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Eaton HK's UNHEARD Sound & Music Festival marks fifth year with Proof of Sound theme

Running July 24-August 5, the festival spans 25 events ranging from spatial audio performances in a rooftop pool to a hearing safety talk with custom earplug fittings

Thugshop opens new venue Exit Reality on Singapore’s Boat Quay

The 100-capacity room with Funktion-One soundsystem & overhead LED panels launches this weekend

The Mixmag Lab makes its debut in Mongolia this month

In collaboration with Kharkhorum Festival, the event in Ulaanbaatar features Biliguudei, Gonno, CMT & Anu Dol

Norsicaa launches label rooted in Asia-Pacific sounds, Sama Sama Records

The DJ & researcher says the label is "being built for the region and diaspora", debuting with a 1980 Boy Katindig reissue

Hong Kong takes down AI anti-drug video after message backfires on netizens

"The most successful drug advertisement ever in Hong Kong" one user commented on a reuploaded YouTube video

PERMIT aims to turn Korean DMZ into cultural destination via new festival project

Tresor Berlin founder Dimitri Hegemann will share insight on cultural strategies via a pre-recorded video interview

Fred again.. makes India debut with three-city live tour in December

The UK producer is set to stop by Delhi NCR, Mumbai & Bengaluru for his only live tour of 2026

BASSIS & Else Hotel debut Fellow-Ship Sunday, a new rooftop gathering series in Kuala Lumpur

The inaugural edition lands on June 28, featuring a DIY soundsystem showcase by Loveseat & a sunset session from Aroop Roy

Airtime Asia brings together the region’s independent radio community in Vietnam this August

A four-day programme of music, panels & cross-regional exchange in Da Nang & Hội An, featuring Ken Ishii & Red Pig Flower's Vietnam debuts

Aroop Roy lands in Asia for a six-date June run

The Vive La Musique label head touches down in Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore & Malaysia starting this weekend

Shi Fu Miz celebrates 10th anniversary with four-stage festival at Tai Tong Ecopark

The day-to-night event features a 30+ strong line-up including Chez Damier, Dr. Rubinstein, DJ MARIA., Ice Cream Sundays & more

Patina Sound System brings high-fidelity vinyl listening sessions to Seoul

Following the closure of Arga Seoul, the space is building a new home for vinyl culture around a soundsystem inspired by New York’s The Loft

Manila's &FRIENDS Festival presents its biggest line-up yet this June

The indoor event returns featuring Yellow Claw, Galantis, Subtronics & Porter Robinson alongside proper regional representation

Compos Mentis launches as India's first community-funded mental health programme for musicians

From a listening series to a therapy fund, Interbeing & Sangath's initiative offers free, clinician-matched sessions for 15 individuals

Police raid 156-large "Project X" party in Pune

Around US$88,940 worth of items were seized at the unauthorised event, including marijuana & banned hookah flavours

A look inside Miu Miu’s intimate Tokyo Jazz Club night

The Italian luxury fashion house staged a night across two historic venues celebrating Japan’s jazz & kissaten heritage, filmed by Nick Dwyer

Saigon Soul Revival announce UK & Europe tour for autumn

Ahead of the run of shows, the band will release their new album in September, with debut single ‘Khúc Tình Yên Vui’ out now

Asian Avant-Garde Film Festival returns to Hong Kong's M+ for third edition

The event features experimental screenings, artist performances, plus a live music night Daham Park, David Boring, HKCR & more

LỰU ĐẠN drops collection inspired by Bruce Lee’s style

Working with Bruce Lee Enterprises, the brand taps into the martial arts icon's 1970s aesthetic of bell-bottoms, training gear & classic kung fu graphics

Singapore Tourism Board & Universal Music Group Singapore form partnership to boost music tourism

The deal puts the label's global artist roster, audience data & media reach behind campaigns designed to pull international visitors

PARAMOUNT brings 2 days of immersive sound to Japan’s Gunma mountains

An intimate line-up of 9 artists from Japan & abroad will perform on the festival’s OtOdashi soundsystem next week