Sandip Chatterjee is a professional santoor player based out of the capital city of West Bengal, Kolkata. A disciple of vocal maestro, Pandit Ajoy Chakraborty, and Pandit Tarun Bhattacharya, he is a rich and accomplished santoor player. He has been heralded as the torch bearer of two Gharanas at the same time – Patiala and Maihar. With his magical strokes over strings, he makes his unique melody speak. A deep rooted explorer in himself has helped him give a dynamic approach to his playing style with one hand where he uses his left hand to lift the strings to play the Jod Jhalla, Alap, and a part of bandish (Gat) by creating an ineffable resonance. Sandip’s music has thickly embroidered innumerable ears by reaching out to a greater world. He has been extensively performing in many concerts and music festivals all around the globe. He has also collaborated with many overseas musicians across genres such as rock, jazz, contemporary, and fusion. His collaborations in Calcutta Express with Guy Strazz (jazz guitarist), Shanti with Claudio Gigilio (saxophonist) and Fulvio Farkas (Afro-Cuban percussionist); Emotion with Elin Larsson (Swedish jazz saxophonist), Feelings with Giuliano Modarelli (guitar player) have been very much acclaimed in contemporary world music and jazz genre.
Soumyadip Roy is a professional singer based out of the capital city of West Bengal, Kolkata. He is also a guitar player and a music composer/producer. His favourite type of music is Bangla rock. Some of his influences are Rupam Islam, Fossils, Nirvana, Pink Floyd, Def Leppard, The Beatles, etc.
Mohul Chakrobarty is a professional singer based out of capital city of West Bengal, Kolkata. He is a great singer with a great personality, and also possesses good acting and writing skills. He is mostly credited by his first name Dodo Mohul. He can sing in Bengali and Hindi, and has learnt the nuances of classical music himself. He believes in improving himself as a composer. Mukul loves to experiment with various techniques of music. This trait has made him exceptional and unique. His voice touches the hearts of the audiences the moment he starts singing.
Arpan Sen is a singer from the capital of West Bengal, Kolkata. He can sing in English and Hindi. He learned music by his own and he believes in improving himself as a composer. His experiments with the techniques of music have made him exceptional and unique. His voice touches the hearts of the audiences, the moment he starts singing.
Ashtricks is a professional DJ based out of the capital city of India, New Delhi. The DJ has covered almost all the clubs in Delhi/NCR. He is famous for making the crowd go wild with his amazing beats and drops. He is a great option for private,Pool Parties and corporate parties as well and has always kept the crowd engaged and entertained. His favourite genres are deep house, Bollywood, EDM, electro, trance, etc. He has performed in venues like Club Patio, BarrioHauz, Club Unitech, The Kaanch, Zaheer Bar,Whyndham etc.
Manish aka X Fader has built a name for being versatile and diverse. He is an upcoming Indian artist who is a producer/DJ/voice-over artist/Presenter. X Fader is the first Indian DJ to independently release and produce original singles/compositions in terms of Asian/Urban Fusion and Rap. His music videos have made it to all three International music channels in India –MTV, 9XO, and VH1. He has also been featured on MTV Roots consecutively for two weeks. In 2014, X Fader's singles – ‘C’mon My People’ and 'Bekhabar' have also made it to MTV’s new channel – Pepsi MTV Indies. ‘C’mon My People’ has also recently been on the top 20 most popular music videos. He is the first Indian DJ whose music videos have been on regular rotation on four mainstream/urban channels in UK and Worldwide – Channel AKA, Starz, Clubland TV (UK and Worldwide where broadcast is available). His DJ mixes have featured worldwide on the BBC several times. His recent LIVE mix featured on 19 July 2014 and was advertised for a whole month on the BBC website. Performing at various multi-genre events and club nights, X Fader again proves to be a versatile producer/DJ as his recent House DJ mix reached the Top 50 charts on Mixcloud. Recognitions: War of the DJs Runner Up – Delhi 2002 Artist of the Week (Aug 2012) on CJAM FM, Canada BBC Introducing artist (2012) Spotlight Artist (July 2012) on BBC Asian Network B4U Music Playlisted Artist (2012/2013) VH1 Sound Nation Awards Nominee (2014) VH1 Play-listed Artist (2013) MTV Roots Artist (2013) 94.3 Radio ONE (India) Play-Listed Artist (2013) 9XO Play-listed Artist (2013) MyPurpleMartini Nightlife Awards Nominee (2014 and 15) MyFav Awards Nominee (2014 and 15)
Mehendi Classes Kolkata is a professional mehendi artist based out of Kolkata, West Bengal. With an experience of more than five years, Suravi and her talented team of mehendi artists are making their mark in the market. They specialise in bridal mehendi, engagement mehendi, Karwachauth special mehendi, Rakshabandhan mehendi, Teej mehendi, and many other prominent festivals of India. Suravi makes sure all her designs are unique and thematic. She uses only natural mehendi (henna) powder and all other herbal ingredients to make good quality mehendi paste. You just need to keep her mehendi paste for only two to three hours on your body. The colour is guaranteed.
Coming from the land of the greatest artists in India and the world, Magician Shyamal Kumar is a wonder himself. From Kolkata, West Bengal, he has been at the centre of the emerging scene of magic tricks and mind reading and hypnosis and stage magic for a long time now. It is because of his likeability and sense of humor that he has established such a rapport with the audience over and over and over again. In times when reality becomes tarnished and mind illusioned, Illusions are the only safe house for the troubled mind. An expert in mind reading, close up magic, hypnotising and out of the hat tricks, Shyamal Kumar is probably the only true artist open to performing across the country.?
S Kumar Mukherjee is a professional magician based out of the capital city of West Bengal, Kolkata. He is one of the greatest magicians in the world. He has been covered by many TV channels and newspapers for his achievements in this field. Kumar has performed stage shows in reputed auditoriums like IIM (Indian Institute of Management), Indrajal Bhavan, Tapan Theatre, Calcutta Hall, Kalamandir, Rabindra Sadan, Sarat Sadan, Ashutosh Memorial Hall, Apex Institution (Academy for Professional Excellence), GD Birla Sabhagar, Shahid Sadan, Gyanesh Tapas Mancha, etc. He also performed in countries like USA.
Kaushik Biswas is a professional magician based out of the capital city of West Bengal, Kolkata. He is regarded as the busiest magician in the state because of the outstanding LIVE performances he provides. He has performed for over 20 years as a professional magician throughout the country. Kaushik is a lecturer at magical conventions organised by Chandannagore Jadukar Chakra, IBM (India Ring) and several other prestigious magical societies of the country. These lectures have been witnessed and appreciated by several hundred professional magicians. Kaushik appeared at Kolkata Dooradarsan, Sony Television channel, a Bengali feature film ‘Alor Panthe’, Winter Meet at Royal Calcutta Golf Club, Bakery Carnival of the prestigious Calcutta Club, and several other prestigious venues. He is also recognised as one of the creative brains as far as magical creations are concerned. Kaushik contributes regularly to several national and international magical journals. Presently, he is performing regularly at the prestigious leisure cruise at MV Paranhamsa for national and international guests
East Wind is an acoustic setup band from Calcutta; a union of musicians of completely different styles and genres which adds a new flavor in it's sound. They perform musical styles including rock, semi-classical, sufi and Bollywood in their very own innovative way. East Wind has performed in many festivals, events and colleges and left the audience in awe with their fine blend of multi-genre influenced sound. Band Members are, Vocal: Bishal Guitar: Sam Drums: Palash
There are a certain set of bands that have embraced the modern music and created a signature sound of their own. They started a new trend in music by changing the status quo. And one of them is Dotara band. They are among the few best bands with the best fusion artists in India.. With the vocals of Swagata’s Indian as well as Western nests, Biswajit’s guitar strings, their music strikes a perfect balance between both the worlds. With the deep roots in Indian music Swagata, the lead singer of the band amuses her audience with her original compositions. She is a play back singer for a movie and released many solo albums one of which was recently released in 2016 and became popular by the name Folk Zone. Not only this but the lady has already performed on several TV channels; some of the channels from the never ending list are Om bangle, Shine TV, Mon TV and many more. The lead guitarist, Biswajit plays ukelele and other percussions with the equal perfection with which he writes & composes the songs. They have got accolades while performing across the nation at many events.
Formed in 1999 with a combination of various musicians with diverse backgrounds and musical exposure from Kolkata. One of the most popular bands in all genre, Nucleus are again geared up with the screechy vocals and rock solid music of their early days. The formation was on 1999, then in 2002 when Bubble joined the stage as the frontman, there was no time for looking back. It continued it’s journey to the world of music by winning Country level Competitions, hitting the stages of prestigious college fests as guest band, creating Original Compositions, album recording for HMV, Music Videos etc. The road was really smooth for the band until early 2007, when the front-man moved to USA. The other members of the band still continued with the legacy of doing music, but with various other bands. As they believed that one day NUCLEUS will reunite and will continue from where they stopped. Almost after a decade, 7th Sep 2016 the band reunited and did their first gig and again it was the same chemistry and craziness onstage. “The Show was a HIT”. This time the band has two new members Sushen (Keys) and Arijit aka Sili (Bass). Bubble (Vocals), Pritam (Guitars) and Kushal (Drums) are from the previous set up. Nucleus belts out mostly cover songs from an extensive range and a few originals depending on the audience and the nature of the gig. Hence every Nucleus set list is different from another. The following are the types of set lists Nucleus belts out: 1. All Classic Rock 2. Modern Rock 3. 90s & onwards Pop 4. Dance Set list (combination of rock & pop) 5. All Hindi 6. All Bengali 7. Hindi & Bengali 8. A versatile mix of English, Hindi & Bengali BAND, Nucleus, nucleusindia, ROCK BAND, ENGLIS
onsample is a metal/rock LIVE band based out of the capital city of West Bengal, Kolkata. They have been labeled as one of the top metal bands in India, by Pepsi MTV Indies. The band took the Indian metal scene by storm in the year 2010, with their famous debut EP, 'Paraphernalia', which was labeled as the "second best EP release of 2010" by Rock Street Journal. Played and won at: IIT Chennai (Saarang) IIT Guwahati (Rockophoenix) IIT Kgp (Wildfire) The band later became a part of the Great Indian Rock XIV, headlined by Tesseract and Meshuggah. They have also performed with bands like Parkway Drive, Pain of Salvation, and Thurisaz. Yonsample has also headlined several college festivals and is known for its power-packed, destructive LIVE sets.
ShredxXx is a LIVE band based out of Kolkata, West Bengal. They are India’s first shred rock/metal band. The band draws their inspiration from artists like Ustad Shahid Parvez Khan, Ustad Vilayat Khan, Vinnie Moore, Yngwie Malmsteen, Tony MacAlpine, Cacophony, Judas Priest, Steve Vai, Joe Satriani and many more. They mash their guitar shredding skills with classical forms of music like Khandani or traditional music in a way the Eastern music meets the Western one. Band Members: Gyab La – Little, fat, shaggy-haired; zaps everything to ashes with his Sitar-minator Captain Shreddex – Leader of the pack and the designated tough guy; rips anything to pieces with his Shred-axe Gaam La – Bucket-faced, wears nerd glasses; pulverises whatever is in front of him with his enormous bass hammer Bob – a demolition expert, blasts, crashes and breaks anything in sight
DJ Sandy Singh is based out of the capital city of India, New Delhi. He has performed in numerous college fests, corporate gigs, private parties, etc. His music genres include Bollywood, deep house, bass and rock music. DJ Sandy, with his beats, always steals the show. Seeing him perform on stage is one of the best things one will live throughout his performance. Within a short span of time, he has effectively won the hearts of the gurus of music. He started mixing at a very young age. He has shared the stage with some of the biggest DJs in the industry.
Oporinoto is a four-piece alternative/progressive band based out of the capital city of West Bengal, Kolkata. The genres they mainly play are progressive, ambient, experimental, and alternative. Depending on the principle of rhythm and melody, the band aims to create original music and moving ahead through the boulevard that belongs to its members only. The band has performed a number of times in various clubs, private events, and corporate events. They have been performing LIVE for the last three years, and since then they are setting the stage on fire with their rocking performances. Band Members: Souvik Skipper Ghosh – Vocals, Backing Guitar Darpa Das – Lead Guitar Arnab Ghorui – Bass, Backing Vocals Udatta M Bhattacharya – Drums
Evolution De Music is a LIVE Bollywood rock band based out of the capital city of West Bengal, Kolkata. The band was formed more than five years ago and has performed at a lot of club events and café shows all over the state. They have also played at a few corporate and private events nationwide. The band’s main musical focus is on Bollywood and rock music; their jumpy music touches the souls of the people! Band Members: Krishna – Drums Anil – Vocals Subhasish – Lead Guitars, Vocals Debashish – Rhythm Guitars, Vocals Sanu – Rhythm Guitars Snehadeep – Guitars Sourav – Bass Guitar
