INDRA PERKASA

Indra Perkasa has started his musical journey since middle school at the age of 12, when he
joined the Mandarava Corps Marching Band as a baritone horn player and he has never left
music since then. He started his music studies at Institut Musik Daya Indonesia (IMDI) in
2001 and graduated in 2006 majoring in double bass. Having found his roots in jazz music,
he has been the bass player of Tomorrow People Bass Ensemble since its founding in 2005.
A year after he graduated from IMDI, he continued his study concentrating in film scoring at
UCLA Extension (Los Angeles), where he got to learn from various notable film composers
such as Thom Sharp, Robert Drasnin, Richard Marvin, Craig Stuart Garfinkle.
Indra has performed and recorded with numerous musicians, including: Tomorrow People
Ensemble, Tika & Wrong is the New Right, Aksan Sjuman & the Committee of the Fest, Tjut
Nyak Deviana Daudjah Trio, Rieka Roslan, Anda Perdana, Bonita, Mian Tiara, Indra
Lesmana, Jamie Aditya, Andien, BeatBop Project, Nikita Dompas & His Fellow Musicians, Titi
Sjuman Folkjazz Project, Indra Aziz, Opustre Big Band, and many more.
Indra has worked as an arranger and music director for various projects, including:
“Aransemen Ulang Lagu Orisinil Dari Film Tiga Dara,” “My Little Pony – Rainbow Rocks”
Musical, “One Fine Christmas with Monita Tahalea,” Jazz Buzz Salihara with Indra Perkasa &
Gadgadasvara Ensemble. As a producer/arranger, Indra has produced albums and songs
such as “Dari Balik Jendela” by Monita Tahalea and “Hiruplah Hidup” by Ananda Badudu. As
a film scorer, Indra Perkasa has worked on several feature films, such as Tabula Rasa
(2014), Labuan Hati (2017), Banda the Dark Forgotten Trail (2017), Lima (2018), The
Returning (2018), Semesta (2018), 6.9 Detik (2019), Mudik (2019), and Bebas (2019). Indra
currently works actively as a film composer and music arranger, as a bass player for
Tomorrow People Ensemble and Monita Tahalea, and teaches film scoring at Sjuman School
of Music.

Indra Perkasa memulai perjalanan bermusiknya sejak berumur 12 tahun ketika bergabung
dengan Mandarava Corps Marching Band sebagai pemain baritone horn. Kemudian ia
memulai studi musik formal di Institut Musik Daya Indonesia (IMDI) di tahun 2001, dan lulus
di tahun 2006, dengan jurusan double bass performance. Sembari mendalami musik jazz, ia
bergabung dengan Tomorrow People Ensemble sejak awal terbentuknya grup ini di tahun
2005. Indra melanjutkan studinya dengan berkonsentrasi di jurusan film scoring di UCLA
Extension (Los Angeles), dimana ia berkesempatan untuk belajar dari para komposer film
ternama, di antaranya Thom Sharp, Robert Drasnin, Richard Marvin, Craig Stuart Garfinkle.
Indra telah tampil dan memproduksi rekaman dengan sejumlah musisi, di antaranya:
Tomorrow People Ensemble, Tika & Wrong is the New Right, Aksan Sjuman & the
Committee of the Fest, Tjut Nyak Deviana Daudjah Trio, Rieka Roslan, Anda Perdana,
Bonita, Mian Tiara, Indra Lesmana, Jamie Aditya, Andien, BeatBop Project, Nikita Dompas &
His Fellow Musicians, Titi Sjuman Folkjazz Project, Indra Aziz, Opustre Big Band, dan masih
banyak lagi.
Sebagai pengaransir dan direktur musik, Indra juga telah memproduksi beberapa proyek
musik, di antaranya: “Aransemen Ulang Lagu Orisinil Dari Film Tiga Dara,” “My Little Pony –
Rainbow Rocks” Musical, “One Fine Christmas with Monita Tahalea,” Jazz Buzz Salihara with
Indra Perkasa & Gadgadasvara Ensemble. Sebagai produser dan pengaransir, Indra telah
memproduksi berbagai lagu dan album, seperti “Dari Balik Jendela” oleh Monita Tahalea dan
“Hiruplah Hidup” oleh Ananda Badudu. Sebagai penata musik film, Indra Perkasa telah
mengerjakan beberapa film layar lebar, yaitu Tabula Rasa (2014), Labuan Hati (2017), Banda
the Dark Forgotten Trail (2017), Lima (2018), The Returning (2018), Semesta (2018), 6.9
Detik (2019), Mudik (2019), dan Bebas (2019). Saat ini Indra aktif bekerja sebagai
pengaransir musik dan penata musik film, pemain bas untuk Tomorrow People Ensemble dan
Monita Tahalea, dan sebagai pengajar film scoring di Sjuman School of Music.