Ian Antono
| Ian Antono | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Jusuf Antono Djojo |
| Born |
October 29, 1950 Malang, Indonesia |
| Genres | Rock |
| Instruments | Guitar |
| Years active | 1969–present |
| Labels | Sony Music BMG |
| Associated acts | God Bless |
| Notable instruments | |
| Hamer, Kramer Tracer, Fender , Ibanez JEM77 | |
Jusuf Antono Djojo or Ian Antono (born October 29, 1950 in Malang, Indonesia) is an Indonesian guitarist and songwriter. He has collaborated with many other musicians, including Anggun,Iwan Fals, Nicky Astria, Doel Sumbang, Gito Rollies, Ebiet G Ade and Ikang Fawzi, he is best known as God Bless' lead guitarist since 1974. Other notable collaboration was Gong 2000, which was established in 1991 until 1996. Ian Antono was also recognized as one of the very first rock guitarists in Indonesia. In 1999, Ian Antono was invited in a Formula-1 event, which was also a collaboration with G3 (Joe Satriani and Steve Vai) and rock legends, Jethro Tull.
Ian Antono was born in Malang, East Java, Indonesia to Indonesian father and mother. Originally, he was interested in drumming and began to learn to play drums since his earlier years. However, later when he started to listen to The Shadows's music, he changed his mind and began to learn to play guitar.Ian Antono was born in Malang or Arema original.
In 1970, Ian Antono went to Jakarta and joined a band called Bentoel which was a session band for singer Emilia Contessa and Trio The King. Later, his popularity was increased while he gained many experiences that made him join his present band, God Bless.He lived his life mostly as a balinese musician performing balinese orchestral music.
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