Iman (J-Rock)

Nama Lengkap : Iman Taufik Rachman

Tanggal Lahir : Jakarta / 19 Juli 1982
Zodiak : Cancer
Gaya Permainan : Rock, Blues
Pengalaman Band : Funky Kopral
Band Saat Ini : J-Rock's
Pengaruh musikal : L'Arc~en~Ciel, Malice Mizer, Yngwie Malmsteen, Judy & Mary, Evergreen musik, Muse, RHCP, Nirvana, dll
Posisi Dalam Band : Vocalis, Gitaris, Pianis, Song Writter
Gitar : Fender Strat thn 73 (0,11) & G n L Tele (0,10)
Efek : Boss GT-8 & JJ Tube Breaker
Ampli : udah dijual, lagi nyari
Gear Lainnya : Samsons wireles.. EV MIC KONDENSOR
Prestasi : Juara 1 Nescafe Get Started 2004
Buku Favorit : Komik2 Jepang, Buya Hamka, Imam Al Ghazalli, dll
Album Favorit : All Nirvana album, all Yngwie Malmsteen album.. Jimi Hendrix.. SRV album... Tower of Power versi live.. Burning Organ (Paul Gilbert).. Cacophony.. All Extreme Album.. All L'Arc~en~Ciel album... Metallica Black Album... Sex Pistol (Neverind The Bollocks).. Slank (SUIT2 HE2X), Michael Jackson the greatest hits... Andy Williams The Greatest Hits.. Slipknot (Iowa), dll



Iman sudah mulai mengenal musik semenjak masih bayi. Saat itu ia sudah sering mendengarkan musik jazz, blues, hingga musik sunda dari keluarganya. Mulai memainkan gitar karena 3 nama besar : Jimi Hendrix, Kurt Cobain, dan Yngwie Malmsteen.

Saat band Funky Kopral mengadakan audisi untuk mencari gitaris, ia kemudian ikut dan terpilih sebagai gitarisnya. Di band itu ia mulai exist dari tahun 2001 awal hingga 203 akhir. Kemudian setelah keluar dari Funky Kopral, Iman kembali menghubungi temannya, Wima untuk menjalankan konsep band yang pernah ia rencanakan semenjak SMA. Karena sulit mencari vocalis yang cocok, akhirnya Iman lah yang mengambil posisi vocal. Awalnya band ini sempat menjadi spesialis atau band cover untuk Laruku. Kemudian karir mereka mulai menanjak setelah sukses di sebuah kompetisi musik.

J-Rocks (JRS) memang masih baru dalam industri musik. Nama mereka mencuat setelah menjadi finalis dan akhirnya keluar sebagai juara pertama kontes musik yang diselenggarakan oleh Nescafe. Beberapa saat sebelum J-Rock Star mengikuti event Nescafe Get Started ini, Iman cs merubah nama J-Rock Star menjadi J-Rock's saja. Pada babak grand final JRS berhasil mengalahkan 2 band saingan, B-Five (dari Makassar) dan Cool Khas (dari Jogjakarta). Memang warna musik yang ditawarkan oleh JRS saat itu belum ada di industri musik Indonesia. Akhirnya band ini mendapat kontrak rekaman dengan label Aquarius Musik. Album perdana pun di release dengan judul Topeng Sahabat. Album ini melempar hits 'Lepaskan Diriku' sebagai hits jagoannya. Video klipnya pun sudah sering tayang di TV. Hebatnya hits ini mampu bersaing dengan album-album dari band papan atas seperti Padi dan Dewa.

Selain lihai dalam permainan gitar dan bernyanyi, skill bermain keyboard dan piano Iman juga sangat baik. Selain berperan sebagai gitaris dan vocalis, ia juga menjadi pencipta sebagian besar lagu-lagu di album perdana J-Rock's. Karakter vocal yang kuat, dengan tehnis dan penjiwaan yang matang, range vocal yang lebar memudahkannya mengambil nada2 yang rendah sampai nada2 tinggi, bahkan tehnik falseto yang tetap terjaga artikulasinya.

Anyway, kini makin banyak bermunculan band-band yang beraliran Japanese Rocks setelah munculnya JRS ini. Hal ini sangat baik untuk variasi jenis musik di Indonesia yang biasanya 'itu-itu saja' (baca: pop mellow).

Pokoknya jangan ngasih dia label "vocalis yang (sekedar) bisa main gitar" sebelum liat permainan livenya. ;). Kini Iman menjadi salah satu instruktur di tempat kursus musik Chics dan sering mondar-mandir di Forum Gitaris.com

Sumber : http://www.musisi.com/ImanJRS.p

Sony (J-Rock)

Nama : Sony

Gaya Permainan : Rock
Band Saat ini : J-Rock's
Pengaruh musikal : L'Arc~en~Ciel, Muse, Alicia Keys, The Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, RHCP, Siti Nurhaliza, Steve Vai
Posisi Dalam Band : Lead Gitaris
Gitar Yang Digunakan : Marlique Deluxe series (Pick Up VR extreme keluaran Tesla Pick Up Korea), PRS.SE Camouflage,
TelecasterAmpli : Head Cabinet Carvin Legacy

Prestasi : Juara 1 Nescafe Get Started 2004 Nama Sony sebenarnya belum sepopuler gitaris-gitaris papan atas Indonesia seperti Eet Sjahranie, Abdee Negara, Jikun, dll. Namun di kalangan fans-fans musik Japanese Rock Indonesia, gitaris satu ini dikenal secara luas karena sedang populer berkat suksesnya penjualan album Topeng Sahabat bersama grupnya, J-RockStar (JRS).J-Rocks (JRS) memang masih baru dalam industri musik. Nama mereka mencuat setelah menjadi finalis dan akhirnya keluar sebagai juara pertama kontes musik yang diselenggarakan oleh Nescafe. Pada babak grand final JRS berhasil mengalahkan 2 band saingan, B-Five (dari Makassar) dan Cool Khas (dari Jogjakarta). Memang warna musik yang ditawarkan oleh JRS saat itu belum ada di industri musik Indonesia. JRS mengadaptasi musik L'Arc~en~Ciel dan beberapa artis Jepang lainnya. Akhirnya band ini mendapat kontrak rekaman dengan label Aquarius Musik.

Sumber : http://j-rocksite.blogspot.com/2009/01/profil-sony-j-rock.html

J-Rocks

J-Rocks adalah band yang berdiri pada tahun 2003 dengan personil Iman (vokal, gitar), Sony (gitar), Wima (bas), dan Anton (drum). Aliran band mereka adalah Japanese pop/rock. Album perdana mereka, Topeng Sahabat dirilis pada tahun 2005 dan mengisi dua lagu di album OST Dealova yaitu “Into the Silent” dan “Serba Salah”. Saat ini mereka dinaungi oleh label Aquarius Musikindo. Pencinta J-Rocks biasa disebut J-Rockstars.

Banyak fans fanatik band Jepang L’Arc~en~Ciel di Indonesia yang menuding bahwa dalam membuat lagunya, J-rocks meniru lagu-lagu L’Arc~en~Ciel. Sangat wajar bila beberapa lagu J-rocks mirip dengan lagu-lagu Laruku karena J-rocks memang terinspirasi oleh band yang satu ini. Dan juga J-Rocks terinspirasi oleh Muse.

Pada album keduanya, Spirit, J-Rocks memasukkan bermacam-macam beat dan aliran musik seperti Rock ‘n Roll (Juwita Hati), Waltz/ Victorian (Tersesal), Blues, Classic, dan masih banyak lagi. Di album kedua ini, J-Rocks juga menampilkan Prisa.

J-Rocks
Nama J-rocks sempat menjadi kontroversi di kalangan pecinta musik jepang di indonesia. Nama ini seakan mewakili genre Japanese Rock. Inspirasi nama J-ROCKSTARS adalah dari sebuah stiker bertuliskan ROCKSTAR, dengan harapan suatu saat akan menjadi Rockstar. Dan ditambahkan huruf J di depannya untuk mewakili band itu sendiri dengan alasan J bisa berarti Jepang karena awalnya mereka memainkan J-Music, Jakarta karena mereka berasal dari Jakarta, Jujur dalam bermusik dalam artian memainkan apa yang bener-bener mereka suka dan ingin memainkan musik yang ber-soul (jiwa). Dan akhirnya karena permasalahan pengucapan akhirnya nama J-ROCKSTARS disingkat menjadi J-ROCKS. Nama J-ROCKSTARS sendiri akhirnya menjadi nama fans J-ROCKS.

Awal 2004 JRS (singkatan dari J-ROCKSTARS) mengikuti festival musik Nescafe Get Started 2004 yang disponsori oleh Nescafe, Trans TV dan Aquarius Musikindo. Mereka berhasil menjuarai festival tersebut dan berkesempatan membuat album kompilasi Nescafe Get Started yang merupakan awal bentuk kerjasama mereka dengan Aquarius Musikindo. Dan akhirnya pertengahan 2005 mereka berhasil meluncurkan album perdana nya yang bertajuk “Topeng Sahabat” dengan label Aquarius.

Band ini semakin dikenal sejak munculnya album kedua. Pada lagu berjudul ‘Kau curi lagi’ mereka memperkenalkan gitaris wanita, Prisa. Dan pada lagu ‘Juwita Hati’ mereka membuat video klip di Jepang yang digarap oleh Hedy Suryawan. Selvin,Sato,Boppy pada video klip ini berakting sebagai fans J-Rocks yang mengejar idolanya sampai ke negeri Sakura. Konsep yang menarik membuat video klip ini populer di Indonesia.

Sumber : http://waysay.wordpress.com/2009/04/09/profil-j-rock/

KOTAK

Berawal dari kontes Dream Band yang digelar tahun 2004 lalu, terbentuklah sebuah band bernama Kotak yang terdiri dari para personil yang telah diseleksi sebelumnya yaitu Cella (gitar), Ices (bass), Pare (vocal) dan Posan (drum).

Kotak adalah satu-satunya band yang mengusung jenis musik modern rock dan bernuansa sedikit ‘dark’. Dengan menampilkan sound distorsi yang gahar ala band-band nu metal atau modern rock namun juga dengan teknik solo gitar yang keren.

Bisa dibilang, tanpa adanya Dreamband 2004 enggak bakalan ada band yang bernama Kotak. Kotak sebagai juara mendapatkan kesempatan dibuatkan album solo berjudul sama. Dengan formasi dua cowok, dua cewek memang Kotak cukup memikat dengan gaya gothicnya. Simak saja salah satu komentar dari juri Dreamband 2004.

Menurut friendster mereka, kotak berarti 4 sisi dan 4 sudut yang bersatu menjadi bidang kotak yang menggambarkan 4 orang yang berbeda tuh bersatu dalam 1 wadah musik

Personel:

Nama : Cella

Posisi : Gitar

Nama : Ices

Posisi : Bass

Nama : Pare

Posisi : Vokal

Nama : Posan

Posisi : drum

Sumber :

http://modelayu.com/profil-kotak-band.html

Malcolm Young

Tagline

He’s got a reputation he’s really got the knack...

Me, Myself, and I

Malcolm Young was born January 6, 1953. He is a Scottish-born Australian guitarist, best known as a founding member, rhythm guitarist, backing vocalist and co-songwriter for the Australian hard rock band AC/DC. He has been with them since he founded the band in November 1973.

Though his younger brother Angus is the more visible of the brothers, Malcolm has been described as the business and brains behind AC/DC. As the rhythm guitarist, he is responsible for the broad sweep of AC/DC's sound, and co-writer of the material who has developed many of the band's well-known riffs. But behind the scenes, his word is said to be 'law' on matters such as organizing when and where the band go on tour, whether to make an album or film soundtrack, and when to meet the media.

Jeff Beck

Jeff Beck is both one of the most talented, and most maddening guitarists in the worlds of rock and blues-rock music. An adventuresome artist, he has never chosen a single style or musical genre and stuck with it, preferring to experiment in pop, rock, blues, and jazz formats depending on his whim at the time.

A notorious perfectionist with a well-documented temper, Beck has retired from music and reappeared with reckless disregard for the commercial considerations of the music industry. Regardless, through the years Beck has created a considerable catalog of music that has proven to be influential and groundbreaking beyond the sales of any individual album.

Shapes Of Things

Influenced by guitarists like Les Paul, Chuck Berry, and Steve Cropper, Jeff Beck first picked up the instrument while in his teens. His efforts at building his own guitar were less than successful, so he learned to play on a borrowed guitar. After school, he attended Wimbledon Art College, later working as a painter, decorator, and other odd jobs as he focused on developing his musical skills.

Beck became an in-demand session guitarist, and played behind London cult figure "Screaming" Lord Sutch. His sister introduced him to fellow studio musician Jimmy Page, who recommended him to the Yardbirds when Eric Clapton departed that group to join John Mayall's Bluesbreakers.

Beck joined the Yardbirds in 1965, leaving the band a little over a year-and-a-half later. Beck recorded a single album during his tenure with the legendary blues-rock band, 1966's Roger the Engineer, and appeared with the band in the movie Blow Up. During his last few months with the Yardbirds, Beck shared the lead guitar spotlight with Page, who had originally joined the band as a bass player. Beck left in late-1966, citing health issues as the reason.

Sumber : http://blues.about.com/od/artistprofiles/p/JeffBeck.htm

Frank Anthony "Tony" Iommi

Frank Anthony "Tony" Iommi (born February 19, 1948) is a guitarist from Birmingham, England, who is best known as a member of the heavy metal band Black Sabbath.

He picked up the guitar as a teenager, after being inspired by the likes of Hank Marvin and The Shadows. In an industrial accident in his youth, he lost the tips of the middle and ring fingers of his right hand - which, being left-handed, he uses to fret the strings of a guitar. At first he thought his days of playing guitar were over. However, his boss, who knew of his "night job" as a struggling pub band guitar player, paid him a visit during his recovery. During the visit, his boss encouraged him to reconsider. He played a Django Reinhardt record which convinced Tony to pick up the guitar again (Reinhardt lost mobility in the third and fourth fingers of his fretting hand in a fire). After trying to learn to play right-handed, he instead strung his guitars with extra-light strings and wore plastic covers over those two fingers (though he started off using leather, which slowed down his fingering significantly). This also had an impact on theBlack Sabbath sound -on some songs in order to ease the tension on his fingers, Iommi detuned his guitar from E to C#, making Sabbath one of first bands to detune, now a mainstay of heavy metal music.

In 1967, Iommi had played in several blues/rock bands, and founded a new one named Earth with three old schoolmates, bassist Terry "Geezer" Butler, drummer Bill Ward, and the infamous John "Ozzy" Osbourne. In 1968 Iommi briefly left Earth to play in Jethro Tull, however after only one performance Iommi was back with Earth once more. The group later renamed themselves first to Polka Tulk, and then toBlack Sabbath.

It may be argued that Tony Iommi was a pioneer of heavy metal riffing due to his guitar playing on now famous tracks such as "Paranoid", "War Pigs", "N.I.B.", and "The Wizard". He combined blues-like guitar solos and dark, minor-key riffing with a revolutionary high-gain, heavily distorted tone with his use of a treble-boosting effect-pedal and a Gibson SG guitar.

By the mid 1970s, incessant drug usage had taken its toll on the band, and Ozzy Osbourne was eventually fired in 1979. With Osbourne gone, the other two members eventually left as well, leaving Iommi the only original member. Iommi rebuilt the band with constant lineup changes, including vocalists like Ronnie James Dio, and Ian Gillan (formerly of Deep Purple). The new Sabbath did manage a few hits, but it was nothing compared to the early years. The original Sabbath members reunited for tours in the late nineties.

After Ian Gillan left in 1984, Iommi recorded his first solo album, entitled Seventh Star. The album featured Glenn Hughes (formerly of Deep Purple) on vocals, but due to label pressures, it was billed as a release by "Black Sabbath featuring Tony Iommi". In 2000, he finally released his first proper solo album, titled simply Iommi. Iommi featured several guest vocalists, including Henry Rollins, Serj Tankian, Dave Grohl, Billy Corgan, Phil Anselmo, and Ozzy Osbourne. In late 2004, Tony's second solo album was released, entitled The 1996 DEP Sessions. This album was originally recorded in 1996, but had not got an official release. However, a copy with an unfinished drum track was available as an illegal bootleg called 8th Star. The vocalist on this album was again Glenn Hughes. Tony released his third solo album, Fused on July 12, 2005, also with Glenn Hughes on vocals and Kenny Aronoff on drums.

Iommi has his own image; 6' 2" (1.88 m) height, Black leather jacket, large silver cross necklace, black mustache, and a left-handed Gibson guitar; a signature Gibson SG, with a narrow (and 24 fret) fret board.

Discography

1970s

• Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath
• Paranoid - Black Sabbath
• Master of Reality - Black Sabbath
• Vol. 4 - Black Sabbath
• Sabbath Bloody Sabbath - Black Sabbath
• Sabotage - Black Sabbath
• We Sold Our Soul For Rock 'N' Roll - Black Sabbath
• Funkist - Bobby Harrison
• Technical Ecstasy - Black Sabbath
• Quartz - Quartz
• Never Say Die - Black Sabbath

1980s

• Heaven & Hell - Black Sabbath
• Heavy Metal Soundtrack - Various Artists
• Live At Last - Black Sabbath
• Mob Rules - Black Sabbath
• Live Evil - Black Sabbath
• Born Again - Black Sabbath
• Seventh Star - Black Sabbath
• Eternal Idol - Black Sabbath
• Headless Cross - Black Sabbath
• Rock Aid Armenia - Various Artists

1990s

• Guitar Speak II - Various Artists
• TYR - Black Sabbath
• Wayne's World Soundtrack - Various Artists
• The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert - Various Artists (Including James Hetfield)
• Dehumanizer - Black Sabbath
• Live & Loud - Ozzy Osbourne
• Death and Progress - Diamond Head
• Cross Purposes - Black Sabbath
• Cross Purposes Live - Black Sabbath
• Forbidden - Black Sabbath
• The Carnival Bizarre - Cathedral
• The Sabbath Stones - Black Sabbath
• Twang! A Tribute to Hank Marvin & The Shadows - Various Artists
• The Ozzman Cometh - Ozzy Osbourne
• Reunion - Black Sabbath

2000s

• Iommi - Tony Iommi
• Party At The Palace - Various Artists
• Black Box - Black Sabbath
• The 1996 DEP Sessions - Iommi with Glenn Hughes
• Fused (album) - Iommi with Glenn Hughes

Sumber : http://www.famouslikeme.com/43535/article.html