New Experience Maliq & D'Essentials

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"This is a new experience for Maliq. We still want to keep up with what we can use to develop our songs, both new and old. We are really happy with the results we got from joining the Tiktok platform where from the new singles, we really felt a big impact. In fact, it's not just new songs, with old songs that are more than five years old, people are still aware," said one of the Maliq & D'Essentials vocalists, Indah Wisnuwardhana, at the Tiktok Rising event. Indonesia which was held on Wednesday (27/3/2024) in Jakarta.

As established musicians who are still unfamiliar with Tiktok, Maliq & D'Essentials is determined to continue exploring everything on the Tiktok platform to develop their music.

They did not deny it, they were still confused about the commotion that occurred, including people who were "fighting" because of their song. "But seeingit's like this, the good thing is that with this discussion of the pros and cons, we know, oh people are really paying attention to Maliq. Even if there are people who don't like it, it's not permissible to even change the lyrics. We'll just monitor it, so we can give input tonext what kind of work people hope we make. "Hopefully there will be ideas that stick when we execute them in the studio," said Widi Puradireja, drummer, on the same occasion.

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Tiktok Rising Indonesia is a new TikTok program aimed at uncovering and highlighting local talents, whether established or new, tied to a label or standing independently. Musicians and creators can utilize the support offered through this program, such as hashtags and specific features, to showcase their artwork, be discovered, and interact with their community.