Biography

Batavia Collective (BTVC), as the name suggests, is a group of Jakarta-based, musicians who are equally influenced and driven by the sophistication, ruggedness and high-artistry of future jazz, liquid funk, electronic soul and everything in between, as it is by the gritty, uncompromising and hard-hitting streets of Indonesia’s capital. Their innovative approach to music-making has not gone unnoticed, with international publications such as Mixmag Asia praising the trio's ability to seamlessly integrate the highest modernity of musical technology with the emotive instrumentalism. Consisting of Elfa Zulham on drums, Doni Joesran on keys and Kenny Gabriel on synth bass, the trio present genre bending music that combines mind-altering synths, snazzy chord progressions, deep sub-bass, energetic grooves and neck-breaking tempos to produce a sonic feast that excites the body and stimulates the mind.