Media Distorsi

About Media Distorsi

Media Distorsi was formed in Jakarta,Indonesia in the year 2001. Some people have thought that this is the reincarnation of FSOP and Liquid, which both are known as the mother of Media Distorsi. But actually Media Distorsi is completely fresh and brand new, and has a totally different point of view from the other two bands mentioned before.

Media Distorsi gives idealism, honesty, and also attitude, which are showed in the album Chapter01: The Beggining. And in the album, Media Distorsi does not only perform one specific genre of electronic music [drum n bass, trance, jungle, etc.] because they think by separating its genre can affect the process of creation in making the music. And so Media Distorsi has decided and chosen the word ELECTRONICA to describe their music.

Distorsi1 a.k.a Agus Sasongko [programmer and mixman] and Distorsi2 a.k.a Indra7 [guitars, synth, DJ, and vocoder] are the mainbrain and motor of the band. In live sessions, they are also helped by additional players Maria Claudine [vocals] and Tommy Hendrawan [bass]. But of some reasons, Tommy has resigned and has been placed by Jerry.

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White Shoes And The Couples Company Band

White Shoes And The Couples Company Band
A SMALL BAND THAT INFLUENCED BY INDONESIAN MOVIES SOUNDTRACK FROM THE 70’S AND INSPIRED BY ACOUSTIC SPIRIT OF 1930'S CLASSIC JAZZ MUSICIANS. UPDATED WITH CLASSIC STRINGS ARRANGEMENTS, RETRO DISCO BEAT, EASY LISTENING ACOUSTIC BALLADS, AND SOME TUNES FROM VINTAGE KEYBOARD TOYS THAT MADE IN 1970’S.


White Shoes & The Couples Company ARE:
Miss Sari ..................... VOCAL, FINGER SNAPS
TMr. Rio ...................... ACCOUSTIC GUITAR, VOCAL
Mr. Saleh .................... ELECTRIC GUITAR, VOCAL
Mr. Ricky .................... KONTRA BASS, CELLO, BASS, VOCAL
Mrs. Mela ................... PIANO, VIOLA, KEYBOARDS, VOCAL
Mr. John ..................... DRUMS, VIBES

FORMED
In August 2002, in an art institute at Cikini, central Jakarta, two lover from the fine art faculty Rio & Sari decided to form a band together with their fellow in the faculty named Saleh. This was the first formation of White Shoes & The Couples Company, which features Sari in vocal & violin, Rio on rhythm guitar and Saleh on melody guitar. The three of them made their first debut in this formation in a college event. However, the trio formation diverged from their original plan where actually Sari and Rio had keenly asked a married couple from the music faculty to join the band the couples was Ricky Surya Virgana & Mela Virgana. Yet the couple was hard to meet since they were busy lecturing and covering for orchestras. Several months later, the couple join White Shoes & The Couples Company with Ricky on Bass and cello and Mela on viola, keyboards and piano.

SONGS
The first song of White Shoes & The Couples Company was “Runaway Song” written by Sari & Rio. The next one was “Windu & Defrina”, followed by “Sunday Memory Lane” and “Nothing To Fear”.

THE MANAGER
The Band’s acquaintance with it’s current manager Indra Ameng was another story. Indra Ameng was then already a well-known manager. Previously he was the manager of an old famous band in the 1990’s called Rumahsakit. Nevertheless, White Shoes & The Couples Company and Indra Ameng did not meet in the world of music, but the world of visual art. This was because Indra Ameng happened to be a visual artist and a program coordinator in an artist' initiative space in Jakarta, called ruangrupa.

THE DRUMMER
At the beginning, White Shoes & The Couples Company did not have a drummer. Thus, Ricky initiated to ask a friend at his faculty namely John Navid a.k.a Lau Kun Sin for position of additional drummer to play in one event at the BB's Bar. How ever, as the time goes by and according to necessities, John eventually became a permanent drummer in 2004. Thus, the final formation of White Shoes & The Couples Company was set up.

THE ALBUM
White Shoes & The Couples Company recorded their debut album comprising 11 songs under Aksara Records company. This Album, available in CD and cassette, was launched by Aksara Records on September 2005.

THANK YOU.



Contact
Mr. Indra Ameng
(Personal Manager)
+62 818 817548
indra.ameng@gmail.com
whiteshoesandthecouplescompany@yahoo.co.uk
www.whiteshoesandthecouplescompany.org
Jl. Tebet Timur Dalam Raya 6
Jakarta 12820
INDONESIA

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