Tips For Making Music Festivals From Saleh Husein, Artistic Director Synchronize

Saleh Husein (Instagram @aleantipony / @photoconser / @platsonglive_)

JAKARTA Saleh Husein gave tips on how to create a music festival. The Artist Director of Synchronize Festival conveyed this in an interview session on Youtube The Maple Media some time ago.

"If you want to make a festival, you keep thinking about profits, yes, you don't make a festival. Because that's not possible. For example, we make events in a room as small as this, we design costs first, starting from sound systems, lights, electricity, parking spaces, access, food and drinks for how many people perform, not to mention the ticket price. So if it's expensive? Yes, no one is watching," said Saleh opening.

"I think it should be like this, if I can only take two or three bands, that's all. I see that they still think that there are more bands, the more viewers. Meanwhile, the ratio of space is not necessarily adequate. In that room, what is there? There are installations, merchandise booths, toilets, spaces for people queuing. So, the flow of the concert is also maintained, it's still good to talk. So room awareness is also important," he continued.

So for those who want to hold a festival, continued Saleh, of course, they must be accompanied by more professional people in their fields. Because of all that Saleh described above, there is still a committee, stage manager, crowd control, security team, and LO (Liaison Officer) who must accompany the artist.

Actually, they can learn from festivals that already have a good reputation. So go to festivals first. What kind of festivals? To see the work system, the flow too. From there, you can get an idea. And you also have to be aware, you can't afford so many people, don't just cheat. If not, just make it small first, everything from childhood first, for a long time, it's getting bigger," he concluded.

Apart from being an Artistic Director, Saleh Husein is also a guitarist who has two bands. Call it The Adams and White Shoes & The Couples Company.

The two bands, aged approximately 10 years, are still active today and have released the latest albums.