Idham Budiman (SG) has been involved in arts education and the music industry since 1997, developing different roles such as music director, music teacher, performer, founder, songwriter and singer.

He co-founded Samba Masala band in 2004, and an award winning extra-curricular club in the Singapore Management University, where he was music director until 2018.

Currently, Idham is the co-founder and music director of the Helsinki-based band Samba Sinestesia, and he teaches percussion to children in a school in Helsinki.