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In the sixth part of Dylan Amirio's series on music, he talks about how streaming brought the music industry into a whole new level, both to the industry itself and to the people as the target market. And on this essay, Dylan also seeks the prospect of this streaming matter in the Indonesia.
With the increasing numbers of violence comitted by or against young people lately, it can be concluded that all of those violence rooted on how the freedom of expression, the diversity of people's background and the space for young people to explore their world are no longer valued as a important value in the society. The choosen theme of Festival Seperlima, "Being Different is Normal" is a reminder to the spirit of "Sumpah Pemuda" as a historical moment of Indonesian youth movement. To once again revitalize the spirit of "celebrating the differences". Held as a collaboration project between Pamflet, Pusat Keluarga Berencana Indonesia, Rahima, Pusat Kajian Gender dan Seksualitas Universitas Indonesia, Hivos and G Production, this festival aims to spread the spirit of diversity, and also to make some space for the youth to have a chance to share their creative ideas. On this festival they also held an infographic poster competition to capture the aspirations of young people regarding some issues around them. The festival will be spiced up by musicians such as Tika & The Dissidents, SORE, Dialog Dini Hari, Risky Summerbee & The Honeythief, Witches, Polkawars, Harlan, Luky Annash, Zeke Khaseli, Folkagogo, and Geese & Wolf. In addition to that, there will also be movie screening from; "Bernadette" by Paul Agusta, "Silent" by Sidi Saleh, "Masa Sih" by Chairun Nissa, and "Mencintai Nisan" by Dmaz Brodjonegoro. Go visit and do follow http://twitter.com/_Seperlima for further information regaring this event.
Takuro Mizuta Lippit (aka DJ Sniff) has always looked at turntables as an instrument. Through his curiosity and study of the medium, DJ Sniff programmed softwares to accommodate his idea of how he wanted to play the turntable, creating compositions that deconstruct the music material he spins. He also supports the experimental music community through his curatorial work, having organized many concerts and exhibitions to facilitate the development of that field of art.
Everything is not as it seems, and stereotyping/judging only by looks is a narrow way to think. Penahitam is an art zine that specializes in “dark” arts, a branch of art that usually stereotyped as petty.
Rege Indrastudianto is the recently elected head of ADGI Jakarta chapter. He also the co-founder of Visious Studio as well as the art and graphic design webzine: grafismasakini.com. Whiteboard Journal had a chance to talk to Rege about the importance of community and networking between the designers, his program for ADGI Chapter Jakarta, and a band called, "The Sastro".
As a part of Jakarta’s brisk contemporary art world, the brand “Studiorama” will almost certainly rings a bell to the people who are still keeping pace with the scene. Started in the year 2011, this collective built their spurs by fusing the carefully picked often-unheard an obscure musician with a dense sense of contemporary art for an intimate live show. After being inactive for a couple of years, on this very weekend, Studiorama will finally be back on their feet again to put their mark in the music scene. We had the chance to talk with the team and here is what transpired from our short conversation: To build a bridge for the performers, both for the musicians and/or artists who qualified, but yet to have a proper exposure in the arena of popular culture in the country. It’s always done freely, responsibly, with a blended variety of disciplines that merge into the background of the individuals involved in Studiorama collective- a deliberation to reach a conclusion. Each of us lives, and celebrate the music scene that is happening. By observing what is happening around us, we try to gather the relevant entities to perform at our event. Interesting. Almost the same feeling when we look at what happens in football, from the first World Cup in 1930 until the 2014 World Cup - there is a progress in the “ball” design process. The design of the previous ball had a concussion risk for anyone who headed it, in contrast to the current design that is much more secure, thanks to the technology applied. Security is what makes music acts become too complacent with what they have done. In fact, for us, it will work best if they do it like the ethic of stockbrokers: high risk high return. If what we do is based on the tendency to fix something, then it will give limits to what we want to accomplish. With no expectancies, our freedom to choose the work and showcases will stays broad. It’s not the spreading that causes the stagnation. The fact is, with this kind dispersion, the scene has not been able to grow as well. For instance, today, many bands utilize the wide open access to release an album full of singles that still has a strong smell of conventional approaches, so that the works fails to capture the spirit of the generation. That kind of treatment causes such works to be forgotten easily by the listeners. The essence of potentially profound impression of nostalgia slowly erodes. Simply put, the quality of the work is not proportional to the quantity of available releases. As evidence, the exemption of the full album released by the current musical entities continue to decline in numbers. Patience. The process is no longer important for the current generation. Everything seems so easy because of the freedom of access and instant culture. On the one hand, important elements such as the concept of the album, mixing, mastering, or other sound details are no longer a priority for the musicians. They want to quickly be heard by the audience. However, the audience now has too many options so that the meaning of the work cannot be consumed in appropriate levels and times. You gotta dig it! -- Saturday, 18 October 2014 18:00 - End Rossi Musik Jl. RS Fatmawati No. 30B Cipete Utara Kebayoran Baru Jakarta Selatan On this fifth installation of Studiorama, the performers are: Ramayana Soul with Aras and Aya Voyagers of Icarie with Isha Hening and Endira Future Collective with Duto Hardono http://studiorama.net/
