| Music, Band members, Producers, Studio's | Basic Info |
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Tell us how long you have been performing and how you got started?
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Actually, me(totts- keyboardist) and and our band drummer(Zeno) used to play with a few of our school bands. When we were on the last year of our school, Zeno met our lead guitarist and vocalist- Valentine. He soon joined our band and we played together till our school days ended. After that, Zeno, Valentine and I were far from meeting each other. We were really busy enjoying our holidays. During that period I met Kevin- our band rapper and frontman. He was the person who really encouraged me to persue music as a serious job. Whenever we used to get time, we two used to jam together in his house. We composed our first song Devastated. I then introduced Kevin to Valentine and Zeno. And we recorded Devastated. We renamed it 'Thoughts In A Desert'. After that, we recorded many demos and full tracks including 'The Birthday Song'. About 5-6months later, I had to leave our band due to some family problems. But, Kevin, Zeno and Valentine kept on with the hard work. They included our talented bassist Atul and our God gifted Rhythm guitarist and backing vocalist- Gideon. They recorded many other songs, amongst one of these was 'Betrayal'. They went on performing in our neighbouring state. That was the time when the band started to get local attention. After 1-2 months later, i re-joined the band. After that we played in our old school(St.Xavier's School) and many places including Christmas Gathering and many competitions. After about 6months later, Valentine had to leave the band to continue his higher education. After he left, we performed live in many competitions. We recorded our live home recordings too. Thats how our band took off.
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Who are your band members?
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Our present band comprises of
Nikhil Sharma- Producer
Kevin Andros- Rap, Part time drum and Lyricst
Zeno Paul- Drum and percussion
Atul Dubey- Bass and Rhythm Guitar
Totts(Ankit)- Keyboard, Fx, Synth, backing vocals
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Who is the wildest and why?
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Kevin(our band rapper) is a complete entertainer. He is a totally different person. He is a person who finds enjoyment in everything. Be it fighting with me and Zeno or writing a beautiful song or a story. He has his own way of expressing his emotions which may seem wild to a person who hasn't met him before. But, we have become used to it. And we rather get surprised when we see him depressed or sad. He takes his decisions on the spot and is very energetic. It helps our band very much.
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Where do you record your music?
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We usually record our songs in Kevin's house. Sometimes, my house is also used for recording the vocals and rap. We also use Zeno's house to practice before we perform anywhere.
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Can you tell us how you personally write songs?
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We usually write a song on a theme which is either of current interest of the public or which is very important for their knowledge. We write many lyrics for one song. And we take the best out of it. We edit it. We take a few trials and trying it with a new tune. During this course, many demos are created which keep aside for future compositions. It does take time. But patience and hard work are the only ways to tackle this problem.
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Who has helped you the most with your music?
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Our tunes are generally composed within our band. But we do take suggestions from our friends and relatives. We like to make music which interests public of all ages and generations. So, we usually take advices from many friends and online people and websites like riffstar. It helps us a lot.
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