Pidi Baiq is an author, movie director and musician that rose to fame when publishing his book "Dilan" that being adapted for movie. It then became one of the best-selling Indonesian film of all time. Alongside his career in film, he founded a band called The Panasdalam and still perform until now.
Pidi started making his own music with The Panasdalam during his college in 1994. The uniqe band's name stand for multi religions practiced in Indonesia: Atheis, Paganisme, Nasrani, Hindu Buddha, and Islam. He has directed, written and composed songs, created the original scores for "Dilan"