Indonesia

GANDHI MANOHARA

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Gandhi is a drummer from Indonesia who started playing the drums in 2006. In 2019, he came to Melbourne to pursue his music education at the Australian Institute of Music (AIM) and his music career in Australia. He also plays other instruments such as piano, guitar, and bass.

He is a versatile drummer who can execute various genres such as Rock/Metal, Jazz, Funk, R&B, Reggae, Latin, Pop, and many more. Gandhi has played and recorded drums with many bands such as BalBat (Indonesia), LAF band (Indonesia), Good Company (Melbourne) and Some Groove (Melbourne). Gandhi teaches drums from beginner to intermediate level and guitar at beginner level. He loves teaching because sharing knowledge is one of his mission for his musical journey. He also produces his original music that you can find on SoundCloud [Gandhista].

For over 6+ years, Gandhi brought his music journey to the international level. In 2015, he travelled to Malaysia to perform a traditional orchestra in front of 500+ audience from 11 other countries. in 2017 to 2018, he went to Italy for a student exchange program, and he received awards in many musical events one from the National Orchestra Competition in Milan. When Gandhi was in Italy, he collaborated with Irish musicians to perform Irish folk music for a National Cultural Event in Sardinia. In 2019, before he came to Australia, he and his orchestra won 1st place in the World Orchestra Festival in Vienna, competing with 10+ other countries worldwide.

You can find Gandhi on digital media platforms such as YouTube, Instagram, and SoundCloud.