I have surprising news: I made an app for iPhone. I am an app developer, and I could not resist the temptation to develop a small and (hopefully) funny app about “Om Telolet Om”. βOm telolet om” mendunia! Dapatkan sekarang di App Store! Aplikasi ini dibuat di Belanda. Saya sangat gembira fenomena “Om telolet om” telah menjadi hit di internet …
Baju Pengantin is one of my most favourite Indonesian pop songs. I am publishing this cover in memory of Chrisye, who passed away exactly 9 years ago on 30th of March 2007. In this cover I play piano and lead guitar, as well as harp and strings (both on keyboard). I have recorded the video scenes on the background with …
Harmony is a beautiful song by the Indonesian band Padi. It was released in 2007. My cover version of this song is a bit different from the original version. I have added a moderate drum beat. Special thanks to those of you who requested this song.
My guitar tutorial of the song Karena Ku Tahu Engkau Begitu. I have received a lot of requests for a guitar lesson for this song! Enjoy studying and playing! And when youβre done, why donβt you upload your version to YouTube? I would love to see the result! Semoga sukses ya!
The Jakarta Post has recently published an interview with me in the printed edition of their newspaper. The article was placed in the section “Inspiring Mind” π . Below you can read the full story. The Jakarta Post is the largest English-language newspaper in Indonesia. The interview was done by their reporter Natasha Ishak.
Here’s a brand new guitar tutorial of the song Jangan Menyerah. I have received so many requests for a guitar lesson for this song! Enjoy studying and playing! And when you’re done, why don’t you upload your version to YouTube? I would love to see the result!
Today I was on TV again in Indonesia. The mini documentary about “singing bule” on Indonesian TV Channel Trans 7 was broadcasted for the second time. The first broadcast was in April earlier this year. Did you watch the program on TV today? Let me know!
Harus Terpisah is a very popular Indonesian song, originally performed by Cakra Khan in 2012. Here’s my acoustic cover version, recorded on a sunny spring afternoon in my studio in The Netherlands (Belanda). It was a great pleasure to create the guitar arrangement and to practice the vocals. I hope you will like the result.
The Indonesian TV Channel Trans 7 broadcasted a mini documentary about foreigners who speak or sing in Indonesian or Javanese. And guess what? ….. They included a section about me. It’s available on YouTube now! I was alerted by my fans, and I was pleasantly surprised π The number of comments, subscriptions, likes and tweets on my YouTube, Facebook and …
Please enjoy my new trailer! Made for you to share with your friends. Jangan lupa! π
I have received many requests to cover a song of Ebiet G Ade. He is among the greatest of Indonesian musicians, and I am very happy to sing and play the beautiful song Elegi Esok Pagi. My inspiration was taken from a live version of this song on YouTube. In that video Ebiet G Ade performs together with Adera.
Do you know Musician United? If you love Indonesian music and culture you should definitely check it out. I had the honour to contribute to their latest clip, as you can watch in this post. It was a great pleasure π Musician United is an enthusiastic group of young Indonesian music lovers. They feel that the traditional music of their …
Last Thursday I gave a performance in Enschede at the Indonesian Event 2013 organised by PPI Enschede. I have created a video compilation of the show containing fragments of songs, interview and a q&a with the audience. I have enjoyed playing there, the international audience was very cheerful and sang along enthusiastically. The atmosphere of the evening gave me the …
I received many requests to cover this song via Kaskus, a popular Indonesian forum. If you are in a romantic mood you should definitely watch the video. And if you are not in a romantic mood you should probably watch it too π
Recorded in Netherlands, Indonesia, Singapore, Greece. My self composed song Hatiku (My Heart) takes you on a musical journey crossing countries and cultures. I have been inspired by stories of people I met in Holland, Indonesia and other parts of the world. People who do not live in their homeland anymore, people who have left, to build a new life …
