Aji Brokenbones' second album

The second album from shred-guitarist Aji Brokenbones entitled "Mystic of Shred" is now released. I recorded two songs with him, "Power" and "Liar", but only one song, which is "Power" made it to the album.

The release party held on December 20, 2015 at Black Spot, Bandung-Indonesia. Just like the title of the album, "Mystic Of Shred", the event was full fill with a very strong mystical scented done by Aji and his friends, like Debus performances and Silat.
The event begins at 7 pm was preceded by the appearance of bands Barock and The 4Horsemen, as well as in one after another by Aji Brokenbones duet with Speed Metal Project's singer, Rachel sang "Love" and then continued with the song "Arabian" which features a Sufi Dance.
On the event, I played two songs with Speed Metal Project, "King of the Universe", and "Taqwa". These songs came from their debut EP "King of the Universe' which is also being released that night.
And at the end of the show, Aji Brokenbones increasingly craze to walk on fire and broken glass while playing twin guitar on"Warning of the Death".

The album will be available worldwide soon under SHREDGUY Records. Besides myself, there are two other the bass players contributed on this album, Ari Moreno and Dike Andrian

Here's the videos from the event

Balum - Guitar Tutorial : How To Play "Sunrise"

This is the video for you guys guitarists who want to play the song "Sunrise" from Balum.
It shows a step-by-step guitar tutorial for each parts of the song



Taken from Balum's "Realization of Illusion"
"Sunrise" written & performed by Balum
Balum - All guitars and programing
Dede SP - Bass

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Balum - "Realization Of Illusion" Album Teaser (OFFICIAL)

Balum just released an official teaser for his upcoming debut album. I play bass on this album which will be released on January 15, 2015.
Stay tune for more info on Balum's official website http://balum-guitar.com

Judging for Bandung Japan Festival - Band Audition

Band Audition at Pivot Station Music Studio for Bandung Japan Festival on September 20, 2014

Judges:
- Dede SP (Balum, West Java Syndicate, InstiTutBlues)
- Meutia Amanda (#JSnavigator, Elfa Music School instructor)
- Donny Ahmad (Start From 89, Purwacaraka instructor)

PressKit for West Java Syndicate

This is the presskit for my ethnic-fusion project West Java Syndicate. It contains all information about the group in case you're planning to book us. Thanks

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Terraz Jazz #6

I joined SmokingHead (with drummer Joo Yang, and guitarist Amo Chonka) at Jazzuality's event Terraz Jazz at Festival CityLink, Bandung-Indonesia on May 8, 2014.
Here's the Jazzualty report for the SmokingHead's performance :

"Smokinghead took the first round and the smell of heavy ‘blues’ metal was evident with “Messin’ with the Kids”. This is a very interesting project consists of great players in every corner. The drummer is Joo Yang, also known as the leader of jazz band Chakraborty. Although this man is good in swing and bop as well as groove, he actually has some cool rockin’ blues being painted in soul. On bass is Dede SP, a rockitude bluesman who’s active in several bands including the electrifying ethnic-fusion group, West Java Syndicate. And the man of the match, guitarists Amo Chonka has somekind of special rockin’ force. They moved on to “Pride and Joy”, originally from Stevie Ray Vaughan.
Before we continue the report, let’s take a closer look at the Amo Chonka. This young dude is unique because he inherits a heavy metal spirit but has a very explorative mind. What’s funny is, he knows how to control his play without losing his grip in free-flowing runs according to his feel. A lot of nasty bites came from this dude that balanced very well with cool drummings and blatant rhythms. And hey, he sings too. It was a sheer pleasure in the hardest way possible. The last song was opened with thundering solo drums by Joo. It was Steve Vai’s “Jibboom”. A great trading and showcase of skills was served between Amo and Dede while Joo kept dropping the beat from his station. A boombastic opening served edgy by Smokinghead.
Amo told us that what he concerned the most was if they played too loud. The definition of loud would be different from person to person, but what we think is, when it’s too loud, then you’re too old. So it’s perfectly fine with us. According to Joo, the name came out when he was watching blues event. “At that time a lot of people were smoking so everywhere was like boiling heads with smoke. That’s where the name came from.” he said. Joo also said something about his rockin’ blues move. “You know what, after playing lots and lots of jazz, actually it feels really refreshing to play something like this.” What makes us proud is the fact that this is their very first gig after being established. Think of it. A rockin’ heavy metal blues was born on jazz stage. Isn’t it cool? Their music is hot, so hot that they made our heads smokey."

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