Albert Shadrach Dragtan I

Thx to all my IMD friends and teachers! I'll conquer every obstacles of my life until I die. Theory and practice makes perfect! And I hate it when people comparing each other. Music is not a competition! We're all are unique! And I adore ta all musician, so fuck ya if ya said that I'm not good nuff, while objective reality says that we're unique! Every musician are unique, and can't be compared! From Buddy Rich to Vinnie Colaiuta, Louie Bellson to Thomas Lang, Max Roach to Gavin Harrison, Jack DeJohnette to Bill Stewart, Tony Williams - Steve Gadd, from Airto Moreira to Antonio Sanchez, Billy Higgins to Adam Deitch, from Paul Motian to Albert Shadrach Dragtan myself! I just hate a drug-use musician. So who da fuck are ya, mocking me as a lame drummer? And thank you to all my musician friends! So where would I be without 'em? Remember, don't hate school, because street and school is the best way! Take a school when you have a chance, because street and school worth millions! Trust me...

A student of music with an ergonomical flat kit

Endorsed by ATTICUS Clothing Company (and yes, I'm so proud, for sure!), D 1306 SQ, People's Democratic Party - Partai Rakyat Demokratik - PRD (that's not affiliations anyway, it's my faith...), Operator @ MIRC Dalnet (with nick: basketball^jersey). & as a Band Member, Drummer, Additional, Recording Session, Drums Instructor, and Student of this following: Komplete Kontrol, LabJazz Aru Bandung, Meta Legita Jazz Quartet, Institut Musik Daya Jakarta, Mery Kasiman Jazz Trio, IMD or Atmosphere Resto or BeMall's Food Court, IMD Ensemble Class, BARS Project, Franky Music Course Cimindi, KMC, Rasa, Wireless Symphony, Purwa Caraka Music Course... & Garasi The Movie - as a punker (as an extra talent, hehehe)

Drums!, music with acoustic drums, talkin' bout drums technique and its content, learning and practicing Piano and Melodica! (for you to notice: I MISS MY SCHOOL DAYS AT IMD), Vinnie Colaiuta... Every little thing he does is magic, Rottweiler dog, Marxist - Leninist, Cadillac car, Politics, Bvlgari, Tattoo and Piercing, talkin' bout da "truly man's best friend" cute creature, Vans shoes, 13" work shorts, cute animal soft toys, BMX, sk8board, Teh botol Sosro (I declare myself as a Teh Botol hater since Tuesday, April 18, 2006), Starcraft, Diablo, Final Fantasy, Marvel versus Capcom, blah blah blah... Wait! I don't wanna discussing about drums with "arrogant - old fashion ex rockstar - but still think himself as a high level superstar" kinda drummer! Moral Fiber (and the juice must worth the squeeze!!), KNVB Oranje Voetbal, "My extreme games" (a dangerous 110 km/hours french kissing!). I must remember, that drumming, like my life, will evolve no matter what I do.

The Real Book, Joel Rothman's Basic Drumming (when I figure how to practice that book out - in an advanced's way - with Sri Aksana Sjuman at IMD), The Best of Concepts, Harry Potter, The Drum Set Crash Course, Four Way Coordination Made Easy, Marxism and Leninism (for you to notice, it's not a book), The Art of Bop Drumming, any books about Cuba, Modern Interpretation of Snare Drum Rudiments, The Fusion Drummer, my formal education books (school is cool :P), Tony Wong's Oriental Heroes (Tiger Wong), Sejarah Perang Dunia II (dalam gambar) - Sinar Harapan, Modern Drummer Magazine, newspaper: Pembebasan (hi guys, hahaha...), Kompas, Oxford or Cambridge Dictionary. As a drumset student who always aspired to be a chameleon in every rhythmical situation, I must try not to get obsessive about any one particular style. I have to pushing the technical limits of my instrument, and getting a good paycheck at the end of the day is also an important piece of the puzzle.

Melodramatic things and War Philosophy? Yeah! Teen movie? :) Comedy? LOL Action? Uhm... Thriller? Horror? Naaah! Any of Rachael Leigh Cook, James Eugene Carrey, Margaret Mary Emily Anne Hyra, Julia Fiona Roberts, Drew Blythe Barrymore, Kirsten Caroline Dunst, Thomas John Hanks, Stephen Chow, Lindsay Morgan Lohan, Elisha Ann Cuthbert, and Winona Laura Horowitz's movies! And my Region 1 DVDeez of course! And talking about video, I'd like to make my own drumming instructional video. And I hope that I do all my musical studying through love and passion, not hate or competition minded anymore. Drumming technique is only a means to and end. It helps me express my ideas. But just to see how fast I can play doesn't make any sense if I can't use it musically. If I'm just going to machine-gun everyone to death --- that's not it!! I'm trying to become a serious musician, plying my craft on a serious musical instrument (drumset). Now let's keep a clear focus on that!

Jazz!, KOMPLETE KONTROL, All of Vinnie Colaiuta's masterpiece, Bandung and New York Hardcore, Stewart Copeland & The Police, Gorefest, Chumbawamba, Ramones, Chrisye, John Scofield, Keith Jarret, Pat Boone, A Fire Inside, Gank Pegangsaan, Chick Corea, Frank Sinatra, The Used, Wu Tang Clan, Nat King Cole, Erwin Gutawa Big Band Orchestra, Story Of The Year, any of Ronald Fristianto's bands, New Found Glory, Lordz Of Brooklyn, Anthrax, Abe Laboriel Jr w/ Vanessa Carlton, Dismember, Chad Sexton w/ 311, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Phil Collins, Sacred Reich, Ada Band, The Cure, Atomic Kitten, Dashboard Confessional, Krakatau, Carter Beauford w/ Dave Matthews Band, King of Swing, NKOTB, Louis Armstrong, Entombed, Aaron Comess w/ Spin Doctors, Black Eyed Peas, Van Halen, Europe, Kahitna, Stretch Arm Strong, Jewel, Carcass, 80's disco, Mark Walker w/ Paquito D'Rivera, Jamie Cullum, Josh Groban, Faith Hill, Michael Buble, Brian Frasier-Moore w/ Xtina, any music with acoustic drums, & many more!

The A Team, Looney Tunes' Bugs Bunny, Roadrunner and Coyote, Japanese anime, every breaking or headline news, Tom and Jerry, My Secret Identity, Tour of Duty, Band of Brothers, melodramatic unpredictable ending drama. I need to follow my heart and land on my feet. I need to stay grounded, and when I'm going through something, I shouldn't get caught up in that nonsense because it's not real anyway. Stay true to what I hear and what I feel, because I need that. It's a growing process. It's not going to happen overnight, but I keep taking steps forward and grow. I don't think about unhealthy sport competition in music scene! I focus on being disciplined and working on my goal of becoming a better musician. I'll always pay attention, even to poor players. I'll always learn something to make myself a better musician. And I hope that I'll always be a drumhead, that is, I love, live, learn, and breathe drums (music).

Aries

THIS IS MY FIRST ACCOUNT: alley0204@yahoo.com

My name is ALBERT SHADRACH DRAGTAN!
Read my profile and my testimonials carefully, click all my photos! About me, huh? 5'7" / 123. LOL! This is my life, this is my own way. And you can't get rid of me, because I run my own lifestyle. But I love it when my plan comes together! I'm a drug free youth and I'm proud of it. I'm bald, Hardcore Punkrock attitude, Jazz addicted, and covered myself with lots of tattooes and piercings. I'm not a straight edge, but I do not drink booze and smoke cigars anymore, and that's all about it. I'm semi ambidexter, but hey, I'm still a student of music until now! I'm trying to bring more to the table and do something different! There's no justice, and we need justice for all of us. Revolt! Hardcore still lives! And I'm not superman in music, or the most perfect drummer in the world. But I seem to get the best results on hi hat - bass by treating my feet the same as my hands. I do dexterity exercises, like playing the 26 rudiments and its 40 quadrans, working on simple snare-drum solos and breaking up stickings patterns (like single and double paradiddles) between my feets and my hands. And I had no former education in music. All my musical training came from playing in several bands. Growing up in the influence of a musical environment I'm basically self-taught (autodidact) (and not). Tony Williams was the number one drum influence for me. When he picked up the sticks, drumming changed. To me, that's the definition of an artist! Vinnie Colaiuta is probably the best drummer alive right now. Everything about the way Vinnie played every little piece is sheer genius! I like Steve Gadd because he danced behind his kit, he melted right into it, and he had a tough style! When Max Roach did "The Drum Also Waltzes", that was the first time I heard someone play a melodic, singable drum composition while accompanying himself with an ostinato. Well???
- alley0204@yahoo.com -

MAX ROACH, LOUIE BELLSON: I'd like to learn many disciplines from them!

VINNIE COLAIUTA, monster! The best drumming legend alive at this moment! He's the best studio drummer, the best all-around drummer, one of my most favourite drummer today, tommorow, forever! And I introduced his playing and styles to my friends, students, and even my ex GF!

ELVIN JONES, SONNY PAYNE: who said ghost is spooky?

MY SCHOLARSHIP TO BACHELOR AND MASTER DEGREE OF MUSIC SCHOOL! I MISS MY SCHOOL DAYS AT IMD!!

Hmm, I've got no role model, but lemme thinkin' for a minute. I wanna see all good musician dancing behind their set and teaching their amazing licks to me. I need a better drums mentor/ drums consultant to teach me, coz I'm still become a student of drums itself! I wanna deal with a negotiable Cadillac seller. Anything else? I wanna meet with active peoples, coz pacifism is objectively pro-fascist!