Rian D'Masiv And Anji Reply On The Prohibition Of Bringing Songs

Rian D'Masiv and Anji (collage)

JAKARTA - Rian D'Masiv and Anji have replied to each other's Instagram posts in recent days. They discussed the problem of banning singing songs from songwriters, which has recently occurred in the national music industry.

The uploads were started by Rian D'Masiv who expressed his concern after seeing the number of songwriters banning some from performing his songs.

"It's sad to see that many musicians and songwriters prohibit each other from singing songs. If what I have to improve is the music royalties governance system. Who doesn't want to be prosperous because of the work that has been created? I think that's the dream of every musician, singer and songwriter to be prosperous with his work," reads a statement uploaded by Rian D'Masiv, seen Tuesday, January 16.

The D'Masiv vocalist continued his upload and invited other bands and singers to perform his songs. However, he also reminded show organizers to pay royalties to the institutions assigned.

Create a band and singer that brings my works, please sing and perform it as often as possible wherever you are. For EOs and promoters or event organizers, don't forget to pay the rights to perform the royalties of songwriters to collective institutions, so that songwriters like me and other songwriters are rich. Amen, "wrote Rian.

In the upload, Rian did not mention anyone's name, but Anji replied to the upload and gave a long explanation.

Manage the music industry that must be corrected, instead of banning. AGREE. But before that, musicians/singers must make sure whether the creators of the songs they perform have definitely got their rights? Because if not, the event that invites them is certain to violate the law. Can be tried. The sentence Songwriters can be from LMK(N) must be confirmed whether it happens or not. Because based on my personal experience, the value is 0 rupiah. YUK, MAKE SURE THE SONG CREATOR GETS HIS RIGHTS," wrote Anji.

The former Drive vocalist continued his argument and admitted that he as a songwriter did not receive forming royalties from the song Missmu performed by D'Masiv.

"Completing what @rianekkypradipta wrote. Because from MERINDUKMU's song, the reporting of performance royalties from a musical performance for me is 0 Rupiah. Whereas in a year there can be hundreds of D'Masiv gigs and many other musicians who perform the song. It is impossible that the result of 'Concert' is 0. Even though it is not a song written on its own, I also have economic rights to the song," wrote Anji.

I am only one of thousands of songwriters who do not get their economic rights from the music stages. Luckily I can still benefit from the economy by performing it myself on stage. That's why I did not prohibit. I still make persuasive invitations.

Anji said that improving musical governance took a long time, so the decision to ban singing made sense. He sees many songwriters who do not get justice, when song users and those who perform it get paid a lot of money.

"The management of music clearly needs to be improved. But it takes time. It has been proven that for years it continues, that's why many songwriters have banned it, because they do not get economic rights while singers/musicians who bring their work get hundreds of millions/billions," wrote Anji.

Not all songwriters are performers. This is what needs to be noted. Many HITS songwriters are inactive as performers. We also have to think about their rights. As singers/musicians, we should make sure WHETHER SONG CREATORS HAVE RECEIVED THEIR RIGHTS OR NOT? Ask (via Management) to event organizers. Don't let events that invite us have problems, because without a license the event clearly violates the law. Don't believe in the sentence PENCIPTA SONG CAN BE FROM LMK', but we really have to convince it," he continued.

Because it is fitting not to cause a 'troversy' between songwriters and singers, instead strengthening and supporting each other in the music ecosystem. Let's start caring for each other. Make sure the event organizers pay the rights of the songwriters.