2. You've worked in Amsterdam for many years, and with some big names; Nike & Filling Pieces to name a few. How was your experiences abroad and what had made had you decide to return to Malaysia?

I spent most of my late teens and twenties abroad, from graduating and gaining work experience in London, Singapore, Amsterdam and traveled to a lot of cities for business trips as well. The experience was amazing and a great learning process however the end goal has always been starting a label or a business that I can call my own. Seeing my peers abroad having a great sense of pride in representing their city even made more sense for me to start my label back in Kuala Lumpur. I love that a lot of my peers abroad are unapologetically Dutch/ French etc, therefore it’s only right for me to start my label back home and be unapologetically Malaysian about my upbringing and principles, with hopes on putting our city on the map as having one of the best creative culture in the globe.

3. From your IG posting, we saw a few shots of your studio/office with the background showcasing some punk band flyers and posters. Can you share with us your relationship with music?

I started playing the bass at the age of 12 due to the fact that my elder brother played guitar and I wanted to tag along and jam with him. Our household had a melting pot of musical genres as I am the youngest of 3 siblings.

It started from my love for the band Blur, and later I started discovering bands like Placebo to hip hop artists like Nas and Wu Tang Clan.

My musical knowledge got more in depth when I was studying in London where I was fortunate enough to catch a gig once a week, had a university library with all the access to fashion and music history. that got me discovering bands like The Clash, PIL, Can, Television and many more.

It’s hard for me to choose my favourite genre of music as it all depends on the mood of the day. If I need to lift my spirits up, then it’s definitely post punk/ punk/krautrock . When I feel the need to be motivated, nothing puts me in a fantastic state of mind like hip hop. And when I’m feeling nostalgic and melancholy, I turn to Ryuichi Sakamoto, Alva Noto, Brian eno or my favourite band of all time Placebo.