Beatbox and Love in Four Different Cities

First thing first, I always play an MP3 to be the friend when I'm writing it
#np Lupe Fiasco - The Show Goes On

I'll write the beatbox scene from the four cities in Central Java (Indonesia), there is Solo, Jogja, Semarang and Wonogiri. I make this because I wanna share some experience that I got from many friends in there. And I'll make it in four parts like the cities.

1. Solo (Solo Beatbox Community)

Twitter: @solo_beatbox

This community started from some people who got same interesting with human vocal imitating. There are Helmi, Erwin (me), Ian and Doby. Later Jojo come to be the part of founder member. We begin all of it because we like hiphop and rap music. We playing in Helmis house, in there we start to make a sound like in the rap beat. We don't know if that sounds called BEATBOX, later we learn it from Youtube. Helmi help a lot because he got internet connection at his house. Then we learn the basics, such as BTK and vocal scratch first and some easy effect.

When we think our skill is enough, we try to talk with the leader from KALIPSO (Kasultanan Hiphop Solo) a big community of some Hiphop head. We want to show what is beatbox in their local movement event. Then we got our name put in a flyer in those event. OK, basically our first name is not SOLO BEATBOX COMMUNITY, but SOLO BEATBOXCHESTRA. SOLO BEATBOXCHESTRA means we doing beatbox like an orchestra, a little bit narcist there, because I know our skill is still wack. Our first performance is so so so horrible, we're all out of beat, just doing some BTK and vocal scratch and a little bit effect. Some people who watch us is feel disappointed and give no care about us. But we think we have to keep moving.

After that, we doing our way to make this art become popular in our city. If we going anywhere in our city, if we meet events in any place, we trying to speak with the event organizer may we performing our skill in there event. We don't care if they pay us or not, one thing that I care is we can show our beatbox to people. Time by time goes by, and we getting more popular, so events come to us, not we have to come the events. And SOLO BEATBOX COMMUNITY get their name in SOLO. We also exist in some web medias, some local tvs and some local newspapers. Til now we have many talented beatboxers member, some groupies and many friends.

2. Jogja (Beatboxing of Jogja)

Twitter: @BeatboxJogja

I build this community together with Gigih and Favre. I meet both of them in Indobeatbox Friendster Group. Because I build a beatbox community before in Solo, so I give some advice for them. In jogja there no beatbox community. So I support them to make it. Both of them first meet at angkringan in Kali Code and I don't join because too far and busy. Then I first meet with Gigih in UGM, because my ex-GF study there, so I share some beatbox things with him. First time I meet Favre is when Gigih got a beatbox job perform in MC D Jogja, so I finally meet him. Solo and Jogja Beatbox is always help one each other in that time, because the member still too little.

And someday we meet Yota, I meet him in Solo when a radio invite us in their event. Yota talking so much about this beatbox prospect. Then he become the manager of BEJO (BEatboxing of JOgja) and got so many events. But right now I lost contact with him.

BEJO coming bigger, bigger and bigger until now. They have so much skillful beatbox talents in there, so fresh and young. They have so much people who become champion in our local beatbox battle. They become more famous until now and have so many projects in their head. Proud to be one of their founder.

3. Semarang (Beatbox Community Of Semarang)

Twitter: @bcossemarang

I don't know to much with this community, but I really know a lot with one of the founder. He is Boleng. Boleng is also have blood connection with Doby and Ian from Solo Beatbox. Before BCOS (Beatbox Community Of Semarang) is born, many times he play and perform together with us in Solo. He learn beatbox from Youtube also, and he try to copy and combine some beats there with his style.

BCOS as far as I knew from their twitter and their facebook groups also grow a lot. They got many young and talented members. They also exist in Komunitas Unik (CMIIW), a program in our national TV channel. And they also make their battle in this early time.

4. Wonogiri Beatbox Community

Facebook: Wonogiri Beatbox Community

This one also, I don't know a lot how their scene in their city. But I help the founders to make this crew. The founders are Abiem and Begka. Begka right now is not active anymore, I don't know the latest news from him. And Abiem, last he join Beatbox Competition in Solo city and know he study in Sukoharjo.

Me, SBC and WBC (Wonogiri Beatbox Community) have performing in their Wonogiri Hiphop Movement. And looks like WBC right now is not so active in their beatbox performing. Hope they make this scene bigger someday. But one thing is right, their skill is just the way the same as good as another cities.

Sorry if what I write here is not so good. But one thing for sure is all of beatboxers no matter where he come or live, they got great talents and show their love in his way of beatboxing.

19-11-2011

#np Tulus - Teman Hidup
 
First time blogging, since a long time I forgot my old blog :D
Ok, this is my first article
I'll tell you my little story

Sehari sebelum kimpoian (nikahan) temen saya si  Valen aka Kodoksilat
Saya bareng temen2 Solo Beatbox Community ngadain photo session buat dokumentasi pribadi kita semua di Ngarsapura dan Mangkunegaran.
Sore2 waktu itu, hingga malem hari. Sampai tiba waktu maghrib kita semua yang muslim sholat bareng di mushola dalem SMP Negeri deket situ.
Rada lucu sih waktu itu, saya berada di shof paling belakang. Entah ada setan apa, atau mungkin baru pertama sholat rame2 bareng temen. Sempet ngampet ketawa selama beberapa saat hingga dilihatin jemaah lain. Mungkin karena itu atau cerita lain.
Ini foto saya sehari sebelum that thing happen.

Okay, that time I still looks great, at least I feel little bit better, :D
 Abis sholat bareng, beberapa saat sebelum pulang. Si Valen bilang kalau besok doi mau kimpoi. Sempet kaget karena mendadak banget.

Oke, skip langsung ke sehari sesudahnya.
Seharian ngedate bareng pacar dari siang sampai sore hari muter2 Solo dari Gr***dia hingga lunch di Mie Gajah ***.
Sore pamit balik ke nyokap doi, sampe rumah krasa kalo badan rada capek n rada bimbang ntar bakal dateng ke hajatan si Valen ato kagak.
Akhirnya mutusin berangkat sambil sms berdebat bentar bareng temen yg mau ane nebeng si Jelang.
Akhirnya maghrib dateng, waktu itu nyokap juga mau hadir ke hajatan rang di kampus sono. Sebenere sama nyokap sih mau diajak bareng, tapi mikir saya telanjur janjian sama si Jelang, ya udah.
Sempet waktu itu kagak mau nebeng Jelang karena doi katanya abis dari hajatan mau langsung main ke tempat temen doi.
Tapi akhirnya kita boncengan dah. Doi depan, saya belakang.
Sampe tempat hajatan kimpoian si Valen everythings cool, sempet juga nonton bola bareng Timnas SeaGames waktu itu.
Ini foto yang sempet diabadiin si Sakti waktu di hajatan:

Lanjut sampe hajatan kelar kita stay disitu bentar hingga hampir tengah malem. Pacar waktu itu sempet smsan sampe doi pamit mo tidur sekalian ngeces hape.
Oke, kita pamit pulang. Cabut bareng si Jelang n ada barengan sama si Arnold hingga pisah di Perempatan Gading. Arnold mbablas, saya sama Jelang ke selatan.
Tumben2 aja waktu itu malem minggu tapi jalanan sepi, kagak terlalu nggubris sih, cuek aja. Keburu saya juga ngantuk n pengin nyampe kasur segera.
Sampe abis gapura gedhe yang ada di Gading Permai noh yang sebelah selatan POM Bensin Gading Permai.
Kagak ada apa-apa tiba-tiba dari depan arah berlawanan ada motor RX-KING dengan lampu mati nabrak kita!!!
Seketika entah emang saya yang tidak sadar atau ndableg pengin buru-buru molor, saya sudah tidak ingat apa-apa.
Sempet sadar bentar waktu itu nanyain kondisi Jelang:
"Je, kowe piye Je, rapapa?"
"Ah, tanganku ceklek iki ketok'e, Bud. Aku tak sms Bapakku sik."
Dan abis itu saya mbablas kagak inget apa-apa lagi. Kalau gak salah sempet kerasa semilir angin mobil polisi kurang tahu apakah itu yang bak terbuka atau yang ada kursi yang biasa buat ngangkut tahanan gitu.
Ok, abis itu saya BLACK OUT, item semua n kagak sadar.
Kata temen saya si Ian waktu sampai di UGD, saya dah bermandikan darah segar n teriak2 gitu, I don't remember that...

Sampai tiba waktu saya melek itu sudah hari minggu siang, tanggal 20-11-2011 kalau gak salah.
Pertama kali melek kayak orang linglung, kagak tau dimana n ada apa dengan saya.
Setelah beberapa menit coba ngenalin kondisi sekitar barulah tahu kalau saya sedang berada di rumah sakit.
Waktu itu yang kerasa cuman gigi kayak rada ga beraturan efek benturan semalem.
Oh iya, efek tabrakannya adalah saya kehilangan penglihatan bagian kiri, tulang paha kiri patah, dan tulang janggut retak.
Alhamdulillah saat itu saya tidak merasakan kesakitan yang lebay atau bagaimana.
Melek sudah disambut dijagain teman2 rame n ada bokap nyokap.
Yah, kagak merasa galau atau bagaimana sih waktu itu. Ya disupport temen sebanyak itu n tiap hari nonton Kamen Rider bisa malu sendiri ntar kalau begitu doank mewek.
Sampe minggu siang pacar saya dateng ditemenin Valen, dikira nyokap kalo doi itu istrinya Valen n Valen malah bilang:
"Ibu niku pripun ta, niki pacar'e Erwin."
Rada lucu juga sih. Mungkin itu salah satu hikmah peristiwa itu.
N yang rada bikin galau waktu itu sih sempet denger soal biaya operasi saya kagak sedikit. Itu yang bikin rada kepikiran.
Alhamdulillah lancar sampai Senin pagi dioperasi dari jam 6 pagi sampai jam 3 sore.
Pas operasi sempet melek bentar, kerasa bener waktu itu dengingan alat-alatnya n mulut saya entah ditutup apaan, sampe kagak bisa bicara. Oke, balik dibius n kagak sadar lagi.
Melek udah berada di kamar ICU, udah dijenguk temen2 dari KERE HORE sama KALIPSO. Man, ini yang bikin rada berasa salut gitu. Saya yang notabene tidak terlalu deket sama mereka, tapi mereka malah care banget hingga seterusnya itu malah sampe bikin Penggalangan Dana buat saya. Kagak nyangka aja rasanya, haru deh pokoknya.
Abis itu kan selama di ICU mulut saya ditutup semacem selang n kagak bisa bicara sama sekali. Komunikasi dilakukan setelah suster berinisiatif mbikinin susunan alfabet n saya tinggal nunjuk huruf2nya saja.
Sekitar 5 hari di ICU, finally pindah ke kamar yang biasa.
Yang rada kagak nyaman n lucu juga nih waktu itu di sebelah kamar ada kakek2 yang ceriwis terus dari siang sampe malem kagak kenal waktu n nyritain kalo punya bini banyak. N ada pula ABG cowok abis kecelakaan malming Suranan di sekitar Gemblegan sono, ringtone hapenya Ayu Ting Ting Kemana, tiap ada sms masuk langsung bunyi keras banget n dibiarin beberapa saat, mungkin niatnya pamer kali :D.
Yang njenguk saya sih banyak bener, dari tetangga kampung, pelatih basket temen saya dulu, temen kantor nyokap, sampe tetangga desa simbah n sodara dari jauh juga.
Kata mereka sih salut sama saya yang pendiam, anteng n kalem walaupun dikasih cobaan kayak gini. Gimana kagak kalem, karena meski kayak begini alhamdulillah kagak dikasih rasa sakit yang banget2 gitu dah.
 Abis beberapa minggu di RS, finally balik ke rumah. Badan rasane lemes banget n kagak berdaya setelah sebelumnya tiap hari disuntik infus sampai kebal kagak bisa dimasukin selang infus lagi.

Waktu pertama kali dirumah sama sekali ini tubuh kagak punya daya balance, walhasil selama beberapa minggu cuman molor trus n ini mata masih berasa silau kalau nglihat sinar meskipun itu cuman dikit.
Hingga sekarang kejadian udah lebih setahun lebih beberapa hari ada beberapa hal yang saya syukuri.
Keluarga yang sayang. Teman yang selalu support, meski kondisi lagi kayak gini. N pacar yang setia (man, I really really thanks to Allah for giving me this girl. She really care a lot :))

Kayaknya sedikit gitu dulu yak tulisan saya, udah jam setengah 12 malem nih.
Oh ya, sedikit pelajaran aja:
- Naik motor harus pakai perlengkapan standard (saya aja pake helm, masih bisa kayak gini)
- Naik motor harus waspada n hati2
- Naik motor harus care sama pengendara lain
- Naik motor jangan dalam keadaan mabok, ntar nasibnya kayak yang nabrak saya (meski alhamdulillah bisa diselesaiin dengan kekeluargaan)
- Jangan terlalu percaya birokrasi (bokap ngurus asuransi kagak ada kejelasan sampe sekarang, ditilep duitnya kali :D)

Tetep takecare, bro n sis. Ada keluarga kalian yang nungguin di rumah :D