WAMM Founder
Founder of WAMM. Michael Chen
My name is Michael.
Beginning 2011, I am part of the www.kakiseni.com revival team.
I am also still the Marketing Manager and Senior Kickboxing Instructor at TNT Kickboxing, Hartamas. I am an Actor, Singer / Songwriter and an avid supporter of quality local content, which is why I started WAMM.
My Goal with this website?
Would you like to join us (volunteer) and contribute to this website? Click HERE and drop me a message with SUBJECT: WAMM Volunteer!
Thank you.
Founder of WeAreMalaysianMade
Write to him: [email protected]
Follow him on Twitter: @michaelcsm / @MalaysianMade
Follow WAMM on FB
Beginning 2011, I am part of the www.kakiseni.com revival team.
I am also still the Marketing Manager and Senior Kickboxing Instructor at TNT Kickboxing, Hartamas. I am an Actor, Singer / Songwriter and an avid supporter of quality local content, which is why I started WAMM.
My Goal with this website?
- To spread the word and instigate creation of quality Malaysian content.
- To be an approachable entity for anyone who would like to find out how to be part of the Malaysian creative community.
Would you like to join us (volunteer) and contribute to this website? Click HERE and drop me a message with SUBJECT: WAMM Volunteer!
Thank you.
Founder of WeAreMalaysianMade
Write to him: [email protected]
Follow him on Twitter: @michaelcsm / @MalaysianMade
Follow WAMM on FB
WAMM Photographer
WAMM Photographer | Anrie Too
Dear you,
I'm a juggler - between my love for performing and the incessant need to pay for pretty things. But they say needs build character and I am naïve enough to believe them. So I play hard and work, well, enough. And this is where I play. After close to nine years of being a struggling singer, host, model, actress, reality TV-queen and overall "apapun boleh try" performer, I've come to realize that anyone who's passionate about performing in Malaysia will understand - and some could even be dramatic enough to redefine - the meaning of 'struggle'.
It's tough out there, but like mentioned, I'm naïve, and I believe that we could all make a difference - as little as we think. And this is what I believe WAMM can do.So here's me, trying to make a difference. Peace.
Just,
Anrie
P/S: Follow more of my ramblings on Twitter @Anrie2
Write to her: [email protected]
I'm a juggler - between my love for performing and the incessant need to pay for pretty things. But they say needs build character and I am naïve enough to believe them. So I play hard and work, well, enough. And this is where I play. After close to nine years of being a struggling singer, host, model, actress, reality TV-queen and overall "apapun boleh try" performer, I've come to realize that anyone who's passionate about performing in Malaysia will understand - and some could even be dramatic enough to redefine - the meaning of 'struggle'.
It's tough out there, but like mentioned, I'm naïve, and I believe that we could all make a difference - as little as we think. And this is what I believe WAMM can do.So here's me, trying to make a difference. Peace.
Just,
Anrie
P/S: Follow more of my ramblings on Twitter @Anrie2
Write to her: [email protected]
WAMM Contributor
WAMM Contributor. Amelia Chen
Amelia Chen - Drama Princess - Jetset Superstar - Indie Queen - Rebel or just plain Wannabe. You decide.
Follow my exploits on Twitter - @AmeliaChn
I've been involved in the English theatre scene on and off since 2001. Starting out in the now decommissioned The Actor's Studio Plaza Putra. I've been around the world and back again, only to find that just like Dorothy, there's no place like home. I sincerely believe that Malaysia still has so many stories to tell the World. And when it comes to film, theare and even television (as these are my field of 'expertise'), that this is where the work is. Here is where I, we, can make a difference. My niche on this website will lean, hopefully, more towards the indie and I'll be doing my darnedest to keep you guys updated on gigs, auditions, screenings and performances.
Long live Malaysian arts. Malaysia Boleh.
Write to her: [email protected]
Follow my exploits on Twitter - @AmeliaChn
I've been involved in the English theatre scene on and off since 2001. Starting out in the now decommissioned The Actor's Studio Plaza Putra. I've been around the world and back again, only to find that just like Dorothy, there's no place like home. I sincerely believe that Malaysia still has so many stories to tell the World. And when it comes to film, theare and even television (as these are my field of 'expertise'), that this is where the work is. Here is where I, we, can make a difference. My niche on this website will lean, hopefully, more towards the indie and I'll be doing my darnedest to keep you guys updated on gigs, auditions, screenings and performances.
Long live Malaysian arts. Malaysia Boleh.
Write to her: [email protected]
WAMM Contributor | Writer & Reviewer
WAMM Contributor. Debbie
Hello I'm Debbie and I crunch numbers and write press statements as a day job.
I juggle that with teaching guitar and piano on some nights. I also have a quiet stash of short stories which I build on as rapidly as I can and a few scribbled songs that I really should get recorded soon. I already have a secret single pre-released.
As a consumer, I love going to see the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra and the usual–or odd–jazz gig. My bedroom headbanging days are over but I don’t mind the occasional din–as long as it’s good din, you know what I mean.
I also consume volumes of words strung together–poetic, prose, statistics, fiction, truth. As long as it’s strung together quite artfully, of course. And so I often find myself buried in a book, or my mobile gadget thingy–just reading.
Yep. Being producer and consumer of artsy things can both be equally consuming.
And over here at WAMM, I am an avid consumer.
Tip me off locally made literature, shows and gigs at [email protected]
Find me on http://about.me/debbieloh
I juggle that with teaching guitar and piano on some nights. I also have a quiet stash of short stories which I build on as rapidly as I can and a few scribbled songs that I really should get recorded soon. I already have a secret single pre-released.
As a consumer, I love going to see the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra and the usual–or odd–jazz gig. My bedroom headbanging days are over but I don’t mind the occasional din–as long as it’s good din, you know what I mean.
I also consume volumes of words strung together–poetic, prose, statistics, fiction, truth. As long as it’s strung together quite artfully, of course. And so I often find myself buried in a book, or my mobile gadget thingy–just reading.
Yep. Being producer and consumer of artsy things can both be equally consuming.
And over here at WAMM, I am an avid consumer.
Tip me off locally made literature, shows and gigs at [email protected]
Find me on http://about.me/debbieloh
WAMM Contributor | Resident Designer
WAMM Designer. Justin Wong
Intro from WAMM Founder: Initially meeting him at a Hari Raya Open House in 2011 and upon finding out Justin's involvement with the arts, all things creative and love of poker - a friendship was founded. Fast forward a few months later, Justin offerred to redesign a logo and new look for WAMM. He's working on it as we speak, already showing off some ideas last night. Stay tuned for a properly designed WAMM website, hopefully, coming soon!
Written by Michael (20 Apr 2011)
Brief Intro by Justin Wong:
Justin Wong loves the local arts so much he would lift two fingers to help it grow. A creative professional by trade, he spends his spare time acting, song-writing and competitive scrabble.
You may write to him at [email protected] .
Written by Michael (20 Apr 2011)
Brief Intro by Justin Wong:
Justin Wong loves the local arts so much he would lift two fingers to help it grow. A creative professional by trade, he spends his spare time acting, song-writing and competitive scrabble.
You may write to him at [email protected] .
WAMM Contributor | Jabatan Bahasa Malaysia
WAMM Contributor. Modee
Salam perkenalan, saya Modee, ketua Jabatan Bahasa Malaysia untuk We are Malaysian Made (dalam Bahasa Malaysianya adalah Kami Buatan Malaysia). Tugas saya di sini adalah untuk menyebarkan berita-berita mengenai upacara-upacara seni yang berlaku di sekitar Kuala Lumpur dan yang sewaktu dengannya. Maaf, saya tidak akan menulis perihal Akademi Fantasia atau Mentor atau sebagainya, jadi saudara/saudari boleh menghembuskan nafas lega.
Saya kini bekerja dalam industri teater sebagai pengarah, pelakon, penyelia teater, pengurus produksi, khadam dan sebagainya. Ya, saya tahu saya tak kaya tapi hati saya gembira :D
Jika pihak saudara/saudari mempunyai sebarang perutusan mengenai persembahan-persembahan seni yang diadakan, auditions, APA APA SAHAJA, sila hubungi saya di modee@wearemalaysianmade. Kalau ada job kosong kat mana-mana, sila emel kepada saya juga.
Itu sahaja, salam perkenalan.
Saya yang menjalankan tugas
Modee
Saya kini bekerja dalam industri teater sebagai pengarah, pelakon, penyelia teater, pengurus produksi, khadam dan sebagainya. Ya, saya tahu saya tak kaya tapi hati saya gembira :D
Jika pihak saudara/saudari mempunyai sebarang perutusan mengenai persembahan-persembahan seni yang diadakan, auditions, APA APA SAHAJA, sila hubungi saya di modee@wearemalaysianmade. Kalau ada job kosong kat mana-mana, sila emel kepada saya juga.
Itu sahaja, salam perkenalan.
Saya yang menjalankan tugas
Modee
WAMM Contributors | Writing & Performance
Hello! We're the Electric Minds Project, an initiative started to help writers of all genres of the performing arts (be they playwrights, poets, monologuists, etc etc etc) find and create opportunities to create platforms for their work and to expand their creative experience, with a singular goal in mind: to establish a community of independent creative artists where anyone with the heart, the will and the enthusiasm can come together, express themselves and support each other.
Here at WAMM, we are hoping to reach more people and invite them to join our ever-growing family, with audition announcements, as well as writing projects and directing opportunities.
For more information on EMP, you can look us up on facebook.com/electricmindsproject or if you want to write to us: [email protected]
Here at WAMM, we are hoping to reach more people and invite them to join our ever-growing family, with audition announcements, as well as writing projects and directing opportunities.
For more information on EMP, you can look us up on facebook.com/electricmindsproject or if you want to write to us: [email protected]
WAMM Contributor | Photography
WAMM Contributor. Bahir
His name is Bahir Yeusuff and he likes to think of himself as a modern day "Jack-of-all-trades". He plays music (bass guitar), writes (2 short scripts so far!), is a producer (3 feature films so far!) and does not much else.
He likes taking photos, although he'll be the first to tell you he isn't very good at it. Which is why he has decided to bother Michael and get himself a nice little section in WAMM so he can show off the works of other better photographers and somehow maybe get his name mentioned in the same sentence as good photographers.
But the main reason he has joined WAMM is because Bahir Yeusuff thinks the job title "Curator" sounds sexy and has always wanted to be one.
Write to him at : [email protected]
Send photos to : [email protected]
He likes taking photos, although he'll be the first to tell you he isn't very good at it. Which is why he has decided to bother Michael and get himself a nice little section in WAMM so he can show off the works of other better photographers and somehow maybe get his name mentioned in the same sentence as good photographers.
But the main reason he has joined WAMM is because Bahir Yeusuff thinks the job title "Curator" sounds sexy and has always wanted to be one.
Write to him at : [email protected]
Send photos to : [email protected]
WAMM Contributor | Writer & Reviewer
WAMM Contributor. Joshua Chong
Hello!
I’m Joshua Chong and in the daytime, I work beneath the shadow of the Twin Towers in the litigation department of a law firm. Yes, I'm a lawyer. (Blimey, I can hear the axes and shovels coming out already). I’m actually just a nice guy stuck in a bad guy's suit— literally!
When I’m free, I write all manner of stuff, including scripts, and I’ve done a bit of theatre acting and directing.
On weekends, I hunt in the zombie-infested twilight zone known as Shah Alam.
Here at WAMM, I hope to share with Malaysians the incomparable joy of that most ephemeral of artforms: live theatre!
I have a personal blog and tweet @joshychong. You can write to me at [email protected]
Long live Malaysian arts!
I’m Joshua Chong and in the daytime, I work beneath the shadow of the Twin Towers in the litigation department of a law firm. Yes, I'm a lawyer. (Blimey, I can hear the axes and shovels coming out already). I’m actually just a nice guy stuck in a bad guy's suit— literally!
When I’m free, I write all manner of stuff, including scripts, and I’ve done a bit of theatre acting and directing.
On weekends, I hunt in the zombie-infested twilight zone known as Shah Alam.
Here at WAMM, I hope to share with Malaysians the incomparable joy of that most ephemeral of artforms: live theatre!
I have a personal blog and tweet @joshychong. You can write to me at [email protected]
Long live Malaysian arts!
WAMM Contributor
WAMM Contributor: Juliane Block
Hi all, I'm Juliane Block, and even though I'm German, I'm allowed to contribute to WAMM :) I've lived 5 years in Malaysia and shot most of my films there.
I directed and produced a no budget feature in KL in 2008 (“Emperor”) which screened at the Asia Pacific festival of 1st Films in Singapore and won the feature category at the Portable Film Festival. Since 2007 I directed, wrote and produced 13 shorts (most of them Malaysian based) which have been screened in film festivals around the world, and my 2nd Malaysian feature “Kinks” just completed post. I participated in the Berlinale Talent Campus in 2008 and my short film “It could happen to you” was chosen for production in the BTC Hands on Training “Garage studio”. I’ve held lectures about low budget film making in Hong Kong (Hong Kong Int. Film Academy) and Singapore (SAE Institute).
After living the last 6 years in Asia (Hong Kong, Malaysia, Thailand & Indonesia) I just returned to Germany to pursue my next feature film projects.
I love my life!
I have a personal blog and you can write me at [email protected]
I directed and produced a no budget feature in KL in 2008 (“Emperor”) which screened at the Asia Pacific festival of 1st Films in Singapore and won the feature category at the Portable Film Festival. Since 2007 I directed, wrote and produced 13 shorts (most of them Malaysian based) which have been screened in film festivals around the world, and my 2nd Malaysian feature “Kinks” just completed post. I participated in the Berlinale Talent Campus in 2008 and my short film “It could happen to you” was chosen for production in the BTC Hands on Training “Garage studio”. I’ve held lectures about low budget film making in Hong Kong (Hong Kong Int. Film Academy) and Singapore (SAE Institute).
After living the last 6 years in Asia (Hong Kong, Malaysia, Thailand & Indonesia) I just returned to Germany to pursue my next feature film projects.
I love my life!
I have a personal blog and you can write me at [email protected]
WAMM Contibutor | Music dude
Hello!
I'm Aldo and i've been put here to wreck havoc to your aural and visual senses with my biased take of whats happening in the music scene in Malaysia.
i've been playing music for 15 years and have been a part of many music related projects in KL. Chances are you've heard my work and not know i was part of it.
My current works are:
The Artistic Sries - One Leg kick gig organizer for venues such as Artista Bar & Restaurant, Ovo live Bistro and Comida
Quarter Note Music Publishing - Creative Director and Co-Founder
Music Director - Joe Flizzow, Altimet and James Baum
Band Manager - Iskan The Great & HWC
Ultimate goal: To see more Malaysian Music talents take on the world! we're on the way with Zee and Yuna! lets see more please!
I'm Aldo and i've been put here to wreck havoc to your aural and visual senses with my biased take of whats happening in the music scene in Malaysia.
i've been playing music for 15 years and have been a part of many music related projects in KL. Chances are you've heard my work and not know i was part of it.
My current works are:
The Artistic Sries - One Leg kick gig organizer for venues such as Artista Bar & Restaurant, Ovo live Bistro and Comida
Quarter Note Music Publishing - Creative Director and Co-Founder
Music Director - Joe Flizzow, Altimet and James Baum
Band Manager - Iskan The Great & HWC
Ultimate goal: To see more Malaysian Music talents take on the world! we're on the way with Zee and Yuna! lets see more please!
WAMM Contributor | Resident Babble-Mouth
WAMM contributor: Khairil M. Bahar
Good morning, humans.
My name is Khairil M. Bahar, though my friends call me Khai. I made a little low budget movie that quite a few heard about but not as many saw called 'Ciplak' which somehow gave me a career in filmmaking. I also play in blues rock band 'Rollin' Sixers' and I dabble in theatre every once in a while.
I'm also the guy that suggested WAMM do a podcast for no reason other than the fact that I'm a huge fan of Kevin Smith and have been copying out of that man's playbook since I first saw Clerks and wondered what a jizz-mopper was.
When I'm not doing all the things that I do you can find me at my blog at www.khairilmbahar.com or on twitter as @khaimano. I'd ask you to follow me, but I'm sure your parents told you not to follow strange men.
My name is Khairil M. Bahar, though my friends call me Khai. I made a little low budget movie that quite a few heard about but not as many saw called 'Ciplak' which somehow gave me a career in filmmaking. I also play in blues rock band 'Rollin' Sixers' and I dabble in theatre every once in a while.
I'm also the guy that suggested WAMM do a podcast for no reason other than the fact that I'm a huge fan of Kevin Smith and have been copying out of that man's playbook since I first saw Clerks and wondered what a jizz-mopper was.
When I'm not doing all the things that I do you can find me at my blog at www.khairilmbahar.com or on twitter as @khaimano. I'd ask you to follow me, but I'm sure your parents told you not to follow strange men.