Ian Antono

Ian Antono
Birth nameJauw Hian Ling
Born (1950-10-29) 29 October 1950 (age 73)
Malang, Indonesia
GenresRock, Hard rock, Heavy metal, Progressive rock
InstrumentGuitar
Years active1969–present
LabelsSony Music BMG

Jusuf Antono Djojo or Ian Antono, born Jauw Hian Ling,[1] (born 29 October 1950 in Malang, Indonesia) is an Indonesian guitarist and songwriter. He has collaborated with many other musicians, including Anggun,[2] Iwan Fals, Nicky Astria, Doel Sumbang, Gito Rollies, Ebiet G Ade and Ikang Fawzi, he is best known as God Bless' lead guitarist since 1974. Other notable collaboration was Gong 2000, which was established in 1991 until 1996. Ian Antono was also recognized as one of the first rock guitarists in Indonesia. In 1999, Ian Antono was invited in a Formula-1 event, which was also a collaboration with G3 (Joe Satriani and Steve Vai) and rock legends, Jethro Tull.

  1. ^ Waranei Muntu, Adrianus. "IAN ANTONO: KISAH MUSISI ROCK INDONESIA". Universitas Indonesia (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 28 January 2018. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
  2. ^ Taylor, Chuck (25 April 1998). "Epic's Anggun leaves Indonesia, Rock for Int'l stage, more personal sound". Billboard. p. 78. Retrieved 16 May 2010.