Press:

“Baru-baru ini, bertempat di rumah studio Keynote, Damansara Heights, Kuala Lumpur buat pertama kalinya kesemua 12 peserta diperkenalkan kepada media. Antara 12 peserta yang dipilih, tiga wanita merupakan antara komposer muda berbakat yang turut tersenarai. Mereka ialah Nur Affina Yanti Jamalludin, 28, atau Fynn dari Kota Tinggi, Johor; Rina Salwati Sulong, 27, (Rina - Labuan, Sabah) serta Nur Syazwana Ahmad Razman, 21, (Shana - Labuan, Sabah). Sementara itu, peserta yang berasal dari Labuan, Rina memberitahu, dia berhasrat untuk mengenengahkan muzik Malaysia ke satu tahap yang boleh dibanggakan. "Sebab itu saya berminat menyertai rancangan ini walaupun pada asalnya, saya hanya kebetulan berada di lokasi uji bakat di Wisma Bentley, Mutiara Damansara," jelas animator bebas yang meminati genre muzik blues dan jazz itu. Tambah Rina, dia cukup mengagumi komposer seperti Aubrey Suwito dan Audi Mok melalui lagu-lagu ciptaan mereka yang disifatkan cukup puitis. ”
Jurnal Penguin

“The TimeOut KL called On The Up event at No Black Tie entertained us with 4 indie performers; Rina S who came all the way from Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Ash and Ray, RiverNation and Coffee. The event started out with Rina S, strumming sweetly on the guitar and performing 5 of her original songs. It was Rina’s first time performing at No Black Tie and regardless of her being nervous performing onstage, she is a natural at covering her mistakes as she performed on stage amp-ing up and interacting with the audience as well as getting morale support from her friends that attended the TimeOut KL event when she forgets the lyrics to her music. The audiences were extremely responsive and supportive towards her performance.”
Charlene Joseph - TimeOut KL: On The Up