Music In The Digital Age, Candra Darusman: Must Catch Up Continue

Candra Darusman at a press conference in Senayan (Ivan Two Men/VOI)

JAKARTA - Candra Darusman responded to the current development of the digital world which he said was able to make a musician more widely known.

Different from his time when he started his career, the current technological convenience called Candra allows a musician to work from his private room.

"Seeing how artists developed in my era, I was young and now, in the past, if you want to be famous, you have to enter TVRI and others. Now the opportunity is from the bedroom you can produce yourself, continue uploading on YouTube," said Candra Darusman in Senayan, Central Jakarta, Monday, November 6.

"It's very easy to introduce yourself to the community. But the consequences are that the opportunity is owned by many people and the competition is tight," Candra continued.

As seen so far through YouTube, many musicians are widely known, even exceeding national and language boundaries.

However, Candra also highlighted other matters regarding economic activities from the development of the digital world. He saw the need for clear regulations related to intellectual property.

"Economic activities during the physical sales era have toll roads. On digital, there is also a need for infrastructure, the legislation must catch up, it can guarantee intellectual property," said Candra Darusman.

"It's our job together to build a digital ecosystem. The challenges are technology continuing to develop, but the usual symptoms from the 1700s, technology is progressing, we have to keep catch up," he said.