BAND OF THE MONTH
SKYTRIP
What’s the story behind changing your name
from This Little Question to Skytrip? drums, cymbals from Zildjian, Sabian, Meinl, Istanbul and
Paiste, and the Pearl Demon Drive double bass pedal.
Our drummer and lyricist, Calvin usually bunked Sunday
mass and would come chill at Jovith's place. We were
sitting and deliberating on band names for this local band
competition. One of us said “What do we name this little
adventure of ours?”, the other went ”This Little Adventure!”.
We agreed that sounded good but decided to change it
to This Little Question. Over time with all the ordered
chaos and the constant change in the sound of the band,
we decided to change the name to something that suited
the musical direction that we were headed to. We always
liked the reality of how beautiful and limitless the sky is
and with our music we wanted people to feel this endless
certainty of bliss. So we stuck with the name Skytrip! In a scene with new artists and bands emerging so often,
how do you ensure that your music stays alive and loved?
Name some artists you’re looking to collaborate
with and would love to work with
Katy Perry would be nice. On a more serious note, we look
up to independent bands and artists like Bryden Lewis,
Paarth, Jai Row Kavi, Shalini Mohan, Thermal and a
Quarter, etc. Fellow bands like Vocal Rush, Excelsior,
Sounds Fishy, and Raindown Playbutton are also among
our favourites. With the sheer plethora of talent in the
Bangalore local creative and performing arts scene, we'd like
to collaborate with any creative artist from any walk of life.
Describe your tech set up. What are
the gears you guys use?
Jovith and Neha use Schecter Damien 7 and 6 string electric
guitars respectively, both with Active Pickups with Line
6 HD500X multi-effects processor. Viyan uses synth tones
from a variety of digital VST and plugins using the Nektar
Impact LX49+ MIDI Controller. Clyde uses an Ibanez GSR200
electric bass guitar. Calvin's drum gear includes Mapex
We are always on a quest of finding that balance between what
we love playing and what the audience would enjoy listening
to. At the end of the day, music is about making people connect.
We have always been working on the unique sound for the
band, that sound when you listen to it you'd go 'Hey, that's
Skytrip!’. That's our goal. We hope to find it along the way.
You’ve mentioned about being inspired by
Dream Theater and Coldplay, how have you
incorporated their styles into your music?
Honestly we never really chose a genre to play. We’ve always
wanted to play any kind of music we like. We have phases
where we listen to a plethora of music ranging from metal to
jazz to hip hop. Our early inspirations were bands like Haken,
Between The Buried And Me, Leprous, Dream Theater and
Porcupine Tree from the progressive scene. We absolutely love
Indie artists like Coldplay and Imagine Dragons which blur the
line between what is conventionally pop and rock. Progressive
metal usually tries to encompass the entire sonic range, so we
include stuff like the double bass drums in the verses of Cold
Rain and low-end ambient guitar riff in the bridge to Spaces.
All of these in mostly indie pop synth-based arranged songs.
Upcoming projects
At the moment, we are planning on releasing singles every
month. There's also an EP planned over the second half of the
year, with the shooting for music videos. We are also looking
forward to playing live this year to promote our originals.
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