In their first concert in Malaysia, singer-songwriters Sam Tsui and Kurt Schneider show that they can command a stage as well as computer screens.
Sam Tsui said it best at the end of his Malaysian concert on Saturday night: He and collaborator Kurt Schneider are just “two college kids who love music”. The Internet, however, has allowed the 25-year-old American musicians to connect with a global audience, something once unheard of for a singer-songwriter without a major record deal. But now, only six years since they started, Tsui and Schneider are bona fine YouTube pop stars – something over 2,000 fans at their show in KL will attest to.