Unplugged

A popular acoustic band from Delhi, Unplugged draw their musical influences and inspiration from rock, folk and country music. They are a collaboration between Aditya Jassi (lead singer, songwriter and guitarist), Manish Gunthey (singer and guitarist), Ashwani Verma (drums) and Abhay Sharma (saxophone). The band performs a mix of Bollywood contemporary covers and retro Hindi music, English pop, rock and contemporary music. Unplugged entrals audiences with their outstanding musical performances.

Recently, they opened for singer Guru Randhawa at India’s Biggest Food Festival – The Grub Fest. Other venues they have also performed at are The Flying Saucer Café, Monkey Bar, Depot 48, The Electric Room and Farzi Café.

Thermal and a Quarter

Thermal And A Quarter (TAAQ) is a path-breaking band from Bangalore, India. TAAQ describes its music as ‘Bangalore Rock’; an eclectic mix of genres with a sensibility that is uniquely global while retaining the essence of this South Indian city. Through the last decade they have played all over India and toured across the world from London, to Dublin, New York, Dallas, Hong Kong, Singapore, Bahrain, Maldives and many more. They have released seven studio albums and opened for acts like Guns N’ Roses and Deep Purple, and won several awards for individual musicianship as well as overall contribution to Indian Rock.

Live, TAAQ delivers an unforgettable, immersive musical experience. TAAQ’s hard-hitting lyrics and fluid improvised style makes every gig unique.

When Chai Met Toast

A band that repute themselves as being infectiously happy. When Chai Met Toast takes inspiration from the lighter side of life to create music that is heart-warming, happy and smile worthy. Ashwin Gopakumar is on vocals, Achyuth Jaigopal on guitar/banjo, Sailesh Pai on drums and Palee Francis is on keyboards. The newest band from the land of coconuts, they gained fans quickly with a special acoustic setup and a unique band of infectious happy music which transcends age, genre and even language.

Parvaaz

Their music, while rooted in the best traditions of rock takes the listener on uninhibited flights to spaces that traverse folk, blues and psychedelia, wrapped in an ambient sound that is familiar yet elusive. The band comprises of Khalid Ahamed (vocals & guitar), Kashif Iqbal (guitar & vocals), Sachin Banandur (drums & percussion) and Fidel D’Souza (bass guitar). They were awarded best band in Sennheiser Top 50, and over the years Parvaaz has played to packed and sold out venues across India.

Rabbi Shergill

Rabbi Shergill is known for enchanting the crowds with his live performances (MTV unplugged 2011, Windsong 2012 and countless others) he remains a performer of a kind. Since the starting of his own Odd One Out Records, with the release of the stand-alone ‘Tun Milen’ in 2015, Rabbi has been occupied with the creation of self-directed and audio-visual projects and calls of literature. His fourth album is now under productions and shall soon blow us all away like its predecessors.

Right Se Dekh - Anshu Mor

Right Se Dekh is Anshu Mor’s 3rd standup comedy solo since he left his fancy job as head of Xbox Business at Microsoft in 2016 to pursue his passion of being a standup comedian

In this brand new stand up comedy show, Anshu talks candidly about things that he finds amusing, weird or frustrating! From super bikes to cheating on his wife, from dating to marriage, from sushi to birth of chopsticks, from 1972 to 2018, this solo special is a hilarious collection of stories and is his most honest & twisted view of the world we live in!

In just 1.5 years, Anshu Mor has been recognised as the rising star of Indian standup comedy scene. His clean, observational & storytelling style of comedy has been appreciated across all age groups and all audience types.

Suraj Jagan

Born in Trichur, Kerala, he is best known as one of the pioneers of the Indian Rock scene. With a career spanning from 1988 to present, he has established himself as a versatile singer with songs ranging from the Stardust award winning ‘Give me some sunshine’ (3 idiots) to rock songs, ‘Zehreelay’ (Rock On) & India’s introduction to “dub step”, “Aafaton Ke Parinde’ from the film Ishaqzaade. He has also had the great honor of singing for the legendary music composer Ilaiyaraaja, for the critically acclaimed 2015 Bollywood film ‘Shamitabh’ and also worked with Grammy Award winner – Padamshree PT, Vishwa Mohan Bhatt and his son Saurabh Bhatt.

Suraj was the front man of a few English rock bands and has leant his voice to at least 260 jingles including the famous ‘Hutch – You & I’ and ‘Vodafone – Happy to help’ campaigns and to a track for the Indian release of Ang Lee’s Oscar winning film ‘Life of Pi’.

BRYDEN-PARTH

Bryden-Parth is the coming together of two musicians from Western and Indian Classical backgrounds, creating an exciting cross-genre musical experience. Having worked together extensively with The Raghu Dixit Project, they have collaborated and performed at some of the major music festivals across the world. Between the two of them, they have over 1000 live concerts to their credit.

Essentially, the duo is Bryden’s many years of experience in the western music scene, heavily influenced by gospel harmonies, along with Parth’s keen understanding of the Indian Classic music scene, presented in a contemporary way.

Earlier this year, the duo was signed by KWAN, one of the biggest talent management companies in the country.

Based out of Bangalore, Bryden and Parth spend their time between lie performances and studio work. Together, they are a representation of contemporary Indian music at its best.

AuroraSonic - Anttu & Johannes on the Kantele

AuroraSonic Ltd. is an instrument manufacturer which is developing a new type of string instruments designed for intuitive music creation. The new instruments are based on kantele, the national instrument of Finland.

Anttu Koistinen (b. 1993) is a Finnish electric kantele player. Anttu was the 1st player in Finland to play pop/rock music with kantele, and he has been in a major role to renew the public perception about kantele by showing how versatile the instrument can be in different music genres. Nowadays he is working as the CEO in AuroraSonic Ltd.

Johannes Kaira is electronic musician, instrument developer and architect who specialises in creative thinking and free improvisation with multiple instruments. He is the mastermind of the innovations in the new instruments made by AuroraSonic Ltd.

SHUBHANGI JOSHI COLLECTIVE

Having extensively performed across India and overseas, The Shubhangi Joshi Collective’s rich music cuts across geography. With thought provoking lyrics and a fresh, contemporary Indie pop sound, the band has gained an ardent listener base, homegrown and beyond borders alike.

The year 2017 saw the Collective gaining international notice, with Shubhangi being selected from amongst thousands of applicants for a coveted mentorship program in Los Angeles with Grammy winning producers and musicians like Walter Afanasieff, Kenny G and more.

The band traveled to Bhutan earlier this year to represent India on a four-city tour of the country. Their highly anticipated debut album – Babelfish, is slated for released in February 2019, for which Joshi played at festivals and venues across San Francisco, Utah and Los Angeles in 2018 for the pre-launch promotional tour.

HARI & SUKHMANI

A trained Hindustani classical vocalist from the Rampur Gharana (a classical music tradition of India), Sukhmani Malik has a voice dense with character, and doesn’t fail to strike you as stirringly powerful. Hari Singh, a prolific singer, producer and audio engineer, has unique electronic skills that straight grab the listeners’ heart.

The two-combine eclecticism with a curiously contemporary take on traditional folk songs from the land of Punjab. Their sound is ambitious and unique blend of folk music fused with ambient Electronica.

Hari & Sukhmani’s music resonates with their soulful sincere and cultured touch. Born of an inherently classical and folk contour it can touch the deepest cords of a crowd, traversing the enigmatic solemnity of all that makes India and its music closer to the outside world now than ever before.

Spiraling from the city of Chandigarh in India, Hari & Sukhmani are a young and ambitious duo who plan to take Punjabi folk music from the yester-years into the future, from New Delhi to New York.

PARIKRAMA

Parikrama is a legendary rock band, playing basically Classic Rock based music fused with Indian instruments like the Tabla and the violin and has been around for 27 years. The band has done more than 3000 shows till date in India and worldwide. Including countries like USA, Russia, Canada, Vietnam, Ethiopia, Oman, Bhutan, Singapore and many more.

Parikrama had a very successful tour of the UK where they were promoted by none other than Iron Maiden and their legendary manager Mr Rod Smallwood. Iron Maide saw Parikrama at Bangalore, and you can hear what they thought of the band in the documentary shot on Parikrama by BBC “Desi DNA” in the UK.

Iron Maiden also invited Parikrama to seven shows in the UK including the mighty Download Festival and venues like Rio (Leeds), The Underground (Camden), The Peel (Kingston) etc.

SOUNDARYA JAYCHANDRAN

Soundarya Jayachandran’s music is a blend of bluesy rock, pop and soul, with a touch of the Indian classics. She holds an eight-year training in Carnatic music, 6 grades in guitar and a professional certificate in vocal performance from A R Rahman’s School of Music.

Having written her own music since the age of fifteen, she recorded her first EP “Shades of Revival” that released in May 2013 and is available for sale on iTunes and other online stores worldwide. Soundarya has been the youngest panelist on the International Entrepreneurial meet, Surge. She has performed across the country with accomplished musicians like Ehsaan Noraani & Loy Mendonsa.

THAIKKUDAM BRIDGE

Thaikkudam Bridge is a rock band with a soundscape built upon elements of folk and classical sounds of India interspersed, at times, with layers of progressive, pop, ambient and electronic textures. With a 15-member ensemble cast that includes three sound engineers, the band’s strength lies in its versatility and unpredictability thanks to six vocalists and six instrumentalists from the length and breadth of the country, each of whom brings on board, a wealth of diverse musical, linguistic and cultural influences thus creating a unique musical experience that is truly global in nature yet local in idea.

Navarasam, their debut album was released in 2016 and it has ten songs in all. Navarasam is an assortment of songs that talks of dreary existentialism, socio-political commentaries, rebellion, freedom and of the human spirit of oneness

The second album, Namah, a dream project in the making was released in 2018. Namah is a collaborative featuring legendary artists from around the globe! #bethebridge

MAATIBAANI

A collaborative duo of Nirali Kartik and Kartik Shahi, Maatibaani is what happens when Folk meets Contemporary. The literal meaning is “the languages of the earth.” From writing amazing songs featuring lyrics and verses of Kabir, Bulleh Shah, Mirabai and more, their songs speak to the Indian Diaspora of both India and beyond.

Their videos are equally compelling, featuring collaborations with some of the most unique and unknown talents from across the globe, making them some of the hottest talents who write original music and have a solid subscriber base on their digital channels.

They have performed across the globe – from the Netherlands, Greece, USA, to Singapore, Pune, Udaipur, Benaras and many more places.