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Formerly known on stage as Mr.Good (2011 to 2013), R Bagus Ananto of Dominion Records & Entertainment, Papermoon Records Music Collective, and Trigger Management is now carrying the name of RBA that represents himself and his passion of creating good music for the society.
RBA’s musicality is about the art of “SoulTheatre”
This so-called genre comes from the love of grooves that bring the soul to the theatre; deep, sweet, yet illuminating; crafting the art of dancing, singing, and the chemistry of white noises.
RBA produces this “SoulTheatre” records with a root of Jazz, Soul, and R&B; with a touch of 808 influenced beats. He also DJs with a range as far from the sweet melodies of old school R&B, the shift beats of House, Disco, and Garage, ’til the floating sounds of nowadays’ Neo-Soul & Future Bass. It’s a wide range of music, almost everything that will probably makes you always do the D.A.N.C.E.
THE SOULFUL CAREER
BEEN A SOUL, FUNK, ACID JAZZ, AND GOSPEL MULTI-INSTRUMENTALIST FOR YEARS, RBA HAS BEEN ACTIVE IN INDONESIAN MUSIC INDUSTRY OF SINCE 2007.
A SOULFUL 13 YEARS IN MUSIC.
Starting his career in an Acid Jazz band in high school, joining the rhythm section of Canisius Wind Ensemble, a high school renowned Gospel-classical Orchestra, touring through schools’ events and churches around Indonesian archipelago.
He started his electronic music production matters and Disc-Jockey career in college through an indie musical collective called Papermoon Records, learning fundamentals from Bandung’s own HMGNC, mainly in the eclectic genre.
Later, he joined Dominion Records and Entertainment (formerly Lockermedia) in 2014 and began his career in the commercial music industry, debuting his commercial single “Blowed” at 2016. He also joined Trigger Production in 2018, continuing to dig deep about kinds of fusion neo-soul music he called as “SoulTheatre”.
Along the years, he had worked in music projects with Indonesian artists like C.N.M, Nikita Willy, Barsena Bestandhi, Bleu Clair, Kevin Widaya, Teza Sumendra, Jevin Julian, CVX, Bimo Ganzar, Nadhira, Abenk Alter, Jérémie, Baila Fauri, Tiara Effendy, Gally Glitch, and still continuing to work with other names to date.
THE MUSIC PREFERENCES
KNOW WHAT HE DJ.
As for what he DJs, he will always bound to please the waves of the crowd. From the BPM of 60 to 170, he DJs in all genres, styles and tempos, but mainly in the sounds and tracks he personally vibe & like.
WHAT GENRES? YOU NAME IT.
That includes the warm-up & laidback sessions like Hip-Hop (Old & New School), R&B (including Funk & Soul), Nu-Disco, Soulful & Deep House; the “peak time” sessions like Tech-House, Big Room Progressive House, Club Anthems, Modern Bass House, Twerk & Trap; to the late night Karaoke session featuring Throwback Pop Hits, and timeless anthems. It’s literally anything.
KNOW WHAT HE PRODUCE.
Low-key establishing a so-called genre “SoulTheatre”, RBA focuses his music production in the range of Neo-Soul, R&B, Hip-Hop, with a touch of combined classic & modern 808s and Gospel sounds, makin’ it more vibrant, orchestral, and deep, all that kind of white noises.
As being stated, he wants this so-called genre to bring the soul to the theatre; deep, sweet, yet illuminating.
EVENTS PORTFOLIO
2016
- Djakarta Warehouse Project (DWP) 2016 at JIEXPO, Jakarta
- Fashion TV NYE 2016-2017 Party at Ritz Carlton, Jakarta
- Hilton Doubletree NYE 2016-2017 At Hilton Doubletree, Jakarta
- BCA Indonesia Open 2016 Opening Ceremony at Istora Senayan, Jakarta
- Cosmopolitan Fun Fearless Female 2016 at The Energy Building, Jakarta
- The Remix Party (NET. TV EDM Reality Show) 2016 at NET. TV, Jakarta
- Dulux Paint Launching Party at Sheraton Hotel, Jakarta
- Guess Fall/Winter 2016 Preview at Guess Plaza Senayan, Jakarta
- Carven Spring/Summer 2016 Preview at Plaza Indonesia, Jakarta
- Mango Spring/Summer 2016 Preview at Pondok Indah Mall, Jakarta
- Senayan City Fashion Week 2016 at Senayan City, Jakarta
- Kitchenette 7th Anniversary at Senayan City, Jakarta
- Green and Light 2016 By Kata Entertainment at Empirica, Jakarta
- Ron English Popaganda Party at Ruci Art Space, Jakarta
2017
- Bli Bli Festival (BFF) 2017 at Ecovention, Jakarta
- Zara First Store Opening Party at Vincom Center, Hanoi
- Marlboro Idea Pitch Week After Party at Aston Resort, Bogor
- McLaren Indonesia Grand Launching at Proof, Jakarta
- Casio Indonesia G-Shock Launching Party at Empirica, Jakarta
- Melia Makassar & The Level Bar Grand Opening at Melia Hotel, Makassar
- Swarovski Exclusive Preview at Jakarta Design Centre (JDC), Jakarta
- Maxmara Spring/Summer 2017 Preview at Plaza Indonesia, Jakarta
- Mango Grand Opening at Pakuwon Mall, Surabaya
- Indonesia TV And Radio Tour For “Blowed” Single with Nikita Willy
- Central Park Mall Anniversary with Trias Floe Big Band, Jakarta
- Kuningan City 4th Anniversary Party at Kuningan City, Jakarta
- Starbucks Cyber 2 Building Launching at Cyber 2 Building, Jakarta
- HP Spectre Notebook Grand Launching at Blowfish, Jakarta
2018
- Djakarta Warehouse Project (DWP) X at GWK Cultural Park, Bali
- SHVR Ground Festival (SGF) 2018 at Ecovention, Jakarta
- Road To SHVR Ground Festival Tour (Malang, Bali, Semarang, Surabaya, Jogja)
- Givenchy TOUR 2018 Launching at Plaza Indonesia, Jakarta
- Tunjungan Plaza 6 Grand Opening at Tunjungan Plaza, Jakarta
- LC Waikiki Indonesia Launching at Gandaria City, Jakarta
2019
- SHVR Ground Festival (SGF) 2019 at ICE BSD, Tangerang
- GUE88 (GUESS x 88Rising) Party at Beer Hall, Jakarta
- IDEAFEST 2019 at Jakarta Convention Center, Jakarta
- Jakarta Fashion Week 2019 at Senayan City, Jakarta
- RBA Trigger Bali Tour 2019 at La Favela, Vault, Luigi’s, and Mirror, Bali