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Bunkface | |
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| Origin | Klang, Selangor, Malaysia |
| Genres | Alternative rock, Pop-Punk, Indie |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Labels | Bunkface Production |
| Members | Sam Paan Youk Ejam Coda |
| Website | www.myspace.com/bunkface |
Bunkface is a four-piece Malaysian rock band from Klang, Selangor, formed in 2005. The band consists of lead vocalist and guitarist Sam, bass guitarist and backup vocalist Youk, lead guitarist Paan, and drummer Ejam Coda. Popular songs by Bunkface include Bunk Anthem, Situasi, Silly Lily, High School Rocker, Tired Misson, Revolusi, Fine, Land Of Hope, Last Minute, Hyper Killer, Our Way, Prom Queen, and most recently, Through My Window.[1]
History
[edit]Formation
[edit]The band started of as casual jamming sessions among four secondary school friends from SMK Sri Andalas at Klang, Selangor.[2] The name "Bunkface" had originated from an idea by a former drummer, Biak, who borrowed the word from one of Sum 41's songs "Crazy Amanda Bunkface".[3]
In March 2006, Bunkface won the first place for the Battle of the Bands competition organized by the Rythm Of The Third World (ROTTW), a Malaysian music magazine. By winning the competition, Bunkface was featured in a magazine for the very first time.[4]. Bunkface was approached by a Demoplanet.tv, a Malaysian online music community and was offered to be sponsored a video clip. It was only in the late 2006, they participated in the hit TV show Blastoff and caught the attention of the public.
Lesson of the Season
[edit]In December 2007, Bunkface released their first EP titled "Lesson of the Season" which featured 6 English tracks with a taste of pop-punk and alternative rock. The hit song Silly Lily was number 1 on Hitz.fm’s Malaysian Top Ten for 8 weeks and number 1 on Fly.fm’s Campur Chart for 10 weeks. Bunkface’s first Malay single Situasi has stormed to number 1 on XFresh FM and steadily stayed at number 3 on Era FM for 3 weeks.
Bunkface has won the Rockstar, Break Out as well as the The Ultimate Shout! Award in the inaugural Shout! Awards which was organized by 8TV and held for the first time at the Stadium Bukit Jalil. Their achievements at the awards has garnered the interests of the organizers of the One Movement For Music Perth (OMFM), and they were to invited to perform at the festival which was held on the 16 till 18 October, 2009. It was their first time performing in Australia.[5]
Through My Window
[edit]Bunkface has join the Everyone Connects campaign by TMNet and sung the song Through My Window which was used in the campaign's television advertisement. The song has greatly increased the band's fame. [6].
Band members
[edit]Current members
[edit]- Shamsul Annuar (Sam) – lead vocals, guitar
- Muhammad Farouk Jaafar (Youk) – backing vocals, guitar
- Ahmad Farhan Hashim (Paan) – lead guitar, backing vocals
- Ejam Coda – drums
Awards and Nominations
[edit]- 2009 Shout! Awards: Rockstar Awards, Break Out Award, as well as the The Ultimate Shout! Award.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ http://mstar.com.my/hiburan/cerita.asp?file=/2009/11/16/mstar_hiburan/20091115161527&sec=mstar_hiburan
- ^ http://www.hassanbakar.com/2008/11/17/azri-mystarz-dan-bunkface/
- ^ http://www.malaysiantoday.com.my/node/731
- ^ http://amp.channelv.com/bunkface
- ^ http://mstar.com.my/hiburan/cerita.asp?file=/2009/11/16/mstar_hiburan/20091115161527&sec=mstar_hiburan
- ^ http://www.marketing-interactive.com/news/16279
- ^ http://voize.my/events/happenings/shout-awards-winners