It has been pretty quiet on our website since the last post but things have definitely not been slow in reality.

Joe Flizzow has been kept busy with his participation in 8tv's Showdown 2010 and TV3 Mentor 4. Altimet is back in the studio recording his next album. Micbandits are in Kuala Lumpur recording their 4th album. SonaOne released an online mixtape and still rocks the crowd at Rootz KL every Saturday night. Richard Jansen just finished fulfilling his National Service and is set to hit the studio first week of June to finish up his debut album which is already half-done. 

The family grows stronger by the day and we will be welcoming new members, new affiliates and new staff in the coming months. We are also in the process of moving offices to our new address at Gateway Kiaramas in Mon't Kiara. 

Meanwhile, you will be pleased to know that we are in the midst of redesigning our website Kartellohello.com. Over the next few weeks, access to this site might be slightly interrupted and we apologise in advance for that. 

For micro-updates from us, visit twitter.com/officialkartel and follow us if you are a Twitter user. 

Till the next post. 

Date: 19 March 2010 (For Immediate Release)

ALTIMET – 17^TH AIM (2010) NOMINATIONS!

(Kuala Lumpur, MY) – Powder / Kartel Records recording artist 'Altimet' was nominated by the Akademi Industri Muzik (AIM) jury in two categories for Best Hip-Hop Song and Best Hip-Hop Album at the 2010 AIM Awards nomination ceremony. The 17^th Annual AIM Awards will be held on Sunday, May 2, 2010 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Nomination details are as follow:

Category 15

* "JIAN" by Altimet (Powder/Kartel Records)

Nominated for BEST HIP HOP ALBUM

Category 16 (Composer / Lyricist)

* “CHANTEK” by Altimet (Altimet / Altimet)

* “SYUKUR” by Altimet (Avex / Altimet)

* “SAYANG-SAYANG” by Altimet (DJ Fuzz / Altimet)

* “MASIH HIP-HOP” by DJ Fuzz, Malique, Altimet & Daly (DJ Fuzz / Malique, Altimet & Daly)

Nominated for BEST HIP-HOP SONG

Rapper/songwriter Altimet comments, “Alhamdulillah it is an honour and a humbling experience to be one of the finalists for AIM 17. I look forward to attending the awards ceremony and wish all my fellow nominees the best of luck.”

Joe Flizzow, CEO of Kartel Records adds, “I am extremely proud of Altimet and wish him all the best at the awards night. Altimet is an artist who invests a lot of heart and effort into his music and I view these nominations as a timely recognition by the esteemed members of the jury panel. We are thrilled to be associated with a performing artist and musician of such caliber as Altimet.”

The recording industry's most prestigious award, the AIM, is presented annually by the Recording Industry Association of Malaysia (RIM). An AIM is awarded by RIM's voting membership to honour excellence in the recording arts and sciences. It is truly a peer honor, awarded by and to artists and technical professionals for artistic or technical achievement, not sales or chart positions. The annual AIM Awards presentation brings together thousands of creative and technical professionals in the recording industry both locally and internationally.

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About Kartel Records

Kartel Records is a Kuala Lumpur, MY based label that was founded in 2004 by Joe Flizzow. The label's roster includes Joe Flizzow, Altimet, Sona One, Micbandits (Brunei), Richard Jansen (Singapore), DJ Cza and DJ Iman. (www.kartellohello.com)

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Owned & Administered by: Kartel Records Sdn. Bhd.