BENCHMARX with POP SHUVIT ROCKIN FOR THE ENVIRONMENT Friday, April 17 @ Little Havana, KL, Malaysia

Friday, April 17, 2009 marked the Gala event and the opening night of the 4 concert series for ORANGUTAN ROCK and Rockin for the Environment.  POP SHUVIT joined the stage with the BENCHMARX for 3 hours of rock all dedicated to the conservation of Sabah's Orang Utans.

POP SHUVIT & BENCHMARX

POP SHUVIT, BENCHMARX, SARAH & HAYLEY FROM OAUK, & HANNAH

JD from POP SHUVIT  joins the BENCHMARX for an encore of their smash hit 

MALAYSIA BOLEH

STEVE NORTHCOTT from the BENCHMARX is on a MISSION

PRE GAME PHOTO OP

The crowd is in for a treat with BENCHMARX and POP SHUVIT 

rockin for a worthy cause

MOOTS from POP SHUVIT shows his enthusiasm for one of the BENCHMARX's latest hits

KENNY PEAVY (RJD) & GARY BLANTON (GLOVE) rock the stage

STEVE NORTHCOTT (BUZZ) & ERIK RICHARDSON (HD) from the BENCHMARX

BUZZ and DAVID ROSS (ACE) from BENCHMARX

THANK YOU to everyone who came throughout the week to support our cause!

See you all next year for 

ROCKIN FOR THE ENVIRONMENT 2010

ROCKIN FOR THE ENVIRONMENT - SoHo shows Saturday and Sunday, April 18, 19

GO INTERNATIONAL GROUP organized 2 days of festival-like atmosphere in order to help with the BENCHMARX' Rockin For The Environment movement.  Tone of local bands, environmentalists, travelers, organic lovers and music appreciators gathered at SoHo KL for 2 days of environmental awareness.  Thanks to all who came and supported our cause!

YUNA and JASON KENNEDY

YUNA

Local Malaysian Act

George Wong

BENCHMARX

BENCHMARX with RINA OMAR and the ladies of SEPILOK

BENCHMARX

STEVE NORTHCOTT of BENCHMARX

Sarah and Hayley from ORANGUTAN APPEAL UK, Sepilok, Sabah, Borneo

JASON KENNEDY

5 STATES of MIND

ROCKING FOR THE ENVIRONMENT @ School event - Saturday, April 25

The school festival was a tremendous success.  7 student bands rocked the house for over 3 hours of live music.  We had students representing all three levels at ISKL: elementary, middle and high school.  A hearty thank you to all the bands, vendors, speakers and VIP's that made the day a true success!

Another Newspaper Promo

The best part is, that band is neither BENCHMARX nor POP SHUVIT

THANK YOU from ORANG UTAN APPEAL UK

“terima kasih”

Thank You

BENCHMARX; Go International Group; International School ofKuala Lumpur; Pop Shuvit; Tiny Tapir; Cave & Cellar; Noah Jackson; SoHo Solaris HotSpots @ MontKiara; Gerai Orang Asli; Malaysian Nature Society; Wild Asia; WWF; Rina Omar; Little Havana;BFM89.9; NTV7 Breakfast Show; HITZ FM; Daily Express (East Malaysia); ExpatMagazine; Doppleganger; TimeOut KL; Alison Cheong; Sylvia Alsisto (SORC); Allof the students who played in bands and all of the fans who came to ROCK OUT forthe environment!     

On behalf of

 ORANGUTAN APPEAL UK

and the orphaned, injured andex-captive orangutans at Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre (Sabah, North Borneo)

Rockin’ for the Environment hasbeen our biggest & most successful awareness campaign ever…

1). It has helped to buildinterest & revenue for orangutan conservation in Malaysia

GRAND TOTAL: RM23,242.50!

2). It has raised ourprofile in Malaysia - a small UK registered charity dedicated to the rehabilitation & conservation of orangutans & their rainforest habitat

3). Most importantly - It has educated & inspiredthe next generation to not just think about environmental issues – but believe they can really make a difference!

Hayley Bagnall

fund procurement officer

Orangutan Appeal UK

 

Article from the DAILY EXPRESS

Orang Utan Rock raises RM23,242.50!!

The tally is in!

After all was told... donations, rock concert ticket sales, t-shirt sales and orang utan adoptions all combined for a total of .... RM23,242.50!!

A HUGE thanks to all who came out and supported this year's ROCKIN' FOR THE ENVIRONMENT!

SEE YA NEXT YEAR!

BENCHMARX

Real and Fake JD on NTV7 Tuesday, April 7th

The Real JD from BENCHMARX and the fake JD (all respect implied) from Rock/Rap heroes, POP SHUVIT were live to air this morning on channel NTV 7 (thats 107 on your ASTRO dial) to discuss ROCKIN FOR THE ENVIRONMENT.

Tickets for the April 17th show at Little Havana are on sale now.

Reserve yours be emailing the BENCHMARX at benchmarx@gmail.com

www.thebenchmarx.com
www.myspace.com/thebenchmarx

the SECTS playing Rockin For The Environment 2009

NEW BAND ANNOUNCED

Student band and recent BATTLE OF THE BANDS winner, the SECTS has agreed to participate in this year's ROCKIN FOR THE ENVIRONMENT!

ROCK

ROCKIN FOR THE ENVIRONMENT STUDENT CARNIVAL

First List of Bands Announced for Rockin' For The Environment 2009

The first 4 bands have been announced for Malaysia's 2009 Rockin For The Environment's Family Carnival.

Check back for more band announcements

Help us support the Orangutans!!

Hey Nature Lovers and Benchmarxists,

As we draw closer to this year's ROCKIN' FOR THE ENVIRONMENT music festival, we want to introduce you to this year's animal charity: OrangutanAppeal UK. Check out their site, see what they are all about and be sure to come to Little Havana on Friday, April 17th at 9:00pm to see BENCHMARX and POP SHUVIT rock for the environment!

http://www.orangutan-appeal.org.uk/

C'MON

C'MON and support the BENCHMARX for this year's ROCKIN' FOR THE ENVIRONMENT FESTVAL, Orangutan Rock!

April 17, 2009 @ Little Havana
9:00 - til late
Guest Band: POP SHUVIT

The Success of Tiger Rock :: MyCat Article

TURTLE ROCK RECOLLECTION :: PROMO VIDEO

Greetings Benchmarxists and earth lovers,

We have dug up the Turtle Rock promo video from 2 years ago. Enjoy.