Perkumpulan Orang Bikin Band

Conversation Summary

Raditya Dika sits down with Reality Club’s Faiz and Cia for a long, lively conversation about how the band formed, how they write songs, and what it’s like to build a music career from scratch.

Making Things Honestly

The guests compare the pressure to produce frequent short-form content with the urge to make something polished. Raditya shares a story about meeting a passionate 17-year-old artist at a school exhibition. The encounter inspired him to post an unedited story, which drew a strong response.

The takeaway: work tends to connect when it feels genuine.

Reality Club’s Songwriting “Presentations”

Before working on many songs, the band aligns on the idea using a mini PowerPoint: the title and keywords, a one-sentence description, a mood board, and the lyrics. Then the members workshop the arrangement together.

Faiz describes “Sunny Days” as an upbeat song about keeping your head up when life gets difficult.

A Songwriting Retreat—and a Very Full Schedule

The band spent ten days in Ubud writing for their upcoming fourth album, following disciplined daily timetables with a villa pool waiting outside. They joked that they were too excited to schedule a break—until around day eight, when everyone’s brains began to “fry.”

They later recorded live together in Bangkok, enjoying the chance to see and play off one another instead of building every part separately.

From Proving Themselves to Trusting Themselves

The band describes their third album as highly produced and musically ambitious, while the fourth feels more like the members simply being a band together. Faiz says they previously felt they had to prove they could tackle different styles; now they feel more confident.

Raditya relates, admitting he often wonders why he’s invited to events full of famous people.

How the Band Got Its Name

“Reality Club” was chosen without a grand plan, but the name later came to represent the band’s dislike of people using “realism” as a cover for pessimism. That idea also fits their contrast of sad lyrics with brighter, upbeat music.

The Humble Early Days

The band began through a casual invitation to start a group, with their first gig drawing only a handful of people. Their early DIY experience led to stories about learning stage routines as they went—including Raditya’s confusion about how to throw a guitar pick to the audience.

Memorable Overseas Moments

• At a show in the Philippines, fans lit up the venue with their phone flashlights during “Alexandra.”
• In Japan, an older fan came alone to buy merchandise.
• On the US tour, a fan brought a printed photo of his brother for the band to pose with. They joked that the grainy black-and-white picture looked like a prison mugshot.
• The band’s road manager tried their Indomie but found it too spicy and stuck to chicken tenders.

What’s Next

The band hopes to promote the fourth album, tour Indonesia and other parts of Asia, and return to the US. They’re open to writing in Indonesian, but say they don’t want to force it—the language has to feel natural to the song. The album’s release date hasn’t been announced yet.

Personalities Featured or Discussed

• Featured: Raditya Dika, Faiz, Cia
• Reality Club members discussed: Era, Nugi