Insitu Recordings (est. 2016) is a growing network of artists that aim to challenge aesthetic limits and boundaries. We do this by cultivating a space where artists can encounter new ideas and learn from one another.
We are a 501(c)3 non-profit organization.
Vision, Mission, and Purpose
Our Vision is a transnational space cultivated by a network of likeminded individuals who seek to support and participate in intercultural creativity and collaboration.
Our Mission is to empower individuals and communities creating and performing Indonesian musics, to foster collaboration between artists, and to raise awareness and appreciation of such activities across the globe.
Our Purpose is to support, promote, and advance public awareness, participation, and appreciation of Indonesian musics, thus expanding their reach and audience throughout the world, as well as helping people connect, collaborate, and inspire each other in novel ways.
Support
If you would like to support our work, you may do so through a tax-deductible donation.
Board of Directors
Jonathan Adams, I Putu Gede Sukaryana (Balot), Zachary Hejny, I Putu Ary Deva Suryanegara (Arya), Wayne Vitale, Rosemainy, Andys Skordis, I Putu Hiranmayena, Sarah Lecompte-Begeron, Éric Vandal
Regional Representatives
Wahyu Yastawan (Negara), I Wayan Pande Widiana (Karangasem), I Komang Pasek Wijaya (Klungkung), Pande Kadek Ega Sasdicka (Bangli), Ni Made Ayu Dwi Sattvitri and I Made Aristanaya (Badung), I Gede Putu Resky Gita Adhi Pratista (Tabanan), I Wayan Arik Wirawan (Denpasar)
Volunteer Staff
Artistic Director: I Putu Gede Sukaryana (Balot)
Executive Director: Jonathan Adams
Assistant Directors: Zachary Hejny and I Putu Arya Deva Suryanega (Arya)
Magazine Editor: I Putu Tangkas Adi Hiranmayena (Putu Hiranmayena)
Outreach Coordinator: I Made Arsa Wijaya (Wawan)
Junior Studio Technicians: Komang Pasek Wijaya, Pande Kadek Ega Sasdicka, I Gede Putu Resky Gita Adhi Pratista, I Wayan Situbanda
SEO Specialist: Daniel Smither
Bookkeeper: Laura Crowe
Co-Founders
I Putu Gede Sukaryana (Balot) and Jonathan Adams
In memory of I Made Subandi
Recent Activities
2024/10/04: Teka-Teki – Gamelan Bike Bike released
2024/07/05: Insitu Recordings Retreat in Pererenan, Bali, Indonesia
2024/06/07: Pesta Nada – Gamelan Pesel released
2024/01/01: Launching of the Insitu Recordings Archive and its first collection, the Basel-Bali Music Collection
2023/12/24: Matemu Wirasa IV – Gayung Bersambut Spirit I Made Subandi at SMK N 3 Sukawati (KOKAR) with Ceraken’s, Komunitas Seni Padepokan Korawa, Sanggar Seni Kembang Bali, Gede Yogi Sukawiadnyana, I Dewa Putu Berata, Gusti Putu Sudarta, I Nyoman Sunarta, I Made Sidia, and Jaga Jaga
2023/07/27: Recording session with Sanggar Ceraken at Museum Wiswakarma
2023/07/26: Seventh Insitu Session at Museum Wiswakarma
2023/07/25: Synth-making workshop with Lintang Raditya at Museum Wiswakarma
2023/07/23: Recording session with Gamelan Pesel
2023/07/22: Gong deg dog recording session in Desa Kaliakah
2023/02/04: Matemu Wirasa III with Sagupita Merdu “Gong Semle” in Tabanan
2023/01/01: Bibit Volume 3 released
2022/12/31: Nuragaskara released
2022/10/08: Matemu Wirasa II with Seni Sana Sini
2022/10/08: Insitu Sessions Volume 6 released
2022/02/19: Insitu Recordings granted 501(c)(3) status (retroactive to January 1st 2022)
2022/01/12 – 2022/02/12: I Putu Gede Sukaryana (Balot) assisted Brian Baumbusch in Bali
2022/01/01: Insitu Recordings filed articles of incorporation and applied for non-profit status in the United States
2021/07/23: Insitu Sessions Remixes released
2021/06/02: Recording session in Desa Sukawati for Nusantara Arts COVID-19 Relief
2021/05/30: Recording session in Pujungan, Tabanan for Nusantara Arts COVID-19 Relief
2020/09/01: Western Front Youth Engagement Collaboration and album Mepalu Sari featured in Vancouver Sun newspaper
2020/08/08: I Putu Gede Sukaryana (Balot) and Jonathan Adams participate in Improv Fest organized by the International Institute for Critical Studies in Improvisation (IICSI) using sensor developed during Global Forest residency
2020/06/29: Insitu Recordings Magazine Issue 3 published
2020/06/28: Musica Coniuncta 2 – John Noise Manis released
2020/06/27: Ndag Surye – Sanggar Tripittaka released
2020/06/01: IN…SE… – Andys Skordis released
2020/04/15: Insitu Recordings featured in His Voice Magazine
2019/12/24: Seni Sana Sini’s Sensasi featured on Mundofonias Favorites of 2019
2019/12/15: Balinese high school students participating in a collaboration with Vancouver, B.C. high school students record 15 new works commissioned by Western Front in Vancouver, Canada
2019/11/29: Gamelan workshop for high school students at the University of British Columbia in connection with Western Front’s Youth Engagement Program
2019/11/15: Insitu Recordings Magazine Issue 2 published
2019/10/13: Insitu Recordings presentation at Vancouver’s Western Front in connection with their Youth Engagement Program
2019/09/28: Insitu Recordings featured at Gong Brattleboro: Experiments in Gamelan even at Epsilon Spires in Brattleboro, Vermont, USA
2019/07/27: Insitu Recordings organizes Matemu Wirasa event at Sanggar Ceraken
2019/02/09: Akur – Fahmi Mursyid released
2019/02/07: Groove Café‘s benefit album Aftermaths 2: The Noise in Indonesia released, which includes nine tracks from the Insitu Recordings catalog
2018/10/17: Pupuh Sinom Sewagti – Seni Sana Sini released
2018/09/26: Transmissions released
2018/09/26: Sensasi – Seni Sana Sini released
2018/05/26: Recording session and workshop at Banjarcampout 2018
2018/04/03: Nunas Taksu – Gamelan Singamurti released
2018/01/26: Derau – Lintang Raditya released
2018/01/20: Insitu Recordings Magazine Issue 1 published
2018/01/20: Announcing Suara Semara – Saron Luang Alit Semara Dahana vinyl pre-order
2018/01/07: Recording session with 8-key saih lima angklung Sekaa Angklung Manik Suara in Desa Munduk, Buleleng
2018/01/06: Recording session with Komang Sraya, I Kadek Tunas Sanjaya, Zachary Hejny, and I Putu Arya Deva Surynegara in Denpasar
2017/12/23: Recording Session with Seni Sana Sini in Desa Pergung, Jembrana
2017/12/19: Insitu Sessions Volume 5 released
2017/11/11: Hi-Ten – Gamelan Bike-Bike released
2017/09/28: Salu Ening – Sarati Svara released
2017/09/19: Nada Hidup – Gamelan Pesel released
2017/09/10: Recording Session with I Putu Gede Sukaryana and I Made Aristanaya at ISI Denpasar
2017/08/27: Recording session with Seni Sana Sini in Desa Pergung, Jembrana
2017/08/13: Recording session with Ceraken in Batuyang
2017/06/29: One-month residency begins at Global Forest in Sankt Georgen, Germany
2017/06/23: Insitu Sessions Volume 4 released
2017/05/16: Recording session with I Made Subandi at Sanggar Ceraken
2017/05/14: Recording session with I Made Subandi in Desa Batuyang
2017/05/04: Kijang Trans Am – Evan O’Donnel released
2017/04/30: Fifth Insitu Session at Sanggar Kembang Ceraki in Desa Batugaing
2017/04/28: Recording Session with Lintang Raditya at Pande Sida Karya in Desa Batubulan
2017/03/20: Sanggar Kembang Ceraki performance at Tuck & Trap
2017/03/19: Recording session with Gamelan Pesel
2017/03/10: Recording session with Sarati Svara in Bebandem
2017/03/04: Insitu Sessions Volume 3 released
2017/02/12: Fourth Insitu Session at Tanah Lot in Kabupaten Tabanan
2017/01/07: Insitu Selections 2 released on cassette
2017/01/07: Insitu Selections 1 released on cassette
2017/01/07: Insitu Sessions Volume 2 released
2017/01/01: Nong Cret – Sanggar Tripittaka released
2016/12/19: Insitu Selections 1 & 2 cassette duplication at Bali Record in Denpasar
2016/12/11: Third Insitu Session at Batuan Resto in Kabupaten Gianyar
2016/09/08: Recording session in Desa Munduk with I Made Terip and Sanggar Tripittaka
2016/09/27: Insitu Recordings website launched
2016/09/25: Sekar Krobok – Zachary Hejny released
2016/09/19: Gambang Sraya – Sanggar Pulo Candani Wiswakarma released
2016/09/15: Suara Semara – Saron Luang Alit Semara Dahana released
2016/09/15: Bibit Volume 2 – Sanggar Ceraken released
2016/09/15: Bibit Volume 1 – Sanggar Ceraken released
2016/09/15: Insitu Sessions Volume 1 released
2016/08/28: Second Insitu Session at SMKN 3 in Desa Sukawati (KOKAR)
2016/08/24: Kijang Trans Am recording session in Desa Tunjuk
2016/06/07: First Insitu Session at Pande Sida Karya in Desa Batubulan
Recent Releases / In The Works
Bibit Volume 4 (coming soon)
Album Sanggar Ceraken terbaru.
Teka-Teki (released 2024/10/04)
Gamelan Bike Bike’s latest album.
Basel-Bali Music Collection (launched 2024/01/01)
Collection of digitized recordings made in Bali between 1950 and 1990.
Press and Airplay
- Espinas Indonesias: Episodio #6 – Fragmentos y Constelaciones
- Espinas Indonesias: Episodio #3 – Instantánea Bali Kontemporer
- Martin Lauer Soundworkds – Ritual Opera for Balinese Gamelan Released by Insitu Recordings
- Vancouver Sun – Bali and Burnaby Music Students Collide in Mepalu Sari Avant Gamelan Project
- His Voice Magazine – Insitu Recordings – Argonauti Nezávislé Scény Balijského Gamelanu by Martin Lauer
- Frekuensi Antara – Spin on Senin
- Bandcloud – Insitu Sessions Volume 2 featured in Email Campaign 324
- Mundofonías – Seni Sana Sini’s Sensasi featured in ¡¡FAVIS 2019!! (Favorites of 2019)
- Mundofonías – 2018 Broadcast #83 – Gamelanes In Situ
- Mundofonías – 2018 Broadcast #84 – 21st Century Gamelan
- No Fun Radio – MELT 2018/10/24 – Ambient, Dub, Experimental (Mixcloud)
- Invite the Infinite – Episode 4 – Exploring American Gamelan music, new Indonesian compositions, use of Gamelan in experimental electronic, and the Japanese treatment of Gamelan in 80s soundtrack music (Mixcloud)
- Pulsar CISM – Works by Gilles Tremblay, Claude Vivier and José Evangelista are presented in parallel with contemporary works of Balinese composers recently published on Insitu Recordings
- Graham Dunning’s Fractal Meat on a Spongy Bone w/Isshu – LONDON, 18.07.17 – Field Recordings, Experimental, Leftfield Techno, Gamelan, Noise (NTS)
- Colaboradio – Syrphe at Colaboradio 27 June 2017 – Contemporary music from Indonesia (Mixcloud)
- Nehera Sounds – Episode 6 – Insitu Recordings Part 1 (SOAS Radio)
- Nehera Sounds – Episode 6 – Insitu Recordings Part 1 (Mixcoud)
- Nehera Sounds – Episode 7 – Insitu Recordings Part 2 (SOAS Radio)
- Nehera Sounds – Episode 7 – Insitu Recordings Part 2 (Mixcloud)
Matemu Wirasa is an ongoing series of events produced with partner organizations that involves guest speakers, discussion, video projections, and live performances.
Matemu Wirasa Kaping Pat
Matemu Wirasa Kaping Tiga
Matemu Wirasa Kaping Kalih
Matemu Wirasa Kaping Siki
Insitu recordings has three imprints. Insitu Recordings focuses on material recorded, mixed, and mastered by Insitu Recordings. Explorasi is reserved for material connected to our Insitu Sessions Series. Resonance focuses on releases produced by third parties that are distributed by Insitu Recordings. The designation Reinterpretasi indicates that a release includes reinterpretations of original works in our catalog (e.g., Mepalu Sari, Insitu Sessions Remixes, Musica Coniuncta 2).
Insitu Recordings
Explorasi
Resonance
Open Albums (Growing Playlists)
Projects are Insitu Recordings initiatives, partnerships, or collaborations that may, or may not, result in recordings and releases.
Basel-Bali Music Project
Nusantara Arts COVID-19 Relief
Insitu Sessions Remixes
Western Front Youth Engagement Collaboration
Matemu Wirasa
Gong Brattleboro
Groove Café Palu Disaster Relief
Insitu Recordings Magazine
Global Forest Residency
Insitu Sessions
Our archive is a repository for digitized collections.
Basel-Bali Music Collection
Information about contributors to the Insitu Recordings project can be found here, in our directory (link below), as well as in the respective credits of releases, projects, and articles.
Organizations and Groups
Artists and Individuals
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