Rudolf Dethu adalah sosok di balik panggung dalam kesuksesan band-band asal Bali. Mulai dari Superman Is Dead sampai The Hydrant merasakan tangan dinginnya.
Dear friends, I'm happy to announce that I'll give a short presentation, will be speaking and also will chair a panel at the Ubud Writers and Readers Festival 2013:
Ketika garage rock bertempo lebih cepat dan berdurasi lebih pendek alias protopunk---cikal bakal punk rock---mulai menggeliat di CBGB, New York, pada pertengahan 70an lewat aksi Ramones, Patti Smith, Dead Boys, Mink DeVille, Blondie, Television, dsb;
The conference is organised on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of Universitas Udayana. I'm one of the participants, as the discussant on Wednesday, 18 July 2012, 09.00-11.00.
Emma Baulch and I, we talked to RN Drive with Waleed Aly, ABC Radio, Australia, on February 09, 2012.
Go to the main page to download and listen to the podcast.
A new book telling the story of non-traditional music in Bali over the past four decades was released and launched at Antiba Arts in Sanur last weekend.
Dozens of Balinese performers of various music genres gathered at the Serambi Arts Antida studio on Saturday night to celebrate the launch of a book on the journey of non-traditional music from Bali over the last decades.
ã»Tuesday 31 May 8 PM
Gendo - Political/Environmental Activist
in conversation with Kartika Jahja
He will be speaking about controversial environmental issues including the impact of tourism on Bali.
ã» Wednesday 1 June 8 PM
David Berman - Communications Designer & UN Advisor
He will discuss the role of designers in a changing world, focusing on 'What role will design and designers play in delivering a positive future?'
ã» Thursday 2 June 8 PM
Rudolf Dethu - Musical Activist
in conversation with Robi Navicula
+ acoustic set after the discussion with Robi and Dankie featuring Belinda Kazanci
I will be speaking about the Indonesian youth music scene and how Bali fits into this scene.
by: Trisha SertoriRudolf Dethu loves music. This man who does not play an instrument breathes sound like the rest of us depend for life on oxygen. The sounds people create are what give him life.
"Since I was a kid I've been interested in music," says Dethu in understatement of his passion. He was born 42 years ago, he says with an ear for music, popular culture and new directions that drew him to start a bunch of bands that were not mainstream, breaking fertile ground in the process.
'I started many bands. The first was around 1988. That was a cover band. It was a small start in music, but I felt drawn to music even though I could not play an instrument. I saw I could convince people of which were the good bands and other people started listening too," says Dethu, most widely known as first manager of punk band, Superman is Dead.Read more