
“When you can write music that endures, bravo. Until then, keep quiet and study the work of those who can.”
# Jennifer Donnelly, Revolution #
“No matter how much experience you have, how many degrees you have, or how well known you have become — there is always something new to learn. Don’t rest on your past experiences. If you do nothing to improve your skills, you won’t stay where you are.”
― Laura Spencer
THE SKILL's
I Wayan Balawan (born September 9, 1973 in Bali), better known by the single name Balawan, is an Indonesian guitarist and songwriter. He is best known as a Batuan Ethnic Fusion guitarist and his ability to play double neck guitar. Balawan has developed the 8 Fingers Touch Style technique, which also known as the Touch-Tapping Style. He is often regarded as one of the fastest guitarists in Indonesia. He is also called The Magic Finger guitarist among the musician community in the world.
Yance Manusama is one of the legendary bassist of Indonesia. He’s famous for his funk style, something that for many fellow musicians is said to be as strong as James Jamerson‘s funky line. Yance was involved with the band Funk Section too, and still active today as the bassist of Trioscapes. It’s the moment to taste the Indonesian taste of real funk right from the master himself, Yance Manusama and his Funky Thumb.
Karier Indra dalam dunia musik dimulai saat usianya baru 10 tahun. Ia tampil bersama ayahnya di Bandung pada bulan Maret 1976 dengan instrumen keyboard. Dua bulan kemudian, bertempat di Taman Ismail Marzuki, Jakarta, Indra bermain keyboards dalam sebuah konser jazz yang melibatkan musisi senior seperti Jack Lesmana, Benny Likumahuwa, dan penyanyi Broery Marantika. Tahun 1978, Indra mulai merekam dan merilis album pertamanya "Ayahku Sahabatku". Sejak awal, gaya bermusik Indra telah banyak dipengaruhi oleh gaya John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Mc Coy Tyner dan Charlie Parker, yang dipelajarinya melalui rekaman mereka.
Eno Gytara Ryanto atau yang lebih dikenal dengan nama Eno Netral merupakan salah satu drummer terbaik Indonesia. Pukulan dan ketukan yang khas ala Travis Barker membuatnya banyak disebut sebagai Travisnya Indonesia.
Eno lahir di Jakarta 11 Oktober 1979, sebelum menjadi personil Netral Eno bermain di Djakarta band pada tahun 1998 kemudian pada tahun 1999 menjadi additional drum Netral dan tak lama kemudian pihak Netral sepakat menjadikan Eno sebagai personil tetap sampai saat ini.