MTV Asia announced today that Asian super group Project E.A.R (East Asian Revolution) has been added to the existing line-up of international and regional artists who will be performing at the MTV Asia Awards 2008 on August 2.

Project E.A.R. (East Asian Revolution) is a collective of like-minded musicians from Southeast Asia who had taken the opportunity to showcase their very first collaboration on MTV. Their debut performance at the MTV Asia Awards will feature a medley of songs performed in five different languages from the region (Bahasa Indonesia, Bahasa Melayu, English, Tagalog and Thai), fusing various genres of music. The super group is made up of members from Ahli Fiqir (Singapore), Pop Shuvit (Malaysia), Saint Loco (Indonesia), Slapshock (Philippines), Silksounds (Thailand) and Thaitanium (Thailand).

“MTV is about music, creativity and youth culture. Besides popular international artists, we are always committed to showcase the best in Asian music. With the MTV Asia Awards, we are pleased to provide a platform for Asian artists to work together and are thrilled to contribute to the formation of Project E.A.R. This collaboration marks a new chapter in the Asian music scene and we will continue to look at new platforms to promote Asian music to the rest of the world,” said Silvia Goh, Executive Producer of MTV Asia Awards/Vice President, Multiplatform Content, MTV Networks Asia.

“The main focus of this performance and of Project E.A.R is to showcase artists from the region working together as one with the goal of taking Asian music onto the global stage regardless of cultural and religious boundaries. Project E.A.R is not something new as all of us have worked together in some capacity be it musically or through onstage collaborations. As such, what better platform could there be than the MTV Asia Awards to officially launch the collective. August 2 2008 is ground zero people! The revolution has has begun!” said Moots! from Pop Shuvit, one of the founding bands behind Project E.A.R