A little more than a year ago, when I first started jamming with the guys, we didn't really have a name until we landed our first gig. I would give different answers everytime people ask me about the name of the band. Ranging from "me, Ikram, Imran and Naim" to "my senior from college and a few guys from PNB" to "some friends of mine" to simply, "a bunch of guys". Going up on stage for first time however, we couldn't really go with the Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young approach. "Good evening ladies and gentlemen, we are Imran, Naim, Ikram & Asrif and we're gonna kick things off with Hoochie Coochie Momma Bring Me Back Ma Booty Lovin'." You know... words tend to get drowned when they're muttered through the microphone. Hence opening the night as such could possibly confuse the audience and lead them into believing that the name of the band is instead, Hoochie Coochie Momma Bring Me Back Ma Booty Lovin'; which is not that bad of a name if you ask me. So as much as we hated it, we just had to go through the painfully tedious process of deciding on a name for the band. Most bands would agree with that but well, it could go either way. I doubt bands like Free, Mountain and The Doors spent that much time figuring out their names. Jethro Tull, Lynyrd Skynyrd and Gov't Mule, on the other hand. Sitting over a few drinks, still giddy after learning that our first ever gig was just around the corner, we brainstormed for a name, least expecting that to get four guys to fully agree on a name (such as Swashbuckling Privates, which was my favorite), would be as taxing as making Ozzy Osbourne sober. We wanted the name to be concise enough that you could pronounce it in one breath, yet substantial enough that it portrays the characteristics of the band. Something that -- as we would later realize -- can only be achieved through the band's music above anything else. Would Led Zeppelin have garnered as much interest as they did if the band had played Central European Polka instead of Rock & Roll? After a few (thousand) deliberations, we settled for The Big Pink, an homage to The Band's debut album, Music from Big Pink. Big Pink, being the name of the pink house in which the band rehearsed and recorded the album. I shall not repeat the words 'Big Pink' anymore in this paragraph. But I kinda like it so here goes: Big Pink. It's been a year now since we decided on the name. And the journey has been a lovely one indeed. Yet, through the months, we were occasionally displeased by certain discoveries pertaining to the name. There's a Peruvian Pink Floyd tribute band that goes by the name Big Pink. And over in the UK, an Electronica-ish band calls themselves The Big Pink. And bigger, they are becoming indeed with their major record label albums and official music videos. It's only a matter of time before they pave their way into the local radio airwaves and clubs. Not wanting to gather a massive crowd from the Dance scene only for them to find out that instead of two white guys on turntables, they're getting four Malay guys in bad clothing, we felt the need to change the name of our band. The Big Pink is now... Fed Hi. You know what it means. Some of you go through it everyday. Asrif
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Fed Hi is a Blues Rock band from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The band was formerly known as The Big Pink. They are currently working on their debut recording in the studio. Asrif Yusoff: Vocals, Guitar Uda Bahar: Guitar, Vocals Ikram Omar: Bass Naim Aminnudin: Drums Contact 
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