THE LEGENDARY BURGER FESTIVAL AT HARD ROCK CAFE, 2012

 

Hard Rock Café is famous for its Legendary Burgers and has a great selection on the menu, especially with new additions made recently. Apart from the regular Legendary Burgers, the idea is to offer the customers a variety of burgers from around the world and to create a buzz around the festival. Bacardi India is partnering with HRC for the festival by providing frozen daiquiris which compliments each burger being offered. These drinks will be suggested by the servers as the perfect accompaniment to the burgers and will be sold separately.

'The Legendary Burger Festival' will offer legendary burgers from six different countries with their authentic flavors all of July only at Hard Rock Cafe (Pune, Mumbai, New Delhi, Bengaluru, Hyderabad). Witness a galore of lip-smacking, scrumptious burgers from across the globe this season as you swill on your favorite Bacardi Daiquiris.

 A quick look at the hoarding of 'The Legendary Burger Festival' at Kalyani Nagar, Pune.

 
The USP of the festival is to offer burgers from around the world, which are not usually available on the menu. The idea is to have HRC come across as a fun place to hang out, with good food from around the world, in addition to the American menu- to reinforce the fact that HRC is the place to have the best burgers in town and is famous for its Legendary burgers.

Burgers to be included on the special menu –
•    Lebanese Veg
•    Lebanese Beef
•    Sri Lankan Veg
•    Sri Lankan Chicken
•    Mediterranean Chicken
•    Mediterranean Beef
•    Thai Chicken
•    Mexican Beef
•    Indian Tandoori Lamb

Bacardi Frozen Daiquiris to be served/ suggested by servers –

 

The Hard Rock Cafe Burg-A-Thon Champ will be held every day at the cafes, twice a day.
There will be a table set up at the café where the competition will take place. This table needs to be at a place, where it is visible clearly so that people at the café can see it and cheer the participants. 4 persons will compete at a time.

 
A person needs to pay Rs 500 to enter this competition. The chef will prepare a larger than normal burgers (8 inch diameter) with fries. Whoever finishes the burger and everything on the plate the fastest wins a basic HRC t shirt and gets his/her money back. The winners’ pictures are put on social media pages. The 2 winners of the day get a chance to participate in the main HRC Burg-a-thon Champ competition which will take place on the 29th July.

 
Our fans can also participate in the two online activities- ‘Guess the right ingredients’ where fans need to guess the ingredients of the legendary burger; and ‘The Legendary Chef’ where fans can post the recipe of their burger by email/ online respectively.

 

So participate in this delicious journey, and savor every moment of the larger-than-life experience.

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Catch Indian Ocean LIVE on 28th June, 2012 at Hard Rock Cafe Mumbai, 8,30pm onwards

Indian Ocean, the album, was recorded in Calcutta and, despite the crummy mikes and sozzled sound recordist, the band was on a high. They had recorded an original album, almost entirely instrumental, rare outside the world of Indian classical music. The future looked boundless; anything was possible.

But, much to the band’s frustration, the album took a year to get released. But when it did come out, it sold over 40,000 copies within a year of its release – at that time, the highest selling record by any Indian band ever. However, this had no immediate results – in concerts, contracts or money or anything.

Times Music signed on Indian Ocean in 1998 and, the next year, the band went to Mumbai to record a new album. Recorded in the hi-tech studio Western Outdoor, and released in March 2000, Kandisa went on to acquire cult status, becoming one of the most important, best-loved albums of contemporary Indian music.

The band became a keenly awaited presence on the college circuit, with repeat invites from big cities and smaller towns all around the country. The international scene opened up dramatically. From their first concert abroad in London in August 2001, they went on to play at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, where they played 18 concerts in 14 days, and were nominated the Pick of the Fringe. They returned to the Fringe in 2002 and 2003. In 2002, the band played 37 concerts abroad across four continents: New Zealand, USA, UK, Japan, Australia and Indonesia, and the next year they toured the UK twice, returned to the Australia, went to Germany and then on to Singapore. In 2004 they flew across the ‘actual’ Indian Ocean, to play on the gorgeous island of Reunion. The next year, they toured the UK three times. Their high point was performing at Trafalgar Square in the heart of London, playing two concerts heard by an audience of thousands. And in 2005-06, they toured the US thrice, playing 26 concerts across thirteen states, and one in Toronto, Canada. Today, as their much-stamped passports attest, they are India’s leading global band. 

Growing recognition has brought Indian Ocean in touch with some of the greatest musicians in the world. Susmit, Amit and Rahul played with the celebrated violinist Pandit L. Subramaniam. Then, Asheem accompanied the legendary American folk singer Pete Seeger in a packed performance. The whole band jammed with the virtuoso Japanese trumpeter Terumasa Hino in Delhi, and played with top jazz musicians during their Japanese tour in 2002. A year later, Rahul and Amit felt privileged to play with Vikoo Vinayakram and his son Selva Ganesh at a percussion concert in Almora. In 2002, on hearing Indian Ocean play in Washington DC, the great cellist Yo-Yo Ma complimented them for doing to Indian music what he had always wanted to do with Chinese music.

Indian Ocean’s fourth album Jhini was released in 2003, along with the band’s first music video for the title track. The band was nominated as MTV’s Artists of the Month. The album also won the AVMax Award for the best produced album of 2003.

Tragically though, Indian Ocean lost one of their founder members in December 2009. The band continues to perform and compose, and have taken the help of several friends and musicians to fill in for Asheem.

 

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'Cobbled Street and October' perform live in Hard Rock Cafe New Delhi on Thursday, 28th June!

" A musical Hybrid of Modern Rock Genres "

Germinating in 2007, October is a musical hybrid of the modern genres of alternative and progressive rock layered with psychedelia, expressed through the collective musical meeting ground of its six members –
1.    Shantanu ‘Shanty’ Sudarshan – Drums
2.    Jeffrey Laloo – Bass, Backing Vocals
3.    Rohan Panjiar – Guitars
4.    Shashvat Pandit – Guitars
5.    Amitabh Mukherjee – Vocals

We consider narrowing a band down to a genre as musical racism; therefore we strive to combine anything and everything that cools our beans. A completely secular musical orgy if you will, with its members bringing their unique musical influences to create a sound reflective of the band’s gritty and stark look at its surroundings. We almost completely always believe in playing our original compositions with no regard to the number of cries of 'smoke on the water'. The reason why we named our band 'October' is a well kept secret within the band, and we do not wish to divulge it any time soon. Talk to our mascot (gopi) for details.

Venues rocked by us include – Turquoise Cottage, Café Morrison, Café Chinese and Thai, Mocha Bar, Rock in Rio(Chandigarh), Orca Lounge(Jaipur), Not Just Jazz By the Bay(Mumbai), 10 Downing (Hyderabad), 1 Lounge (Pune), Firangi Paani(Mumbai), Someplace Else(Kolkata).

October was declared Runners up at IIT Kanpur 2008 Synchronicity, 3rd place at BITS Pilani 2009 and has taken part in several other competitions such as IIT Mumbai Mood Indigo as well as played in college festivals at Miranda House, JMC and DCAC.

October released its debut album-Defeat the Question on 19thDec, 2010 at GIR, Delhi where we opened for Meshuggah, Undying Inc and Lucid Recess.

Links
 

www.facebook.com/october.the.band

www.reverbnation.com/octoberdelhi

www.myspace.com/octobergopi

www.youtube.com/octoberdelhi

www.octobertheband,bandcamp.com

www.octobertheband.com

Cobbled Street is a contemporary jazz/funk outfit that loves to experiment.

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'The Hoodwink Circle' perform live in Hard Rock Cafe Pune on Thursday, 28th June !

The Hoodwink Circle is a fine ground between progressive rock and funk. We make music that goes best with good times.

 
The Hoodwink Circle is an eclectic mix of performers from all over Bombay. The members also play for or have played for bands like Louis Banks, Toufeeq Qureshi, Shibani Kashyap, Ash Chandler, Nandoo Bhende, Merlin Desouza, Manasi Scott, The Bombay Rock Project, Gino Banks, Para-Vayu, The Echoes, Sheldon d’ Silva, Asha Bhosle, Susie Q etc; and have come together to pursue their true musical roots, which are primarily based on Funk, Alternative and their derivations.

 
The band was initially called Wasabi, and gained local fame by competing in a few college competitions. Around October 2008, guitarist Sanju and bassist Ishaan met through the Nandoo Bhende Band; and the band hasn’t looked back since.

 
The Hoodwink Circle’s primary musical influence is the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Apart from this, Jazz Funk, Pop/Alternative Rock, and Progressive Rock/Metal influence the band.
Impeccable music is not meant only for a niche. The band strongly believes in making technical music, at the same time making it appeal to a light listener. The band also believes in making music that is universal that stems from day to day experiences in urban India.
Genre Progressive Funk
Members Aidan Lewis - Vocalist/Rhythm Guitarist
Sanju Aguiar - Lead Guitarist
Ishaan Krishna - Bass Guitarist
Joshua Vaz - Drummer

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'Blakc-Album Launch' live in Hard Rock Cafe Hyderabad on Thursday, 28th June!

Black, a grunge/alternative band from Mumbai are all set to release their sophomore album ‘Mothered Land’. Having toured extensively across the country and played hundreds of shows to a varied audience, they are undoubtedly one of the most exciting indie bands In the country today.

BLAKC started of in 2005 when Shawn (vocals) and Anish (guitars) started jamming in St. Xavier‟s College. 2006 saw Roop and Shishir join the band on bass and drums respectively. In 2007, the final lineup change was Reinhardt on guitars. Since then we have played over 80 shows and competitions across ten cities in India. Shows with 50 people to shows with over 3,000 people like in Indore, Kanpur, Pune, Ahmedabad, Assam and Delhi.

BLAKC is only about two things, the music and the fans. Our music enables us to connect with an audience whether big or small. We have a brilliant show if we know the audience has enjoyed themselves with us. We only play our own music and have released our first album entitled „Choking On A Dream‟. The album has sold over 800 copies and has received some great reviews from HT café, HT Times and Rolling Stone with more to come.

BLAKC has always made an effort to keep in touch with our fans through the internet. Today BLAKC is reaching close to 9000 fans on Facebook, 27,000 hits on our online music profiles and is the #3 Alternative band in India and #1 in Mumbai on ReverbNation. The numbers and the rankings only mean that people are watching us, and that‟s all we want.

Choking on a Dream - BLAKC

“It‟s an okay first effort from a band that can do better, but the campus crowds will love this record, nevertheless”

- Deepti Unni.

“There‟s a no-nonsense „No, we don‟t wear rexin jackets‟ grungy sound to the band‟s debut album, Choking On A Dream………Despite it‟s weaknesses, Choking In A Dream is a worthwhile album from a band whose strength is sounding „live‟.”

- Indrajit Hazra.

2 and 1/2 out of 4 stars

- Luke Kenny

Also interviewed and reviewed in DNA, JAM Magazine, Asian Age, YUVA, Bombay Times, MiD DAY, IndianRock MP3, Chordvine, Split Magazine (last three online).

2011

Control Alt Delete @B69, Mumbai

Leeway launch Party, Hyderabad

Republic day celebration at O2, Indore

Jhondale college fest-Dombivili

Tribute to the beast III- B69, Mumbai

Symbiosis Institute of Media & Communication-Pune

Blakc- 4 year anniversary @Blue frog, Mumbai

Distortion Festival- SIES Nerul

Octaves festival- VCET Vasai

Riot Act festival- SFIT Borivili

Hard Rock Café- Mumbai

Medi Caps Institute- Indore

Domestic Aiport-Mumbai

Alternate Ego @ B69- Mumbai

Big Junction Jam festival- Bangalore (Palace Grounds)

Guitar.Inc Rock show II- Thane

Hard rock Café-Mumbai

Vh1 Spread the music-Candies-Mumbai

CRY Freedom concert-HRC-Mumbai

Find BLAKC online at

http://blakc.bandcamp.com/

www.facebook.com/blackattainment

www.youtube.com/blackattainment1

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'Solder' perform live in Hard Rock Cafe Bengaluru on Thursday, 28th June!

Solder is a Bangalore based band which was born with the intent of writing feel good songs, and belting them out “Live and Loud.”

The Indian sub-continent over the past decade has been nestling an independent music scene, and in 2009 Bangalore gave us SOLDER. Siddarth Abraham, Mark Escottee, Akhilesh Kumar, Joel Rozario and Samson Phillip got together by forces which they now like to call destiny, and started making music almost randomly, and Bangalore saw a band that played their music “Live and Loud” and contributing their two bits to the independent music movement on India.

With a line-up at equilibrium and a defined sound, the gigs and the competitions (runners up Strawberry Fields 2009, Bangalore Winners of Yamaha Asian Beats 2010, Bangalore Winners of Channel V Launchpad 2011) kept coming and with it Solder developed a reputation of being electric, energetic and fun on stage. The Solder show is like one big party, completely informal, with the feel good vibe, bringing the house down with funk, soul, rock and twenty-something energy. And with this passion for music and their ability to connect with their audiences, Solder started winning over fans at every gig they’ve played, and made audiences feel the vibe that they call “Live and Loud”!!

Often described as a unit of five drifters glued together by music, Solder was born with the intent of writing feel good songs, and belting them out “Live and Loud”. Their story started when two friends Mark Escottee and Joel Rozario, who then just disbanded a funk project they were part of, got together over a few drinks (or maybe a few more) and started talking about their music, and the need to start a new music project, which was to be later known to the world as Solder. They were joined by Akhilesh Kumar, a friend from University. Then one day Akhilesh got with him his kickboxing instructor Siddarth Abraham who had fronted a few bands that had their roots in classic rock to the jam room and Sid belted out whatever was written till then in his voice, the voice was awesome, the chemistry was super, and all systems were go, but they still lacked the low end or more commonly called the bass section. This was soon solved when Joel saw Samson Phillip at a local gig and invited him over to the jam room, when he came by we got our very own agent of funk and the line-up was complete. And might we add, PERFECT.


Now with all the varied influences bouncing off each other, Solder slowly created a sound space underlined by groove and layered with vocal melodies and harmonies, accompanied by screaming guitar licks and reverb laden drum sounds.


With their debut album in the pipeline, SOLDER will try and re-create the “Live and Loud” vibe on record, and when it does release we can all play it on loop and smile, and make the world a happy place.

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Rock To Retro on Friday, 22nd June!

Rock to Retro at Hard Rock Cafe Hyderabad on Friday, 22nd June! Move your feet to Retro as our DJ spins the show!!

Retro, during the 1990s, referred to a new genre of music, particularly dance music, popular in the U.S. at the time and originally termed New Wave music which was in part an outgrowth of the Punk rock genre of the late 1970s and early 1980s and Psychedelic genre of the late 1960s. Many of the songs and albums termed retro at the time came about during great advancement in the development of generating music electronically (that is, with computers and electronic equipment - or Electronic music - rather than with either traditional or electromechanical instruments) and the popularization of this type of music in the mainstream. Ideas as to how broad and inclusive the Retro category of music is varied; nonetheless, not all music - not even all dance music - from the decade of the 1990s were considered Retro music. Now, in fact, retro music refers only to music that came out of the retro era.

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LIVE GIG with One Nite Stand at HRC Bengaluru on 21st June'12

Watch Band Night One Nite Stand performing LIVE, 8 PM onwards

One Nite Stand is a Bangalore-based band, comprising Behram (Vocals/Bass Guitar), Hemanth (Guitars), Neville (Piano) and Abhilash (Drums). A journey that began back at the end of 2009, but is nowhere near coming to an end, One Nite Stand are growing in stature with each passing day. Known for their lively and energetic performances, this is a band that is now recognized as one of Bangalore’s most touted young bands.

Depending on the venue and requirements, their shows cover a variety of genres ranging from Soft Rock to Rock n’ Roll, throwing in some Reggae mixed with a little Contemporary and some Retro, a touch of Blues, a shout of Pop and even a bit of some thumping Disco! The crowd and fan following that they have slowly but steadily built up over the years is also widely varied, with people being anything between 16 and 70 years, and the after-effect of most shows is usually a number of encores, resulting in a One Night Stand that's totally worth it.

Known to bring an original twist into each track, the band never fails to surprise an audience and ensures that they stay hooked right through the show!

After having a good amount of experience and a good number of shows under their belt, the guys from Bangalore are always looking to push for more! One Nite Stand plays regularly at clubs around Bangalore like Hard Rock Café, Fireflies, Kyra Theatre, Opus, Opus in The Creek, Herbs and Spice, Love Shack, UB City, Bacchus, F&B, Take 5, Paparazzi, Pebbles, Gayatri Vihar, Palace Grounds, etc. and also in cities across India.

Besides the club shows around the country, the band is always looking to perform at parties, events, pre / post wedding parties, etc and are slowly building up a good reputation for this as well. Companies such the UB Group, Kingfisher, Black Dog, Red Bull, Jameson’s Whiskey, Absolut Vodka and Pearls to name a few.

Their first major gigs include sharing the stage with Australian Cricket Superstar, Brett Lee, The White Shoe Theory and Lucky Ali. Along with these, the band constantly performs at corporate and wedding parties as well as being chosen to play at the prelude to The Great Indian Octoberfest , an event where only the leading artists from around the country like Neha Bhasin, Shaan, DJ Aqeel & DJ Pearl to name a few, as well as some International acts like Poets of the Fall, Lacuna Coil & Bedouin Soundclash are chosen to play each year!

One Nite Stand recently headlined 2 major music festivals in India including the United By Music V10, which included  sharing the stage with the world famous Chicane(UK), known for their collaborations with Sir Tom Jones and Bryan Adams and the Pin Drop Music Festival, which was held at UB City and included Dj Ma Faiza and Playboy Supermodel Virag Voksan aka DJ Flower. The band played at the Premier of Shah Rukh Khan’s movie Ra.One and at the Launch of the Sandalwood (Kannada) Film Industry’s Moonlight Theatre at Bangalore’s Palace Grounds. Popular for open-air performances, the band has been the preferred choice for the International Marathons in the city, recently headlining the Bangalore International Midnight Marathon Festival, which had an attendance of over 10,000 people and also performing for the TCS WORLD 10Km Marathon at the Kanteerava Stadium, where even the Chief Minister shook a leg with the band.

One Nite Stand has become the popular choice to headline college festivals, particularly those which have a strong female attendance. The band recently headlined the Mount Carmel Girls’ College Festival – Cul Ah 2012, which was attended by thousands of screaming female fans - A definite sign of the band’s growing popularity with female audiences across the country.

Despite being primarily a cover band, One Nite Stand has become the first Indian band to have caught the attention of a leading record label from the United States and are now looking to take things a step further. The band is now in the process of recording their debut album, which will include some songs written and composed by the band itself. The aim is to get an even better response for this album and hopefully one day in the near future, push on to the International level. The band will be on their first International Tour comprising 8 overseas gigs within a span of just 12 days in September 2012.

One Nite Stand is driven with passion, energy, ambition and above all, a love for music and performing in front of thousands of people! After being recently featured in Newspapers such as Times of India, Hyderabad Times, Bangalore Times, DNA, Deccan Chronicle and Indian Express, the band is confident that more opportunities and doors will open for them in the near future on the national and international stage and are looking forward to grabbing these opportunities with both hands and pushing ahead!

For more information and photos of the band, visit www.facebook.com/onenitestandindia

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LIVE GIG with Galeej Gurus at HRC Hyderabad on 21st June'12

                     Watch Band Night Galeej Gurus performing LIVE, 9 PM onwards

THE GALEEJ GURUS – A Profile

The Galeej Gurus are a band that believes in exploring music and also to have as much fun as possible doing it. They have been on the circuit since 2000 and played over 500 gigs within and outside the country. After over nine years of touring and performing, the Galeej Gurus are working towards the release of their debut album in the first quarter of 2011.

The Galeej Gurus, in 2008, won SHAMAL - Dubai’s very own International Battle of the Bands and performed at the Dubai Desert Rock Festival (Asia’s Largest Music Festival) alongside Velvet Revolver, Muse, Korn, Machinehead, Killswitch Engage, As I Lay Dying and Slapshock. 

In India, the Galeej Gurus have also opened for legendary rockers such as MR. BIG and Deep Purple.

THE MUSIC

The band believes that their music genre can’t be classified; however critics have classified the band’s music as Indie, along with a host of other genres such as Alternative, Funk, and Blues-Rock. In the music of The Galeej Gurus, one can see such diverse influences as Led Zeppelin, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Eric Clapton, Steve Vai and Deep Purple. 

Originals: The band’s acclaimed originals include such popular numbers as Full Meals by the Wayside, Believe in Tomorrow, High Above, Better When Blown, Make Some Noise, Physiological Breakdown and several others.

KEY ACHIEVEMENTS  

- In March 2010, the Rolling Stone magazine featured the Galeej Gurus as one of ‘India’s Hottest Bands’.

- The Galeej Gurus opened for the legendary rock band ‘MR. BIG’ on October 10, 2009 in Bangalore.

STRATEGIC PARTNERS:

GIBSON: Gibson strongly believes in the band’s talent and growth and in 2008 signed the Galeej Gurus to an Exclusive Artist deal.  The band will now have access to Gibson instruments for all live shows and performances.

AKG: In July 2009, AKG (A Harman International Company) also tied up with the Galeej Gurus. The band will now endorse AKG products exclusively, specifically microphones, headphones, in-ear monitor systems and wireless microphone systems.

THE BAND MEMBERS:

Nathan Lee Harris - Singer / Song Writing  / Lyricist

The voice of the band, Nathan was the Galeej Gurus’ original drummer. After juggling between the sticks and his vocal chords for nearly six years, he is now the band’s frontman. He has proven his worth as a good showman and has crowds delighted with his wacky, witty and wild showmanship on stage. His influences include RHCP, Gun 'n' Roses, Bon Jovi, Prince and Robbie Williams. Nathan currently works at Microsoft as a language specialist. He also likes to dabble in Intercultural and behavioural skills training too.

Matthew Harris - Bass Guitar

A thoroughly experimental bassist, Matthew has been teasing the lower octaves for around 10 years now, and is the backbone of the band. Being a fan of rock and modern guitar funk, most of the Galeej riffs and runs originate from him and his constant concern is finding new ways to present Galeej compositions.

Matthew also runs an Event Management firm.  

Ananth Menon - Guitars / Vocals

Along  with Nathan  and Matthew, Ananth is the band's  third  founding member. He has been playing the six strings for more than 8 years, and is particularly fascinated with the blues. He enjoys all sorts of music and has even been briefly involved with commercial Tamil and Telugu cinema music .  He draws influences primarily from the blues and rock and roll era, although he is also an avid listener of Indian classical music. 

Naveen Thomas Joseph - Guitars                                                                                                    

Generally acknowledged as the most technically proficient and savvy musician in the band,  Naveen  has  played  with  the  popular Chennai  band  Molotov  Cocktail and Bangalore - based  Parousia. He has a reputation as one of the finest guitarists in Bangalore city and is heavily influenced by progressive rock, Jazz Fusion and Funk music domains.

His influences include: Dream Theater, T.O.P, Symphony X, Iona, Killswitch Engage, Dave Matthews Band, Maroon 5, Muse, Pain of Salvation, Pearl Jam, Porcupine Tree, Steely Dan, Sting, Tool, Toto, Tommy Emmanuel, Steve Vai, Lee Ritenour, Steve Lukather, Nuno Bettencourt, Guthrie Govan, Steve Morse, Scott Henderson, Andy Timmons, Eric Johnson, Robben Ford, Greg Howe, 

Kishan Balaji – Drums. 

Kishan is influenced by a wide range of music and he particularly appreciates the idea of “free style improvisation.” A full time musician by occupation, he is also the drummer for the popular bands Caesar’s Palace, Bhoomi and Extinct Reflections. His jazz influences play a big role in his technique on the skins. 

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LIVE GIG with The Thrillers - Tribute to Michael Jackson at HRC Mumbai on 21st June'12

Watch Band Night with The Thrillers dedicate a Tribute to MJ LIVE, 8.30 PM onwards

RohanSequeira: Vocals

Majorly influenced by Michael Jackson, a young Rohan decided early that he wanted to entertain. And who better to learn from than the king of pop. Rohan has since fronted popular pop bands like Infra Red and Aqua flow over the years and has now started performing his own music too.

Shannon Pereira: Lead Guitars

Shannon is one of the most flashiest guitar players in india. His sense of performance has been influenced in a big way by MJ's music and an avid dancer too, Shannon, formerly of the Works and now a sessions guitar player with several names like Manasi Scott and Neha Bhasin, is sometimes known to bust out a dance move while playing his guitar.

Agnelo Picardo: Drums

Perhaps the most talented of the bunch, Aggie is a trumpet player, keyboard player, percussions, songwriter all rolled into one. Although his passion is drumming and he is well known in the circuit for playing with bands like Depth and Dischordian as well as backing up names like Caralisa Monteiro and Rabbi Shergill.

Howard Pereira: Guitars, Backing Vocals

Howard is known for his bluesy guitar playing with bands like Overhung and Dischordian. Not many know that he developed his ear for music by singing along to a lot of old school Rn'B which of course included a healthy dose of Michael Jackson.

Joel Crasto: Keys

Joel comes across as an unassuming quiet chap until he's behind a keyboard. The young man's talent has him playing regularly with a plethora of artist as a sessions player for popular bands like Sector 8 and 5th Octave.

Crosby Fernandes: Bass

Crosby is well known bassist from the music indie scene having played with bands like Freedom, Vayu and now Paravayu. His playing is versatile and diverse and has no issues providing the backbone for any type of music from rap to funk.

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LIVE GIG with Nerverek and Friends - Tribute to Michael Jackson at HRC New Delhi on 21st June'12

Watch Band Night Nerverek and Friends dedicate a Tribute to MJ LIVE, 8 PM onwards

NerveRek is a 4-piece Progressive Rock band, formed originally by Arjun Dhanraj in August 2003, in Chennai. They have been playing their trade for almost 10 years now and stand at the forefront of the South Indian rock circuit and Progressive Rock in India.Over the years, NerveRek has gone place to place, winning contests, fans and critics over with their groovy music and energetic live acts. Notable achievements include winning CRI 2007 and ultimately opening for big names such as Iron Maiden, Scorpions and Pain of Salvation, cumulatively entertaining over 1 Lax people in just three shows. At the moment, NerveRek has taken a break from the hectic gigging scene, to focus on the long overdue album, ‘Forever Endeavour’. While there is no set date for release, it is one of the most anticipated albums in the Indian Progressive Rock circuit.

NerveRek:

Arjun Dhanraj: (On Vocals)

Arjun is the founder of, and core composer for NerveRek. He has been musically inclined since the age of 3 when he first started singing and eventually went on to become a guitarist as well. Being a self taught musician, his main strength was musical composition, and having influences such as Michael Jackson, Nirvana, Iron Maiden, Pain of Salvation and the likes, he has developed a unique style and is ever evolving as a composer and musician. Arjun has also featured in a couple of Bollywood movies, ‘My Friend Pinto’ being the most recent. 

Ritesh Dharmaraj: (On Drums)

Ritesh is a second generation musician who kept his talents hidden for many years. Having an elder brother as a bass guitarist, Ritesh has been involved in the music circuit even before formally making a debut. Secretly working on his drumming, acoustic guitar playing and vocal skills, Ritesh featured as a guest drummer for many big names such as ‘Junkyard Groove’, ‘Powder in the Ashtray’, etc, eventually finding permanent spots in bands such as ‘Afterburn’ & ‘NerveRek’. He is a multi-talented musician and a perfectionist and has played a huge part in NerveRek’s success.

Ishaan Krishna: (On Bass)

Ishaan has been playing in the Bombay circuit for over 5 years now, and has represented several bands and pop icons in this time. Featuring on sets with artists like Shibani Kashyap and the likes, Ishaan has even treaded into the Bollywood scene. Ishaan joined NerveRek in early 2008 and has been extremely participative in the compositions as well as lyrical assistance of the band. 

Friends:

Daniel Rego: (On Guitar)

Daniel Kenneth Rego started his musical journey at the age of 9, finding himself deeply absorbed in the music of the 70s and 80s, and the idols and pathbreakers of the era. Devoting himself to the guitar from an early age, and devouring all musical academic material he could find, he soon realised his potential at the instrument and music in general, and thus began a lifelong commitment. After coming to widespread public recognition as a member of Mumbai-based metal veterans Demonic Resurrection, Daniel has recently embarked on a career as a session musician, contributing his musicality to live acts across a wide range of genres and settings, as well as composing original instrumental material to further develop and showcase his aesthetics.

Cedric D’Sa: (On Keyboards )

Cedric ‘Ced’ D’Sahas established himself as a musician with a solid grounding in almost all genres of music. His career spans to almost three decades, which includes many eclectic and innovative stage performances, recordings and television appearances. Ced has performed at some of the most prestigious venues around India and abroad and also with some renowned musicians of our own country and from around the world like the great Ustaad Nusrat FatehAli Khan, Dave Stewart of the Eurythmics, Yamaha Endorsee and the world’s premiere jazz guitarist Mike Stern and India’s first Pop icon Lucky Ali to name a few. He also performed as part of the house band in the Indian Television show ‘Movers and Shakers’.

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LIVE GIG with Band Hellwind at HRC Pune on 21st June'12

Watch Band Night Hellwind performing LIVE, 8 PM onwards

In the immortal words of AC/DC- 'Rock n' roll ain't noise pollution, rock n' roll ain'tgonna die'. United by their love for wailing guitars, pounding drums, leather and the spirit of the 80s, Hellwind is a motley crew of musicians from Mumbai who love to rock n' roll. Hailing from various veteran bands around Mumbai (Demonic Resurrection, Workshop, Spook,  Reptilian Death, Albatross, Colossus, Apollonian Quest, Zephyr), the members of the band have trained under the tutelage of the various Gods of Rock and take immense pleasure in showcasing their wizardry before you.

So expect the theatrics of KISS, the hooks of DefLeppard, the melodies of Poison, the groove of Van Halen and the banshee wails of Judas Priest. Moreover, since the band is on an eternal quest to turn everything they touch into a riffalicious masterpiece, expect their own spin on popular commercial hits as well.

So grab those tight clothes, put on your make-up, grab a few beers and head down for our show. Because if you look hard enough, the 80s never died...the decade only lay dormant somewhere deep within you. And now, the beast begins to rise again! Rock or die!

Hellwind is:

Akshay Deodhar-The Vocal Viscount

Rajarshi Bhattacharyya- The Samurai of Shred

Kiron Kumar- The Creature of Riff Lagoon

Riju Dasgupta- Doctor Groove

Sahil Makhija- The Demon on Drums

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