Indonesian music conductor
Musical artist
Addie Muljadi Sumaatmadja
or better known as
Addie MS
(born in
Jakarta
,
Indonesia
on 7 October 1959) is an Indonesian
conductor
,
producer
and
composer
of
Sundanese
and
Javanese
descent. He currently directs the Twilite Orchestra, which he founded in 1991.
Born in Jakarta to a tile factory owner, Addie became interested in music at an early age. By the age of 12 he was studying to play the piano, and during high school he became involved with several musical projects. After failing to finish his university studies, Addie focused entirely on music. His first forays were into pop music, but in 1991 he abandoned the genre for classical music by dedicating himself entirely to his new orchestra. Since then, he has continued to conduct Twilite Orchestra, although he occasionally ventures into film soundtracks and pop songs.
Biography
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Early life and pop music
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Addie was born in Jakarta on 7 October 1959 to a tile factory owner and his wife, being the third of eight children.
His family on his mother's side was musically inclined, with most of his female relatives were able to play the piano. As a child and teenager he was rebellious, to the point that he changed middle schools three times in as many years and often went truant.
When he was 12, he received a secondhand piano which he learned to play.
Addie later attended SMA 3 in
Setiabudi
, South Jakarta where he assisted several musicians such as Keenan Nasution put on shows. He also participated in the production of the albums Karya Cipta Guruh Sukarnoputra and Lomba Cipta Lagu Remaja, Prambors.
After high school, Addie worked as a clerk at his father's factory but quit after a month due to being "unable to balance the books".
He attempted to pursue his higher education, first at
Trisakti University
then at Krisnadwipayana University. He however abandoned his studies in 1984 when he was asked by composer Titiek Hamzah to conduct the orchestra in a pop song competition in
Vina del Mar
, Chile to perform her song which won second place at the competition.
In 1982 Addie produced
Vina Panduwinata
's album,
Citra Pesona
(
Charm Image
).
In 1984 he was approached by
Chrisye
, one of his idols,
and asked to produce the singer's next album. Although Addie felt that he was unworthy compared to Chrisye's earlier collaborators
Eros Djarot
and
Jockie Soerjoprajogo
, he accepted. The resulting album,
Sendiri
, which featured piano,
cor anglais
went on to win a
BASF Award
for best selling album.
That same year he went to Ohio to take a course on recording engineering.
Twilite Orchestra and other projects
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Addie founded the Jakarta-based Twilite Orchestra in 1991.
To focus on the orchestra, he quit his earlier job of producing pop music recordings & jingles. He now serves as both conductor and manager.
In 1994 he orchestrated three works on
Suzanne Ciani
's
Grammy
-nominated album
Dream Suite
,
and the following year he attended a workshop on conducting in Los Angeles.
In 2003, Addie composed the
Indonesian National Armed Forces
March
and Hymn.
That same year he composed the score to
Biola Tak Berdawai
, a film directed by his friend
Sekar Ayu Asmara
.
In August of the following year, Addie founded the Twilite Youth Orchestra to spread awareness of classic music amongst Indonesia's youth. The youth orchestra stemmed from an outreach program Twilite had started in 1998. Since 2006 he has also been active with the St. Theresia School Orchestra, which is composed mainly of students of the school.
In 2005 he arranged songs for pop singers such as
Agnes Monica
and Rita Effendi.
The following year he prepared the soundtrack for
Cinta Pertama
, with vocals by the film's star
Bunga Citra Lestari
.
In 2009 Addie and the Twilite Orchestra became the first Indonesia orchestra to play at the
Sydney Opera House
.
Addie brought the Twilite Orchestra to Sydney, Australia in 2009 with the help of the
Indonesian Tourism Ministry
; which became the first Indonesian orchestra to play at the
Sydney Opera House
. The concert; which included covers of "
Indonesia Pusaka
" ("Indonesia, the Heritage") by
Ismail Marzuki
, "
Bengawan Solo
" by
Gesang Martohartono
, and "Tabuh-Tabuhan" by Canadian composer
Colin McPhee
; served to promote
tourism to Indonesia
.
In 2011 Addie worked together with music director Andi Rianto to release the book
Simfoni Untuk Negeri
(
Symphony for the Country
).
That same year, he led Twilite Orchestra in adapting the manga
Nodame Cantabile
into a concert. The performance, entitled
Cantabile 2
, made its debut at Aula Simfonia Concert Hall in Kemayoran, Jakarta, on 16 July and featured works by
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
,
Ludwig van Beethoven
, and
Mikhail Glinka
.
Personal life
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In a 2011 interview with Indah Setiawati of
The Jakarta Post
, Addie described himself as a workaholic. Although he enjoys reading and watching orchestral performances, he reportedly has little time for them.
As of 2011
[update]
, Addie lives in Pondok Labu,
Cilandak, South Jakarta
.
He is married to pop singer Memes; together they have two sons,
both of which have been taught to play music since their early childhood.
References
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- Footnotes
- Bibliography
- "Cinta Pertama, Buku Harian Pengungkap Pendar Cinta Terpendam"
[Cinta Pertama, a Diary Confessing Repressed Love].
Hanya Wanita
(in Indonesian). 24 November 2006. Archived from
the original
on 27 October 2007
. Retrieved
20 August
2011
.
- Diani, Hera (6 April 2003).
"
'Biola Tak Berdawai' not all stringless"
.
The Jakarta Post
. Archived from
the original
on 15 October 2012
. Retrieved
17 September
2011
.
- Edmond, Bruce (20 November 2008).
"Addie MS"
.
The Jakarta Post
. Jakarta.
Archived
from the original on 23 June 2011
. Retrieved
3 March
2012
.
- Endah, Alberthiene
(2007).
Chrisye: Sebuah Memoar Musikal
[
Chrisye: A Musical Memoir
] (in Indonesian). Jakarta: Gramedia Pustaka Utama.
ISBN
978-979-22-2606-5
.
- Ginting, Asrat (2009).
Musisiku
[
My Musician
] (in Indonesian). Jakarta: Republika.
ISBN
978-979-1102-52-0
.
- Gunawan, T. Sima (14 August 2005).
"Addie MS finds peace in symphonic music"
.
The Jakarta Post
. Jakarta.
Archived
from the original on 29 October 2013
. Retrieved
3 March
2012
.
- Jaffer, Mehru (9 December 2001).
"Addie MS, a conductor on a mission"
.
The Jakarta Post
. Jakarta.
Archived
from the original on 29 October 2013
. Retrieved
3 March
2012
.
- MS, Addie (2007). "Pertimbangannya Lama Banget!" [His Considerations Took Forever!]. In
Endah, Alberthiene
(ed.).
Chrisye: Sebuah Memoar Musikal
[
Chrisye: A Musical Memoir
] (in Indonesian). Jakarta: Gramedia Pustaka Utama. p. 340.
ISBN
978-979-22-2606-5
.
- Nazarudin, Harry (23 July 2011).
"Twilite Orchestra revamps Cantabile 2 for youth"
.
The Jakarta Post
. Jakarta.
Archived
from the original on 29 October 2013
. Retrieved
3 March
2012
.
- Raden, Franki (22 August 2009).
"Orchestras tripping the twilite fantastic"
.
The Jakarta Post
. Jakarta.
Archived
from the original on 29 October 2013
. Retrieved
3 March
2012
.
- Setiawati, Indah (11 December 2011).
"Addie MS: Appreciating the nature"
.
The Jakarta Post
. Jakarta.
Archived
from the original on 14 January 2012
. Retrieved
3 March
2012
.
- "St. Theresia school orchestra is back"
.
The Jakarta Post
. Jakarta. 15 September 2011.
Archived
from the original on 1 March 2012
. Retrieved
3 March
2012
.
- "Twilite Orchestra to perform in Sydney"
.
The Jakarta Post
. Jakarta. 10 July 2009.
Archived
from the original on 2 July 2010
. Retrieved
3 March
2012
.
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