Oto and Jaycee talked to writer, musician and all-round creative Samantha Cheong, who's worked for groups like Undertheradar and Ratworld, and talked to her about her work to bring more Asians into the music and media landscape of Aotearoa.
For this week's episode of WALAO! Oto and Jaycee played a variety of tracks by Asian artists in Aotearoa and interviewed the amazing Samantha Cheong from Undertheradar, Rolling Stone, Ratworld and much more.
Oto and Jaycee played a variety of new indie releases from across Southeast Asia, teased a demo of an upcoming single release by Jaycee and tried some Filipino snacks on air.
Playlist
Stopgap (SG) - Transportation Blues
Bedchamber (ID) - Burner
Subsonic Eye(SG) - Jaded
Lara Andallo (PH) - Put U On
Linying (SG) - Donovan
Linying (SG) - Fridge
Lara Andallo (PH) - I Might
Bluemoongirl (BN) - 1996
Perantaranya (ID) - 1983
Kinder Bloomen (ID) - What's With That?
Tarasinta (ID) - Books Of Life
Beltigs (ID) - Pelican Cove
blvc (MM) - if you become a bird and fly away from me, i'll become a tree that you come home to
Leah Halili (PH) - WHEN THE DAY ENDS
SonicBloom (TH) - monologue
Golden Mile Band (SG) - Dingdong
Khana Bierbood (TH) - Fi Rak Sanae-Ha
Tingtongketz (MY) - Berubah
Rắn Cạp Đuôi Collective (KH) - Eri Eri Eri Eri Eri Rema Rema Rema Rema Rema
BlackArmatus (TH) - ถวาย
BAP. (ID) - wake up! look alive!
Norith, VannDa (KH) - ក្រមុំស្រុកណា
SreyLeak, Vuthea (KH) - ស្រីណាប្រច័ណ្ឌប្តី
Madness On Tha Block, Prime Manifez (ID) - MAD ACCENT
Jaycee had a chat with Munjiy, an aeronautical engineer by day and DJ, organiser and fashion designer by night, to talk about her creative process and her thoughts on the representation of Southeast Asian artists on the global stage.
Oto and Jaycee played a variety of RnB, Hip-Hop and Electronic tracks from mainly female Southeast-Asian artists and had a chat with Munjiy, a DJ, designer and creative from Malaysia.
Playlist
Zamaera, Daaliah (MY) - Big Fish
putri dahlia (MY) - magician
Lara Andallo - NOT RN!
Alisson Shore, Waiian, Rude-a, Yuk-B & Tanayu (MY) - Love Live Life
Oto and Jaycee had a chat with Singaporean music legend Isaac Chiew, frontman of the rock group Cactus Cactus and founder of Big Duck Music, a regional independent music collective.
They talked about Isaac's musical journey, stories of his touring Malaysia and why Southeast Asian music is so important to him.
Oto and Jaycee played a variety of Rock, Grunge and Post-Hardcore tracks from across Southeast Asia and had a chat with Isaac Chiew, frontman of Singaporean rock quartet Cactus Cactus and founder of Singapore's Big Duck Music collective.
Oto talked to Aliya, a former member of the NiceGoblins collective who now works as a filmmaker in Jakarta, Indonesia, about their creative process and their experiences working as an Asian creative in Aotearoa.
Oto and Jaycee talked to Pōneke singer-songwriter Jeline about her latest single 'losing all of me,' her experiences as a Filipina artist in the Aotearoa music industry and the work she's currently doing at Big Fan's Pan Asian Fan Camp!
Oto and Jaycee chatted with Jefferson Chen, aka Goodspace, about his upcoming single - 'Easier Said than Done' and the PEDAL installation he set up leading up to the release.
Jaycee went to the Installation on the first day of it's launch and talked to some of the attendees as well.
Oto and Jaycee had a chat with Filipino-New Zealander Artist/Producer JHL about his creative process, journey and his recent collaborative release with zayok and isobel - Blood and arrow, tranquilize heart
Oto and Jaycee talked with Filipina/NZ singer-songwriter Valere about her new single - 'I'll Tell You When I Know' in an interview that covered karaoke, filipino food and parenthood all at once.
Oto and Jaycee talked with local, up and coming rapper Emperor C about his new sophomore album Severence and how his collaborations with other artists in the underground Hip Hop scene have shaped his musical journey.
Oto and Jaycee talked to Tāmaki Makaurau-based artist Wee about his latest single Taman Desa Tebrau, an homage to the neighbourhood in Johor Bahru, Malaysia, that he grew up in.
Oto and Jaycee talked to Tāmaki Makaurau singer-songwriter Beizou about her debut single "Too Comfortable," her influences and plans for future releases as she officially begins her journey as an artist.
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