Pete Teo is a multiple award winning singer songwriter based in Malaysia. He tours the East Asian region regularly and his work has been featured on the BBC world service, the National Public Radio [USA], Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, KBS [South Korea] and NHK [Japan]. Pete is also a sought after actor in what has become known internationally as ‘Malaysian New Wave’ cinema. Films he has worked on have competed, won awards or been screened in film festivals worldwide including Venice, Cannes, Tokyo, Rotterdam, Busan, Marrakech, Toronto, Hong Kong and Nantes. In 2008, he produced an anti-racism music video project entitled ‘Malaysian Artistes For Unity’ [MAFU] that became a national popular culture phenomenon. The zero-budget project featured more than 52 prominent Malaysians and has to date been seen or heard by more than 10 million Malaysians. A famous workaholic, Pete worked on 2 film scores, released a top selling original soundtrack album, acted in 2 films, built a new personal recording studio and produced the 15Malaysia project all within the first six months of 2009. He is currently writing his new album.
Packet One Networks
Packet One Networks (P1) is the leading WiMAX telecommunications company in Malaysia. It is the first large scale development of WiMAX communications technology in Southeast Asia and the first commercial deployment of an 802.16e 2.3GHz WiMAX network in the world outside South Korea. The company won Red Herring Asia’s ‘Most Innovative Private Technology Company’ award in 2008.
P1 believes that nurturing new creative voices is essential to the development of a progressive and innovative Malaysia. As such, it is proud to sponsor 15Malaysia under the company’s corporate social responsibility program known as ‘P1 Malaysian Filmmakers Showcase’. This is the first in a series of homegrown arts and artists empowerment initiatives that P1 plans to support in the years ahead.
P1’s subsidiary company RUUMZ is also official online delivery partner for 15Malaysia. RUUMZ is Malaysia’s own online social networking platform where members can hangout, listen to music, watch movies, play games, chat and be a part of a vibrant cyber community. Please join it!