RadioEdit was formed back in February 07 consisting of Fidzy on vocal and rhythm, Kamal on lead guitar,Aie on bass and Rash on drums. The band played in various small acts and functions around the Klang Valley area. The band has a reasonably wide range of influence in their music writing. All the band members have played in several other cover bands before forming RadioEdit. The band's material were influenced by punk rock,grunge and blues.
The band :-
Fidzy is the main lyricist for the band.She wrote most of the songs for the band. She has named The Darkness,Avril Lavinge, Lady Gaga , Adam Lambert and Danny Elfman as her inspiration in music. Where lyric writing is concerned, Emily Dickinson plays a very huge part in giving her a kick start. She uses Ltd Viper 50 electric guitar when performing on stage.She started playing guitar at the age of 13.
Kamal is the lead guitarist for the band. He also contributes the composition for almost all the song.He started playing the instrument at the age of 12. Having played in several cover bands, his main influence in music was Joe Perry ,Jimi Hendrix and Slash. He was generally self taught but he did attend theory classes held by his grandfather.Kamal uses a Craftman RG300 electric guitar through a velvet Rocktron distortion.
Aie is the bassist for the band.He is the eldest of all the band mates. He wrote the composition for Maya and Wake Up. In his earlier years, he played several gigs in the Melaka punk rock scene. He has stated Greenday,Gerhana Ska Cinta and Rancis as a few of his influences in music. He is also self taught. Aie uses Ibanez 4 strings electric bass as his instrument of choice on stage.
Rash is the drummer for the band.He is also the younger brother to Fidzy.He has been performing on stage with bands such as Modar,Rustic Rose and Ataxia. His drumming plays a major role in shaping RadioEdit's material. He has played several gigs across the country.
The band's music :-
RadioEdit wrote most of their material based on life experiences and perspectives of their surroundings. The band uses alot of emotions in their lyrics.This can be heard in their songs I don`t live and Maya. Composition wise, they uses their grunge and punk influences with a little bluesy edge. All this is blended and altered so that it can be accepted by the overall listeners. Their song covers stories about anger , love , the oppressed, and views about the stuff that is going on everyday.Their first live demo entitled "Mental Vacation" is scheduled to be released next month.
Fun Fact : Kamal first suggested "Purple Radio"(due to his fanatical obsession to Deep Purple) for the band`s name but later settled for RadioEdit after having discovered that purple is the universal gay color.
