BAND OF THE MONTH
Let’s start with the cliched question- Why did you pick
this name?
Tony : We like to think that the name picked us! :D
Seriously though, we were looking for a name that would
encompass who we are and where we're from without steering
people too far in any one direction, but we were stuck. Then at
3am one morning, Willy woke up, and it just came to him! He
quickly messaged all of us, and that was it!
You’ve just released your debut album and it was received very
well, what were some of the challenges you faced while putting
the album together?
Sujay : The fact that it managed to break into a chart position
as high as #3 on the All-India charts on iTunes and #1 on the
Rock Album charts was very satisfying.The challenges were
mostly related to scheduling, and that's why it took us some
time to finish it.
Tell us a little bit about your music tech set up. What set up do
you swear by?
Willy : Apart from the band, the music has layers of synths,
percussion, etc. We wanted to bring this same sound to the
stage, so we found it necessary to run these layers off of a
computer. So it's a 5 piece rock band setup, plus a computer.
If you could collaborate with musicians from the scene, who
would they be and why?
Sujay : We've already collaborated with 2 superb young
musicians on the album - Parth Chandiramani and Adarsha
Ramakumar. We've also collaborated with 2 legendary
composers from Bollywood. Our dear friend Sandeep Chowta
(who recorded and supervised the vocals on Roshan e Kaafile)
and Ehsaan Noorani who was our guest at an gig in 2017.
However, the first name that comes to mind is our city's very
own prodigy - Varijashree Venugopal!
RAPID FIRE
1. Favorite tour
Radio Song Festival - Myanmar 2015
2. Festival you would love to play at
Download Festival
3. If you could remake a song, which one would it be?
First one that comes to mind - Kashmir by Led Zeppelin!!
4. Funniest moment from a gig
There was a gig we played a couple of years ago where
there was a huge delay before we were even able to get on
stage. So Sujay goes up to the mic while the rest of us were
setting up and says, "I just want to say we really hate you
guys..." ( pauses to process what he's just said ) "... er... I
mean, we really hate TO KEEP you guys waiting... er..." The
rest of us were literally on the floor laughing
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If you had to tell a person who has never heard you guys before,
how would you describe your band and music?
Tony : A handful of longtime co-conspirators, who got together
to do something new, fun, and exciting, while not trying too
hard to be any one particular thing. The music is what you'd
expect from a band that's been described in such a way, haha!
How do you think the Indie scene in India has evolved ever
since you started?
Sujay : When we started playing music, it was around the
turn of the millennium. It was a small community with very
few venues to play live. It was either college competitions
or the 'Sunday Jams'. From there to having dedicated
performance venues, its come a long way and in the right
direction.
How important do you think Digital space is when one tries to
reach out to their target audience?
Willy : It plays such an important part in us being able to
communicate anything to our followers these days. Take the
album launch, for example. We reached so many people by
doing a very focused campaign on Facebook and Instagram,
that the number of people who attended exceeded our
expectations!
Upcoming projects
Praveen : We've already begun putting some ideas together
for the next album, so that's a work-in-progress. But the most
immediate project is to plan a tour behind the album.