Jeff Arwadi

Jefray Kurnia "Jeff" Arwadi (born 1974 In 2000, Jeff graduated from Atma Jaya Catholic University of Indonesia with a Bachelor's degree in Psychology, and according to another interview with Ultimate Metal, he taught himself graphic design through books and internet.

In 2006 Jeff moved to Canada and eventually became a permanent resident. He was living in Toronto while taking a study in audio engineering, and later on relocated to Calgary and settled there.

Music Jeff started playing guitar back in 1989 when he was 15 years old. Jeff decided to quit this band in 1991 to spend more time learning the guitar. In 1992 he bought his first electric guitar and joined a band called Sonic Warfare (which later changed its name to Inner Warfare) as a guitarist and vocalist. According to Jeff, this was his first serious band, and Inner Warfare wrote its own music, played shows, and recorded some demos before disbanding in 1997. Armageddon Holocaust originally formed as a one-time project by two founders under pseudonyms Doctor Dark and Dark Thriller. Besides the bands and studio projects he has involved in, he also helped other independent bands to produce their albums and demos. At one time, Jeff worked for an independent record label THT Productions, and was in charge of all recording production and graphic design. In 2011, on Kekal Facebook page he stated that he no longer offers services as Soundmind Graphics.

Vision Studio In 2001 Jeff built his own home studio which he named it Vision Studio. It occupied one of the rooms in his house in Jakarta, and was basically a simple computer-based DAW setup that Jeff mentioned its main purpose as "enough for recording music without disturbing the neighbours, so I could spend the night recording music". At Vision Studio, Jeff produced, engineered and mixed many album and demo projects from various bands, including three Kekal albums and all Armageddon Holocaust albums. In 2006, upon moving to Canada, Jeff sold his house including the studio facility.

Personal life Jeff has stated in several interviews that he is a Christian, but he does not consider himself religious and does not consider his belief in Christianity to be a religion, as it is more about faith. In another interview, Jeff stated: "For me personally, faith is something that drives you to live the life as a human being... I happen to believe in something good, that's why I am always looking for better life and try to improve health, for example. But it does not have to be associated with religion whatsoever. You don't have to be religious to ever believe that there is light at the end of the tunnel, and you don't have to be religious to have a good diet and workout some exercise." In a 2020 interview he described himself as adopting anarchism as a personal philosophy.

Jeff is married and he shares with his wife the hobbies of watching movies, hiking and outdoor photography. Jeff is also known as a big fan of Honda and often cites Soichiro Honda as an inspiration. Although at the time of the interview, he did not consider himself as an automobile enthusiast, he showed his passion in automotive design and is a proponent of hydrogen fuel cell vehicle as the ideal solution for future mobility to replace world's dependency on fossil fuel.

Discography

With Kekal

Beyond the Glimpse of Dreams – 1998 Embrace the Dead – 1999 The Painful Experience – 2001 1000 Thoughts of Violence – 2003 Acidity – 2005 The Habit of Fire – 2007 Audible Minority – 2008 8 – 2010 Autonomy – 2012

With Altera Enigma Alteration – 2006

With Armageddon Holocaust Into Total Destruction – 2000 Radioactive Zone 245 – 2003 Nekrofonik – 2004 Dies Irae – 2004

With Excision Manipulation of Response – 1997 "Purpose" from the compilation album Last Minutes of Suffering – 1997 Brutal Days – 2002 Default – 2003 Last Minutes of Safety Vol. 3 (compilation album) – Unknown