Mocca

Biography

Mocca is an Indonesian four-member jazz and swing band based in Jakarta.

The band

Mocca was formed in 1997 by Arina Ephipania (vocals, flute) and Riko Prayitno (guitar), who met while studying at the National Institute of Technology. In a 2004 interview with The Straits Times Ephipania said "Riko was influenced by rock music, I was fascinated by motion picture music and story telling, so we came up with this concept of telling stories in a musical form." The other two principal members are Achmad Pratama (a.k.a. Toma) (bass) and Indra Massad (drums). They signed with independent label Fast Forward Records in 2002. The band is popular in Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Japan, Korea and Taiwan. Mocca's fans are called Swinging Friends.
Mocca includes the following other members when playing live:

Ardiansyah — trombone (2002–present)
Agung Nugraha — keyboards (2002–present)
Indra Kusumah — keyboards and guitar, occasional (2015–present)
Yonathan Godjali — keyboards (2020–present)
Rio Fritz Torang - keyboards (2021–present)
Dodo Rahmadi - trumpet (2021–present)
Akbari "Bane" Hakim — trumpet (2020)
Ronald Tommy Pangemanan — trumpet (2002-2019)

Film and TV

The band appeared regularly on MTV Indonesia in the 2000s.

2005 - Hanya Satu appeared on the OST of Untuk Rena, directed by Riri Riza
2005 - On the Night like This and I Remember appeared on the OST of Catatan Akhir Sekolah
2008 - Listen to Me appeared on the OST of Oh, My God!!
2009 - Do What You Wanna Do appeared on the OST of South Korean film Bandhobi, directed by Shin Dong-il
2011 - Happy from their 2005 album featured on the OST of South Korean film Cool Guys, Hot Ramen (aka Flower Boy Ramen Shop), directed by Jung Jung-hwa.
2011 - directors Ari Rusyadi and Nicholas Yudifar released a documentary Mocca: Life Keeps on Turning about the band's first 12 years together, before Arina moved to America. It was nominated for the 2011 Golden Hanoman Award
2019 - Happy appeared on the OST of Inseparable Bros
2019 - Friends appeared on the OST of Senior
2021 - Simple I Love You appeared on the OST of Cinta Pertama, Kedua & Ketiga
Their music has appeared on TV adverts in South Korea, Thailand and Indonesia and on South Korean TV shows including We Got Married and Personal Taste.

International appearances

Indonesian Art Festival, Victoria Theater Hall, Singapore (2003)
Poptastic!, Singapore (2004)
Esplanade, Singapore (2005)
Pattaya Festival Thailand, Bangkok (2005)
My Diary: The Two Cities Tour, Singapore and Kuala Lumpur (2006)
Sound Rainbow: Livin With People of Asia, Okinawa, Japan (2006)
Perayaan HUT RI ke-63 di KBRI Malaysia, Wisma Duta, Kuala Lumpur (2008)
Mocca: Inthebox Records Live in Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur (2008)
Grand Mint Festival, Olympic Park, Seoul, South Korea (2008)
M.Net Street Take 1 and The EBS space (TV shows), Seoul, South Korea (2008)
Mosaic Music Festival, Singapore (2009)
Swing Again with Mocca, Shah Alam, Malaysia (2009)
Asia Uncut, Star World, Singapore (2009)
Hua Hin Jazz Festival, Hua Hin City, Thailand (2009) where they played for King Bhumibol the Great
Mocca’s Concert, Seoul, South Korea (2009)
MOCCA 10th Anniversary Tour, Singapore and Malaysia, (2009)
Pentaport Rock Festival, Incheon, South Korea (2012)
MU:CON (Seoul International Music Fair), South Korea (2013)
Neonlights Festival, Fort Canning Gate, Singapore (2015)
Asia Song Festival, South Korea (2017)
OzAsia Festival, Adelaide, Australia (2017)