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Friday, 12 April 2013 04:38
Malta: Bletchley Park Track Accompanies New Book
Written by Marc Calleja Bayliss
Alternative rock is a music genre which has rarely been exhibited within the local music scene but has somewhat been revived in recent years thanks to Bletchley Park. A four member band, made up of three males and a female and all of which play a pivotal role in the actual formation of the sound. Gianluca Pulvirenti and Mario Saliba are the guitar players, Trevor Kissaun is the bassist and Deborah Borg Brincat who plays the keyboard and also provides sultry vocals on each track. In 2012, Paul Powell and Howard Keith worked together to help produce, mix and master the debut album of the group, the one entitled My Body Fighting which was nominated for Best Album at this years' edition of the Malta Music Awards. This was not the only nomination for the group, garnering a mention in the Best Band Award as well as Best Song Award,…
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Thursday, 11 April 2013 04:00
Italy: Four Vocalists to represent Malta
Written by Marc Calleja Bayliss
At a relatively young age, individuals are prone to select what they would like to carry out within their respective lifetime and becoming a vocal artist is somewhat an acquired taste. Vocal tutors with certification to show are existent in the country and one of them is surely Gillian Attard who just happens to be the main vocalist behind some of the most iconic tracks in Maltese including; Xi Darba Min Jaf and Quddiem L-Inkwatru tal-Madonna. Her latest foray into the industry is through La Voix Academy which currently houses some of the most up and coming stars that the nation has including Gaia Cauchi, winner of Sanremo Junior 2012 as well as recipient of the International Achievement Award during the 2013 Malta Music Awards. For the second consecutive year, Malta will be taking part in Sanremo Junior and will be hoping to build on the success of the victory…
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Wednesday, 10 April 2013 04:15
D.R.E.A.M.S: More Twists and Turns Tonight
Written by Marc Calleja Bayliss
Lemons are existent for a purpose, and that is to be turned into lemonade and whilst situations might look somewhat difficult at times, one has to see the light at the end of the tunnel and encounter the issue head on. Writing is one of the stumbling blocks that an individual may face especially when it is a line of work because being original and creative takes a lot of time and dedication. Evelyn Saliba La Rosa and Michael Vella Haber would like to transcend their thoughts into a script and that is why the television series D.R.E.A.M.S came into existence with a flair for music inspired by international sitcoms such as Glee and Smash amongst others. Scriptwriting is one thing but penning the lyrics to songs composed by Maestro Ray Agius is clearly another and it seems that success is always well attributed. escflashmalta.com has always been proud to…
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Monday, 08 April 2013 18:30
Malta: Echoes the Concert headlined by Gianluca
Written by Philippa Zammit
After last year’s concert was proven to be a great success, a group of young adults within St.Pauls’s Band club of Safi shall be once again organising this concert. One of the main organisers, Joseph Barber, willl be the presenter on the night. It shall include different singers to last year’s show, but will none the less consist of some of Malta’s greatest talent, with the most anticipated participant being Gianluca Bezzina. This concert will be embellished with amazing voices which are familiar, particularly to viewers of the Malta Eurovision Song Contest. Four main vocalists will be headlining the event this time round. Danica Muscat, a two time Malta Eurovision Song Contest participant, mainly known for her participation in the television programme, Io Canto on Canale 5. Glen Vella, who represented Malta in the Eurovision Song Contest back in 2011 with the track One Life composed by Paul Giordimaina and…
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Saturday, 06 April 2013 05:20
Malta: GħTP 2013 Running Order Revealed
Written by Marc Calleja Bayliss
In 1973, the Youth Travel Circle organised the first edition of L-Għanja tal-Poplu, a popular song festival in which all of the entries have to be original and specificially in Maltese. Amongst the former winners of the competition, there are several artists who have gained a solid reputation over the years including; Philip Vella, Enzo Gusman, Glen Vella, Eleanor Cassar, Janvil and Corazon. A mixture of upcoming and established performers and songwriters are to be noted in this years' competition which comprises of nineteen (19) entries in total. The shortlist was decided by a professional judging panel who surely looked at several elements including vocals, lyrics and music along with the final product altogether. Frank O'Neill and Valerie Vella have been chosen as hosts of this years' competition as revealed exclusively by escflashmalta.com earlier on whilst Sir Temi Å»ammit Hall will be the venue as has been the case in…
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Friday, 05 April 2013 02:00
Malta: Official Video for 'Home' by The Crowns
Written by Marc Calleja Bayliss
In 2010, the editorial board of escflashmalta.com came together for the first time and one of the aims sought out was to represent the local music scene in the best possible way. At the same time, Gianluca Cappitta on guitars, Jean-Paul Mollicone on keyboards, Chris Ciantar on bass, Luke Vella Clark on drums and Victorio Gauci on vocals had just come together, forming a band known as The Crowns which we endorsed and promote. Best New Artist nominations came quickly at both the Bay Music Awards and the Malta Music Awards respectively and original music just became a passion rather than work. Their debut album entitled Someone Else will be launched on the 20th April 2013 but nevertheless, Home precedes the album release and it is currently playlisted by all major radio stations in the country. The fourth single off their anticipated debut album is also being aided by an…
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Wednesday, 03 April 2013 17:30
Malta: Relationships in Distress This Evening
Written by Marc Calleja Bayliss
Fejn Tħobb il-Qalb and Fjura fil-Kantina are two of the most popular compositions in the music industry and have long become a part of the music heritage that the country has to offer. The individual behind them was none other than Maestro Ray Agius who also contributed to the nations' success in the Eurovision Song Contest with Keep Me In Mind in 1995 and Let Me Fly in 1997. He is currently writing brand new tracks for what has been coined as the popular music drama known as D.R.E.A.M.S with both the lyrics of the songs along with the script written by Michael Vella Haber and Evelyn Saliba La Rosa. Both have garnered experience of scriptwriting throughout the years and their projects have somewhat always proven successful. In the meantime, With original tracks performed each week to a scintillating script, it is no wonder why this series has proved popular…
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Saturday, 30 March 2013 19:15
KKI 2013: Final for Passport 2 Indifest Setup
Written by Marc Calleja Bayliss
Media.Link Communications takes pride in promoting the local music scene henceforth why they organise the annual Konkors Kanzunetta Indipendenza, a competition in which vocalists have to perform original songs in their respective mother tongue. Ira Losco and Claudia Faniello, two of the most notable stars at the moment both started from this competition before going onto release more material and many will hope to follow in their footsteps. Media.Link Communications in accordance with the committee of the Konkors Kanzunetta Indipendenza worked to include a wildcard into the competition, one which would be granted through a singing competition entitled Passport 2 Indifest held on Sas-Sitta produced by Spiteri Lucas Entertainment. The recipient of the wildcard last year was Simone Gauci with the track Id F'Id composed by Renato Briffa and penned by Keith Zammit, finishing in a respectable mid-table position. It is worth pointing out that the first finalist selected last…
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Wednesday, 27 March 2013 16:35
Malta: Exposing the Truth in this Evenings' Episode
Written by Marc Calleja Bayliss
One of the most important elements in scripts adhering to the programmes that appear on local television screens is surely national identity because one must have pride in order to success. An audience could easily be captured if the story-line is proven to be realistic and thus relatable to real life and this is something that has been envisioned by Michael Vella Haber and Evelyn Saliba La Rosa who have taken on the challenge to write a drama about teenagers and the society around them. Nevertheless, what has been seen to be different in D.R.E.A.M.S is the idea of getting the points across through the medium of original songs, composed by Maestro Ray Agius who has co-written some of the most iconic tracks in the industry. The closest series from an international standpoint is seemingly Smash starring Katherine McPhee and Megan Hilty as they are the ones with original songs.…
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Tuesday, 26 March 2013 18:45
Malta: 89.7 Bay Counts Down the Local Chart
Written by Marc Calleja Bayliss
One of the most powerful means to get messages across is through the medium of music and that is essentially the main reason behind the creation of the Eurovision Song Contest but nevertheless, moving away from the international competition, Malta is known to have a solid backbone within the music industry, one which took years to develop. 89.7 Bay is the leading radio station in the country and has always sought to help promote the local music scene, something which got the editorial team at escflashmalta.com thinking and finally to the realisation that promotion is the key behind success. Weekly the aforementioned station takes a look at the ten most request songs from local artists and put them in a chart show, hosted by Nathan D. As summer approaches, several artists might be tampering around with the viable dates of music releases but thus far it seems that things are…
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