Highlighting EDM Music Concerts In Indonesia And Saudi Arabia

JAKARTA - Djakarta Warehouse Project (DWP) is a festival event founded by Ismaya Live. Since its inception in 2010, DWP has always been a long-awaited event at the end of the year. Starting its first title as the Blowfish Warehouse Project, DWP has grown as a must-visit event over time. Because of their great enthusiasm, each year, DWP always increases the quality of the organization from the previous year.

This year, DWP will be held for three days, namely 13, 14, and 15 December 2019. This is a new 'era' for Ismaya Live after holding this event for 10 years. In its eleventh year, Ismaya Live invited a number of DJs and musicians who are the passion of music lovers, such as Calvin Harris who finally returned after his schedule always clashed with other events. The party tour group from Barcelona, Elrow also finally set foot in Jakarta with a different stage concept.

Even though it has been holding events since 2010, DWP has often come under fire. It started in 2017 when Governor Anies Baswedan was in charge. Three days before it was held, one of the mass organizations (community organizations) protested in front of the Jakarta City Hall. They urged the concert to be canceled because it was considered a field of immorality. Likewise this year, other mass organizations launched protests again because this event was considered to violate norms. They claim to have infiltrated the DWP program and saw firsthand the absence of good social norms in the event. DWP is also considered to adhere to the customs of a westernized nation and is not in accordance with Eastern manners that respect culture and love their own wealth.

Already Have Permit

It is often protested by certain parties, the fact is that the DWP still gets permission every year. According to Alberto Ali, the Head of the Tourism Office, they allow DWP to continue with certain conditions, namely ensuring that there is no use of drugs and other addictive substances. The DWP program, which successfully brought more than 20 thousand viewers, made the tax sector increase. The chairman of the DKI Jakarta DPR, Prasetio Edi Marsudi, did not mention a specific amount regarding ticket taxes and the rental of the JI EXPO Kemayoran building, but Prasetio said that the DWP is the last annual source to support DKI Jakarta's revenue.

They also said that DWP always made sure to comply with the rules and tried to run the event well. Therefore, the permits granted were not complicated and DKI Jakarta experienced huge profits. You could say that this symbiotic mutualism relationship does not harm certain parties, both in terms of violations and permits. However, the rejection that was carried out was always associated with westernized culture.

Saudi Arabia Also Has Its Own EDM Festival

On the other hand, the country of Saudi Arabia which is known to be conservative is slowly rising with modernization. All of this was started by Mohammed bin Salman (MBS), the crown prince of Saudi Arabia who wanted to make the Arab image a place of joy and freedom. The ban on watching in cinemas, women driving, and even entertainment programs have been removed for the sake of the good image that the country has built. Reporting from BBC Indonesia, a source from the Gulf Arab businessman who did not want to be named explained that MBS is a figure who is interested in the world of technology. "He likes fast food like hot dogs, and he often drinks diet coke," he said.

This year, Saudi Arabia is steadily moving forward by holding its first EDM festival. MDL Beast Festival is the first festival there. Held in Riyadh, they brought the world's top DJs such as Steve Aoki, Martin Garrix, Afrojack, Sebastian Ingrosso, R3HAB, David Guetta, Tiesto, FKJ and many more. Grammy Award-nominated singer J Balvin is also set to appear at the MDL Beast which will be held from December 19 to 21, 2019.

Held for three days, MDL Beast hopes to attract more than 200 thousand visitors. Like other festivals, MDL Beast offers a number of activities, culinary delights, and capable music offerings. Apart from that, they also brought MNKY HSE, Latin restaurant and Global Street Food Market to satisfy the best culinary experience from their first event.

This event was a breakthrough for Arab Saud because for the first time the country held an EDM festival and adapted to other cultures. Prior to the MDL Beast festival, several concerts had already been held there, including Mariah Carey, DJ Khalid, Chris Brown, Backstreet Boys. From the realm of K-pop, there is SMTOWN, a joint concert event with SM Entertainment label artists as well as a single concert by Super Junior and BTS.

Although it often hosts entertainment events that invite Western artists, Saudi Arabia's culture has not shrunk one bit. Instead, they try to catch up to keep up with the outside culture.

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