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YOU
CAN TAKE THE MAN OUT OF MUSIC, BUT YOU CAN NEVER TAKE THE MUSIC OUT
OF A MAN. <--- said by ME. Not copyrighted.
Well
how does a rock musician write his profile? I honestly have no idea,
so I'll just get to writing.
Born off parents who have 'good' voices, I was born and brought
up in the city of Calcutta - now Kolkata. I started playing guitar
at school when I was in my fifth standard. Hired a guitar for FIFTY
RUPEES (About 1.5 dollars) per month back then since my parents
were not sure what I would do with the guitar or would I really
come around playing it. I grew up on the Beatles and mostly '80s
and '90s rock that most of my music is
inspired from. I was so enthralled with the concept of music that
I wished to study it, learn it and be the best in my field.
At
that time music instruments were pretty much expensive (as they
are now) and I could not afford almost anything. I remember playing
on borrowed equipment and standing and gazing outside the guitar
shop where my father would reluctantly come with me to purchase
the lowest end guitars and equipment since let's face it - I could
not afford it. Whatever - I was happy at that time and did the BEST
with whatever I had. As most musicians do, I created a 'demo' tape
and sent it to a few recording companies. Some companies surprisingly
GOT BACK to ME but wanted a completely different style of music
(looking at their marketing angle). After all in any industry -
money talks, not voices. But alas - Coming from a family of salaried
individuals, my parents and I knew that our country, India isn't
really ready for Western music to dominate. Hence sometime around
1998 - I sadly left music and dumped all my guitars. Read my guitar
story here.
For
five to six years I listened to music everyday but I wasn't really
in it. I went to concerts - watched guitarists and musicians playing
and really missed my passion. So, in the year 2001 after groping
in the dark, I started my own business in internet marketing and
information technology. If you remember, I had said earlier that
whenever I get into any venture - I strive to be the best at it.
That's what I did with my business also. Starting out just with
a glass door and a telephone I grew my business for the past five
years, made a decent amount of money and here I am with a website
now. I had left playing guitar for the last few years. December
of 2005, I decided to PRESENT myself with a Christmas gift. I went
to the local music instrument store and was AMAZED because that
was the time I could afford EVERYTHING on the shelves! It was a
feeling that I will never forget. The thought that there was a time
when I never had the money and was SO MUCH INTO music and now the
time when I HAD the money but I wasn't into music :) anyhow - I
bought myself two rock solid guitars and for the FIRST time I could
afford myself EFFECTS! Now,
I am planning to remaster my music and compose all of what I had
composed earlier in sheet music and bring them into the world of
REALLY COOL MUSIC.
Do keep visiting this site often and please tell your friends to
listen to my
music, I would be ever so grateful :) What
I found out was Coming back to music after almost 7-8 years is that
- YOU
CAN TAKE THE MAN OUT OF MUSIC, BUT YOU CAN NEVER TAKE THE MUSIC
OUT OF A MAN.
Now
that I am all grown up, I look at my playing style and my music
in a more professional way. The songs that you would hear on this
site would probably sound unprofessional and amateurish. I wouldn't
really know your taste :) But my friends and family seem to love
them. You will also notice - my compositions are not very instrument
oriented. So if you are loking at listening to screaming guitars
and double bass drums, my music is not lke that. I would rate my
music as "punchy" and tunes you can actually hum later:
) Do listen to them and please do write in my guestbook as to what
you feel I can doto improve my music.
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