Az Samad on Clubhouse

Bio

🎵 Guitarist-Composer-Educator 🎵
BM Berklee, MA SJSU, 3x TEDx Speaker

——
Malaysian Musicians on CH
w/ @altimet and @azsamad
(Wednesdays, 9:30 PM GMT+8)
——

🎸Music Education Course Creator🎸
➡️ gumroad.com/azsamadmusic ⬅️

Composer for DK West Encounters (for the video game No Straight Roads - no 4 Indie Game of the Year chosen by Forbes)

🎶 🎶 🎶

🎸28 years of experience as a professional musician
🎸 former faculty member for Berklee Summer Guitar Sessions
🎸 performed as part of the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra for Pops Concerts
🎸 performed in South East Asia, Europe, USA

🎸 Performance highlights:
⭐️ classical guitar soloist for Distant Worlds: Music from Final Fantasy with Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Arnie Roth
⭐️ toured with US artist, Tara Linda
⭐️ represented Malaysia at Jarasum International Jazz Festival (South Korea)
⭐️ selected festival performances: Hong Kong International Jazz Festival, Penang Island Jazz Festival, Thailand International Jazz Conference, Mosaic Music Festival, Pesta Raya, Culturefest WV, Y2K Live Looping Festival (with Planet Loop)
⭐️ past collaborations include: poetry/guitar duets with Malaysia National Laurete A. Samad Said, performances with Reza Salleh, acoustic version of ‘Bangkit’ with Salammusik & Altimet.
⭐️ opening act for Tommy Emmanuel, Martin Taylor, toured with Mike Dawes in Malaysia.

🎶 🎶 🎶

🎵 Discover real world music industry & music tips in my podcast: Music from A to Z
🎵 Read my book, music and course reviews at: azsamadlessons.com

🌱 Vegan
🐈 Fascinated with cats
📚 Love reading + writing
😂 Makes #badazjokes & #lameazpuns
🌎 Now based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 🇲🇾

Previously:
2005-2007 Boston, MA 🇺🇸
2007-2011 Berkeley, CA 🇺🇸

Twitter: @azsamad
Instagram: @azsamad
YouTube: youtube.com/azsamad
Facebook: azsamadmusic