Musician (10)

Gaana Unveils ‘Gaana Indie Fest’ To Promote Emerging Indie Music Talent 

The live digital concert series further establishes Gaana as India’s biggest Indie Music Hub India’s largest music streaming app, Gaana is set to unveil the ‘Gaana Indie Fest’, a series of hour-long daily live online music concerts between 11th and 14th August 2021 in order…

By Flipsyde Staff

“I Took Inspiration From Instrumental Alt Rock and Math Rock Music”: Khushi Lovekar On Her Latest Single Hiraeth 

It’s been a while since we, at Flipsyde, have had that ‘instrumental experience’ in musical performance and Khushi Lovekar’s two remarkable singles, Nepenthe and Hiraeth, have hit the right spots in more ways than one. Today we sit down with the recent graduate from LASALLE…

By Meenaz Amreliwala

Disillusioned By The Numbers Game? A Young Indie Artist Who Has Received Support From International Heavyweights Like Hardwell and Tiësto Has A Message For You

Two harpists from the United Kingdom play the lushest of tunes. A guitarist from Argentina shreds like nothing you’ve ever heard. A singer-songwriter from India with the most angelic voice sings gospel pieces that melt your soul. What they have in common is they’ve spent…

By Rohan Sabharwal

In These Times, Joell Mukherjii’s Enchanting Melody Set To Swanand Kirkire’s Pensive Poem Is A Sureshot Mood Changer

Ezra Pound defined poetry as a composition of words set to music, thus building on Aristotle’s early definition of poetry as the form of mimesis that utilises rhythm, language, and harmony. Harmony, he said, distinguished poetry from other language-based forms. With his latest single, composer…

By Rohan Sabharwal

This Barcelona Company Is Reimagining Old Drums To Create The Coolest Interior Decoration Products

When we chanced upon Barcelona-based Chilean Alex Schoihet’s venture, Re:Drums, we knew this was something that absolutely needed to reach international clientele. The innovation, beauty and finesse in the hand-crafted items made by reusing old drums is by far one of the coolest home decor…

By Meenaz Amreliwala

Aditya Bhagavatula - It’s Not Everyday We Come Across An 18-Year-Old Drummer With 14 Years Of Learning

By now, we all know the current generation of musicians are wildly talented. In fact, many of these ‘maestros’ are so young they can neither vote nor drive. Thankfully this year Aditya Bhagavatula, a ridiculously talented drummer from New Delhi, can do both. Having spoken…

By Rohan Sabharwal

Can an artist survive on talent and eccentricity alone? With Mumbai-based musician Ritwq, it's his personality that really shines

Remember our letter-writing exercises in school? We’re wondering where those skills had vanished in today’s workplace environments, where even the salutation ‘Dear’ seems to have retired from most written communications. If there’s anything I’ve learned from life, it’s the fact that if you’re asking someone…

By Rohan Sabharwal

Shlok Chiplunkar AKA DJ Chips releases 2020's coolest love song!

Some of us here at Flipsyde are suckers for Indipop. We grew up in the days when MTV and Channel V were all about the music. Yes, before those dark reality-TV days!  Tu Mila ft. Aseem, Shlok’s latest release is perhaps one of the most…

By Flipsyde Staff

Grandma Mousey - The Return of the Singing Drummer

Think back to most rock bands you grew up on. You saw vocalists play the rhythm guitar, sometimes even the lead guitar but how many times did you see a drumming vocalist? My guess is, not more than a handful. Singing drummers have always fascinated…

By Rohan Sabharwal

A Beginner’s Guide: Can you become a Music Producer with little training and a tight budget?

[The good news is, you can!] What can we say about the lockdown? Artists who previously barely managed an album a year are now churning out two per month! We’ve seen people who were never traditional/trained musicians or even part of the music industry, produce…

By Rohan Sabharwal