909s

909s are an upcoming Funk/Jazz/RnB group from New Delhi. The band was conceived at The Blue Notes School of Music Ensemble sessions. In an attempt to explore their various musical influences and not to be bounded by any genres, the band is keen on experimenting with multiple genres with improvisation at the core 

MAYANK LAWRENCE  

Mayank Lawrence is an aspiring music producer and also part of the upcoming Delhi based group SALT ROCK. Growing up in a musical household, he was introduced to music early in his life by his father who was a huge fan of the old gen pop and rock. Since then he has been an avid rock and blues listener with influences ranging from Radiohead, Led Zeppelin to Jimi Hendrix, B.B. King. 

ADITI SHARMA  

Aditi Sharma is the vocalist of the Delhi based band SALT ROCK in Delhi. She began learning Indian Classical music as a child but slowly gravitated towards Western Music which she credits it to the radio . Her primary influences as a singer are Nina Simone, Betty Davis, Amy Winehouse, Alanis Morissette, Nai Palm and Fiona Apple. 

AMAN GUPTA  

Aman Gupta is a trumpeter, bassist and producer from Delhi. His music journey started in his college days where he was exposed to wide range of music genres from heavy metal to dubstep. He started with guitar and progressed to bass guitar. A chance jam at The Pianoman Jazz club caught his attention towards blues and jazz and that was what led him to explore trumpet. Since then he has pursued learning and exploring improvisational music and aspires to collaborate and celebrate music. “I want to bring the joy of trumpet playing to everyone and turn into an everyday household instrument.” 

TANISHA BHATNAGAR  

Tanisha was introduced to bass guitar in 2017 briefly however went on to pursue dance. Since the pandemic hit she gravitated towards music again and now has been playing the bass consistently. She wants to continue exploring and growing with music.  

ABIN JOHNY  

  

Abin Johnny is a drummer, piano player and a composer from New Delhi. He is a former president of "Conundrum", the western music society of PGDAV College, 

Delhi University. Abin has been working as a session musician and is also the drum faculty at Aria The Music School and Parikrama School of Music. He hopes to collaborate and play with more musicians/artists across the country, teach music and also write and compose his own songs. 

UTKARSH BHARGAVA  

  

A corporate lawyer by profession, @utkarsh bhargava has been playing guitar for about 16 years. He is currently exploring improvisational music at Blue Notes and hopes to keep growing both as a musician and guitar player. He hopes to collaborate with more musicians and write and produce his own music. 

PUNEESH SURI  

  

Puneesh Suri is a certified Ableton engineer started his journey as a musician in 2005 learning the classical guitar for few years at Blue Notes. In 2010, he moved to New York and spent three years enhancing his skills as a music producer and live performer while he studied at the Institute of Audio Research and worked at some NY based studios like Daddys House Recording Studios, Bad Boy Entertainment and Sweetfire Studios. 

He is one half of ELSE IF, a live electronica audio-visual act. He is the co-founder of Lab Rat Studio, where he provides professional creative services such as music production, video production, animation and design. He is also the co-founder of Live Room Music School - a boutique electronic music school.