Happy New Year !

2009 passed us like a flash of lightning, it was a somewhat bitter sweet year for us. We were unfortunate to have witnessed the demise of a great and talented musician who has carved the careers of many and his musical influences are borderless, Michael Jackson. A man so great even my own boss cites him as his musical inspiration.

The sweet part that occured for most parts of the year was our journey on the Mosaic bandwagon definitely soared to new heights! With shows that made us overjoyed, a visit to a foreign land and the icing on the cake, the launch of my maestro's debut album DiversiFy! We would like to take this opportunity to sincerely thank all those who have been with us throughout the year and we look for nothing but your support in the coming year.

Letting our hair down over the holidays!

From Left to Right :- Donovan Chan ( Marketing Extraordinaire),Maestro himself,Stephanie Chai(Publicist of the year) and yours truly!

Best Regards,

Reema Bhullar

016- 376 4847

reema.mosaic@gmail.com

A Journey Through Time Part 1

YTL has this event every year where they showcase the best in time pieces from around the world and also highlight many environmental factors during an eleven day period. This event is in their third year running and they have enlisted the talented Dennis Lau to perform alongside Jimmy Sax for these eleven days! Exciting isn’t it, to be able to showcase his musical talent to different guests and passer by’s every night, trust me when I say, people actually come back just for his performance every night, touching you might say? Yes! It sure is!

Other performers for the event include the very handsome Stephen Rahman Hughes, one guy who can definitely make the girls go gaga =) and Datin Seri Tiara Jacquelina who staged their play Puteri Gunung Ledang, fashion shows by various designers, performance by Datuk Siti Nurhaliza herself and the very talented Ning Baizura whom Dennis has the opportunity of collaborating with!

As everyone knows Ning is known for her dynamic vocals and paired together with the master skills of Dennis and his violin they managed to make a beautiful rendition of Yue Liang !

A Journey Through Time goes on for another week, so if you haven’t had the chance to catch any of his performances live, just walk by star hill late evening and you will be fortunate enough to catch the much talked about maestro in action =)

Here’s the video for your viewing pleasure….

Best Regards,

Reema Bhullar

reema.mosaic@gmail.com

016 376 4847

Catwalk, Sashay , Pose !

Perhaps the three important words for a model, there could be more, I wouldn’t know, not exactly model material, if you get what I mean :P But I know two grand people who are definitely model material!

One the uber handsome hunk of a boss, Dennis Lau who can definitely compete with those men you see doing shaving commercials, trust me guys, he has the knack for it :P and one more the dazzling and gorgeous, and not to forget towering over, Miss Syafinaz Selamat !

Amber Chia who has done very well in partnership with Ford Modelling Agency to conduct the Ford Model Search in our homeland had the finals at Rootz club, located at the Rooftop of Lot 10 recently, Dennis was asked to perform his hit song ‘Mahkota’ alongside Syafinaz as a highlight showcase. Very apt I must say because the winner of the night definitely felt as if she has a Mahkota placed on her, while the male winner definitely felt like a king :p

The event was full of glitz and glamour just like it’s hostess Amber Chia who has a sense of golden touch, as everything she dabbles in has always worked out wonders for her and kudos to her, also a small city girl who has made it big! And by big we mean really big, it’s really heartwarming to see our fellow Malaysians reach the highest level they can, especially those who work really hard as Amber, and we wish the Ford Model finalists and winner all the best in their future endeavors, dreams can be turned into reality, it sure did for the two winners, Kelly Jagan and Danny Lim !

It was a great pleasure indeed to have Dennis perform at the inaugural finale of the Ford Model Search, and we definitely look forward to many more! We would like to wish Kelly all the best for the international finals in Brazil and wish Danny a whole lot of luck in pursuing his modeling stints in the United States!

Amber Chia will definitely see more seasons of Ford Models, and this is probably the best thing for our country and it’s pool of aspiring models!

The video for your viewing and ogling pleasure :P

Best Regards,

Reema Bhullar

reema.mosaic@gmail.com

016376 4847

Maestro Released

It’s no secret that I refer to my boss the uber talented Dennis Lau as a maestro, well I think he truly is one, where else can you find someone as multi talented as him. Someone who can compose his own tracks, pen meaningful lyrics, produce his own album, strike up deals with international companies like Sony, etc, collaborate with the industries best and so on and so forth. If I were to delve in depth of his many skills the list would be endless.

I’m sure many of you who read the daily news have come across many articles written about Dennis and his recent launch of his maiden album DiversiFy, alright this next part is to answer all those who are wondering why the name DiversiFy? Well simple, this album is mainly about showcasing how diverse the violin is with other instruments and also to highlight how the violin is the closest sounding instrument to the human vocal.

There is nothing that solidifies a musician’s presence in the world of music until and unless they release an album, and better yet when that album is your brainchild and made to perfection with no boundaries and limitations. And featured collaborations with the industries best like Syafinaz Selamat ,Atilia Haron,Liang and local rapper Shazzy to name a few.

Other artistes and creative minds that Dennis has worked with include Yuri Wong (most known for creating the score to Upin and Ipin, a popular Malay series), Majestik (a South African rapper), Nick Lee (award winning ‘mixing and mastering’ engineer), musician Tay Cher Siang, Lewis Pragasam, Ken Chung, Jamie Wilson, Tay Kewei as well as the Beijing and GuangZhou Symphony Orchestra (with famed Chinese arranger Peng Fei).

The launch was held at Shook,Star Hill on the 12th of November, this really was a great day not only for Dennis but for me and my colleague/best friend Stephanie Chai. After working so closely with Dennis these past few months we were finally able to share what we feel so proud about, his musical talent and showmanship with members of the media and distinguished guests.

The launch which was helped put together by the wonderful and dynamic team of MediaBond Communications, a great PR firm, who I owe a thousand thank you’s too for helping out with planning and executing this great event.

That evening we saw performances by Dennis and his talented performing partner, Malaysia’s Kenny G, Jimmy Sax , as well as a surprise and never done before performance featuring Dennis with beatboxer extraordinaire Shawn Lee, supported by Yuri Wong on guitar and Ken Chung on bass. This performance ended up being a real crowd pleaser and why shouldn’t it as it’s something completely new and dynamic and what better way to further enhance the diverseness of the violin, now if a violin can team up with a beatboxer, it’s what I say is super sweet :P

And last but not least, the closing performance for the day was none other than the power pack performance by Dennis himself and the lady who belts out powerful vocals, Miss Syafinaz Selamat herself, performing the masterpiece that is ‘Mahkota’.

Besides the performances and speeches by Dennis and Mr. Adrian Lim, the Agency team, Dennis’ managers from Singapore were kind enough to record a short and meaningful speech to be played during the night.The launch gambit was a simple unveiling of the blown up version of the cd cover signed by none other than the MD of Sony himself Mr. Adrian Lim, Dennis and Mr. Syed Idid of Media Bond.

This will truly be a day that none of us will forget and we’re already yearning for the next album and next launch. For those of you who haven’t had a listen to it yet, do go and grab yourself a copy at the nearest CD Rama or Rock Corner outlet!

Videos below for those of you who missed the launch!

Pictures by the great master Zung and his team at Photoz will follow suit....

Best Regards,

Reema Bhullar

reema.mosaic@gmail.com

016-376 4847

Always time for Charity!

No Black Tie recently organized a Charity event, for the kids from Shambala, Tibet. The event was called Stand-Up for Shambala Kidz, performers for the night included a stand up list of the ever so talented Harith Iskandar, funny to the bone, Andrew Netto, tapping her feet away Jojo Struys and many more.

This event/ auction was for the aim to raise as much money as possible for the kids in Shambala, entry to the event was priced at RM 200 a ticket, and I was surprised to see a full house that night! Certainly goes to show we’re a charitable bunch! Like they say charity begins from home and I was glad to see that we can reach out to a place in Tibet and be of any assistance at all. Touching I say, really touching.

Dennis was asked to perform that night with Ash Nair, yes the man with the ever adorable boyish charm, and Yuri Wong, who just blows my mind away every time he performs! Yuri is pure brilliant! I know I’m deviating, but without Dennis, there wouldn’t have been a way for me to meet such incredible people like Yuri or Ash, or the tons of other people I’ve met, so shout out to you my bossy! For giving me this opportunity to broaden my horizons!

Now back to the topic at hand, the three of them were going to perform together, and the sneaky fella that my boss is, didn’t tell me what songs or what they were going to perform that night, all he said was I’m performing at No Black Tie, so in I go and when it’s their performance time, my my my, I was blown away with the songs they performed that night! The three of them was simply outstanding, covering renditions of The Jackson’s 5- I want you back and Britney’s Baby One More Time!

The beats of Yuri on the guitar followed by the dynamic vocals of Ash coupled with the tunes of Dennis really drove the crowd into applause frenzy! Very rarely do you have the chance of seeing the industries greats perform along side each other and mind you for complete charitable purposes!

I don’t know about the others, but this is certainly going down in my books as the best performance I have witnessed till date!
Trust me not? Perhaps the videos might influence your choice!

Best Regards,

Reema Bhullar

016-376 4847

reema.mosaic@gmail.com

Guat Vee and Cher Lynn, coolest couple in my books!

All the brides I meet are always a character, sometimes I wonder how I will be when I’m a bride to be, however chancing upon Cher Lynn, has certainly been a pleasure! A bride who referred to herself as bridezilla on her wedding day! Hahaha, one who couldn’t care less for being being stashed away in her room and only arriving during walk in, but who actually came down to mingle with her friends and family during cocktail time.

A truly meant for each other, jolly and fun couple who you can instantly be friends with, that’s why they had 750 guests show up for their wedding reception, which quite contrary to the norm, was held on a weekday!

Entertainment played a very important part for Guat Vee and Cher Lynn, besides Mosaic’s popular four piece band, they engaged our maestro, Dennis Lau to perform on their big night. Dennis is always more than glad to oblige to his loyal wedding clients, after all the biggest thing for musicians is to perform to a crowd that receives their music well, and this crowd appreciated all the performances of the night.

Cher Lynn’s cousin was one of the lucky few who collaborated with Dennis on his album DiversiFy which so you may have it is out in stores like Rock Corner and Cd Rama, well when two fun people meet, nothing but a sweet rendition of Alicia Keys, I ain’t got you, is enough to create a fun atmosphere and wonderful thunderous applause.

Cher Lynn was further touched when her cousin performed and asked her to dance with her husband Guat Vee, I think I have mentioned this many times before, however I never tire of mentioning time and time again, seeing the couple happy and appreciating our music, makes me over the moon.

It’s always great seeing our band and Dennis well appreciated, because I know the amount of hard work that is put in each and every performance, I am glad to say, we have great clients that make it an absolute pleasure to work with, and for our band to perform at.

Happy Married Life to the great couple that is Guat Vee and Cher Lynn! May there be many miniature versions of you guys, it will truly make the world a happier and more harmonious place!

The beautiful couple Guat Vee and Cher Lynn !

Maestro doing what he does best!

While the couple and guests admire them!

Serenading at it's best!

Liang and Dennis working their magic!

Gorgeous isn't it?

Fun! Fun ! Fun !

Happy Clients = Happy Mosaic!

Best Regards,
Reema Bhullar
016-376 4847reema.mosaic@gmail.com

The Roman Experience

Givi Asia, picked a great time to launch their new helmet, aptly titled Roma, which has an added advantage than other helmets out there, this helmet comes in different sizes to suit different shapes of head, which in return makes it safer for the rider. This launch took place during the Moto GP week and was held at Concorde Hotel’s Grand Ballroom.

Very rarely do I see an event that sticks entirely to its theme, but this event certainly went all the way with the Roman theme, having usherers dressed in roman gladiator attire, to coliseums around, this was truly a Roman Experience for the many vendors of Givi Helmets.

Dennis was asked to perform his songs with Jimmy Sax and also the wonderful masterpiece that is “Mahkota” which people can’t seem to get enough of these days. The audience was hooked right from the moment he played his Introduction to Experience, I absolutely love that piece! Can’t get enough it!

And of course everyone’s favorite Prelude in F Minor and I just Wanna! Now here is where something different happen, after Dennis performed his opening three acts, the audience shouted for an encore performance, especially the guests from Italy! Now Dennis being the humble and eager to please boy he is, kindly obliged and set out to wow the crowd with another one of my favorite songs Sudden Twist! The beats of this song, just perks anyone up! A true feel good song, you know like one of those songs where if your stuck in traffic or just having a bad day, or stuck under a mountain of paper work, immediately when the tune comes on the stereo, your head just starts to bob with it!
Don’t believe me! Try it for yourself! Hahahha.

Now after his encore performance, the real surprise of the night was to be revealed, the true Roman Experience, Syafinaz’s performance was a surprise for all the guests, wonderfully planned by the Givi team and PR wonder house Media Bond! She hid behind two men dressed as Romans, and was lead to a door, once the track played she was revealed and boy did she look absolutely like a goddess! Like one hot mama, bellissimo! Or something of that sorts! Hahhaa

The launch gambit centralized around this performance, and half way through it, the Givi helmets were revealed under mini coliseums and a large coliseum was brought onto stage to reveal all four of the helmets!

A wonderful performance if I must say so myself!

Pictures for your viewing pleasure!

With the MD of GIVI

With the Italian Ambassador to Malaysia

Vincenzo from Italy!

Team from Media Bond and MD of GIVI

With the Team from Media Bond

With Lovely Monica On from Givi

With PR King Syed Idid of Media Bond

Best Regards,
Reema Bhullar
016-376 4847
reema.mosaic@gmail.com