Flying in especially for the event are Phillipine DJ sensations Red-I and Soulflower mixing up a clash of Hip Hop, Dubstep and Booty Bass mayhem to keep the floor heaving and other clubs grieving.

Watch out for a head screwing visual spectacular for this one off event as well as a Dance battle from Tiny Toones in celebration of the film Streetdance 2 3D opening that weekend. Also in the mix is Pou Khlaing doing a special live appearance. Add to that free giveaways of Ipods, T-shirts, CD’s and Goodie Bags and you are looking at one hell of a show!

With a policy of bringing the best of the worlds artists with the best homegrown talent. sabay music’s first signing is the biggest artist in the world today: ADELE, who sold 18 million albums in 2011 alone and won 6 Grammy’s in 2012.

Closely followed by the world’s favourite rapper PITBULL who has signed his forthcoming 2012 singles, as well as some of his favourite hits to sabay music. Local talent and leading POU KHLAING is the first Khmer artist on the same.

‘I think it’s great that Khmers get to see and share and experience different things through the internet nowadays,’ said multi talented rapper / singer / producer and Anachak Dara winner POU KHLAING from ‘we can see other artists, experience their acts and talent. And that a Cambodian music company can now sign Adele and Pitbull legally: it shows how far we have come as a nation, or at least as a music scene. For me it’s really exciting to be on the same label as them. Its really cool to be the first Khmer act on Sabay Music but I know they are looking for more so its a good place to be right now.’

Sabay Music launch party is at Pontoon nightclub April 7th. Tickets are 5$ (free before 11pm).

Join us at our1st HungryGoWhere.com event. Bring some friends!

When: April 5, 2012 – 19:00 until 22:00
Where: Rubies Wine Bar, Phnom Penh

Romeet Gallery will exhibit a selection his photography and his paintings in April. After the opening Seth will run a workshop for the students and artists from Phare Ponleu Selpak School in Battambang.

Julien Malland is a french street artist who signs his pieces under the name of « Seth ».

The artist specializes in painting characters.
‘Seth’ is also well known as the Television Director and onscreen Reporter of the documentary series ‘Globe Painter’’ produced by one of the main French TV channels, Canal plus. In these documentaries Seth meets with local artists in the spirit of artistic exchange, resulting in the creation of unique murals in the country he is visiting.

Contest Period:

Submission of entries will start from March 26 until April 15, 2012.

Who May Enter

The contest is open to all amateur and professional photographers residing in Cambodia. Organizers or any entity directly involved in the contest are not allowed to join.

How to Enter

1. Each contestant must register in the Our Wonderful World website: www.awonderfulworld.net and fill out the entry form with the required information including the name, address, telephone number and email address.

2. Contestant must submit at most two (2) entries with corresponding photo caption.

3. Images must be taken in Cambodia within two (2) years before the date of entry and have not previously won any photo contest.

4. Photographs must be in digital format. Only online entries will be eligible. All digital files must be 5 megabytes or smaller, must be in JPEG or JPG format and must be at least 1,600pixels wide (if horizontal image) or 1,600 pixels tall (if a vertical image).

5. Do not include watermarks, signatures, frames or other markings such as date and/or time stamps on the photo.

6. Contestant must own the copyright to the entry.

Judging

The contest consists of two rounds of evaluation. In Round One, each judge will select top 10 entries from among all eligible entries on the following criteria:

1. Creativity – 30%

2. Theme Relevance – 30%

3. Photographic Quality – 40%

The entries selected in Round One will proceed to Round Two. In Round Two, the Judges will choose their top 3 winners – 1st, 2nd and 3rd place. The highest number of votes will be selected as the Grand Prize Winner. Two-runners up will also be selected. In case of a tie, the tied entries will be re-submitted to the judges for a re-judging between the tied entries alone. In the event that a tie remains after re-judging, the entry with the highest score in the creativity criteria will be declared the winner. Winners will be chosen on or around April 18, 2012 and notified by email. Decisions of the judges are final and binding.

Through sharing, we hope to promote ideas and create opportunities for scholarly thinking, personal achievement, and business success.

At this critical time in the history of our nation, the sharing of ideas, experiences, and working together collaboratively, is essential to bring out the best we have to offer for ourselves, our children, the world, and generations to come.

To reserve your seat, please use this online form.

Nerd night happy hour includes
$1 Angkor draft, $4 sandwiches

Where:

Score Bar and Grill (click for map);
5 street 288, near Wat Langka

Who:

Phil Kelly, on Abs;

Iria Lopez, on Critical Design;

Irina Chakraborty, on the Soviet adventures of Winnie the Puh;

J.D. Money, on Reasons our species might not make it to the future;

Weh Yeoh, on Barefoot Running

and Vinodh Das, on Spreading your innovations

Why:
Because mankind’s ability to survive with ripped abs, proper running form, and critically designed innovations depends on your attendance.

What!?!
Inspired by the world renowned Pecha Kucha presentation format, Nerd Night is an exhibition of local talent and ideas. Each presentation is short and sweet: 20 slides, 20 seconds each slide. Topics are not themed. You might know some of the presenters, but chances are you have never seen this side of them before. Nerd Night is a chance for you to get a quick glimpse into the life, work and interests of the people in the Phnom Penh community. Rapid fire presentations, music, drinks and chats makeNerd Night a must!

Mixed media, video and installation

Loeum Lorn

Opening 6-9pm Wednesday, 4 April, 2012

Yesterday, no more is a poetic exploration of memory and the
inevitable flow of life. When looking at the past there is only the
remnant of memories, everyday beginning again and perpetuated
infinitely. Lorn reflects on this process through the lens of Buddhist
philosophy which says that in every life there is suffering and
uncertainty. As if in answer to that Lorn offers these quiet images,
with their muted tones, as a pause to meditate on the present and the
non-self.

This body of work by Loeum Lorn has been 6 years in the making. He
creates the beautiful, contemplative images by experimenting with
dripping paints on blocks of ice and capturing the mixture through his
camera. Fascinated by the movement and organic shapes that emerge from
this process, Lorn has been developing this work for several years
reaching an apex of refinement by working with highly detailed images
printed on canvas with archival inks. In this new series, Lorn
emphasizes the painterly effect by applying additional painted strokes
on top of the printed image.

The exhibition will feature new unseen works, documentary videos and
an installation of a melting sculpture on the night of the opening
only. Other works by Loeum Lorn can be seen at the JavaArts
“backroom.”

Leoum Lorn (b. 1982, Cambodia) studied Visual Art at Phare Ponleu
Selpak, graduating in 2005. He works in photography, video and
performance. He currently volunteers at the Phare Ponleu Selpak schook
and the Sammaki Arts Association and has been involved in producing
various video and performing art events. His work has been exhibited
around Cambodia and in France. Loeum Lorn is represented by JavaArts.

Produced by JavaArts

4 April – 13 May, 2012

Java Café & Gallery, open daily 7am – 10pm

56 Sihanouk Blvd, Phnom Penh, Cambodia

The public is invited to observe a durational performance by artist Amy Lee Sanford at Meta House. Amy, who first returned to Cambodia in 2005 in search of her family and heritage, investigates this process through her artwork. Initially working with sculptural works that were created by breaking and reassembling panes of glass, her current work focuses on the act itself.

Full Circle is a piece that is forged over time. Sitting amid a circle of 40 Kompong Chhnang clay pots, Amy will break and meticulously glue each pot back together, over the course of six days. After each pot is glued, she will use string to hold the pieces together, before returning the pot to the circle. This repetition of breaking and remaking brings attention to cycles of trauma, both personal and historical. Full Circle is a meditative and introspective performance, one that reflects the slow, complex process of mending and transforming. For the artist, the physical and mental challenge of maintaining the concentration and patience to carry out the task is an integral part of the piece.

The artist states: “Aiding the evolution of emotional stagnation and unburdening oneself from the past is the focus of my artwork. I create art in order to observe, examine and transform the lasting effects of war, including trauma, loss, displacement and guilt. Throughout this process, I have discovered movement masked by rigidity, simplicity within complexity and turbulence overlapping harmony. The process of making art helps me transform these universal aspects of life into a new vitality.”

Unlike most exhibitions where the reception marks the beginning, the public is invited to join the closing event, marking the end of this particular cycle of the circle—only to start again at another place and time, perpetuating Full Circle in its infinite course.

Amy Lee Sanford, born in Cambodia, draws on a multi-faceted background when creating her artwork. She studied Visual Art at Brown University, with concentrated study in Engineering and Biology. She also studied ceramics at the Rhode Island School of Design, University of Massachusetts and Harvard. Her work has been exhibited internationally and she has received awards and recognition in art, science and literature.

Co-produced by the artist and JavaArts with additional support by Meta House
www.javaarts.org
www.meta-house.com

Monday March 19 at Pontoon, #80 Street 172. Tickets cost $10 and come with a free Tiger beer. Doors open at 7pm for an 8pm start.
EARL OKIN (UK) is an act that totally defies description: ‘Musical Genius’ and ‘Sex Symbol’ are the two most common labels – the former is accurate, the latter ironic. Earl quite simply must be experienced to be understood. He is not a comic as such, yet is absolutely hilarious and totally unique. Earl is as charming as he is brilliant. You must see this guy at least once in your life.

As a singer-songwriter, he was signed to the same company as The Beatles and indeed recorded his first single at Abbey Road Studios. An accomplished jazz and bossa nova musician, Earl has performed around the world and entertained Queen Elizabeth II, as well as the King and Queen of Sweden.

“Multi-talented musical supremo.” TIME OUT

TOMMY DEAN (USA) was born and raised in Arizona, but 20 years ago upgraded to Australia to become one of his adopted country’s most admired comedians. Not your stereotypical Yank, this is an American who eats vegemite and understands cricket.

Tommy’s comedy is intelligent, insightful and as sharp as a tack, and his astute, clean, observational comedic style consistently make him a stand out winner with theatre audiences, corporate clients, festival producers, TV and radio shows alike.

“Tommy Dean is Awesome.” FOXTEL MAGAZINE

RON JOSOL (CAN/ PHIL) is Canada’s funniest Pinoy and one of the country’s funniest comedians full-stop. We were lucky to get Ron on a stopover to LA from a huge comedy event in Doha.

Ron is a high energy, positive performer with a modish comedy style and commanding stage presence, bringing a unique Asian-Canadian perspective to his comedy. He is well known to Canadian and US audiences through his numerous festival and TV appearances.

“The new generation of Asian comedy.” NEW YORK TIMES

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