BLOWFISH DUO MIXTAPE 2012 VOL.1 [CD1 DJ w.W]

A good friend of mine, DJ WW has just released Blowfish Duo Mixtape 2012. William Wijaya, as we know by the name of DJ w.W started his DJ career not so long ago, in 2005 when he was still at the young age of 19 years old. Just recently he joined a big production called Trigger Production, where he shares his passion for music that drove him all the way up to where he is now. After rockin' the Indo HipHop club scene, from Jakarta to Bandung all the way to the Islands of Gods (Bali), for more than 6 years now, he has become well known as one of the finest HipHop DJs in Jakarta.

 I suspect Dj Justen will be on CD2 which is not released yet.

Click this link below to get the feel of it
BLOWFISH DUO MIXTAPE 2012 VOL.1 [CD1 DJ w.W]

My New Tatts

Here goes my new tattoo. Bday present from my husband. Initial draft by a good friend, Reggie @Gvoiz. Customized and Inked by a brilliant and influential tattoo artist and graffiti artist, Maze @tattoolarasati

 

The Hanacaraka is Ojo Kumingsun. Means "Jangan merasa benar dan berkuasa sendiri" as a reminder for me.  and I named the bird as Si Gembuk, which represents Alana, my girl.

ME & SOULNATION

Me and SoulNation have been a true BFF these last few years. I got my own set in the 2008 and was featured in RAN's set and was included in the Rock and Hip Hop collaboration with the Flowers. In 2009, I got to help Pandji's special show. A year later, I had my own stage again supported by The Executive Killers and many other friends. I also helped SOUL ID who released their latest album. Last year, I rocked the stage with Amanda and Friends and supporting Tribute to Amy Winehouse.

This year, on the same day (Friday, 28th Sept 2012), I will be supporting three different acts. Spice Girls Experience with the amazing spice girls: Sashi Gandarum, Jemima, Emily Laras, Lala Karmela and Renita at 6pm. Then, my husband's project N.I.C.K at 7 pm. Last but not least, the infamous Homogenic at 8 pm.

So make sure you catch their performances! See ya at JavaSoulNation!!!

SWAG at DOMAIN - FRIDAY, 27th August 2012

Found this Article on Koran Jakarta (Digital Edition)

Yacko "Rapper" Sekaligus Dosen

Penyanyi rap, Yani Oktaviana, sehari-hari menjalani profesi sebagai dosen. Ia mengajar di Unisadhuguna International College dan Uniprep yang berlokasi di Jalan Jendral Sudirman, Jakarta. Mata kuliah yang ia berikan adalah Marketing Management dan Mass Communication.

Wanita yang akrab dipanggil dengan sebutan Yacko ini menerangkan dirinya memang sejak dulu tertarik untuk mengajar. Pada dasarnya, Yacko senang belajar dan menimba ilmu. Saat ini, sudah ada tiga titel ia sandang. Gelar sarjana ia raih di Universitas Trisakti jurusan manajemen Bisnis Internasional. Lalu ia mengambil S1 lagi di Edith Cowen University, Perth, Australia. Seusai meraih gelas di Edit Cowen, ia melanjutkan kuliah S2 di Woolonggong University, New South Wales. Selain S2 bidang ekonomi, ia juga mengambil diploma di jurusan Applied IT di Sidney University.

"Aku suka sharing knowledge. Passion untuk sharing knowledge itu sangat kuat dan aku rasa dengan modal pendidikanku di Master of Business Administration aku bisa mengajar," terangnya.

Setelah tiba di Tanah Tir pada tahun 2005, ia mulai mencari lowongan kerja dosen. Saat itu, ia melihat lowongan kerja dosen INTI College. Dirinya pun dipanggil dan disuruh untuk teaching demo. Ia diterima dan langsung mengajar di sana.
Sebagai rapper, Yacko telah mengeluarkan dua buah album. Album pertama berjudul Refleksi yang ia buat di Australia dan kemudian direkam di bawah label EMI saat ia kembali ke Indonesia pada 2005. Album kedua, Mendua ia buat di bawah indie label, Rizky Records. Album ketiga sedang dikerjakan dengan lagu pertama Brrapp! dan lagu kedua All Nite Long.

Yacko menyenangi dua bidang profesinya saat ini, yaitu menjadi dosen dan penyanyi rap. Untuk itu, ia memilih jadwal mengajar yang fleksibel. Ia mengajar dari Senin sampai Jumat. Dari Senin hingga Kamis ia mengajar sejak pukul 08.00 hingga 18.00 WIB, sementara di Jumat ia mengajar hingga pukul 12.00 WIB. "Jumat sore bisa aku gunakan untuk latihan nyanyi. Demikian pula Sabtu dan Minggu. Di weekend aku bisa tampil menyanyi jika ada tawaran manggung," terangnya.

Selain itu, menurutnya, kiprahnya di dunia tarik suara membuat dunia akademisi tidak membosankan. "Untuk membuat para mahasiswa saya tidak bosan, saya ajak mereka ke studio radio atau televisi. Ini bisa terjadi karena relasi yang aku punya di bidang musik," tutur kelahiran Surabaya, 10 Oktober 1979 ini.

Yacko pun tidak menerapkan batas dengan para mahasiswanya. Ia terkenal akrab dengan mahasiswa. Untuk selalu keep in touch dengan mahasiswa ia membuka komunikasi melalui Twitter mengenai tugas dan kesulitan pengajaran. wan/L-2

Here's the original link Terpujilah Wahai Engkau, Ibu-Bapak Guru

NOVA RUTH: KINDLE PROJECT 2012 MAKERS MUSE RECIPIENT FROM INDONESIA

From Twin Sista to one of the world famous emcees. Yes, it is the one and only Nova Ruth! Congrats for all of your achievement, girlfriend! I'm so proud of you! Errrbodyyy, make way for NOVA!!!!!!

As cited in KindleProject website, "It’s almost fall again, and with the season comes year four of the Makers Muse Award. We’ve spent the last year trawling the Internet, our cinemas, galleries, memory-banks, and libraries for the inventive and bizarre. While some have captivated us for years, others are new fascinations; this year’s recipients epitomize the awesome and the valorous.

Through the use of video, graphic novels, performance, writing, installation, web projects, design, archiving, music, and photography, the 2012 awardees all have a profoundly interdisciplinary edge to them. Tackling issues from justice to sexuality, uprisings to economy, these individuals will surely galvanize and provoke you."

From Indonesia, the 2012 Makers Muse Award recipient is Nova Ruth.

Nova Ruth is a life artist, musician and activist. Her first music project, the conscious rap duo Twin Sista performed in contexts as diverse as prisons, cheesy shopping malls, poetry festivals and punk gigs across her native Indonesia. As a solo performer, Nova Ruth spread her poetry and raps wider, traveling to Australia in 2008 at the invitation of Gang Festival. Nova is now part of the Barcelona-based AV project Filastine, where she sings, raps and plays drums on stages from Cairo to Paris to Tokyo. Her work with Filastine includes a pair of videos that address cultural and ecological frictions, winning critical acclaim and an award from the United Nations OCHA. Despite being on tour nearly half of every year Nova continues to dedicate much of her time to projects within Indonesia, including two acoustic bands, Ajér and Mimimintuno. Nova recently opened a cafe & cultural space called Legipait in her hometown of Malang, Java, where she organizes art expositions, micro-concerts, and readings. Nova worked for years with Engage Media, a social justice and environmental video site for the Asia Pacific. Her most recent project is a local environmental action group, SUMUK, focused on raising awareness of regional deforestation and pollution.

Follow her twitter: @novaruth

UPDATED SCHEDULE: SEPTEMBER

6 -----> Mansion, Bandung
7 -----> Puro, Blowfish, Jakarta
15 ----> Universitas Respati, Yogyakarta
22 ----> Coyote, Surabaya
28 ----> Supporting N.I.C.K, SoulNation, Jakarta

FILTHY RICH CLIP LAUNCH TODAY! 15/08/2012

After four months of waiting and many delays, today (15/08/12) Yacko has released the music video Filthy Rich. Filthy Rich was directed and edited by Bima Girinda, one of the Indonesian drum and bass scenes most respected names, who is also considered as a brilliant and visionary clip director. The talented D.O.P Deska Binarso and Wisangggeni as the lighting man were also involved in the making of the video.

The video represents the i-dont-care-about-haters attitude as the song was inspired by a quote from Coretta Scott King (the wife of Martin Luther King, Jr) “Hate is too great a burden to bear. It injures the hater more than it injures the hated”. Graffiti walls as well as two young professional skaters (Satria Vijie and Deny Lizam) playing skateboards were also included as part of the elements that express freedom.

Most of the scenes were shot in Puink Skate Park, Kuningan Bridge and the underpass near Wisma BNI 46 building. You could also see a glimpse of Lawrence Philip, who is also known as DJ Random or DJ Lawrence (Javabass), the beat maker of this song. Live footages of Yacko and Lawrence at The Barons, during Phunktion (regular Javabass event) were also added to the video.

Moreover, this video is powered by Converse, Obey, Famous and Marc Ecko 20:20. For more info about Puink Skate Park, follow @puinkskatepark and visit http://puinkskatepark.blogspot.com/

Here's the video. Nanananana jumpin around!

For those who missed Yacko at Radio Show TV One

Yacko supporting Toyota 86 Night Drift

Yacko at COYOTE SURABAYA 31st of May 2012

Yay, the great thing about performing in Surabaya is that I get to visit my hometown! :) I can tell you that Gado-gado Siram Surabaya is already dancing on my mind hehehehe.

So, whether you are a hiphop head or a party goer, join me at COYOTE SURABAYA
Thursday, 31st of May 2012

The legendary Iwa K supported by John Doe (SWTMRTBK) as well as the infamous DJ Schizology will also performing. One more, MC Bowlez (WAVE Production) will back up my performances.

See ya there :)

Yacko at RADIO SHOW TV ONE - Wednesday, 23 May 2012

For those of you who have been waiting for Yacko to play live at Radio Show TV One, here comes the good news.

I will be performing at Radio Show on Wednesday, 23rd of May 2012, 10.30 pm.

If you are a big fan of Sister Duke and Lloyd Popp, make sure that you catch my performance coz they will show off their sick talent!!!!

DJ Shamp, Anka, Marco and Arief will also be my partners in crime that nite :)

Moreover, you will get to see performances from ZEKE KHASELI, expect the unexpected!!!!

Mark your calendar and make sure you don't miss this one. Either be there at Pasar Festival or watching us on TV, your support is greatly appreciated!

Thanks :) Brrapp!!!

Filthy Rich Number 1 on TRAXJAMU chart TRAXFM (19th May 2012)

Last Saturday I got an invitation from TRAX FM to conduct an interview and live perform at TRAX JAMU, a local music chart program from TRAX FM.

The interview went very smooth and fun, the hosts, Joey and Dewi, they're like Kreeeiiiiziiii!! :)

and it turns out to be.... Filthy Rich is sitting on the peak position!!!! Yeah man, FILTHY RICH is NUMERO UNO this week!!!! Woohooooooo!!!!!


I really didnt expect this and of course I'm grateful to hear it. Hey Lawrence, we made it man :)

Thx TRAX FM, Esha, Joey and Dewi for the hospitality!

Much Love!

Interview at The Ghetto Mustang 88FM Jakarta with Dea

Sit back and Dea will take you on journey to Hiphop's golden days and future, plus.. some extra sound from R&B/Soul flava!

This Friday (04/05/12) Yacko is invited to join the show. So, change your radio frequency to 88 FM Mustang from 8 to 10 pm tonight.

Children of Srikandi/ Anak-Anak Srikandi Indonesian Premiere

Taken from Children of Srikandi facebook:

Dear Srikandians,

We cordially invite you to our Indonesian Premiere to celebrate the screening of the long awaited film “Children of Srikandi”. We had such great screenings in Berlin International Film Festival back in February 2012 and cannot wait to watch the film together with all of you who had supported us.

This event is for public and FREE, so please bring your friends for the screening. After the film we will have a short Q&A with the Directors/Producer/Cast so don’t miss it..!!

Where: Goethe Institute

Jl Sam Ratulangi No. 9 – 15, Jakarta, Indonesia 10350

 

When: Sunday, 6th of May 2012 at 3 pm - 7 pm

 

Watch the trailer here:
http://youtu.be/hRtrFnMR2c8

Alana and Her First Attempt Making a Song

Selamat Hari Buruh

Selamat Hari Buruh!

Semoga niat pemerintah untuk mensejahterakan buruh seperti memberikan fasilitas kesehatan yang layak dan benefit-benefit lainnya, serta penerapan tingkat pendapatan tdk kena pajak untuk buruh dapat benar-benar terlaksana.

Semoga perusahaan-perusahaan tidak hanya mengedepankan efisiensi tanpa memikirkan kepentingan para pekerjanya. Pekerja = Aset paling utama.

Happiness :)

This is what I call happiness :)

Filthy Rich Live Performance Video at Kompas TV

DRuQIuSHOW Webpisode #1

Endru (@endrumarch) told me few weeks ago that he and Qiu (@tabibqiu) will bring back the DruQiuSHOW that has been in a comma for about 2.5 years. This time, they collaborate with HipHopHeroes.net and each episode will be uploaded to Youtube every 2 weeks.

This is the first episode of DruQiuShow:

DruQiuShow contains several segments such as:

• HipHop Update : latest news about Hip Hop in Indonesia
• HipHopnesia: promoting development of Hip Hop outside Java island
• What Next: inviting rappers to promote their singles or projects
• Showcase: live performances of the guest
• My View: what the expert says
• Black Box: the hidden treasure of Hip Hop in Indonesia

Here's what you can do:

1. Go watch the episode!
2. Share the link of this youtube video to others. 
3. Give any comments by mentioning @DruQiuSHOW or sending your email to DruQiuSHOW@hiphopheroes.net

Update Info :
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