Dewa Budjana

Dewa Budjana
Background information
Birth name	I Dewa Gede Budjana
Born	(1963-08-30) 30 August 1963 (age 60) Waikabubak, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia
Genres	Jazz, pop
Instrument(s)	Guitar, vocals
Years active	1980–present
Member of	Gigi
Website	www.dewabudjana.com

I Dewa Gede Budjana (born 30 August 1963) is an Indonesian guitarist, songwriter and composer. He is the lead guitarist and songwriter of the band Gigi. Budjana's style changed dramatically to jazz as he got to know John McLaughlin, Pat Metheny, Jeff Beck, John Abercrombie, Chick Corea, and Weather Report. In his early experience, he established a band called "Squirrell" which was popular in the local community.^[1] Throughout his musical experience in Indonesia, Dewa Budjana has collaborated with many famous guitarists such as Tohpati, Balawan, Ridho, Abdee Negara, and many more.

Besides his collaboration with Indonesian musicians, he has also made collaborations with international musicians such as Vinnie Colaiuta, John Frusciante, Peter Erskine, Jimmy Johnson, Antonio Sanchez, Joe Locke, Gary Husband, Jack DeJohnette, Tony Levin, Jordan Rudess, Bob Mintzer and Guthrie Govan . His ability to combine not only jazz and rock but also traditional Balinese style has put him among the top Indonesian guitarists.