'We are about feel good music'
15 Nov 2012 9:25 PM GMT
Santana seems to have given Delhi a taste for rock for sure. And now Delhiites will get a chance to listen to Five 8 — a glam / Progressive Rock band from the city. The band has Robin Mathew on vocals, Aveleon Vaz on drums, Pranav on guitars, Steve Peter on bass and Shiv Ahuja on keyboards.
Millennium Post caught up with the band members before their performance. Here are excerpts from an interview:
How did all of you get together?
We were all a part of the Kirori Mal College Music Society where the band was initially formed in 2005. But it was only in 2007 that we started playing our own music in the Delhi University circuit. After graduating, we started doing gigs in pubs. Our band was started with the idea of performing our own music and of course we also did a few covers.
How would you define your music?
Essentially it is pop funk as a genre. Our music is all about feel good music. It is hip, happy, funky. Overall, it is about having a good time.
What will you be performing today?
E.P. and some of our new compositions. This time we have also roped in Pranav for guitars in place of our official guitarist, who is studying music in Chennai.
What is the USP of your band?
The fact that our sound is ever evolving. We keep innovating our songs and also rework our older numbers.
Why Five 8?
Actually, Five 8 is a musical term, a time signature. It was once during a competition that our drummer randomly played the Five 8 and we are kind of stuck with it ever since. It is just that we never decided to change it since.
Who composes the music? Also what story does it tell?
Most of our lyrics is written by Robin Mathew, our vocalist and the drummer Aveleon Vaz. But all of us contribute to the lyrics. Earlier, we wrote on everything under the sun. But over time, we started focusing on our surroundings and added critical commentary about the society.
Tell us one thing your band is completely addicted to...
Food. We draw our inspiration when we hang out together and food is one factor we cannot do without. When we jam we go to our drummer Aveleon’s house where his parents are quite supportive. He is a Goan and his mother cooks us a lot of Goan dishes.
What next?
More gigs. This time of the year is really busy so probably more gigs. Also as a band, we do not have high and lofty ideas of conquering the world music, but this is not to say we are not serious. We take music very seriously but for us it is all about having a quality time jamming and creating good music.
DETAIL
At: Hard Rock Cafe, DLF Place, Saket
When: 15 November
Timings: 9 pm onwards
Phone: 47158888
Millennium Post caught up with the band members before their performance. Here are excerpts from an interview:
How did all of you get together?
We were all a part of the Kirori Mal College Music Society where the band was initially formed in 2005. But it was only in 2007 that we started playing our own music in the Delhi University circuit. After graduating, we started doing gigs in pubs. Our band was started with the idea of performing our own music and of course we also did a few covers.
How would you define your music?
Essentially it is pop funk as a genre. Our music is all about feel good music. It is hip, happy, funky. Overall, it is about having a good time.
What will you be performing today?
E.P. and some of our new compositions. This time we have also roped in Pranav for guitars in place of our official guitarist, who is studying music in Chennai.
What is the USP of your band?
The fact that our sound is ever evolving. We keep innovating our songs and also rework our older numbers.
Why Five 8?
Actually, Five 8 is a musical term, a time signature. It was once during a competition that our drummer randomly played the Five 8 and we are kind of stuck with it ever since. It is just that we never decided to change it since.
Who composes the music? Also what story does it tell?
Most of our lyrics is written by Robin Mathew, our vocalist and the drummer Aveleon Vaz. But all of us contribute to the lyrics. Earlier, we wrote on everything under the sun. But over time, we started focusing on our surroundings and added critical commentary about the society.
Tell us one thing your band is completely addicted to...
Food. We draw our inspiration when we hang out together and food is one factor we cannot do without. When we jam we go to our drummer Aveleon’s house where his parents are quite supportive. He is a Goan and his mother cooks us a lot of Goan dishes.
What next?
More gigs. This time of the year is really busy so probably more gigs. Also as a band, we do not have high and lofty ideas of conquering the world music, but this is not to say we are not serious. We take music very seriously but for us it is all about having a quality time jamming and creating good music.
DETAIL
At: Hard Rock Cafe, DLF Place, Saket
When: 15 November
Timings: 9 pm onwards
Phone: 47158888
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