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PADI was originally one of the campus bands in Airlangga University (Unair), Surabaya, Indonesia. Formed in 1996 they were called Soda before eventually dubbed as Padi. Padi is Indonesian for “rice”. It was not only inspired by the philosophy of rice, which bows even further down when ripen, a symbol for modesty. But also by the fact that it is Indonesian staple food that everybody could enjoy. From peasants, little kids, to the executives. Padi's lineup consisted of Andi Fadly Arifuddin (Fadly, vocalist), Surendro Prasetyo Yoyok, drummer), Satriyo Yudhi Wahono (Piyu, guitarist), Ari Tri Sosianto (Ari, guitarist), and Rindra Risyanto...

Craig Padilla is an American ambient musician and film score composer from Redding, North California. Since the mid-90's he has released more than a dozen albums with music primarily inspired by the Berlin School of electronic music and space music. .

Juan Gutiérrez de Padilla (c. 1590-1664) was a composer of New Spain (now called Mexico). He was born in Málaga, Spain but moved to Puebla, Mexico in 1620 to compose music in the new world. Padilla is one of the more important composers represented in the manuscripts at Puebla, Mexico and the Hackenberry collection in Chicago, Illinois. He worked at Puebla de Los Angeles, Mexico, which in Baroque times was a bigger religious center than Mexico City itself. He was appointed maestro de capella of Puebla Cathedral in 1628. His music is primarily sacred motets, often for double choir, in...