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Rocket Rockers

Bandung, West Java, Indonesia | Established. Jan 01, 1999 | INDIE

Bandung, West Java, Indonesia | INDIE
Established on Jan, 1999
Band Pop Punk

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"Hai Magazine Cover"

15 Hal Terpenting Dalam 15 Tahun Rocket Rockers PART I
Saat Rocket Rockers main ke markas HAI, Jumat (15/8), mereka bercerita banyak tentang perjalanan selama 15 tahun bersama. Saking banyaknya cerita, nggak bisa diungkapkan dengan kata-kata (halah!).

Momen terpahit mereka, saat kehilangan Ucay (Vokal), juga turut terangkum dalam catatan khusus HAI, dalam #MerekamJejak #RR15thRockinniversary. Ya udah, dari pada kebanyakan cerita, mending langsung simak 15 fakta seru perjalanan Aska (Gitar/Vokal), Lowp (Gitar), Bisma (Bas), dan Ozom (Drum) dalam 15 tahun ini.

Oh, iya, jangan lupa juga, buat pantengin aksi Aska cs. di Heyho Festival, bersama Issues, Sweet As Revenge, Killing Me Inside, Thirten dll. Di Parkir Kolam Renang Senayan, Sabtu (16/8), dan Minggu (17/8), di Crooz, dalam rangka Anniversary mereka yang ke-15 tahun. Enjoy!

Mungkin ini adalah momen yang nggak akan bisa dilupakan oleh para personil band manapun, bayaran atas aksi panggung mereka pertama kali. Nah, kalau dengan Rocket Rockers, bayaran pertama kali mereka manggung adalah Ikan Tongkol! Lah, kok, bisa ?

"Ya, waktu itu kami main di acara kampus Unwim Bandung, semacam acara salah satu fakultas gitu, deh. Setelah selesai manggung, kami dikasih Ikan Tongkol, panitianya bilang maaf, kami cuma bisa bayar sama ini. Jadi, yaikannya lengkap di daun pisang gitu, sama dikasih air minum, hahaha, seru," ujar Bisma, sambil nyengir.

Pengalaman selanjutnya diceritakan oleh Ozom, drummer bertubuh gembul tapi lucu ini ternyata sempat mengalami kejadian miris, disaat panggung pertamanya bersama Rocket Rockers. Waktu itu, Ozom baru masuk Rocket Rockers di tahun 2003.

"Waktu itu, yah, jadi gue manggung pertama kali bareng Rocket Rockers di Makassar. Nggak ngerti kenapa, selama kita manggung, penontonnya itu ikut joget tapi smabil terus ngeludahin kita selama manggung. Gue kan jadi syok banget, hahaha..., Kelar manggung, gue kana ke hotel bareng Ucay, nah, si Ucay lah yang paling banyak kena 'ludah' itu. Sampai hotel bajunya langsung di buang," cerita Ozom.

Ini pertama kalinya Rocket Rocker menjadi cover majalah, saat itu tampang mereka sukses nangkring di jadi cover Ripple Magazine. Salah satu majalah yang cukup berperan penting, dalam skena band lokal, terutama untuk band-band di Bandung dan Jakarta.

"Ya, saat itu ngerasa keren aja. Wih, tampang gue ada di majalah gitu, hehehe... Itu, sekitar tahun 200 atau 2001 kalau nggak salah," cerita Lowp.

Tahun 2000, lagu mereka masuk dalam sebuah kompilasi dari bonus CD majalah Fallen Angel bersama Posion The Well, Strung Out, Not Available, Step Forward, dan masih banyak band keren lainnya.

Ini salah satu album kompilasi yang paling dibanggakan oleh para punggawa Rocket Rockers, soalnya ini menjadi salah satu kompilasi yang menyandingkan nama Rocket Rockers dengan band-band cadas hingga karya mereka bisa didengar bule-bule nagri sana. - Hai Magazine


"Rocket Rockers Punk's Not Dead The Movie"

in 2006 Susan Dynner a director of Punk's Not Dead The Movie contact us and she told us that we will take a part of that documentary movie. Yes, we are the only one of Indonesian band in Punk's Not Dead The Movie, with big punk bands like Green Day, Nofx, Minor Treath, Blink 182 etc. - IMDB


"Rocket Rockers Profile"

Rocket Rockers merasa bangga bandnya kini disejajarkan dengan band-band rock asal Amerika. band bandung yang awalnya dimulai dengan nama Immorality President pada tahun 1998 dan di tahun 1999 lah nama Rocket Rockers ( RoRo ) mulai digunakan hingga sekarang.

Salah satu Prestasi band Rocket Rockers yang membanggakan adalah mereka menjadi satu-satunya band asal Indonesia yang masuk ke dalam sebuah film dokumenter punk se-dunia PUNK’S NOT DEAD THE MOVIE: A Revolution 30 Years In the Making.

Ucay dkk bergabung dengan band-band besar di dunia lainnya seperti NOFX, Sex Pistols, Minor Threat, Black Flag, The Ramones, Dead Kennedys, Rancid, Greenday hingga band-band masa kini seperti My Chemical Romance, The Used, Thrice, SUM 41, Good Charlotte, Story Of The Years.

"Iya kita senanglah disejajarkan sama My Chemical Romance jadi di setiap negara ada dipilih satu buat perwakilan. Itu kita lagi perform di Score Jakarta,” Aska ditemui di Studio RCTI, Kebon Jeruk, Jakarta Barat,” Senin (18/8/2014). - Okezone.com


Discography

DISCOGRAPHY ROCKET ROCKERS


Albums


 


Merekam Jejak (2014)


 


 



  1. Mimpi Menjadi Sarjana

  2. Masih Banyak Hati Yang Menunggu

  3. Jangan Dulu Tenggelam

  4. Percuma

  5. About Her

  6. Tiup Lilin Lagi

  7. Kekuatanku

  8. Bersama Taklukan Dunia

  9. Awal Dari Cerita


 


Executive Produced : H. Ari
Arisman and Reach & Rich Records

Produced by Aska Pratama and Rocket Rockers

Recorded at Kill Studio and Masterplan Studio

All lyrics writen by: Aska Pratama except “Bersama Taklukan Dunia” w/ Bisma
Aria Nugraha and “Awal Dari Cerita” w/ Alone At Last

All songs arranged by: Aska Pratama & Rocket Rockers “Awal Dari Cerita” w/
Yas Alone At Last


Guest vocals Ameii The Silver
on Kekuatanku


Guest vocals Andi Kungpow
Chickens  on Masih Banyak Hati Yang
Menunggu


Guest vocals Yas Alone At Last
on Awal Dari Cerita


Guest keyboard & sampling
Firman Fauzi




 


Tons of Friends (2011)


 



  1. Get ready

  2. Reuni

  3. Lagu Kita Bersama

  4. Dia

  5. Hitam Putih Dunia

  6. Untuk Teman

  7. Kehilangan


Executive Producer :

Seven Music

Produced by Rocket Rockers

Engineered, mixed and mastered by Yoni @hellyeah_15

Recorded at Kill Studio & @hellyeah_15

Assistant Engineer and Music Director by Aska Pratama & Rocket Rockers

Artwork Design and Photo by Bier at H/P Studio

Additional Player :

Regita (Anonymous) featuring on "Untuk teman"

Boym (Seurieus) featuring on "Lagu Kita Bersama"



All lyrics written by Aska & AL a.k.a UCAY


 


 


 


 


 


 


Better Season (2008)


 



  1. Hidup Kita Adalah Film Terbaik

  2. Episode Ini

  3. Simbol Hati

  4. Hari Untukmu

  5. Akhiri Sepi

  6. Aku Bosan Menjadi Pecundang

  7. Ingin Hilang Ingatan

  8. Membaca Tanpa Mata

  9. Your Fashion Costumed by Intellect Orthodox

  10. I Miss You

  11. Tunggu Apalagi

  12. Jangan Berakhir

  13. Terobsesi

  14. Better Season


Executive Producer :

Ridhan & Rocket Rockers



Produced by Rocket Rockers


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


Ras Bebas (2004)


 


 


1.     Unoriginal Skate Rock For Mr. Fat Mike


2.     Bangkit


3.     My Sweater Gets Wet


4.     Pesta


5.     Klassix


6.     Bukan Solusi


7.     Green Karma


8.     Terdiam


9.     Hah?!


10.  Immorality President


11.  Terapi Depresi


12.  Save The Orphans


13.  Ras Bebas


14.  December 16th


15.  Tergila


 


Executive Producer :

Sony Music Entertainment Indonesia

Produced by Jan Djuhana

Engineered & Mixed by Yoni

Recorded & Mixed at Bintang 41 Studio Bandung

Assistant Engineer and Music Director by Aska Pratama & Rocket Rockers

Mastered by: Stephan Santoso at Slingshot studio

All lyrics writen by: Al a.k.a Ucay

All songs arranged by: Aska, Ucay, & Rocket Rockers.

Except: "Pesta" by Hentriesa & Wieke Gur



Drums part on "Unoriginal skate rock for Mr. Fat Mike", "Ras
bebas", "Bangkit", "Hah?!", "Terdiam" by
Dobi Setiansyah & "Pesta" by Aria


 


Soundtrack for Your Life (2002)


 


 



  1. I Don't Want My Parents Watch My band

  2. Today Sellout, Tomorrow Superstar

  3. She's My Cheerleader

  4. Tergila

  5. Malam 1 Suro

  6. Let Sleeping Dogs Lie !

  7. Tragedi Tragis 1989

  8. Nurse

  9. Enough

  10. Who Wants To Be My Gal ?

  11. It's Just Another Holiday

  12. Finishkan!

  13.  


Executive Producer :

Off The Records



Produced Rocket Rockers

Recorded, Mixed Bintang 41 Studio

Engineered by Yoni

Mastered Bintang 41 Studio by Mas Cherul & Yoni



All lyrics and music by Rocket Rockers

except "enough" by Pure Saturday

Photos

Bio

Who is Rocket Rockers?
Rocket Rockers is a pop-punk band from Bandung, Indonesia. Started in 1999. Our strongest line up are:  Aska Pratama (guitar/vocal), Bisma Aria Nugraha (bass), Rizky Fadli (guitar), Khrisna a.k.a Ozom (drums). 


Any influences?
First was our all time favorites; the 80s new wave acts; The Cure, Alphaville, OMD, Nena, Culture Club, Cyndi Lauper, Duran-Duran, The Police, Joy Division etc. Second were what in our CD player recently; Pulley, Lagwagon, Weezer, Pearl Jam, NOFX, Blink-182, Pennywise, Reggie & The Full Effects, etc. 


Albums?
Our first album Soundtrack For Your Life was putting out by Off The Records (an independent label from our hometown Bandung) which has been sold more than 20.000 copies, and our 2nd album (Ras Bebas) now in major debut with Sony/BMG Indonesia and recently it was sold about 45.000 copies. In 2008, we resign from Sony Music for any reasons. And we started our own label called; Reach & Rich Records to realese our 3rd album: Better Season. Yes, we sell it by our self with d.i.y ethic and the respon was great. National television always booked us to perform. Our 4th album (Tons Of Friends) released by Seven Music in 2011. Btw, our preview song “Lost Heart Tour” was in the 1st chart of Top Downloads in www.purevolume.com for 3 days since released. Our latest album (5th Album) is called “Merekam Jejak” released by our own label Reach & Rich Records collaborated with MDN Music (record label from  West Java, Indonesia). 


Any achievments? 
We've been on skatepark tour all year with VOLCOM Indonesia, and play high school/college shows as many as possible. We've also opened Skin Of Tears show (punk rock from Germany), MXPX, The Ataris, All Time Low, Silverstein. Anyhow, we are sponsored by the greatest skate/surf companies ever, Volcom and also some awesome brands like College Star, Famous Stars & Straps, Afends, Peter Says Denim, Etnies and Macbeth. Surprisingly, in 2006 Susan Dynner a director of Punk's Not Dead The Movie contact us and she told us that we will take a part of that documentary movie. Yes, we are the only one of Indonesian band in Punk's Not Dead The Movie, with big punk bands like Green Day, Nofx, Minor Treath, Blink 182 etc. That was rad! We also have been tour in south east asia like: Malaysia, Singapore and Phillipines (Peter Says Denim Southest Asian Invasion Tour 2012) and our great achievements till now is we’ve been tour in Europe like: Germany and Netherlands (Peter Says Denim Europe Invasion Tour 2012) . In 2014 till present we are exclusively sponsored by VANS as a Vans Indonesia Brand Ambassador


Last shout!
We`re trying to write down the path for newer bands that they can reach their dreams if they work for it. It`s like providing an intellectual property so that new young creative bands with hard work attitude wont reinventing the wheel. We would like to see more kids start to wear band tshirt, start to skate and believe on their passion to live their own things. Its important to see kids which getting into more creative hype and do their best for their life and gives something back to their community. 

Band Members