Rian D'Masiv's Opinion On The Relationship Between Song Creators And Singers

Rian D Masiv (Ivan Two Men/VOI)

JAKARTA - Rian Ekky Pradipta, better known as Rian D'Masiv, expressed his views through Instagram uploads regarding the relationship between songwriters and singers.

As is known, the Indonesian music scene has been busy talking about the Ari Bias and Agnez Mo cases in the last few days.

The civil and criminal lawsuit filed by Ari as the author of the song Bilang Saja popularized by Agnez, is seen as having a bad potential impact on the Indonesian music ecosystem.

Meanwhile, Rian in his upload stated, songwriters with singers are two things that cannot be separated from a musical work in the form of songs.

"The song can be a hit because there is a role in songwriters who create songs, as well as singers who sing the song, something that cannot be separated," Rian said, citing an upload caption, Thursday, February 6.

The D'Masiv frontman feels there is a mistake that songwriters and singers should be contested who should benefit more.

According to him, it is the governance and transparency of music royalties that should get more attention, if you want to build a better music ecosystem.

"The singer should be rich, the creator of the song is also rich. What must be addressed is governance, transparency," he said.

Early in 2024, Rian also spoke up, when several songwriters appeared who forbade certain singers to perform their songs on stage.

Another D'Masiv friend and I are musicians who to this day still depend on music. I am very concerned about the banning conflict of this song. It's not just about one or two songs, but about how we value works of art," said Rian.

"I'm afraid that this conflict could be a setback for the development of the music ecosystem in Indonesia. Our music industry needs to develop, not be hampered by issues like this," he continued.

According to Rian, what was voiced by several songwriters raised fears that musicians and show organizers would perform Indonesian songs. He assessed that the diversity of musical expressions in Indonesia could decrease.

Rian is aware that the National Collective Management Institute (LMKN) and the Collective Management Institute (LMK) as Collective Management Organizations (CMO) in Indonesia need to improve their performance, but this can be achieved if all parties run together.

In my opinion, the Collective Management Organizations (CMOs) regulations in Indonesia are quite good, but there is a lot of room for improvement in its implementation. What we need right now is the union of musicians, songwriters, and all stakeholders in the music industry in Indonesia to jointly improve this situation," he said.

"I believe that CMO activities in Indonesia can be carried out through a technological approach, as mandated in Government Regulation No. 56 of 2021 concerning Song and/or Music Information Systems (SILM) and Song and/or Music Data Centers (PDLM). We must support and develop this system. It is better that all music people in Indonesia must unite and work hand in hand to build this ecosystem, not become war and distrust each other," he concluded.