Fred Chong

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BornDecember 1973
Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia
NationalityMalaysian
CitizenshipMalaysia
OccupationMedia entertainment entrepreneur

Fred Chong (Chinese language: 張捷惟, pinyin: Zhāng Jiéwéi; born in December 1973) is an award-winning media entertainment entrepreneur from Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia. He is also an established songwriter, music producer and mufti-genre creator. He started Prodigee Media in 2005 to focus on the emerging new media industry. By combining his experience in business, entertainment and new technology, he created new business models for the media entertainment industry, and became the pioneer to leverage on social media platforms.

Early Life

Chong graduated in Engineering Management from Canterbury University, New Zealand. He followed his passion in music and moved to Taiwan upon finishing his studies where he learned music producing from gurus like Jonathan Lee and George Leong; he has since worked with artistes like Grasshopper, Kelly Chen, Elva Hsiao, Panda Hsiung, Sheila Majid, Jacklyn Victor etc. Chong first learned to combine his passion in music with technology by starting his first mobile ringtone company ‘Hipmobile’ in Singapore during the digital evolution of music industry in 2000. After being awarded ‘Asia’s Best Ringtone Producer’ by Nokia, his startup was acquired by the YTL Conglomerate in Malaysia where he became the youngest C.E.O of an YTL owned company in 2002.[1]

Career

Following his first experience in entrepreneurship, Chong started Prodigee Media in 2005 to focus on the emerging new media industry. By combining his experience in business, entertainment and new technology, he created new business models for the media entertainment industry, including becoming the pioneer to leverage on social media platforms (Friendster, Facebook and YouTube). Chong worked closely with his online breakout talents including Karen Kong and Namewee to reach out to their community and continue to make his company relevant to the evolution of the global media entertainment business.

By using solely social media platforms for promotion, Chong created history when his company’s debut film “Nasi Lemak 2.0” directed by Namewee broke the local box office by grossing more than RM7,000,000 in 2011, making it one of the most successful 1Malaysia feature films in the country. He continued to achieve box office success with ‘Hantu Gangster’ (2012), ‘Kara King’ (2013) and latest film ‘Banglasia’ (2014) and gained international film festival recognition in New York, Osaka, Puchon, Taipei, Asia Pacific (Macau), Beijing and Singapore. As one of the more established companies in the region, Prodigee Media has won many accolades including Effie Award for Best Online Campaign (Sunsilk Campaign 2007), First SE Asia Online Concert (Karen Kong 2008), Best Music Album at the prestigious AIM (Karen Kong 2011), Dragons of Asia Best Integrated Marketing Campaign (Nasi Lemak 2012), Osaka Asian Film Festival|Osaka Asian Film Festivals Best Talent (Namewee 2013), Best Movie Theme Song (Hantu Gangster 2014), YouTube Artiste of the Year (Namewee 2014), Dragons of Asia Best Marketing Discipline Campaign (Little Apple 2015), and many more.

Chong currently holds the position as Group C.E.O at Prodigee Media where he dedicates his time to focus on two key areas of his company, producing feature films for regional markets and growing his online media brand ‘WebTVAsia’ where he also manages his regional offices in Kuala Lumpur (HQ), Bangkok, Beijing, Ho Chi Minh City, Hong Kong, Jakarta, Singapore, Taipei, and Tokyo. Today, ‘WebTVAsia’ is one of Asia’s fastest growing digital entertainment companies. With diversified businesses in digital media, film, talent, events, training and technology, WebTVAsia is one of Google YouTube’s biggest partner in Asia with more than 3500 channels surpasses 25 billion minutes watch time monthly and a combined reached of more than 600 million subscribers worldwide. Chong is also an award-winning filmmaker and musician with recognition both locally and international film festivals in New York, Taipei, Osaka, Busan and Beijing. He advocates innovation and commercialization of intellectual properties as the key to success as a media entrepreneur and content creator. His biggest motivation is to lead WebTVAsia to become the leading digital entertainment company in Asia that connects audience, brands and content creators within one Asian ecosystem.

Chong is a frequent speaker in many international film, media and entertainment conferences including TEDX KL (Malaysia), APOS (Asia Pacific Operator Summit), TMT Finance Asia (Singapore), Asia Video Industry Association (AVIA) Summit 2018 (Hong Kong) , TechSauce (Thailand), Content Asia Summit (Singapore) and others - where he shares his views on how WebTVAsia can play a vital role in future of Asia digital entertainment landscapes.

Filmography

Year Film Title Duration Cast Role
2022 Franklin (coming Soon)
2021 Pulau (Coming Soon)
2021 Juang The Movie 100 mins Janna Nick, Zul Ariffin, Izzue Islam, Zizan Razak Executive Poducer
2018 Rise: Ini Kalilah 100 mins Remy Ishak, Mira Filzah, Sangeeta Krishnasamy, Jack Tan, Shashi Tharan, Jenn Chia Producer, Writer
2015 Banglasia 2.0 102 mins Nirab, Saiful Apek, David Arumugam Producer, Executive Producer
2013 Kara King 96 mins Christopher Downs, Frankie Kao, Moses Lim Executive Producer, Writer
2012 Hantu Gangster 90 mins Namewee, Farid Kamil, Diana Danielle, Jalaluddin Hassan, David Arumugam, Reshmonu, Amber Chia Executive Producer, Writer
2011 Nasi Lemak 2.0 108 mins Namewee, Karen Kong, Adibah Noor, Afdlin Shauki, David Arumugam, Reshmonu, Kenny & CHEE, Eiza Idanie Executive Producer, Music Director, Writer

Song Composer & Producer

Year Song Title Artist Role
2015 一個月亮 Kandy Wong Producer
2013 心爱的人 Tiger Huang Producer
2013 泰国情哥(Thai Love Song) Namewee Producer
2011 Rasa Sayang 2.0 Namewee, Karen Kong Composer, Producer
2009 Cinta Ada Jaclyn Victor, Sheila Majid, Karen Kong Composer, Producer
2008 Muar Love Song 麻坡的情歌 Namewee Producer
2008 Island Away (离岛) Karen Kong Composer
2003 烦恼配方 Kelly Chen Composer
2003 想到你 Elva Hsiao Composer
2003 我爱坏人 Miriam Yeung Composer
2002 上车下车 Shino Lin Composer
2002 有效日期 Celest Zhang Composer

References

  1. "YTL Unit, Indon Firm to Cross Sell Mobile Content". The Star. 24 Sep 2003.

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