Born into a musical family with Indonesian heritage, Budakid’s pathway into music was perhaps unavoidable. Initially a drummer, he traded in his drum kit for a computer in his teens and changed the trajectory of his life. At 15, he performed live for the first time and began estab- lishing himself in the electronic music scene in his hometown, close to Nijmegen. In his late teens, he studied to become a graphic designer, exploring the visual as- pect of his creative energy. But, deep down, there was an intense yearning to commit his life to music, his first love. And so, the hobby became his profession.