Thursday, August 30, 2007

Upcoming Performance - 22nd September 20078

Hey guys
Our next performance will be for the CPA Ball. Thanks to Gerald, we're invited to perform there. I'm not really sure bout the full details. We shall wait for further instructions from Amish...

Stomp away...

Tuesday, August 28, 2007

Performances so far

1. Stompers introduction @ Flower Power @ Grand Seasons Hotel



2.Nokia Football Crazy @ ESPN





3. Nitesh Reception @ Sheraton Subang





4.Diwali Carolling @ Bangsar




5. Coke Merdeka Carnival @ Sg. Wang









Monday, August 27, 2007

The Core Members

1. Amish Avalani aka Stomp Kapla
The man who started the whole Stomp and till today ends it. Thanks to his creative idea and natural talents with percussions, we're where we are today. He's the creator of the first 3 originals beats, which will be explained later. His instruments include everything...... he plays where he feels he can fasten the tempo and add beats. Usually ends up on the ladder

Age : 21
Occupation : Student @ Lim Kok Wing University
Status : Not Available at all
Loves : Sleeping during daytime & awake during night time


2. Sonia Shah aka Lead Vocal


Strong representive from the female side. A thorn among all the roses in the group. Has a good sense of beats and good singer. Sings when needed for our performance. Also costume designer of the troop. Plays the pails and occasionally the dustbins.


Age: 23
Occupation : Officer @ Public Bank
Status : Available
Loves : Day dreaming & dancing




3. Mishal Kothari aka Lead Beat-ist
Very important and core member of group. Has a very important roles in all beats. A much improved learner who has established himself as the lead beat-ist(like bassist in a band). Loves going off beats during practices and going wonderland with different beats which end up being a new beat. Instrument is the original black dustbin with string. The original equipment from the first show. Shamelessly loves posing and attracting young gals after shows and before.
Age : 19
Occupation : Student @ Nilai International University
Status : Complicated
Loves : Football and gals (Beckham wannabe)


4. sAM Bakhda aka Teplu-ist

The eldest member of the group. Being playing the tepelu (pot in Gujerati) since day one. Plays offbeats and consistent fillers to spice beats. Currently also the webmaster in charge. Instrument include all sizes of tepelu(s).

Age : 24
Status : Available
Occupation : Network Engineer @ DGB
Loves : Sleeping & winning freebies/contests





5. Umesh Malani @ Backup Beat-ist
Lazziest & most unresponsible member of the troop. Being a very busy businessman ,loves giving excuses for not turning up for practices. Ends up forgetting all beats and making all restart practices. A very talented dhol player and original player for "Indian Beat" which is currently taken over by Mishal. (price for being late always). Loves doing marketing and PR after shows. Instrument include dustbin and pail.

Age : 23
Status : Single but not available
Occupation : Student @ Help & MDRT Insurance Agent Loves : Partying & conning



6. Divesh Kamani aka Ladd-ist

Most handsome and gaya looking member of the troop. Brought in the troop with no experience in drums but now an important crew. Creator of the Hand Tupperware beat with Mishal. Plays beats with metal sounds mostly. Instruments include ladder and metal.

Age : 20
Status : No idea!
Occupation : Student @ HELP
Loves : Football and acting cool




7. Herain Malani aka Backup Beat-ist

Youngest and innovative crew. Has a very good sense of homour, jackass style. Loves to try extra-ordinary things. Plays with full commitment and energy. But noted to be a very shy guy to girls unlike his bro's!! Instrument include paint pails and "tigidibada - pot and tin"



Age : 17
Occupation : Student @ SMKBB
Status : Not interested for now
Loves : Taking risk and being unique




8.Shyam Patel aka Bottle-ist
The official and only bottle player. Also the most promising french-spoken-chef in Malaysia. Has been playing with the bottles since joining. Fast learner and consistent player. Has broken few bottles on the way. Instrument....everything and nothing else but BOTTLES

Age: 20
Occupation : Student @ Taylors
Status : Available
Loves : Liverpool FC & french cooking

The story so far

We're basically a group of STOMPers creating music from anything not called an instruments. Yes....music without instruments.....
Our instruments include pails, dustbins, brooms, bottle, cups, ladder and etc.

STOMP started out as two "buskers" on the streets of Brighton. Busking is the British term for a street performance where people are encouraged to stop, listen and watch. It is a very old custom, dating back to booth theaters erected at village fairs in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. The street busker of today also echoes back to the wandering minstrel of the medieval fair. Thus, it seems that STOMP's roots are in theatre, but can it really be called "theater"? source http://www.stomponline.com/

Stomping away.....