All News Articles

Back

The Bedroom Musician Series

The Bedroom Musician Series is a music driven series made up of four collective categories. The categories are Pop/Folk, Jazz, Voices and Musical Comedy. At present, the running series of Pop/Folk category has already been launched and it is being hosted and under the clever control of Azzura, a new and upcoming master of ceremony. The main section consists of selected headliners who will play mostly original material with occasional covers as a tribute to their own respective aspiring songwriters. Mia Palencia and her kindred spirits are the current headliners for Pop/Folk; other categories are now undergoing auditions. The middle section will feature supporting acts that are carefully selected by the Bedroom Musician Series Committee. Headliners and supporting acts of songwriters and musicians may be recommended to perform at the up and coming Minstrel Musings Festival.

The Bedroom Musician Series is somewhat like an ongoing moving production with the intent to tour Malaysia. The main objective is to inject greater value, and to create a fresh buzz and a source of inspiration in the local arena of entertainment. The Bedroom Musician Series also encourages exposure and lends support to serious aspiring songwriters and musicians. The Bedroom Musician Seriesaspires to reach and play to a record breaking cheering audience.

The Bedroom Musician Series looks forward to engaging support from Malaysia's own songwriters, musicians, music lovers, public, media, entertainment outlets and good corporate citizens. Their support will contribute to developing and preserving our local heritage of talented individuals, showing their active presence in the entertainment arena and enhancing Malaysia's performing arts scene. To further promote public appeal, Mia Palencia and several of her respectful fellow musicians pledge FREE voice workshops and master classes to our audience, songwriters and musicians. For upcoming unsigned songwriters, they may be offered by Mia Palencia herself to be recruited and signed under her personal umbrella of songwriters, Mia Production and Publishing House.

The Bedroom Musician Series was created by, and each show is produced by, Mia-Germain Palencia. It is an introduction to the build up of "Minstrel Musings" – The 1st Annual Mia Palencia Songwriter's Festival. It is a Mia Palencia Project. Brabons Entertainment is the organiser of The Bedroom Musician Series and Minstrel Musings Festival.

The 1st Bedroom Musician Series was launched on the 1st December, 2006 at No Black Tie, a notable and famous entertainment address in the heart of The Klang Valley.

More information for the categories of Jazz, Voices, Musical Comedy and FREE classes will be available in due time.

THE CREATOR

Mia Palencia is a Malaysian upcoming songwriter who is contracted with Warner Chappell, Hong Kong. Some of her songs have been successfully recorded in Chinese by the likes of famous Taiwan artistes Harlem Yu and Garden Sisters. One of her songs, "She Says", can be found as the sound track in the preview for the movie "Tokyo Juliet".

Mia Palencia released her first single "Sayang" on 2nd September, 2006 and is scheduled to release her full album "Finding My Way" in the first half of 2007. She is a member of Malaysia's local famous duo "Double Take" and has recorded two albums: One Voice, 6 Strings, Twelve Moods; and One Voice, Six Strings, Twelve Days of Christmas. Mia Palencia's original work is also found in both albums. What seems credible and worthy about Double Take in the local music scene is that both Double Take the artistes and their albums have been reviewed by an American music writer and critic, Jim Trageser, who lives in San Diego, California. These articles may be read at www.turbula.net from the Fall 2003 issue and were also published the North County Times, San Diego, in December 2005 alongside reviews of world renowned jazz musician, Diana Krall. As a songwriter and musician, it is of relative importance to have the substance of American appeal, gaining exposure, and presence in their marketplace.

Mia as a 22 year old songwriter musician is actively on the look out for ways to help improve the present status quo of Malaysia's performing arts scene. She believes there is an abundance of local aspiring talent impatiently waiting for the right opportunity to grow and develop into successful artistes. She is also aware that there is an urgent need in Malaysia to build upon a source of inspiration to preserve and perhaps protect such heritage. She aspires to be instrumental to the growth and development of Malaysia's local music industry.

The Savoy Club, Swinging Down to Business, The Summer Jazz Series and The Falalas - A Christmas Choir Project are some noteworthy ongoing projects also created by or in collaboration with Mia Palencia herself. Mia gives private vocal coaching and loves working particularly with children.

You can get to know her better @
www.miapalencia.com
www.thefalalas.com
www.brabonsentertainment.com

THE BEDROOM MUSICIAN SERIES COMMITTEE

The committee is composed by the creator herself, Mia Palencia, where she carefully selects personalities of various trends and generations as well as musicians, including songwriters, of all genres of music.

The criteria for each committee member are first to have an ear for talent, and next to uphold and be intensely committed to the quality of talent, potential and growth of songwriters, musicians, singers and performers. They are expected to be professionals who will conduct their assessment under the strict guidelines they as a committee collectively construct. All discussions within the committee remain private and confidential.

A good committee composition makes the program component more credible, shows due respect to the talented individuals and assures them the necessary visibility to further their career. The committee will be the unifying force within the music community and the community at large.

OTHER INFORMATION

For now, The Bedroom Musician Series will take place at one of our Klang Valley's most popular entertainment outlets.

PASSES

Passes are priced at RM20.00 only for each session. Only 100 passes are allocated for each session on a first come, first served basis. So, the audience are encouraged to get them prior to the event due to the limited numbers available. There will be no bookings for tables. A promotion of 6 passes for RM100.00 purchased only in the month of January is now available.

DATES AND TIMES

Currently for the Pop/Folk category only, 6 series are scheduled to take place:
Saturday, 27th January 2007
Friday, 23rd February 2007
Friday, 30th March 2007
Friday, 27th April 2007
Friday, 25th May 2007
Friday, 22nd June 2007

The show starts at 9.30pm sharp and ends at approximately 12.00 midnight.

GETTING IN

Guests aged 18 years and above are allowed to enter strictly with passes only. Since the venue can accommodate only 100 people at any one time, there will be no allocation of free passes.

Back