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View all search resultsPost-quarantunes: Making music at the time of pandemic
Thousands of sweaty people singing and dancing along at a crowded concert – it is a scene that is unthinkable today.
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W
ith no clear end in sight to the health crisis, both performers and concertgoers are anxious to see where the future will lead. Will the new normal be a return to sold-out stadiums, or will it be bedroom sing-alongs in isolation?
In a webinar hosted by online news site BaBe (Baca Berita), music journalist Benny “Bens Leo” Hadi Utomo said that unprecedented events would always drive innovation among creatives.
“The first movement I saw was [jazz musician] Indra Lesmana playing piano at his house in Bali in a virtual jamming session with his peers. This was a very interesting phenomenon, and people started to discover that such a [virtual] place exists,” he said.
Another innovative take is DSS Music’s charity concert series, “Konser 7 Ruang” (7 Rooms Concert).
Broadcast from its studio in Jakarta, the concert series featured a rotating lineup of artists that included Ruth Sahanaya, Vina Panduwinata and Fariz R.M., with each musician playing separately in seven rooms to comply with social distancing rules.
Bens Leo said that Vina’s session raised the largest funds of around Rp 128 million (US$8,908) in donations, which would be distributed to artists and production crew who were affected by the epidemic.
