Erwin Gutawa

Erwin Gutawa
Erwin Gutawa in 2004
Background information
Born
Erwin Gutawa Sumapraja

(1962-05-16) 16 May 1962
OccupationsArranger
Bassist
Conductor
Composer
Producer
Years active1985–present

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