When Peterpan Breaks The MURI Record

JAKARTA - The peak achievement of a band in the Indonesian music scene is various. Peterpan, for example. Ariel (vocals), Andika (keyboards), Uki (guitar), Lukman (guitar), Indra (bass) and Reza (drums) have received a series of awards. From the AMI Awards to record album sales. Peterpan is not satisfied. They want more. Marathon concerts in six cities for one day became his practice. The preparation is done. The support continues to flow from various parties. Therefore, Peterpan can break the MURI record.

Music has been the choice of Ariel, Uki, Reza, Andika, Lukman, and Indra since they were in school. Each has its own momentum in loving the world of music. Ariel and Uki, for example, both love music because they learned from their older sister. However, the struggle to find food through music is not easy. Pessimistic ridicule from here and there resounded. Moreover, the path of music is considered not promising a definite future. After all, the parents of all Peterpan personnel are not supportive. For parents, the world of music is not as amazing as office workers.

They broke it down. Music remains a top priority. Even if it is played secretly. They play music every day with all the limitations. That is precisely what is able to stimulate the creative instincts of each personnel. Songs that are dominated by love stories are created. The opportunity arose. Musica Studio's is the savior.

They happened to be looking for a new band for a compilation album. Coincidentally, one of the bands that was scheduled to fill the space on the compilation album withdrew. Peterpan did not waste that opportunity. They sent a demo containing three of the best songs: Friends, Sky Garden, and Perfect Dreams.

“At first, they casually accepted the offer of Noey (bass player for the Java Jive band) to fill out a compilation album of singers that Noey was working on. Just to take advantage of the opportunity, they also fiddled with the song Perfect Dream. Who would have thought that their dream would actually become perfect, because the song was chosen to be the mainstay of the video clip," wrote Ippho Santosa in the book Hot Marketing (2013).

The effort was considered a success. Musica Studio's liked and chose the song "Dream Perfect" to appear on the compilation album titled "Kitab 2002 Malam" (2002). The Perfect Dream Song exploded. The album sales figure reached 150,000 copies. This success gave Peterpan the opportunity to make his own album.

Peterpan under Musica Studio's then released the album Taman Langit (2003). Album with the mainstay song Topeng, All About Us, The Deepest, to Friends are successful in the market. The success was phenomenal because the promotion of the album was mediocre. But the success of the song "Dream Perfect" made Peterpan popular.

The album won various awards that had never been thought of by other Peterpan personnel. They won a Multi Platinum Award and an SCTV Award for Popular Newcomer Album in 2003. Gradually, the parents of all Peterpan personnel began to accept their child's career as a musician. They are also proud of Peterpan's achievements.

“In 2003, Dewi Fortuna sided with Ariel and friends. The Sky Garden album exploded in the market. The songs are played on various radios in the country. Television scramble to invite the presence of Peterpan. The print media also began to create myths while firing them into the minds of the public without mercy.”

"People are shocked. They welcomed the new myth with enthusiasm. Ariel's name counts. His handsome face, cold and somewhat shy demeanor, distinctive voice, piercing lyrics, and piercing melodies, are the perfect combination to mutually ordain Ariel 'Peterpan' as a new icon of the popular culture industry," concluded Syaiful Halim in book Postcommodification Media & Cultural Studies (2021).

Not to mention the popularity of the first album, Peterpan has been asked to work on the second album, Bintang di Heaven (2004). The album was Peterpan's lesson to win back the hearts of Indonesian music lovers. Therefore, the preparation of album promotions cannot be done arbitrarily. Must be spectacular.

Peterpan then tried to make a different promotional breakthrough than usual in 2004. In fact, it has never been done by other musicians in Indonesia. The idea of making a World Record Museum - Indonesia (MURI) record by holding a marathon concert in six cities for 24 hours was sparked. Which, the concert became a big challenge. especially because it can perform concerts in six cities in one day. The concert was titled "LA Lights Peterpan 24 Hours Breaking Record."

The cities chosen as concert venues include Medan, Padang, Pekanbaru, Bandar Lampung, Semarang and Surabaya. In order to support record-breaking efforts, record label Peterpan Musica Studio's swiftly prepared everything. From doctors, nutritionists, homes, to sports instructors. This is because all Peterpan personnel must be quarantined for two weeks at Musica Studio's Mess in Perdatam Area, Pancoran, South Jakarta, in order to get in excellent physical condition.

“For two weeks we lived in the mess in Bumi Sarinah in Pancoran. We have a team of doctors too. We are given nutritious food, all vitamins are given, we are given sports such as aerobics, fitness, and we are forbidden like eating carelessly, staying up late.”

“We were all banned from the team of doctors for two weeks. In fact, it sucks too. So we can't be free, we can't be free, we can't be like this, like this, don't sleep at this hour, we have to rest. Maybe this is to achieve breaking the record," said the man whose full name is Hendra Suhendra (Indra Peterpan) in the video entitled Peterpan Breaking Record.

Monday 19 July 2004 was a historic day for Peterpan. They started concerts in six cities. since early in the morning at 02:00 they departed on a chartered plane belonging to Beech Aircraft from Halim Perdanakusuma Airport. The first city visited by Peterpan was Medan. Peterpan, who arrived at Polonia Airport at 06:00, immediately started his action in front of thousands of loyal spectators.

The action was continued to Padang (09:30), Pekanbaru at 12:45, Bandar Lampung (15:30), Semarang (19:00), and closed in Surabaya (21:30). The band from Bandung finally managed to hold concerts in six cities in one day. Peterpan also received an award from MURI as the first band to be able to hold concerts in six cities for one day.

“After performing for about 40 minutes, we were rushed to Polonia Airport, and immediately took off to Padang. Here the audience is almost three times that in Medan. Pekanbaru became the next city before ending the adventure on the island of Sumatra in the city of Lampung. Whereas in the previous three cities we performed an average of six songs, which were taken from the album Taman Langit, in Lampung we provided an additional one bonus song taken from the album Bintang di Heaven.”

"The reason is, the number of viewers reached 7,000 people. We arrived in the cities of Semarang and Surabaya in the evening. In the last city, Peterpan received an award plaque from the Indonesian Record Museum (MURI) for the success of this action. If normally going through a six-city concert takes days, Peterpan does it in 24 hours. That's what prompted Muri to give the award,” concluded Ariel, Uki, Reza, Lukman and David in the book Acts Others: Notes 2010-2011 (2012).

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