Led with the guitarist of popular Indonesian rock-band Dewa 19, Andra & the Backbone created in Jakarta in 2006 beneath the direction of these axeman, Andra Ramadhan. A three-piece, the band’s regular membership was curved out by Deddi Suryadi and Stevie Item. In 2007, the group — authorized to EMI — released their 1st recording, Andra & the Backbone. An individual extracted from the recording, entitled “Musnah,” gained the music group some weighty airplay on both local radio and MTV.