Aubrey Suwito
| Aubrey Suwito | |
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| Born | Malacca, Malaysia |
| Nationality | Malaysia |
| Alma mater | Berklee College of Music |
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Aubrey Suwito is a Malaysian pianist, keyboardist, songwriter, arranger and producer. Aubrey Suwito started his musical journey at the age of 6 and has since written songs for various artists, most notably Gemilang for Jaclyn Victor which won multiple awards including the Asian Music Festival and Anugerah Juara Lagu. He was the musical director on Malaysian Idol. Aubrey also worked as musical director for the hit reality television talent search competition One in a Million. He is also the older brother of singer/songwriter Juwita Suwito. And he is a composer of Akademi Fantasia and Akademi Fantasi Indosiar theme song, namely Menuju Puncak.
Suwito was born in Malacca to a Chinese Indonesian father who served as a Methodist pastor and a Singaporean mother. Aubrey himself started playing the piano at the age of 6. Aubrey's sister, Juwita Suwito, is also a vocal singer with a few albums under her belt. Upon completion of his A.B.R.S.M. Grade 8 Exam, he enrolled in the Berklee College of Music in Boston, United States in Fall 1991. After being exposed to the various kind of music styles while in Berklee, Aubrey took a fascination towards Jazz towards the end of the year 1991.
While he was pursuing his business studies in an A-Level course in Methodist College Kuala Lumpur (MCKL), he was 'offered' an opportunity to work with a professional recording studio. He eventually got a job there and his career took off from then on. Aubrey has steadily worked towards perfecting his craft amidst his busy schedule.
Aubrey has had his share of taking on the more commercially viable paths in music and has had a hand in some arrangements for albums in Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore and Malaysia. He is now co-Director for Cranky Music Sdn Bhd.
Jazz has been a passion for Aubrey since 1992. As the keyboardist for a jazz outfit 'Face First', Aubrey has performed with the likes of vocalist Phil Perry and saxophone player Eric Marienthal during their performances in Kuala Lumpur.
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