Most college students, over a period of time, learn the art of balancing their studies and their passion. The members of Indo-Western band of Dayananda Sagar Institutions are no different.
Called Samudra, the band has been in existence for over a year now, and the members have more than managed to capture the hearts of youngsters from not only their college but also from other colleges.
During a hectic exam schedule, the band recently got an opportunity to play for a very big crowd at Phoenix Mall. Interacting with Metrolife, lead vocalist Joel Baptist, says that last year the eight-member band went through many changes.
"We first started off as a rock band. But we got our violinist, who gave the band a whole new stream. Then we got a guitarist, two tabla players and even a Hindustani vocalist and before we knew it, we were an Indo-Western band," says Joel.
No doubt, the response they have been getting from colleges all over is also great.
"A lot of people like the way we present our numbers and some of the striking factors are the Indian instruments. We recently won five competitions in a row and that's really encouraging.There was a large crowd at the mall to watch our performance. We have been invited to perform at various malls but generally, we don't see that much crowd but this particular performance was special as we had people waiting for us," he adds.
Though some of them had exams, the team pulled together some time to practise and then presented close to 12 songs on the day.
The satisfaction the members get from music is something the band says it can't describe.
"But studies too are important. And we always help each other out. All of us are from different semesters. So when needed, we sit and help each other out and even teach our junior members," he says.
While they mainly do cover songs and give it their own twist, Samudra also aims at singing only Indian language songs.
"We want to perform songs from all Indian languages. We do Kannada, Tamil, Telugu and even Hindi. We want to incorporate more languages," he adds. Soon, the band will be presenting its very first composition. It recently won a national level competition organised by a music channel, the final of which will be held in Goa.
"It's a proud moment for us as we will be the only band representing Bangalore in that competition. We have composed a special Hindi song on respecting women and we want to dedicate it to the Delhi rape victim," says Joel.
Megha Shenoy
Called Samudra, the band has been in existence for over a year now, and the members have more than managed to capture the hearts of youngsters from not only their college but also from other colleges.
During a hectic exam schedule, the band recently got an opportunity to play for a very big crowd at Phoenix Mall. Interacting with Metrolife, lead vocalist Joel Baptist, says that last year the eight-member band went through many changes.
"We first started off as a rock band. But we got our violinist, who gave the band a whole new stream. Then we got a guitarist, two tabla players and even a Hindustani vocalist and before we knew it, we were an Indo-Western band," says Joel.
No doubt, the response they have been getting from colleges all over is also great.
"A lot of people like the way we present our numbers and some of the striking factors are the Indian instruments. We recently won five competitions in a row and that's really encouraging.There was a large crowd at the mall to watch our performance. We have been invited to perform at various malls but generally, we don't see that much crowd but this particular performance was special as we had people waiting for us," he adds.
Though some of them had exams, the team pulled together some time to practise and then presented close to 12 songs on the day.
The satisfaction the members get from music is something the band says it can't describe.
"But studies too are important. And we always help each other out. All of us are from different semesters. So when needed, we sit and help each other out and even teach our junior members," he says.
While they mainly do cover songs and give it their own twist, Samudra also aims at singing only Indian language songs.
"We want to perform songs from all Indian languages. We do Kannada, Tamil, Telugu and even Hindi. We want to incorporate more languages," he adds. Soon, the band will be presenting its very first composition. It recently won a national level competition organised by a music channel, the final of which will be held in Goa.
"It's a proud moment for us as we will be the only band representing Bangalore in that competition. We have composed a special Hindi song on respecting women and we want to dedicate it to the Delhi rape victim," says Joel.
Megha Shenoy