Panel Talk – Growing Spaces and Building Creative Communities

Widthawat Intrasungkha is a Bangkok-based music entrepreneur and co-founder of Blueprint Livehouse, a key venue for Thailand’s independent music scene. He also serves as General Manager at The COSMOS, a media platform producing the Cosmos Session series, where he works to foster collaboration and sustainability across Southeast Asia’s alternative music community.

The COSMOS is an alternative music community dedicated to championing great music from Thai and international artists, particularly from Southeast Asia. Through COSMOS Session on YouTube, it offers artists a platform to showcase their work and reach broader audiences.

Blueprint Livehouse is a live music venue dedicated to supporting artists who create their own original music. Open to all genres, it strives to be a community hub where both artists and audiences can come together to enjoy live performances and support their favourite acts. Since 2023, Blueprint Livehouse has hosted more than 300 gigs and collaborated with artists from across the region, including Japan, China, Korea, Taiwan, Indonesia, Singapore, Vietnam, and beyond.

As Artistic Director and CEO of SAtheCollective, Andy Chia is a leading producer and creator in contemporary sonic theatre. An established vocalist, flutist, wind player, and a father of three, he draws on deep roots in traditional Chinese music while shaping interdisciplinary work at the nexus of humans, nature and technology. His practice spans experimental performance, intercultural collaboration and wellness-oriented vibrational work grounded in Asian and Southeast Asian sensibilities.

Andy’s works and collaborations have featured at major festivals across Asia, Europe and North America, including the Singapore International Festival of the Arts, OzAsia, Sydney Festival, and AngelicA Festival Internazionale di Musica. He has delivered guest lectures, workshops and talks at institutions such as SOAS University of London, National Gallery Singapore and the SIAM Museum. He is building SAtheCollective as a refined house of culture that bridges community impact and future-forward ritual design.

Huong is a music promoter with nearly a decade of experience shaping Vietnam’s indie music scene. She specialises in creative concepts, marketing and partnership building across arts and music. Huong began her career as part of the core teams behind the Monsoon Music Festival and the Concert of Childhood Memory. Her journey with the indie community deepened at Hanoi Rock City, a pioneering hub for creativity, cultural development and artistic exchange since 2010. She also plays an active role in bridging connections between Vietnamese artists and international showcases, fostering cross-cultural collaboration.

Tim De Cotta is a vocalist, bassist, songwriter and producer who believes in keeping his art pure. Styled in R&B and hip hop, Tim draws influences from artists such as Maxwell, John Legend, Anderson Paak, Common and Mos Def while styling his bass-playing after the likes of Derrick Hodge and Stuart Zender. By playing with various bands, Tim has gotten his hands dirty in musical diversity, pushing the boundaries of both writing and production over the course of his music career.

He is also a highly sought-after sessionist playing, writing, producing and recording with many artistes including Intriguant, The Good Life Project, Evanturetime, Michaela Therese, .gif, Disco Hue, Mars, iNCH, Sezairi, M1LDL1FE, Charles J Tan (aka Charles Jedidiah) and Ling Kai over the years.

Tim also founded arts curation and event production agencies Getai Group Pte Ltd and Warrior Productions Pte Ltd. Since 2015, he has worked with organisations such as the National Arts Council, Singapore Tourism Board, Temasek Holdings, Disney, and Garena to strengthen and grow Singapore’s music and creative scene, while expanding its presence in the commercial sector.

Tim has also been developing a music and audio production suite with Warrior Productions Pte Ltd, producing for both artistic and corporate projects in recent years. Producing for artists such as Aeriqah and RHAUN, as well as corporate clients including Disney+ and Vogue, the audio suite arm of Warrior Productions is poised to become a recognised name in both artist music production and large-scale corporate audio projects.