Impress Creative & Editorial

LINKS

noreply@blogger.com (Impress Creative) — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 15:42:00 +0000

Here are links to organisations, individual artists and other websites that may be of interest. It's a highly personal directory rather than a comprehensive listing:

Khadijah Ibrahim
Singer, restaurateur and interior designer

Sheila Majid
Singer

Greg Lyons
Saxophonist and composer

Azanin Ahmad: Suasana Cultural Centre
Classical dancer and choreographer

Ramli Ibrahim: Sutra Dance Theatre
Classical dancer and choreographer

Yasmin Ahmad
Filmmaker and storyteller

Grand Brilliance
Film production company

Amir Muhammad, James Lee, Tan Chui Mui and Liew Seng Tat @ Da Huang Pictures
Filmmakers

Deepak Kumaran Menon @ One Hundred Eye
Filmmaker and film production company

Tommy Ng
Web designer

Sebastião Salgado
Photographer

Herman Leonard
Photographer

Jean Mohr
Photographer

James Nachtwey
Photographer

Chris Steele Perkins
Photographer

Tash Aw
Writer

Farish Noor
Writer

Eric Forbes
Editor & "Book addict's guide to good books"

Kakiseni
Online guide to Malaysia's arts scene

Groove Junction
Live music venue

Sector 39
Sustainable garden design

NEWS AND UPDATES

noreply@blogger.com (Impress Creative) — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 07:39:00 +0000

Newspaper Interview: "Nyanyian fokus utama"
by Elrafaei Sapi, Metro
Wednesday 18 February 2009

Ikuti temu bual wartawan Rap, Elrafaei Sapi bersama Khaty mengenai perkembangan terbaru, pandangan persada muzik tempatan dan perancangan selepas ini.

Television Appearance
TV3's Wanita Hari Ini
Wednesday 18 February 2009

Khadijah was the guest on Wanita Hari Ini and, in a short interview, spoke on her music, her restaurant Khadijah's Kitchen, and the recent award of her Datukship from the Sultan of Pahang.

Radio Appearance
Sinar FM
Monday 16 February 2009

Khadijah was the guest on Sinar FM and spoke for nearly two hours while the station featured her music. She touched on her plans for future concerts and recordings, on her restaurant Khadijah's Kitchen, and the recent award of her Datukship from the Sultan of Pahang.

Watch a video clip of Khadijah in conversation here and here.

Konsert Unplugged Prihatin Palestin
Auditorium Perdana, Angkasapuri, RTM
Saturday 7 February 2009

Khadijah was one of the artists at a special concert to create awareness of the plight of the Palestinian people, especially in light of the recent catastrophe in Gaza. The concert was the brainchild of Dr Wan Zawawi whose idea was to combine a few established artists well-known for their social commitment with rising stars of the thriving indie scene. Besides Khadijah the concert featured songs by Hattan, Kopratasa and M Nasir, as well as a host of indie performers such as Tony Leo, Rendra and Hameer Zawawi, Izzy Mohamed, Nick Davis, Najwa, Milli'z, Azyml Yunor and Dr Wan Zawawi. The concert played to a full house in RTM's Auditorium Perdana and was broadcast live on RTM2.

Photo montage:

For press coverage see:

"Artis ternama, indie satu hati luah simpati", by Nor Akmar Samudin, Metro, 10 February 2009

"Tangisan untuk Palestin", by Feride Hikmet Atak, Kosmo!, 11 February 2009

"Lagu 'Suara Binasa' Hattan menyentuh hati", by Nurul Ain Mohd Hussain, mStar Online, 10 February 2009

"KUPP platform luahan hati", by Norhadiani Baharom, Harian Metro, 7 February 2009

"Konsert unplugged untuk Palestin di TV2 malam ini", Berita Harian, 7 February 2009

Television Appearance
TV3's Malaysia Hari Ini
Friday 6 February 2009

Khadijah made an appearance on TV3's flagship morning show Malaysia Hari Ini. She spoke about her recent concerts at Dewan Filharmonik PETRONAS as well as her newly-issued double-CD Album Mutiara. Looking forward, Khadijah spoke of plans to release a live album of the DFP's concerts and to appear at Singapore's Esplanade next year. Khadijah sang "Situasi".

Television Appearance
tv9's Nasi Lemak Kopi O
Friday 6 February 2009

Immediately after her TV3 appearance Khadijah turned up as a guest on tv9's Nasi Lemak Kopi O. Again she helped promote her new double-CD Album Mutiara and sang "Terbang Pulang".

Concert Review:
Khadijah Ibrahim: The Pearl Anniversary Concerts
"Keunggulan Khadijah di Filharmonik", by Wanda Idri, Utusan Malaysia
23 November 2008

Pasti November ini menjadi bulan paling indah untuk dikenang Khadijah Ibrahim selepas 30 tahun menyusuri liku-liku kehidupan seorang anak seni. Kejayaan Konsert Khadijah Ibrahim: The Pearl Anniversary Concerts membuktikannya. Konsert yang menjadi kemuncak perjalanan seni Khadijah sebagai penghibur.

Concert Review:
Khadijah Ibrahim: The Pearl Anniversary Concerts
"Oh, Kathy!", by Shuib Taib, New Straits Times
21 November 2008

Khadijah Ibrahim's The Pearl Anniversary Concert at Dewan Filharmonik Petronas had the audience mesmerised. Shuib Taib was one of them.

"... a remarkable show"

"With her powerful and at times husky vocals, Khadijah had the audience in the packed hall mesmerised"

Concert Review:
Khadijah Ibrahim: The Pearl Anniversary Concerts
"Bila Suara Khaty Bercerita ...", by Saharudin Musthafa, Utusan Malaysia
21 November 2008

Concert Review:
Khadijah Ibrahim: The Pearl Anniversary Concerts
"Malan Indah Buat Khaty Ibrahim", by Serimah Mohd Sallehuddin, Berita Harian
19 November 2008

Ulang tahun ke-30 pembabitan dalam dunia seni cukup bermakna apabila mengadakan persembahan ekslusif di mercu tanda terkenal dunia.

Press Conference
Khadijah Ibrahim: The Pearl Anniversary Concerts
Friday 7 November 2008, 3.00 pm

Impress organised the second press conference for Khadijah Ibrahim: The Pearl Anniversary Concerts, held at her restaurant Khadijah's Kitchen in Petaling Jaya. More than 30 members of the print and broadcast media attended and had an opportunity to interact with Khadijah and Ramli Sarip speaking about preparations for the concerts. Representatives from the concerts' sponsors were also in attendance: ntv7, Celcom, Dream Chorus, Warner Music Malaysia, Hazel Design, Razaman Collection, and Erwan Asbor Collections.

Magazine Interview: "Centre Stage: Khadijah Ibrahim"
by Sumitra Selvaraj, Vision KL
November 2008

The diva has spent 30 years lending her mellifluous voice to 18 albums, local and international concerts and the iconic Malaysia Truly Asia song. Sumitra Selvaraj talks to Khadijah Ibrahim about music and food, and about rhyme and reason.

Television Appearance
Astro Prima's Retro Raya Prima
Wednesday 1 October 2008

Khadijah made a leading appearance on this specially packaged show featuring Hari Raya songs and humorous sketches set in a simple kampung. Other guest singers included Anita Sarawak and Azlina Aziz.

Magazine Interview: "Kathy Jazzes Things Up"
from The Quill
October-December 2008

Eric Forbes and Tan May Lee met up with Malaysian singer Khadijah Ibrahim at her restaurant, Khadijah's Kitchen, where she talks about her passion for music, food and interior design, among other things. This version of the interview is reproduced from Eric's blog "Book Addict's Guide To Good Books". The full version is published in the current issue of the MPH house magazine The Quill.

Television Appearance
ntv7's The Breakfast Show
Tuesday 16 September 2008

Khadijah appeared on ntv7's The Breakfast Show. Interviewed by Elaine Daly and Sharifah Aleya, Khadijah focused on preparations for her forthcoming concerts at Dewan Filharmonik PETRONAS and reported that ticket sales had been very encouraging. She took telephone calls from a number of longstanding fans.

Press Conference
Khadijah Ibrahim: The Pearl Anniversary Concerts
Wednesday 27 August 2008, 3.00 pm

Impress organised the first press conference for Khadijah Ibrahim: The Pearl Anniversary Concerts, held at her restaurant Khadijah's Kitchen in Petaling Jaya. More than 25 members of the print and broadcast media attended and had an opportunity to interact with Khadijah, Dato' Ahmad Nawab and Ramli Sarip speaking about preparations for the concerts.

Recent Press Articles

"Khaty Ibrahim layak ke IB", Utusan Malaysia, 30 November 2008

"Nada Kesal Dan Kecewa Khaty", by Nor Fadzilah Baharudin, Utusan Malaysia, 17 November 2008

"Pengubat Rindu Khadijah Ibrahim", by Syaliza Shapiansun, gua.com.my, 14 November 2008

"Concert Khadijah Ibrahim at Dewan Filharmonik PETRONAS", budiey.com

"Khadijah wants a memorable 30", by Sharmila Billot, New Straits Times, 13 November 2008

"Kemuncak konsert Khadijah Ibrahim di DFP", by Thani Hasbullah, Murai, 12 November 2008

"Khaty Sedia Gegarkan 'Konsert Ulangtahun Mutiara'", by Siti Azira Abd. Aziz, mStar Online, 10 November 2008

"Khadijah Ibrahim @ DFP", by Kay Brown, Time Out KL, November 2008

"Penangan lagu malar segar", by Sofiatul Shima Wan Chik, Kosmo Ahad, 12 October 2008

"Mutiara yang terus bersinar", by Zul Husni Abdul Hamid, Berita Harian, 12 September 2008

"What's cooking, Khadijah?", by Hafidah Samat, New Straits Times, 4 September 2008

"Khaty janji show terbaik", by Rosli Manah, Mangga Online, 28 August 2008

"'Konsert Amal' di Dewan Philharmonik November ini khas untuk ibu tunggal!", by KooBeck, JiwangFM Radio, 12 August 2008

"Great vocals amid glitches", by Faridul Anwar Farinordin, New Straits Times, 27 July 2008

"Keasyikan melodi Imbauan", by Norliza Mohamad Zakaria, Utusan Malaysia, 24 July 2008

"Down memory lane", by Azhariah Kamin, The Star, 18 July 2008

"Khadijah Ibrahim in concert", by Bissme S, The Sun, 17 July 2008

"Khaty jayakan pementasan Imbauan", by Metra Syahril Mohamed, Utusan Malaysia, 15 July 2008

"Khaty's golden melodies", by Dennis Chua, New Straits Times, 14 July 2008

"Here's to the music", by Azhariah Kamin, The Star, 11 July 2008

"Khaty, Lat penuhi kalendar DFP", Utusan Malaysia, 3 July 2008

"Khatijah Ibrahim kembali ke New Zealand", by Metra Syahril Mohamed, Utusan Malaysia, 29 March 2008

"Secretaries get chance to go down memory lane with Kathy Ibrahim", The Star, 28 March 2008

WRITING & EDITORIAL

noreply@blogger.com (tommy) — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 00:42:00 +0000

Impress has many years' experience in the areas of research, writing and editing. Our ethos is to offer high quality services with the flexibility required by individual clients. This means informed research (including specialised fields), compelling writing and effective editing of copy.

Our services include:

copywriting: writing compelling copy from scratch based on clients' creative input for a huge range of outputs - advertorials, annual reports, brochures, books, magazines, press releases, marketing materials, scripts, speeches, web pages, &c.

editing: a full range of inputs from light copyediting through proofreading to rewriting, full editing and indexing, including suggesting or improving areas that would benefit from further development or major revision

proofreading: from quick scans of texts reviewing and correcting obvious errors to revision of grammatical errors, format inconsistencies and inaccurate word usage in order to ensure sound overall readability

Recently completed writing and editing projects have included the following full-length books:

Lim Teck Ghee, Alberto Gomes and Azly Rahman, Multiethnic Malaysia: Past, Present and Future, Petaling Jaya, SIRD and Kuala Lumpur, UCSI University, 2009.

June-E Tan and Zawawi Ibrahim, Blogging and Democratization in Malaysia: A New Civil Society in the Making, Petaling Jaya, SIRD, 2008.

Zawawi Ibrahim (ed.), Representation, Identity and Multiculturalism in Sarawak, Kajang, Persatuan Sains Sosial Malaysia & Dayak Cultural Foundation, 2008.

Suseela Malakolunthu, Supporting Teacher Learning in Malaysia: Problems and Possibilities of Reform, University Malaya Press, 2007.

RAMLI SARIP at Dewan Filharmonik PETRONAS, 10–11 May 2010

noreply@blogger.com (tommy) — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 17:39:00 +0000

Impress Creative & Editorial and Rasamusic present

RAMLI SARIP: TAFSIRAN BUDIMAN / THE INNER WISDOM

Dewan Filharmonik PETRONAS

Monday 10 - Tuesday 11 May 2010, 8.30 pm

Tickets: RM180 | RM150 | RM120 | RM80

One of Southeast Asia’s most distinguished performers, Ramli Sarip will perform two solo concerts at Malaysia’s leading music venue, Dewan Filharmonik PETRONAS, on 10 and 11 May 2010. He will be joined a stellar 17-piece band under the direction of the legendary Eddie Marzuki, with special guests Andre Goh (10 May) and Azlina Aziz (11 May). The concerts that will showcase Ramli’s depth and breadth as an artist of the highest calibre.

Ramli Sarip's long career has taken him from a singer with the innovative rock band Sweet Chairty to a well-respected producer, composer and artist in his own right. He has a unique stage persona. He is blessed with a voice that seems to rise from the depths of his soul. Even when almost perfectly still on stage he exudes a manifest charisma. And his songs speak to a profound and mystical truth, reaching across the generations. he is truly one of the greats of modern Malay and world music.

Proceeds from the concerts will be donated to support the work of Muslim Aid Malaysia.

For more details contact: Gareth - 012 225 1179 or Juria - 013 263 3938

CONTACT US

noreply@blogger.com (tommy) — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 14:50:00 +0000

Impress Creative & Editorial Sdn Bhd (805029-T)
21 Jalan 11/2
Jalan Bukit
46200 Petaling Jaya
Selangor
Malaysia

T: +60 (0)3 7958 1873
F: +60 (0)3 7958 1873
H: +60 (0)12 225 1179

E: gareth@impresscreative.com
W: www.impresscreative.com

IMPRESS Creative & Editorial

noreply@blogger.com (tommy) — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 11:45:00 +0000

We are an innovative and dynamic small company involved in diverse areas of the arts. Established in 2008 – but drawing on years of experience – the Impress team offers high-quality services to design, develop and deliver projects in the fields of music, film and photography as well as editorial consultancy.

PHOTOGRAPHY

noreply@blogger.com (tommy) — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 11:30:00 +0000

Impress has a long-term commitment to the production, distribution and exhibition of quality photography for diverse purposes: social documentation, artistic representation and commercial application. In particular, we specialise in exploring new ways of bringing together text and image.

Our services include:

the production of black-and-white and colour digital photography available as high-resolution files or prints

running workshops and tutorial sessions on digital photographic technique

undertaking photographic commissions for clients’ projects

Here are some samples of two major ongoing photographic projects pursued by Ismail Gareth.

Interiors with Khadijah Ibrahim
– demonstrating her extraordinary designer's touch and ability to meld colour and texture in her interior design work.

Malaysian Musicians
– a portfolio of black and white photographs of some of the country’s best-loved artists captured in performance.

FILM

noreply@blogger.com (tommy) — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 11:28:00 +0000

Impress is dedicated to supporting and promoting the best of local and world cinema. We specialise in programming film screenings and hosting insightful panel discussions on production, distribution and exhibition.

Our services include:

putting together programmes of the very best of contemporary cinema and retrospectives

writing programme notes, reviews and feature articles

organising industry speakers

arranging publicity campaigns

Past collaborative projects, involving Ismail Gareth as consultant and organiser, have been undertaken with:

Cornerhouse, Manchester, UK

WFA Media & Cultural Centre, Manchester, UK

Asia-Europe Institute, Universiti Malaya

National Film Development Corporation Malaysia (FINAS)

MUSIC

noreply@blogger.com (tommy) — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 10:48:00 +0000

Impress has many years’ experience in the music industry, both in Malaysia and the United Kingdom. We are committed to exploring and supporting all aspects designed to promote innovative music-making beyond the mainstream.

Our services include:

artist management

concert organisation

public and media relations

sponsorship opportunities

album production

music distribution and sales

legal and copyright issues

Recent projects include managing Khadijah’s performances at:

Konsert Seniman Negara Datuk Dr Ahmad Nawab, Istana Budaya (4 July 2008)

Imbauan with the PETRONAS Performing Arts Group, Dewan Filharmonik PETRONAS (19 & 20 July 2008)

Konsert Ambang Merdeka, KLCC (30 August 2008)

Impress is also developing its music production activities. It recently re-issued and distributes the latest album of Khadijah Ibrahim, Terbang Pulang, written and produced by M. Nasir.

KHADIJAH IBRAHIM: TERBANG PULANG

1. Terbang Pulang (4:35)
2. Situasi (5:56)
3. Mawar Tak Bertangkai (4:48)
4. Aku Masih Bisa Menari (4:49)
5. Bahtera Mimpi (4:48)
6. Peralihan (4:20)
7. Lima Minit Lagi (4:58)
8. Jangan Pergi Dulu (5:01)
9. Danau Kesepian (5:08)
10. Cermin Semalam (5:43)

Executive Producer: Amran Abu Bakar
Producer: M. Nasir
Recording studio: Studio Ronggeng, Sg. Buluh

ABOUT US

noreply@blogger.com (tommy) — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 10:19:00 +0000

Based in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia, Impress Creative & Editorial is deeply committed to supporting inventive cultural production, publication and distribution. Although there are many strands to our work – music, film, photography and books – they are all combined in a celebratory approach to the arts and culture. Impress’s promise to our clients is to work collaboratively and professionally to deliver quality and value.

A former academic, Ismail Gareth Richards is a researcher, writer and editor who has long been associated with the arts scene. In the United Kingdom he worked for The Charlotte Press, Newcastle, a fine art imprint; with Cornerhouse, Manchester, coordinating specialist film festivals; and with Workers Film Association, an independent film and video production house. In Malaysia, he has coordinated international film programmes for Universiti Malaya and the National Film Development Corporation (FINAS). He is a photographer specialising in portraits of musicians.

Impress also draws on an established network of practitioners, designers, critics, promoters, journalists, arts managers and event organisers, whom it engages on a consultancy basis to suit our clients’ needs.