Tulus (singer)
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| Birth name | Muhammad Tulus Rusydi |
| Born | August 20, 1987 Bukittinggi, West Sumatera, Indonesia |
| Origin | Bandung, West Java, Indonesia |
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| Years active | 2011–present |
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| Instrument | Vocals |
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| Website | situstulus.com |
Muhammad Tulus Rusydi or known his under stage name TULUS (born August 20, 1987), is an Indonesian singer-songwriter. Tulus hold a bachelor degree in an architecture with endless love for music. Being raised in a family of no musician, his fondness toward the beauty of melody might already emerged since he was still a young boy. Back then, it was his own mother that introduced him to various kind of music.
Career
In his continuous study on architecture, he finds an exceptional bond with music itself. Though seems contradictive, for him, music and architecture have many uncharted resemblances. In music, he learns to appreciate beauty, while preserving its structure and function. So does in architecture, where these three aspects are the basic foundations of an architectural work. One of his adored figures is the Japanese Architect Tadao Ando.
He has written dozens of songs. Some of the selected ones have been released into two music albums through TULUS Co., an independent record label company that he co-founded with his older brother, Riri Muktamar.
The first album was released at the end of 2011, well acclaimed and received many positive responses.The Magazine, Rolling Stone Indonesia put this album on the top chart of Indonesia’s Best Album of 2013, awarded TULUS as Rookie of The Year 2013.
As a live performer, he has performed for many stages all over Indonesia and overseas. From Java Jazz, Java Soundsfair, Bali Live Jazz Festival, Soulnation, up to a performance in Friedrich-Ebert Hall, Germany. He has proven himself as an amazing yet compliant performer.
TULUS has experienced six solo concerts, in collaboration with local Event Organizers. TULUS Production (TULUS Pro.) is a dedicated team under TULUS Co., which was developed for live performance productions of TULUS.
Those concerts are titled TULUS: An Introduction (2011), TULUS: Beyond Sincere (2012), TULUS: Diorama Concert (2013), TULUS: Gajah Concert Bandung (2014), TULUS: Gajah Concert Jakarta (2014); TULUS: Gajah Concert Yogyakarta (2015).
When it comes to an idol, his greatest admiration is an Indonesian music legend, Chrisye.TULUS music follows both the classical and modern tunes. His influencer varies From Ella Fitzgerald to Macy Gray, From Tony Bennett to Glenn Fredly.
Gajah album
By the end of 2013, TULUS finally finished the recording of his second album. After almost 2 years venturing throughout Indonesia music industry, it was in the beginning of 2014 when TULUS Co. delivered its secondly produced TULUS-Gajah album to the market after the previous TULUS-Tulus album. 88.000 copies of TULUS-Gajah album were produced and distributed since then, recorded as one of the biggest number of CD productions in Indonesia (2014-2015) through conventional chains of distribution.
TULUS-Gajah was also the only music album on bahasa that listed in The Top 10 Best Selling Music Album in iTunes Asia, 2 months in a row after it was released.
The title of the album, Gajah, was chosen due to the history of TULUS childhood. His friend called him Gajah, as a ‘nickname’. “Gajah” is also the title of one of the song inside the album. Through his second album, TULUS hopes that he can share various stories to his audiences, having such stories beautifully packaged in a newly fresh instrumental explorations, delivered elegantly through his enchanting vocal.
Songs like “Tanggal Merah”, “Satu hari di Bulan Juni”, “Bumerang”, “Gajah” and some others, are some of his works that you can find in TULUS-Gajah album.
His Music Videos
6 music videos for both TULUS albums have already released through his Youtube channel. Sewindu, Baru, Gajah, and Jangan Cintai Aku Apa Adanya are music videos were basically produced based on his concept and ideas. In Teman Hidup and Sepatu music videos, TULUS worked as a director, with his best friends in a small team. "Sepatu" music video was shot in Hamburg, Germany and "Baru" music video was shot in Tokyo, Japan.
Overseas Performances
At the end of 2013, TULUS was invited by Indonesian Students Community in Hamburg, Germany. He presented his music to Indonesian and Germany audiences in Friedrich-Ebert Halle of Hamburg.
October 2014, TULUS became one of performer that sang in Anugerah Planet Muzik 2014 awarded night in Singapore and live on air in Malaysia and Indonesia. He also brought home one award as Best New Male Artist APM 2015.
In May 2015 TULUS represented Indonesia for an Asia Pasific Festival and an International Music Conference of Music Matters 2015, held in Singapore. During that respected event, TULUS performed twice in the festival and also presented his music to the conference attendees.
Couple months later, in September 2015, TULUS was invited to perform in Soundsekerta 2015. An event created by Indonesian students community in Melbourne, Australia.
TULUS is also invited to a Hamazo 10th Festival in Hamamatsu, Japan. He look forward to the very first time presenting his music to Japanese, at this October 2015.
In the end of October 2015, TULUS will perform in Macquarie University Auditorium, Sydney. This event also created by Indonesian student community in Sydney, Australia.
Projects Collaboration
His music albums were not the only works that he created during his musical journey. TULUS has been doing some collaboration projects for sort of brand activation campaigns.
In the middle of 2014, TULUS got a chance to compose "Lekas", an original soundtrack for an Indonesian movie, titled 3 Nafas Likas.
During third quarter of 2014 up to second quarter of 2015, TULUS acted as a brand ambassador for Bend The Rules International campaign, held by Hewlett-Packard. In this campaign, TULUS released a brand new theme song in supporting this particular campaign.
In mid 2015, TULUS created another song with RAN (an Indonesian music group), for another activation project that will be made for an international mouthwash brand, Listerine.
Tulus Co.
Tulus Co. is an independent music label company was founded by Tulus together with his brother, Riri Muktamar, in 2010. Today, Tulus Co. has two main business divisions: Tulus Management (Tulus Man.) and Tulus Production (Tulus Pro.).
Discography
Studio albums
- Tulus (2011)
- Gajah (2014)
Awards and nominations
| Year | Awards | Category | Recipients | Result |
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| 2012 | Anugerah Musik Indonesia | Best Alternative Production Work | "Teman Pesta" | Nominated |
| 2013 | Rolling Stone Editor's Choice Awards | Rookie of the Year | Tulus | Won |
| 2014 | Indonesian Choice Awards | Male Singer of the Year | Won | |
| Song of the Year | "Sepatu" | Nominated | ||
| Album of the Year | Gajah | Nominated | ||
| Anugerah Musik Indonesia | Best R&B/Soul Production Work | "Kita Bisa" (feat. Ran) | Nominated | |
| Anugerah Planet Muzik | Best New Artist (Male) | "Jangan Cintai Aku Apa Adanya" | Won | |
| Best Song (Indonesia) | Nominated | |||
| Hai Reader's Poll Music Awards | The Best Male | Tulus | Won | |
| The Best Pop | Won | |||
| Artist of the Year | Won | |||
| The Best Album | Gajah | Won | ||
| The Best Single | "Sepatu" | Nominated | ||
| Tempo Magazine | Top 9 Indonesian Music Album | Gajah | Won | |
| 2015 | Dahsyatnya Awards | Outstanding Male Solo Singer | Tulus | Nominated |
| Outstanding Song | "Gajah" | Nominated | ||
| Outstanding Video Clip | "Baru" | Won | ||
| Outstanding Video Clip Director | Won | |||
| Global Seru Awards | Most Exciting Hit | Tulus | Nominated | |
| SCTV Music Awards | Most Famous Male Solo Singer | Nominated | ||
| Nickelodeon Indonesia Kids' Choice Awards | Favorite Singer | Nominated | ||
| Selebrita Awards | Most Celeb Song | "Gajah" | Nominated | |
| Anugerah Musik Indonesia | Best Pop Male Solo Artist | "Jangan Cintai Aku Apa Adanya" | Won | |
| Best of the Best Production Work | Won | |||
| Best Pop Songwriter | Won | |||
| "Gajah" | Nominated | |||
| Best Pop Recording Producer | Nominated | |||
| Best Pop Album | Gajah | Won | ||
| Best of the Best Album | Won | |||
| Best R&B/Soul Male/Female Solo Artist | "Baru" | Nominated | ||
| Best Mix Engineer | "1000 Tahun Lamanya" | Won | ||
| Anugerah Planet Muzik | APM Most Popular Artist | Tulus | Nominated | |
| APM Most Popular Song | "Satu Hari di Bulan Juni" | Nominated |
References
External links
- Tulus on Twitter
- Tulus on Tumblr
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- Official website
- Review album oleh Rolling Stone Indonesia
- Live Review Konser Diorama Tulus oleh Rolling Stone Indonesia
- Rolling Stone Indonesia: Editors' Choice 2013: Rookie of the Year: Tulus
- Jazzuality: Review Tulus: Beyond Sincere Concert
- Q&A: Tulus