KUALA LUMPUR, Monday (July 20, 2020) – Dato’ Wah Idris, Internationally renown Malaysian composer, singer and songwriter, promoted The BrandLaureate awards during an interview on Selamat Pagi Malaysia this morning.
During the interview, Wah Idris said he is a proud recipient of the international Branding awards, “which stands as an honour and recognition to all composers and musicians in the country.”
The graduate of Boston’s Berklee College of Music added that he is proud to be in the same league as other notable winners including famous celebrity singers and songwriters who have received the BrandLaureate awards over the years include Sir Cliff Richard, The Bee Gees, Olivia Newton-John, Kitaro, and Kenny G amongst many others.
The Selamat Pagi Malaysia program was broadcasted live on TV1 at 9.30am direct from Angksapuri Kuala Lumpur, and was hosted by Ridwan Mustafa and Syafiqah Ishak.
BRANDLAUREATE THEME SONG
Dato’ Wah Idris, of Malaysia Truly Asia fame, also composed and performed The BrandLaureate’s official theme song “That’s U” during The BrandLaureate ICON Leadership Awards at Majestic Hotel Kuala Lumpur on August 28, 2017 — to promote Brand Excellence globally through the Arts and Science of Branding.
He will be receiving his third award at the inaugural Brandlaureate e-Branding Awards 2020 at 8pm on August 3, 2020.
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STANDING IN THE EYES OF THE WORLD
On July 4, 2020, Wah Idris came into the limelight when his composition ‘Standing in the Eyes of the World’ was given a makeover in conjunction with US Independence Day.
In the four-minute video clip, Malaysian artists and US cultural envoys came together to perform a special rendition of ‘Standing in the Eyes of the World’ originally sung by Malaysia’s rock queen Ella.
The US-Malaysia cultural diplomacy collaboration featured musicians such as Zee Avi, Ella, former Guns N’ Roses lead guitarist Ron “Bumblefoot” Thal, guitar whiz Tony Memmel, jazz vocalist Gabrielle Stravelli, a capella group ReVoiced, and all-female country group Farewell Angelina, a percussionist from the US Air Force’s Band of the Pacific, and flutist Muhardiman Ismail (or Mohar) who played the Malaysian flute in the video.
Ella was also a proud recipient of The BrandLaureate Awards in 2018 when she was awarded The Grand Master Brand Icon Leadership Award together with two other veteran artistes Datuk Ramli Sarip and Anuar Zain, who jointly received The Brand Icon Awards.
(*Stay tuned for The BrandLaureate inaugural e-Branding Awards on August 3, 2020 on our FB page at www.fb.com/thebrandlaureate, and website at www.thebrandlaureate.com/e-awards, or call Tel: 03-7710 0348.)
