This year, JACK TV’s MAD Fest brings to our shores one of the liveliest art festivals with international singing sensation Kimbra headlining a host of performing artists in a festival of music, art and dance.
Every voice comes with a certain memory and a kind of madness. Kimbra’s voice invites anyone who hears her with the strength of her hooks and her melodies which come to you with the most unpredictable forms of versatility: from jazz-inspired tunes to catchy electropop quirks. With a presence like hers, Kimbra’s songs beg to be listened to without even trying.
Across the world, Kimbra is well-known for her songs “Settle Down”, “Two Way Street”, ”Cameo Lover”, “90’s Music”, and “Miracle”
With a wide range of influences from Prince to soul songstress Minnie Riperton, to such icons as Björk and Jeff Buckley, her style comes across as something uniquely her own. Kimbra’s affinity with music began with early performances in public at 10 years old, singing at the Waikato Times Gold Cup race back in 2000.
Inevitably, Kimbra scored a record contract from an Australian record label and from there, she’s gone everywhere, awarded with accolades such as Record of the Year and Best Pop Duo/Group Performance (Grammy 2013) for her feature on Gotye’s “Somebody That I Used To Know”. To top that off, Kimbra is the only New Zealand-born singer to ever win a Grammy in history.
Kimbra headlines JACK TV’s MADFest 2014 with DJ Ace Ramos and MC Pao, Katsy Lee, Deuce Manila, Motherbass, Toni B.; top bands Sandwich, Urbandub, Kjwan, Autotelic, B.P Valenzuela, Chocolate Grass, Sinyma, Flying Ipis, Cheats, and Imago. With Art Installations by Leeroy New, Imagine Nation Studio, Secret Studio and Jagnus Design Studio. Dance Performances by Team Vibe. Catch the madness at the SM Mall of Asia Concert Grounds, Block 12 on December 5, 2014, from 4PM to 4AM.
Tickets available at SM Tickets outlets and online at www.smtickets.com. Call 470-2222 for ticket inquiries. Tickets also available at Ticketnet outlets and online at http://www.ticketnet.com.ph/
Line Up of Local Artists:
B. P. Valenzuela is a 19 year old electronic musician with analog sensibilities. She eschews laptops for intimacy, instead arming herself with electronic friends: drum machines, analog synthesizers, loop stations and samplers ––– having all of them subtly interweave into the sometimes quiet, sometimes dancy, organic and ambient solo-elements that make it a unique experience live, and was introduced to audiences and airwaves with her self-produced debut EP: be/ep.
CHEATS
Cheats is a seven-piece indie-rock band from Manila, Philippines. A collective of couch potatoes, they’re strung together by a love for video games, melodrama and rock anthems. With influences that range from LCD Soundsystem to Radiohead and the Spice Girls, Cheats sets out to create sweet melodies with a bitter aftertaste.
In short, they want to make people dance all night before crying on the ride home. Cheats, represented by LockedDown Entertainment, is currently recording their first album with Ely Buendia as producer.
Kate Torralba
Kate Torralba is the Philippines' answer to the pianist-singer-songwriter genre; she just happens to be an accomplished fashion designer in her home country. This former piano prodigy impresses with her songwriting flair, humor and charisma onstage. With her trademark visual & musical style, KT is eye + ear candy. If you love Tori Amos, Regina Spektor, Bjørk, Sia, chances are you will be charmed by the Philippines' Petite Piano Princess.
Autotelic
Autotelic is a Filipino pop band based. Formed in 2012, the band is made up of Neil Tin, Josh Villena, Gep Macadaeg, Timothy “Pabs” Vargas, and Kai Honasan. They recently released their debut self-titled full-length album.
SINYMA
S I N Y M A (pronounced as “cinema”) is electronica-funk-electro-nusoul-disco-future garage all rolled into one. Watch the beats flicker as producers-dj-remixers Madz Abubakar a.k.a Abdel Aziz and Silverfilter take their distinct sound onstage with performing artist, chanteuse-songwriter Jessica Connelly. SINYMA is best known for their LIVE performances and their signature improvisation and versatility, leading them to be prized collaborators by fellow artists.
Flying Ipis
Starting as a group of high school friends who formed a band for kicks. The ladies had so much fun that they decided to get serious with their music. They jammed more regularly, gradually building up a repertoire of original songs.
Nowadays, it can be argued that women in rock are no longer a novelty, but at the rate Flying Ipis is, well, flying, this band is set to rise above the swarm, so to speak. These ladies have proven that they can rock as well, if not better, than their peers, regardless of gender.
Toni B.
Antoinette Bernal Brillantes, other wise known as Toni B., is a new rising star who is eager to take the entire nation by surprise with her bubbly personality and her huge voice. Although she is a proud pinay, at her young age she has already lived in 5 different countries such as Sudan, Russia, Thailand, the USA and now back in the Philippines where she is more than ready to take us all on this unique journey with her.
Kjwan
Comprised of Marc Abaya (vocals), Kelley Mangahas (bass), Boogie Romero (guitar), Eo Marcos (drums), and Enrique de Dios' (keys), the members' interplay is lauded as a defiant compound of theatrical intensity and melodic assault to be reckoned with. Kjwan's influence, despite former lineup and label changes, grows larger as ever, making them a hot commodity and one of this generation's respected rock acts.
Urbandub
A Philippine-based band proudly waving the banner of their hometown Cebu, Urbandub is growing to be a titan, a superpower of the Pinoy independent rock movement. Local or International, they’re jet-set to stir up waves, raising the level for today’s modern angst. Listen up and try their songs for size. Their craft could only get better. The band is composed of Gabby Alipe (vocals, guitar), John Dinopol (guitar, vocals), Lalay (bass, vocals), Carl Napoles (drummer).
MotherBasss
Founded in 2012, Motherbasss is a DJ-and-drummer duo comprised of DJ Nix Damn P (@nixdamnp) and Macky Brillantes of Stick Figgas (@hoytuska).
Ace Ramos w/ MC Pao
Ace Ramos has emerged as one of the most renowned DJs in the Philippines. He sets himself apart from the rest by creating his own style. He does mash ups and mixes hip hop, rnb, elektro rock, chart-topping hits, and upcoming tracks. He always keeps each set fresh and he will definitely keep the party crowd on the dance floor until the wee hours of the morning.
MC Pao is one of the veteran, and most acclaimed club emcees in the Philippines today. Starting off as a heavy party goer and a hardcore fan of rap and hip hop music, he became familiar with the Manila club scene and the essentials of a great party.
Deuce Manila
DEUCE Manila is Kat DJ & Patty Tiu - The First Female DJ Duo in the Philippines. Ranging from genres of the new generation, they use their unique back-to-back/dual deck skills to give the scene a different kind of kick.
Katsy Lee
Katsy Lee has loved electronic dance music for as long as she could proclaim her passion for a genre. She recalls sitting still and wide-eyed as she heard The Chemical Brothers’ “Hey Boy Hey Girl” on MTV at age ten. Dance music – heady, impassioned and inspiring - led her down paths that would never go the same way again. She sought to express her love for music in dance and in writing, blogging about albums and publishing poetry inspired by dance music.
IMAGO
Imago is a Filipino rock band composed of Mayumi Gomez (vocals), Myrene "Maps" Academia (bass), Tim Cacho (guitars), Zach Lucero (guitars), Mervin Panganiban (drums) known for songs such as Akap, Anino, Ewan, Taralets and Sundo.
<S>andwich
Sandwich (stylized as "<S>andwich" in earlier releases) is a Filipino alternative rock band from Philippines. The band consisted of lead vocalist Raimund Marasigan, Guitarists Diego Castillo and Mong Alcaraz, bassist Myrene Academia and drummer Mike Dizon. The band released 7 albums Grip Stand Throw (1999), 4-Track Mind (2000), Thanks To The Moon's Gravitational Pull (2003), Five on the Floor (2006), <S> Marks the Spot (2008), Contra Tiempo (2010) and Fat Salt & Flame (2013)
Chocolate Grass
Chocolate Grass is the product of sonic alchemy performed by August Wahh, Chiko Hernandez, Niki Cabardo, Allan Malabanan, and Luis Gutierrez.
Soul music, for and from the spirit: Interweaved earth rhythms with the melodies of the wind, and rumble of the thunder. Whispers from dreams that bear stories of death and rebirth. Linked by ubiquitous love and light: Our music-- with no beginning or end. Coming at you from The Philippine Islands.
Richard & Kooky Tuason
Artist siblings Kooky and Richard Tuason, will combine a set of poetry and musical performance at MAD Fest. A spoken word performance set to live sound art, the duo combines a hybrid of poetry and musical performance with Richard playing his work Ensemblage, a musical sculpture which sounds like an orchestra, and Kooky speaking soulful rhythms with her poetry.
Jagnus Design Studio
Jagnus Design Studio is a young architecture and design firm composed of Sonny Suñga and Arnold Austria as Principal Architects. Their collected works ranges from residential projects, commercial centers, retail spaces, sports, interior architecture, furniture design and object d’art.
Leeroy New
Leeroy New is a sculptor, artist, and designer whose practice is an attempt to overlap and intersect with the different forms of visual arts including film, theater and fashion. He regularly seeks the occasion to present his work whenever, however, and wherever he feels like or is allowed to in the hopes of ‘affecting’, more rather than less.
Secret Studio
Imagine Nation Studio
Imagine Nation Design Studios (INS) is a group composed of different professional artists, creating sculptures and other forms of 3d art. They believe that art should not be express solely through canvass but instead should also be interpreted through three-dimensional representations.
Team Vibe
A world class group of dancers out to showcase the Filipino brand of talent, raising the standard of excellence in dance entertainment industry. Team Vibe exist to showcase the Filipino talent to the world, bridge cultural barrier.
