Gig 4

Gig - Phoenix MarketCity, Bangalore. Outdoor venue - Event through Tommy Jams
Sounds - At the venue, In house sound guy - Sumanth
Date - May 24, 2014

Line up
Chetan - Keys/Vocals
Jairaj - Tabla/Tambourine/Shakers/Shells/Dhol
Meghraj - Guitar
Prithwin - Flute/Shakers
Saroj - Vocals
Swastik - Drums
Vijay - Vocals/Bass
Vinay - Guitar

Setlist
1. Holiday
2. Mann-jogiya
3. Carnival of rust
4. Rolling in the deep/O re piya
5. Phir ek baar
6. Country roads
7. Rangerisu
8. Kodagana
9. Dream on
10. Harvest
11. Hai tu kahaan
12. Naina
13. Demons
14. Naane daari

Gig 3

Gig - Nightingale's, Malleswaram, indoor (almost) acoustic gig
Sounds - BlendzZ
Date - February 9, 2014

Line up
Chetan - Keys/Vocals
Jairaj - Tabla/Tambourine/Shakers/Shells/Dhol/Backing vocals
Swastik - Tabla/Tambourine/Shakers/Shells
Vijay - Vocals/Bass
Vinay - Guitar

Setlist
1. Naina
2. Hai tu kahaan
3. Dil se re
4. Mann-jogiya
5. Phir ek baar
6. Country roads
7. Luka chuppi
8. Naane daari
9. Jam (Unplanned)
10. Aakashave (Unplanned)

Gig 2

Gig - Jayamahal Palace Hotel, Outdoor venue
Sounds arranged for, in house Sound guy - Sumanth
Date - December 22, 2013

Line up
Chetan - Keys/Vocals
Jairaj - Tabla/Tambourine/Shakers/Shells
Prithwin - Flute
Swastik - Drums/Tabla
Vijay - Vocals/Bass
Vinay - Guitar

Setlist
1. Naina
2. Geleyare
3. Dil se re
4. Dastaan
5. Hai tu kahaan
6. Ellelli nodali
7. Country roads
8. Aakashave beelali mele
9. Phir ek baar
10. Luka chuppi
11. Naane daari
12. Mann-jogiya (planned, not performed)
13. Santoshakke

Full line up, Gig 1

Better late than never, to start documenting the gigs. Will serve as nice memory later in life. Don't know for how long it will all happen, but its atleast happening so far!

Gig - Malleswaram Association, Indoor hall (Kempegowda hall)
External sounds - 17k
Date - June 8, 2013

Line up
Chetan - Keys/Vocals
Jairaj - Tabla/Conga/Tambourine/Shakers
Prithwin - Flute
Punith - Guitar
Swastik - Drums
Vijay - Vocals/Bass
Vinay - Guitar

Setlist
1. Kholo kholo
2. Elliruve
3. Phir ek baar
4. Paani da
5. Kahin door
6. Ellelli nodali
7. Instrumental
8. Piya tu
9. Baanigondu elle ellidhe
10. Geleyare ft. Shankar
11. Mitwa
12. Flute song
13. Mann-jogiya (planned, didn't perform)
14. Santoshakke
15. Roobaroo
16. Hotel California (unplanned, public request)

BlendzZ Olympic Single

Well, frankly, if you have made it this far, its probably our video that made you do it, and thanks for that!

Releasing this single was a concept initiated by Vinay. We didn't even know how to go about it! And yet, we manage to complete the skeleton recording in under 4 hours. Look at it the other way, we didn't have to compose a song, we just had to arrange it and structure it as per our idea.

Vande Mataram. Our National Song. There couldn't have been a more apt score to get out to our athlete-celebrities and wish them luck.

This compilation video features almost all the athletes who would be making it to the Olympics at London.

Enjoy the video, enjoy the music. Lets wish our athletes all the very best for the impending Olympics, 2012.

Special Thanks - Suchethan Rangaswamy, Ritwika Bhattacharya, Anil CJ, Karthik Rao for making this happen.



BlendzZ 

of Chances and Time

Mundane Serendipity. What a name it would have made! Before you start wondering if I've started preparing for GRE again, let me clarify that it was my initial idea to name the band. I must say I've been thankful ever since it was disapproved.

BlendzZ, it was meant to happen. I'm a strong believer of fate. I think we all are. If we aren't, then it makes sure we become.

It looks, (so far) like all this was meant to happen. The coming together, the bonding, the formation of the band, the jamming sessions, the support, everything. Just everything. As I'd mentioned in the previous post, the inception of the album was made in 2008. Plans were to release it before I headed to the US. But fate, chance and destiny decided to work now, 4 years later. The whole plan that we had, back then evolved, got influenced and changed too, to a considerable extent, that all of you would know soon.

Again, how long this association would last is a question that none of us can answer. Music has become integral in all our lives now, and will remain to do so. But, life has its own plans. What should happen will happen, you crib over it or not. So, all I can say with confidence is that this album will complete and release. God willing, there'll be more, there'll be tours and there'll be more fun. But all of it again becomes a matter of chance.

So for now, I'll restrain yet again from revealing details about track listing or credits. Keep watching this space (and all around too) :P

Vj

and the D-day comes close(r)

I understand this is not a regular blog, or so it appears.

Well, maybe I'm jittery to report progress. Being a strong follower of Murphy's laws maybe pushes me to not do a few things. I try and avoid being in such an awkward situation.

I guess (and hope) that updates would happen now, more often.

Well, hello to all the folks who took time to read this. Make sure your friends know about us. They better know now that we'll be known soon :P

About 6 years of the inception of the band. Band members came and went. But it stood all tests of time and geographic locations. Interests still remain the same. Idea and goals still remain the same. Only delay is with the execution of things, which, I feel is trivial compared to the driving force behind it.

I can now safely make a statement that we are coming out with an album. 6 years. Not many happening shows. Not many crazy fans. The thought of the album, as I recall was born as early as 2008. Neither did we have the resources nor the gear. Only thing that has continued to be with us is the love and support of well-wishers and friends.

Again, playing around, I'll not reveal much details about the album right away. I feel its all like making a movie sometimes. Maybe its more difficult than that, but the problem here in this country right now is the utter callousness with which music is seen. Its always 'music' that compliments the movie, 'background score' for a movie, 'item songs' for the mass, etc. There is a fraction of people who can really appreciate music, and I'm glad to know that that fraction is increasing in size. Can we all come together and actually support new and original music in today's times? With media being so strongly used, with social networking providing for ample support and publicity, with language barriers cutting across music in live concerts, I sincerely hope we do.

Let me keep the blog short for now. I'll just say the recording is happening, quite on a leash. Things will be made known to public when they are ready.

More soon.