lightcraft

Jakarta-based Indonesian contemporary pop band lightcraft have made it their main mission to shine a light of hope on the world through every captivating note and melody they produce, melded together with lyrics full of hopefulness and positivity. Formed in Selangor, Malaysia, where they met while studying at the same university in 2006, the quartet have a unique arena-ready sound that is uplifting and energetic yet melancholic.

lightcraft are renowned for having made a lasting mark on the international stage, where they have performed at some of the most prestigious music festivals and live venues across 15 countries in North America, Europe, and Asia.

Notable performances:

• 2014
• Baybeats Festival (Singapore)
• 2015
• Saarang (India)
• Music Matters Live (Singapore)
• Canadian Music Week (Canada)
• Zandari Festa (South Korea)
• 2016
• Rocking The Region (Singapore)
  
• Liverpool Sound City (UK)
  
• Canadian Music Week, Indie Week Canada (Canada)
  
• Taichung International Cuisines Festival (Taiwan)
  
• 2017
  
• DongTaiDu Music Festival (Malaysia)
  
• SXSW (USA)
  
• V-Rox (Russia)
  
• We The Fest (Indonesia)
  
• 2018
  
• Mini B Festival (Taiwan)
  
• Playtime Festival (Mongolia)
  
• Synchronize Festival, World Conference on Creative Economy (Indonesia)
• Zandari Festa, Guro G Festival (South Korea)
  
• 2019
  
• Sakurazaka Asylum + Japan Tour (Japan)
  
• MUSEXPO (USA)
  
• Taihu Midi Festival (China)
  
• Music Matters Live (Singapore)
  
• Monsoon Music Festival (Vietnam)
  
• Bangkok Music City, Big Mountain Music Festival (Thailand)
  
• 2020
• SONIK Philippines (the Philippines)
  
• 2021
  
• Music Lane Okinawa, Kansai Music Conference (Japan)
  
• Mondo.NYC (USA)
  
• Mola Chill Festival (Indonesia)
  
• 2022
  
• M Bloc Fest, BAJAFASH (Indonesia)
• 2023
  
• Canapella Fest, BAJAFASH (Indonesia)
  
• 2024
• Tau Tau Fest (Indonesia)

Recognitions:

• In 2007, “Holding On” from “The Modern Seasons” EP reached number four on Fly FM’s Campur Chart.
• Single “Living in Words and Letters” from “Colours Of Joy” reached number 2 on 105.9 Ardan FM Bandung’s Ardan Indie 7 in late 2013.
  
• Single “Living in Words and Letters” from “Colours Of Joy” reached number 2 on Mustang 88FM’s Top 20 Musik Anak Negeri in late 2013.
  
• Became the first Indonesian band to perform at a number of international music festivals, including Canadian Music Week (Canada), Zandari Festa (South Korea), Liverpool Sound City (UK), Indie Week Canada (Canada), V-Rox (Russia), Playtime Festival (Mongolia), Sakurazaka Asylum (Japan), Monsoon Music Festival (Vietnam), and Taihu Midi Festival (China).
• Officially represented Indonesia at SXSW 2017 in Austin, Texas, USA as part of the country’s Archipelageek team of delegates in March 2017.
• Became the first Indonesian act to be chosen by Thai-based digital music platform and community Fungjai as their Asian Dip artist.
• Closed the gala dinner at the World Conference on Creative Economy (WCCE) 2018 at Sofitel Bali Nusa Dua Beach Resort in November 2018.
• Single “Into The Wild (feat Ryan Sloan)” became the only song by an Indonesian act to enter Apple Music’s Top 100: China charts – ranking the most-played songs in China – at number 96 and be included in Apple Music US’ premier indie music playlist Untitled.
• “Carry Your Heart (feat DSML)” reached number 14 on the Fungjai Weekly Charts and stayed in the mix for four weeks.
• lightcraft have released two EPs and four full-length albums, with their latest being the groundbreaking “Hope + Love”, unleashed in July 2022. They released a deluxe edition of the album, titled “Hope + Love: reanimated edition” in July 2024, preceded by brand-new single “Coming Home (feat Chelsea Dawn & Coloura)” in April 2024.