The Karl Maka

the official bio (big up KittyWu Records)!
Sharing a common love for old Hong Kong movies and electronic pop music, Jonathan Fong and Ken Hayashida decided to form The Karl Maka in August 2006.
Inspired by artists such as The Postal Service and Analog Girl, The Karl Maka create a distinct sound with melodies and heartfelt lyrics which mirror life's complexities. In less than a year, The Karl Maka has selectively performed at local and international shows such as “Off-Beat!”, "Beat!", "SMILE" and “Project Bazooka”. In June 2006, The Karl Maka picked up the top prize at ZOMG! Game Axis' video game song competition with their original composition “No Cheat Codes”.
the unofficial/old school one!
jon maka first saw ken maka at a temasek poly gig in 1996. ken maka was performing on stage and played the bass guitar between his legs. it was then that jon maka thought to himself: "damn, this guy got mad skills!".
as fate would have it, their paths crossed again when they found that both of them were posted to the same unit during national service. under the fatherly supervison of their CO, ken and jon endured many good and bad times together (as most national service experiances, they were mostly bad times).
inspired by the likes of the postal service, the analog girl and many others (refer to influences) and a common love for 70s-80s hong kong movies by the hui brothers, ken and jon adopted the name of the Karl Maka, in tribute to the legendary actor with bald head in the 'aces goes places' series. the Karl Maka are keeping their fingers crossed that the REAL mr. Karl Maka does not sue their asses off for whatever legal reasons. in which case they may be forced to adopt the name "the Teddy Robbins".
please do drop us a line! [email protected] is where you can email us.in the meantime, we hope you enjoy whatever music we have put up. if it makes you happy, it makes us happy. we thank you sincerely for adding us and for your kind comments. the karl maka heart you!
our first EP is out now!
The Karl Maka - While There's Time 3 Track EP
1.While There's Time
2. A Song For Debbie Wong
3. Season Finale (The Karl Maka Remix)
SGD10 (excluding postage)
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oh hey, the karl maka is now endorsed by:
like, wow. how cool is that!
GIGS!
check out some of our older gig flyers here!