Din (Search)

Name: Noordin Mohammad Taib
Born: 1963 (Johor Bahru, Malaysia)

Profile: Rhythm guitarist from Search and the big brother of Kid, musician and composer.

History: Started playing guitar since he was quite young with his first guitar Aria Pro CS (Cardinal Series) then he gave it to his brother Kid as a present for passing his SPM exams. As a rhythm guitarist for the band called "Search" originated from Johor Bahru, he and the other 5 members of "Search" set foot in Kuala Lumpur in 1981 to play in clubs' gig and was then identified by a budding composer... from the 80's till then "Search" is one of the influential rock band in Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore and Brunei. He later formed a band called "Lives" with his brother Kid back in mid 2000, but rejoined "Search" back in 2006 along with the other original members.

Influences: Unknown

Axology: Gibson Les Paul guitar, Fernandes guitar, Framus guitar, Carvin and Marshall amps

"Din was the one who taught me more about sounds, he never use delay, reverb and all those stuffs.... he was the one who give me this experience" - Kid