Jonathan Kusuma
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Jonathan Kusuma


Jonathan Kusuma is a musician, producer and DJ based in Singapore and Jakarta. His music are mainly released under the influential music labels “I’m a Cliché” (Paris) and “Cocktail d’Amour” (Berlin). With the latter, Kusuma released the Black Magic EP (2016). Kusuma’s Automatone (2016), released on “I’m a Cliché”, was premiered at www.next.liberation.fr with excellent reviews. His tracks
Metro Mini and Motor Melodies is also featured in correspondant's compilations (2017).
He has also been released by various internationally respected labels, such as “Ene Records” (Japan), “Power Station” (Melbourne) and was also featured on “Correspondant”’s 4th compilation for the label’s 5th anniversary. In 2014 he released his debut EP Gong 3000 on “I’m a Cliché” followed by the Underpass EP on "Love on the Rocks" (Berlin) in 2015. The same year, he also released various remix projects for 5alad on "Factor City" Label (Barcelona), Split Secs on "Machine Limited" (US), Cabaret Nocturne on "Rotten City"(Madrid) and Vicky Montefusco on "Clouded Vision Label" (UK). 2015 also saw growing global recognition of his work as a DJ, where he played at Cocktail D'Amour Parties Griessmuehle (Berlin), Renate (Berlin) ,Razzmatazz (Barcelona), Moog (Barcelona), Guggenheim (Bilbao),10th Anniversary Oath(Tokyo) ,Travessia Bonobo (Tokyo) , Holy Barbarians Gypsy (Kyoto), Power Station New Guernica (Melbourne) , Elysium(Kuala Lumpur) Savage (Hanoi) and Time (Manila).

With two of his friends, he established "Space.rec" (2009 - 2015), a Left Wing Jakarta's record label that released albums and singles by Indonesian musicians. Ojon is also one of the founders of "Akamady Records" with Gerhan Ferdinal a.k.a Komodo, which is part of Jakarta's Rossi Musik scene. Since 2007, whether with his band Space System or as a solo musician, Ojon’s work has been released by local and international record labels, namely "Bravura" (London), "Jeansreatti" (Italy) as Draculae, "Pizzico" (Italy) as Space System, "Optimo Music" (Glasgow) as Space System, "Love International" (Malaysia) as Space System," Buy You Sell Me" (UK) as Space System, "Double Deer" (Jakarta), and "Fast Forward Rec" (Bandung) as Space System.

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