Celebrate with us the launch of our iPad app with the music of 'Four Strokes' live at Hard Rock Cafe Bengaluru on Tuesday, 24rd January!

Genre: Rock – Mix of rock, country and jazz its hard to interpret the music of Four Strokes. As a band they are best experienced live

Started in 2006, Four Strokes’ music is a free interpretation of Rock n’ Roll, Blues, Country, Rock and Jazz roots. It’s hard to define the music of Four Strokes as the members of the band are influenced by a large variety of bands and music styles. Mostly this creates the positive vibe in “Four Strokes”. Though the definition might not be clear, the objective is to play music from the heart. This being said, you'll grasp the full idea by watching us perform - Live!

Four Strokes is open to all kinds of music and allow their experiences in other genres to influence their performance. The band has created a name for itself, one which is synonymous to fun and energetic live performances, which are technical as well as melodic. We have performed at Dances, Weddings, Commercial & Corporate events, Parties and have emerged and evolved to suit various portfolios and provide a satisfying musical experience.

Four Strokes offer you an explosive mixture of Rock n’ Roll, Blues, Country, Rock and Jazz. The success of the band has been the “Obsession and Passion for Music”.

There is much more to say about us, but an experience would definitely help realize that Four Strokes is a band which is unique and different - yet the same! We are original - yet vintage. Say what you will; this band is something out of the ordinary and won't fail to impress.

The mission goes on.......

The band comprises of:

Gerard Besterwitch : Guitar, Saxophone

Vocals Joe Louis : Guitar

Vocals Charles Reigo : Bass

Mark Besterwitch : Drums

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Celebrate the launch of iPad application with the music of 'Father John' live at Hard Rock Cafe Mumbai on Tuesday, 24th January!

Music is a religion, music is a child, music is a getaway, Father John will provide.

The band is led by Vernon Noronha, a singer song writer who has played at places like Not Just Jazz By The Bay, Blue Frog and Recently at Live At The Console. He decided to form a band one day. After auditioning some guys heavily for a span of 43 seconds, Vernon put together a group of like minded musicians, who strongly believe in the power of Father John.

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'Mohit Chauhan- Romantic Balladeer' performing at Hard Rock Cafe Bengaluru on Saturday, January 14th!

Mohit Chauhan is an Indian singer who started his career, singing pop songs with the Silk Route (band). He is known for his soft romantic voice, often comparable to Japanese rock musician Miyavi. He has recently been part of a reality series called Mission Ustaad on the channel 9X.

Arguably, his most appreciated song before his film career was Dooba Dooba from their album Boondein.

After a successful stint with the band, his film career started as a low key affair with a few forgettable songs. His career got a flying start when he was roped in to sing a song in the film "Rang De Basanti" by none other than A R Rahman. His song "Khoon Chala" was widely appreciated. After Khoon Chala his next hit song was "Tum Se Hi" composed by Pritam, from the film Jab We Met. His latest work is the song "Masakali" from the film Delhi-6 composed by A R Rahman. The song is currently topping the charts.

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'Vravi' performing at Hard Rock Cafe Pune on Thursday, January 26th!

Born in the September of 2011, VRAVI GUITAR FUSION was an idea whose time had come. The solo project is an honest attempt at extracting a completely pure and traditional sound out of the guitar while making it the protagonist of the act. Trading complex chordal harmonies for more Indian bends, Vravi is all about sound straight from the soul - just the way traditional music has been. The tabla/ percussion and bass guitar for constant companions, the project will also see some of the finest artistes being thrown into the blend to make a sound that is, well, as pure as it can get.

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'Airport' performs at Hard Rock Cafe Mumbai on Thursday, January 26th!

Airport is a hindi band whose musical influences range from Mohd.rafi to Radiohead. Arijit Datta (vocals) lays heavy emphasis on melody and lyrics which is beautifully backed up by Vinay Lobo's signature bluesy overdrive style on guitar. Sidd Coutto brings in his tight grooves synched in with Amit Ahuja's fat bottom ends on bass. Shirish Malhotra heightens the melancholy as he layers the sound of Airport with soprano sax, alto sax and steel flute.

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‘Sonic Flare’ performing at Hard Rock Cafe Hyderabad on Thursday January 26th!

It is a daunting task to write an introduction of a band like Sonic Flare. Simply because, over the years, it has had many beginnings. So may be it makes sense to start at the very beginning.

Let me take you back to the time in the mid 90s when Neeraj and Jongky were wandering aimlessly around the streets of Tumkur as engineering students. For the folks who do not know, Tumkur is a little town tucked away in the back of beyond. Due to a serious lack of social life and also potential eye candy, they decided to engage themselves in something more serious and less frivolous than an obtaining an engineering degree. In time, they became a part of the college band which shot their stud status to dizzying heights – in Tumkur, that is.

A few years later, a scrawny pimple faced teenager sauntered in to the same college. The young and impressionable Ajit was captivated with the demigod status of Neeraj and Jongky – in Tumkur, that is. He was determined; he wanted some of the action for himself. Ajit went on to form a band of his own, and soon another band was thrown in the face of the hapless, unsuspecting engineering students of Tumkur.

Unfortunately you can only take so many years to complete an engineering degree, however hard you try. Four years later, they came out of college armed with an engineering degree in one hand and a guitar in the other. It soon became obvious to them that the degree had more weight and thus music was put on the backburner for a while as they got busy in their respective jobs.

Soon enough, to the shock and dismay of no one in particular, the monotony of a ‘regular job’ set in. And what else did they do but turn to music. This was the second beginning. Martin an old friend from another engineering college in Tumkur (where else) joined the trio as vocalist. A massive hunt for a drummer was launched via advertisements on the internet. Elaborate auditions were planned for the anticipated response.Only one person queued up outside the house for the job. Needless to say, he was selected. And thus,Vinay Raghavan aka Vinay,Vinnie,Rags made his grand entry and Sonic Flare was born. This was 2002.

The band began jamming in Neeraj’s house regularly when Martin moved out of the city for professional reasons. And you would think that this long story comes to an end here. Alas!! No such joy. Yet another beginning right here! Vinay roped in Saurabh as the vocalist and in a few years time, the band carved a name and space for itself in Bangalore. Things were finally falling in place when suddenly Saurabh decided to take a break from the band to pursue an MBA. This was circa 2009.

Vinay, in the short span of five long years, had assumed the position of problem solver, manager, gig magnet, carpet duster and the like. With his vast network, he was able to convince the young and effervescent Priyanka to join the band as a guest vocalist till the time that Saurabh got back. Priyanka apart from hugely shifting the average age of the band to the right side of 30, managed to infuse a new freshness to the sound of the band. Soon enough, the band had a huge fan following and were performing in prime venues in Bangalore. Rags soon roped in Nikhil as a vocalist to perform with the band. Apart from further shifting the average age to the right side of 30, Nikhil brought in a new zest to the band. Needless to say, Sonic Flare as it stands now is getting more and more popular with the crowds and the road ahead surely looks promising.

You would think that this long story would end here, right? Wrong. Sonic Flare has just begun!

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‘All Star-Tribute to U2’ performing at Hard Rock Cafe New Delhi on Wednesday, 25th January!

BAND MEMBER

Ritwik De – Guitars, Backing Vocals

Sherry Matthews – Vocals

Suyash Gabriel – Drums

Tushar Yadav – Guitars

Rohit Bhattacharya – Bass

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Ritwik De -

Started of playing the piano and then graduated to the guitar. He has completed his Grade 8 from Trinity College London in Western Classical Guitar. He is the lead guitarist and singer of MindFlew, also plays for Emperor Minge, Zokova and Tankbund.

Sherry Mathews –

Having started off with Western Classical and Broadway at the age of 8, Sherry Mathews went on to perform at various platforms in and around India. He has been part of Artistes Unlimited since it's initiation and has sung back up vocals for Delhi based bands Advaita and Them Clones to name a few. He currently is the lead vocalist for Cobbled Street, a Jazz-Funk band and The Doppler Effect, a Progressive Rock band.

Suyash Gabriel -

Currently plays with:

The Doppler Effect

Cobbled Street

Anvesanah

Has played with:

Rishi Inc.

Path 26- Trained under the tutelage of Mr. Manoj Mavely- Grade 8 distinction and topper - Trinity College of Music.

Tushar Yadav – Started playing the guitar since 2008, and focuses on playing with layers of sound, he plays for MindFlew and has an instrumental solo project called Blacksmith

Rohit Bhattacharya – Plays bass for the progressive metal band Guillotine, and also has a strong inclination to Jazz and Funk. He was voted as the best Metal Bassist at the Rolling Stone Metal Awards 2011.

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‘The Echoes- Tribute to U2’ performing at Hard Rock Cafe Pune on Thursday, January 19th!

THE BAND
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 Cafe 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 Cafe 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!

The ECHOES is managed by FLYPSIDE ENTERTAINMENT and you can contact the band’s manager for bookings:-
Aditya Akolkar / +91 9819908898 / aditya.flypside@gmail.com.

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'Supervibe-Tribute to U2' at Hard Rock Cafe Mumbai on Thursday, January 19th!

Supervibe was formed on August 5th 2010, a result of a Blues & Jazz Vocalist meeting up with an Alternative Funk Guitarist, a Punk Rock Bassist and a Rock Drummer. With an experience of a decade performing with various acts and venues, the four came together with a purpose to bring back some groovy music.

Supervibe cannot be classified to a specific genre because of our varied influence, but on insistence we can be defined as an Alternative/Funk band.

Genre: Rock/Alternative/Funk

Line-up: Evan Johnson – Vocals Jeremiah D'Silva - Lead Guitars/ Backing Vocals Jesse Alex - Bass/ Backing Vocals Hansel Fernandes – Drums/ Backing Vocals

Performances and Achievements:

• Live at Intelenet - Oct 15th 2010

• NLS Strawberry Fields, Bangalore - Nov 12th 2010.

• Bistro Grill - Nov 24 2010

• Livewire Mood Indigo (West Zone Elims), Blue Frog 2010 – Dec 6th 2010

• Channel V Launchpad (West Zone Elims), B69 - Jan 10th 2011

• Inorbit Mall,Vashi - Jan 14th 2011

• A Tribute to 'U2' and 'The Police', Bistros - Jan 25th 2011

• Hard Rock Cafe Battle of Bands Mumbai Finalists Feb 2011

• Live at InOrbit, Malad: May 28th 2011

• Club Soda, Malad: June 2nd 2011

• Live at Bajaao Stall, Palm Expo – June 3rd 2011

• Live at Hard Rock Café, Mumbai – July 12th 2011

• Live at Rude Launch, Powai – July 18th 2011

Booking Agents:

Jeremiah D’Silva: +919819023441 Jesse Alex: +919820572127

Links:

http://www.facebook.com/supervibe

http://www.reverbnation.com/supervibe

http://www.myspace.com/supervibemusic

http://www.supervibe.in (under construction)

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