Friday, July 25, 2008

Thank You!

I'm very sorry for the late updates!

Anyway, the event was a success. Thank you for supporting!

Pictures are all in photobucket. Click here to view the pictures of the event.

We have a writeup by our college's editorial board, ECHO.

Here it is!

http://echonline.wordpress.com/rewind/sun-u-one-top-model/



It sure looked like a star-studded evening with model Stephanie Chai, singer Melissa Indot, widely-acclaimed choreographer (as well as Sun-U lecturer) Michael Voon, and hitz.FM’s deejay Natalie sitting at the front of the MPH. Not to forget performances by singers Ash Nair and budding rocker Prema Yin, one would’ve thought that it was a celebrity dominated show at Sun-U.

However, the stars of the night were not necessarily A-list celebrities.

Georyn Khoo, Harmeet Kaur, Clarisse Hoo, Annie Lim, Sally Ann, Abby Mohan, Shra Shekhar and Maheswary.

THEY were the big draws of the evening. And if these eight names at least sound remotely familiar to you, that’s because these are Sun-U’s very own homegrown girls!

After weeks of auditions and photo shoots, eight girls were finally shortlisted to be in the running for the title of Sunway’s One Top Model. Organized by the School of Computing Technology in support of World Vision Malaysia, the girls strutted and danced, acted or sang (or might have even done all three at once) their way into the hearts of the judges in order to win the crown.

Presentation seemed to be the most important factor that the judges (Chai, Indot, Voon and Natalie) were looking for.

“As long as she’s presentable, as long as she carries herself well, and I think it also shines from the inside as well, you’d need a little bit of that ‘X-factor’,” Chai divulged to ECHO.

The girls each had three rounds (the Malaysiana theme, and the casual and evening gown wear) on the catwalk, as well as a round of performance of their other talents, to impress everyone.

Audiences were entertained by singers Prema Yin, Ash Nair and Melissa Indot, a dance performance by hiphop outfit Nas, as well as the antics of emcees Hariz Shazali from ADTP and invited Fly FM deejays Jules and Prem.

Georyn Khoo of ACCA, Shra Shekhar of Ausmat and Sally Ann of DP+M were eventually chosen as the top three and were each asked a question on global social welfare, courtesy of World Vision Malaysia.

But the night came to a climax when it was announced that there was a tie between Shra and Sally. The tie-breaker came in the form of the million-dollar question: How had the entire experience change the girls?

After further deliberation, Shra was finally announced Sunway’s One Top Model!

The win came unexpected to her, “I seriously didn’t think I was going to win it! But after today it’s really boosted my confidence. Hopefully I can try applying for modelling contracts. But in the end, I’ll still be continuing my life as a normal student.”

And so it seemed that some dancing, a cheerful personality and a massive crowd of supporters can do wonders. Or so it did for Shra.

Congrats girl!

Sunday, June 8, 2008

Friday, June 6, 2008

The hosts and the judges



The hosts - Prem and Jules

Prem, despite his Tupac Shakur exterior (that's what he claims); in actual fact he looks more like one of the Koopa Troopa warriors in the Super Mario Brothers video game; he's funny, loud and very laid-back. His unusual out-of-the-world antics make people notice his presence. He's a person with a big heart and a lava-warm personality. He's your buddy/hommie/brother, your 'macha', Prem!



Judges



Natalie Knise

I was born in Berlin, Germany, but 'cultured' in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. I can't speak a word of German, but I can do pretty well when it comes to ordering food in Cantonese and Malay. I lived in Germany for 5 years before I moved to sunny Malaysia, soon after that, I was packing my bags again and heading to England, only to return again to Kuala Lumpur after two years.

I'm 23 years old, and I adore the beach, the sun, and holidaying anywhere. I can sit for hours watching TV, DVDs, hogging the controls on the playstation, board games with friends, shopping and spending loads of money buying the latest gadgets. I also have a secret and rather embarrassing obsession; I get excited doing laundry…

My iPod is packed with Royksopp, Telepopmusik, Esthero, Zero 7, Glenn Lewis, India Arie, Jill Scott, Angie Stone, Coldplay, Stereophonics, The Cardigans, Daft Punk, Benassi, Paul Van Dyk, Groove Armada, No Doubt, Morcheeba, Nina Simone, Nirvana, Tiesto, RHCP, Incubus, Buddha Bar and Café Del Mar chillout remixes.

Something I get asked a lot is, how I got into radio. There wasn't a deep-down driving passion to talk into a microphone to yourself, but somehow, I just got lucky and stumbled into it. It was never my dream, but I guess deep down somewhere, it might have been, but I definitely do not regret a single minute of it.




Michael Voon

Rojak MXV Bio: 1. Graduated in Performing Arts-Dance, Graphic Communications & Fine Arts from Colorado, USA. 2. Lectured for the last 17 years in digital/graphic design, dance, choreography and performing arts nationally with works internationally featured in the USA, France and Australia. 3. Recent works were: choreographing a McD TVC, facilitated in Digi's Amazing Malaysians, as pre-judge/choreographer for the So You Think You Can Dance reality show, performed in Times Square NYC, coached actors in Popiah Pictures' Realiti TV drama, choreographed for the soon-to-be-released Susuk the Movie, choreographed or performed in TV Ads such as Munchys, Mamee with Akademi Fantasia, GA Blues and Streamyx Informercials. MXV was the dancing BlueHyppo on Streamyx TV ads. Acted and performed in more than 100 stage and TV productions for the last 30 years and NO movies yet. 4. Currently lectures at Sunway University College and coaches 8-Unit artistes such as Jaclyn Victor, Daniel Lee Chee Hun, Malaysian Idols, One in a Million and Project Superstar artistes. Fifth year as a dance judge for Kakiseni's Cameronian Awards.




Shaz Mukhtar aka Beyoncit

Apakah yang akan anda ucapkan sekiranya diberi peluang berucap pada perhimpunan sekolah lama anda?
Saya akan memberi suatu ucapan kepada semua pelajar yang mereka boleh “achieve” apa yang mereka impikan. Semua akan jadi kenyataan!

Kekecewaan masa lampau yang telah anda atasi ialah...
Errr…dulu tak boleh cakap bahasa Malaysia…tapi sekarang boleh ler sikit sikit!

Perkara paling nakal yang pernah anda lakukan di sekolah dulu…
Saya seorang yg baik… diidami ramai cikgu-cikgu! Apa la soalan nie..

Buku cerita/novel apakah yang MESTI remaja baca sebelum meningkat dewasa?
Err…buku? Err…Gila-Gila! Atau Ujang.

Siapakah superhero yang menjadi idola anda sewaktu zaman kanak-kanak dulu?
Superman…saya bayangkan saya macam dia! Hahah…

The performers



Melissa Indot

Selectively impulsive, compromisingly obstinate, warm at heart and a stickler for details, Melissa Indot is a walking contradiction. With piercing eyes rimmed in kohl and high cheekbones etched on a near flawless complexion, her lithe frame belies a commanding presence that exudes confidence through her powerful voice.

Mysterious, funky and sensitive, Melissa has always been driven by a fierce ambition to achieve her musical goals without losing touch with reality. Her fearless tendency to rebel and break away from the norm has led her from strength to strength in pursuing her dream. Bitten by the music bug at the tender age of three, her passion and ambition are driven towards one thing: her love for the music.

Malaysia born and London bred; Melissa’s influences, tastes and thoughts have been peppered with exposure to both local and international cultures at an early age. The youngest of three, she was always encouraged to socialise with people of all ages and walks of life.

Throughout the years, she honed on her experiences, which gave her the creative inspiration to recognise distinctive characteristics and tastes of individuals, which translated into her musical flavours.

A ‘fashionista’ in her own right, Melissa can just about make any image her own. With a unique style of dressing her taste in clothing ranges from androgynous tailored jackets with very little underneath, heavily accessorized with long earrings and necklaces to long flowing feminine gowns with stiletto heels. Pinstriped suits, classic white Adidas Superstars, open shirts, skinny ties, fedoras and cuffs are also items favoured in her daily dressing.

Her melodies incorporate contemporary and retro sounds. Groovy tunes that move the soul, flavoured with intuitive lyrics that soothe the mind. Each song tells a story that listeners at different points in their lives can identify with. Her songs speak for themselves, appealing to music lovers of all ages. The difference can be heard through her use of real instrumentation, deep bass grooves, hypnotic pulses and epic string sections, all linked by her ethereal vocals.

In the early 90’s, Melissa involved herself in The Queenswood School Senior Choir. Not only was she Choir Leader, she also led an elite octet, The Queenswood Singers as well and performed at the Royal Albert Hall.

After completing her education, she decided to form a duo act, Confucius Says, where they signed a recording contract with an independent label (Koch International) and a publishing contract with major label, Universal Music Publishing (formerly MCA Music).

Their debut single Not in Blue was released in early 1997. Their second single Window was released in autumn of the same year.

A seasoned player in the music industry, Melissa has had more than her fair share of experience working the infamous UK music industry: hours spent in the studio writing, recording and producing original material for a debut album, countless photo shoots, shooting two of her music videos, newspaper and magazine coverage, cable television and radio interviews across the country as well as TV performances. She was also featured on the UK's BBC1 National Lottery Programme televised live to 14 million viewers.

After taking a break from the music industry in the UK over the last few years, Melissa came back to Malaysia for a well-deserved holiday. It was here that she put together a band of musicians, called them The Misfits and played a few gigs at the local club scene. With the enthusiastic response from the public, it didn’t take much persuasion to get Melissa back into music.

Moving back home to KL in mid-2004; the following year, she and The Misfits by popular demand, have been performing together at various events. At the more formal events, where entertainment is required at a “sit-down” dinner, Melissa has been known to accompany herself on the piano along with a full band line-up. Her entertainment skills can take her with ease from bringing down the house at a nightclub with rockers and party animals to performing at formal sit down dinners.

Melissa recently composed the music and wrote the lyrics to “I am Malaysia” to commemorate the 50 years of Independence of Malaysia. This song was launched at a Gala Dinner – “An evening with the Prime Minister – 50 Years: The Beat of Business” in June 2007. She performed this song with a choir comprising 40 children, including the great-grand children and grand children of Malaysia’s 5 Prime Ministers!

Her debut album entitled ECLECTICISM is to be released November 29th 2007. She composed the music and wrote the lyrics of 90% of the songs featured in the album and is hands on with the music production and vocal arrangement of all the songs.

Melissa Indot- a multi-talented artiste to definitely keep your eyes and ears out for!

Visit http://www.melissaindot.com for more details on Melissa!



Ash Nair

ARTICLE: Faces Magazine Dec 2007 by Lisa Zahran

If you haven’t already heard it on the airwaves, then we conclude you don’t own a radio. We’re talking about the chart-topping debut single “A Day Before Tomorrow” that reached #1 on the XFresh and Hitz.fm MET charts for several weeks and also gained much airplay on Fly FM. Blasting even more recently on the airwaves is the second single “Crazy”, which reached even greater heights and became a massive hit on Hitz, Mix, Fly Fm and XFresh.

This, my friends, is the new sound of Ash Nair. Blending modern rock sensibilities, dynamic arrangements and memorable melodies, Ash Nair’s blend of pop rock seeps through the release of his debut album, Chameleon. Other than the album being a celebration of rock and roll, Ash has also covered as much ground as possible through the songs to represent who he is as an artist.

Chameleon consists of eight self-penned original English tracks as well as two Malay originals. Driven by the search for that great melody and great stories when writing his album, this friendly and fun bloke has also roped in a couple of mates to collaborate with him, including local heavy weights Jamie Wilson, Rudy, JD and Moots! from Pop Shuvit, who have contributed on several tracks. There are also guest spots from Canadian rap star, Vandal, which can be heard on the track “Crazy”, whilst classically trained singer Arvinder Raina from Bombay sings together on the Malay track “Jangan Tinggal Ku”. As the final icing on the cake, Chameleon is mastered by Arnie Arcosta, a legend in the business that went along to master multiple Grammy award winning albums including U2’s Joshua Tree, Achtung Baby, All That You Can’t Leave Behind, How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb and Pink Floyd’s seminal Dark Side of the Moon.

Releasing his debut album just last month in November hasn’t stopped this highly driven artist from continuing to push himself. Though Chameleon has taken four years from concept to release, the actualisation of this dream is by far the end of the road for Ash. He has also ventured into acting with roles in the locally produced film noir-musical, Red Street Diner. He also recently performed alongside Harith Iskander, Elaine Daily, Vince Chong and Michael Veerapan in the heart-warming feel good musical, Frogway the Musical. And like he couldn’t make himself any busier, word has it that he’s dabbling in some directing courses too, so perhaps there’s even a movie in the pipeline.

Continuously driven by vision and with a self written and self produced album already under his belt, one thing is for sure - this guy likes to be in control. A frickin’ perfectionist, you could say, who when he knows what he wants makes decisions without an ounce of hesitation. And we wouldn’t have it any other way, really, cause we’re quite certain that it is because of Ash’s trait to give and produce his best that has given our television screens the groundbreaking music video “A Day After Tomorrow”. Looking more like an excerpt from a blockbuster sci-fi animation flick, the video of stunning animation and breathtaking visuals has gained a reputation of being one of the best produced music videos in local history. Well, it’s almost like we have already caught a glimpse of what his movie is gonna be like...

Oh, we digress too much. So, like yeah, getting back on track. If you haven’t already heard it on the airwaves, we suggest you get out right now and buy one (the album, and yes, if you’d like, go ahead and buy yourself a radio too).

“Writing music has always been an integral part of my being.”

Chameleon is available in all good record stores nationwide.

Visit http://www.myspace.com/ashnair to listen to Ash's tune




Prema Yin

Prema Yin has been singing since she was in primary school, entertaining crowds at weddings , private functions and having a go at age group singing competitions.

At present she is pursuing her studies but as music is her first love she is trying to juggle her time and focus between both.
She took part in the National level singing competition organized by NTV 7, Who Will Win Malaysian Topstar and emerged as the winner in 2005.

Wanting to gain more experience and to further improve herself, Prema Yin hit the pub scene, performing with such well known personalities as Jerry Felix, Simon Justin, Richard Gomez, Collin Jensen, Albert Sirimal, Ronny Felix, Vijay David and others. She also performed with Jaclyn Victor for a national level TV show and has also performed a number of times on TV.

In 2006 she was invited to audition for the Aseana Percussion Unit and has been a member of this very popular group for the past 3 years. Performing in various local pub scenes: Bangkok Jazz, Groove Junction, Waikiki etc
Festivals such as Sunrise Jazz Fest, Sarawak Rainforest Festival as well as overseas(China for the Zhu Jia Jia Water Village Festival, Singapore Arts Festival).

Her major influences have been from blues rock, r&b, melancholic, soul and funk. She has been inspired by the work of great musicians notably Aerosmith, Stevie Wonder, Sarah Maclachlan, Chaka Khan, Erykah Badu, Shania Twain etc
She has great feel and her songs are charged with raw emotions.

Prema Yin is not only an accomplished singer but she is also one of the rare breed of singer/song writer and has been composing her own songs since she was 14.

Her songs are created from her past experiences, random thoughts, imagination and life itself.
And now, after 5 years of her venturing into the music scene, she has finally decided to record her own songs which she hopes to share with music lovers.

She had the chance to appear with Artist like Jaclyn Victor and also international Artist Colbie Calliat.

Currently working hard in producing her EP with Greg Henderson ,her EP is set to be out by end of this year.

visit http://myspace.com/premayin for more of her songs

Thursday, June 5, 2008

Thursday, May 29, 2008

Do the girls have what it takes to be a model?

Who is going to be the top model of Sunway University College and walkaway with fabulous prizes?

With performances by Prema Yin (http://www.myspace.com/premayin), Ash Nair (http://www.myspace.com/ashnair), Melissa Indot (http://myspace.com/melissaindot)

Hosted by Prem & Jules (http://www.flyfm.com.my)

Judged by MXV (http://www.michaelvoon.com)

Ticket are priced at RM 10 (Pre Sales), RM 15 (Door Sales)

* Open dance floor after 10.30 PM

For more information please contact Isaac (014-3232487), Bala (012-6760574)

*All proceeds will go to World Vision Malaysia to aid the victims of China SzeChuan Earthquake, Myanmar Cyclone + Aboriginal People (Orang Asli)

If you guys would like to contribute more than the ticket fees, you are more than welcome to do so!



Sunday, May 18, 2008

Photoshot session

We had our 1st photoshoot session on the 17th of May. He is our official photographer! We started at 7am and ends around 12pm. It was his first time shooting so many girls in such short period of time. Kudos to him + Yee Hou and to our lovely makeup artist Joy C!

Here are some pictures taken during the photoshoot

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Auditions

Here are some snapshots during previous auditions!

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Our pretty judges!


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Interviewing one of the girls


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She's teaching them how to pose


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Concentrating on jotting down notes


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Another one being interviewed


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Nervous of thinking how to posee!

Updates

Our event has already been rescheduled to 13th June!

So be sure not to miss this event! One of its kind in Sun-U!

Tickets are priced at only RM10(Pre sales), RM15(Door Sales)

Due to the overwhelming response and demands from the students, we have decided to open up the auditions again! It's on the 23rd and 30th of May, Room 2.5 at Old Monash Block, from 2pm to 5pm.

If you can't come on both days, fear not. Because you can email all your particulars to projectsatu@gmail.com! It is also counted as your application!

Saturday, April 26, 2008

SOTM's Auditions



Facebook Event Page

Yes! We're doing it for another 2 more weeks!

We welcome every female students in Sunway University College to join us for a good cause!!
  • Do you want to win attractive prizes?
  • Do you want to be a person who has more confident?
  • Do you want to be a model?
If you have any of those criteria above or more than that,

Please do join the audition on 2nd and 7th May (Friday) from 2pm onwards up to 5pm in Room 2.5 at level 2 (accessible via the 1st elevator after the small bridge).

There are amazing prizes awaits the winner!

We would be conducting brief interview and brief photo shoot during the audition. Those with similar experience are encourage to bring any samples of photo of them participated in previous competitions. Just be relax and natural!

We would also encourage interested participants to send in their application via online to our email at projectsatu@gmail.com with the following criteria

Name, Course, Contact No, Email, Height, Weight, Body Figure(Slim,Avg,Plus Size), Hobby and a short essat on why do you think you should be a model?

See y'all on both Fridays! Let's make it happen Sunway people!

Wednesday, April 16, 2008

Hello!

Hello all!

Welcome to Project One blog site!

We are raising fund for World Vision Malaysia and for the aboriginal people (Orang Asli) living somewhere in Kuala Selangor.

We will be having our fund raising booth located next to the elevator near the cafeteria during the 2nd, 7th and 9th May. Come and support us then!

We'll be organizing a modeling competition in Sunway University College! 1st time ever done by students from School Of Computing Technology! We ain't just about computers ya know? ;)

Audition time, date and venue will be posted up soon!

Those girls that think they got what it takes to be a model, do register with us! :D