A VERY GENTLE AND YOUNG DUDE WITH A HIGH AMBITION TO FLIGHT BEAT THE SYSTEM TO THE SKY, CRAZY ENOUGH TO WRECK ANY GIVEN DAY, ANY GIVEN DRUM SETS TO BRING OUT THE GOOD OLD SKOOL INFLUENCE ,LIKE THE MIGHTY WARRIORS OF IRON MAIDEN.THIS 19 YEAR OLD CHAP HAVE A HUGE DREAMS TO FLY AS AN EAGLE TO SOAR WITH BEAT THE SYSTEM. BEING THE YOUNGEST IN THE BAND,GIVES HIM THE INDEPENDENCE TO DO WHATEVER HE WANTS TO PLAY AND GETS THE SAME LEVEL OF RESPECT FROM EVERYONE. CURRENTLY PURSUING DEGREE IN ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING.
SELVAM,THE SILENT GIANT MOVES LIKE FEATHER…………
ITS HARD TO IMAGINE HE IS A KILLER BASSIST THAT EVER STOOD NEXT RICKY HENDRIX AND ROCKED MANY NITES IN SINGAPORE 5 YEAR AGO.THESE GENTLE MONSTER OF WILD SLIDES,SLAPS AND PULLS WORKS THE BASS TO EVERY INCHE OF ITS SIZE.BEING INFLUENCED BY TOOL,SOUND GARDEN,LIVE AND MANY MORE BANDS,HE SIMPLY LISTENS TO ALL ERA OF ROCK.SELVAM IS A VERY HARD WORKING DUDE,HE CURRENTLY,WORKING AS AN SOUND ENGINEER IN STUDIO @19.HIS WORKS. RANGE FROM ASSISTING IN THE PRODUCTION OF DRAGON RED’S HOLOCOUST,HENNA TAN,DEJA VODOO SPELL,JAMES BAUM AND MANY OTHER LOCAL TALENTS.A REAL GEMS IN ALL RIMESTONES.
STEWART,A FIGHTER WHO NEVER QUITS,AND HIS BATTLES ARE………
HE KNOWS WHAT BEAT THE SYSTEM IS AND HOW BEAT THE SYSTEM WORKS.
A GENIUS IN HEAVY EDGE RIFFS WITH SUBTLE MELODIES THAT SPEARS EVERY ROCKERS EAR DRUMS. A PERFECTIONIST IN HIS MUSIC TALENT AND THE FUTURE OF BEAT THE SYSTEM.HIS COMMITMENT TO PUSH BEAT THE SYSTEM TO REACH ITS GOAL IS UNBELIEVEBLE.FROM A NORMAL CHURCH BAND TO A HARDKNOCKING ROCK BAND, HE IS VERY WELL KNOWN FOR HIS SKILSS IN KL. A GRADUATE FROM A ENGINEERING SCHOOL, NOW WORKING AS AN ENGINEER IN BANTING.
SAM ,A TRUE BELIEVER,AND HIS FAITHS ARE…..
FIRST ENCOUNTERED ROCK WHEN HE WAS 12 YEARS OLD, SKID ROW, BON JOVI,POISON,METALLICA,TILL NOW TO SLIPKNOT,POD,DISTURBED ARE THE FAVS FOR THIS FELLA. A PURE DEWDROPS OF BELIEVES AND ALWAYS KEEPING THE FAITH TO THE FULLEST.A MAN MADE OF STELL ENCOURAGEMENT AND DETERMINATION OF A HUNGRY LION. KEPT HIS PACE UPDATED TO THE EVER CHANGING FACES OF MUSIC INDUSTRY REVOLUTIONS.SAM NEVER STOPS FIGHTING TO SURVIVE THE STRUGLES OF LIFE.CURRENTLY WORKING IN SINGAPORE WITH STARBUCKS COFFEE.
BEAT THE SYSTEM consists of four energetic youths filled with passion for music. With SAM(vocals/emcee), STEWART(guitar), SELVAM(bass) and GERALD(drums) they deliver a energetic and vibrant show each time on the stage.
With Nu-metal and rap rock as major influence, each of their shows get credited for great showmanship, tight music and great song arrangements.
Having released their self-titled demo (available FREE), they are making the way to the local music scene while speaking positively for the youths of this generation through their songs.
THE BEGINNING
BEAT THE SYSTEM WAS FORMED IN THE LATE 2001 BY GUITARIST STEWART AND SHURESH. BOTH MET IN A CHURCH JAMMING SESSION BACK IN JBEE.
DUE TO THE SAME LEVEL OF MUSICAL INTEREST ,STEWART AND SHURESH BECAME VERY CLOSE FRIENDS AND SHARED idEAS MUSICALLY.WITH STEWART ON GUITARS WHILE SHURESH WERE ON DRUMS AND VOCALS, WE STARTED TO JAM OUR FAVOURITE COVER SONGS. REALIZING WE COULD MORE THEN JAMMING ,WE STARTED WRITING ORIGINAL MATERIALS FOR FUN.
IN THE LATE 2001, WE MADE A PACT TO CREATE MUSIC WITH ORIGINALITY WHILE USING OUR OWN MUSIC INFLUENCES,BELIEVING THAT WE CAN MAKE AN IMPACT IN THE LOCAL MUSIC SCENE.SOON,WE STARTED TO LOOKING UP FOR BASSIST AND DRUMMER TO COMPLETE BEAT THE SYSTEM LINE UP.
SAM WAS INVITED TO PLAY BASS, BY KNOWING THAT HE HAS THE SAME LEVEL OF INTEREST AND PASSION FOR MUSIC.TOGETHER WE STARTED THE BEGINNING OF BEAT THE SYSTEM.WE MADE A COMMITMENT TO JAM AND TIGHTEN UP OUR SKILLS.
IN MAY 2002,WHEN STEWART MOVED UP TO KL,HE MANAGE TO HOOK UP WITH GERALD TO TAKE OVER THE DRUMS AND THUS THE FULL LINE UP FOR THE BEAT THE SYSTEM WAS COMPLETED.
ALONG THE WAY, THE AND REALIZED THAT SAM HAD MORE POTENTIALS IN SINGING AND WE STARTED AUDITIONING FOR A BASSIST.A WHILE LATER RAJA, AN OLD FRIEND OF STEWART AND GERALD BECAME THE BASSIST.
DISPITE THE DISTANCE THAT SAM AND SHURESH WHO WORKS IN SINGAPORE, WHILE THE REST ARE BASED IN KL,WE STILL MANAGE TO SPARE TIME FOR PRACTISES AND WRITING SONGS REGULARLY.IT ALL WENT BACK TO BASICS,”DO YOUR HOME WORKS!!!!!!”
IN THE EARLY 2003, BEAT THE SYSTEM STARTED TO PERFORMING GIGS IN KL WITH AN IMPRESSIVE RESULT. BEAT THE SYSTEM IS WELL EQUIPED WITH HIGH OCTANE PERFORMANCE, SHOWMANSHIPS AS WELL AS MUSIC TIGHTNESS IN EVERY GIG.
IN THE Mid 2004, RAJA PARTED FROM BEAT THE SYSTEM DUE TO MUSICAL DIFFERENCES AND SELVAM WAS INVITED TO TAKE OVER THE POSITION.
INDESPITE OF PERFORMING A HIGH ENERGY LEVEL SHOWS, BEAT THE SYSTEM WANTS TO CREATE AN EXPERIENCE TO THE AUDITIONS,SO WE PLAY LIKE THERE NO TOMORROW!!!!!!
BEAT THE SYSTEM STARTED A JOURNEY AND WOULD EMBARKED AN EPIC IN THE MALAYSIAN MUSIC INDUSTRY,SOON AFTER THE BIRTH OF 5 RAZOR SHARP SLITHERING TRACKS COMPLETED WITH A SELF-TITLED EP. THESE 5 TRACKS WERE CAREFULLY MASTERED, MIXED BY CHEE MING OF STANDING WAVE RECORDS, AND RE-MASTERED WITH EVEN AN INTENSIVE CARE BY SELVAM.
MISSION STATEMENT
THE ANGER AND PASSION THAT ARISES FROM OUR MUSIC, DEFINES THE AGGRESSION AND COMMITMENT TOWARDS POSITIVITY.
BEAT THE SYSTEM IS AN AMBASADOR FOR THE STRUGGLING TEENS AND YOUTHS IN THIS GENERATION.
