Here I Am!

My name is Jubing Kristianto (b. 1966). My first guitar teacher was my parents. I start to learn classical guitar seriously at age 12 under Mr. Suhartono Lukito, and then Mr. Arthur Sahelangi. Both are guitar instructors from Yayasan Musik Indonesia (under Yamaha Music Foundation license).

I have grade 3 (the highest grade) sertificate in Yamaha Classical Guitar Examination, but also play non-classical music and arranged popular songs for classical guitar. Some of the pieces I've arranged had helped me won the Yamaha Indonesia Guitar Festival in free section or non-classical section (1987, 1992, 1994, and 1995).

My formal education and is not related with guitar. I'm graduated from Faculty of Social & Political Sciences, Universitas Indonesia, majoring on Criminology. Since 1990 I'm working as reporter, editor, and managing editor at NOVA, a weekly tabloid for women in Indonesia. From July 2003 I've resigned from my job as journalist to be a guitar player and guitar teacher.

I live in Jakarta (Indonesia) with my wife, Renny Yaniar. She's a children stories writer and managing editor at Mombi Children's Magazine. Click here if you want to read some beautiful stories she wrote.

Since August 2005 I had join Punakawan Quartet together with Jaya Suprana (pianoforte), Heru Kusnadi (bass), and Junaedi Musliman (percussion). We had touring through cities in Indonesia and Australia performing Indonesia folk music. You can read some media reviews of the group below.

On October 2005 I had my book Gitarpedia (a practical dictionary for guitarists, in Indonesian language) get published.

Please contact me to report any error or dead links to jubing@yahoo.com.

Media articles about me:

"Daripada Dibajak, Lebih Baik Dibagikan Gratis " - From Kompas newspaper (in Indonesia)

"Guitar Concert Charms Music Fans" - From The Jakarta Post newspaper (in English)

"Indahnya Sevilla Albeniz oleh Gitaris Kantoran" - From Kompas newspaper (in Indonesia)

"Winners' Guitar Concert Draws Large Audience" - From The Jakarta Post newspaper (in English)

"Sarinande dan Pesona Indonesia Pada Sudirman Leman dan Gitaris Kantoran" - From Kompas newspaper (in Indonesia)

"Gitar, untuk yang Klasik dan yang Menghibur" - From Kompas newspaper (in Indonesia)

"Yamaha Guitar Festival Winners Concert 2004" - From Yamaha Music Indonia Online News

"Kwartet Punakawan Obati Rindu Akan Kampung Halaman " - From Kompas.com (in Indonesia)

"Jaya Suprana takes Brisbane crowd on musical tour " - From The Jakarta Post newspaper

"Musik Sufi Mengalunkan Kedamaian" - Video clip from SCTV television (in Indonesia)

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