SUTASI WRAPS UP WORLD FIRST FILMING
17 September 2008
Following a widespread search throughout Asia for the hottest, up and coming music and artists, Asia Sounds Pty Ltd has filmed its premier season of SUTASI, a new music program featuring 99 artists from 13 countries across Asia.
Music and film professionals from around the world converged on Singapore for two weeks to record the initial shows, and from day one a great sense of community spirit was felt amongst all, with backstage impromptu jam sessions and camaraderie prevailing. Electronica beats fused with innovative rock/pop and traditional instruments from a range of countries – the music was solid and the rhythms were addictive.
The concept of SUTASI is unique. 37 musical acts were selected from over 4,000 submissions from more than 20 countries in Asia to gain a place in the regional finals. The premise of SUTASI is to provide the opportunity for these talented Asian artists and their music to become internationally recognised and find their place in the international arena by launching them on a worldwide stage.
SUTASI will be broadcast across Asia as well as internationally following the Grand Final to be filmed in the US in early 2009. 12 finalists will be selected to go on to perform in the Grand Final where they will be judged by music industry experts from around the world, as well as audience members.
Thoughts of Idol, Academy Fantasia or the Eurovision series’ of talent search shows come to mind, but the SUTASI concept is very different to any broadcast talent quest that has surfaced so far.
Founder and President of Asia Sounds, Colleen Zulian, says the differences are powerful: “SUTASI is not about putting artists on the stage to be judged or ridiculed for the sake of entertainment. The quality of musicianship and performance will be evident to everyone who watches the shows. These artists represent some of the very best talent that Asia has to offer and their performances will be treated respectfully and fairly by a panel of industry experts from around the world.”
Ms Zulian added: “Our objectives are very clear. These artists and musicians deserve to be seen and heard by everyone, not just audiences in their own countries and SUTASI is offering very real opportunities for this to happen. We’re not just creating a television program; we’re firmly focussed on building the future careers of these, and other talented artists from Asia.”
The winning finalists will share in over one million US dollars in cash and prizes including the opportunity to co-write with successful & international songwriters, record an album with commercially successful producers, global marketing and promotion, and the star role in a music video for worldwide release.
The creation of the programs has also been heralded a world first in respect to production. A specialist film and production team, headed up by Los Angeles based Director, Anke Thommen, and New York based Executive Producer, Gayle De Poli, have guided their experienced teams to produce the first HD multi–camera, live musical performance series shot completely tapeless with field support of six documentary crews.
THE SUTASI FINALISTS ARE:
NORTH EAST ASIA
Nenem, Japan
Kim from The Uhnelly’s, Japan
Biuret, Korea
Infinity of Sound (Is), Korea
Peejay, Korea
Sko, China
Tookoo, China
Liu Jin, China
Laka, Taiwan
Julie Valerie, Hong Kong
SOUTH ASIA
Swarathma, India
Indigo Children (formerly Superfuzz), India
Jalebee Cartel, India
East India Company, India
Septic, India
Cassini’s Division, India
The Bottleflower Seeds, India
Joshua Queah, India
Nikhil D’Souza, India
Aparna Dauria, India
Caralisa, India
Siddharth Coutto, India
Dimple Singh Nandra, Nepal
SOUTH EAST ASIA
Jessa Mae Gabon, Philippines
Zelle, Philippines
Kadangyan, Philippines
The Great Spy Experiment, Singapore
Mohammad Syafiq, Brunei
Chepy, Indonesia
Fransisca Alverina, Indonesia
Fajar Nuswantoro, Indonesia
Ze, Malaysia
Biel, Malaysia
Abstrak, Malaysia
Siew Kim Foong, Malaysia
Asian Embassy, Thailand
Winfield, Vietnam
