Friends of Band Superfriends: Thank you for your support!

Dear live music lovers,

Band Superfriends would like to wish all of you Salam Ramadhan and may this holy month bring you the best things in life.

As for the band members, maybe most of you already know that they are no longer collectively active on the club scene, as most of them moonlights with different bands around the circuit. Together as a band they only do dinner shows now.

On that note the band would like to say thanks to TM folks for having them again for 3rd year in a row for their lovely annual dinner. The last one in Johor was smashin' and it was so cool to get to meet the familiar faces of hardworking TM staff, says the band to this blogger recently.

If you miss them boys and girls of Superfriends, hang around in Ampang, they'll likely be hangin' around Korgian' and Nadzir's clothes shop or Najuib's motorbike accessories shop.

For those of you who have strongly supported this band throughout its years, this little sound-note from Pepper S. on Youtube is for you!

Kaulah Segalanya

And those of you who are missing and craving for their live performance:

Wedding crasher!

While Superfriends mull on their gigliograpgy for 2013, some of the bandmates are not shy to gate-crash a wedding, in fact a celeb wedding for that matter!

OK no.

They didn't gatecrash, but rather, were engaged by the wedding planner to provide some romantic music to enhance the ambience of the night-time garden do.

Sneak peak at Siti the Korgian, Nadz!r the bass-man and Faisal on the drums practicing a Tompi number.

Superfriends, not Superfriends

After receiving a number of queries and some comments, I suppose tis only fair that I put a lil disclaimer here:

The "Superfriends" who will be performing at Istana Budaya is not the "Superfriends" the band we've come to love through their nightly performances in the club circuit circa Malaysia. So no, band Superfriends is not involved. Just so you ain't gettin' confused over these things.

Meanwhile, best of luck to both Superfriends in their future undertakings. Guys, catch them both if you can, cause I'm sure they'll rock the house. I mean houses. Both houses. As in both Istana Budaya and Rum Jungle.

Recorded final entry with RTM

The band recently completed recording their final-entry song, Cerita Cita with RTM. Apparently that TV station will be producing a compilation album of all the original songs played by finalist bands for the recent Rentak Juara 2010.

Hmm, after that poor production of the finals event, I wonder how the album will turn out. No questions about sales, as we all are aware not too many artistes in this country is making a living out of their album sales.

But will quality be something left to be desired? Only time will tell.

Meantime, to band Superfriends, all the best!

Superfriends + RM200,000!

Let's pray for the RM200,000 success for our favourite band, Superfriends. Come 17 July, 2010, we'll know for sure if this time it is their rezeki to win the big bounty.

Tune in to TV2's Rentak Juara 2010 at 8.30PM that Saturday, and see the band perform live from RTM's newest auditorium located in Seremban. Even better, be there! Not that you have to be carrying banners and wearing mascot outfits, a thunderous applause will do.

So if any of you guys do end up in Seremban on the 17th, catch me a photo or two and a lil video too. I'd be happy to feature it in my next entry and credit you guys for your hard work.

Semoga Superfriends berjaya menang RM200,000 and more at this upcoming RJ finals. Aminnnn...

Superfriends preps for next RJ round

^ Someone gave me a screenshot of Roslan Aziz's FB status in which he noted "Roslan Aziz thinks Superfriends is a good band". Well there's room to grow guys!

It's quite an experience for the band to see rave reviews about their performance a couple of weeks back. To have one of the judges, Roslan Aziz tell last week's contender, Enava that they are the band that can give Superfriends stiff competition is also an honour.

Firstly that just goes to show that even after five rounds of RJ prelims, Superfriends is still one of the more memorable bands out there.

Secondly, Enava itself is a great band and its lead singer is one of the most seasoned and multi-talented performer.

So on both accounts I believe Superfriends should take note that they really need to gear up as judges, competitors and viewers' expectations are soaring high. No pressure guys - just have fun and give us your best arrangement, best sounds and best performance at the next RJ round!

Break a leg!

p/s: Friends, in case you guys are wondering where the new girl is, Tom has left the band to persue her music career that seems to have taken off just when she least expected it to. So the band is back to 6-piece...

Rentak Juara 2010: First round

So here's me providing you the backscene and frontscene stuff on Superfriends' participation in Rentak Juara 2010: Julang Jati Diri.

The pix above shows the band in casual outfit during stage rehearsals. I had to wait hours before it was their turn. But it was fun! I got to see what the Kristal boys are like, and same goes for the rest of the participating bands.

It was my first time hearing the band's fully revamped song, Takkan Ku Berundur. The band had injected their influences into the song as well as a rap piece in between to spice up the track. Recalling what it sounded when Siti cut the demo (then untitled), it's clear that the song had gone through a major arrangement process, which the bandmates said they had fun doing it.

Since I had the chance to watch each band for Round 3 live, I have to say Sons of Adam gave me a pleasant surprise with their rendition of Bunkface hit song. I thought Aweera's gang and Crash also sounded cool.

Anyway the band is working hard for their next outing on 26 June. So folks, stay tuned and let's pray for their success!

SF in RJ2010: Through to the next round!

Yes I'm late, but YES SUPERFRIENDS IS THROUGH TO THE NEXT RJ ROUND! Semis here they come!

Not finals but it is a big achievement as it is. Considering the band had to go through SMS round during their previous RJ journey, this year they sailed through.

In fact the judges had good comments for them, as well as a couple of constructive criticism for them to work on.

The good: Judges said the band's musicians did well. Our favourite keyboardist Korgian was also singled out as one of the more outstanding musician of the night.

The good: Judge Roslan Aziz even said compared to other bands that night as well as previous two weeks' rounds, Superfriends did good. (He even put it in his FB status, "Roslan Aziz thinks Superfriends is a good band!" - just how cool is that???)

The you-need-to-work-on-this: Performance of the vocalists. And the band is working hard to improve on this area, as well as up the ante on others.

Over RTM's Rentak Juara Facebook page the band also received both good and bad comments. But it was interesting to see RTM's key person Datuk Mokhzani defending the band against one particular bad comment.

So kudos Superfriends! I really hope your next outing will be just as mind-blowing.

Superfriends feat. Tom

Amidst all the Rentak Juara excitement, here comes another bombshell of a news: Superfriends is now one woman stronger with the latest addition into their six-piece line-up.

So friends, let's welcome Tom to the band!

Tom is the winner of last season's MyStar LG, a reality talent show aired over TV3. An avid rocker, the band believes she has the specific range and tone that mix well with the rest of Superfriends.

Go to BBC tonight and check out their performance - got views? Let me know.

Superfriends in RJ 2010 Top 30

Some of you guys prolly heard the news, some of you may even caught them on TV, but word is out and sure enough, Superfriends is in Rentak Juara 2010's Top 30 bands!

You can seek out the official stuff at Facebook (search for Rentak Juara RTM) and stay tuned to TV2 at 4.30PM for updates, or you can hear me babbling here.

Here's what I know:
1. Superfriends will be in the Round 3 week, where they will go against bands such as Aweera's Band. So tune in to TV2 on 15th May, prime time to see them in action!

2. They'll be playing their own song! It's a zap up version of Takkan Berundur, which Siti Korgian composed some two years ago. I've heard the track (original version), and I hope the new version which supposedly features heavier sounds will please the crowd, judges and most importantly, you guys who are their friends and supporters.

3. The band will go skeletal - they could not find a female vocalist in time. (Nadya mana?)

4. There will be awards for best drummer, best guitarist and best song. But no best vocalist or best keyboardist award! Too bad for Najuib, Syawal and Siti! Let's pray RTM will suddenly come up with those awards, just as how they came up with SMS round in the last minutes of Rentak Juara first season.

5. Superfriends would appreciate your good wishes, prayers and support! I hope they'll go through to the finals at first try, no need for SMS round or anything like that. It's too intense!

6. Let's hope Superfriends will win the RM200,000 bounty! Aminnnnnnnnnnnn.