explorASIAN FRIENDS AND FAMILY DAY MAY 29 | 11am to 4pm | Free admission - Pre-Registration required on-site for some UBC tours and lecture events UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA Point Grey Campus - Flag Pole Plaza (above the Rose Garden Parkade next to the Chan Centre) 6300 Crescent Road, UBC MAP & DIRECTIONS - http://www.maps.ubc.ca/PROD/index_detail.php?show=y,n,n,n,n,y&bldg2Search=n&locat1=N014 Bring your friends and family and join fellow alumni and friends for a cultural, social and intellectual odyssey along with some entertaining live performances on the explorASIAN stage. There will be free tours of the newly renovated Museum of Anthropology, Botanical Garden, Nitobe Garden, and Chan Centre, along with open houses at the Belkin Art Gallery, the Chung Collection Exhibition, Irving K. Barber Gallery (featuring explorASIAN's Generation ONE Artist Exhibition), and more! Thousands of alumni and friends will take part. Come join the party!Some UBC tours and special events require advance Alumni Weekend registration online or on-site (with the exception of the performances on the explorASIAN stage and of Sumidagawa and Curlew River at the Frederic Wood Theatre) Check out the full event schedule and register today! Advance Online registration closes Monday, May 24. On-site registration available on Saturday. In addition, some events may require separate RSVPs and have additional costs. Click the individual events for more information. Tours that are not listed on the registration form are first-come, first-served, and space may be limited. For events on Saturday, please make sure you visit the registration tent at Flagpole Plaza first to pick up your nametag (it gets you into places), your program and your purchased meal tickets. For events outside of Saturday, please go directly to the location listed on the website or event invitation. Please note that events, performers, and show times are subject to change. On the explorASIAN STAGE: Saturday - May 29 - 11am to 4pm
LOCUS - 11:15am LOCUS is a Vancouver based dream pop folk rock band formed in 2006 with vocalist and lyricist Kaila and twin musicians Jason and Kelvin, and multi-instrumentalist Eric. LOCUS has released their first EP "SILENT ECHO" in year 2008, follow by a full length 12 tracks album "AMBROSIA", and in spring 2010 the newest EP "SHINE". LOCUS has performed for many local stages including TOM LEE music hall, PNE playland, Vancouver Convention Centre, Norman Rotheisin Theatre, and the PRIDE festival stages. Their single "WONDERLAND" was chosen to appear on TEA SOUTH volume 14 compilation, and has been interviewed by OMNI television and Seattle Times Magazine. Kaila and Jason will be performing as a duo on the exploraSIAN stage. www.locus.anniegroup.com
VANDAL - 12:00pm "Vandal spotted... leaving pudu raya, with a cup of Milo Ice and Nasi Goreng Pataya" Nomadic Hip Hopper and Cultural Entrepreneur, Jason Schadt has come a long way since he first hit the Malaysian Capital dropping his track "KL" under the alias of Vandal back in 2003. The self-proclaimed "Urban Camper" went on to release his debut album "The Nomadic Addict", securing distribution through EMI and instantly became a house hold name. In 2009 a lot has changed, but much remains the same. Vandal launched his 2nd album "TROACO" in 2007 under the umbrella of Urban Camper Entertainment. Having shared the stage with Hip Hop's grandfather DJ Kool Herc, Vandal has also performed alongside DJ Cash Money, Blackalicious, The Herbalizer and has rocked stages in Mongolia, China, Hong Kong, Singapore, Thailand, Laos, Taiwan and Indonesia to name a few. You can find him @ Maison on Thursday nights as the resident MC. Outside of performing and hosting, Vandal can be heard on Radio and TV commercials as a sought after Voice Over Talent. Currently Vandal is working on a collaboration project with producer Illsteez entitled "Silk Road" and maintains a strong presence in the club and entertainment scene with his monthly events through The MoveMint. Originally from Toronto, Canada, Jason aka Vandal has developed a certain synergy with Malaysia to become an official ambassador and pioneer of Hip Hop culture in the region. Now making KL his home, Vandal has immersed himself in a mission to practice, promote and share his vision with everyone he meets. The MoveMint arrives. www.myspace.com/vandigital
NADHIRA - 12:30pm Singer, songwriter and pianist, Nadhira Nishaa has been mad about music for as long as she can remember. Like many musicians Nadhira’s dream to become an accomplished artist has developed and shaped her style in many different ways over the years. Classically trained on the piano at London’s Royal Academy of Music, at age 9 she dove head first into music, at first influenced by the running scales of Baroque and Johann Sebastian Bach. More recently though, Nadhira has found a fondness for the music of Anggun, which carries influences from both Western and Eastern cultures. Personally, her style and her music is beyond a single genre description bending and fusing R&B, Blues, Rock, Reggae and Pop into a sound that is a reflection of the events in and around her own life experiences. Nadhira also had the opportunity to travel a lot at a young age, living in London, Brunei and Jakarata as her father’s job brought the family along. Exposed to different cultures she also discovered the depth of her music in “music theory” classes and learned to play drums, guitar, saxophone and violin. But her passion lay with the piano and her voice. With influences from her Classical piano background combined with Rock and Soul, she brings her own flavor and taste with the unique sounds of her mesmerizing vocals and vibes. www.myspace.com/ira01
HAAGEN & RYUZEN - 1:15pm Shakuahchi flute master, Alcvin Ryuzen Ramos and electronic wizard, Dasz Garncarz (Haagen) first met for a one off show for a benefit for Haiti relief back in January of 2010. Their music rocked so well that they decided to form the dynamic duo of Haagen & Ryuzen. A perfect fusion of acoustic and electronic, ancient and modern, east and west, dance and meditation, Haagen & Ryuzen have created neo music for the techno-yoga tribal set! Joining Haagen & Ryuzen will be Lisa Walker of the Grooved Whale Project. Lisa Walker is a musician/composer with an interest in technology and research. She spent the last 15 years studying the songs of the humpback whales and combines her underwater recordings of whales with layers of violin and rhythmic grooves. http://soundcloud.com/dasz
KOREAN TRADITIONAL ARTS SOCIETY - 2:00pm Enjoy the vibrant sounds of traditional Korean drumming performed by a team of energetic drummers. KTAS is dedicated to promoting the diverse forms and expressions of Korean traditional culture and arts in Canada. To increse community awareness of Korean culture, the KTAS develops educational activities, materials, and resources that are presented through workshops and performances to a wide variety of audiences. KTAS also aims to encourage and facilitate cultural exchanges and collaboration between Canada and Korea.
RONIN WONG - 2:45pm Ronin is a musician, actor, writer, and teacher with 20 years experience. Most recently, he lead the Cypress Street Band through 11 performances at the Winter Olympics. Ronin loves to entertain the audience with a mix of piano, guitar, and ukulele. In addition to performing a wide variety of popular music, Ronin is also a composer. His two CDs - Inspirations by Ronin, and A Comet's Tale - are available in most major record stores or can be downloaded from i-Tunes. www.youtube.com/user/MusicMonsterW www.gopherp.com/MusicLessons.htm
ZENOBIA - 3:30pm Born in England raised in Montreal, Quebec. Zenobia brings you an eclectic mix of soul, jazz, hip-hop and, electro-magnetic fusion. Music that takes you to different places, and different times. Influences of the 80's, lend an appealing flavor to this incredibly talented woman's pallet, she not only produced the entire album, she also arranged it, performed it, and mixed all the music. Four years later after her first release "Zenobia Salik and the United ElectroSoul",with brain child mastermind producer Nino de la Torre, she comes back at you with something sexy, classy, funky and soulful....leaving us with something new to discover about this emerging new supernova again! www.zenobiamusic.com PLEASE SUPPORT OUR ARTISTS BY BUYING THEIR CD'S AT THE SHOW A VERY BIG THANK YOU TO ALL OF THE PERFORMERS AND VOLUNTEERS AT THIS YEAR'S explorASIAN FRIENDS AND FAMILY DAY EVENT!