Ayu Lestari is a producer, composer, co-owner of the indie record label ‘Signature’ and co-founder of ‘Sisters in Songwriting’, a community-based in Rotterdam. Besides being a music entrepreneur, Ayu studies IT-Law at the University of Groningen. Music is her passion and profession. Recently she released the first all-female compilation album ‘20 Feet Tall’. In her own studio she records, produces and mixes for artists, helping them find their signature sound.
Ayu studied Electronic Music Production at SAE and had the opportunity to watch and learn from mentors Spaceman Patterson (Miles Davis, Frank Ocean) and Grammy award-winning producer Jerry Wonda (Fugees, Whitney Houston), in New York where she lived for six months. As a film composer, Ayu won several national and international awards with film documentaries Streetkids United II (executive produced by Stephen Daldry known from The Crown, The Hours and Billy Elliot), Streetkids United III and Becoming Lev. The latter screened at the International Film Festival of Rotterdam (IFFR) in 2020.
Matchmaking BMIM x Generation Inclusion
Ayu was also a participant in the matchmaking session BMIM x Generation Inclusion. This was here introduction:
Ayu turned her passion into her job. She is a producer, composer, co-owner of the indie record label Signature and co-founder of Sisters in Songwriting. She recently released the first all-female compilation album, 20 Feet Tall. In her own studio she records, produces and mixes for artists and helps them to find their own sound. As a film composer, Ayu has won various national and international awards with film documentaries Streetkids United II, Streetkids United III and Becoming Lev.