Voice.Print Legacy: Past, Present and Future on One Stage
Some journeys are measured in years, some in milestones, and some in the people who become part of the story along the way. For Voice.Print, the journey has always been about more than music. It has been about the people, the performances, the friendships, the lessons and the creative spaces that have grown around it. This October, that journey takes centre stage once again with ‘The Voice.Print Legacy’, a live concert bringing together the past, present and future of the Voice.Print community.
Taking place on 10 October 2026 from 7.00 PM onwards at The Shoppes at City of Dreams, the concert is set to be a celebration of everything that has shaped Voice.Print over the years. Rather than simply looking back, The Voice.Print Legacy is built around an idea that feels particularly fitting for a creative community: what you leave behind matters, but so does what you inspire next.
The evening will see familiar names from the Voice.Print journey return to the stage, including Michael Sathasivam, Naresh Sathasivam, Dilan Irugalbandara, Eshan Anthony, Shalindra Perera and Nicole Liyanage. For audiences who have followed Voice.Print over the years, seeing these personalities together again is likely to bring back more than a few memories. For those discovering the brand for the first time, it offers an opportunity to experience the community that has been built around it, and that community is not limited to one generation. One of the defining elements of The Voice.Print Legacy is the coming together of established musicians, artists, emerging performers and the next generation being nurtured through Voice Print Academy. It is a reminder that a creative journey rarely belongs to one person or one generation. It grows as knowledge, opportunities and experiences are passed from one set of hands to another.
The concert will bring together a diverse group of performers connected to the Voice.Print journey, including Julius Mitchell, Damien Fernando, Matheesha Udawatte, Oddfitz and Subtlety. Alongside them will be leading instrumentalists including Shane John, Sandeep Milan John, Dihan Kularatne and Kenneth De Silva, among others. With live performances, collaborations and a full live-band experience planned for the evening, the concert promises a stage that is as much about musicianship as it is about the personalities performing on it.
There will also be guest artists adding their own flavour to the evening. Umara Sinhawansa, Damien Fernando of Wayo, solo artist Julius Mitchell and Danu Innasithamby will join the line-up as special performers. Each comes with a distinct audience, musical identity and presence, adding another layer to a concert that is designed to bring different corners of the entertainment community into one space.
That diversity is perhaps what makes the word “legacy” particularly interesting here. A legacy is often thought of as something left behind, something belonging to the past. But in the case of Voice.Print, the idea seems to be less about nostalgia and more about continuity. The people who were there at the beginning are still part of the story, while newer performers are finding their own place within it.
Voice Print Academy plays an important role in that next chapter. Beyond being a platform for developing musical talent, the Academy represents the continuation of the creative environment that Voice.Print has cultivated. The presence of its younger generation alongside established artists gives the concert a sense of movement rather than simply reflection. The message is fairly simple: the story does not end with the people who started it.
The choice of venue adds another dimension to the experience. The Shoppes at City of Dreams, one of Colombo’s newest lifestyle and entertainment destinations, will provide the setting for the concert, bringing music and performance into a space designed around experiences. The relationship between the venue and the event is expected to go beyond the concert itself. In the lead-up to 10 October, selected promotional content, artist conversations, rehearsals and behind-the-scenes moments will connect audiences with different spaces within The Shoppes. This gives audiences a chance to see more of the story before the curtain rises, while also allowing the destination to become part of the wider Voice.Print Legacy experience.
And perhaps that is fitting for a concert centred around a journey. The final performance is only one part of the story. There are the rehearsals, the conversations, the people meeting again, the younger performers watching those who came before them, and the moments that happen away from the spotlight. In many ways, these are the things that eventually become the memories attached to a legacy.
For Voice.Print, the journey itself has already crossed different stages of music and performance. The Voice.Print Legacy brings those stages together for one evening, creating a space where familiar faces can share the spotlight with emerging talent and where audiences can experience the many creative directions that have developed along the way.
It also gives the audience something that a regular concert cannot necessarily offer: context. Behind every performance is a story of how an artist arrived there, how a band was formed, how a musician developed their craft, or how a young performer found the confidence to step onto a stage in the first place. When those stories exist within the same room, a concert becomes a little more personal.
As the evening approaches, The Voice.Print Legacy is therefore shaping up to be more than a collection of performances. It is a meeting point between the people who helped build Voice.Print, those currently carrying it forward and those who may become its next chapter. On 10 October, The Shoppes at City of Dreams will become the setting for that meeting. There will be familiar voices, new voices, musicians, performers, collaborations and plenty of live music. But underneath it all will be the bigger story of a creative community that has continued to evolve. Because perhaps the most meaningful kind of legacy is not simply being remembered. It is creating something that gives the next person a place to begin.
