Shawn Pereira - Lead Vocals
Abhishek Shah - Lead Guitars
Vinayak Pol - Drums
Chirayu Vedekar - Bass
Amar Sukhi- Saxophone
‘The Echoes’ is an outcome of a brilliantly discussed idea over a table of beers. ‘The Echoes’ were formed in the year 2005 with a vision to be one of India’s leading bands known for their brilliant original compositions. At the time the listener base was opening up to the idea of Original English music by an Indian Band. The challenge was trying to utilize this opportunity to create their own sound and continue to increase the patronization of the existing & growing listener base. Instead of going gung-ho about participating in competitions and constantly doing free shows with a hope of getting some recognition, The Echoes took a different route. They visualized themselves to be a professional band and functioned like one from the very first day. They would pitch to pubs and restaurants around Mumbai and Pune for paid gigs. The cash registers started ringing slowly but steadily, and word started doing the round as the bands popularity started to grow. The increase in fan base and great reviews ensured the band many more regular gigs.
Since then, ‘The Echoes’ have performed at Corporate Shows and played at leading venues in Mumbai, Pune and Hyderabad among others. ‘The Echoes’ had a plan for their music too. Since the crowd that visited pubs and restaurants were more inclined to covers, they started out as a jam band. They’d play a well known cover and improvise the song with their own style and touch - sometimes compose lines impromptu and skillfully add them in the song. They also played really rare covers of famous bands. The non - commercial nature of the songs and good renditions were welcomed by the regular audience. This paved the way for ‘The Echoes’ to slip in and surprise them with their originals. It wasn’t up until the year 2008, when cost effective recording opportunities came about and ‘The Echoes’ decided to record their debut album, ‘Stitched’. As the band would like to put it- “Stitched relates to the sewing movement that binds together each moment and feeling to bring forth a finished product – the garment of life.” The album got rave reviews by all musicians who heard it before release and EMI Music came onboard to mass-produce and distribute the album worldwide. The Echoes had their album launch in March 2010 at Hard Rock Café Mumbai to a packed crowd of music lovers! The band went on to continue promoting at other Hard Rock Cafes in the country with following gigs at Hard Rock in Pune and Hard Rock in Hyderabad. The band regularly performs at Pizza By The Bay (formerly ‘Not Just Jazz By the Bay’) and Hard Rock Café Mumbai. The band believes in delivering high quality entertainment and an unforgettable experience for the listeners and is always up for a performance, no matter what the occasion!
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