Mohammad Ridwan Hafiedz
Encyclopedia
Mohammad Ridwan Hafiedz or Ridho (born September 3, 1973, Ambon, Indonesia
) is an Indonesian guitarist
, backing vocalist and songwriter
. He is best known as Slank
's guitarist and back vocalist along with another guitarist, Abdee Negara
. With Slank, Ridho has created nine studio albums and three live albums, also one compilation album
which was released in May 2006.
family from Ambon, Indonesia. His musical background is considered active back when he was in middle school as he started to play guitar since year 7.
and The Beatles
as his idols. His experience in the music industry began when he formed a band called LFM in 1991, just six years before he joined Slank. After he finished his formal education, he went to Hollywood, United States
, to study music at Musicians Institute
to gain his musical tertiary education.
, Ivan, and of course, Ridho. Currently Ridho spends his time conducting guitar clinics, teaching students, and running his guitar company.
and blues
. Since his idols are Jimi Hendrix and The Beatles, no wonder that he has such of blues influences.
Ridho has his own guitar model, the Marlique Ridho, which is made and designed in Indonesia.
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
) is an Indonesian guitarist
Guitarist
A guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. Guitarists may play a variety of instruments such as classical guitars, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, and bass guitars. Some guitarists accompany themselves on the guitar while singing.- Versatility :The guitarist controls an extremely...
, backing vocalist and songwriter
Songwriter
A songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...
. He is best known as Slank
Slank
Slank is an Indonesian rock band. It was founded in 1983 by some teenagers in a small street in Jakarta called Gang Potlot. They had played rock music everywhere until they got an opportunity to make an album.-Early years:...
's guitarist and back vocalist along with another guitarist, Abdee Negara
Abdee Negara
Abdee Negara is an Indonesian guitarist, back vocalist, songwriter and record producer. He is best known as Slank's guitarist with fellow guitarist, Ridho, and also has played with many national and international guitarist, including Paul Gilbert. Besides working with Slank, his main band, he is...
. With Slank, Ridho has created nine studio albums and three live albums, also one compilation album
Compilation album
A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...
which was released in May 2006.
Early life
Ridho was born and raised in a muslimMuslim
A Muslim, also spelled Moslem, is an adherent of Islam, a monotheistic, Abrahamic religion based on the Quran, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God as revealed to prophet Muhammad. "Muslim" is the Arabic term for "submitter" .Muslims believe that God is one and incomparable...
family from Ambon, Indonesia. His musical background is considered active back when he was in middle school as he started to play guitar since year 7.
Pre-Slank career
As mentioned above, Ridho started to play guitar when he was in year 7, with Jimi HendrixJimi Hendrix
James Marshall "Jimi" Hendrix was an American guitarist and singer-songwriter...
and The Beatles
The Beatles
The Beatles were an English rock band, active throughout the 1960s and one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music. Formed in Liverpool, by 1962 the group consisted of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr...
as his idols. His experience in the music industry began when he formed a band called LFM in 1991, just six years before he joined Slank. After he finished his formal education, he went to Hollywood, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, to study music at Musicians Institute
Musicians Institute
Musicians Institute is a privately owned for-profit music vocational school located in Hollywood, California. Although not a regionally accredited school, the school offers a variety of unaccredited Bachelor Degree, Associate Degree and Certificate programs in fields including contemporary music...
to gain his musical tertiary education.
Slank
In 1996, three from five of the members of Slank left the band. The problem arose from the drug addictions of Bim-Bim (drummer) and Kaka (lead vocalist). However, Slank chose to rise and recruited new members to revitalize Slank, that was when three new members were introduced; AbdeeAbdee Negara
Abdee Negara is an Indonesian guitarist, back vocalist, songwriter and record producer. He is best known as Slank's guitarist with fellow guitarist, Ridho, and also has played with many national and international guitarist, including Paul Gilbert. Besides working with Slank, his main band, he is...
, Ivan, and of course, Ridho. Currently Ridho spends his time conducting guitar clinics, teaching students, and running his guitar company.
Style
Ridho's musical style has given a big contribution to Slank's style, rockRock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
and blues
Blues
Blues is the name given to both a musical form and a music genre that originated in African-American communities of primarily the "Deep South" of the United States at the end of the 19th century from spirituals, work songs, field hollers, shouts and chants, and rhymed simple narrative ballads...
. Since his idols are Jimi Hendrix and The Beatles, no wonder that he has such of blues influences.
Equipment
- Marlique Ridho Hafiedz Model
- Valhala Amp
Ridho has his own guitar model, the Marlique Ridho, which is made and designed in Indonesia.
Discography
- Tujuh (1997)
- Mata Hati Reformasi (1998)
- Konser Piss 30 Kota (1998)
- 999 + 09 1 (1999999Year 999 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar.- Europe :* Silesia is incorporated into territory ruled by Boleslaus I of Poland.* The Orsay commune is founded.- Asia :...
) - 999 + 09 11 (1999)
- Ngangkang (2000)
- Virus (2001)
- Virus Road Show (2000)
- Satu Satu (2003)
- Bajakan (2003)
- P.L.U.R (2003)
- Slankisme (2005)
- Since 1983 - Malaysian Edition (2006)