JOEY BOY
at Vana Nava
O
n Saturday January 24th Vana
Nava proved once again
what a fantastic Hua Hin
entertainment venue it is when
it brought the Internationally known
Thai rapper Joey Boy “to the jungle’ to
rap to a raucous and appreciative crowd.
Apisit Opsasaimlikit, AKA Joey Boy, is
a famous Thai Hip Hop artist who sings,
writes music, composes and produces
under his own record label Gancore
Club. He also produces other artists.
Joey Boy has spent time in the United
States, where he became acquainted with
Will.i.am of The Black Eyed Peas, who
co-produced Joey Boy’s song “LA to
BKK. When the Black Eyed Peas came
to Thailand in 2004, Joey Boy was the
opening act and was invited onstage by
will.i.am during the Black Eyed Peas’
show. Joey Boy also opened for the Black
Eyed Peas when they played in Bangkok
in 2006, and has continued to collaborate
with the band on his albums.
Joey Boy was among the Thai pop
music artists participating in Ramakien:
A Rak Opera, a rock-opera adaptation of
Thailand’s national epic, the Ramakien,
at New York’s Lincoln Center for
Performing Arts in 2006.
He made his feature film debut in
December 2006 in The Possible as the
leader of a 1970s Thai band patterned
after The Impossibles who time travel
to the present day. Joey Boy starred in
the 2012 Thai comedy horror film Ghost
Day as Mhen. He then made a hit single
“Teerak” featuring Tinglish.
Joey Boy found his love for Hip Hop
when he was just 14. His music career
began when he met Boyd Zomkiat and
Suki of notorious Bakery Music, the label
where it shaped Joey Boy to become the
most popular rapper in Thailand. Joey
Boy’s next stop was GMM Grammy,
Thailand’s biggest recording label. So
far Joey boy has released 10 albums with
Bakery Music and 5 albums with his
Gancore Club label and Grammy.
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