I Gusti Nengah Hari Mahardika (Gung Ngah) was born in Tabanan, Bali, Indonesia, on August 17, 1983 and completed his Bachelor of Arts in Karawitan at ISI Denpasar. From a young age, he loved music and literature. Since 2001 until now he has been active in creating musical compositions, karawitan and dance accompaniment. In addition to participating in regional art performances, he also performs his musical compositions at the national and international levels, including in Indonesia, Chile, Peru, France, and America (New York).