Roby Satria Sindir Keras Momo Geisha And LMKN

Roby Satria, guitarist for Geisha (Instagram @roby_geisha)

JAKARTA - In the aftermath of Momo's video singing Geisha's song at a music concert, Roby Satria showed his anger. The reason is, he mentioned the contract that the songs that had been released by the band could only be performed in commercial events by Geisha as a band.

Through his Instagram account, the Geisha guitarist expressed his anger in a quite different way. He uploaded six "appreciation" points, most of which contained satire.

Appreciating Geisha who remains firmly stated that the person concerned is still part of the Geisha family and still gives a certain percentage of the founder's rights to every off water that takes place," reads the first point uploaded by Roby Satria, seen Monday, January 15.

Appreciating vocalists who feel they are issued unilaterally without a valid proof but still use the name Geisha as their stage name, reads the second point.

Seen in these two points, Roby sent satire to his former bandmate, although he did not directly mention his name.

Then, Roby seemed to say that the team that supported Geisha was still silent even though they had been harmed. He also criticized those who were considered to "support" his songs were performed without giving creators the rights.

"Appreciating all the teams for investing in Time of thought and confidence in the future of the current Geisha but still choosing silence on issues that clearly harm Geisha in terms of brand/immaterial and material," reads the third point.

"Also appreciate those who at the same time gave permission and even accompanied the use of all songs of the song off the water without providing certainty of the rights that an exclusive owner should have," reads the fourth point.

Again, with the prefix 'appreciating', Roby criticized how the National Collective Management Institute (LMKN) works. He said the institution assigned to collect music royalties was unable to develop the development of the current world of music and technology.

Appreciating the tough National Collective Institutions in taking concrete steps on various issues and polemics between the use of songs and the exclusive rights of the songwriters which are increasingly widespread. With alibis, it makes it difficult / divides the system without wanting to fight for the future of a better and more innovative music industry," reads the fifth point.

"Staying with the conventional concept in the midst of increasingly rapid technological advances and the increasingly dynamic music industry. As if it would close the opportunity for Digitalization which is actually more transparent, efficient and the most ideal solution choice for industrial music in Indonesia today," he continued.

At the last point, Roby seemed to support the implementation of direct license echoed by several Indonesian songwriters. He said the independent music industry was actually better at this.

Appreciating the independent music industry, which actually has a higher empathy for copyright. And run a direct license system on humanitarian grounds to composers who apply themselves," reads the sixth point.