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RaagaTrippin' works very hard on the sounds, phonetics, syllables
and dynamics used in every song. That’s our USP. What separates
us from the rest is our arrangement, the versatility, tones and
textures of our voices and the fact that as friends and as a group we
get along very well. The energy is Fantastic! And we're constantly
pushing each other to sound better with every song. We're very
supportive and we're a super fun bunch! Our energy too is what you
hear in every song. in India. We get our much desired reactions-A SURPRISED &
STUNNED AUDIENCE! People all over the world LOVE Bollywood
Music. So that, coupled with Acapella RaagaTrippin' Style - It's a
sure shot HIT! Kolkata, Jaipur, Bangalore & Hong Kong have been
our favourite places thus far.
With the success of Raaga Trippin’, Bollywood
has come knocking on your door with fantastic
opportunities like working with Grammy-Award
winner Deepak Pallikonda. What has been your most
memorable project till date? Well, when we meet for a rehearsal or even if we're just hanging
out before or sometimes after a gig, Alan starts beatboxing some
cool groove and Gary joins in with a bass line and then we all start
adding in our harmonic elements (flute/ guitar/ synth/ string)
and maybe one of us will improvise with a melody line above all
of it and if it sounds cool we record it on our phones and then start
working on it if we believe it's a really cool tune and sometimes it
works the other way around where one of us would probably hum
a random melody we've just made up and then Alan kicks in with
a groove and then bass and harmonies add on and maybe even a
hook line.. It's really cool and a whole lotta fun. This is however not
reserved only to original music but a lot to covers as well.
Our best memory till date has been our feature on this year’s GIMA
2015. It was a humbling experience for us to have been given a
showcase that has illuminated so many Artistes and Talents, and
to be featured with India's renowned Music Director -Pritam who
trusted us to do a great mashup of his songs and present it as a part
of " Celebrating a Decade of Pritam'. Our second most memorable
and fun project was hosting the Radio Mirchi Music Awards Red
Carpet 2015 event. Radio Mirchi gave us the opportunity to Jam
and improvise with Bollywood's top Singers, Music Directors &
Lyricists in India today and to transform their most popular songs
into a completely new rendition. Their expressions were priceless
when they heard our Acapella magic! Some truly memorable times
for us.
Any upcoming projects in the pipeline that you can
share with your fans?
We're currently working on our Original Music and hope to release
a single in a few months. Besides that we have a few more cover
treats for our fans. We're planning something special ;)
You travel abroad often for shows. How is the
audience in comparison to India? What has been your
favourite place to visit thus far?
The audience abroad is pretty much like the audiences here
What is a typical jam-session like for you guys? Walk
us through it.
If each of you had a favourite song, what would it be
and why?
Each of us have different styles of singing but at the same time we
do enjoy a lot of the same kind of music. Being avid listeners and
since we're constantly tuned in to what's new, it would be very
hard for each of us to choose our ONE favourite song. However,
with RaagaTrippin', in order to allow everyone to ENJOY every
song, each of us puts forward our lists of songs we'd like to do, we
then shortlist the ones we all like and we come up with ways to
change the genre and style that is suitable and loved by all. So far,
all the songs we've covered are songs that we have collectively
selected and narrowed down on, before we arranged and recorded
them. RaagaTrippin' has been together almost 3 years now and we
understand each other's styles and choice of music and so with time
even our way of selecting a song has changed. And, with trending
songs releasing every week, we as members of the same group
would be able to tell who in the group would enjoy which song, or
whose voice would best suit which song, etc. and the choice of song
changes every week!
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