Asian Beat
News Flash-Asian Beat 2016 Prize Winners
Thanks to their amazing performances, the following groups are the winners of the Grand Prize and other prizes in Asian Beat 2016.
Grand Prize
KOREA
The prize awarded to the group that comes in first place. This band will receive a voucher for $3,000-worth of Yamaha musical instruments.
2nd Prize
CANADA
The prize awarded to the group that comes in second place. This band will receive a voucher for $1,500-worth of Yamaha musical instruments.
3rd Prize
MALAYSIA
The prize awarded to the group that comes in third place. This band will receive a voucher for $1,000-worth of Yamaha musical instruments.
Individual Award
The prize awarded to the group that comes in Individual Award. This band will receive a voucher for $1,000-worth of Yamaha musical instruments.
Asian Beat is one of the biggest amateur band contests held throughout many regions in Asia.
It starts out from Local Competitions in participating countries and regions. Each winner at Local Competitions can proceed onto the Grand Final, where they will perform together on the same stage and compete to be the top of amateur bands in Asia.
Yamaha Corporation started this event as “Band Alert” in 1998, renamed to “Asian Beat” in 2001. In the past years, worldwide famous players were the judges such as Nathan East,Wes Borland, Tommy Aldridge, Sonny Emory, Billy Sheehan, James LoMenzo and Akira Jimbo. For further information, you can take a look at the history on this website.
Event scheduling of Local Competitions differs for each country.
For details, please refer to the website of the region in which you have entered the competition.
ENTRY GROUPS
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#01 MALAYSIA
- GROUP NAME
- POSÊIDON
- ENTRY SONG
- ONTORIS ANTANOM
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#02 KOREA
- GROUP NAME
- Gift
- ENTRY SONG
- Stay The Same
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#03 INDONESIA
- GROUP NAME
- SABI BAND
- ENTRY SONG
- OLD BUT GOLD
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#04 SINGAPORE
- GROUP NAME
- Bad Ditch
- ENTRY SONG
- Drift
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#05 CANADA
- GROUP NAME
- leMeow
- ENTRY SONG
- That's My Man
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#06 CHINA
- GROUP NAME
- Li Ji
- ENTRY SONG
- Who I am
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#07 UKRAINE
- GROUP NAME
- KORALLI
- ENTRY SONG
- Схиблені (Crazy)
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#08 HONG KONG
- GROUP NAME
- Sugar Bro
- ENTRY SONG
- We are not wrong
“Asian Beat 2016” to be held as an open event at Musical Instruments Fair Japan !
- Date
- November 5 (Sat)
Hour Open 15:30 /
Event 16:00-18:30
- Venue
- TOKYO BIG SIGHT
Conference Tower 1F (Reception Hall B)
(3-4-10 Ariake, Koto-ku, Tokyo)
http://www.bigsight.jp/english/organizer/
facilities/conference/
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS FAIR JAPAN
Musical Instruments Fair Japan” is the largest general musical instrument event in Japan and the world’s biggest consumer-oriented musical instrument show, featuring new products full of the latest technology from the best brands in the world together with other related products, and provides up-to-date information on music and musical instruments.
Guest Judge
for Asian Beat 2016
- Nathan East
- http://nathaneast.com/
Nathan's background in Jazz and Popular music has earned him numerous awards including most valuable player (bass catagory) at the International Rock Awards and "Bassist of the Year" at 3 of the last 4 National Smooth Jazz Awards ceremonies. He is one of the original members of contemporary jazz group Fourplay (Bluebird/BMG) along with Bob James (keyboards) and Harvey Mason (drums).
Their Grammy nominated albums have earned Gold status and continue to top the Billboard Contemporary Jazz charts.
Nathan has developed his own Signature Series bass guitar for Yamaha which is available in stores now.
PARTICIPATING COUNTRIES
