COCAINE by J.J. Cale - covered by BluesMates

THE HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN - covered by BluesMates

This is one of ours.  Hope you enjoy it.  

LET ME IN - BluesMates

This song is dedicated to people who have a very big dream and they try really hard to make it happen whatever it takes.

BluesMates - Come And Shake Your Body (LIVE UNMIX)

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Do you want to know what “Texas Blues with a Krakatau Punch” sounds like?  Well, BluesMates can sure give you a taste of that and treat you to an experience to remember.
BluesMates, which consists of Novan Hardison (Lead guitar and vocals), Rio (Piano, keyboards and vocals), Kentus (Bass), Tompel (Guitar, harmonica and back vocal) and Rafli (Drums), have been regulars of the Surabaya music scene for over 3 years and they’re on a mission to make the world discover and enjoy their own brand of powerful, yet expressive Rock ‘n Blues.  This is a mission that BluesMates are well on their way to accomplish with such performances under their belt as their present success on the televised talent show Rising Star Indonesia airing on RCTI and their appearance at the Blues In The Arts Bandung Blues Festival in September 2013, where they performed with none other than the world-renown Blues Harp player, Hari Pochang. Other achievements to be noted are Novan Hardison’s success in the televised contest The Voice Indonesia on Indosiar, in 2013, where he was part of Glenn Fredly’s team.  This was followed by a live televised performance where Novan Hardison traded guitar licks with Gugun while performing a tribute to the legendary band Koes Plus with Gugun Blues Shelter for the Rumah Musik show, also on Indosiar.  Other notable performances include opening for the Sandy Winarta Jazz Quartet in 2011 and a weekly appearance on the Kompas TV morning show “I Love Jatim” over the period of nearly one year.
The boys are also an important part of the Surabaya night life with regular performances in such venues as The Maj, The Sheraton, Center Stage, Matchbox Café, SAS Café, Elbow and Rodo Coffee Shop.  BluesMates’ achievements further include frequent appearances at special events such as the JATIM Fair where they opened for such prominent acts as Andra and the Backbones, the MikroMart Fair at SUTOS,  the Surabaya Great Expo and the Surabaya Indie Clothing Expo.  Other performances worth mentioning include many appearances at festivals hosted by local universities such as STIE Perbanas, Universitas PGRI Adi Buana (UNIPA) and Universitas Airlangga (UNAIR) to name but a few, and they even performed for the US Independence Day at the American Embassy in Surabaya in 2012.  The boys can also be seen playing a spontaneous jam at small cafés throughout the town to the delight of all patrons and café managers alike.
BluesMates is presently in the process of writing songs for an upcoming album to be released sometime in 2015.  Following this, they hope to tour Australia and South-East Asia in order to promote it.


Apakah Anda tau seperti apa “Texas Blues with a Krakarau Punch”? Ya mungkin BluesMates dapat membuat Anda merasakan pengalaman baru yang tak terlupakan.
¬BluesMates, yang terdiri dari NovanHardison (Lead guitar dan vokal), Rio (Piano, keyboards dan vokal), Kentus (Bass), Tompel (Gitar, harmonika dan back vocal) dan Rafli/Deva (Drums), telah menjadi bagian dari dunia musik Surabaya selama lebih dari 3 tahun. Mereka membawa misi untuk memperkenalkan blues dengan cita rasa 
khas mereka, salah satu upaya mencapai hal itu adalah dengan 
tampil di Blues in The Arts Bandung Blues Festival pada September 2013 dengan pemain harmonika legendaris yang sudah terkenal namanya di mancanegara, Hari Pocang. Pencapaian lain yang bisa dipertimbangkan adalah berpartisipasinya Novan Hardison di 
The Voice Indosiar  sebagai bagian dari tim Glenn Fredly.  Hal ini 
diikuti oleh penampilan live di televisi berkolaborasi dengan 
Gugun Blues Shelter di acara Rumah Musik Indosiar. Penampilan 
lain termasuk sebagai pembuka untuk Sandy Winarta Jazz Quartet 
di tahun 2011 dan penampilan mingguan di Kompas TV untuk 
acara “I Love Jatim” selama lebih dari satu tahun.
BluesMates juga mengambil bagian dalam gemerlap hiburan di kota Surabaya dengan tampil secara berkala di The Maj, Sheraton Hotel, Center Stage, Matchbox Cafe, Elbow, dan Rodo Coffee Shop.  Selain itu BluesMates juga menjadi bagian dari event besar seperti Jatim Fair sama Andra and the Backbones, Surabaya Indie Clothing Expo, Mikromart Fair di SUTOS, UNAIR Festival Budaya 2013, bahkan peringatan hari kemerdekaan Amerika Serikat di kedutaan Amerika Serikat pada tahun 2012. BluesMates juga seringkali melakukan pertunjukan secara spontan di berbagai tempat di Surabaya.
Saat ini BluesMates sedang dalam proses pengumpulan materi untuk album yang rencananya akan dirilis pada tahun 2014 ini. Menindaklanjuti ini BluesMates berencana melakukan tour untuk area Australia dan Asia Tenggara untuk promosi.



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