Kapanlagi.com - Written by Rachel Carisa Oswandi
The talented Indonesian EDM and synth-pop music group, who have achieved international success, have enlisted Roy CDC, the older brother of Rich Brian, to fill the DJ position after Gerald Liu decided to leave. On Saturday (21/10/2023), Gerald Liu officially left the 3-member music group after performing for the last time with Reza Arap and Eka Gustiwana at the Playlist Festival, as officially announced by Instagram Weird Genius.
After 4 years together, the man whose real name is Gerald Wibowo decided to pursue success as a solo artist.
In addition to pursuing a solo career, Gerald also mentioned differences in vision with Weird Genius as he stated,
"There are differences in vision in our future steps that made me think for months and finally decided to part ways with this group," Gerald said through his personal Instagram post.
During Gerald's time with the group, which debuted in 2016, they have achieved many remarkable accomplishments such as performing at various international music concerts, collaborating with Yellow Claw, and joining the international music label owned by Universal Music Group.
Although Weird Genius is currently on the rise, Gerald chose to leave the music group and his position has been replaced by Roy Leonard, also known as Roy CDC. Roy's name is already familiar to some netizens, as he is the older brother of Indonesia's pride rapper Rich Brian, who often performs on the same stage as Brian.
1. Officially Becomes the New Member
Weird Genius New Formation (instagram.com/weird.genius)
After Gerald Liu ended his career in Weird Genius at the Playlist Festival, Roy CDC made his debut on stage as the new member in the Scream or Dance music festival held on October 27th and 28th. Prior to that, the official Weird Genius account had introduced Roy as the new member through his portrait with 2 other members on Thursday (26/10/2023).
“Welcome to the family @roycdc see you on our 1st show at @screamordance,” wrote the official Weird Genius Instagram account.
One of the Weird Genius members, Eka Gustiwana, also warmly welcomed Roy's presence by sharing a video of them jamming music together.
"Welcome @roycdc. @ybrap is still sleeping," wrote Eka on his personal Instagram account.
2. Musical Genius Like Rich Brian
Roy CDC and Rich Brian (instagram.com/roycdc)
The older brother of the singer of the song DAT $TICK is a talented DJ who often shares his music through Soundcloud. Roy is quite popular on Soundcloud with 9,850 followers. He has released 48 tracks on his personal Soundcloud account and has gained many loyal listeners, especially fans of EDM music.
One of Roy's released works is titled PAINFUL to RENDANG. In addition, Roy also collaborated with Onadio Leonardo to release a song titled METAL SLAVE. Roy often performs at various music festivals in Indonesia and has also performed together with his younger brother Rich Brian as a DJ.
3. Brief Profile of Roy CDC
Roy CDC (instagram.com/roycdc)
Talented DJ who is already married was born in Jakarta on May 7, 1994. Roy's full name is Roy Leonard Soewarno and he has an older sister named Sonia Eryka Soewarno. Just like his younger brother Rich Brian, Roy is also of Chinese and Manado descent.
As reported by Indoclubbing.com, Roy is one of the DJs who has a brilliant career in Indonesia. He is known for his "eccentric" and "carefree" style by his fans.
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Disclaimer: This translation from Bahasa Indonesia to English has been generated by Artificial Intelligence.