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Gilang Ramadan is a great drummer who was born in Bandung, Indonesia May 30, 1963. He waswas the drummer for former members of Krakatoa ,God Bless ,Scene ,PIG ,and drummer active in the NERA and Java Jazz . Gilang Ramadhan is the second son of the couple where he Kartaha Ramadan (Ramadhan KH), a poet, painter, writer and Safrida Nasution, Ambassador of Indonesia. Since childhood, Gilang been acquainted with various musical instruments such as piano, violin, and her favorite musical instrument, drums. Gilang studied violin first time at Taman Ismail Marzuki (TIM) in 1971. He became the youngest student there. Deepening the music continued when two years later. Gilang had gone to France to study piano and organ.
Sister Gumilang this Ramadan in the United States to continue his studies at the Hollywood Professional School, majoring in music years 1980-1982. At almost the same in 1981-1984 Gilang studied at Los Angeles City College (LACC), majored in percussion. Gilang had played in several bands in America, among others, joined the LACC Big Band in 1983.
Upon returning to Indonesia, Gilang play in several bands. This was done to add to the experience as a drummer and deepen the various streams of music. Gilang join with Indra Lesmana, the group Nebula (in 1985) that wing fusion, and also shared that wing GTF pop / fusion and Exit are also wing pop / fusion.
I am so so (drummer) may indeed be due to my father that an artist or writer, and mother who was a diplomat. My father, who is co-founder of Taman Ismail Marzuki at the time, introduced me to music, with a violin that became my first instrument. Because my mother was placed in Europe, then our family moved there, except my father who had led the Taman Ismail Marzuki at the time. When I lived in France in 1973, I like to play the organ and piano. Then my sister also like dabbling in the music world by playing the band. We are brothers playing rock music by listening to Beatles and Jimmy Hendrix. I began to hear Ringo Starr's drumming, John Bonham and the Rolling Stones music. Because my mother is very concerned with world music, we buy musical instruments like the organ, violin and drums in 1974. Once I sat on the drums, I could immediately play. I felt it was more fun to play drums, and eventually chose to become a drummer. Some of my long stay in Europe, I returned to Indonesia at the age of 15 years, a dangerous age for a child, because at this age, a child could fall. Not long we stay in Jakarta, wow ... I was stubborn at that time. Miss school because they want to band practice, really the same boring school lessons. My sister and I love the band. Suddenly my mother will be placed in Los Angeles. At that time disclosure "Los Angeles" may very wow!, May now also still so, and Jakarta is not like this. Although I've been living in Europe, but perhaps because of Los Angeles where the music and artists, so it got to the airport, "wow!". American cars are big, not like now. We passed the Hollywood Boulevard and advertisements Rock bands. Well ... never mind, I thought I would live here. Just imagine the age of 16 years were served in Los Angeles, well crazy. After that my mother looking for a music school or at least that leads to art school. There are schools named Hollywood Professional School, with many students from the kids or a movie star who later became professional musicians. That's the level of small children up to the level of High school. My school there until half past one. By noon I entered the Los Angeles city college music department. I studied piano, music etc, but still more I have learned is perkusinya.
