Maulana was Dian’s classmate. They went to the same high school in Bandung, SMAN 3 Bandung, and the same university, Institut Teknologi Bandung. They were united again in Germany when pursuing their master degree. Together with two other friends, Yoeki and Prio, they formed this group Sabilulungan.

During his stay in Germany he was actively involved in various arts and cultural activities. In 2002, he founded Angklung-Orchester Hamburg, a university-based angklung ensemble and was the president for two years. He was also a member of Hamburg-based Javanese gamelan ensemble, Margi Budoyo, where he performed regularly with the group for three years. Together with Mr. Maharsi (Director of Margi Budoyo) he initiated “Wayang Kontemporer”, which combines traditional features with multimedia technology, played for the first time in Europe at the Gamelan Festival in Berlin in 2003.

His greatest experience in music was achieved in summer 2004 when he led Keluarga Paduan Angklung SMAN 3 Bandung, KPA 3, travelling across six countries (Germany, Belgium, France, United Kingdom, Czech Republic and Poland) for 40 days, promoting Angklung. They were successfully awarded Best Folk Band and Audience Prize Winner at International Festival of Highland Folklore, Zakopane Poland and Festival's Best Group and Audience Prize Winner at International Folklore Festival, Cerveny Kostelec Czech Republic.

Maulana received his first degree in Industrial Engineering in 2001 from Institut Teknologi Bandung. He completed his master degree in Production Management in 2004 at Technische Universität Hamburg-Harburg. Since 2005 he is living in the UK pursuing a PhD in Management Science at Lancaster University Management School.

- Maulana’s personal web site