SEA 4 WAY SPLIT is a 4 WAY SPLIT series for South East Asia Noise/Experimental Artist. For the 7th series we have Ivory Sammy (Myanmar), Azlan Dawai (Malaysia), Etson Caminha (Timor Leste), KUNTARI (Indonesia).
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Ivory Sammy is a Yangon-born musician. He has been making music from his tiny bedroom studio since 2014. Starting out as a commercial producer for local artists and rappers, Sammy eventually steps out into a broader spectrum of frequencies and tonalities beyond what is termed music. From tweaking and tinkering every parameter on his software synthesizer, it grows to become a part of his passion where he finds himself falling in love with new textures and sounds everyday. Coupled by his interest in mythological and technological beings, Sammy aims to tell stories of unknown landscapes by building his own live sets and generating new sounds. Upon invitation by Music Htet (Noise in Yangon) in 2020, Sammy made his debut live set at a noise gig hosted on a rooftop in his hometown Yay Kyaw. Sammy is now standing as one of the experimental/ noise enthusiasts in Yangon, and he is on his way to release his noise live sets as an album.
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Azlan Dawai is an Electronic Musician from Melaka, Malaysia. He start his project since 2018. Using his guitar pedals, synthesizer, and sampler, he make his musics following his emotional mood and improvisation.
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Etson Caminha
Born in 1984 in Lospalos, Timor-Leste, Etson is one of the best known and most accomplished musicians of his generation. He plays bass guitar in the well-known band Galaxy, one of the only Timorese acts to have been invited to perform at international festivals. (Darwin Festival in 2006 & 2008; the Sines Festival in Portugal, 2010; and Macau in 2019). He is also one of Timor's most creative and in-demand percussionists.
A veteran of the Arte Moris free art school, he established and taught in the music department there. He founded and organized NOISE Timor and currently he is busy with anything related to Experimental Sound Art which NOISE Timor established. Etson distinguishes himself as a multi-genre artist who incorporates traditional instruments into creative performances; and as an organizer with the respect from all sides necessary to bring people from different realms together. He is regularly involved in voluntary work for smaller public art events. He also helped found the LANTAVA Festival which is held in his hometown, Lospalos.
After years of dedicated work he is finally being formally recognized as an important part of the cultural life of Timor-Leste; he has collaborated with many artists in country and abroad (Australia, Singapore, Cambodia, Thailand, Indonesia, and Malaysia). He is married and a father of 3 children.
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KUNTARI
Dedicated himself to the Classical Music for over 10 years, He started his career as a Jazz Artist which lead him to a wide range of evolving music exploration and his commitment to creativity. He has produces 10 albums and performances in Jazz, World Music, Neo-Classical, Electronic and Experimental Music.