They soon invited friend and schoolmate Harold Vincent to play drums. The four original members remained together along with Roni until late 2005, when he left the band.
With the band having their two vocalists together, they finally settled on the name "Masterpiece". Īfter spending a considerable time searching for vocalist, Willy and Kennedy recruited former Black Monkey vocalist, Depha who was recommended by Marcus the newborn vocal chemistry between Depha and Kennedy helped revive the band, inciting them to work on new material. In 2005, Kennedy brought a new focus to his guitar playing and the band was set to search for another vocalist. The band travelled around playing several gigs with this line-up for about a year. Since they were missing a bass player, Watt Marcus joined them as a sessional live member who soon becomes their permanent bassist. In 2003, Willy Edwin and his brother Kennedy Edwin formed a band named Masterjam in their hometown of Sibu, Sarawak, with Kennedy on vocals and guitar, Willy on lead guitar and Roni on drums.
Masterpiece are based in Sibu, Sarawak, since the time of the group's creation in 2003. Notable awards they have won include the Most Popular Group, voted by fans via SMS at the 2010 Dayak Music Awards and Best Rock Artist at the 2014 Dayak Music Awards. ĭuring the course of their career, Masterpiece has come to be regarded as one of the most influential and important Iban rock bands in Sarawak and has been recognised by several Sarawak Music Awards ceremonies To date, the band has received fourteen awards from several nominations. The band fifth album, Ensera Paragon was released in August 2018 through their first major label, Warner Music Malaysia. In December 2016, the lead single from the album, " Ngarap Ka Nuan Nikal Pulai" became the first Iban song to reach one million views on YouTube. The band's mainstream success continued with Ngarap Ka Nuan Nikal Pulai (2016), which was critically praised, becoming their most nominated release to date. Masterpiece's third album, Ngap Sayot (2014), was a commercial success, although not to the degree of their previous two albums. Its full-length follow-ups, the second albums Rock & Roll (2013), were also widely successful which respectively debuted at number one on the local radio station for months. The album has won numerous awards including the best produced debut album of 2009–2010 during the 2010 Dayak Music Awards. The band achieved commercial success in Sarawak with the release of their first album, Merindang Ke Bintang, in 2009. Since its inception, Masterpiece has released five studio albums and three songs for Gawai various artist album compilations.
Drummer Roni and keyboardist Dellender Wilson and Timothy are former members of the band.
The group was renamed Masterpiece in 2005 after Depha was hired as the band's new vocalist. The band comprises vocalist Depha Masterpiece, lead guitarist Willy Edwin, guitarist Kennedy Edwin, bassist Watt Marcus, drummer Harold Vincent, keyboardist Valentine Jimmy and Roslee Qadir. Masterpiece is an Iban rock band, which formed in 2003 as Masterjam in Sibu, Sarawak best known for its hit singles, " Sinu", " Kumang Seari" & " Ngarap Ka Nuan Nikal Pulai".
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