Muhammad Tulus (born 20 August 1987), better known by his mononymTulus, is an Indonesian singer and songwriter of Minangkabau descent.[5][6]
Career
Albums
His debut album, Tulus, was released in 2011. Rolling Stone Indonesia put this album on the top chart of Indonesia's Best Album and awarded Tulus Rookie of the Year in 2013.[7] His second album, Gajah, was released in 2013. Since then, 88,000 copies have been produced and distributed, making it one of the largest CD productions in Indonesia (2014 - 2015).[8] It was the only music album in the Indonesian language that was listed in The Top 10 Best Selling Music Album in iTunes Asia, two months in a row after it was released.[9] The title of the album was chosen because it was a childhood nickname of Tulus. "Gajah" is also the title of one of the songs on the album. It also includes the songs "Tanggal Merah", "Satu hari di Bulan Juni", "Bumerang", "Gajah", and others. "Sepatu" was re-released with a Japanese version, entitled "Kutsu" (セパトゥ〜くつ〜) which translated by Hiroaki Kato, on iTunes on 10 October 2015.[10]
In 2016, his third studio album Monokrom was officially released on 3 August, by his own label Tulus Co.[11] It was also released under CD to 100 Indonesian music stores and also released in digital in Malaysia.[12]
Music videos
The six music videos for both of Tulus' albums were released on his YouTube channel. They are titled "Sewindu", "Baru", "Gajah", and "Jangan Cintai Aku Apa Adanya". Tulus directed the music videos for "Teman Hidup" and "Sepatu". The music video for "Sepatu" was shot in Hamburg, Germany and "Baru" was shot in Tokyo, Japan. In 2016, Tulus shot the music video for "Pamit" in Prague, Czech Republic.
Tulus has performed six solo concerts, 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). He has also performed at Java Jazz, Java Soundsfair, Bali Live Jazz Festival, Soulnation, and at Sounds of Indonesia in Hamburg, Germany.
In May 2015, Tulus represented Indonesia at the Asia Pacific Festival and International Music Conference of Music Matters 2015 in Singapore. He performed twice for the conference attendees during the festival. In September 2015, he was invited to perform at Soundsekerta 2015. This event was created by Indonesian students community in Melbourne, Australia. Tulus was invited to perform at the Hamazo 10th Festival in Hamamatsu, Japan in October 2015. That same month, he appeared at Macquarie University Auditorium, Sydney. This event was created by the local Indonesian student community.
In addition to his albums, Tulus has collaborated on projects for brand activation campaigns. In 2014 - 2015, Tulus acted as a brand ambassador for Bend The Rules International campaign, held by Hewlett-Packard. Tulus released a new theme song in support of this campaign.
Tulus composed a single, entitled "Lekas", which was used on the soundtrack for the Indonesian movie, 3 Nafas Likas (2014). In mid 2015, Tulus created a song with Ran, an Indonesian music group, for that will be used in an ad campaign for Listerine.
Tulus Company
Tulus Company is an independent music label company was founded by Tulus together with his brother, Riri Muktamar, in 2010. Tulus Company has two main business divisions: Tulus Management (Tulus Man.) and Tulus Production (Tulus Pro.). Tulus has written songs released in two albums through Tulus Company, an independent record label company that he co founded with his older brother, Riri Muktamar.[15]
^Safitri, Dewi (18 October 2013). "Menikmati halus mulus vokal Tulus" [Enjoying Tulus' smooth vocals]. BBC Indonesia (in Indonesian). Retrieved 20 February 2018.
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