It was unbelievably fun.
The song itself was pretty intense, inspired from the Youth Pledge Day in Indonesia back on 28 October 1928 that we celebrate every year over here. Indonesia was a Dutch Colony back then and that day was one of the turning points when the young people of the country started to build the concept of a new and independent nation and declare they have 1 motherland, language and nationality, which was eventually achieved in 1945 (17 August 1945 precisely, the Independence Day). When I wrote the lyrics, I thought of something that can easily be related to by a lot of people around my age. Dreams. Obstacles. That frustated feeling that you can't afford to get the best of you if you wanna move forward.
The responses were pretty good. My management decided to give the song a shot to be my 1st official single. We thought of the concept for the video and hey, why don't we make it 1928-ish too?
Costumes were rented, talents were hired, people were gathered, and we transformed a corner of a club into a very old school restaurant, or a meeting room in a secluded boarding house, however you choose to see it. We got old typewriters, old radio, gramophone, wooden classic chairs, and lamps. My friends Ojink and Diaz (He's also a very talented photographer) directed the clip and they're pretty much a perfectionist with amazing attention to details. D'Makaveli (my management) crew were also very hands on, I can never thank them enough.
Here are some behind-the-scene pictures (the rest and the preview will be uploaded when they're ready):
Like I said in my previous post, dressing up was super fun. Haha. The talents, in real life, are my friends and a few fabulous dancers from Masadepan crew. They can pop their bodies like they're in Step Up 3d. They didn't do any of those here though, 1920's kids don't pop and bop. Haha. We all sure do look hilarious with the costumes. Some portrayed young soldiers and some others, including me, portrayed educated young Indonesians (because on that year only 10% of the population could actually get an education, the rest of the people around that age, if they don't fight, were either maids, slaves, factory / plantation workers). I can't wait for the finished product.
Oh, and here are (more modern) pictures taken from the single launching party of "1928" a couple of weeks ago:
On 6 big screens!
Announcing 1928 from the top of DJ booth
Me and Fannya, she helped me with my single cover. Thanks love!
D'Makaveli team all crazy on the booth!
With my sister from another mister, Kak Fara and Tabib Qiu (He's a famous rapper here from the group Soul ID. I'm a happy fan!)
The song itself was pretty intense, inspired from the Youth Pledge Day in Indonesia back on 28 October 1928 that we celebrate every year over here. Indonesia was a Dutch Colony back then and that day was one of the turning points when the young people of the country started to build the concept of a new and independent nation and declare they have 1 motherland, language and nationality, which was eventually achieved in 1945 (17 August 1945 precisely, the Independence Day). When I wrote the lyrics, I thought of something that can easily be related to by a lot of people around my age. Dreams. Obstacles. That frustated feeling that you can't afford to get the best of you if you wanna move forward.
The responses were pretty good. My management decided to give the song a shot to be my 1st official single. We thought of the concept for the video and hey, why don't we make it 1928-ish too?
Costumes were rented, talents were hired, people were gathered, and we transformed a corner of a club into a very old school restaurant, or a meeting room in a secluded boarding house, however you choose to see it. We got old typewriters, old radio, gramophone, wooden classic chairs, and lamps. My friends Ojink and Diaz (He's also a very talented photographer) directed the clip and they're pretty much a perfectionist with amazing attention to details. D'Makaveli (my management) crew were also very hands on, I can never thank them enough.
Here are some behind-the-scene pictures (the rest and the preview will be uploaded when they're ready):
Like I said in my previous post, dressing up was super fun. Haha. The talents, in real life, are my friends and a few fabulous dancers from Masadepan crew. They can pop their bodies like they're in Step Up 3d. They didn't do any of those here though, 1920's kids don't pop and bop. Haha. We all sure do look hilarious with the costumes. Some portrayed young soldiers and some others, including me, portrayed educated young Indonesians (because on that year only 10% of the population could actually get an education, the rest of the people around that age, if they don't fight, were either maids, slaves, factory / plantation workers). I can't wait for the finished product.
Oh, and here are (more modern) pictures taken from the single launching party of "1928" a couple of weeks ago:
On 6 big screens!
Announcing 1928 from the top of DJ booth
Me and Fannya, she helped me with my single cover. Thanks love!
D'Makaveli team all crazy on the booth!
With my sister from another mister, Kak Fara and Tabib Qiu (He's a famous rapper here from the group Soul ID. I'm a happy fan!)***UPDATES***
My video clip is done. It is now played in rotation in one of the national televisions in Indonesia. The responses so far are positive and I'm really happy. Watch it in youtube or below:
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