Kyoto Protocol

Kyoto Protocol is a Malaysian rock band formed in Kuala Lumpur in 2009. The group includes lead vocalist and guitarist Fuad Alhabshi, backing vocalist and keyboardist Gael Oliveres, guitarist Hairi Haneefa, bassist Shakeil Bashir, and drummer Shanjeev Reddy. The band won first place in the Yamaha Asian Beat 2009 Central Regional Finals and was the runner-up at the National Finals. In June 2011, they released the EP An Album, which includes the single “Pussycat”. The song reached Number 1 on Hitz.FM's Malaysian English Top 10, the FlyFM Campur Charts, and the TraxxFM Upstage Charts, and earned the band a nomination for Best New Artist at the Anugerah Industri Muzik in 2011. Their subsequent releases include the EP Pahlawan (2013), and the studio albums Catch These Men (2015) and The Pen is Mightier (2018). The band toured Malaysia, performed at concerts alongside international acts such as The Killers and Smashing Pumpkins, and released the singles “Delta Wing” (2018) and “The End” (2018), which entered regional New Music Friday playlists across Asia.