• Born on: 12/16/19�
• Main influences: Genesis, Yes, ELP, PFM, J.S. Bach
• Previous bands: IPS Project, Makara
• First record acquired: Genesis “Nursery Crime”
• First concert attended: Rick Wakeman Live in Jakarta

Biography:
Welly shows his interest in music since he was young. Besides learning the basic of classical piano, he also learned the classical guitar lessons.
His biggest influence in music came from Yes, Genesis (Peter Gabriel’s era), ELP and other progressive bands. While known as a great keyboardist among his friends, he was also has some achievements in rally.
After being involved as a music producer in several albums, Welly joined Vantasma during the preparation of Vantasma’s first record “Beyond Fallen Dreams” as a keyboardist and a music producer for the band.

Favourite Records and Artists:
Yes - Tales From The Topographic Ocean
Genesis - Nursery Crime
Kaipa - Notes From The Past, Keyholder
The Flower Kings - Stardust We Are

• Born on: 03/25/1981
• Main influences: Dream Theater, Helloween, Yngwie Malmsteen, Iron Maiden
• Previous bands: Artica, Ventilasi, Athena
• First record acquired: Dream Theater “Images and Words”
• First concert attended: Helloween, Jakarta “Indonesian Tour”

Biography:
Opik is a natural born singer. The first time he sings for a band is when he joined his high school band, Ventilasi. The band played cover songs from some classic rock bands. Since then, Opik’s unique vocal characteristic was favored among his friends, and he has involved in some bands, with some achievements, such as :

• Artica : 3rd winner of “Highschool Festival” in East Jakarta.
• Athena : - 2nd winner of “Karawang - Bekasi Festival”, a festival to memorize the battle of Karawang - Bekasi.
• 3rd Winner of “Indonesia’s Independence Festival”.
• Voldemort : - 1st winner of “Music Festival” at Islamic Institute, South Jakarta.
• 3rd winner of “Indonesia’s Independence Festival”, South Jakarta.
• etc.

In 2001, Danny Andreas (former Vantasma’s guitarist), invited Opik to join his band, in order to replace the former vocalist. At the time, Opik was prepared to perform with Vantasma in the “Indonesian Progressive Festival I”. Since then Opik has become the leading singer in Vantasma, also one of the most powerful singer in Indonesian Progressive Society.

Favourite Records and Artists:

Dream Theater - Images And Words
Helloween - Keeper I & II, Time of The Oath
Iron Maiden - Fear Of The Dark
Metallica - The “Black” Album
Guns N’ Roses - Use Your Illusions I & II
Yngwie Malmsteen - Almost all of his albums
Rhapsody - Dawn Of Victory
Angra - Rebirth

• Born on: 01/03/78
• Main influences: Megadeth, Iron Maiden, Dream Theater, Rush, Metallica, Helloween, The Flower Kings, Camel
• Previous bands: Stoeva, Paragraph
• First record acquired: MR. Big - Lean Into It
• First concert attended: Helloween - ‘Indonesian Tour’

Biography:
He was born on January 3rd, 1978. The first time he joined a band, he played drums for his high school band, Stoeva. With this band he played some material from alternative rock bands. His interest on drums began when he attended his friend’s band rehearsal.

Several years later, some friends invited him to join a rock band (Paragraph) with a little touch of progressive music. With this band he records a demo, but in ‘99 he left the band because he wants to concentrate with his study. During his college years, he interested in playing guitar. He learns how to play guitar from books and videos. During the time, he was invited to become a singer and also a guitar player, the band it self played metal compositions.

In September 2005, when Vantasma preparing to perform at the ‘Prognite’ event, Gaga invited him to become one of Vantasma’s guitarist. Untill one day, Vantasma have the opportunity to record their materials into their own albums with the title “Beyond Fallen Dreams”.

Favourite Records and Artists:
Megadeth - Countdown To Extinctions, Youthanasia
Metallica - Kill ‘Em All
Sepultura - Arise
Iron Maiden - Peace of Mind, A Real Dead/Live Ones
Dream Theater - Images And Words, Metropolis Pt.2-Scenes From A Memory
Symphony X - The Oddysey
Shadow Gallery - Tyranny
Helloween - Time of The Oath
Rush - YYZ
Guns N’ Roses - Use Your Illusions I & II
Extreme - Waiting For The Punchline
The Flower Kings - Retropolis
Steve Vai - Fire Garden

• Born on: 09/03/78
• Main influences: Rush, Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin, G N� R, Megadeth
• Previous bands: Shreebix, Armageddon
• First record acquired: NKOTB (the monstrous boy band haha..)
• First concert attended: Racer X Asian Tour, Taipei

Biography:
Gig started forming a band named Shreebix in his early years of middle high with his cousin and their friends. They played songs from variety hair metal bands from Damn Yankees to Bon Jovi. After some time playing cover songs, the band started to writing their own compositions, most of them are pop rock songs. The band only lasted for 3 years.

In 1999 Gig was invited to the band Armageddon, a band played cover songs from Extreme and Van Halen. After the band participating a music festival in Jakarta, Gig left the band. He didn’t joined any band for several years until in 2005 he often have a jam with Jacky and Gaga, and Gaga decided to use their jamming material to be performed by his band “Vantasma” in the upcoming “Prognite”. Fortunately, Mr. Andy Julias, the chairman of IPS asked the band to record their songs in a full album, so Gig was fully involved as a full member of Vantasma as the band recorded their debut album “Beyond Fallen Dreams”.

Favourite Records and Artists:
Black Sabbath - Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
Megadeth - Countdown To Extinctions, Youthanasia
Guns N’ Roses - Use Your Illusions I & II
Led Zeppelin - Houses Of The Holy
Rush - Permanent Waves
Camel - Snow Goose