Diliup Gabadamudalige, from Sri Lanka, is a Keyboardist, Composer,
Arranger, Lyricist, Producer and Performer.
He is the 1st. recipient of the Lyle Godridge Memorial State Music
Award presented by the Govt. of Sri Lanka.
Hee was Awarded the Kalasoori Award by the State in 2005.
Performing in Sri Lanka and abroad for over 20 years, Diliup is now
semi retired as of 2005 and performs only at selected gigs. He was the
Music Director of Young Asia Television [YA TV] from its inception till
December 2003. Diliup is the Pioneer of MIDI music and Computer based
music production in Sri Lanka. He introduced these systems to Sri Lanka
as far back as 1986. Constant demonstrations over various television
channels made many people aware of the use and the value of computers
in music.
He pioneered teaching Computer Music Technology in 2002. After learning
under Diliup many have opened studios in many parts of the country.
Diliups vision is to spread the technology away from the city and to
make it a home based business. (check web site for more details)