Our People
Jeremy Dullard
Musical Director
Jeremy Dullard is a musician, composer, educator and the Founder/Musical Director of Gamelan DanAnda (GDA). A percussionist fluent across classical, jazz and contemporary idioms, Jeremy leads our schedule of weekly gamelan classes, and is the musical director of all of our performances.
As Musical Director, Jeremy stewards artistic integrity, repertoire development, recording, touring and mentorship for emerging community teachers.
John Cheong-Holdaway
Creative Director
John Cheong-Holdaway is a creative producer, musician and economist with extensive experience working in a wide range of sectors, social settings and countries to create social and policy change.
In this role, he is bringing gamelan to new audiences by creating festivals of traditional music and dance, taking Gamelan DanAnda to major festivals, and creating radical new fusion works in genres as diverse as hip hop and jazz-fusion.
Ria Soemardjo
Artist in Residence
Ria Soemardjo is a Naarm based musician with a passion for intercultural collaborations across diverse genres and artforms. She creates and performs music for independent contemporary dance and theatre in Australia and Asia.
Under the residency, Ria is creating a new musical work - 'Kodok-kodok (frogs) - inspired by the soundscape of Merri Creek, referencing specific frog, insect and bird, and inspired by the rhythmic interlocking patterns of Balinese gamelan music.
