Keluarga aku ni sebetulnya boleh dikatakan keluarga seni la jugak. Adik-adik lelaki aku semuanya berkebolehan bermain alat muzik seperti gitar dan drum dengan baik. Cuma yang pompuan jer macam hampeh, cuma reti main rekorder ngan clarinet jer. Bapak aku boleh bermain gitar dan keyboard, mak aku pulak, masa zaman sekolah dia selalu involve in theatre and traditional dance.
Semalam adik aku yang no. 4 buat showcase untuk final assignment dia. Adik aku ambik course muzik kat UiTM, specialising in modern guitar. So yesterday marks the end of his journey in getting his first tertiary education certificate, after travelling to 4 different higher learning institutes. Seriously, aku lega selega-leganya bila adik aku yang sorang ni at last berjaya jugak habiskan diploma dia. Dah 3 kali lari dari universiti, at last dia habiskan jugak diploma dia dalam bidang yang dia paling minat i.e. music.
Well, aku sebetulnya lagi prefer kalau dia pilih lagu yang boleh show off his ability in 'guitar shredding' dan fast pace macam lagu Enter Sandman, Feels Like Teen Spirits, Hotel California, Into the Night, Pawana, Isi dan Kulit, Bernafas dalam Lumpur etc but instead he chose to play lagu-lagu yang medium pace dan lebih kepada "jazzy/bluesy" feel like Summer Time. Untuk final number pulak he chose Langgam Pak Dogol by M. Nasir, which I think doesn't really show off his talent in guitar strumming due to the involvement of too many instruments in this number. Well, I'm not really an expert in guitar strumming and when i asked him why he chose such numbers he said he wanted to put more colours in his performance by diversifying the technique in guitar strumming.
Those of you who know about guitar, perhaps you can give me 101 lesson on this.
Last week pulak, adik aku yang no 6 datang KL untuk sign his recording contract. Aku dah pening, apasal semua sibuk nak jadi artis ni! Ingat boleh 'hidup' ke dengan jadi artis, kalau tak kena cara silap-silap aku yang kena menanggung! Belajar di buat main-main, sibuk dengan gig laa, show laa, last-last fail exam and kena tendang dari universiti. Sekarang sibuk nak jadi artis.
According to him his band need to sign the contract fast since their song has already been aired at Era. Aku tak puas hati sebab dia tak bawak balik dulu contract tu untuk aku review before dia sign. Pastu dia cakap pasal nak sign contract tu one day before dia pergi sign, so aku tak sempat nak apply cuti untuk accompany him to the record company. Aku taknak dia kena tipu. Remember Polygram Records vs The Search ? That case was one of my case study for restraint of trade and undue influence during my university day. Most of recording companies exercise undue influence by manipulating the artists eagerness to become recording artists, and it worries me because most of the recording contracts are standard contracts which give unfair advantage to the recording companies. As usual, me being the pernickety lawyer in the family!
Anyhow, this is my brother's song composed and written by him and his friend. Your opinion regarding this song is very much welcome.
Myra by Honey Clovers
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