Ade Ishs

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Primary Instrument: Piano

ade ishs (IPA: ʌdɛ iʃ) is a songwriter and a pianist currently residing in Melbourne, Australia. He was born in 1978 in Bandung, Indonesia. His playing style revolves around contemporary jazz, classical, and meditational. He has been compared with Lyle Mays, Keith Jarrett, and Dave Grusin.

From 1982 to 2000, he studied with many teachers. Among them is the late Peter Ferdinandus, under whose tutelage he studied music theory, history, and classical piano performance since 1991. During his study at the University of Indonesia (UI) in 1995 to 2001, he joined the Ensemble Band, where he was a pianist/keyboardist. Together with the band, he performed in various functions, mostly those organised by UI students. Until he finished his study, he had become a regular performer in UI. He also performed with Aning Katamsi, a renowned Indonesian singer.

In 2002, ade moved to Melbourne and soon met the local talents there. He composed a theme song for World Week 9, an international student event at RMIT. Together with Sandra Bogerd and Yugo Isal, they formed the Mixed Up jazz trio. ade also performed together with Dung Nguyen (of Way Out West), Dexter and the Band, Mosaic, and ROCS. During ade's trip to Indonesia in 2006, Yugo Isal and three members of the Ensemble Band, Djati Rekso Wibowo, Gupta Mahendra, and himself formed Gadsby, a Pat Metheny cover band. They performed in public, most notably in Kemayoran Jazz Community meet-ups.

His latest album release is New Butterfly, containing unique solo acoustic piano tracks, blending jazz and classical music. It is a fitting accompaniment for relaxation, meditation, reading, and inspiration-seeking. The album is being sold worldwide, both physically and digitally.

Two of ade's tracks, Birth of Love and Morning Vision, have been featured as AllAboutJazz.com Download of the Day for 16 August 2009 and 18 October 2009 respectively.

Last Updated: October 13, 2010

”Delightful, refreshing and uplifting are just some of the words that can be used to describe this musical smorgasbord of compositions ...” -- Janet Mawdesley (Conscious Living Magazine)

“ade ishs’ playing has the effortless quality of a pianist who is completely at one with his instrument.” -- Kathy Parsons (MainlyPiano.com)

Solo

New Butterfly
2010
Tracks: Little Butterfly; Jakarta at Night 3; When the Sun Sets 1; When the Sun Sets 2; St. Kilda Waters; Go On 2; I Saw Happiness; Unity in Diversity; Moving Ashburton; Melbourne Still Shines.
Personnel: ade ishs: Acoustic piano.

Visions
2009
Tracks: Birth of Love; Matahari dan Rembulan; Sky; Morning Vision; Soil; Rain 1; Awan 1; Rain 2; Morning Feeling.
Personnel: ade ishs: Acoustic piano.

Little Butterfly
2005
Tracks: Jakarta at Night 3; I Saw Happiness; When the Sun Sets 2; Go on 2; St. Kilda Waters; Unity in Diversity ; Melbourne Still Shines; Moving Ashburton; Little Butterfly.
Personnel: ade ishs: Digital piano.

As A Side Musician

A Wish for the Better (Single)
Gadsby
2006
Personnels: Gupta Mahendra: Electric guitar; ade ishs: Digital piano; Bowie Djati: Drums; Yugo Isal: Electric bass.

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