Candra Darusman

Darusman was born on 21 August 1957 in Bogor, Indonesia and is the son of Indonesian diplomat Suryono Darusman. Darusman has four siblings, among them are lawyer Marzuki Darusman, who served as Attorney General of Indonesia (1999–2001) and journalist Taufik Darusman.^[1][2][3]

Darusman began his career in 1978 when he founded Chaseiro. The group created five albums, all under Musica Studios: Pemuda (1979), Bila (1980), Tiga (1981), Ceria (1983), and Persembahan (2001). He also founded Karimata alongside Erwin Gutawa, Deny TR, Aminoto Kosin, and Uce Haryono. Furthermore, he created solo albums such as Indahnya Sepi (1981) and Kekagumanku (1983). In addition, Darusman produced songs for other singers such as Fariz RM, Vina Panduwinata, Utha Likumahuwa, and Ruth Sahanaya. In 2022, he produced the theme song for the 2022 G20 Bali summit, titled "Recover Together, Recover Stronger".^[3]

Darusman has a history of heading musical organizations, most notably heading PARPRI (Persatuan Artis Pencipta Lagu, Penata Musik Rekaman Indonesia, or Association of Songwriters and Recording Music Arrangers of Indonesia) in 1987–2001. He is also considered as among the first musicians to campaign for copyright handling of musical works in Indonesia, along with Enteng Tanamal and TB Sadikin Zuchra. As a copyright campaigner, he headed the Karya Cipta Indonesia (Indonesian Creative Works) foundation from 1991 to 2001. Later, he acted as a consultant for World Intellectual Property Organization in 2016.^[3]