Arie Dwi Hamzah, as known as Ari Soekamti born in Surakarta, Central Java, Indonesia on 2 June 1983. His interest in the drums actually started when he was 4 years old. The thing he always did was hit his mother banging pots using a tree branch as he imagined he was on stage. Dream of becoming a drummer came back when he was in high school. Together with two of her classmates, he formed a band, performing the songs of Nirvana, but that did not last long. Still with his other classmates, he formed a Ska band, performing songs from Save Ferris & Goldfinger. After graduating from high school, He decided to move to yogyakarta. In this city he really started a musical career. He left his studies at a university in Yogyakarta in order to pursue his dream of becoming a musician. Together with his band, Endank Soekamti, he began to reach those dreams. In 2001 Endank Soekamti make a demo tape, then demo tape was played on local radio. Listener requests for their songs turned out beyond expectations, the effect is that they began to be invited to perform at the band festival events at universities and high schools in Yogyakarta. Their first album release in 2003. They are no longer a local band, the invitation from outside the city began to flow. Until now, almost 12 years musically, Endank Soekamti has released 5 albums, 1 comic "Long Live My Family", 1 biographical novel "Angka 8", 1 documentary "Rock for Kamtis". Endank Soekamti is one of the most influential poppunk bands and inspire young people in Indonesia.