BAND OF THE MONTH
WHEN CHAI MET TOAST
You guys play the genre ' Happy '. How did you define the genre and manage to stick to it?
We did not define a genre, I guess we started songwriting and it just ended up being positive. We have always been a bunch of happy guys trying to make the world a better place by inspiring good in people.
Tell us about each of the band members in one sentence.
Ashwin Gopakumar: Goofy, bearded and sings in the bathroom for fun.
Achyuth Jaigopal: Zoned out, Vegetarian and loves his orange juice. Can be spotted with a guitar all day.
Palee Francis: Short, stout and is very particular about his food, when free plays the keys.
Pai Sailesh: Gamer, loves Prog rock and Coffee is his cup of chai. Except for his dance moves, he is a metronome.
What do you think is the USP of your band?
We definitely give the USP credits to the sound and the positive music we write.
What inspires you the most while penning down lyrics for your songs?
I think we take inspiration from the lighter side of life to create music, write more from experiences and digging more into life and its little things.
As a home grown India band, what were the challenges you faced when you entered the scene?
We are still facing challenges in one way or the other, but i guess the fact that we’ ve been linked with the industry for a while and been working in music industry in one way or the other has a lot to do with the back end work that goes behind what WCMT is.
How do you perceive the Indie scene in India to be?
Indie scene in India has opened up avenues from what it was, even though it is not mainstream yet. But we are seeing a steep growth in the younger population listening to indie music, turning up to gigs and getting involved in one way or the other.
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