Jonathan Kusuma is an Indonesian-born, Singapore-based DJ and producer.

Gaining his name from various releases on labels such as I’m A Cliche (Paris), Cocktail D’amore (Berlin), Correspondant (Paris) and Love On The Rocks (Berlin), he is also active in doing many remixes for labels such as Hard Fist (Lyon), Throne Of Blood (New York), Calypso (Mexico), Roam (Los Angeles), and many more. Global recognition for his work is marked by international tours, playing in some of the coolest parties and venues in the world such as Opium (Vilnius), Berghain Panorama Bar, Razzmatazz (Barcelona), Savage (Hanoi), Karma Castle (Bangkok), just to name a few. In Singapore, he is a resident DJ at HQ The Council, building a reputation with his monthly all-night-long 6 hour set.

Despite being based in Singapore, Kusuma remains an active member of the dance music scene of his hometown Jakarta. With Aditya Permana, Ridwan Susanto, and Benedict Pardede, in 2016 Kusuma started Dekadenz, a collective label known for its left-field parties that has since garnered a heavy local following.

In the early 2000s, Kusuma was a regular at parties organized by Permana and Susanto, drawn to its non-commercial, community-based vibes. At a time when Jakarta was strictly dominated by house music, these parties brought obscure disco, post-punk, electro-clash, and beyond to the dance floor. They were about offering something new to the scene, a spirit that becomes revived by Dekadenz.
Kusuma’s earlier years of music exploration was marked by a period of listening to what was then called “alternative rock music”, which was booming in 90s Jakarta. Initial obsessions with distorted guitar sounds led him to discover the sounds of saw tooth waveform synthesizers, which then opened up the world of 808 drum machines, used to replace acoustic drums. Remixes of respected DJs from San Francisco were also hugely influential for Kusuma.