We, KPY Entertainment, is the new record company, which has been established for two months time. Currently we have released 2 artists, Touly and May.
For Touly, you may not or may know already, because she has release her first album before, but with other record company.Now, she has moved to KPY Entertainment, due to the expiration of the contract with her old record company...more info >>
Currently, Touly is working on her second album, and has released two singles of the album which are Chocolate music, and Jark pai duai nam ta. Her Full album will be release within 2009 namely "The way I am".
And May, is the new singer, who has never have any album before. However, May is not a newbie for the Lao entertainment. Her reputation is quite well-known among lao teenagers and Lao people, as she played as the main charactor in Aluna's music video, khoam hu seuk bork.
Last week May has surprised the Lao Entertainment by releasing her first single, Thao ni kor phor jai on the radio stations. And have a very good and unexpected feedback. The song was well-known faster than expected, and this makes many people wonder if May is going to be a singer and have her new album or not. The answer is yes, May is now working on her first album, under KPY Entertainment. The Full album will be release next year.
Recently, May is preparing and working on her music video of Thao ni kor phor jai. The completed music video plans to release within this year.
We are looking forward to seeing and hearing all of your supports.
Sithpraseuth Keojarat or "Lang" is a new artist from Laos and is now preparing his full album in Thailand under the new music industry called: "Sea-Art" or Southeast Asia-Art Ltd.
Lang is a forth year student from the National University of Laos. He is very new and doesn't have any works related to the music and entertainment. His first appearance was the time when he won the title of the "Noum Dee Sao Den" contest organized by the National University of Laos... more >>
Lang had a chance to meet the president of Sea-Art, Mr. Ritthirong Kotaphan in Vientiane. For the first time they met, the president saw many talents hidden behind Lang and He finally invited Lang to join his company and to have trained in Bangkok for the quality of his album.
Sea-Art company Ltd is a new music company, doing a business mainly in Indochina by importing artists from the neighboring countries in order to do a music marketing and to conduct both the television program and international business in Thailand.
With more than 10-year experience, the Sea Art company has maintained a good relationship and sincerity from the neighboring countries. The president of Sea Art always wants to support and promote the youth from these countries who have a lot of abilities, but lack of oppotunities. The album "Lang motion I" is the first high grade piece of work from this company.
New Lao singer from the world heritage town of Luang Prabang, Touly, officially released her full album in Vientiane entitled "Just say hi" under the Valentine Music record last February 7th. Before this album, Touly used to have her first album in Luang Prabang at Santipab school, the place where she graduated from.
You may have heard about Touly before from her popular song "Jep bor Jum", which has been broadcasted in many Lao radio and TV programs. At present, her song is in the top 5 chart at Music Boom, Lao star TV channel. This song is composed by herself and is inspired by her friends and all people around her. There are totally 10 songs in this album, in which, she composed all the songs and mixed the sound by herself...more
It spends about a year and a half to complete this album and music videos. The location of her music videos are 50% spotted in Luang prabang and 50% in Vientiane. Before Touly entered the music industry, she met Mr. Kai, the partner of Valentine music company and later, become the singer of this company.
She revealed that there are some difficulties for her to be a singer. She is now working as a tourist guide in Luang prabang province and she has to travel to Vientiane and other provinces for her concert. Nevertheless, to become a singer is her utmost dream and she is now very proud to see this album gaining more and more popularity in Laos.
Last but not least, she wants to invite everyone to listen to her song and not to buy a pirate CD. She will try her best to improve herself and to produce more quality products to the society.
Photo: An artist's 3D depiction of the Lao Music Awards prize.
The first ever Lao Music Awards will be held this summer in the capital, to promote the work of the local music industry and to acknowledge the wealth of quality Lao songs, singers and songwriters.
Sengdara Communications will work closely with the Ministry of Information and Culture to organise the first ever Lao Music Awards.
“We will present awards for our best songs and artists, as well as those working behind the scenes, during this, the first annual music awards in Laos,” Sengdara Communications Creator, Mr Vannasy Phonchanheuang, said yesterday...read more
“Winners will each receive a unique prize combining traditional design with an international flair – a vintage record player or gramophone, combined with a dok champa (the Lao national flower),” Mr Vannasy explained.
The Lao music industry has grown significantly in recent years. While just a decade ago listeners could hear only traditional folk songs and country music, today the burgeoning industry has given birth to many other genres, including pop, rock, r&b, hip-hop and dance.
“The award will be a catalyst for further development of the Lao music scene, because it will encourage artists and record companies to produce quality music, both in traditional genres and more contemporary styles,” the Acting Director General of the Fine Art Department, Mr Xaysavath Singnamvong, said.
Through the continued support of the government and private sectors, the local music industry continues to grow in leaps and bounds, he noted.
“There are still, however, only a few people who consider music to be their main career. This is due to a lack of support and national acknowledgement. The announcement of the 2008 Lao Music Awards is therefore an historic event,” he said.
Mr Vannasy added that the event aims to target all Lao singers, artists and composers, to encourage the development of musical talent to its fullest degree and raise the stature of musicians as valuable assets, and very real stars.
It is hoped the awards will not only encourage those already in the business to strive to produce the highest quality music for the enjoyment of fans, but also inspire anyone with the talent and aspirations to aim for stardom.
Awards will be given in 13 categories, including best album of the year; best song of the year; best male and female artists; best group or band; best traditional Lao song; best country, folk, pop, rock and hip-hop songs; and best producer and composer.
“We will have a press conference soon to announce further details, and to request that all recording companies send nominations for the awards,” Mr Vannasy said.
Phoulin Kousalivong (Lin), 24, born in Phonsavanh village, Paek district, Xieng Khouang province. He graduated from Dongkhamxang financial institute in 2006. Before fully entering the music industry, Lin used to be the member of "Raza brand" which belong to Lao-American college. In 2004, he participated in the music contest organized by the Quest college and was the winner in that time.
Later on, he separated himself from the band and established a small dancing group names: "Street brea kerz" or "B-boy dancing", in which Lin and his friend, Anousa, were the trainer for this band. One day during the practices, Lin had his right arm broken and had to stop his duty as a trainer.
Lin started to have an interest on the music and used to compose Lao song and proposed to Airsavanh, the executive of S.D music industry LTD. Finally he was accepted to be the new singer and had a chance to performe his first concert at Lao ITECC in 2004 under his first album entitled: "Rap Taohou"...more info
At present, Lin is now preparing to debut his full album called "The Zest". There are 3 members in the band: Lin, Luly and Tim. All the preparation is going well and the band is just waiting for Tim, who is now studying in Malaysia and will return home in April this year. The album is now 60% completed, in which, Lin composes all the songs and lyrics by himself.
The inspiration of Lin is from himself and one of his close friend, Bounhiep Bandith, who used to be the member of the Zest.
Lin's dream is to have his own business "CD shop" in the future. He revealed that he may not be able to rap when he gets older.
At present, the Zest joined many concerts organized by the S.D studio. Lin wants everyone to listen to his musics and he believes that everyone will love his songs as much as he does.
Source: ecom Quick translation by Samakomlao fanclub
Indee Records, the most popular music industry in Laos, officially released their new artist, Nalin Daravong, to the public on 11th December 2007.
Young talented Narin, 19, is now studying at the faculty of Economic, National University of Laos. She loves singing and has been singing since she was very young for many occations. The most outstanding of her performance was during the "Close up music contest award 2006" where she had to compete with more than 100 contestants and she was the winner in that time.
Her first single album entitled "Wao Bar Bar" or "Why Do You Say That?" draws inspiration from modern punk, 90s alterna-pop, 50s rock and the music of the Caribbean. The song composers for this album was Lao producer "Mee Sourinthone" in collaboration with versatile Indee artists such as Aluna, Silvia, Tou and the Cells.
Vientiane music lovers will soon be treated to a taste of cutting edge pop performed by the characteristic new voice of the SD Studios recording company.
Ms Vanmany Phalakhone, known as Pou, showcased her brand new single Yom Poy Pai (Surrender to Let Him Go) at the Angkham Hotel last weekend to a rapturous response.
Ms Vanmany Phalakhone greets fans during her concert at the Angkham Hotel. The 20-year-old solo songstress recently signed a contract with SD Studios and is now hard at work on finishing her first album.
“I'm happy to be given this opportunity to make a record since I spend all of my spare time practising my singing, and I have dreamt of being a popular singer since I was five years old. I'm so excited that my dream has come true,” she said.
Her first album, set for release at the beginning of next year, will take the same title as the new single and has a mixture of slow and fast tracks.
“In this initial album I contributed to the writing of six of the songs. I think they will appeal to listeners because I wrote them based on the true stories of my friends, mostly about love,” she said.
“The title track, Yom Poy Pai , describes a young woman who has her heart broken by a guy who takes another lover, and she has to let him go even though she still loves him,” she explained.
“We still have about 30 percent of the album to finish, mostly video shooting; we want to release the CD and VCD at the same time,” said the Director of SD Studios Inc, Mr Air Savan, adding that he hoped to complete the album towards the end of this year and spend several months on promotion .
“I'm not sure how well it will be accepted because it's my first album, and of course there will be difficulties, but I will do the best I can to use my voice to capture the listeners' hearts,” said Ms Vanmany.
The singer currently lives in Khualuang village, Sikhottabong district and studies business administration at the Inspire Centre of Higher Development in Beungkhayong village, Vientiane .
Lao rock band The Cells left Vientiane on Saturday to attend a press conference on June 5 in Bangkok , Thailand , to promote the band's second album.
The Cells are in Bangkok from June 2-12. They will play at several concerts and will be interviewed on Thai TV and radio programmes. On TV they will appear on the TITV channel, Channel V, and MTV, and will feature on radio programmes Fat, True, EFM, Hotwave, SOS and Next FM...more
“Many of these programmes will be recorded, as well as the press conference to promote our second album,” The Cells' vocalist Athisack Ratanavong explained before leaving Vientiane on Saturday at Wattay International Airport.
Thai radio DJs have been playing songs from the band's latest album after picking up CDs in Vientiane .
The well-known Thai recording company, GMM Grammy, became interested in the band's songs and contacted them about a promotion visit to Thailand .
“Since then we've recorded a music video and done many radio and TV spots, plus some concerts there. Our latest album appeared in stores last month, so we've been invited to attend a press conference,” said Athisack.
He said that during interviews the band would urge Thai fans to visit Laos , and enjoy its natural beauty, culture and traditions.
However, The Cells' bass guitar player Anolod Phiasahuar, aka Tom, was unable to go with the band for the press conference, after experiencing heart problems.
“I'm sorry I won't be able to attend the press conference in Bangkok . Right now I have some health problems, so I'd like to relax for a while, and hope to play with the band again soon,” Anolod said.
He was taken ill earlier last week while rehearsing with the band ahead of their departure for Bangkok . Doctors advised him to rest.
“I've had some stomach problems which I was just getting over and now it seems I've developed a heart problem, so I must take things easy,” he explained in a telephone interview on Saturday.
Anolod has been the band's bass player since The Cells started work on their second album in 2005. The album, Xeo (Noisy), was released in January this year, and Anolod has played with the band in various local and overseas concerts.
Manosay Keonakhone will replace Anolod for the band's 10 days in Thailand .
Three former Nangsangkhan (Miss Pi Mai Lao) girls have just released their exciting first album, and are expecting huge successes after its release on Monday.
The three young singers from the World Heritage town of Luang Prabang have spent over a year preparing themselves to record and perform for their very first video CD release.
“It is all over for our production. The first album of my life has been released and I can say I gave it my al l,” 19-year-old singer, Phouthaly Keona, said... read more >>
“I can't tell you right now how much success this album will gain, but for me it's already been a gr eat journey.”
The band, called Spikes Girls, is made up of three glamorous young singers lead by Phouthaly Keona, 19, with Vichitra Phithanong, 17, and Chintana Soupadith, 19.
Their first self-titled album has 12 songs, which are no doubt going to be hits throughout the country.
Formerly Fleshy Girls, the band released an album in 2004, but after two of the three band members moved on to study, their producer decided to form a new group, and Vichitra and Chintana were found after participating in the Miss Lao New Year (Nangsangkhan) contest.
The girls began their training in 2004, but they also needed a new catchy name, and Spikes Girls was chosen.
When hearing the name, some people may remember British pop group the Spice Girls, who still hold a special place in people's hearts throughout the world. But these three spunky young women are soon to be regarded as the new Spice Girls of Luang Prabang, and with a little more local zest than their English counterparts, the Spikes Girls also aim to retain some of their cultures and traditions.
Can you tell us a bit about your lives before joining the group, and what its like to be a Spikes Girl?
Phouthaly Keona:
I was one of the seven of Miss Sangkhan's of Luang Prabang, in 2003 before I joined.
Vichitra:
I sang lots of karaoke with my friends before joining the band. I applied to the Miss Pi Mai Lao contest in Luang Prabang in 2004, and there the boss from Fanfam Music Company heard my voice and after being a Nangsangkhan finalist, and perhaps from my heart touching song, he invited me to be one of the Spikes Girls.
Chintana:
After school we usually spend our free time doing singing training and having dan cing lessons. It hasn't been a really hard album to produce, and the video was great fun to make, because we shot most of it in the nice places around our hometown of Luang Prabang.
We have tried to fit our own style into our music, which is quite modern, and now have done one show at the National Culture Hall and the Lao-ITECC in Vientiane , as well as some performances in our province. It's all been really fun.
MORE than 300 people around the country have been telephoning the offices of the Lao Star Channel in Vientiane each day with their comments, according to its manager.
Since early April the channel has been broadcasting experimentally via the Thaicom satellite, and has proved popular so far among local and foreign viewers, especially those living outside Vientiane, said Mr Soulaphet Keoviengkham.
“Most people around the country can access various channels through the Thaicom satellite and the Lao Star Channel is one of them,” he said.
“We feature entertainment such as music videos, game shows, musical drama and information in the Lao language. We have been giving our phone number on-screen for feedback from viewers,” Mr Soulaphet, said yesterday... read more
After the channel went to air on April 1, staff got letters from viewers, most of which offered congratulations. Some asked about what would go on screen after the experimental period, which has not included advertising.
“At first we thought there wouldn’t be much feedback but actually there are a lot of viewers both here and in neighbouring countries who have expressed an interest,” he said.
The channel was first established in December through cooperation between Lao National Television and the Lao Ethnic Art and Cultural Promotion (LEACP) group, with investment from members of the LEACP.
“I’m the vice-president of the LEACP, and I have invested more than US$1 million (about 9,6 billion kip) in the channel to promote information on Laos throughout the country and in other countries,” Mr Soulaphet said.
The channel will begin full time broadcasting in June, with advertising. It will feature information about Laos, focusing on Lao culture and traditions – and a range of issues covering health, education, development, economics, entertainment, sports and politics.
“I did research all around the country last year,” Mr Soulaphet said. “I spent six months interviewing viewers and found that most of them were interested in watching channels from neighbouring countries.”
“We believe the Lao Star Channel will entertain viewers every bit as well as the foreign channels they can see today,” he said.
Foreign channels have more experience and presented better quality programming than local channels, and have attracted Lao viewers. He believes viewers will be pleased to tune into a high-quality local station.
“I asked myself why we can’t have better programming to attract local viewers to the information we provide. After doing my research and getting the Lao Star Channel to air at last, many viewers have been calling to encourage me to keep going,” Mr Soulaphet said.
By SOUKNILUNDON SOUTHIVONGNORATH (Latest Update May 15, 2007)
Popular hard rock band The Cells left Vientiane yesterday to produce a music video in Bangkok , Thailand , and to play concerts in two provinces there.
The band recently signed a contract with GMM Grammy Public Company Limited in Thailand to promote their songs through music videos there... more info
“Prior to signing with GMM, our distributors played our hit single Waan (Sweet) on many radio programmes in Bangkok . The song went to the top of the charts,” the President of Indee Records, Somphathay Southiphong, said.
When GMM Grammy realised how popular the song had become in Thailand , the company offered to sponsor their music video and help promote the band.
“Grammy provided a selection of songs for The Cells to choose from. They then translated the song they chose into Lao. The name of the song they chose is Euay Khou (Teacher), and the company will produce a music video as well,” Indee assistant Mr Toulou said.
The Cells will spend three days making a music video for Waan before taking to the stage in Nakhon Ratchasima and KhonKaen provinces in Thailand on April 9-15.
The Cells are the second Lao band to be supported by a Thai record company; the first was Lao hip hop group LOG.
“I thought I would be celebrating Lao New Year playing water games with my friends, but now we have a mission to do, so we will celebrate with our Thai fans instead,” said the band's guitarist, Radindeuk.
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