Scores of PADI’s hit singles came from his hands. Piyu had been taken with guitar playing since senior high school, and his talent in songwriting is irrefutable. Piyu, formerly a member of a rock band Crystal Band, was a guitar technician for a well know Indonesian band. There is no doubt for PADI’s individual skill. Fadly, who first admired Ari’s guitar playing during his band’s performance at a campus gig, initially offered to play bass for Ari’s band if they needed one (Fadly had been playing bass since he was in senior high school).
Afterwards, they found the vocalist, Fadly, and drummer, Yoyok. Shortly, Ari invited Rindra to join them as bassist both Ari and Rindra once band-mate in a band called WARNA. It was first Piyu and Ari who got together. The five of them did not simply meet and instantly form a band. In their perspective, PADI is also the symbol for prosperity.Įach member came from various backgrounds. Though PADI’s name is often associated with something “boorish”, being the food for the poor, PADI has a very down-to-earth sense. From peasants, little kids, to the executives. But also by the fact that it is Indonesian staple food that everybody could enjoy.
It was not only inspired by the philosophy of rice, which bows even further down when ripen, a symbol for modesty. Yoyok, the drummer, proposed the name PADI, Indonesian for “rice”. The band first performed at a gig at Unair’s Faculty of Law, October 1996, and formally known as PADI in April 8, 1997. They were called SODA before eventually dubbed as PADI. The band consists of Andi Fadly Arifuddin (Fadly, vocalist), Satriyo Yudhi Wahono (Piyu, guitarist), Ari Tri Sosianto (Ari, guitarist), Rindra Risyanto Noor (Rindra, bassist), and Surendro Prasetyo (Yoyok, drummer). PADI was originally one of the campus bands in Airlangga University (Unair), Surabaya.
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