Weird Genius
Weird Genius | |
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| Origin | Jakarta, Indonesia |
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| Years active | 2016–present |
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| Website | weirdgenius |
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| Past members | Billy Taner |
Weird Genius is an Indonesian DJ and record production group based EDM and synth-pop consisting of three members are Reza Oktovian, Eka Gustiwana, and Gerald Liu. This group was formed in 2016 and released their first song in 2017 with the title DPS.
History[edit]
Weird Genius started composing music together in 2016. Previously, they already had their respective projects. As soon as they decided to join, all their abilities poured fully into this collaborative endeavor. They take inspiration from anywhere; about love to life, social to gaming. When asked about the description of Weird Genius' music, they described it as hard, upbeat, pumping, crazy-drop. This style of music that they deliberately built from the beginning.
In a short time, Weird Genius caught the attention of EDM fans and reached more than millions of streams on several digital music 'platforms'. Every year, they are involved in local and international scale events, such as the Viral Fest Asia Festival Bangkok 2017, Soundrenaline Bali 2018, Local Act for Yellow Claw's Indonesian Tour 2018, Sky Garden Bali 2018, Local Act for The Chainsmokers Live in Concert Jakarta 2018, SHVR Jakarta 2018 & 2019, and so on. Weird Genius has released tracks that cross various electronic genres and collaborated with musicians such as DOLF (Barong Family), Prince Husein, Midnight Quickie.
However, on September 25, 2019 Billy Taner decided to leave the group and was eventually replaced by Gerald Liu.
On February 28, 2020, Weird Genius release the song "Lathi" featuring Sara Fajira on YouTube and viral at social media specially on TikTok. Some of Weird Genius's fantastic achievements with their song "Lathi" in 2020 include: #1 on Spotify Indonesia Top 50, #2 on Spotify Viral Top 50 Global, #1 on Spotify Viral Top 50 Indonesia, #1 in iTunes Indonesia Top 200, #1 in Deezer Indonesia Top 300, #1 in JOOX Indonesia Top 100, #1 on Resso Top 30 Global, #1 on Resso Indonesia Top 20, #1 on TikTok Global 20, on #1 Shazam Chart Indonesia and topped song dates on some of the top radio stations in major cities in Indonesia.
On June 30, 2020, Spotify released a press release stating that the song "Lathi" has broken a new record as a local song that has topped the # 1 longest chart for 6 consecutive weeks on Spotify Indonesia's Top 50 Chart. [1]
On July 31 2020, Weird Genius have collaboration single with several international DJs to collaborate on music, including Yellow Claw[2] featuring Reikko [3]with the title track "HUSH".
On August 18 2020, Weird Genius officially was contract signed label with Astralwerks for international music activities.[4]
Members[edit]
Current
- Reza Oktovian (known as Reza Arap/YB), born October 15, 1987 – Songwriter and rapper[5]
- Eka Gustiwana, born August 1, 1989 – Record producer, keyboardist and synthesizer[6]
- Gerald Liu, born February 10, 1996 – Record producer and DJ mixer
Former
- Billy Taner, born March 10, 1994 – Record producer and DJ mixer[7]
Discography[edit]
Singles
| Title | Year | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| "DPS" | 2017 | [8] |
| "Lunatic"
(featuring Letty) |
[9] | |
| "Big Bang"
(featuring Letty) |
2018 | [10] |
| "Sweet Scar"
(featuring Prince Husein) |
[11] | |
| "Dreams"
(with DOLF featuring Rochelle) |
[12] | |
| "Irukandji" | [13] | |
| "Last Dance"
(featuring Daniel Rimaldi) |
[14] | |
| "Flickshot"
(featuring Charita Utami) |
2019 | [15] |
| "Velvet Thorns"
(with Midnight Quickie) |
[16] | |
| "Peanut Butter" | [17] | |
| "Lathi (ꦭꦛꦶ)"
(featuring Sara Fajira) |
2020 | [18] |
| "Hush"
(with Yellow Claw, featuring Reikko) |
[19] |
Tours[edit]
Headlining[edit]
- Velvet Thorns Tour (2019)
- Lathi Tour (2020)
Co-headlining[edit]
- Viral Fest Asia Festival Bangkok (2017)[20]
- Soundrenaline Bali (2017)[21]
- Yellow Claw’s Indonesian Tour (2018) [22]
- Sky Garden Bali (2018) [23]
- The Chainsmokers Live in Concert Jakarta (2018) [24]
- SHVR Jakarta (2018 & 2019)[25]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Song Lathi Shifts Indies Record on Spotify". CNN Indonesia (in Bahasa Indonesia). June 30, 2020.
- ↑ Claw, Yellow (2020). "Twitter". Twitter.
- ↑ "Yellow Claw & Weird Genius Get Together for "Hush" ft. Reikko". The Nocturnal Times. August 7, 2020.
- ↑ Genius, Weird (August 18, 2020). "Weird Genius Resmi Direkrut Astralwerks". Liputan6 (in Bahasa Indonesia).
- ↑ https://www.wowkeren.com/seleb/reza_oktovian/profil.html
- ↑ https://www.dailysia.com/biodata-profil-dan-fakta-menarik-eka-gustiwana/
- ↑ https://www.indoclubbing.com/artist/billy-taner
- ↑ "Gamelan Bali Jadi Senjata Weird Genius di Lagu "DPS"". OZ Radio Bandung (in Bahasa Indonesia). 15 July 2019.
- ↑ "Weird Genius Gaet Letty Untuk Single Kedua yang Berjudul "Lunatic"". Famous.id (in Bahasa Indonesia). 2017.
- ↑ "Siap-Siap, Weird Genius Rilis Single Ketiga Dengan Judul "Big Bang"". Famous.id (in Bahasa Indonesia). 2017.
- ↑ "WEIRD GENIUS IS BACK WITH ITS NEW SONG "SWEET SCAR"". Spotify. 3 September 2017.
- ↑ "DOLF & Weird Genius - Dreams ft. Rochelle". Velvet Media (in Bahasa Indonesia). 10 February 2018.
- ↑ Ardhyansah, Arka (9 September 2017). "Weird Genius, Bukan Grup EDM Biasa". Kumparan.com (in Bahasa Indonesia).
- ↑ "Terus produktif, Weird Genius rilis single terbaru "Last Dance"". Brilio (in Bahasa Indonesia). 1 September 2018.
- ↑ Latif, Ikramullah (21 March 2019). "Weird Genius ajak Gamer buat Music Video untuk Single terbaruya!". Mediaformasi (in Bahasa Indonesia).
- ↑ Aditia, Andika (1 July 2019). ""Velvet Thorns", Kolaborasi "Soulful" Weird Genius dan Midnight Quickie". Kompas.com (in Bahasa Indonesia).
- ↑ "Weird Genius - Peanut Butter". Spotify. 2019.
- ↑ Sadino, Anissa (2020). "Lathi, Lagu Terbaru Weird Genius yang Kental Dengan Nuansa Gamelan Jawa". Kumparan (in Bahasa Indonesia).
- ↑ Tionardus, Melvina (2020). "Weird Genius Bersama Yellow Claw Racik "Hush" di Tengah Pandemi". Kompas.com (in Bahasa Indonesia).
- ↑ "Viral Fest Asia 2017 Digelar Di Bangkok". Kapanlagi.com (in Bahasa Indonesia). May 17, 2017.
- ↑ "Jadwal SOUNDRENALINE 10 September 2017 Di Garuda Wisnu Kencana". iMusic.id (in Bahasa Indonesia). September 9, 2017.
- ↑ Claw, Yellow (March 30, 2018). "Yellow Claw Indonesia Tour 2018". YouTube (in Bahasa Indonesia).
- ↑ https://partybeep.com/weird-genius-at-skydome-sky-garden-bali-30652025.html
- ↑ "Pesta Sepanjang Malam dalam "The Chainsmokers Live in Concert Jakarta"". Kompas (in Bahasa Indonesia). March 28, 2018.
- ↑ "Weird Genius dan Fun on A Weekend Ramaikan SHVR Ground Festival 2019". medcom (in Bahasa Indonesia). June 18, 2019.
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