I Made Subandi is an internationally renowned musician and composer. He was born in the village of Batuyang on February 23rd 1966 and is the second child of Made Dig (RIP) and Ni Wayan Saba (RIP). He started learning gamelan at an early age. After studying geguntangan to accompany janger for a competition he became interested in gender wayang. This led to lessons with his father, a renowned gender wayang master. Formal training began at the high school of performing arts SMKI (KOKAR) in 1984 and continued at STSI Denpasar (now ISI) in 1988. He is an active composer, frequently collaborating with local and international artists, and is currently director of the music department at SMK 3 Sukawati (KOKAR).
Br. Buda Ireng, Desa Batuyang, Kec. Sukawati, Kab. Gianyar, Bali, Indonesia
