Mercy Chords is a culmination of 5 working professionals who have come together besides working for their respective working professional backgrounds. They have all come from different backgrounds and bring different elements and flavors to the table along with their respective musical influences and inspirations. They play acoustic pop, slow rock, soft ballads, popular covers and done n their own version. Mercy Chords are : - Gayathri Natarajan on Vocals - Prateek Vijan on Guitars and Vocals - Gaurav Deep on percussions and Drums - Dennis on Guitars - Aviral Sharma on Guitars They are actively part of the of the Musical Community called "En route Thursdays" Below are the list of performances : - Coopers, Gurgaon - Smokey's, Gurgaon - Garage, HKV - Epicentre, Gurgaon
Made in India is a LIVE band based out of the capital city of India, New Delhi. The band's vision is to recognize music on higher grounds. The band celebrates the symphony of lyrics as boundless and timeless as its music. The sound of the band is a perfect blend of classical fusion, rock, and jazz, which is played along the lines of Italian acoustic violin. The band's music brings in Indian flavors, merging beautifully with western trends. Made in India is an instrumental band. The band members work on giving you a unique flavor of Indian classical music fused with Western and jazz music.
Life Tatva is a LIVE band based out of the capital city of India, New Delhi. What unites the five diverse band members is their love for music, that ardent desire to bring life to beautiful musical creations and the respect they hold for quality music. They believe in spreading our music in its true sense, and building audiences who would enjoy their creations. It is all about gigs, respect, and love. Performance: Judge at Zest’17, St Xaviers College, Japut Performance at Le Meridian, Gurgaon, December 2016 Performance at Imperfecto, Hauz Khas Village, October 2016 Performance at Café Blues, Connaught Place, New Delhi, October 2016 Judges at Battle of Bands, SRM University, April 2016 Judges at Battle of Bands, IBMR Business School, April 2016 Judges at Battle of Bands, ITS University, April 2016 Performance at Underdogs, Gurgaon, March 2016 Performance at Friday Jam Season 3, Powered by Hindustan Times, March 2016 Judges at Battle of Bands, New Delhi Institute of Management, March 2016 Judges at Battle of Bands, B R Ambedkar College, University of Delhi, March 2016
HighTime is a Progressive Disco Funk band based out of New Delhi. Formed by the members of various diverse tastes and influences, such as funk, jazz, pop, progressive rock etc, incorporating which, they try to bring an experimental take to the material they perform, finding out their little niche by blending their diverse individual musical styles to make things interesting. HighTime came together under the common umbrella of Kirori Mal College, which all of the members are students of, and so they all started working together as a result of belonging to the college's prestigious music society, Music.
Jashnn is a four-piece LIVE band based out of the capital city of India, New Delhi. The alternative/pop/rock/Sufi band takes inspiration from artists such as Lucky Ali, Atif Aslam, Mustafa Zahid, Jal the Band, and few others. Their motivation comes from their audiences, whose hunger for music is never-ending. Mannoj is the founder of the band. Initially, he used to write poetry under the heading called ‘Life’ for local newspapers and magazines. One day, he had an idea to act on these lyrics. He contacted various bands, but no band came up or responded. Eventually, one of his close friends, Ankur Agarwal (band manager) advised Mannoj to start a band of his own and compose all his songs. This advice built the band's foundation. Earlier, Mannoj was the only singer in the group, but later, Atul Rana (lead guitarist) stepped in as well. The duo performed at lots of events under the name 'Jashnn – A Beat of Celebration'. The band came to life when Manish Rana (lead guitarist) and Monu Kumar (drummer/keyboards) joined the band. Jashnn released their signature song 'Mai Jee Raha Jashnn Mein' after their first song 'Hindustan Meri Jaan', a trademark of the band. The band's debut video track 'Main Zinda Hoon' was released in 2014 and was highly appreciated by two legendary singers, Lucky Ali and Tochi Raina. The band has played at more than three dozen shows including college events, non-profit events, and corporate shows.
Stephen Devassy is a professional keyboardist based out of the capital of Maharashtra, Mumbai. He completed his eighth grade piano at the age of 16 from Trinity College, London. He has worked as the programmer for music directors like Anu Malik, Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy, etc. He has worked with more than 50 music directors in many languages like Telugu, Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam, Bengali, Kannada, and has sung over 2000 songs. His instrumental albums include Romanza and Different Vibes. He has also composed Rexband's international albums. Stephen’s playing accent and the perfection he maintains makes him popular amongst the masses and, thereby, making him the most wanted keyboard and keytar LIVE performer in India. He is undoubtedly the fastest keyboard player and his fingers on the keytar have always pushed the audience to the state of awe.
Amit Mishra is a professional tabla player based out of the finance capital of India, Mumbai. Born in 1985, in the renowned Mishra family of Banaras, he belongs to the Banaras gharana of the Indian classical music. Amit developed an interest in tabla and began to learn it under the tutelage of his father, Pt Kishor Kumar and uncle Pt Pramod Kumar Mishra. He also received advanced instructions from his guru, Pt Sharda Sahai, in the guru-shishya parampara (mentor-disciple tradition in Indian classical music).
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.
