My name is Leonard Kemenani and I am a guitarist, composer and nerd based in germany.
I do have a lot of passions, but the most important ones are without a doubt music and gaming.
Inspired by the works of Daisuke Ishiwatari (Guilty Gear series) and retro video game music as the likes
of Mega Man, Street Fighter II or Castlevania, I compose heavy, yet catchy instrumental rock songs.
Maldurin is my solo project - it combines music and storytelling.
After my last active band disbanded in 2019, I wanted to become
Independent as a musician, so I started to write songs all by on my own and even created a Fantasy story around them.
With time and practice I became quite good in composing and my Album "All Hail Caranthur" in 2021 was designed to
tell a coherent tale of my Fantasy Story about the rise of an evil emperor with a tragic backstory.
After that I felt that having a medieval fantasy story, instrumental rock music and video game inspiration was kinda too much for me to be brought together in a single concept and now I focus on bringing my music even closer to my VGM-Inspirations.
Yes, I have played some gigs with my past bands, as well as a solo musician.
In the beginning it can be scary to stand in front of an audience, but it comes with an incredible excitement!
My Hero is Daisuke Ishiwatari - known through the Guilty Gear and Blazblue series.
He is an incredible musician and I loved his music since the first game came out on the PSX!
Guitars:
- Godin XtsA
- Squier JR Signature, modded with EMG Pick Ups
- Squier Jazz Bass (Bass-Guitar)
DAW:
-Cubase
Amps/PlugIns:
- AmpliTude 5
- EZ Drummer
