Anushka Manchanda was born in Delhi, India. She completed her high school studies from Amity International School, Noida. She gained popularity when she emerged as a winner of the Indian television talent show, Coke [V] Popstars in 2002, and formed the first Indian pop girl band, named Viva!. She then stepped into playback singing the Tamil film industry by singing the song "O Mahire" from the 2004 film Manmadhan under the direction of noted music composer Yuvan Shankar Raja. She later worked several times with him to create popular songs. In 2006 then, she got her first opportunity to sing for a Hindi film as well, which was the title song of the film Golmaal, composed by Vishal-Shekhar. This was followed by several other songs under other noted music composers as Anu Malik, Salim-Sulaiman, Pritam and Shankar , Ehsaan , Loy. She has also done a cameo role in the Bollywood film Dulha Mil Gaya, for which she has sung three songs as well. She has also appeared in a reality show of MTV Pulsar Stunt Mania in the year 2010.
Anirudh Trivedi is a professional singer based out of the finance capital of India, Mumbai. He believes he is quite a passionate singer; singing is something that he loves from his heart. For him, music is a way of living life. Anirudh has been learning Hindustani classical singing from the past eight years from various teachers. Moreover, he has been a lead singer in my school band since the fifth grade and used to perform at various school events. Anirudh now manages a YouTube channel onto which he regularly upload cover songs of various artists. In addition, he has been freelance singing in Hong Kong and been performing in various private and corporate events. A singer who has always inspired him would undoubtedly be Shankar Mhadevan, who has always amazed him with his versatility.
.Kapil Madan is a professional singer based out of the finance capital of India, Mumbai. The singer is a part of several famous bands in the city. Some of his favourite genres are Bollywood, retro, acoustic music, etc. Kapil is ready for many sorts of events like campus shows, private parties, concerts, corporate shows, etc.
Tribal Flora is a fusion psychedelic LIVE band based out of the finance capital of India, Mumbai. The band mostly plays tribal rhythms with earthy instruments initially, using djembes, didgeridoos and morsing, and various other indigenous drums. Gradually, the sound crystallized into a form that was earthy and primal. More recently, they have built a solid foundation of tribal rhythm and added various flavors to their music to create a fresh sound. They include elements from Indian classical music, Western (classical, blues, reggae, jazz, and rock), tribal/folk, electronica, DnB, and psychedelia. Their arsenal comprises various indie and mainstream instruments like tabla, djembe, drums, didgeridoos, guitars, morsings, kalimba, mouth harp, flute, and digital sound synthesizing elements like MIDI and sequencer. They have spent a lot of time outdoors, often jamming with 'insects, birds, rivers, wind and fire'. Most of their music is improvised spontaneously. Band Members: Karan Sajnani – Guitars, Didgeridoo Anand Bhagat – Balafon, Kalimba, Djembe, Morchang percussions Gideon Crasto – Didgeridoo, Vocals Neil Gomes – Violin, Electric Guitar, Vocals and Effects Dhir Modi – Drums Clive Vaz – Flute, Didgeridoo, Morsing, MIDI Jerson Anthony – Bass, Low Frequencies
Treble Bite is a five-piece LIVE band based out of the finance capital of India, Mumbai. Formed in early 2012, the band plays old-school, unadulterated rock, hard rock, and blues. The band is the brainchild of Vikram who has learned music from one of the music schools of USA and wants to continue the classic rock n roll legacy. They claim that their music will take you back to the old classic times.
The Waiterz is LIVE band based out of the finance capital of India, Mumbai. The Indian rock and rap band has been collaborating with several Indian musicians, merging rap genre with classical and punk rock music. The Waiterz is a group of musicians that play music only to entertain people and send them a message, not only by playing their original tracks but also composing the new songs as well. The band’s work is remarkable as seen in its LIVE shows, recordings, and public appearances. Band Members: Rahim Shaikh – Vocals Asfak Shaikh – Vocals Sainath Poddar – Drums Tejas Patil – Lead Guitars Jayesh Sharma – Rhythm Guitars Sagar Nair – Keyboard
The Vindaloos is a LIVE band based out of the finance capital of India, Mumbai. The band comprises members from different generations who share a common love for Goan music. From the legendary Frank Fernand to the talented Lorna to the energetic Remo, The Vindaloos cover the best of Goan music, right from the yesteryears to today. Lively, entertaining and passionate, The Vindaloos never fail to get the crowd on their feet, usually with a tender coconut or choris pao in hand. They perform in Konkani, English, and Hindi. Band Members: Vocals – Agnelo Mendonca Vocals – Ranzelle Fernandes Keyboard – Jeremy Fernand Percussion – Kristofor Mendonca
Gubbare Wale, based out of the capital city of India, New Delhi, is not bound by any particular genre, but believes in creating music for one and all. They are good at playing with paradoxes. Their relationship with music is not linear. They look at their work from their own location to unmask all that is happiness. They have been featured in Songdew's top 20 upcoming Indie Acts of 2015. Also, they have performed gig at King's Park Street. The band is a three-piece band that includes: Pakhi – Vocals Abhishek – Guitar Nishant – Drums and Percussions
The Secret Mission is a LIVE band based out of the finance capital of India, Mumbai. It is a journey of one's inner self through the illusions of life. The band's original music is towards hard rock, symphonic metal and post-rock. As the entire band is into music and performing arts, the band is currently into corporate gigs, wedding gigs, clubs, bars and cafes. The performances are as per the crowd and client's requirement of genres like Bollywood, retro, English pop, pop rock, etc. Band Members: Shail Phatarpekar – Vocals Yash Kosambia – Guitars Nishit Mukherjee – Guitars Siddhant Deshmukh – Bass Shreyansh Somani – Keyboards
The Lightyears Explode is an alternative/indie/punk LIVE band based out of the finance capital of India, Mumbai. The band launched their self-titled EP in March 2011 and later launched their first full-length record, 'The Revenge of Kalicharan', on 15 April 2013. The band’s music got featured on the third and fourth installments of the Stupidditties compilations. They also won the Channel V Launchpad in the year 2011. Since then, they have traveled a long way doing shows nationwide and got featured on the NH7 Weekender roster several times. The Lightyears Explode started as a band toward the end of 2009, when they were in college. As usual, their journey began with performing at college festivals and later doing shows at clubs/pubs and music festivals. Their track 'Garam Dharam' got featured in the compilation album named as 'Music Alliance Pact', alongside 39 other international acts. Band Members: Aaron Carvalho (drums) Shalom Benjamin (bass) Saurabh Roy (guitars and vocals)
Dravaka is a LIVE band based out of the capital city of India, New Delhi. Their music exemplifies fusion by mixing various styles of styles and genres. The group was started at the beginning of 2012 by the name, Out Of Focus. The founding members of Out Of Focus were Aditya, Acharya, and Anubhav Gupta. Aditya, a Grade 5 drummer from Trinity College of Music, London, always craved to form a band in his college. He met up with Anubhav Gupta, a keyboard player from the same college. They formed the band after exhausting days of going through each and every aspirant to select the perfect band. Finally, the shortlisted four were Prateem Mukherjee (Lead Vocals), Aman Raj (Rhythm Guitar), Naoba Thounaojam (Bass Guitar), Shashank Mehra (Vocals/Percussions), and Eliso Keishing (Lead Guitar). The band gave its first stage performance at PGDAV College where they were the only Hindi band amongst the other metal bands. The first success came for the band when they stood third at the SGTB Khalsa College’s Battle of The Bands. The Band was renamed Dravaka and the new line-up was Amit Sharma (Drums), Aditya Dutt (Guitars), Saksham Aggarwal (Guitars), Anubhav Gupta (Keyboards), Shashank Mehra (Lead Vocals / Percussions / Harmonica), Gaurav Ghoshal (Flute), and Vishnu Vijayan (Tabla).
Divine Crew is a four-piece LIVE band based out of the capital of India, New Delhi. The band is famous for their ability to produce music in their own style. With their alternative, Indie, and rock music as their specialty, they have performed at many places. They are influenced by artists like Aarodhya The Band, Dream Theater, A7X, and Indian Ocean. Band Members: Aloukik Aditya – Lead Guitarist Kshitiz – Rhythm Guitarist Vinayak Sharma – Keyboardist, Vocalist Roger William – Drummer
According to Aditya and Adhiraj their songs are emotions and dreams. They are letters written, of pain and separation. They are stories from which their life philosophies grow, blossom, whither and grow anew, sometimes changed and sometimes unmoved in their integrity. No less are they passages of love, nostalgia and celebration. They could be the river of anybody’s life. Blue Breakfast’s music references pop and rock, acoustic folk and jazz and blues genres. Incredibly crafted and artistic compositions of lyrical poetry relate personal stories of the celebration of life and the intricacies of being human. Blue Breakfast's compositions are written by Adhiraj and Aditya Dasgupta, along with the remaining band members who contribute to the arrangement and LIVE performances with outstanding proficiency and musicianship. The band’s sound is definitive in its employment of acoustic guitars for vocal and melodic support, electric guitar and bass for rhythm, interlude and melodic support, and unconventional acoustic percussion that provides a certain ethnicity in the presentation of its music. Band members: Adhiraj Mustafi – Guitar, Vocals and Composition Pranai Guring – Guitar Aditya Dasgupta – Guitar, Vocals and Composition Saurabh Suman – Bass Guitar Gyan Singh – Percission Jayant Manchanda – Bass Rie Ona – Horn section Anahita Dawar – Vocals and Percussion Anant Dayal – Accordion
Not Just Jazz is a Bollywood/folk/fusion/rock/Sufi LIVE band based out of the capital city of India, New Delhi. Music is the thread that ties the souls of the band members of Not Just Jazz. In December 2013, they decided to follow their souls calling and hence started the band, which has become their life now. In the short time, they have been together and have performed at more than 30 venues and events in Delhi and NCR. Jazz is the genre of music that uses very complex chords so they can play not only jazz but also different styles ranging from Bollywood, Western, Sufi rock, and Punjabi pop. They perform to give pleasure to themselves and their listeners. The band has been in existence for a few years now, but they all have been in the field individually for a long time. Band Members: Harry Dass – Lead Guitarist Harry Dass has done Bachelors in Music, and has been a part of several bands and orchestras in Mumbai and Delhi for decades. He is a fine musician who has earned multiple awards as a testimonial to his music intellect. He has played for more than 10 years at Hotel Clarke, Mumbai. Madhumita Paul – Vocalist Madhumita holds Grade 6 Prabhakar credentials and degrees in Light Vocals and Rabindra Sangeet. She is multifaceted with an endearing voice, and is skillful with the keyboard. Philips Pearl – Drummer Pearl has been with Harry for years in their Mumbai sojourn, and now he holds the beat for the band. When he plays his snare hard and hits a rim shot, everyone ducks for cover. Amit Malik – Percussionist With 15 years of experience in playing instruments like tabla, dholak, congo and djembe, Amit has been associated with a lot of Bollywood music directors and playing for various corporate events. Rupinder Singh – Frontman/Vocalist The lead singer, and the heart and brains behind the band is Rupinder Singh. He has the golden voice that transcends all kinds and eras of music. Being a passionate music lover and with a formal training in music, he is a treat to listen to. Played at: MCG Rockstar 2014 – Galleria Market, Gurgaon IFest 2014 – IILM Institute for Business & Management, Gurgaon STOMP 2014 – ISKCON Auditorium, New Delhi New Year's Eve Bash 2015 – Coopers Bar & Grill, Gurgaon Alumni Meet 2015 – St Paul’s School, SDA, New Delhi Striker Pub & Brewery, Gurgaon MIDCON 2015 – Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi Boheme Bar & Grill, Saket, New Delhi Delhi Diary, NDSE – I, New Delhi Locale Bar & Cafe, Saket, New Delhi Various House Parties, Wedding & Mehandi Ceremonies Achievements: Won 3rd position at Battle of Bands at Stomp 2014 held at ISKCON Auditorium, New Delhi Qualified for Semifinals at MCG Rockstar 2014, Gurgaon
Airavat is a musical band from Gurgaon who has been performing across the length and breadth of Delhi NCR. Their versatile singing and creative approach to music is what sets them apart from other bands. Airavat’s inspiration, motivation and goal is only one - ‘Music.’ The team comprises of four members - Raju, Siddhartha, Karan and Manish. All of them are comfortably established in their chosen careers. Music is one thing that is common love between them and it ultimately brings them together to perform as Airavat. They chart out music ranging from mainstream Bollywood (from 1950's and the new age music) to fusion, western classics and Rock & Roll. Airvat’s renditions and compositions are a thing to marvel at. They invest a lot in creativity which ultimately translates into a beautiful performance that is a delight to hear. Airavat has become a recognised and popular band among the club goers in Delhi NCR region. Singing retro and evergreen hits at their performances makes them an instant favourite. Having a number of clients from the corporate and IT industry Airavat hopes to become one of the best bands in North India.
The Last Train to Paradise aka TLTP is a LIVE band based out of the capital city of India, New Delhi. It is a duo of Pratyush and Mohit – former lead guitarist and vocalist (respectively) of the rock band 'The Weedwrecks'. They have also won the competition Band Wars at NIT Uttarakhand. They have performed in numerous LIVE shows, private parties, corporate gigs, cafes, etc. They are known to perform alternative, metal, psychedelic, and rock music.
The Mocking Tree is a LIVE band based out of the capital city of India, New Delhi. Blending ingredients from various styles of music with a focus on blues rock has given this band its definition. The band is famous for playing songs from genres such as funk, blues, Indie, fusion, pop, folk, rock, punk, and psychedelic music. They have showcased their talent at many college fests, gigs, private parties, and so on. Band Members: Surya Dev Singh – Percussionist Mrinal Sharma – Lead Guitarist Abhay Visen – Lead Guitarist Kartik Upadhyaya – Vocalist, Bassist, Keyboardist
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The only religion (Mazhab) capable to unite the world is music. With this thought as the binding force, this five-piece band strums its strings to bring alive Indie Rock beats and they like to call it - Soulful Rock. Mazhab the Band is based out of Gurgaon, these music ninjas are corporate warriors during the day and chase their musical dreams during the night. Mazhab sways the crowd through its catchy melodies and electrifying live performance.
SwarBhoomi is a multi-genre band based in Delhi. They play Hindi rock, Sufi, Bollywood, folk and western and other kinds of music. They are influenced by the works of Shankar Mahadevan, Sonu Nigam, John Mayor, Slash, Steve Ray Vaughan, BB King, Pt. Bhimsen Joshi, Ghulam Ali, Adele, Jessie J, Arijit Singh, Kishore Kumar, Whitney Houston, Kailash Kher, Ustad Zakir Hussain, Bruno Mars and many others. They show a deep interest in Indian classical music, folk, blues, jazz, Sufi, rock, pop and Bollywood. They won the War of Bands at IPAC. Band Members: Deepak Gupta – Lead Vocalist Bharti Gupta – Female Vocalist Aakash Singh – Lead Guitarist Amit Singh – Rhythm Guitarist, Backing Vocalist Aman Sharma – Keyboardist Hemant – Drummer
