Didi Priyadi

Didi Priyadi
Didi Priyadi playing a live show with Kekal in Indonesia
Background information
Origin	Indonesia
Genres	pop punk/powerpop, pop rock, progressive metal, avant-garde metal, gothic metal, death metal, grindcore
Occupations	Musician, songwriter, producer
Instruments	Guitar, vocals, drums, drum machine, keyboards, bass
Years active	1995- present
Associated acts	Kekal Happy Days In Memoriam Cross ELPAMAS Grindinghand
Website	http://www.myspace.com/didipriyadi

Didi Priyadi is a musician and songwriter from Jakarta, Indonesia who is most notable for his brief stint as a guest guitarist for avant-garde metal band Kekal,^[1][2][3] his pop punk band Happy Day,^[4] and for his role as front man for progressive goth metal band In Memoriam.^[5] He runs the independent record label FullBlast Music for Happy Day.^[4][6]

Didi Priyadi is also a member of the bands Cross and ELPAMAS, and has his own solo project, Grindinghand.

In addition to his work with various bands, Didi has written radio jingles, company theme songs, children’s songs for TV programs and drama productions, and has also composed the score for a horror movie called Enam.

History

Didi Priyadi started in music with organ lessons when he was 10, and was introduced to rock and roll when he was 15. He became a metal fan in his teenage years and started listening to more extreme music. In his college years he formed a Christian rock band called Cross, which became a national winner in a YAMAHA Band Alert competition. Currently, he is the singer/guitarist for Happy Day, runs the solo metal project Grindinghand, and fronts the band In Memoriam.^[7]

He has been involved in the entertainment industry since 1996 when he wrote children’s songs for a TV program called Bendi, which aired on RCTI.^[7]

In Kekal

Didi Priyadi joined Kekal as a live guitarist for local shows in Jakarta, and recorded in the studio with the band on their reunion album Acidity.^[1] He later contributed a guitar solo to the song “Isolated I” on the album The Habit of Fire as a guest musician.^[5]

Discography

With Kekal

• Road Trip to Acidity – 2005
• Acidity - 2005
• The Habit of Fire – 2007

With Happy Day

• Na Na Na Na (single) – 2005
• Ini Musik Gue !! - 2006
• ANTHEM of THE UNSIGNED - 2008
• MAKSA - 2010

With In Memoriam

• Come Back to Life - 2009

With Cross

• Cross – (2000)
• Set Me Free – (2003)

References

1. ^ ^{a b} [1] Official Kekal Page: Acidity album credits
2. ^ MetalStorm.net - transcription of Kekal newsletter
3. ^ http://www.kekal.org/media.php Official Kekal page: Media
4. ^ ^{a b} http://www.purevolume.com/mod8 Mod8 Official Myspace
5. ^ ^{a b} [2] Official Kekal Page: The Habit of Fire album credits
6. ^ http://www.myspace.com/fullblastmusic FullBlast Music
7. ^ ^{a b} http://www.myspace.com/didipriyadi Didi Priyadi Myspace

External links

• Official Myspace

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