Sasa J

A Night OF Soulful Jazz at Cyberjaya!

2011-07-17T03:36:00.073+08:00

Courtesy of Vivian Chuah

This time around SasaJ has decided to dive into the deeper end of the music genre, Jazz music. Approached by friends in ICOM (International College of Music) and being new to this genre she decided to perform alternative music styles besides POP.

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Soul music was her first choice, being made very popular now by artist like Adele singing rolling in the deep. Backed up on keyboards by Khalil Lim from FrequenC, SasaJ sings her own acoustic version of “Someone Like You” and “Turning Tables”.

Then she introduces the rest of the FrequenC band members by performing Valentine.

SasaJ then ends her day singing a duet with Kenneth Cheong. This particular song was recently made popular by Nelly Furtado and Michael Bublé “Quando, Quando, Quando” this Italian pop song from the 1962 is a remake and has been given a Jazzy zing to it. The word “Quando” actually means “When” translated to the English language.

There were other amazing Jazz and Alternative performances that blew us away that night. This one below was an impromptu performance by Nik Azmi and the FIELDPLAYERS band called Gubahanku.

It was an amazing night of soulful performances at PRIMA AVENUE, an open air stage with an attached café/Bistro/Food Court. We did not expect to be entertained till the early hours of the next morning. So we all went home with a wide grin on our faces.

Courtesy of Vivian Chuah

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2011 Inter-Club Champion

2011-07-04T23:55:00.006+08:00

Inter-Club Karaoke Competition 2011 / Venue: KGNS Dewan Tunku / Date: 4th June 2011

Singing “Dipersimpangan Dilema”, SasaJ performed with zero expectations of attaining the title of youngest inter-club karaoke champion. Indeed she was shocked when she was handed the trophy that night.

SasaJ and her RSC team was also awarded the championship that night. She was later trilled to hear one of the judge’s comment that if there was anyone here with a future in the recording business it would be her.

SasaJ Winning at a RSC K-Competition!

2011-05-20T23:50:00.013+08:00

It was a Friday night as we jumped into my 20 year old, gangster looking proton saga and made our way to the Royal Selangor Club (RSC) located in the heart of (Kuala Lumpur) KL town.
It’s at Jalan Raja facing the infamous Dataran Merdeka for those of you who rarely come to KL.

And as usual, KL roads was jammed up to Kepong! Not really, but it felt like that. So when we reached the parking lot we were all hungry and a little agitated. While trying to turn into the underground public parking lot a security guard stopped us to ask us what was our purpose of our heading. Naturally we were a little pissed and Michelle who was riding shotgun informed the very dim enforcer of the law then if we were pulling into a parking lot, it would be because we wanted to park.

Needless to say we made it in time for the event, which was the 2011 RSC Karaoke competition. SasaJ arrived ahead of us and was all pumped up and ready to perform. There were 18 contestants this year for the solo title and ironically enough SasaJ was contestant number 18. At the end of the competition, 5 singers were chosen to represent the club at the inter club Karaoke competition.

And YES! SasaJ was one of the 5.

SasaJ (Melissa Wang) sang Di Persimpangan Dliema, the only Malay number of that night. She was so in her element that I could see the judges on my right whispering in excitement to each other as they listen and enjoyed her performance.

SasaJ was handed the 1^st runner up title, which is a fancy way of saying 2^nd placing in my opinion. But even before she was given the title everyone including some of the contestants was congratulating her for the winning title. It felt as if she was too young to out shine the other regular or should I say very very seasoned contestants.

I could be wrong but I don't think so... but then again I’m F#©%$-Ing bias.
SO YOU be the judge… and Please Leave a Comment, THX…

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A One Take Thingy

2011-03-30T15:02:00.000+08:00

SasaJ singing I’ll Stand By You all in one take (Non-Stop).

Though we did shoot 4 different angles with this song but she sang all of them without me stopping the camera. At the end of the day I just blended the best shots I had and tweaked the colours to give it a more moody look.

I placed a small fan right under her and had to switch the velocity and the angle in between the live recordings to give her hair some movement. She had to control her laughter throughout the recording looking at me trying to monitor the sound, video and small fan all at the same time.

Orientation Night

2011-01-27T03:19:00.002+08:00

It was orientation night for the 2011 January intake and Sasa J wanted to perform something different besides the required theme of the event, which was football. Being bold and tenacious she picked an upbeat Country/POP song called Cowboy Casanova by Carrie Underwood.

But as she sang confidently in front of her freshmen, the soundman ran into some major technical problems and we lost her minus one backing. Being the young professional she is and wanting to please the crowd Sasa J sang without her AudioCD backing and the crowd loved it.

She then teamed up with Klex an amazing young and talented guitarist for an acoustic duet. They sang an up tempo version of Burno Mars Grenade and the crowd went wild.

Sasa J was performing that night with a sore throat that later developed into a bad flu. Amazingly she still managed to pull of her performances that night and still sound angelic.

It was a fun filled night as you can see by the crazy videos we took of the seniors and lectures freaking out before and during the event below.

There were other performances, Gabriel & Klex sang an acoustic rendition of Katy Perry Perry’s Fireworks and then amazed us with their 3 song medley. A wonderful performance.

Performing For The BLIND

2010-11-20T02:55:00.007+08:00

HELP University College White Cane Day

Above is a short clip of Sasa J and George singing “The Prayer” for HELP University College White Cane Day event held on the 20^th November 2010 followed by a short clip of Sasa J performing Jesus Take The Wheel.

White Cane Day, a joint educational event by (SBM) the Society of the Blind, Malaysia and hosted by HELP University College was aimed to dispel peoples narrow-minded perception towards the blind.

And YES our minds were instantly blown away as we (Sasa J, George, MWLL and ME) watched an amazing harmonica quartet dazzle us with their blowing skills as they pump out famous tunes like William Tell Overture and YMCA on their rusty but trusty handheld little metal instruments.

George and Sasa J Duet

2010-11-12T22:30:00.007+08:00

It was Prom night for SasaJ and she performed a duet with Dinesh George Lourdes.

Originally sung by Celine Dion and Andrea Bocelli, the prayer was a bold collaboration between SasaJ and George. Singing a number like this one is a break for the norm on SasaJ’s part.

George has a stunningly deep base voice and excellent voice control.

As for the event, I can’t say much because sadly I could not attend. So those of you who did, please tell us more by leaving a comment below.

SasaJ & George singing "The Prayer"

what happen b4 all her live performances

2010-10-18T18:46:00.004+08:00

Here is a little thing I did with SasaJ before she went loco and did so many live performances... ;)

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After practicing for a day or two, I dragged Melissa to a small little pub somewhere near Kelana Jaya called Mandolin. Where my dad Ronnie Felix (Prince Of Malaysia) and Alvin Fletcher was performing as the G2 which stands for "Guitar Two". My dad's the guy in the picture below looking at his Gibson guitar pretending to know the cords to there you'll be by faith hill. I think he's playing this song for the first time but a pro always know how to look like a pro... :P

When my dad introduced Melissa to the stage he misheard her stage name SasaJ and said Zaza J... LOL... If you listen carefully to the audio in the video below, you can here Melissa saying OMG...LOL.
and me shouting YAH! later... It's quite a funny clip.... :D

After we sorted out her name SasaJ (not ZazaJ) sang two songs in front of a small but to my surprise pretty packed pub. She sang There you'll be and a chinese number “Wo Zhi Zai Hu Ni” made popular by Teresa Teng.

I set this one up to see how Melissa would react in front of a live, loud and in your face crowd (Way different for organized Karaoke competitions). She handled it quite well. It was also meant to give her more live band experience as she was more used to the cordless microphone and TV screen with text scrolling across kind of environment. (BUT NOT ANY MORE!)

She also wanted to experience more live performances because that TV screen can only deliver so much.

As predicted the crowd cheered and asked for more when she completed her two songs. As I was walking out of the pub a dude grabbed me and begged me to let her sing another number. I replied with my tribute to Terminator 2 Arnold schwarzenegger voice "We'll Be Back!"

According to my dad, ever since we left people have been asking for SasaJ to return and perform again with the G2. As soon as we finish up with all of her scheduled performances, I'm guessing we will return with a BANG!

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Jonah Jones Rugby Sevens 2010

2010-09-27T14:30:00.001+08:00

“Fun In The Sun” was the theme for the 2010 Jonah Jones Rugby Sevens event that was held at the Royal Selangor Club Sport Annex at Montkiara. So emotional music was certainly out of the question, we needed a snappy fast track to meet the organizes requirements.

Previously to this Melissa was just singing mostly ballads and slow numbers. So when the organizers of the event said she needed to sing a fast number we all went blank. After much thought, we brought 3 songs to the table. Absolutely Everybody by Vanessa Amorosi, I’m Alive by Celine Dion and What A Feeling by Irene Cara, they picked the latter.

Now don’t get me wrong, I am a big fan of Flash Dance but when I listened to the original track the obliviously prominent 80’s feel bothered me. So I found myself remixing it to bring it up-to-date.

On the night of the performance, Sasa was the youngest and only karaoke performer who did not need the aid of the lyrics on the TV screen to sing the song. It resulted in her walking up on stage and making the crowd go wild. Needless to say her solo performance was a success with people from the crowd asking for more as she left the building.

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Ambushed at Artista!

2010-09-10T15:12:00.000+08:00

..... It's Was September 10, 2010.

Not knowing that I specifically brought her to Artista to sing one song as guess performer, Melissa performed this piece beautifully as if she was ready and willing to do so. The number “Wo Zhi Zai Hu Ni” made popular by Teresa Teng was not one of her regular songs, but as you can see from the video attached below she did a brilliant job faking it.

The crowd at Artista was stunned at Melissa’s vocal range, and she being so young, it was obvious that she’ll only get better and better.

This was also her first time experiencing a Crazed Fan!... :D

Artista is located in the swanky Tropicana City Mall at jalan SS 20/27 petaling jaya.

RSC Karaoke Competition 2010

2010-07-09T15:43:00.002+08:00

With an amazing vocal control and range it’s difficult to believe that this beautiful young and talented Asian songstress is only 18 years old. Melissa Wang (SasaJ) captured the hearts of the audience at the Royal Selangor Club Karaoke Annual Championship 2010 when she sang he rendition of “Ting Hai” made popular by Ah Mei.

SasaJ was the youngest contestant in the RSC karaoke competition, as of 2010 in Malaysia. She's a fine example of Fresh and Young Malaysian Talent.

Click on the video below to watch SasaJ 's solo act:-

Coming from a family of Karaoke champions, SasaJ is no stranger to live stage performance. She has major potential in becoming the next Malaysian idol, all she need’s is a strong mentor or vocal coach to train and enhance her already beaming natural talent to catapult her to greater success.

Click on the video below to watch SasaJ 's duet with Simon:-

SasaJ took home a large golden cup (1^st Prize) for her duet performance with Simon and came in 3 placing for her solo performance.

But considering the amount of seasoned karaoke opponents she was up against and she being the youngest to compete against them. SasaJ ranked fairly well for 3 placing.... ;D

Picture Trail

2010-06-10T20:44:00.037+08:00

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Sasa J - singing with my Dad (Ronnie Felix) at Mandolin in September

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World Tourism Day at HELP Institute singing with Gorge

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2010 Jonah Jones Rugby Sevens Event at The Royal Selangor Club. Sports Annex Kiara
- Singing "What A Feeling"