Mohammad Ridwan Hafiedz or Ridho (born September 3, 1973,

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, Indonesia) is an Indonesian

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, backing vocalist and songwriter. He is best known as Slank's rhythm guitarist and back vocalist along with another lead guitarist,

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. With Slank, Ridho has created nine studio albums and three live albums, also one

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which was released in May 2006.

Early life

Ridho was born and raised in a

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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.

Career

Pre-Slank career

As mentioned above, Ridho started to play guitar when he was in year 7, with

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and The Beatles as his idols. His experience in the

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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

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, United States, to study music at Musicians Institute 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 Bimbim (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; Abdee, Ivan, and of course, Ridho. Currently Ridho spends his time conducting guitar clinics, teaching students, and running his guitar company.

Music

Style

Ridho's musical style has given a big contribution to Slank's style,

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and

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. 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 Biru (1999) * 999 + 09 Abu Abu (1999) * De Bestnya Slank (2000) * Ngangkang (2000) * Virus (2001) * Virus Roadshow (2002) * Satu Satu (2003) * Bajakan (2003) * P.L.U.R (2004) * Slankissme (2005) * Since 1983 - Malaysia Edition (2006)

Personal life

He was married Ony Serojawati at August 25, 2001. His children are Marco Maliq Hafiedz, Omar Hakeem Hafiedz, and Stella Aisha Hafiedz.Ridho Slank
retrieved at February 27, 2011

Footnotes

External links

Official Slank websiteOfficial Marlique Guitars website
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