Monday, December 23, 2013

TWO BEST GIFTS I GOT AT MOTHER'S DAY

Left: Alana with the flower she made for me
Right: Alana with Local Dance Track of The Year Paranoia Awards 2013 for Ink & Paint ft. Random.
The awarding moment. BIG THX to Random for the sick beat; Paranoia Team and all of you for the support all these years.

Friday, December 20, 2013

PARANOIA AWARDS 2013. EXODUS. SUNDAY, 22 December 2013


BITE R&B PARTY. IMMIGRANT. 21 December 2013



STREETDEALIN5. SATURDAY, 21 December 2013
























GARDUHOUSE and PENNY
PRESENT

#STREETDEALIN5

15 00 – 22 00 WIB
Jl Rc Veteran Raya No 13
G.H. ROPIAH/route 66
Tanah Kusir - Jakarta selatan

Street Dealin hadir lagi. Bazaar street art tahunan Gardu House ini bakal kembali digelar untuk ke 5 kalinya di Gardu House, tanggal 21 desember  2013.

Maka bersiaplah kalian berburu artwork,merchandise,apparel dan aksesoris dari street artis dan clothingline lokal kesayangan. 

Di Street Dealin5 kali ini bakal ada limited merch, giveaway Jadi pastikan bawa uang ekstra, teman dan hadir lebih awal biar gak keabisan.

See you there guys!!

LIVE PAINTING
DSK (Surabaya)
KATUN (Malaisia)
PINO (Surabaya)

LIVE PERFORM
BEGUNDAL CLAN
YACKO

SATTLE

ANGKATAN UDARA


BAZAAR & GARAGE SALE
Merchandise, artwork, etc
GARDUHOUSE
DRIPSNDROPS
FLYK
MDFK
DSKL
TOTY
DARBOTZ
PENNY
WAGADIWA
WALL TRIPS and DIRTY HANDS
FLAME
VSOA
HEY HELLO
TEMBOK BOMBER
ESNYOTIGO
SYMA
SNAPGOBACK
HONESTY ID
STREETSANDWICH



SUPPORT
GARDUHOUSE
PENNY
FLASH COM
CARBURATOR SPRINGS
SQUAD STORE
DRIPSNDROPS
ANONYMOUSE STORE
TAGKING STORE

MEDIA PATNER
VISUAL JALANAN
TEMBOK BOMBER
PROVOKE!



Monday, December 2, 2013

INK & PAINT Music Video is now on Youtube!

 

This video is dedicated to Street Art and Tattoo scene in Indonesia. Mad props to all the Street Artists & Tattoo Artists in Indonesia and all over the world!

Music Video Produced by: PrinceFilms
Directed by: Jovan Arvisco @arvisco +6283898384977
Edited by Dycal @dycal01
Yacko is powered by @miskaNYC available @PennyJakarta

Much Respect & Big Up to these people for making it happen:
Maze @tattoolarasati
Random @lawrencerandom
Nicko Krisna (NICK_CULT)
Haris Boris
Pangky BaksBuks Tattoo & team
Ambon Lawless Tattoo & team @unboundkill @lawless_tattoo
Daus
Legob No Big Deal Tattoo @andilegob @NobigdealJKT
Agoy No Big Deal Tattoo @yogafeliciano
RHARHARHA @RHARHARHA
Kenly @koma_indo
Jablay @UrbanBujangan
Robowobo
Irfan Nugroho @bulletos
@addoneseven
#SpaceAvailableJKT team

Monday, November 25, 2013

Tempat Penjualan Album The Experiment

Album The Experiment sudah tersedia di kota-kota ini:
 

Jakarta:
Crooz
HeyFolks
Lawless
Tokove

RuruShop
@BassStepMerch

Surabaya:
ORE Premium Store

Bandung:
RUNBDG Local Hustler

Palembang:
EINFALTRUECULTR

Bogor:
WORDZ! Store


Medan:
SnugXRaw

Jogjakarta:
DoggyStore

Go get it sebelum kehabisan. Harga IDR 40 ribu.

Friday, November 8, 2013

INK & PAINT LYRICS

Got my first one on my back
a delicate angel in black
with the wings wide spread
protect me from the bad
black and red stars comin up next
got two not one comin with a full spec
im free as a bird yeah i pay my tax
survivor of my own life sailor to the gen x
aint nothing but love to the arts
reminiscing some time from the start
the lower back is cravin for colors
black and grey represent the superiors
if u think one is enough why do i keep wanting for more
knocking at the right door
u kno what im waiting for

so what so what so what u want
so tell me tell me what u want 2X

dya wanna get inked?
u wanna get inked?
dya wanna get inked?
and tag ur mark on the wall 2x

scribbled scratched sprayed NYC to Jtown
spray paint marker pens all over the town
from wild style to stylewars
the black flag to blackstars
from the toys to the top
getting rep never stop
the black book is the gold
it'll never be sold
the burners, the throw ups, the tags, the pieces
it's the king and queen's the proof of skills
the more the place u hit
the higher the throne u fit

tag tat tag tat tag tat tagatagatat 4 x

back to reff

Review of The Experiment by FREEMAGZ

Thanks for the review Rio Pratama - FREEMAGZ! the original review can be read here

"Ada sesuatu yang berbeda ketika pertama kali mendengarkan album ini, Yacko tampil dengan suguhan musik yang boleh dibilang fresh untuk scene musik hip hop di Indonesia. Susah rasanya untuk menahan agar tidak mengganggukan kepala ketika mendengarkan album ini diputar track demi track. Rapper wanita yang pernah ikut meramaikan kompilasi spektakuler hip hop Indonesia yaitu Pesta Rap 2 pada tahun 1996 ini kembali dengan banyak kejutan yang menyenangkan dalam album terbarunya yang berjudul The Experiment. Dalam album terbarunya ini, Yacko seakan menunjukan kelasnya sebagai salah satu rapper dengan skill dan musikalitas serta selera sound yang lebih tinggi dari album-album sebelumnya.

Dirilis dibawah naungan 2313 Management, dalam album ini Anda seperti bisa mendengarkan Nicky Minaj, Missy Elliot, Dub a la Skrillex, sampai gubahan a la Calvin Harris. Menurut kami ini adalah sesuatu yang baru yang juga merupakan salah satu karya terbaik sepanjang karirnya sebagai musisi karena album ini terbilang unik dan berhasil memberikan warna baru pada scene musik hip hop lokal. Bekerjasama dengan banyak nama beken seperti Lawrence a.k.a Random, Male & Raben RVMIT, Maleakhi Simanjuntak, Heru Wahyono, Dmust Akira, Midnight Quickie, Electro Oby, Lloyd Popp, dan Mo Charizma album ini menawarkan sesuatu yang tidak bisa dibilang biasa kepada para pendengarnya. Menggabungkan berbagai macam sub genre seperti electro house, hip hop, bahkan dub dan drum and bass, The Experiment dari Yacko seperti membawa level hip hop ketingkat selanjutnya. Pun begitu, esensi hip hop Yacko yang selama ini terkenal dengan gayanya yang natural dan menohok tidak terlalu terlihat disini, tapi siapa peduli. Hey, bukankah perubahan dilakukan untuk sesuatu yang lebih baik bukan. Ini adalah sisi lain dari Yacko yang ternyata mampu memberikan sesuatu yang baru yang mungkin bisa menjadi inspirasi untuk musisi hip hop bertalenta lainnya yang ada di Indonesia.

Why you should listen to this album, karena bisa dibilang ini adalah level selanjutnya dari scene musik hip hop lokal, tanpa bermaksud subjektif album ini memang memberikan dan menawarkan sesuatu yang sebelumnya memang jarang ditemui dalam scene hip hop lokal. Sesuai dengan judulnya, album ini berisi 13 lagu eksperimantal dari Yacko yang bekerjasama dengan banyak musisi lain yang ternyata berhasil mengelaborasikan dan mengonversinya menjadi sesuatu yang terbilang luar biasa. Kami memberikan 3.5 bintang yang kami punya untuk album terbaru dari musisi wanita yang bernama asli Yani Oktaviana ini karena menurut kami berhasil memberikan sentuhan warna segar pada scene hip hop lokal. See you on pit, Yacko."

Monday, October 28, 2013

How to Order The Experiment by E-mail

E-mail your order to: itsyacko@gmail.com

Subject: ORDER THE EXPERIMENT

Identify your full name, address, post code and mobile number and the amount of CDs that you order.

Then, you will receive an e-mail that identifies:

  • The price of the CD (Rp 40.000) and the shipping fee that you have to pay.
  • The bank account number to transfer your money to.
All you gotta do next is to go to the nearest ATM and transfer the money. Once you transfer the money, please send the transfer receipt to itsyacko@gmail.com OR take picture of the proof and mention me on twitter @yacko.
_________________________________________________________________________

Harga Normal The Experiment: Rp 40.000
 

Cara pemesanan:
  1. Kirim e-mail ke itsyacko@gmail.com dengan subjek: ORDER THE EXPERIMENT
  2. Tulis nama lengkap, alamat, kode pos dan nomor HP kamu beserta jumlah CD yang akan dipesan
 Setelah itu, kamu akan menerima e-mail berisi:
  • Jumlah biaya yang harus dibayar (harga CD + ongkir)
  • Nomor akun bank untuk mentransfer
Setelah melakukan transfer, silahkan lakukan konfirmasi dengan cara:
  • Kirim email ke itsyacko@gmai.com dan sertakan bukti pembayaran
  • Foto bukti pembayaran dan mention @yacko di twitter.

Friday, October 25, 2013

The Experiment is officially released!

Well, here we are, almost one month delayed for the expected release date, Yacko’s 3rd solo album, “The Experiment”, is now officially released and available to be purchased.

The Experiment contains 13 songs that will blast your stereo. The name of the album speaks for itself, collaborating tightly with Random (Javabass), who is well known as a drum n bass/electronic DJ/producer, Yacko is attempting to conduct a venture at something different from her previous album. Random has helped Yacko in the production by blending her rhymes and hip hop sound with a mixture of different elements of music.

It becomes an experimental hip hop album since The Experiment features beats that come straight from range of respected producers from different scene. From Random itself to Mo Charizma (Zero One), HERUWA (Dubyouth & Shaggy Dog), Jaya Aydra (Midnight Quickie), Osvaldo Nugroho & Dixie (The45MF), Dmust Akira,  Doe, Electro Oby and Male. Each fabricate diverse kind of feeling that would kill on the dance floor, from juke, trap, drum n bass, to dub step, jungle and the latest electronic dance music. At times the most striking element is the oppressive bass that swells up which will attract people from just nodding their heads to different kind of style of dancing, which favors fast feet and athletic skill. Collaboration with various musos such as Lloyd Popp, Davina (Extra Large), Raben RVMT, Midnight Quickie, HERUWA and Liquid Silva (Canada) also add strong flavors to this album.

You can order The Experiment by e-mailing your name, address and mobile number to itsyacko@gmail.com. This album will also soon be available worldwide at all your favorite digital store.

Friday, September 6, 2013

PRE-ORDER THE EXPERIMENT NOW!

The release date of “THE EXPERIMENT” is expected to be Friday, 27th of September 2013.

The Experiment contains 13 songs which features range of respected producers from different scene. From The Experiment’s main producer, DJ Random (Javabass), to  Mo Charizma (Zero One), HERUWA (Dubyouth & Shaggy Dog), Jaya Aydra (Midnight Quickie), Osvaldo Nugroho & Dixie (The45MF), Dmust Akira,  Doe, Electro Oby and Male. Collaboration with various musos such as Lloyd Popp, Davina (Extra Large), Raben RVMT and Liquid Silva (Canada) also add strong flavors to this album.

Normal Price is Rp 40.000 

PRE-ORDER now for Rp 30.000 ONLY (*exclude shipping fee) for the first 100 cds.

E-mail your order to: itsyacko@gmail.com

Subject: PRE-ORDER THE EXPERIMENT

Identify your full name, address and mobile number and the amount of CDs that you order.

Then, you will receive an e-mail that identifies:
  • The price of the CD and the shipping fee that you have to pay.
  • The bank account number to transfer your money to.
All you gotta do next is to go to the nearest ATM and transfer the money. Once you transfer the money, please send the transfer receipt to itsyacko@gmail.com OR take picture of the proof and mention me on twitter @yacko.
_________________________________________________________________________

Harga Normal The Experiment: Rp 40.000
 

Harga Pre-Order The Experiment: Rp 30.000 (*di luar ongkos kirim) untuk 100 pemesan pertama.

Cara pemesanan:
  1. Kirim e-mail ke itsyacko@gmail.com dengan subjek: PRE-ORDER THE EXPERIMENT
  2. Tulis nama lengkap, alamat sesuai KTP dan nomor HP kamu beserta jumlah CD yang akan dipesan
 Setelah itu, kamu akan menerima e-mail berisi:
  • Jumlah biaya yang harus dibayar (harga CD + ongkir)
  • Nomor akun bank untuk mentransfer
Setelah melakukan transfer, silahkan lakukan konfirmasi dengan cara:
  • Kirim email ke itsyacko@gmai.com dan sertakan bukti pembayaran
  • Foto bukti pembayaran dan mention @yacko di twitter.


Friday, August 30, 2013

Next Gig: 1 September 2013 - Daihatsu Sirion Dress Up Challenge

My next gig will be held at Mall Kelapa Gading 3 on Sunday, 1st of September 2013 at 2pm.I will feature one of the promising hip hop talents in Indonesia Young Lexx. Moreover, i will also perform one of my new songs from my upcoming album The Experiment for the first time in public.

Tuesday, August 27, 2013

#TheExperiment 26.08.13

As I have announced earlier in twitter, #TheExperiment will be released in September. But how's the progress so far?

8 out of 13 songs are ready to be mastered but the other 5 until now still need a lil bit of touch up. 

I still have to retrieve the data of 1 song since i kinda lost it. It was stored in my external hard drive but the drive is broken. Dayummm! So at this point, i am still hoping that the producer of the beat can find the raw data in his computer. 

The album cover is still being cooked by two talented graphic designers. 

I am looking at around say maybe 3 weeks from now or maybe less, you will be able to get a copy of the album. 

I'll be back for more 👊

Wednesday, May 1, 2013

New Single in 2013: INK & PAINT feat. Random

May day May day! A good day to release sumthin new!

INK & PAINT has now officially uploaded to https://soundcloud.com/itsyacko/ink-paint-feat-lawrence-philip

This song is once again crafted by the one and only DJ Random of Javabass Recordings and written by me.

Dedicated to all tattoo and street art artists out there as well as tattoos and street arts believers. Kudos to them for making a such a beautiful & colorful world!

Ink & Paint will be out on Javabass Recordings in June 2013 and will be available worldwide at all your favorite digital store. It will also be in my album 'The Experiment' due out in the 3rd quarter of 2013.

Be the first one to hear!

Thursday, February 14, 2013

Voice International Music Awards (VIMA) 2013! Here I come!!!!!

Woohooo! It is confirmed that Yacko will be representing Indonesia to perform at VIMA 2013 at The View, G-Tower, Kuala Lumpur on the 24th of February. Without all of your tweets and likes, it's just going to be only a dream for me. But nope! you all help me making it happen! Super BIG BIG THANKS to all of you my friends!

Moreover, today VIMA also announced that me and Lawrence score the 3rd place of the BEST COLLABORATION and we will receive a crystal award! Nice!! Thanks VIMA! Also Props to MASIA ONE for the 1st place. Being able to feature Pharrel and The Game in your song. THAT IS SUMTHIN!

Will update you later on VIMA2013. Wish Me Luck!




Thursday, January 3, 2013

Featured in Free Malaysia Today

4 days a go, Free Malaysia Today published an article about me related to VIMA2013. Thanks so much FMT & VIMA. Here's the original link to the article and here's the article:

Yacko, rapper who likes teaching
December 29, 2012
The rapper from Indonesia is a lecturer by day, and a rapper by night.

Yacko signed her first record contract when she was 16 years old. She and her group Pumpkin Crew joined a compilation called Pesta Rap 2 (1996) with a single called Nongkrong.Then, after finishing her masters degree in Business Administration & Applied Science in Australia, Yacko’s first solo hip hop album entitled Refleksi (EMI Music Indonesia) was released in 2005.

The album was produced by Sydney’s DJ and musician DJ Edo under the record label of Arqetech Studios. Two years later, Yacko released Mendua (RizkyRekordz) which was under heavy gauze layers of catchy hooks and melody.

In 2010, Brrapp! (produced by NSG), Yacko’s first single from the upcoming album was released and managed to capture lots of attention from the crowd. All Nite Long (produced by Doe) featuring Lloyd Popp came next and followed the huge success. Eleven remixes were crafted by various DJs and the song was on heavy rotation in the clubs. Third single, Filthy Rich feat. Lawrence Philip was number 1 at Paranoia Dance Chart for two weeks in a row.

She’s the one who’s living a double life, hectic & busy 24/7. A college lecturer by weekdays and a rapper as fate would have it. Having performed at different venues in Indonesia and alongside international artist like Lil Jon in Singapore, Yacko definitely caught people’s attention. If you are into a performer that is high-caliber, full of stamina and energy, Yacko’s performance is surely not to be missed.

How does it feel to be nominated for a VIMA award? What does this nomination mean to you?
Being nominated for a VIMA award makes me feel deeply honoured. But being nominated in 7 (supposed to be 6. sorry typo) categories? I am shocked!! Never really thought about this since I only want to contribute and share my passion to others but it feels amazing to know that my music has been recognized outside of my own country.  Of course I won’t go this far without the help of the music producers I work with, NSG and Lawrence Philip. They are equally responsible for being nominated for the awards.

What efforts have you made to promote your nominations to your fans?
I post every single news about VIMA nominations in my official blog which also linked to my other social media site such as Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, MySpace, ReverbNation, Path, Instagram, and others. I also announced the nominations when I perform and urge my friends and fans to vote. Moreover, my management team (2313) also help creating press release about this nominations and distributing it to local media. As a result, you will be able to read this news in online local media. Few radio interviews were also conducted to gain awareness.

Do you believe that social media platforms such as Facebook, Youtube and twitter are relevant marketing and publicity tools for a musician? What efforts have you made to engage with your fans using social media?
Definitely! Publicity at no cost. It helps you to share any news that you would like share and highlight right to your targeted market, friends and fans. I believe people that follow you in Twitter, like your page in Facebook and subscribe to your social media site at least will be disclosed to and aware of the information. But of course in order to increase the possibility for them to vote, needs to be supported by more integrated strategy. For example, providing the link to vote in the post and giving those who vote my unreleased track send to their e-mails. Please read the efforts that I have made in the answers above and visit http://itsyacko.blogspot.com to read the posts.

How would you best describe your music?
Raw and Other Hip Hop. Raw because l like raw sound, lots of distortion, and crazy sound. Other Hip Hop means my basic is always been in Rap music and Hip Hop culture. Where Hip means digging more knowledge where I interpret in my lyrics and Hop means to jump and to explore to other sound and noise. That’s why I add the term “other” since you might hear other forms of Hip Hop music which also explain the reason that I tend to work with range of different music producers to capture their signature sound.

Share with us two of your favourite quotes.
“I reached my dreams by having the courage to pursue them, you can do it too” – I always believe that it is not enough just by having a dream. Courage is another element that you need to pursue your dreams and if I can do it, others can do it too. It’s a self-motivation quote but also can be used to motivate others.
“Tak pernah sekalipun aku mundur dari jalan yang kupercaya” – another quote that I make to focus on the things that I believe. Never doubt the things and the paths that you choose. I choose to be a lecturer and a rapper because those are things that I really passionate about. Both have the same roots, to share and be shared, as well to inspire and be inspired.

What are your songs about?
Pretty much ranging from I-don’t-care-about-haters-attitude to criticising the government to lesbian, gay and transsexual. I am just trying to reveal all the feelings that I have by writing it down to my lyrics. But I have to admit, writing about love has always been a difficult one for me. LOL.

What is your biggest achievement to date?
This year I have been nominated in three different awards, in total I received 11 (supposed to be 10. sorry typo) nominations. Shocking and grateful to know that you work has been recognized not only locally but also in SouthEast Asia.

What is your advice to up and coming musicians ?
Be consiflex. Be consistent to your objectives but stay flexible in your approach. Means you have to set up your objective. For example, if your objective is to make an album, you have to stick with it. What you need to be flexible is the strategy, choose who you want to create network with, get support from a (management) team, friends and fanbase, gain more experiences and knowledge to add to your original style, absorb any ideas to your flavor and you don’t have to always listen to what other people say to develop your song. At the end of the day, you cannot please everyone and haters will always be there to watch you fall. One thing for sure, you cannot fall apart, if you are being true to yourself and have the courage to pursue your dream.

What was the most embarrassing thing that has happened to you while performing?
There was one time that I had to use ear monitors since the room where I performed didn’t really have a clear and good sound monitor to listen to the beat. To tell you the truth, I hate ear monitors because they do no good and most of the time it ends up in technical errors where I can’t hear anything. That gig was a big failure to me, nothing came out of my ear monitors and I lost the tempo of the beat.

What are your thoughts on music piracy?Would you give your music away for FREE?
It might be difficult to stop but you can trick it. You can try to legalize it by officially giving your music for free. Means that you can choose your own platform for your music to be downloaded for free, for example I use www.likelovelife.com to direct the people to download my music for free and legal. This way you can track how many people download it legally. I also use the free download to trigger the people to listen to my music. Eventually, if they like my music, they will buy the official CD or purchase it in iTunes. I also differentiate the bit rate of the song between the free download and the one in the store. If you want the best quality one you can purchase it.