Bondan
Prakoso
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Bondan
Prakoso
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May 8, 1982 (age 30)
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Instruments
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Vocals, bass
guitar, guitar, Drum, Keyboard
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Years active
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1988 -
present
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Bondan Prakoso (born May 8, 1982) is an Indonesian
singer-songwriter, bass guitarist, and record producer. He is known as the
former bassist of rock band Funky Kopral (1999–2003) and the lead singer of the
rap rock collaboration band, Bondan Prakoso & Fade 2 Black (2005–present).
He has won several awards from Indonesian Music Awards with both Funky Kopral
and his collaboration band, Bondan Prakoso & Fade 2 Black.
Biography
Early life
Bondan Prakoso was born on May 8, 1982. He is the
second child of three children. Since 8 years old, Bondan had already been
exposed to the music industry as a child singer. He emerged as a famous young
popstar in early 90's. Bondan released 8 albums in 1988-1995.
Funky Kopral
In the late 90's, Bondan and his friends, Anggara
Mulia (Angga), Bobbi Wibowo (Robbi), Kristo Perwira, and Arlonsy Miraldi
(Onci), formed a rock band called Funky Kopral. Together, they released three
albums in 1999-2003 with Universal Music record label. In 2002, Iman Taufik
Rachman (Iman) come and replaced Onci as the guitarist. Eventually, the band
broke up in late 2003. Years later, Funky Kopral has reformed, but with only a
few remained from the original formation. The others had formed or joined other
bands, such as: Iman with J-Rocks, and Bondan with his collaboration, Bondan
Prakoso & Fade 2 Black.
Bondan Prakoso & Fade 2 Black
This is music project collaboration between a
musician, named Bondan Prakoso and a Rap hiphop group, Fade2Black.
The members are Tito a.k.a. Titz, Ari
a.k.a. Santoz, Eza a.k.a. Lezzano.
In the early 2002, Bondan Prakoso who is also well
known by public as a great talented bass player, who was also a former bass
player in a Funk Stream band called Funky Kopral, and Tito a.k.a. Titz who is
known as a rapper and has group called Fade2Black, are often share their
thoughts and idea to each others about music. They both came from different
backgrounds of music, Bondan Prakoso plays more likely in Funk and Rock music
and Titz in Rap/Hiphop. These 2 campus mates from Faculty of Culture and
Humaniora, deepin' in Dutch literature, are college friends on University of
Indonesia, Depok.
By the late 2003, because of the needs and his desire
in acknowledging music are getting more mature, deeper and freedom in creating
this art, Bondan Prakoso has decided to go further as he decided to retired
from their former band, Funky Kopral.
2004 was the year where Bondan came up with an idea to
merge a different kind of musics and combine them in a new package form of
music, as in that mid year, he has asked Titz to join in a music project. Titz
thought that it will be more strong with his group, Fade2Black in joining in.
The situation is getting more varieties and more
colorfull as Bondan approved to involve this Hiphop group from Bogor,
Fade2Black, in this project. Instead of only 1 rapper, this music project is
combining 3 rappers, Tito a.k.a. Titz, Ari a.k.a. Santoz and Eza a.k.a. Lezano.
By the late 2004, they were starting to go further
with this project and created various kind of music with the touch of Rap,
Rock, Funk as the elements. Bondan Prakoso is in-charge for the music
instruments, looping, and arranging, while Fade2Black get more close to the
lyrics.
The process took only 4 months to complete and in
August 2005, their 1st album with the title "RESPECT" released under
the Sony BMG Music Indonesia. Since then, the album which contains not only 1
type of music, but many types of musics with rap as the basic vocal by TITZ,
SANTOZ and LEZANO, while in other songs also joined BONDAN PRAKOSO on vocal in
singing.
With this piece of arts, they managed to received
contribution and awards, such as:
MTv Indonesia Exclusive
artist in November, 2005 - MTv Advance Warning award in November, 2005 -
Indonesian Music Award (AMI) 2006, as the best Rap album production.
And in 2008, they were ready to break the Indonesian
Music Industry with their more hard, impulsive, innovative forms of music. With
their 2nd album, named "UNITY", and with their breakthrough single
hit, KERONCONG PROTOL.
With this new debut from their second album, they've
won the 2008 Indonesian Music Award (AMI) for the second time in a row for the
best Rap album Production.
In 2010, they're back with their 3rd album, "FOR
ALL". Hitting back the local music industry with the hits single 'Ya Sudahlah'.
Their 3rd album, "FOR ALL" gave them more
chances to reach more to the TOP of Indonesian music industry. Along with their
hits single "Ya Sudahlah", Bondan Prakoso & Fade2Black succeed on
gaining more eyes from the public over their existence by receiving 4x Platinum
Award for RBT (Ring Back Tone) download and 5 times on the Twitter Trending
Topics. With that also, they have won several local awards, such as:
- Most popular song 2011 on Anugerah Music TerDahsyat 2011 (local TV music program awards), "Ya Sudahlah".
- Most popular Artis/Grup R&B/Rap/Dance on Indosat Award 2011.
- Most popular R&B/Rap/Dance song on Indosat Awards 2011, "Kita Slamanya".
- On their 3rd album, they're already launching 3 singles, "Ya Sudahlah", "Kita Slamanya" and their most latest single "Tetap Semangat".
- Now, on 2012, they are developing their skills and creativity on finishing their 4th album.
Discography
Studio Albums
Funky Kopral
- 1999: Funchopat
- 2000: Funkadelic Rhythm and Distortion
- 2003: Misteri Cinta
Bondan Prakoso & Fade 2 Black
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