Salman Aditya

Salman Aditya Firaas, better known by his stage name Salman Aditya, is an Indonesian recording artist and producer. His music has taken on many forms since he began recording, but he is often identified with the chillwave experimental music movement of summer 2009. As of 2010, his sound has struck out toward progressive hip-hop, especially as that of a live setting.

Salman Aditya started making music at his home in Bandung, West Java, then promoting it online through his Twitter and Myspace profiles with the help of his friends. His music is influenced from the likes of soul, rock and roll, jazz, gamelan and electronic music.

Aditya was born on 23 October 1989, in Bandung, Indonesia, and attended the Five Public High School where he began his music project with his schoolmates. He is of Indonesian descent from his parents, although his name is actually of Indian origin. He graduated from the Padjadjaran University in spring 2011 with a bachelor's degree in agriculture. Later on in his schooling career, Aditya formed a close musical relationship with fellow Bandung musician Bottlesmoker. In January 2010 he self-released his debut album The Wunderland with 2 bonus tracks. He has since been signed to the Spanish label Doministiku, which officially released his first full-length album The Wunderland in October 2010. Some of the songs from that album also made ​​it onto various international compilation albums, such as the song "Love Story", which is featured on the Goodfellas compilation by Russian label Mixgalaxy Records.

Studio albums

 * Nano Carnival (July 2009)
 * The Wunderland (October 2010)

Other
Salman Aditya had the most downloaded single of 2010 for an Indonesian musician. He has also received good reviews in a blog from France.