SIEL' Second album
released in
October 17 2020 by Deriolama Productions, it was produced by Mohd
Ritman and co-producer Cathy Suello and Zahid Ahmad. Mohd Ritman and
Cathy Suello compositions were more focused in instrumentation and
placed more emphasis on contrasting with the rawness of the Bands.
Siel began recording
Moment of
Movement at Deriolama Studio in Kuala lumpur while Zahid Ahmad drums
were recorded at Drumworks Studio and Indro Hardjodikoro bass was
recorded at Sentul Studio in Jakarta
Cathy
with a degree in Physical Therapy, coming from a musical family left
the profession as music calling was too strong. She has developed her
singing talent by joining various bands and has been performing for
quite some time in different countries and cities abroad such as
Seychelles, Malaysia, Taiwan, China, India etc…2002-2010 she
was
touring Asia with musicians from Colombia, Venezuela, Trinidad and
Tobago, Kenya, China. Through these experiences she has exposed herself
to different kinds of audiences and genres which has greatly affected
her musical career. Strong soulful vocal capacity
which can handle a variety of songs and projects well on stage.
MOHAMAD RITMAN AHMAD
GUITAR / VOCALS
Listening to
music, Modern
guitarist, lyricist, arranger, and composer/producer Mohamad Ritman.
Completely immersed and involved in every single detail of the music
and the recording process, from the birth of an idea until its
completion. He started playing the guitar since he was 10 and began to
perform professionally at 16 years old. Ritman took an interest in
music and formed his own band to develop his skills as a guitarist. As
a professional guitarists he has already traveled to many different
countries. During that time he also did a lot of arranging and
producing. He has often incorporated elements of Contemporary Jazz,
R&B and Funk music.
ROZARIO RASUL
PIANO / KEYBOARDIST
Also known as Rio Rasul has earned his Diploma in Jazz Piano Performance at The National Arts Academy, Certificate of Classical Piano Performance at Trinity College of Music UK. Grade 8 with Distinction for Practical Classical Piano at Associated Board Royal School of Music London and Grade 8 Theory in Associated Board Royal School of Music London. He is the Musical Director for the renowned Rock Legend Ramli Sarip for “Konsert Seniman 45 Tahun Istana Budya and Esplanade Singapore 2014, for Ramli Sarip, M. Nasir, Awie, Ella and Dato Hattan for Konsert Doa Langit dan Bumi 2015, for Jamal Abdillah 2015 Konsert Gemilang, Jamal Abdillah Live in Penang 2015, Ramli Sarip and M. Nasir Esplanade, Singapore 2016 and many more. As a Pianist and Keybordist for local Artists such as Siti Nurhaliza, Aisyah, Nora, Jaclyn Victor, Zainal Abidin, Searc, Wings, Ella, Lefthanded etc…Roza remains one of the most sought after Keyboardist/Pianist in Malaysia.
ZAHID AHMAD
DRUMMER
Zahid Ahmad also a producer,
composer, arranger and author. A widely respected session drummer from
Malaysia, Zahid Ahmad was born in 1966 and fell in love with percussion
and drumming at the age of ten. In the late '70s he joined a band
(Split Times) and released a handful of albums. Eventually, Ahmad went
on to become a resident drummer for Roslan Aziz Productions, and --
notably -- a session drummer and live drummer for Sheila Majid. With
Majid, Ahmad would be able to bring his talents to a worldwide
audience, touring in such nations as Japan, Indonesia, and Singapore.
In the '90s, Ahmad added Musical Director and lecturer to his resume --
which by then included producer, the latter of which was a job taken at
University Teknologi Mara teaching percussion and drumming. Next, Ahmad
could be found lecturing on topics percussive at the National Arts
Academy. That posting lasted until 2006.
INDRO HARDJODIKORO
BASSIST
Indro is the top bassist in
Indonesia, known as a solo artist, educator, and member of Halmahera
and Simakdialog. He has also worked with Eric Marienthal, Victor Wooten
and many others. Indro toured Indonesia with Eric Marienthal in 1997
and has worked with such international musicians as Kenny Garrett, Dave
Koz, 6
Michael Lington and Michael Colina. He conducted a master class in
rhythm and groove with Victor Wooten and has performed with Herbie
Hancock, George Duke, and Mattias “IA” Eklundh. He
has recorded with Ernie Adams, Howard Levi, Frank Gambale, Sheila
Madjid, Bob Sheppard, and Dira J. Sugandi (on an album produced by
Bluey from the band Incognito).