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COF Lockstar Finalists Reveal Press Conference @ Zoom (27/06/2021)
COF MUSIC KICKS LOCKSTAR OFF WITH FINALISTS REVEAL
Story: Dragon Visuals: COF Music
A press conference was arranged yesterday to mark the launch COF Music's first online reality program, COF LOCKSTAR which will start broadcasting on YouTube today. The program, which begun its search online last month has managed to receive more than 2,000 entries. However, only the best 12 participants were selected for the program which will be staged virtually every week.
According to COF Music's Managing Director Aman Nassim. COF LOCKSTAR aims to produce new singers based on talent and quality. In fact, for Aman it is a big challenge for him and his whole team in making this reality show successful because it is being held online completely.
“What can I say, this is the first reality show that is completely produced virtually or online. Of course, it brings its own challenges to the production team, especially in terms of finding the quality of the participants," expressed Aman.
“There were more than 2,000 videos that were submitted. Each had to be evaluated first by a professional jury before the best twelve were selected. From that, only five or six participants will qualify to compete in the final stages, which will begin in the fifth week. The rest will go through an elimination process from the first to the fourth week,” he added.
Aman further explained that the mission to find fresh new talent was achieved when all 12 selected participants were not among existing artists or singers. "Out of all of the submissions, there were also artists who sent their entries. But we had to reject them as they have contracts with recording companies. We need them to be free agents," emphasised Aman.
“As such, the 12 selected participants are all fresh, new faces but have extraordinary talent. Most of them prefer to share their talents through social media while doing covers," continued Aman while addressing members of the media. "Most importantly, the selection of the twelve was conducted professionally to ensure their quality," Aman further shared.
Of the 12 participants that were selected, one was a group, one was a trio, three were rappers and the rest were solo performers.
Four of the five judges at the PC - Akim, Altimet, Hazama & Tomok (Clockwise from Top Left)
Judging COF LOCKSTAR will be five Malaysian artistes who are no strangers to the music industry. They are Hazama, Akim Ahmad, Black Hanifah, Tomok and Altimet. The highly anticipated show will be hosted by Ajak Shriro while composer Pown Hasril will be its music director.
"To make the show more explosive, we picked Ajak as its host and these five top artistes to be its professional jury. After all, Hazama, Akim, Black, Tomok and Altimet used to be judges for other reality shows and have all the necessary credentials and indisputable track records to be perfect judges," stressed Aman.
Aman added that since they were looking for new talent, these judges were perfect for the task at hand, "It doesn't matter if all jurors happen to be all male, the important factor is that they are all professionals. They are also very experienced, and have their own individual tastes."
COF Music's Managing Director Aman Nassim
"If you want to know how they judge watch the show on COF Music's YouTube channel," Aman amplified.
The winner of COF LOCKSTARS will take home prizes worth RM50,000 which include a cash prize of RM8,888, a trophy and a contract with COF Music. The second-place winner will bring home RM5,555 in cash and a trophy, while the third-place winner will receive RM3,333 and a trophy. The contestants will also vie for two additional categories - 'Most Creative' and 'Most Viewers', each bringing with it a cash prize of RM1,000 and a trophy.
The weekly shows will be streamed live via COF Music's Youtube & Facebook beginning Saturday, 28th August 2021.
The finalists are:
Paperfarah
Ainfarah
Alifmusic
Arif Peter
Azumi
Banyak Bunyik Republik
Hombre
Jiha Akhir
Ryan Razali
Syifa Ashie
Yusuf Kassim
Zeerahmat
COF MUSIC KICKS LOCKSTAR OFF WITH FINALISTS REVEAL
Story: Dragon Visuals: COF Music
A press conference was arranged yesterday to mark the launch COF Music's first online reality program, COF LOCKSTAR which will start broadcasting on YouTube today. The program, which begun its search online last month has managed to receive more than 2,000 entries. However, only the best 12 participants were selected for the program which will be staged virtually every week.
According to COF Music's Managing Director Aman Nassim. COF LOCKSTAR aims to produce new singers based on talent and quality. In fact, for Aman it is a big challenge for him and his whole team in making this reality show successful because it is being held online completely.
“What can I say, this is the first reality show that is completely produced virtually or online. Of course, it brings its own challenges to the production team, especially in terms of finding the quality of the participants," expressed Aman.
“There were more than 2,000 videos that were submitted. Each had to be evaluated first by a professional jury before the best twelve were selected. From that, only five or six participants will qualify to compete in the final stages, which will begin in the fifth week. The rest will go through an elimination process from the first to the fourth week,” he added.
Aman further explained that the mission to find fresh new talent was achieved when all 12 selected participants were not among existing artists or singers. "Out of all of the submissions, there were also artists who sent their entries. But we had to reject them as they have contracts with recording companies. We need them to be free agents," emphasised Aman.
“As such, the 12 selected participants are all fresh, new faces but have extraordinary talent. Most of them prefer to share their talents through social media while doing covers," continued Aman while addressing members of the media. "Most importantly, the selection of the twelve was conducted professionally to ensure their quality," Aman further shared.
Of the 12 participants that were selected, one was a group, one was a trio, three were rappers and the rest were solo performers.
Four of the five judges at the PC - Akim, Altimet, Hazama & Tomok (Clockwise from Top Left)
Judging COF LOCKSTAR will be five Malaysian artistes who are no strangers to the music industry. They are Hazama, Akim Ahmad, Black Hanifah, Tomok and Altimet. The highly anticipated show will be hosted by Ajak Shriro while composer Pown Hasril will be its music director.
"To make the show more explosive, we picked Ajak as its host and these five top artistes to be its professional jury. After all, Hazama, Akim, Black, Tomok and Altimet used to be judges for other reality shows and have all the necessary credentials and indisputable track records to be perfect judges," stressed Aman.
Aman added that since they were looking for new talent, these judges were perfect for the task at hand, "It doesn't matter if all jurors happen to be all male, the important factor is that they are all professionals. They are also very experienced, and have their own individual tastes."
COF Music's Managing Director Aman Nassim
"If you want to know how they judge watch the show on COF Music's YouTube channel," Aman amplified.
The winner of COF LOCKSTARS will take home prizes worth RM50,000 which include a cash prize of RM8,888, a trophy and a contract with COF Music. The second-place winner will bring home RM5,555 in cash and a trophy, while the third-place winner will receive RM3,333 and a trophy. The contestants will also vie for two additional categories - 'Most Creative' and 'Most Viewers', each bringing with it a cash prize of RM1,000 and a trophy.
The weekly shows will be streamed live via COF Music's Youtube & Facebook beginning Saturday, 28th August 2021.
The finalists are:
Paperfarah
Ainfarah
Alifmusic
Arif Peter
Azumi
Banyak Bunyik Republik
Hombre
Jiha Akhir
Ryan Razali
Syifa Ashie
Yusuf Kassim
Zeerahmat
