Troupe leader Huang Chi-wen says very openly that he has seen Ondekoza performing and was struck by the immense power which the performers drew from their instruments. This experience exposed him to a new concept of drumming.
優人神鼓的擊鼓指導黃志文不諱言，當年他就是偶然間看到鬼太鼓表演，驚覺一群人打鼓原來這麼有力量，而萌生了打鼓的意念。