WAN AIMAN, HEAD OF ENTERTAINMENT AT FUTURE SOUND ASIA
How is your business affected by the coronavirus outbreak?
Unfortunately, Future Sound Asia has been severely impacted by the outbreak. As our core business is organising and producing events and festivals, both of which have been prohibited during MCO, CMCO and RMCO, our business has basically ground to a halt. However, as Malaysia has managed to keep the number of COVID-19 cases low and things are slowly starting to open up again, recently some restrictions have been loosened so we’re feeling hopeful.
Did you have to pivot or introduce new method of operating?
We have explored alternative forms of revenue, such as selling Good Vibes branded face masks – of course it doesn’t come close to making up for the lost revenue due to the restriction on events and concerts, but at this point any revenue helps. We also have other plans in the pipeline but are waiting for the right time to execute them. Fortunately, conventions and exhibitions are now allowed to be held provided strict SOPs are adhered to, so we are working on Sneakerlah happening in December this year.
What would you say are the most severe impacts on the event industry?
The largest impact is undoubtedly on the music and entertainment events sector – with concerts, festivals and clubs being prohibited, your local musicians and DJs are the most affected as they are left without paying gigs. It also affects countless other fields related to the sector, such as of course concert promoters/ organizers, sound/light/musical equipment suppliers, technical crews, touring crews, etc.
This story is from the October 2020 edition of MEN'S FOLIO Malaysia.
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