Tiger #UncageMusic returns
PIONEER of New French House FKJ (which stands for French Kiwi Juice but real name Vincent Fenton) recently marked his Malaysian debut by headlining the Tiger #UncageMusic event at The Bee, Publika, in Kuala Lumpur.
Touted as one of the most talented mu l t i - instrumentalists in the Parisian House music scene, FKJ ( right) is currently touring the world to promote his self-titled album,
Although his career started in 2012, FKJ first hit the music scene global c onsciousness earlier this year when he was labelled as one of the pioneers of the New French House genre of music.
He then performed at the 2017 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival at the Do Lab Stage.
Brought to Malaysia to perform live by Tiger Beer, FKJ worked his magic through a plethora of instruments, including keyboard, saxophone, guitar and bass, playing some of his most recognisable songs, such as We Ain’t Feeling Time, Skyline and Go Back Home. The opening act for the show was local instrumentalist and producer Shelhiel. Shelhiel is a familiar face in the local music scene, and thrilled the crowd by performing some of his b e s t - k n o wn tracks , including Oceans At the same time, Malaysian freelance illustrator, designer and painter Brindha Kumar was invited to transformed the venue with her modern digital clipart-like artworks.
The result is a complete audiovisual experience.
Tiger Beer marketing manager Jessie Chuah said: “We promised our fans that #UncageMusic will be back with more line-ups after Urbanscapes 2017.
“So here we are again with yet another amazing show where Tiger Beer fans can immerse themselves in a oneof-a-kind collaboration featuring talented musicians and artistes.”
Tiger #UncageMusic will continue with more shows featuring international and regional collaborations between musicians and artists.
Fans can keep a lookout for the next show in November at Tiger Beer’s Facebook page.