Shaggydog is a band that was formed in Sayidan-a village beside a river in the middle of Yogyakarta, Indonesia-which is comfortable and peaceful. On June 1, 1997 , the band consisting of Heru, Richard, Raymond, Bandizt, Lilik & Yoyo' agreed to call the music they play “Doggy Stylee” ; a combination of several musical elements such as ska, reggae, jazz, swing and rock n' roll, even rock which was specially mixed by these 6 bartenders. Cherry Poppin Daddies, Hepcat, Bob Marley, Song Beach Dub Allstars are a few of the bands that influence Shaggydog. Another? Bitter sweetness of life is their inspiration Time passed, show after show they lived. In 1999 Shaggydog's first album was released. With the label Doggy House (Shaggydog management), this album, entitled “SHAGGYDOG”, produced unexpected results. 20,000 copies sold out. That's a pretty big number for an indie band. Since then Shaggydog has started to show in areas around the archipelago…from Java to Lombok…to the point that they are willing to leave college. Two years after that, in 2001 to be exact, the second album, entitled “BERSAMA” was released. If you know, this album was really released with sweat and tears. The manager's motorbike was pawned. Not only that, the recording that took place in Bandung forced them to sing in the Dago area because they ran out of money… What a life Man..!! 2003 was a "Lucky Year" for Shaggydog. Starting with the New Year Party at UPN Jogja, around 20,000 doggiez tumplek...blek dance with Shaggydog. In March, May Shaggydog went on an 8-City Tour (Semarang, Solo, Tegal, Salatiga, Purwokerto, Pekalongan, Jogja, Magelang). From the many shows, the fanatical mass base, cheerful music and naughty lyrics are some of the factors of Shaggydog's success. Armed with sufficiently mature material, Shaggydog invites EMI Indonesia to collaborate so that the music produced by Shaggydog can be spread more widely. This collaboration eventually resulted in Shaggydog's third album with the title "HOT DOGZ". If you put your ears wide as wide as an elephant's ear… surely your nerves can't wait to immediately follow the rhythm of Shaggydog's songs on this album. Shaggydog's songs are not only spread in Indonesia, in 2003 a record company in Japan asked one of Shaggydog's songs to join the compilation album "ASIAN SKA FOUNDATION" which contains ska bands throughout Asia. Unfortunately it's only available in Japan. The song "Second Girl" that Shaggydog included in this compilation. The long journey and various obstacles that have accompanied Shaggydog's career so far have made the members of Shaggydog determined to sharpen their fangs (like tigers) in the Indonesian music industry. With the ability to develop musicality, it shows that not only hopes to be accepted by music lovers in Indonesia, but also throughout the world, it will also make the competition in the music industry hotter.