MTV World Stage Live In Malaysia – Brace Yourself for The Music!

By News Desk

Aug 15, 2009 – Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Pumped-up mosh-pitters, check. A spanking cool venue at the heart of Kuala Lumpur, check. Awesome music from an awesome line-up, check.

As the finishing touches were added to MTV’s first originally produced World Stage event, VJs Utt, Denise, Taya, Sean (MTV Korea) and Andy (MTV China) kicked things off at a press conference this afternoon to celebrate the lead up to tonight’s historic music event.

Kasabian, The All-American Rejects, Hoobastank, Boys Like Girls, Raygun, Pixie Lott and Estranged brought the megawatt star power as they engaged in cheeky banter with the VJs, whetting the appetites of all present for the mega music bash to come.

Estranged’s Rich said, “We’re really excited; to represent our home country, Malaysia, is just a great feeling. We’re gonna be out there to perform so that everybody knows that Malaysian bands are good too.”

Raygun’s lead vocalist, Ray was equally psyched. “I feel very privileged to be playing the first [World Stage] that you’re doing. The venue is unique. I think that makes it even more special. There’s a great lineup as well. You’ve managed to get some amazing bands, and we just feel honored to be part of that.”

Korean boy band 2AM ramped up the eyecandy factor (hello boys!) as they wowed everyone with a short a-capella session, which came hot on the heels of VJ Sean’s remark about them being the Korean version of Boyz II Men. They were revealed as the band who would play at the post-party.

Network executives and sponsors were also in tow, as MTV World Stage Live In Malaysia marks one of many firsts. “Tonight marks a historic occasion not just for MTV Asia, but for MTV worldwide,” said Indra Suharjono, Executive Vice President/Managing Director, MTV Networks Southeast Asia and Greater China. “To produce the first original MTV World Stage event is significant on many levels, and I’m delighted to share this amazing night with the performers, our sponsors, 15,000 excited fans and, of course, MTV viewers all over the globe.”

MTV World Stage Live In Malaysia will also feature a live, real-time micro-blogging application at tonight’s event. Comments and ‘tweets’ via SMS will be displayed on giant screens at the concert venue, so participants can express their ardent affection for their favorite artistes.

This service will be open to both Twitter and non-Twitter users by texting their posts to 33776(RM0.50 charge applicable for each message). Twitter users should include their user id and password along with their message.

MTV World Stage Live In Malaysia premieres August 28 at 8:00PM on MTV Asia. Global MTV telecasts debut September 11