Since Naif Disbanded, Pepeng Is Busy Socializing Song Creators To Register With Publisher

Franki Indrasmoro alias Pepeng (Ivan Two Men/VOI)

JAKARTA - Franki Indrasmoro alias Pepeng has had new activities in the music world, since Naif disbanded two years ago.

After Naif, Pepeng admitted that he had worked at Sony Music Indonesia. On the music label, he joined the Artist and Repertoire (A&R) team, which is a division responsible for talent seekers and supervising the artistic development of artists.

However, Pepeng resigned from his recent position at Sony Music Entertainment. He also joined the publisher Massive Music Entertainment.

"After August 2023 I resigned from Sony, continuing to enter Massive. I am in the same division as Aldri Dataviadi (Samsons), the name of his division is Membership," Pepeng said when met in Lebak Bulus, South Jakarta recently.

Working in the world of publishing, Pepeng is tasked with recruiting composers or songwriters to join the public.

Lately, Pepeng has been a resource person to discuss with composers or songwriters about the world of publishing.

According to Pepeng, it is important for every songwriter to understand that royalties from his songs will be easier to obtain when registering themselves and their songs with the publisher.

"In principle, every songwriter should be strongly encouraged to join the music publisher, whatever it is," Pepeng said.

"The function of this (discussion) event was held to open up insights on how important the publisher is," he continued.

Pepeng also highlighted the number of songwriters who have not registered with the publisher or the Collective Management Institute (LMK). The reason is, royalties from those who have not registered themselves are finally enjoyed by other parties.

"In the end, after how many years, it will be divided among the members in there. That's why, actually it's a shame, it's a shame," concluded Pepeng.