Getting To Know The DEADLINE Touring Band: The Irama Guards Behind BLACKPINK's Flashes In Jakarta
JAKARTA - Of the many interesting things discussed at the BLACKPINK World Tour
In fact, the presence of musicians who accompanied the performances of Jisoo, Jennie, Rosé, and Lisa is a sign that BLACKPINK is not an ordinary girl group that appears with a replay, but rather a capable performer on stage.
On the sidelines of the show which took place at the Gelora Bung Karno (GBK) Main Stadium on November 1 and 2, BLACKPINK even provided a separate session for the band, where they introduced each personnel and displayed their faces on the big screen.
Melly Goeslaw is one of the public figures in the country who is able to see the important role of the band accompanying BLACKPINK. Through Instagram, he uploaded a moment when the band played a complicated musical arrangement.
"The one that made you look up from the Blackpink concert last night apart from the stage, sound, lighting, and of course the Blackpink, is the... band is gokiiiil. Ampuuuuuun," wrote Melly Goeslaw.
To see who was BLACKPINK's accompaniment on two nights at GBK, VOI tried to find out the track records of the four musicians, based on preliminary information when Rosé mentioned the names of each personnel, namely Natural (guitar), Nelson Jackson III (keyboards), Jamahl Smith (bass), and Tony Taylor Jr. (drums).
Meanwhile, Johnny 'Natural' Najera not only acts as a guitarist for the session. He is a music director (music director) for the DEADLINE tour. His job is not just to pick strings, but to ensure every song is perfectly combined with choreography, lighting, and visual explosions on stage.
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Natural is known as a professional musician and music producer who has worked with major US artists, such as Usher. Since 2017, he has been actively involved in the Ariana Grande tour. In addition, he was an accompaniment for Lady Gaga.
Next up was Nelson Jackson III, who with his touch on the keyboard, was able to wrap up the emotions of the songs BLACKPINK performed.
Similar to Natural, Jackson has played for Ariana Grande for a long time. He entered the band accompanying Grande during the Sweetener World Tour tour in 2019
Then there is Jamahl Smith, the bass player who provides a solid foundation for every BLACKPINK rhythm that hits the stadium. He studied music formally at the Berklee College of Music.
In addition to playing bass, Smith is known as a music producer. He has collaborated with British songwriters who won the Grammys, Ella Mai.
And finally there is Tony Taylor Jr., an energetic drummer who gives his own color to arrange for BLACKPINK's songs.
Interestingly, in the midst of being busy with BLACKPINK, Taylor took the time to give masterclass sessions to Indonesian drummers in Jakarta.