Billy Sheehan dressing room visit right".
Representative Band Profile (English)
========== From Hong Kong ==========
Name:
Blaster
National final date: 21st September 2009
Entry Song :
外遊尋味(Galloping)
Composed by:Blaster Lyric by:Neil&Hin
Member
Vocal :
CHAN Yiu-hin
Guitar :
LAU Chun
Bass :
LEE Wan-kin
Keyboard :
LAU Cheuk-hei
Drums :
CHEUNG Siu-wai
Message from the Band :
"BLASTER" interpreted as a revel and explosions, we hope that our music can express our joy and to give the joy to all the others. And we hope that our music can bring others into an explosion of shock and to express our feelings like an explosion; like a moment that give audience the most brilliant performances.
Galloping, the main idea of this song is to express how busy of a typical Hong Kong people. Their work and rest just like traffic lights; Red light represents that you need to work pragmatically. After a period of time, the light turns into Green which stands for rest. However, the green light will soon turn into flashing lights, which is the warning from rest back to work.
At the other side, while we would like to express the attitude of "here today, gone tomorrow".
The song is talking about a typical busy Hong Kong people. After a day of work and they will travel tomorrow.
But, they don't have much time to prepare the trip. They feel so anxious of packing up the luggage. After the feeling gone away, they fell asleep with the dream of travel adventure. And there is still some residual of memory left over while the alarm rings.
Then, they go galloping down to the airport. While they are enjoying the holiday, nevertheless they also recall their work. Flashing lights, warning, sounded again ....
========== From Japan ==========
Name:
Storm bringer
National final date: 9th September 2009
Entry Song :
Story Nobody Knows
Composed by:Bitoya Lyric by:Ryosuke
Member
Vocal :
Ryo
Guitar :
Bitoya
Bass :
Naoya
Drums :
Sena
Message from the Band :
We are 4 young japanese music lovers STORM BRINGER. We have been playing our rocks at the live since 2008. 6 month later from a day that we wrote our first original song named STORY NOBODY KNOWS,we participated ZENKOKU BANDO JIMAN 2008.(it was so wonderful competition that over 400 bands participated from all over japan.) At the event, we could get best performance prize.(YATTA-!!) Nothing we can say other than... let's just rock it together!!!!!!! YOROSHIKU!!!!!!
Our message we put into STORY NOBODY KNOWS is freedom. Freedom is a really big word for us.we want you to feel it. Recently ｓince so many kinds of sad news in this world is making us go mad,we think now is the chance young people change this world for future. And power that we need to change it is passion to feel freedom. So we put it into the song. Enjoy our freedom.
========== From Japan ==========
Name:
sonodaband
National final date: 9th September 2009
Entry Song :
Take Me To The Carnival
Composed by:SONODA Ryo Lyric by:---(Instrumental)
Member
Guitar :
AKAMATA Kenjiro
Bass :
MAKISE Takayuki
Keyboard :
SONODA Ryo
Violin :
ATSUTA Satoru
Cello :
HASHIMOTO Ryo
Drums :
OYAMADA Kazumasa
Message from the Band :
sonodaband started in May 2006, leaded by Ryo Sonoda who won the synthesizer competition the same year in Japan. The band is formed by Ryo Sonoda (keyboards), Satoru Atsuta (violin), Ryo Hashimoto(cello), Kenjiro Akamata (guitar), Takayuki Makise ( bass), and Kazumasa Oyamada(drums). The band's music is mainly composed and written by Sonoda, and although influenced by Latin, Jazz, Classical music, what he most looks for is the Pop feeling.
"Take Me To The Carnival"--- this song reflects the longing for Latin music, as the title shows. But actually we did not persue the "pure" Latin music. Instead, we tried to express something that we could originaly describe as a japanese. We do not have a vocalist, but we believe that there should be a world that only sounds can describe. Please feel our affection for simply playing the instruments.
Pleasant Noiz was organized in October 2006. Our motto is "Listening easily, but crazy" as a funky rock band. This is the second time we perform in the final of Tokyo band summit. Today we'd express our rock, and fill this hall with it. Enjoy together!
Have you ever had this feeling? "I wanna do nothing at all, because of the irritation." This is a funky rock number sung at the time of such feelings.
We feel very grateful towards Yamaha for giving to un-experienced musicians the opportunity to travel to another country to perform next to amazing performers and musicians, and for supporting music.
We are excited to go to Japan, a country which we all consider a rich place full of history and technology, and with a unique culture which we all feel very interested for.Thank you Yamaha.
This song talks about the misunderstanding we go through when we think we are in love.
Confusing our passion with the feelings that rely on us.
========== From S.Korea ==========
Name:
PRB(Paran Byeol; blue star)
National final date: 5th September 2009
Entry Song :
I do as I want
Composed by:KIM, Hun Young Lyric by:KIM, Hun Young
Member
Vocal :
LEE SEOL HEE
Vocal :
HONG JEONG HEE
Guitar :
KANG MIN GYU
Guitar :
BOK YOUNG JIN
Bass :
GWON TAE JUNG
Keyboard :
KIM JI HYUN
Drums :
KANG JEON HO
Message from the Band :
All members are in the age range of 13 to 18 - the youngest artists in the "Asian Beat Korea Band Contest".The members are the students of a music school which belongs to one of Yamaha combo dealers in Chunan province(* but, not YMS).They want to make and play music which can appeal to every generation.
There are always people who torture outsiders and the song is about us blame on their brutality and unethical behavior.Especailly some of the internet users who cannot stop gossiping about innocent people and continue to make rumors made many celebrities to commit a suicide. The song is also about the celebrities' pain and loneness. The song expresses their emotions with powerful melodies and beats.
========== From MAINLAND CHINA ==========
Name:
G-ELEVEN
National final date: 22nd August 2009
Entry Song :
Walk Slowly
Composed by:Gaofeng Pan Lyric by:Gaofeng Pan
Member
Vocal :
SUN Liang liang
Guitar :
PAN Gao feng
Bass :
ZHONG Jie
Keyboard :
ZHOU Tian che
Drums :
WANG Ying jie
Message from the Band :
Comprising five young and passionate music-loving members, G-ELEVEN formed in Nov. 2008. They won first place in Levi's Band Contest the same year(domestically). Not like lots other Chinese rock bands, traditional and folk elements are not frequently used in G-ELEVEN's music. They seek for a more modern and worldwide-enjoyed music style. Now they define their music style as Crossover Rock. From Blues to Swing, from Bossa Nova to Rockabilly, from Dance to Electro, they are crossing musical boundaries in an assertive and insistent manner. Outshines "post 80's" musicians, G-ELEVEN will release their first EP in Sep.2009. Now the average age of band members is 22, they are waiting to ROCK you with refreshing music arrangements and breathtaking performance!
This song is written to remind people although through difficulties and temptations one may feel lost. But do not forget what your dream is, say goodbye to restless life, walk slow and steadily on the road which lead to success. Be strong and faithful!
Zenkwun was formed in 2006 and won 2006 Hohaiyan Festival Jury's Prize in the same year.
We play modern rock and use traditional chinese instruments like souna horn,erhu,percussion to show our Chinese/Taiwanese/Taoism style.
Here's our official website.
Zenwkun means the person who pretends that he is God to cheat somebody else which have faith in him to fulfill his own desire (usually negative purpose )like sex , money ,power etc.
In Taiwan, the governments always convince people to believe them without thinking in many aspects like politics,education and even our future to achieve their purposes.
Little by little,people treat them like a spiritual mentor.
What his words and behavior then become inviolable like some kind of religions gradually no matter his words are correct or not.
Zenkwun is the one.
Zenkwun is the one to wake you up.
========== From Malaysia ==========
Name:
WIND RISING
National final date: 16th August 2009
Entry Song :
NEVERMIND
Composed by:WIND RISING
Lyric by:WIND RISING
Member
Guitar :
TAN CHIN SING
Bass :
MOHAMMAD HARIS BIN ABDUL AZIZ
Drums :
NG KAE VIN
Message from the Band :
Wind Rising is a band consists of three youthful members. The band was formed early June 2009. All of the members were learning music from the same local music school where they got to meet each other. While two of the younger members are still attending high-school, the other is attached to the higher education institution. They are:
Tan Chin Sing (17 years old) on guitar / vocal
Mohd Haris (30 Years old) on bass / backing vocal
Ng Kae Vin (16 years old)
The name of the band is the combination of the three members' names, as Wind in (Kae Vin), Ri- (Haris), and Sing (Chin Sing). Wind Rising is into the funky and hard rock genre. Thus, penning their competition song "Nevermind" in semi funk-rock style. The song narrates about a nice boy who fell in love with a sparkling-eyes pretty girl only to find out later that he was being used as a tool by her, in order to achieve her immoral goals. The boy finally moved on and buried the past as everything had became "Nevermind".
Wind Rising has great passion in their music and hope to share their joy with every one they come across in the band scene, and looking forward for an exciting trip to Yokohama come the Asia Grand Finals in November.
Their motto is "Make music our life, make our life music".
The song narrates about a nice boy who fell in love with a sparkling-eyes pretty girl only to find out later that he was being used as a tool by her, in order to achieve her immoral goals. The boy finally moved on and buried the past as everything had became "Nevermind".
========== From Indonesia ==========
Name:
W.A.R (Walk After Running)
National final date: 15th August 2009
Entry Song :
Don't Ever Come Back
Composed by:W.A.R (Walk After Running) Lyric by:Grace Meika Minar Tampubolon
Member
Vocal :
Grace Meika Minar Tampubolon
Guitar :
James David Sirait
Bass :
Yudith Jessy Ferdinandus
Keyboard :
Ratna Sari Dewi
Saxophone :
Dame Pance Christian Nababan
Drums :
Andrew Sidik Permana
Message from the Band :
W.A.R(Walk After Running) started by Dewi(keyboard),Grace(vocal/guitar),Andrew(drum) on februari 2009,and finaly on July 2009, David(guitar),Yudith(bass),and Dame(saxophone) join with W.A.R(Walk After Run).W.A.R have hardworking philosophy and hight enthusiasm before finaly we walk to enjoy that-like a sprinter still past finnish Walk After Running.
W.A.R is alternative rock with element of jazz,motown,RnB,and Rock,made our music full of colour our influence is Hiromi Uehara,incubus,Dave Mathew's Band,Bjork,and Tokyo Jihen.
this song telling about a man was leaving his girlfriend, when he had gave lot sadness and painfull for his girlfriend. By time a woman wake up and getting stronger. And the same time a man come and want come back. But a woman just have one word, Don't Ever Come Back!
========== From Singapore ==========
Name:
BLACK
National final date: 15th August 2009
Entry Song :
Free Me
Composed by:Muhammad Rizal bin Kasmad Lyric by:Muhammad Ikhsan bin Allaudin
Member
Vocal :
Muhammad Ikhsan bin Allaudin
Guitar :
Mohamed Yazid bin Gani
Guitar :
Muhammad Rizal bin Kasmad
Bass :
Halim bin Slamat
Drums :
Azizul bin Ali
Message from the Band :
We want our music to bring people together - regardless of language, race or religion.
The song "Free Me" is inspired by the movie "Green Mile". Stirred by the injustice suffered by the innocent prisoner in the film, the band wrote this song to express the suffering that the prisoner went through for crimes that he did not commit. The phrase "Free Me" is often heard throughout the movie and hence it was taken as the title for this song. We hope you like it.
========== From Mongolia ==========
Name:
The Lemons
National final date: 13th July 2009
Entry Song :
Sex, Rock & …
Composed by:The Lemons Lyric by:Enkhtulga.A
Member
Vocal & Rhythm :
Odbayar Tsogzolmaa
Guitar :
Enkhtulga Ariunbold
Bass :
Anar Daribazar
Drums :
Unurbayar Munkhbayar
Message from the Band :
The Lemons established in 2004. Created 2 albums: "Red Album", "On the 3rd floor near the young Lenin".First live concert was "Red Live 2007".
There are three important things in life: 1. Sex, 2. Rock, 3.rd is your choice, can be anything. This song expresses what you feel when listening Rock Music.
We were born in Chiangmai province. Everyone of us has a different background and we met at Yamaha Music School. And then we unite to be a band. We play Fusion-Jazz Music, the charisma of this style is it always change every time that we played. Each band play differently even it's the same song. It will show every band and member styles. It's came from the inner soul to the audiences to show what we want to delivered.
Title : "Asian Beat 2009 vs. Tokyo Band Summit: The Grand Final" Date : November 8, 2009 (Sunday). Doors open 12 noon. Performance starts 1 PM. Entry fee : Free (Reserved seating-tickets required for all seats.) Participants : 10 bands from Asian Beat 2009 + 3 bands from Tokyo Band Summit Venue : PACIFICO YOKOHAMA (in Japan) Special guest/judge : Billy Sheehan (Mr. Big)
Time Schedule
Time
Contents
12:00
Door OPEN
13:00
Show STARTS
Billy Sheehan's special clinic
Band Performance
Interval
Band Performance
Interval
Guest band "Hoidoos"
16:30
Awarding ceremony
17:00
Ending Intercultural Communication at 1F Lobby
18:30
Door CLOSE
介绍
2009年11月8日，“2009 Asian Beat 对决Tokyo Band Summit决赛 (Asian Beat vs. Tokyo Band Summit 2009: The Grand Final)”在横滨国立会议中心举行，诸路高手在这里争夺亚洲顶尖的业余乐队冠军称号。大赛汇集了从亚洲十一个国家和地区选拔出来的十三支乐队。四千名观众莅临现场，等待各路高手逐一亮相。
Web popularity vote was held from 18th Sep. 2009 to 30th Oct. 2009, before the grand final.
Information for making a decision for vote were sound, picture, profil and comment of each band.
The results were announced on 2nd Nov. 2009 as follows
NO.1 : PRB(Paran Byeol; blue star) / 7410 points
No.2 : Kitchen / 5045 points
No.3 : The Lemons / 4538 points
"PRB" the band from Korea splendidly became the first vote place, and acquired "Billy Sheehan dressing room visit right".
Representative Band Profile (English)
========== From Hong Kong ==========
Name:
Blaster
National final date: 21st September 2009
Entry Song :
外遊尋味(Galloping)
Composed by:Blaster Lyric by:Neil&Hin
Member
Vocal :
CHAN Yiu-hin
Guitar :
LAU Chun
Bass :
LEE Wan-kin
Keyboard :
LAU Cheuk-hei
Drums :
CHEUNG Siu-wai
Message from the Band :
"BLASTER" interpreted as a revel and explosions, we hope that our music can express our joy and to give the joy to all the others. And we hope that our music can bring others into an explosion of shock and to express our feelings like an explosion; like a moment that give audience the most brilliant performances.
Galloping, the main idea of this song is to express how busy of a typical Hong Kong people. Their work and rest just like traffic lights; Red light represents that you need to work pragmatically. After a period of time, the light turns into Green which stands for rest. However, the green light will soon turn into flashing lights, which is the warning from rest back to work.
At the other side, while we would like to express the attitude of "here today, gone tomorrow".
The song is talking about a typical busy Hong Kong people. After a day of work and they will travel tomorrow.
But, they don't have much time to prepare the trip. They feel so anxious of packing up the luggage. After the feeling gone away, they fell asleep with the dream of travel adventure. And there is still some residual of memory left over while the alarm rings.
Then, they go galloping down to the airport. While they are enjoying the holiday, nevertheless they also recall their work. Flashing lights, warning, sounded again ....
========== From Japan ==========
Name:
Storm bringer
National final date: 9th September 2009
Entry Song :
Story Nobody Knows
Composed by:Bitoya Lyric by:Ryosuke
Member
Vocal :
Ryo
Guitar :
Bitoya
Bass :
Naoya
Drums :
Sena
Message from the Band :
We are 4 young japanese music lovers STORM BRINGER. We have been playing our rocks at the live since 2008. 6 month later from a day that we wrote our first original song named STORY NOBODY KNOWS,we participated ZENKOKU BANDO JIMAN 2008.(it was so wonderful competition that over 400 bands participated from all over japan.) At the event, we could get best performance prize.(YATTA-!!) Nothing we can say other than... let's just rock it together!!!!!!! YOROSHIKU!!!!!!
Our message we put into STORY NOBODY KNOWS is freedom. Freedom is a really big word for us.we want you to feel it. Recently ｓince so many kinds of sad news in this world is making us go mad,we think now is the chance young people change this world for future. And power that we need to change it is passion to feel freedom. So we put it into the song. Enjoy our freedom.
========== From Japan ==========
Name:
sonodaband
National final date: 9th September 2009
Entry Song :
Take Me To The Carnival
Composed by:SONODA Ryo Lyric by:---(Instrumental)
Member
Guitar :
AKAMATA Kenjiro
Bass :
MAKISE Takayuki
Keyboard :
SONODA Ryo
Violin :
ATSUTA Satoru
Cello :
HASHIMOTO Ryo
Drums :
OYAMADA Kazumasa
Message from the Band :
sonodaband started in May 2006, leaded by Ryo Sonoda who won the synthesizer competition the same year in Japan. The band is formed by Ryo Sonoda (keyboards), Satoru Atsuta (violin), Ryo Hashimoto(cello), Kenjiro Akamata (guitar), Takayuki Makise ( bass), and Kazumasa Oyamada(drums). The band's music is mainly composed and written by Sonoda, and although influenced by Latin, Jazz, Classical music, what he most looks for is the Pop feeling.
"Take Me To The Carnival"--- this song reflects the longing for Latin music, as the title shows. But actually we did not persue the "pure" Latin music. Instead, we tried to express something that we could originaly describe as a japanese. We do not have a vocalist, but we believe that there should be a world that only sounds can describe. Please feel our affection for simply playing the instruments.
Pleasant Noiz was organized in October 2006. Our motto is "Listening easily, but crazy" as a funky rock band. This is the second time we perform in the final of Tokyo band summit. Today we'd express our rock, and fill this hall with it. Enjoy together!
Have you ever had this feeling? "I wanna do nothing at all, because of the irritation." This is a funky rock number sung at the time of such feelings.
We feel very grateful towards Yamaha for giving to un-experienced musicians the opportunity to travel to another country to perform next to amazing performers and musicians, and for supporting music.
We are excited to go to Japan, a country which we all consider a rich place full of history and technology, and with a unique culture which we all feel very interested for.Thank you Yamaha.
This song talks about the misunderstanding we go through when we think we are in love.
Confusing our passion with the feelings that rely on us.
========== From S.Korea ==========
Name:
PRB(Paran Byeol; blue star)
National final date: 5th September 2009
Entry Song :
I do as I want
Composed by:KIM, Hun Young Lyric by:KIM, Hun Young
Member
Vocal :
LEE SEOL HEE
Vocal :
HONG JEONG HEE
Guitar :
KANG MIN GYU
Guitar :
BOK YOUNG JIN
Bass :
GWON TAE JUNG
Keyboard :
KIM JI HYUN
Drums :
KANG JEON HO
Message from the Band :
All members are in the age range of 13 to 18 - the youngest artists in the "Asian Beat Korea Band Contest".The members are the students of a music school which belongs to one of Yamaha combo dealers in Chunan province(* but, not YMS).They want to make and play music which can appeal to every generation.
There are always people who torture outsiders and the song is about us blame on their brutality and unethical behavior.Especailly some of the internet users who cannot stop gossiping about innocent people and continue to make rumors made many celebrities to commit a suicide. The song is also about the celebrities' pain and loneness. The song expresses their emotions with powerful melodies and beats.
========== From MAINLAND CHINA ==========
Name:
G-ELEVEN
National final date: 22nd August 2009
Entry Song :
Walk Slowly
Composed by:Gaofeng Pan Lyric by:Gaofeng Pan
Member
Vocal :
SUN Liang liang
Guitar :
PAN Gao feng
Bass :
ZHONG Jie
Keyboard :
ZHOU Tian che
Drums :
WANG Ying jie
Message from the Band :
Comprising five young and passionate music-loving members, G-ELEVEN formed in Nov. 2008. They won first place in Levi's Band Contest the same year(domestically). Not like lots other Chinese rock bands, traditional and folk elements are not frequently used in G-ELEVEN's music. They seek for a more modern and worldwide-enjoyed music style. Now they define their music style as Crossover Rock. From Blues to Swing, from Bossa Nova to Rockabilly, from Dance to Electro, they are crossing musical boundaries in an assertive and insistent manner. Outshines "post 80's" musicians, G-ELEVEN will release their first EP in Sep.2009. Now the average age of band members is 22, they are waiting to ROCK you with refreshing music arrangements and breathtaking performance!
This song is written to remind people although through difficulties and temptations one may feel lost. But do not forget what your dream is, say goodbye to restless life, walk slow and steadily on the road which lead to success. Be strong and faithful!
Zenkwun was formed in 2006 and won 2006 Hohaiyan Festival Jury's Prize in the same year.
We play modern rock and use traditional chinese instruments like souna horn,erhu,percussion to show our Chinese/Taiwanese/Taoism style.
Here's our official website.
Zenwkun means the person who pretends that he is God to cheat somebody else which have faith in him to fulfill his own desire (usually negative purpose )like sex , money ,power etc.
In Taiwan, the governments always convince people to believe them without thinking in many aspects like politics,education and even our future to achieve their purposes.
Little by little,people treat them like a spiritual mentor.
What his words and behavior then become inviolable like some kind of religions gradually no matter his words are correct or not.
Zenkwun is the one.
Zenkwun is the one to wake you up.
========== From Malaysia ==========
Name:
WIND RISING
National final date: 16th August 2009
Entry Song :
NEVERMIND
Composed by:WIND RISING
Lyric by:WIND RISING
Member
Guitar :
TAN CHIN SING
Bass :
MOHAMMAD HARIS BIN ABDUL AZIZ
Drums :
NG KAE VIN
Message from the Band :
Wind Rising is a band consists of three youthful members. The band was formed early June 2009. All of the members were learning music from the same local music school where they got to meet each other. While two of the younger members are still attending high-school, the other is attached to the higher education institution. They are:
Tan Chin Sing (17 years old) on guitar / vocal
Mohd Haris (30 Years old) on bass / backing vocal
Ng Kae Vin (16 years old)
The name of the band is the combination of the three members' names, as Wind in (Kae Vin), Ri- (Haris), and Sing (Chin Sing). Wind Rising is into the funky and hard rock genre. Thus, penning their competition song "Nevermind" in semi funk-rock style. The song narrates about a nice boy who fell in love with a sparkling-eyes pretty girl only to find out later that he was being used as a tool by her, in order to achieve her immoral goals. The boy finally moved on and buried the past as everything had became "Nevermind".
Wind Rising has great passion in their music and hope to share their joy with every one they come across in the band scene, and looking forward for an exciting trip to Yokohama come the Asia Grand Finals in November.
Their motto is "Make music our life, make our life music".
The song narrates about a nice boy who fell in love with a sparkling-eyes pretty girl only to find out later that he was being used as a tool by her, in order to achieve her immoral goals. The boy finally moved on and buried the past as everything had became "Nevermind".
========== From Indonesia ==========
Name:
W.A.R (Walk After Running)
National final date: 15th August 2009
Entry Song :
Don't Ever Come Back
Composed by:W.A.R (Walk After Running) Lyric by:Grace Meika Minar Tampubolon
Member
Vocal :
Grace Meika Minar Tampubolon
Guitar :
James David Sirait
Bass :
Yudith Jessy Ferdinandus
Keyboard :
Ratna Sari Dewi
Saxophone :
Dame Pance Christian Nababan
Drums :
Andrew Sidik Permana
Message from the Band :
W.A.R(Walk After Running) started by Dewi(keyboard),Grace(vocal/guitar),Andrew(drum) on februari 2009,and finaly on July 2009, David(guitar),Yudith(bass),and Dame(saxophone) join with W.A.R(Walk After Run).W.A.R have hardworking philosophy and hight enthusiasm before finaly we walk to enjoy that-like a sprinter still past finnish Walk After Running.
W.A.R is alternative rock with element of jazz,motown,RnB,and Rock,made our music full of colour our influence is Hiromi Uehara,incubus,Dave Mathew's Band,Bjork,and Tokyo Jihen.
this song telling about a man was leaving his girlfriend, when he had gave lot sadness and painfull for his girlfriend. By time a woman wake up and getting stronger. And the same time a man come and want come back. But a woman just have one word, Don't Ever Come Back!
========== From Singapore ==========
Name:
BLACK
National final date: 15th August 2009
Entry Song :
Free Me
Composed by:Muhammad Rizal bin Kasmad Lyric by:Muhammad Ikhsan bin Allaudin
Member
Vocal :
Muhammad Ikhsan bin Allaudin
Guitar :
Mohamed Yazid bin Gani
Guitar :
Muhammad Rizal bin Kasmad
Bass :
Halim bin Slamat
Drums :
Azizul bin Ali
Message from the Band :
We want our music to bring people together - regardless of language, race or religion.
The song "Free Me" is inspired by the movie "Green Mile". Stirred by the injustice suffered by the innocent prisoner in the film, the band wrote this song to express the suffering that the prisoner went through for crimes that he did not commit. The phrase "Free Me" is often heard throughout the movie and hence it was taken as the title for this song. We hope you like it.
========== From Mongolia ==========
Name:
The Lemons
National final date: 13th July 2009
Entry Song :
Sex, Rock & …
Composed by:The Lemons Lyric by:Enkhtulga.A
Member
Vocal & Rhythm :
Odbayar Tsogzolmaa
Guitar :
Enkhtulga Ariunbold
Bass :
Anar Daribazar
Drums :
Unurbayar Munkhbayar
Message from the Band :
The Lemons established in 2004. Created 2 albums: "Red Album", "On the 3rd floor near the young Lenin".First live concert was "Red Live 2007".
There are three important things in life: 1. Sex, 2. Rock, 3.rd is your choice, can be anything. This song expresses what you feel when listening Rock Music.
We were born in Chiangmai province. Everyone of us has a different background and we met at Yamaha Music School. And then we unite to be a band. We play Fusion-Jazz Music, the charisma of this style is it always change every time that we played. Each band play differently even it's the same song. It will show every band and member styles. It's came from the inner soul to the audiences to show what we want to delivered.
タイトル : "Asian Beat 2009 vs. Tokyo Band Summit: The Grand Final" 日時 : 2009年11月8日(日) 12時開場／13時開演 入場料 : 無料（全席指定のチケットが必要） 出場バンド : Asian Beat 2009 各国／地域代表 10バンド(中国、香港、インドネシア、マレーシア、メキシコ、モンゴル、シンガポール、韓国、台湾、タイ) + Tokyo Band Summit 代表 3バンド 会場 : パシフィコ横浜 国立大ホール 〒220-0012 横浜市西区みなとみらい1-1-1 (アクセス) 審査員 : 西川 進、ROLLY、SATOKO 特別審査員/ゲスト : ビリー・シーン(Mr. Big)
当日のスケジュール
時間
内容
12:00
開場
13:00
開演
ビリー・シーン スペシャルクリニック
バンド演奏
休憩
バンド演奏
休憩
ゲストバンド「元祖 !! 津軽衆ロック ホイドーズ」
16:30
表彰式
17:00
終演 国際交流/1Fロビー
18:30
閉場
イントロダクション
2009年11月8日（日）、アジアのアマチュアバンドNo.1を決定する「アジアンビート2009 vs 東京バンドサミット」グランドファイナルがパシフィコ横浜 国立大ホールで開催され、アジアを中心とした11の国と地域の代表バンド13組が、約4千人の観客で埋まった会場で白熱のパフォーマンスを繰り広げました！
2006年にシンセサイザー・コンテストで全国一位を獲得した園田涼を中心として、同年5月に結成されたソノダバンド。キーボード・ヴァイオリン・チェロ・ギター・ベース・ドラムという一風変わった編成で、演奏される曲は基本的に全て園田の作曲によるもの。ラテン・ジャズ・クラシックなど、様々なジャンルの要素を含みながらも、ポップさを身上としたサウンドを構築している。今夏、国内最大のロックフェス"Summer Sonic 09"の出演をかけたオーディションを、2106バンドが応募してくる中で勝ち抜き、東京公演（幕張メッセ）でのパフォーマンスを果たす。秋には、長年 B'zのアレンジャーを務めてきた明石昌夫氏をエンジニア/アレンジャーに迎え、「手数王」の異名を取るドラマー・菅沼孝三氏もゲスト参加する初のフルアルバムを発売予定。
作曲:W.A.R (Walk After Running) 作詞:Grace Meika Minar Tampubolon
メンバー
Vocal :
Grace Meika Minar Tampubolon
Guitar :
James David Sirait
Bass :
Yudith Jessy Ferdinandus
Keyboard :
Ratna Sari Dewi
Saxophone :
Dame Pance Christian Nababan
Drums :
Andrew Sidik Permana
バンドからのメッセージ :
W.A.R (Walk After Running)は、キーボードのDewi、ギター＆ボーカルのGrace、そしてドラムのAndrewによって2009年2月に結成され、同年7月に David（ギター）、Yudith（ベース）、Dame（サックス）が加入した。W.A.Rは、精一杯の短距離走を終えた選手が、楽しみながらゴールの後にゆっくり歩く「Walk After Running（走ったあとの歩行）」のように感じられるまで、努力を惜しまないというモットーと熱い情熱を持って活動している。W.A.Rは、ジャズやモータウン、R&Bそしてロックの要素を色鮮やかに兼ね備えた、オルタナティブ・ロック・バンドである。影響を受けたアーティストは上原ひろみ、デーブ・マシューズ・バンド、ビョーク、東京事変。
========== シンガポール代表 ==========
バンド名:
BLACK
National final date: 15th August 2009
エントリー曲:
Free Me
作曲:Muhammad Rizal bin Kasmad 作詞:Muhammad Ikhsan bin Allaudin
メンバー
Vocal :
Muhammad Ikhsan bin Allaudin
Guitar :
Mohamed Yazid bin Gani
Guitar :
Muhammad Rizal bin Kasmad
Bass :
Halim bin Slamat
Drums :
Azizul bin Ali
バンドからのメッセージ :
言語、人種、宗教にかかわらず、自分達の音楽で人々をひとつにしたい。
========== モンゴル代表 ==========
バンド名:
The Lemons
National final date: 13th July 2009
エントリー曲:
Sex, Rock & …
作曲:The Lemons 作詞:Enkhtulga.A
メンバー
Vocal & Rhythm :
Odbayar Tsogzolmaa
Guitar :
Enkhtulga Ariunbold
Bass :
Anar Daribazar
Drums :
Unurbayar Munkhbayar
バンドからのメッセージ :
The Lemonsは2004年に結成され、今までに、「Red Album」「On the 3rd floor near the young Lenin」という2枚のアルバムを制作した。初ライブは、「Red Live 2007」。
Title : "Asian Beat 2009 vs. Tokyo Band Summit: The Grand Final" Date : November 8, 2009 (Sunday). Doors open 12 noon. Performance starts 1 PM. Entry fee : Free (Reserved seating-tickets required for all seats.) Participants : 10 bands from Asian Beat 2009 + 3 bands from Tokyo Band Summit Venue : PACIFICO YOKOHAMA (in Japan) Special guest/judge : Billy Sheehan (Mr. Big)
Time Schedule
Time
Contents
12:00
Door OPEN
13:00
Show STARTS
Billy Sheehan's special clinic
Band Performance
Interval
Band Performance
Interval
Guest band "Hoidoos"
16:30
Awarding ceremony
17:00
Ending Intercultural Communication at 1F Lobby
18:30
Door CLOSE
Introduction
On 8 November 2009, “Asian Beat vs.Tokyo Band Summit 2009: The Grand Final” was held at Pacifico Yokohama, National Convention Hall to determine the No. 1 amateur band in Asia. The event featured 13 bands from 11 countries and regions, mostly in Asia. The 4,000 spectators who filled the hall enjoyed one hot performance after another!
In the opening, special guest/judge Billy Sheehan conducted a clinic. During the special clinic, he invited fellow judges Susumu Nishikawa, ROLLY, and SATOKO on stage for … a surprise session featuring all of the judges. This instantly heated up the atmosphere in the hall!
Participating Bands
Then, without allowing the excitement in the hall to drop, the competition between the 13 bands began! The Lemons (Mongolia) led off the performances with an aggressive rock sound, boosting the mood in the hall. Not to be outdone, each of the following bands displayed their originality and put on tremendous performances one after another.
The Lemons (From Mongolia)
Zenkwun (From Taiwan)
WIND RISING (From Malaysia)
Pleasant Noiz (From Japan)
Zaitan (From Thailand)
G-ELEVEN (from MAINLAND CHINA)
PRB(Paran Byeol; blue star) (from S.Korea)
BLACK (from Singapore)
Kitchen (from Mexico)
sonodaband (from Japan)
Blaster (from Hong Kong)
W.A.R (Walk After Running) (from Indonesia)
Storm bringer (from Japan)
Individual Awards
The performances seemed to pass much too quickly. Following the performances of each band, which exhibited the unique character of each country and region, it was time for the judges to tabulate their scores.
During this time, the guest band “Hoidoos” performed for the spectators, and then it was time for the announcement of the judges' results.
The 13 bands returned to the stage, anxious to learn the results. The awards ceremony began with the presentation of the individual awards.
Judges:
Billy Sheehan
Susumu Nishikawa
ROLLY
SATOKO
Best Vocal Award:
Grace Meika Minar Tampubolon (W.A.R (Walk After Running) / Indonesia)
Best Guitar Award:
Mohamed Yazid bin Gani (BLACK / Singapore)
Best Bass Award:
Gwon Tae Jung (PRB [Paran Byeol; blue star] / South Korea)
Best Keyboard Award:
Sonoda Ryo (sonodaband / Japan)
Best Drums Award:
Ng Kae Vin (WIND RISING / Malaysia)
Prizewinning Bands
Next, the runner-up prizes were awarded to 2 bands: “sonodaband" from Japan and “PRB” (Paran Byeol; blue star) from South Korea.
Runner-Up Prize : sonodaband(from Japan)
Runner-Up Prize : PRB(Paran Byeol; blue star)(from S.Korea)
And finally, the grand prix went to …
"W.A.R" (Walk After Running) from Indonesia. The vocalist, Grace Meika Minar Tampubolon, who also won the award for best vocals, said “I am very thankful for all of the people who have supported us," and shared the joy of the award while embracing her fellow band members.
Grand Prix : W.A.R (Walk After Running)(from Indonesia)
Following the awards ceremony, the performers gathered at the booths set up for each band in the Marine Lobby where they could have exchanges with spectators and other participants. Enjoyment of music, which is able to cross language barriers, brought everyone closer.
Thanks to everyone who made this event a tremendous success through their attendance and supportive cheering for the bands.
Result of Vote
===== The result announcement of Web poll =====
Web popularity vote was held from 18th Sep. 2009 to 30th Oct. 2009, before the grand final.
Information for making a decision for vote were sound, picture, profil and comment of each band.
The results were announced on 2nd Nov. 2009 as follows
NO.1 : PRB(Paran Byeol; blue star) / 7410 points
No.2 : Kitchen / 5045 points
No.3 : The Lemons / 4538 points
"PRB" the band from Korea splendidly became the first vote place, and acquired "Billy Sheehan dressing room visit right".
Representative Band Profile (English)
========== From Hong Kong ==========
Name:
Blaster
National final date: 21st September 2009
Entry Song :
外遊尋味(Galloping)
Composed by:Blaster Lyric by:Neil&Hin
Member
Vocal :
CHAN Yiu-hin
Guitar :
LAU Chun
Bass :
LEE Wan-kin
Keyboard :
LAU Cheuk-hei
Drums :
CHEUNG Siu-wai
Message from the Band :
"BLASTER" interpreted as a revel and explosions, we hope that our music can express our joy and to give the joy to all the others. And we hope that our music can bring others into an explosion of shock and to express our feelings like an explosion; like a moment that give audience the most brilliant performances.
Galloping, the main idea of this song is to express how busy of a typical Hong Kong people. Their work and rest just like traffic lights; Red light represents that you need to work pragmatically. After a period of time, the light turns into Green which stands for rest. However, the green light will soon turn into flashing lights, which is the warning from rest back to work.
At the other side, while we would like to express the attitude of "here today, gone tomorrow".
The song is talking about a typical busy Hong Kong people. After a day of work and they will travel tomorrow.
But, they don't have much time to prepare the trip. They feel so anxious of packing up the luggage. After the feeling gone away, they fell asleep with the dream of travel adventure. And there is still some residual of memory left over while the alarm rings.
Then, they go galloping down to the airport. While they are enjoying the holiday, nevertheless they also recall their work. Flashing lights, warning, sounded again ....
========== From Japan ==========
Name:
Storm bringer
National final date: 9th September 2009
Entry Song :
Story Nobody Knows
Composed by:Bitoya Lyric by:Ryosuke
Member
Vocal :
Ryo
Guitar :
Bitoya
Bass :
Naoya
Drums :
Sena
Message from the Band :
We are 4 young japanese music lovers STORM BRINGER. We have been playing our rocks at the live since 2008. 6 month later from a day that we wrote our first original song named STORY NOBODY KNOWS,we participated ZENKOKU BANDO JIMAN 2008.(it was so wonderful competition that over 400 bands participated from all over japan.) At the event, we could get best performance prize.(YATTA-!!) Nothing we can say other than... let's just rock it together!!!!!!! YOROSHIKU!!!!!!
Our message we put into STORY NOBODY KNOWS is freedom. Freedom is a really big word for us.we want you to feel it. Recently ｓince so many kinds of sad news in this world is making us go mad,we think now is the chance young people change this world for future. And power that we need to change it is passion to feel freedom. So we put it into the song. Enjoy our freedom.
========== From Japan ==========
Name:
sonodaband
National final date: 9th September 2009
Entry Song :
Take Me To The Carnival
Composed by:SONODA Ryo Lyric by:---(Instrumental)
Member
Guitar :
AKAMATA Kenjiro
Bass :
MAKISE Takayuki
Keyboard :
SONODA Ryo
Violin :
ATSUTA Satoru
Cello :
HASHIMOTO Ryo
Drums :
OYAMADA Kazumasa
Message from the Band :
sonodaband started in May 2006, leaded by Ryo Sonoda who won the synthesizer competition the same year in Japan. The band is formed by Ryo Sonoda (keyboards), Satoru Atsuta (violin), Ryo Hashimoto(cello), Kenjiro Akamata (guitar), Takayuki Makise ( bass), and Kazumasa Oyamada(drums). The band's music is mainly composed and written by Sonoda, and although influenced by Latin, Jazz, Classical music, what he most looks for is the Pop feeling.
"Take Me To The Carnival"--- this song reflects the longing for Latin music, as the title shows. But actually we did not persue the "pure" Latin music. Instead, we tried to express something that we could originaly describe as a japanese. We do not have a vocalist, but we believe that there should be a world that only sounds can describe. Please feel our affection for simply playing the instruments.
Pleasant Noiz was organized in October 2006. Our motto is "Listening easily, but crazy" as a funky rock band. This is the second time we perform in the final of Tokyo band summit. Today we'd express our rock, and fill this hall with it. Enjoy together!
Have you ever had this feeling? "I wanna do nothing at all, because of the irritation." This is a funky rock number sung at the time of such feelings.
We feel very grateful towards Yamaha for giving to un-experienced musicians the opportunity to travel to another country to perform next to amazing performers and musicians, and for supporting music.
We are excited to go to Japan, a country which we all consider a rich place full of history and technology, and with a unique culture which we all feel very interested for.Thank you Yamaha.
This song talks about the misunderstanding we go through when we think we are in love.
Confusing our passion with the feelings that rely on us.
========== From S.Korea ==========
Name:
PRB(Paran Byeol; blue star)
National final date: 5th September 2009
Entry Song :
I do as I want
Composed by:KIM, Hun Young Lyric by:KIM, Hun Young
Member
Vocal :
LEE SEOL HEE
Vocal :
HONG JEONG HEE
Guitar :
KANG MIN GYU
Guitar :
BOK YOUNG JIN
Bass :
GWON TAE JUNG
Keyboard :
KIM JI HYUN
Drums :
KANG JEON HO
Message from the Band :
All members are in the age range of 13 to 18 - the youngest artists in the "Asian Beat Korea Band Contest".The members are the students of a music school which belongs to one of Yamaha combo dealers in Chunan province(* but, not YMS).They want to make and play music which can appeal to every generation.
There are always people who torture outsiders and the song is about us blame on their brutality and unethical behavior.Especailly some of the internet users who cannot stop gossiping about innocent people and continue to make rumors made many celebrities to commit a suicide. The song is also about the celebrities' pain and loneness. The song expresses their emotions with powerful melodies and beats.
========== From MAINLAND CHINA ==========
Name:
G-ELEVEN
National final date: 22nd August 2009
Entry Song :
Walk Slowly
Composed by:Gaofeng Pan Lyric by:Gaofeng Pan
Member
Vocal :
SUN Liang liang
Guitar :
PAN Gao feng
Bass :
ZHONG Jie
Keyboard :
ZHOU Tian che
Drums :
WANG Ying jie
Message from the Band :
Comprising five young and passionate music-loving members, G-ELEVEN formed in Nov. 2008. They won first place in Levi's Band Contest the same year(domestically). Not like lots other Chinese rock bands, traditional and folk elements are not frequently used in G-ELEVEN's music. They seek for a more modern and worldwide-enjoyed music style. Now they define their music style as Crossover Rock. From Blues to Swing, from Bossa Nova to Rockabilly, from Dance to Electro, they are crossing musical boundaries in an assertive and insistent manner. Outshines "post 80's" musicians, G-ELEVEN will release their first EP in Sep.2009. Now the average age of band members is 22, they are waiting to ROCK you with refreshing music arrangements and breathtaking performance!
This song is written to remind people although through difficulties and temptations one may feel lost. But do not forget what your dream is, say goodbye to restless life, walk slow and steadily on the road which lead to success. Be strong and faithful!
Zenkwun was formed in 2006 and won 2006 Hohaiyan Festival Jury's Prize in the same year.
We play modern rock and use traditional chinese instruments like souna horn,erhu,percussion to show our Chinese/Taiwanese/Taoism style.
Here's our official website.
Zenwkun means the person who pretends that he is God to cheat somebody else which have faith in him to fulfill his own desire (usually negative purpose )like sex , money ,power etc.
In Taiwan, the governments always convince people to believe them without thinking in many aspects like politics,education and even our future to achieve their purposes.
Little by little,people treat them like a spiritual mentor.
What his words and behavior then become inviolable like some kind of religions gradually no matter his words are correct or not.
Zenkwun is the one.
Zenkwun is the one to wake you up.
========== From Malaysia ==========
Name:
WIND RISING
National final date: 16th August 2009
Entry Song :
NEVERMIND
Composed by:WIND RISING
Lyric by:WIND RISING
Member
Guitar :
TAN CHIN SING
Bass :
MOHAMMAD HARIS BIN ABDUL AZIZ
Drums :
NG KAE VIN
Message from the Band :
Wind Rising is a band consists of three youthful members. The band was formed early June 2009. All of the members were learning music from the same local music school where they got to meet each other. While two of the younger members are still attending high-school, the other is attached to the higher education institution. They are:
Tan Chin Sing (17 years old) on guitar / vocal
Mohd Haris (30 Years old) on bass / backing vocal
Ng Kae Vin (16 years old)
The name of the band is the combination of the three members' names, as Wind in (Kae Vin), Ri- (Haris), and Sing (Chin Sing). Wind Rising is into the funky and hard rock genre. Thus, penning their competition song "Nevermind" in semi funk-rock style. The song narrates about a nice boy who fell in love with a sparkling-eyes pretty girl only to find out later that he was being used as a tool by her, in order to achieve her immoral goals. The boy finally moved on and buried the past as everything had became "Nevermind".
Wind Rising has great passion in their music and hope to share their joy with every one they come across in the band scene, and looking forward for an exciting trip to Yokohama come the Asia Grand Finals in November.
Their motto is "Make music our life, make our life music".
The song narrates about a nice boy who fell in love with a sparkling-eyes pretty girl only to find out later that he was being used as a tool by her, in order to achieve her immoral goals. The boy finally moved on and buried the past as everything had became "Nevermind".
========== From Indonesia ==========
Name:
W.A.R (Walk After Running)
National final date: 15th August 2009
Entry Song :
Don't Ever Come Back
Composed by:W.A.R (Walk After Running) Lyric by:Grace Meika Minar Tampubolon
Member
Vocal :
Grace Meika Minar Tampubolon
Guitar :
James David Sirait
Bass :
Yudith Jessy Ferdinandus
Keyboard :
Ratna Sari Dewi
Saxophone :
Dame Pance Christian Nababan
Drums :
Andrew Sidik Permana
Message from the Band :
W.A.R(Walk After Running) started by Dewi(keyboard),Grace(vocal/guitar),Andrew(drum) on februari 2009,and finaly on July 2009, David(guitar),Yudith(bass),and Dame(saxophone) join with W.A.R(Walk After Run).W.A.R have hardworking philosophy and hight enthusiasm before finaly we walk to enjoy that-like a sprinter still past finnish Walk After Running.
W.A.R is alternative rock with element of jazz,motown,RnB,and Rock,made our music full of colour our influence is Hiromi Uehara,incubus,Dave Mathew's Band,Bjork,and Tokyo Jihen.
this song telling about a man was leaving his girlfriend, when he had gave lot sadness and painfull for his girlfriend. By time a woman wake up and getting stronger. And the same time a man come and want come back. But a woman just have one word, Don't Ever Come Back!
========== From Singapore ==========
Name:
BLACK
National final date: 15th August 2009
Entry Song :
Free Me
Composed by:Muhammad Rizal bin Kasmad Lyric by:Muhammad Ikhsan bin Allaudin
Member
Vocal :
Muhammad Ikhsan bin Allaudin
Guitar :
Mohamed Yazid bin Gani
Guitar :
Muhammad Rizal bin Kasmad
Bass :
Halim bin Slamat
Drums :
Azizul bin Ali
Message from the Band :
We want our music to bring people together - regardless of language, race or religion.
The song "Free Me" is inspired by the movie "Green Mile". Stirred by the injustice suffered by the innocent prisoner in the film, the band wrote this song to express the suffering that the prisoner went through for crimes that he did not commit. The phrase "Free Me" is often heard throughout the movie and hence it was taken as the title for this song. We hope you like it.
========== From Mongolia ==========
Name:
The Lemons
National final date: 13th July 2009
Entry Song :
Sex, Rock & …
Composed by:The Lemons Lyric by:Enkhtulga.A
Member
Vocal & Rhythm :
Odbayar Tsogzolmaa
Guitar :
Enkhtulga Ariunbold
Bass :
Anar Daribazar
Drums :
Unurbayar Munkhbayar
Message from the Band :
The Lemons established in 2004. Created 2 albums: "Red Album", "On the 3rd floor near the young Lenin".First live concert was "Red Live 2007".
There are three important things in life: 1. Sex, 2. Rock, 3.rd is your choice, can be anything. This song expresses what you feel when listening Rock Music.
We were born in Chiangmai province. Everyone of us has a different background and we met at Yamaha Music School. And then we unite to be a band. We play Fusion-Jazz Music, the charisma of this style is it always change every time that we played. Each band play differently even it's the same song. It will show every band and member styles. It's came from the inner soul to the audiences to show what we want to delivered.
