Career
He is best known as the lead vocalist and primary songwriter of the Bornean hard rock band, Raised in Sabah, Depha moved to Sarawak in the early 1990s, where he became active in the local hard rock scene and joined several bands, including Silent Killer and Black Monkey. In 2005, he joined, with whom he enjoyed great success and recognition in the late 2000s. Its full-length follow-ups, the second albums, were also widely successful.
Which respectively debuted at Number.
1 on the Local Radio Station for months. Depha has worked as a composer and songwriter for other artists, including Hailey Robson, Melissa Francis and Watt Rock.
He is one of the most influential rock vocalist & musicians in Sarawak. Depha was born in Kapit, Sarawak.
He learned to play the guitar at age 13, and in the late 1990s was part of a rock cover band, Black Monkey which also included future "s member Marcus.
Depha has since appeared on all released albums by the band, up through their latest single which is composed & written by himself. Depha identifies Metallica as having been his main musical influence as a child,and has said they were the reason he wanted to play guitar. He has also cited Led Zeppelin, Nightwish, Kamelot, The Calling, Dewa 19, Nickelback and Avenged Sevenfold as important influences in his own songwriting style.
