On June 15, KL Live is opening its doors to Heineken Green Room to exhibit a supercharged showcase of music and creative artists. Look forward to a live line up that runs from top New York indie surf-poppers, The Drums to Malaysian hipster pin-up Darren Ashley, DJ action from disco and psych-infused electronica experts Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs (TEED), Deer Society and Twilight Actiongirl (TAG).
Transforming the interior of KL Live into a futuristically themed arts space, the night will not only consist of live acts, but also newly created art spaces curated by visual artist themancalleduncle.
A special Green Room edition of Pecha Kucha, the global design networking and social event Pecha Kucha founded in Tokyo. Presented in collaboration with British Council, this special music-themed edition will bring together Malaysian creatives from all walks of life to deliver fast moving presentations explaining their passion for music.
The Drums
Hosted by Twilight Actiongirl’s Bunga, Heineken Green Room features an amazing line up of Heineken alumni and stylish scenesters delivering their 20 slides at 20 seconds each. You can expect to get to the stories behind the music with Heineken Thirst winners like DJ Blink, outspoken fashion photographer Vincent Paul Yong, radio DJ Mmmeng, style and music journalist Miranda Yeoh, Green Room collaborator Irman Hilmi (The Off-Day).
“Design elements surround us in the everyday world. With Heineken Green Room we have the ideal space to explore the areas where music, design and creative passion collide,” comments Jessie Chuah, Heineken Marketing Manager. “Mixing together music, design and visual arts icons from Malaysia and across the world allows us to both challenge and inspire our fans and create an experience that is unique to Heineken Green Room. We call it Social Design.”
Helping to create that unique experience will be architectural design collective Kontak! Turning the idea of indoor and outdoor spaces back to front, Kontak! will be using futuristic and floating materials to transform the bar into an industrially themed aerial park that floats suspended above the heads of Heineken’s music fans to create an uplifting and relaxed drinking space.
Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs (TEED)
We’ll also be unveiling a series of exclusive commissions from some of Malaysia’s leading emerging visual artists. Lecturer and gallery owner James Ly combines striking graphic design with freehand collaging work. His work for Heineken Green Room, titled “Reciprocal Phantasmagoria”, explores how pop culture remixes and re-consumes itself and imagines how we can break out of cycles of behaviour to push our societies forwards.
The Off-Day, a new retail and design space by Irman Hilmi, will be premiering Malaysian Rock History. The work is a series of gig posters that reimagines Malaysia’s music history through a new filter, and asks, what would the local music landscape have been like in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s if platforms like Heineken Green Room had existed then?
On the music front, Brooklyn-based four-piece The Drums will be making their first Malaysian debut for Heineken Green Room. The band makes music that is hard to classify, pulling in references as wide as dream pop, classic British indie, vintage surf rock all wedded to the kind of harmonies that are straight out of classic 1960’s girl group harmonisers like The Shangri-Las.
Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs (TEED) will also be gracing Heineken Green Room. Blog hit Household Goods, mixing House and psychedelia, has amassed over 2 million views on YouTube and debut album Trouble was critically acclaimed last year.
Also set for the big time is local live performer Darren Ashley, whose soaring vocals and catchy electronic tunes have helped to earn him a massive hipster following with both his band and for his club-based solo sets, like this one, a Heineken Green Room exclusive. Rewriting the music rulebook is standard operating procedure for The Deer Society, the indie and electronic outfit whose parties and events have shaken up the KL scene. They will also be making their debut at Heineken Green Room and bringing some of their trademark gritty magic to the night.
Which of course brings us to Twilight Actiongirl. As well as opening for The Drums, these longtime Heineken collaborators will also be celebrating a decade of indie-pop mayhem at Heineken Green Room with an exclusive exhibition of the group’s history.
Deer Society
On June 15, KL Live is opening its doors to Heineken Green Room to exhibit a supercharged showcase of music and creative artists. Look forward to a live line up that runs from top New York indie surf-poppers The Drums to Malaysian hipster pin-up Darren Ashley, DJ action from disco and psych-infused electronica experts Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs (TEED), Deer Society and Twilight Actiongirl (TAG).
Transforming the interior of KL Live into a futuristically themed arts space, the night will not only consist of live acts, but also newly created art spaces curated by visual artist themancalleduncle.
A special Green Room edition of Pecha Kucha, the global design networking and social event Pecha Kucha founded in Tokyo. Presented in collaboration with British Council, this special music-themed edition will bring together Malaysian creatives from all walks of life to deliver fast moving presentations explaining their passion for music.
Reciprocal Phantasmagoria (James Ly)
Hosted by Twilight Actiongirl’s Bunga, Heineken Green Room features an amazing line up of Heineken alumni and stylish scenesters delivering their 20 slides at 20 seconds each. You can expect to get to the stories behind the music with Heineken Thirst winners like DJ Blink, outspoken fashion photographer Vincent Paul Yong, radio DJ Mmmeng, style and music journalist Miranda Yeoh, Green Room collaborator Irman Hilmi (The Off-Day).
“Design elements surround us in the everyday world. With Heineken Green Room we have the ideal space to explore the areas where music, design and creative passion collide,” comments Jessie Chuah, Heineken Marketing Manager. “Mixing together music, design and visual arts icons from Malaysia and across the world allows us to both challenge and inspire our fans and create an experience that is unique to Heineken Green Room. We call it Social Design.”
Malaysian Rock History (Irman Hilmi)
Helping to create that unique experience will be architectural design collective Kontak! Turning the idea of indoor and outdoor spaces back to front, Kontak! will be using futuristic and floating materials to transform the bar into an industrially themed aerial park that floats suspended above the heads of Heineken’s music fans to create an uplifting and relaxed drinking space.
We’ll also be unveiling a series of exclusive commissions from some of Malaysia’s leading emerging visual artists. Lecturer and gallery owner James Ly combines striking graphic design with freehand collaging work. His work for Heineken GreeRoom, titled “Reciprocal Phantasmagoria”, explores how pop culture remixes and re-consumes itself and imagines how we can break out of cycles of behaviour to push our societies forwards.
The Off-Day, a new retail and design space by Irman Hilmi, will be premiering Malaysian Rock History. The work is a series of gig posters that reimagines Malaysia’s music history through a new filter, and asks, what would the local music landscape have been like in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s if platforms like Heineken Green Room had existed then?
On the music front, Brooklyn-based four-piece The Drums will be making their first Malaysian debut for Heineken Green Room. The band makes music that is hard to classify, pulling in references as wide as dream pop, classic British indie, vintage surf rock all wedded to the kind of harmonies that are straight out of classic 1960’s girl group harmonisers like The Shangri-Las.
Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs (TEED) will also be gracing Heineken Green Room. Blog hit Household Goods, mixing House and psychedelia, has amassed over 2 million views on YouTube and debut album Trouble was critically acclaimed last year.
Also set for the big time is local live performer Darren Ashley, whose soaring vocals and catchy electronic tunes have helped to earn him a massive hipster following with both his band and for his club-based solo sets, like this one, a Heineken Green Room exclusive. Rewriting the music rulebook is standard operating procedure for The Deer Society, the indie and electronic outfit whose parties and events have shaken up the KL scene. They will also be making their debut at Heineken Green Room and bringing some of their trademark gritty magic to the night.
Which of course brings us to Twilight Actiongirl. As well as opening for The Drums, these longtime Heineken collaborators will also be celebrating a decade of indie-pop mayhem at Heineken Green Room with an exclusive exhibition of the group’s history.
SLOT TIMES
9.00 – 10.00pm Twilight Actiongirl
10.00 – 10.30pm Darren Ashley
11.00 – 12.00am The Drums
12.00 – 1.30am Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs (TEED)
1.30 – 3.00am The Deer Society
Event Details
Date: Saturday 15 June 2013
Time: 9.00pm onwards (Pecha Kucha at 7.00pm)
Venue: KL Live, Life Centre, Jalan Sultan Ismail, Kuala Lumpur
Web: www.facebook.com/Heineken & www.heineken.com/my
Twitter: @Heineken_MY
Spotify: http://spoti.fi/15heWOT
Age Restriction: Heineken Green Room is open to those above the age of 18 years only
Ticket Prices
Pre-Sale: RM88
At the Door: RM108 (Available at venue from 5PM on event day)
