SONICFLOOd

Rick Heil (vocals), Trey Hill (bass), Chris Kimmerer (drums), Grant Norsworthy (bass), Jordan Jameson (guitar)

SONICFLOOd is a relevant and modern Christian rock band from Nashville, USA who has inspired countless people all around the world since their debut in 1999. Their self titled debut album, SONICFLOOd, had garnered them 900,000 units sold, two #1 hits and three Dove nominations with one win. With five other albums to date and over 1 ½ million records sold, they remain one of the hottest contemporary Christian bands around.

Renowned pioneering modern worship and GRAMMY© nominated band, SONICFLOOd released their new studio project with ten original songs, This Generation (INO Records) last March 2005. The album is SONICFLOOd’s call to this generation —not just Baby Busters or Generation X, but everyone alive right now—to be what we're made to be: worshippers of God.

For more info, check out www.sonicflood.com

Giving My Best (GMB)

Adi Prasodjo (percussions), Daniel Sigarlaki (guitars), Amos Cahyadi (drums), Sidney Mohede (vocals), Pongky Prasetyo (keyboards), Jeffry Hermanto (bass)

Hailing from Jakarta Indonesia, Giving My Best or more well-known as GMB is a Christian praise and worship band that has been blessing Christian youths around the region since their debut in 1996.

They began ten years ago when a group of local top musicians and singers gathered together for a live recording concert for the youth of Indonesia. The first of its kind in Jakarta, this concert entitled ‘Giving My Best’ recorded their first album which in turn became the best selling praise and worship album in Indonesia’s history. Over the years, the GMB music movement have fine tuned into the faithful and talented six-man band we know as GMB today.

This is the band that brought you songs like ‘Ajarku Berdiam’, ‘Mengejar Hadirmu’, ‘The Best is Yet to Come’, and ‘Nothing is Ever Impossible’ among many others. With nine albums in the last ten years, their ministry and music have taken them to lead worshippers in Asia, Australia, Europe and the United States to worship God with passion and power.

For more info, check out www.givingmybest.net

Altered Frequency

Altered Frequency is one of the most energetic bands to come out of Malaysia. These five passionate Christians make up a band that’s about making a difference. Their music serves as an anthem for Christians to live out loud without compromise in their values.

Their debut album "Exalt" was launched in December of 2004 and has been causing ripples in the local music scene; garnering a nomination for "Best New English Artiste" in the 2005 edition of Malaysia’s premiere awards "Anugerah Industri Muzik". The title track "Exalt" and "No" received airplay on Malaysian radio with the support of deejays at Hitz.fm, Red 104.9 and Xfresh fm. Their growing fan base was evidenced in the dominance of their latest single "The Sun Will Shine Again" on the Xfresh charts for many weeks!

The band has been blazing a trail all over the country and beyond. Most recently the band went on tour in Australia, rocking the campuses in cities of Melbourne and Adelaide in August 2006. Destined for greater things ahead, Altered Frequency had the privilege of opening for Delirious on 2nd Feb 2006 at AYA Festival which was held in Putra Stadium this year. They have also shared the stage with international Christian rock act Sonicflood and Australian sensation Planetshakers at Sonic Fest 2005 in Fort Canning Gardens, Singapore. Other highlights of the band included playing at the Asia Pacific Youth Alive Conference 2003 and Sonic Fest 2004, Singapore.

For more info, check out www.fourfortyrecords.com & http://alteredfrequency.blogspot.com

Unabashed

Andrew Tan (vocals), Enoch Chhabra (bass), Jason Ding (vocals), Judson Chhabra (drums), Justin Ng (keyboards), Raymund Wee (guitars)

UNABASHED is an independent Malaysian band that stormed into the local music scene in mid-2003. The band have scored radio success in August 2006 with their oriental-inspired rock track "Whisper to the Storm", which made its debut at #1 on XFresh FM’s Top 10 Chart. The Malaysian airwaves have also been roused by “This is Not A Drill”, an original post-rock track by the band that soared up to #2 on Fly FM’s Capur Charts. Unabashed has also enjoyed significant presence on the Xfresh FM Top 30 and Carta Kampus Charts. All this…without even releasing an album or an EP.

They are proud to identify themselves as Christian playing together as a band. Unashamed of who they are and what they believe in, all six band members are not simply passionate about “music”—but music that works to inspire and reaffirm listeners. They don’t presume to know all the answers, but they hope to ask all the right questions.

For more info, check out www.weareunabashed.com and www.myspace.com/unabashedband

Mia Palencia

Mia-Germain Palencia is a 22-year-old singer/ songwriter and since she started singing professionally 8 years ago at age 14, she has successfully commanded outstanding reviews by world-class critics and journalists from across the globe. Known for her cheerful disposition, charisma and charm, she is currently the most sought after jazz artist around.

As a songwriter, Mia’s work centres on the guitar where she draws inspiration from people, places and everyday things. Also a vocal instructor at the International College of Music, some of her songs are successfully recorded by famous Taiwan artistes, the likes of Harlem Yu and Garden Sisters in the Chinese language. One of her song “She Says” is used in a movie preview “Tokyo Juliet” as a sound track.

Mia Palencia released her first single “Sayang” on 2nd September, 2006 and is scheduled to release her full Album “Finding My Way” in the first half of 2007. She is a member of Malaysia’s local famous duo “Double Take” and has recorded two albums known as One Voice, 6 Strings, Twelve Moods; and One Voice, Six Strings, Twelve Days of Christmas.

She has performed in Melbourne, Korea, Singapore, Brunei and of course toured around Malaysia for her album launchings and has appeared at numerous jazz and music festivals. She continues to dream and work towards setting up an academy for children gifted in the arts and to work with them. Mia hopes to bring new meaning to singing, her birth gift!

Visit www.miapalencia.com and www.brabonsentertainment.com

Low Sook Yee (SUKI)

Low Sook Yee, popularly known as Suki, will be one of our exciting line-ups for AYA Festival 2007. Hailing from Seremban, this charisma-filled, vibrant and talented 17-years old teenager started singing eight years ago. Garnering 39% of the total 120,000 votes with her rendition of songs ‘Berdiri’, an original composition by Audi Mok and ‘Everything’, by pop-duo M2M, she emerged as the winner for Malaysia’s first ever reality singing competition One In A Million produced by 8TV.