Known for Making Love Songs that are Hits, Yovie Widianto Reveals his Secret Weapon

Kapanlagi.com - Yovie Widianto is a very prominent name in the Indonesian music industry with his sweet works. Hundreds of hit songs have been created by this musician born in Bandung.

Together with Kahitna, Yovie and Nuno, not to mention the songs sung by top Indonesian singers, Yovie Widianto's creations deeply touch the hearts of Indonesian music lovers. Just mention some of his songs like Adu Rayu, Rindu Dalam Hati, Cerita Cinta, music lovers can easily sing along.

1. Secret Weapon

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On one occasion, Yovie Widianto revealed a little secret about the creation of his hit songs. Musical instruments like keyboards became Yovie Widianto's secret weapon in creating hit songs.

As one of the graduates of the Yamaha music contest, Yovie Widianto looked back on his musical journey with Yamaha that he has been pursuing for 37 years, "Since 1983, I first used the DX7," he said.

2. Latest Keyboard

"Now I use CP88, CP77, and Motif. All the latest keyboards, including using Montage, which I use to create songs like Adu Rayu, Rindu dalam Hati, and Terlanjur Mencinta," said Yovie.

This year, Yamaha Musik in Indonesia is celebrating its 50th anniversary. Throughout its journey, Yamaha Musik has been involved in various music activities, including as an organizer.

3. Always Support

Let's just call it the organizer of the Light Music Contest band competition, which later changed its name to Band Explosion, where many famous Indonesian musicians participated at that time such as Yovie Widianto (Kahitna), Trie Utami (Krakatau Band), Ruth Sahanaya, Emerald, and several other famous Indonesian musicians; or became a sponsor of music events on a national and international scale such as the very famous National Popular Song Festival in its time and the Java Jazz Festival.

Yovie admits that the support from Yamaha Musik has been very meaningful for his career journey, he hopes that Yamaha Musik will continue to thrive for the world's culture!

(kpl/pur/tdr)