Gamelan Tunas Mekar

Name

Gamelan Tunas Mekar

Legal name

Gamelan Tunas Mekar

Website

https://tunasmekar.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1988

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Performing Arts

NAICS

Musical Groups and Artists (71113), Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers (71151)

akta.pro primary industry

Cultural & Folk Dance Performances (MPAGADAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Cultural Heritage & Traditional Festivals (Folk, Ethnic, Indigenous) (MPAGAEAB)

Keywords

• Balinese gamelan performance
• Traditional performing arts
• World music ensemble
• Balinese music education
• Cultural arts programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Denver

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Album and Merchandise Sales: Sale of music recordings (double vinyl albums priced at $50) through the organization's online store. This represents a direct consumer revenue stream for cultural artifacts and keepsakes related to their performances.
2. Donations and Charitable Contributions: As a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization, Gamelan Tunas Mekar receives tax-deductible donations from supporters. The organization emphasizes community support and gratitude for contributions.
3. Performance Revenue: Revenue generated from ticket sales to concerts and performances at various venues including their own produced shows and performances at external venues and festivals.
4. Government and Foundation Grants: Support from cultural funding organizations including Boulder Library Foundation's Deanna & Joe La Camera Endowed Fund, Denver Arts & Venues (DAV Arts & Culture Grant), and SCFD (Scientific and Cultural Facilities District).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Gamelan Tunas Mekar is a Denver-based community ensemble that presents traditional and contemporary Balinese gamelan music and dance through live concerts, festival performances, educational programs at universities, and recorded music releases. Under the artistic direction of Balinese composer I Made Lasmawan and family, the ensemble performs on traditional instruments hand-carved in Bali, offering American audiences access to authentic Balinese performing arts traditions. Revenue is generated through concert ticket sales, donations, grants, and merchandise/recorded music sales.

Product overview

Gamelan Tunas Mekar is a community-based performing arts ensemble specializing in traditional and contemporary Balinese gamelan music and dance. The organization's primary offerings include live performances at various venues, music and dance instruction under Artist-in-Residence I Made Lasmawan, and recorded music releases. The ensemble serves American audiences by presenting Balinese cultural traditions through performances, educational programs, and merchandise including vinyl recordings of their performances.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Live Balinese Gamelan Concert Performances Self-produced concerts and ticketed performances featuring traditional and contemporary Balinese gamelan music and dance at venues across the Denver metropolitan area and Rocky Mountain region, including KRD Venue, Parker Arts, King Center, and Boulder Public Library. Tickets are priced at $15-$35 with student discounts available.
• Festival and Community Event Performances Performances at Southeast Asian cultural festivals, AAPI celebrations, and community events such as Pasar Southeast Asia at Levitt Pavilion Denver, Colorado Dragon Boat Festival, AAPI Culture Fest, and the Los Angeles Gamelan Festival.
• University Ensemble Direction and Instruction Instruction and direction of Balinese gamelan and dance ensembles at Colorado College (Gamelan Tunjung Sari), Metropolitan State University of Denver (Gamelan Manik Kusuma), University of Denver, University of Colorado Boulder, and University of Wyoming, covering ethnomusicology and world music coursework.
• Mekar KemBali 2019: Live from Pesta Kesenian Bali Double Vinyl Album A double vinyl album recording of the ensemble's live performance at the prestigious Bali Arts Festival in 2019, capturing traditional and new Balinese gamelan compositions. Priced at $50 per album and sold through the ensemble's online store.

Quantifiable outcome

• Performing twice at the prestigious Bali Arts Festival (Pesta Kesenian Bali) in 1996 and 2019
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Colorado CollegecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerI Made Lasmawan directs Colorado College's gamelan ensembles (Gamelan Tunjung Sari) and teaches courses on Balinese and Indonesian music. The college hosts Tunas Mekar's related ensembles and is celebrating the gamelan's 30th anniversary.
• Metropolitan State University of DenvercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerI Made Lasmawan directs MSU Denver's gamelan ensembles. I Made Tangkas Ade Wijaya is faculty and directs Gamelan Manik Kusuma. Liz Macy is an Associate Professor and Chair of Asian Studies. The university houses student gamelan ensembles.
• University of Colorado BouldercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerI Made Lasmawan directs CU Boulder's gamelan ensembles. Liz Macy is an Associate Professor of Ethnomusicology. The university provides educational programming and ensemble opportunities.
• Sanggar Manik GalihcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFounded by I Made Lasmawan, Sanggar Manik Galih develops community gamelan groups for Balinese, diasporic Indonesians, and Westerners, with locations in Bangah di Baturiti, Bali and Colorado Springs, Colorado. Ni Ketut Marni directs the Balinese dance program.
• Levitt Pavilion DenverminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLevitt Pavilion Denver hosts Pasar Southeast Asia featuring Gamelan Tunas Mekar. The free community event highlights Southeast Asian artistic groups and community organizations.
• Naropa UniversityminorOthersGamelan Tunas Mekar performs and records music for gong kebyar using instruments owned by Naropa University of Boulder, Colorado.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Gamelan Burat Wangi: Gamelan Burat Wangi is a US-based Balinese gamelan ensemble that shares traditional music and dance engagement with American audiences. The two organizations operate as direct community peers in the niche of US-resident Balinese gamelan performance, both pursuing cultural-sharing missions.
• Cambridge Youth Gamelan (Gamelan Anak Tika): Cambridge Youth Gamelan teaches youth about traditional Balinese music and dance through hands-on learning. It is a direct peer operating in the same US Balinese-gamelan-as-community-education niche, with a younger-learner focus that complements Tunas Mekar's adult community model.
• Gamelan Dharma Swara: Based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, Gamelan Dharma Swara is a community Balinese gamelan ensemble under the direction of a master musician. It is a direct peer operating the same model — American community ensemble with Balinese-trained direction — that Gamelan Tunas Mekar has run in Colorado since 1988.
• Gamelan Sekar Petak: Based in the Boston area, Gamelan Sekar Petak is one of several US-resident Balinese gamelan ensembles performing traditional and contemporary repertoire. It is a direct peer in the small, identifiable US community of Balinese gamelan groups that connect to Bali-trained master musicians.
• Çudamani: Çudamani is a Balinese gamelan and dance ensemble from Pengosekan, Bali, explicitly listed by Gamelan Tunas Mekar as a peer group. Both organizations present traditional and contemporary Balinese performing arts with dance and music integration, and Çudamani represents the high-authenticity benchmark that US-based ensembles like Tunas Mekar aspire to.
• Gamelan Galak Tika: Housed at Ohio State University, Gamelan Galak Tika is a US university-affiliated Balinese gamelan ensemble. It is a direct peer in the niche of academically anchored Balinese gamelan education and performance, comparable to Tunas Mekar's university partnerships in Colorado.
• Chicago Balinese Gamelan: Chicago Balinese Gamelan creates transformational cultural experiences that build community and expand individual perspective through Balinese gamelan. It is a direct community peer to Gamelan Tunas Mekar in the US market for Balinese performing arts, with a similar nonprofit/community ensemble structure.

Others

• Levitt Pavilion Denver: Levitt Pavilion Denver is a free outdoor performing-arts venue that hosts community cultural festivals including Pasar Southeast Asia featuring Gamelan Tunas Mekar. It is an ecosystem partner — a venue/presenter that distributes Tunas Mekar's performances to broader audiences — rather than a competitor.

Broad incumbents

• Silkroad Ensemble (Yunnan Performing Arts / Silk Road): Silkroad Ensemble is an internationally prominent world-music performance collective led by Yo-Yo Ma and others that presents cross-cultural music to broad American audiences. It is a broad incumbent in the world-music and cross-cultural-performance space where Tunas Mekar also operates, though at vastly larger scale and broader cultural scope.

Emerging players

• Dena Wen / Balinese Dance USA community schools: Bay Area-based Balinese dance schools and small ensembles teach traditional Balinese dance and music to American students. They represent emerging/peer-level activity in US Balinese cultural education, overlapping with Tunas Mekar's educational offerings to K-12 and university segments.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@GamelanTunasMekar
• Instagraminstagram.com/gamelantunasmekar
• Xx.com/TunasMekar
• Facebookfacebook.com/GamelanTunasMekar
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/tunas-mekar-incorporated

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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