Biography of general erwin gutawa

Indonesian composer (born 1962)

For the footballer, see Erwin Gutawa (footballer).

Musical artist

Erwin Gutawa Sumapraja (born 16 May 1962) is an Indonesian composer.

Biography of general erwin gutawa

In 1985, he started his professional music career by joining the jazz band Karimata, later becoming an independent composer in 1991. As a composer, he won the 1992 Midnight Sun Song Festival in Finland, together with Ruth Sahanaya.

In 2001, he won the Anugerah Musik Indonesia award for best music arranger for his concert Rockestra.

Biography

Erwin Gutawa was born in Jakarta, Indonesia, on 16 May 1962.^[1] As a child, he enjoyed playing basketball and association football.^[2] During this period he also played music on Bina Musika under the direction of Agus Rusli on Televisi Republik Indonesia.^[1] As a teen, he continued playing music with his friends.^[2] After graduating high school, Gutawa earned a bachelor's degree in architecture from the Universit