Sape - Datun Julud (Original)

1. Sape is a traditional instrument played by Orang Ulu from Malaysia. This instrument is usually played at festivals or celebrations.
   
   
   
   
   
2. It is similar to a modern guitar and has two to four strings.
3. Music written for Sape often use Pentatonic scale. eg. C key would use only notes C D E G A
4. Tonic chord is usually played on first beat of almost every bar.
   
   
   
   
5. From my music arrangement you just heard is one of Orang Ulu's traditional folk song called Datun Julud.
6. The main melody is all played on F chord and on F pentatonic scale. That's F G A C D
7. I use heavy string instruments and a couple of percussion instruments to accompany the arrangement.
8. Will be posting new songs here soon. Come back often to check for new updates.

Por Una Cabeza (Review)

1. Por Una Cabeza was first performed by Carlos Gardel.
   
   
   
   
2. This tango was played in numerous movies, Schindler's List, True Lies, Scent of Woman and a few more.
3. This song was first performed in 1935 by Carlos Gardel but was then arranged for many other performances until today.
4. "Por una cabeza" means "by a head" in Spanish, was composed about horse addiction by comparing it to women.
5. Por Una Cabeza has very obvious tango rhythm which is a syncopated ballroom dance music in 2/4 or 4/4 time. This is a typical tango rhtyhm,
   
   
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One (Original)

1. I wrote this track some time back and used it as my demo to bid for projects.
2. This track is heavily influenced by Hans Zimmer who has composed music for many movies, Lion King, The Rock, Crimson Tide, Da Vinci Code etc.
   
   
   
   
   
3. Mix of orchestra and synthesizer. Live guitar recording towards the end of the track.
4. A lot of orchestra percussion such as cymbals, timpani and side drums were used.
5. I will be attending the Kuching Rainforest World Music Festival this weekend and quite excited about it.
6. This musical event brings all renowned world musicians together on stage. Stalls will also be set up to sell food, drinks, crafts, percussions and music CDs.

Mizz Nina – What You Are Waiting For (Review)

1. I really like Mizz Nina’s new song, What You Are Waiting For. The song features Colby O’Donis and she is from Malaysia.
   
   
   
   
   
2. The whole song is composed with just four chords
   
   E - B - C#m - A
3. Heavy use of auto-tune. I’m not sure if she can sing because I think auto-tune is over used in this song.
4. Used a lot of synth loop as well throughout the whole song and kinda reminds me of Black Eyed Peas’ I Gotta Feeling. Similar drum track too.
5. I have a feeling that she can't sing this song live, so she probably would have to lip sync during live performance.
6. Quite a heated discussion going on at the YouTube page on the quality of the video. I don’t know what’s the big deal about her dress or the torch light.
7. What matter is the song and I think it's great! The tune kinda get stuck in your head for a while.

The Achievers

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2. This is something I wrote for a TV3 program, The Achievers, which was aired about 5 years back.
   
   
   
   
3. Simple chord progression, Am - G - F - G throughout the whole piece.
4. It is amazing what you can do with just simple chords.
5. Just by adding 7th note or 9th to your chords would bring a whole new tone to your chord progression.
6. If I were to re-write those chords, I would most likely have played,
   Am7 - Em7/G - Fmaj7 - Gadd9
7. Then just improvise freely, and your melody would somehow fit perfectly. That was exactly what I did with this track.