{{short description|Indonesian music conductor}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Addie MS | image = Addie MS on Ini Talkshow Netmediatama.jpg | image_size = | alt = | caption = Addie in 2017 | birth_name = Addie Muljadi Sumaatmadja | alias = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1959|10|07}} | birth_place = Jakarta, Indonesia | origin = | death_date = <!-- {{death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} (death date 1st) --> | death_place = | genre = | occupation = Arranger<br>Conductor<br>Composer<br>Producer | instrument = | years_active = 1977–present | label = | website = [https://twitter.com/addiems Addie's Twitter page] | twitter = }}
'''Addie Muljadi Sumaatmadja''' (born 7 October 1959) is an Indonesian conductor, producer and composer of Sundanese and Javanese descent. He currently directs the Twilite Orchestra, which he founded in 1991.
Born in Jakarta to a tile factory owner, Addie became interested in music at an early age. By the age of 12 he was studying to play the piano, and during high school he became involved with several musical projects. After failing to finish his university studies, Addie focused entirely on music. His first forays were into pop music, but in 1991 he abandoned the genre for classical music by dedicating himself entirely to his new orchestra. Since then, he has continued to conduct Twilite Orchestra, although he occasionally ventures into film soundtracks and pop songs.
==Biography==
===Early life and pop music=== Addie was born in Jakarta on 7 October 1959 to a tile factory owner and his wife, being the third of eight children.{{sfn|Mehru 2001, Addie MS, a conductor}} His family on his mother's side was musically inclined, with most of his female relatives were able to play the piano. As a child and teenager he was rebellious, to the point that he changed middle schools three times in as many years and often went truant.{{sfn|Gunawan 2005, Addie MS finds}} When he was 12, he received a secondhand piano which he learned to play.{{sfn|Edmond 2011, Addie MS}}
Addie later attended SMA 3 in Setiabudi, South Jakarta where he assisted several musicians such as Keenan Nasution put on shows. He also participated in the production of the albums Karya Cipta Guruh Sukarnoputra and Lomba Cipta Lagu Remaja, Prambors.{{sfn|MS|2007|p=340}} After high school, Addie worked as a clerk at his father's factory but quit after a month due to being "unable to balance the books".{{sfn|Mehru 2001, Addie MS, a conductor}}{{sfn|Gunawan 2005, Addie MS finds}} He attempted to pursue his higher education, first at Trisakti University then at Krisnadwipayana University. He however abandoned his studies in 1984 when he was asked by composer Titiek Hamzah to conduct the orchestra in a pop song competition in Viña del Mar, Chile to perform her song which won second place at the competition.{{sfn|Gunawan 2005, Addie MS finds}}
In 1982 Addie produced Vina Panduwinata's album, ''Citra Pesona'' (''Charm Image'').{{sfn|Ginting|2009|p=261}} In 1984 he was approached by Chrisye, one of his idols,{{sfn|MS|2007|p=340}} and asked to produce the singer's next album. Although Addie felt that he was unworthy compared to Chrisye's earlier collaborators Eros Djarot and Jockie Soerjoprajogo, he accepted. The resulting album, ''Sendiri'', which featured piano, cor anglais went on to win a BASF Award for best selling album.{{sfn|Endah|2007|p=236}} That same year he went to Ohio to take a course on recording engineering.{{sfn|Gunawan 2005, Addie MS finds}}
===Twilite Orchestra and other projects=== Addie founded the Jakarta-based Twilite Orchestra in 1991.{{sfn|Gunawan 2005, Addie MS finds}} To focus on the orchestra, he quit his earlier job of producing pop music recordings & jingles. He now serves as both conductor and manager.{{sfn|Edmond 2011, Addie MS}} In 1994 he orchestrated three works on Suzanne Ciani's Grammy-nominated album ''Dream Suite'',{{sfn|Mehru 2001, Addie MS, a conductor}} and the following year he attended a workshop on conducting in Los Angeles.{{sfn|Gunawan 2005, Addie MS finds}}
In 2003, Addie composed the Indonesian National Armed Forces March and Hymn.{{sfn|Gunawan 2005, Addie MS finds}} That same year he composed the score to ''Biola Tak Berdawai'', a film directed by his friend Sekar Ayu Asmara.{{sfn|Diani 2003, 'Biola Tak Berdawa'}} In August of the following year, Addie founded the Twilite Youth Orchestra to spread awareness of classic music amongst Indonesia's youth. The youth orchestra stemmed from an outreach program Twilite had started in 1998. Since 2006 he has also been active with the St. Theresia School Orchestra, which is composed mainly of students of the school.{{sfn|The Jakarta Post 2011, St. Theresia school}} In 2005 he arranged songs for pop singers such as Agnes Monica and Rita Effendi.{{sfn|Gunawan 2005, Addie MS finds}} The following year he prepared the soundtrack for ''Cinta Pertama'', with vocals by the film's star Bunga Citra Lestari.{{sfn|Hanya Wanita 2006-11-24, Cinta Pertama}}
[[File:Sydney opera house side view.jpg|thumb|In 2009 Addie and the Twilite Orchestra became the first Indonesia orchestra to play at the Sydney Opera House.]] Addie brought the Twilite Orchestra to Sydney, Australia in 2009 with the help of the Indonesian Tourism Ministry; which became the first Indonesian orchestra to play at the Sydney Opera House. The concert; which included covers of "Indonesia Pusaka" ("Indonesia, the Heritage") by Ismail Marzuki, "Bengawan Solo" by Gesang Martohartono, and "Tabuh-Tabuhan" by Canadian composer Colin McPhee; served to promote tourism to Indonesia.{{sfn|The Jakarta Post 2009, Twilite Orchestra to perform}}{{sfn|Raden 2009, Orchestras tripping the twilite}}
In 2011 Addie worked together with music director Andi Rianto to release the book ''Simfoni Untuk Negeri'' (''Symphony for the Country'').{{sfn|Setiawati 2011, Addie MS: Appreciating}} That same year, he led Twilite Orchestra in adapting the manga ''Nodame Cantabile'' into a concert. The performance, entitled ''Cantabile 2'', made its debut at Aula Simfonia Concert Hall in Kemayoran, Jakarta, on 16 July and featured works by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Ludwig van Beethoven, and Mikhail Glinka.{{sfn|Nazarudin 2011, Twilite Orchestra revamps}}
==Personal life== In a 2011 interview with Indah Setiawati of ''The Jakarta Post'', Addie described himself as a workaholic. Although he enjoys reading and watching orchestral performances, he reportedly has little time for them. {{sfn|Setiawati 2011, Addie MS: Appreciating}}
{{As of|2011}}, Addie lives in Pondok Labu, Cilandak, South Jakarta.{{sfn|Setiawati 2011, Addie MS: Appreciating}} He is married to pop singer Memes; together they have two sons,{{sfn|Edmond 2011, Addie MS}} both of which have been taught to play music since their early childhood.{{sfn|Gunawan 2005, Addie MS finds}}
==References== ;Footnotes {{reflist|colwidth=30em}}
;Bibliography {{refbegin|colwidth=30em}} *{{cite news | title = Cinta Pertama, Buku Harian Pengungkap Pendar Cinta Terpendam |trans-title=Cinta Pertama, a Diary Confessing Repressed Love | language = Indonesian | url = http://www.hanyawanita.com/_review/movie/article.php?article_id=6143| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071027112526/http://www.hanyawanita.com/_review/movie/article.php?article_id=6143|archive-date=27 October 2007 | work = Hanya Wanita| date = 24 November 2006 | access-date =20 August 2011| ref = {{harvid|Hanya Wanita 2006-11-24, Cinta Pertama}}}} *{{cite news |title='Biola Tak Berdawai' not all stringless |url=http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2003/04/06/039biola-tak-berdawai039-not-all-stringless.html |last=Diani |first=Hera |work=The Jakarta Post |ref={{harvid|Diani 2003, 'Biola Tak Berdawa'}} |date=6 April 2003 |access-date=17 September 2011 |archive-date=15 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121015105921/http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2003/04/06/039biola-tak-berdawai039-not-all-stringless.html|url-status=dead}} * {{cite news |last1=Edmond |first1=Bruce |date=20 November 2008 |title=Addie MS |work=The Jakarta Post |location=Jakarta |url=http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2008/11/20/addie-ms.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110623071006/http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2008/11/20/addie-ms.html|archive-date=23 June 2011|access-date=3 March 2012 |ref={{harvid|Edmond 2011, Addie MS}} |url-status=live}} *{{cite book|last1=Endah|first1=Alberthiene|authorlink1=Alberthiene Endah|title=Chrisye: Sebuah Memoar Musikal|trans-title=Chrisye: A Musical Memoir|year=2007|publisher=Gramedia Pustaka Utama|location=Jakarta|language=Indonesian|isbn=978-979-22-2606-5}} *{{cite book|last1=Ginting|first1=Asrat|title=Musisiku|trans-title=My Musician|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ig3oH5TGv4oC|year=2009|publisher=Republika|location=Jakarta|language=Indonesian|isbn=978-979-1102-52-0 }} * {{cite news |last1=Gunawan |first1=T. Sima |date=14 August 2005 |title=Addie MS finds peace in symphonic music |work=The Jakarta Post |location=Jakarta |url=http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2005/08/14/addie-ms-finds-peace-symphonic-music.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029185403/http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2005/08/14/addie-ms-finds-peace-symphonic-music.html|archive-date=29 October 2013|access-date=3 March 2012 |ref={{harvid|Gunawan 2005, Addie MS finds}} |url-status=live}} * {{cite news|last1=Jaffer |first1=Mehru |date=9 December 2001 |title=Addie MS, a conductor on a mission |work=The Jakarta Post |location=Jakarta |url=http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2001/12/09/addie-ms-a-conductor-a-mission.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029215716/http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2001/12/09/addie-ms-a-conductor-a-mission.html|archive-date=29 October 2013|access-date=3 March 2012 |ref={{harvid|Mehru 2001, Addie MS, a conductor}} |url-status=live}} *{{cite book|last1=MS|first1=Addie|editor1-last=Endah|editor1-first=Alberthiene|editor1-link=Alberthiene Endah|trans-chapter=His Considerations Took Forever!|chapter=Pertimbangannya Lama Banget!|title=Chrisye: Sebuah Memoar Musikal|trans-title=Chrisye: A Musical Memoir|page=340|year=2007|publisher=Gramedia Pustaka Utama|location=Jakarta|language=Indonesian|isbn=978-979-22-2606-5}} * {{cite news|last1=Nazarudin |first1=Harry |date=23 July 2011 |title=Twilite Orchestra revamps Cantabile 2 for youth |work=The Jakarta Post |location=Jakarta |url=http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2011/07/23/twilite-orchestra-revamps-cantabile-2-youth.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029215515/http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2011/07/23/twilite-orchestra-revamps-cantabile-2-youth.html|archive-date=29 October 2013|access-date=3 March 2012 |ref={{harvid|Nazarudin 2011, Twilite Orchestra revamps}} |url-status=live}} * {{cite news|last1=Raden |first1=Franki |date=22 August 2009 |title=Orchestras tripping the twilite fantastic |work=The Jakarta Post |location=Jakarta|url=http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2009/08/22/orchestras-tripping-twilite-fantastic.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029193835/http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2009/08/22/orchestras-tripping-twilite-fantastic.html|archive-date=29 October 2013|access-date=3 March 2012 |ref={{harvid|Raden 2009, Orchestras tripping the twilite}} |url-status=live}} * {{cite news|last1=Setiawati |first1=Indah |date=11 December 2011 |title=Addie MS: Appreciating the nature |work=The Jakarta Post |location=Jakarta |url=http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2011/12/11/addie-ms-appreciating-nature.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120114051034/http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2011/12/11/addie-ms-appreciating-nature.html|archive-date=14 January 2012|access-date=3 March 2012 |ref={{harvid|Setiawati 2011, Addie MS: Appreciating}} |url-status=live}} * {{cite news|date=15 September 2011 |title=St. Theresia school orchestra is back |work=The Jakarta Post |location=Jakarta |url=http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2011/09/15/st-theresia-school-orchestra-back.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120301184639/http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2011/09/15/st-theresia-school-orchestra-back.html|archive-date=1 March 2012|access-date=3 March 2012 |ref={{harvid|The Jakarta Post 2011, St. Theresia school}} |url-status=live}} * {{cite news|date=10 July 2009 |title=Twilite Orchestra to perform in Sydney |work=The Jakarta Post |location=Jakarta |url=http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2009/07/10/twilite-orchestra-perform-sydney.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100702140807/http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2009/07/10/twilite-orchestra-perform-sydney.html|archive-date=2 July 2010|access-date=3 March 2012 |ref={{harvid|The Jakarta Post 2009, Twilite Orchestra to perform}} |url-status=live}} {{refend}}
==External links== *[https://archive.today/20130416032903/http://www.twiliteorchestra.org/en.phtml?mode=Twilite&CID=30 Profile on official Twilite Orchestra website]
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