{"id":3860,"date":"2022-02-07T15:50:05","date_gmt":"2022-02-07T10:20:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sudeepaudio.com\/saundcheck\/?p=3860"},"modified":"2022-02-07T15:53:09","modified_gmt":"2022-02-07T10:23:09","slug":"indie-music-heads-to-mainstream","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sudeepaudio.com\/saundcheck\/indie-music-heads-to-mainstream\/","title":{"rendered":"Independent music heads towards mainstream"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"bsf_rt_marker\"><\/div><p>Artist <em>Tirthankar Poddar<\/em>, more popularly known to listeners as <strong>2Blue<\/strong>, has been on India\u2019s music scene for several decades now. As his latest effort, he sang the Indian Post anthem, \u201c<strong>Aaya Aapka Daakiya<\/strong>\u201d, which was <em>played on January 26, 2022<\/em>, <strong>India\u2019s 73rd Republic Day<\/strong>, as a backdrop to India Post\u2019s return to the annual parade at Rajpath, New Delhi, after 17 years, with a well-deserved focus on women empowerment.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The India Post float<\/strong> showcased their women employees alongside a traditional red-letter box, now commemorating 167 years of service. The moment of national pride was aptly described by Swati Pandey, the Postmaster General of the Mumbai region, as: \u201cNothing is more empowering (for us) than a postwoman leading from the front.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3862\" style=\"width: 153px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3862\" class=\"wp-image-3862 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.sudeepaudio.com\/saundcheck\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/2Blue-brought-Orchida-Mukherjees-composition-to-life-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"143\" height=\"143\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sudeepaudio.com\/saundcheck\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/2Blue-brought-Orchida-Mukherjees-composition-to-life-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sudeepaudio.com\/saundcheck\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/2Blue-brought-Orchida-Mukherjees-composition-to-life-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.sudeepaudio.com\/saundcheck\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/2Blue-brought-Orchida-Mukherjees-composition-to-life-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.sudeepaudio.com\/saundcheck\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/2Blue-brought-Orchida-Mukherjees-composition-to-life-320x320.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.sudeepaudio.com\/saundcheck\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/2Blue-brought-Orchida-Mukherjees-composition-to-life.jpg 496w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 143px) 100vw, 143px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-3862\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Orchida Mukherjee<\/p><\/div>\n<p>So, too, it was behind the scenes as the person supporting India Post\u2019s initiative was composer\/lyricist <strong>Orchida Mukherjee<\/strong>, a Postal Assistant in the Circle Office at Kolkata, who tracked 2Blue on January 11 and spoke about wanting him to sing \u201cAaya Aapka Daakiya\u201d by sharing her composition and lyrics [<em>Kholke darwaza dekho aaya aapka daakiya<\/em>]. In working overnight, 2Blue sent across a demo through email to Mukherjee. Over the next 36 hours, with <strong>Johaan John Thekkan<\/strong> handling production, the product was ready and the rest, as they say, is history\u2026<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3863\" style=\"width: 185px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3863\" class=\"wp-image-3863\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sudeepaudio.com\/saundcheck\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/2Blue-and-Johann-John-Thekkan-collaborated-on-the-India-Post-initiative-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sudeepaudio.com\/saundcheck\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/2Blue-and-Johann-John-Thekkan-collaborated-on-the-India-Post-initiative-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sudeepaudio.com\/saundcheck\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/2Blue-and-Johann-John-Thekkan-collaborated-on-the-India-Post-initiative-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.sudeepaudio.com\/saundcheck\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/2Blue-and-Johann-John-Thekkan-collaborated-on-the-India-Post-initiative-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.sudeepaudio.com\/saundcheck\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/2Blue-and-Johann-John-Thekkan-collaborated-on-the-India-Post-initiative-320x320.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.sudeepaudio.com\/saundcheck\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/2Blue-and-Johann-John-Thekkan-collaborated-on-the-India-Post-initiative.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 175px) 100vw, 175px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-3863\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">2Blue w\/ Johann Thekan<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Meanwhile, for those yet uninitiated with the talent of 2Blue, he was born in Agartala, but is currently based in Mumbai, and his musical career speaks of an intriguing story: until 2014, 2Blue served as Vice President of an IT company but, more importantly on his creative side, he moved from fronting rock band <strong>Vayu<\/strong> to going solo. In all this, 2Blue&#8217;s career has largely been defined by his live performances and, with it, 2Blue is also a writer, motivational speaker, and an actor\u2026so far!<\/p>\n<p>Even by residing abroad, what remains within Indians is nationalistic fervour and so it is with Singapore-based <strong>Druv Kent <\/strong>as, also for Republic Day, he re-launched a song from 2019,\u00a0the easy listening, mid-tempo sounds of \u2013 and the inspirational \u2013 \u00a0\u201cHindustan Meri Jaan\u201d which, says Kent, is \u201ca song to the country of my birth \u2013 India \u2013 that still defines who I am every day\u201d. With music arrangements and composition by Kent, he has co-written the lyrics with Hina Joshi, resulting in this superb multi-lingual song.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2759\" style=\"width: 140px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2759\" class=\"wp-image-2759 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.sudeepaudio.com\/saundcheck\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Druv-Kent-275x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"130\" height=\"142\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sudeepaudio.com\/saundcheck\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Druv-Kent-275x300.jpg 275w, https:\/\/www.sudeepaudio.com\/saundcheck\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Druv-Kent.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 130px) 100vw, 130px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2759\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Druv Kent<\/p><\/div>\n<p>For those not aware of Druv Kent, he was born and raised in Kolkata, went to boarding school in Dehradun, and attended college in the U.S. As a child, Kent trained in Hindustani vocals, drums, and tabla; however, Druv\u2019s ear was always drawn towards Western sounds. \u201cMy heart was in vocals and percussion,\u201d recalls Kent, \u201cbut I played guitar and keyboards more as compositional tools rather than for performing purposes\u201d. In 2012, Druv sang for a Bollywood song with Agnee, the Pune-based Hindi rock band (\u201cPaa Paraa Paa\u201d from the soundtrack of \u2018Aalaap\u2019). Apart from music, he had an interest in strategic and financial consulting, culminating in Kent becoming an investment banker in Singapore, a city where currently resides.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, in continuing with the India theme, a quartet with the unlikely name of <strong>Groovedarshan<\/strong> released their debut single, \u201c<strong>Namaste<\/strong>\u201d, on January 28. Based in Mumbai, the band consists of <strong>Aditya Ashwath<\/strong> (guitar\/bass\/vocals), <strong>Pankaj Tak<\/strong> (guitar\/bass), <strong>Shabarish Garg<\/strong> (percussions\/drums), and <strong>Yash Chittal<\/strong> (guitar\/bass).<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3864\" style=\"width: 204px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3864\" class=\"wp-image-3864 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.sudeepaudio.com\/saundcheck\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Groovedarshan_Photo1_Pankaj-03.02.22-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"194\" height=\"194\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sudeepaudio.com\/saundcheck\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Groovedarshan_Photo1_Pankaj-03.02.22-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sudeepaudio.com\/saundcheck\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Groovedarshan_Photo1_Pankaj-03.02.22-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.sudeepaudio.com\/saundcheck\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Groovedarshan_Photo1_Pankaj-03.02.22-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.sudeepaudio.com\/saundcheck\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Groovedarshan_Photo1_Pankaj-03.02.22-320x320.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.sudeepaudio.com\/saundcheck\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Groovedarshan_Photo1_Pankaj-03.02.22.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 194px) 100vw, 194px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-3864\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Groovedarshan<\/p><\/div>\n<p>In discussing the evolution of \u2018Namaste\u2019, co-founder Aditya Ashwath, and the member behind their music production, lyrics, and vocals, explains: \u201cAs the word and its gesture are widely used throughout the Indian subcontinent as a form of greeting, acknowledging, and welcoming, inspired the group to name their debut release as \u2018Namaste\u2019 and celebrate a new beginning to the sonic and visual world of Groovedarshan.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In describing the song as an amalgamation of Psychedelic Rock, World Fusion, Jazz, and Blues, Ashwath adds: \u201cIt is a groovy collage where the bass section drives the mood of the song while the vocals, guitars, drums, and sonic gestures help in bringing out more colours as the song progresses.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;\u2019Namaste\u2019 began as a crazy journey with the boys,\u201d adds drummer Shabarish Garg, \u201c[in] exploring world music. It started as a week-long experiment of staying together, and jamming, and the song is basically the result of the madness we had.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In complementing his fellow members\u2019 sentiments, guitarist\/bassist Yash Chittal explains: &#8220;\u2019Namaste\u2019 reminds me that it\u2019s about the journey and not so much about the destination\u2026 like a road trip that the band took inside a room and travelled through ideas and feelings to finally reach this song.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-3865\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sudeepaudio.com\/saundcheck\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Groovedarshan_Namaste-artwork_Pankaj-03.02.22-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"168\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sudeepaudio.com\/saundcheck\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Groovedarshan_Namaste-artwork_Pankaj-03.02.22-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.sudeepaudio.com\/saundcheck\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Groovedarshan_Namaste-artwork_Pankaj-03.02.22-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.sudeepaudio.com\/saundcheck\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Groovedarshan_Namaste-artwork_Pankaj-03.02.22-80x80.png 80w, https:\/\/www.sudeepaudio.com\/saundcheck\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Groovedarshan_Namaste-artwork_Pankaj-03.02.22-320x320.png 320w, https:\/\/www.sudeepaudio.com\/saundcheck\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Groovedarshan_Namaste-artwork_Pankaj-03.02.22.png 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 168px) 100vw, 168px\" \/>To bring Groovedarshan\u2019s musical vision into reality, required recording, mix, and master engineer Sundaresh Sankrith assisting the band to move the song demo outside a laptop. \u201cWith his musical sensibilities, technical inputs, and work ethic,\u201d acknowledges bassist\/guitarist Pankaj Tak, \u201che created a very comfortable environment for us to work in and helped us push ourselves in different capacities during recording and composing.&#8221;\u00a0 Regarding the uniqueness of the artwork, where the art concept, cover design, and visuals have all been created by Tak, he explains that \u201cit creates a landscape which is surreal, out worldly, and abstract [but] yet grounded. Along with the cover art, I also designed [a] few posters [as] the team helped bring this song to life.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3866\" style=\"width: 193px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3866\" class=\"wp-image-3866 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.sudeepaudio.com\/saundcheck\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Adagio-is-promoted-by-Aman-Singh-Gujral.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"183\" height=\"103\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-3866\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Aman Singh Gujral<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The band members have all been playing with each other in different combinations across various projects since 2018 but, it all culminated after spending a week together at Mumbai-based <strong>Adagio<\/strong>, an outlet for the like-minded promoted by <strong>Aman Singh Gujral<\/strong>, which resulted in the formation of Groovedarshan. The group played their initial gigs in Mumbai itself, at venues such as The Quorum, Veranda and, of course, Adagio. In their individual capacities, the members have performed live at The Quarter, Levi&#8217;s Lounge, VH1 Supersonic, Sofar Sounds Bombay, and Sofar Sounds Bangalore [Bengaluru], among other venues.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNamaste\u201d is certainly a worthy hear as this largely instrumental song has an amalgamation of sounds, but with a common thread: it is immediately listenable.<\/p>\n<p>So 2Blue, Druv Kent, and Groovedarshan may have diverse talents, but their underlying themes remain the same, which certainly augurs well for a healthier \u2013 both physically and musically \u2013 India!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Indie artists like 2Blue, Druv Kent, and Groovedarshan may have diverse talents, but their underlying themes remain the same, which certainly augurs well for a healthier \u2013 both physically and musically \u2013 India!<br \/>\nRead on&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":3868,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[850],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3860","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-musical-passages"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Independent music heads towards mainstream - SAundCheck<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sudeepaudio.com\/saundcheck\/indie-music-heads-to-mainstream\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Independent music heads towards mainstream - SAundCheck\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Indie artists like 2Blue, Druv Kent, and Groovedarshan may have diverse talents, but their underlying themes remain the same, which certainly augurs well for a healthier \u2013 both physically and musically \u2013 India!  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