Depha Masterpiece
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Depha in 2012
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Aldrine Phillie |
| Born |
18 August 1980 Kapit, Sarawak, Malaysia |
| Origin | Sibu, Sarawak, Malaysia |
| Genres | Hard rock, heavy metal |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, music arranger, music programmer and music producer |
| Instruments | Vocals, Guitar |
| Years active | 2003 – present |
| Labels | Masterjam Records, (PBP) Panggau Buluh Pengerindu |
| Associated acts | Masterpiece |
Depha Masterpiece is a Malaysian rock musician, songwriter, arranger, and producer from Sarawak. He is best known as the lead vocalist and primary songwriter of the Bornean hard rock band, Masterpiece.
Raised in Sabah, Depha moved to Sarawak in the early 1990s, where he became active in the local hard rock scene and joined several bands, including Silent Killer and Black Monkey. In 2005, he joined Masterpiece, with whom he enjoyed great success and recognition in the late 2000s. Their first album, Merindang Ke Bintang has won numerous awards including the best produced debut album of 2009-2010 during the Dayak Music Awards 2010, in Sarawak. Its full-length follow-ups, the second albums Rock & Roll (2013), were also widely successful; which respectively debuted at No. 1 on the Local Radio Station for months. He has since recorded another two studio albums with the band; Ngap Sayot in 2014 and followed by Ngarap Ka Nuan Nikal Pulai in 2016.
Depha has worked as a composer and songwriter for other artists, including Hailey Robson, Melissa Francis and Watt Rock. He is one of the most influential rock vocalist & musicians in Sarawak.
Depha was born in Kapit, Sarawak. He learned to play the guitar at age 13, and in the late 1990s was part of a rock cover band, Black Monkey which also included future Masterpiece's member Marcus.
In 2005, Depha was recruited by Masterpiece-founder Willy Edwin and his brother Kennedy Edwin in Sibu and has since appeared on all released albums by the band, up through their latest single "Kaban". He has composed and produced almost all songs for Masterpiece except "Kumang Mimpi" from Merindang Ke Bintang which is co-written by the band's present keyboardist, Roslee Qadir. He was also responsible for the acoustic intro of "Ngap Sayot".
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