Half Step Down + Opening act by White Beryl on 11 April 2013 at Hard Rock Cafe, DLF Place, Saket

Events in Delhi - Half Step Down + Opening act by White Beryl on 11 April 2013 at Hard Rock Cafe, DLF Place, Saket, 10.pm

Formed in 2005, Half Step Down began gigging in 2006 as essentially a rock ‘n’ roll band, though it would be more accurate to acknowledge their sound as a versatile mish-mash incorporating elements of the blues, alt-rock, funk, and reggae.

Consciously refusing to let themselves be fenced in by genres, they derive their sound from
influences and inspirations ranging from Led Zeppelin, RHCP, and Dave Matthews to Rachmaninoff, Marley, and Django Reinhardt.

In early 2007 the band made it to GIR with their track Overture to Outerspace, which subsequently launched them on a much vaster platform. They spent most of the following year touring the country, taking time out in June to appear on Channel [V]’s show Launch Pad. They wrapped ‘07 with a highly acclaimed unplugged performance in their city, Delhi, where their cover of Redemption Song stood out as one of the critics’ finest of the evening.

Known for their antics on stage, HSD are perhaps as much the performers, as they are the musicians. With a hedonistic approach to music, they maintain an air of fun that remains a key quotient despite lineup changes and other minor disruptions.

The nomenclature of the band is derived from the fact that the band tune their guitars a step down from standard tuning.

Dhaval Mudgal- Vocals
Carl Abraham- Bass guitar
Shiv Lumba- Piano/Organ
Srijan Mahajan- Drums
Karan Dutta - Guitars and backing vocals

White Beryl was formed on October 2010 in New Delhi, India. The motive of the band since their inception has been to showcase a Different sound, which is both unique as well as relatable.
The songs attempt to bring to focus the issues faced by the urban youth, be it frustration,
Dilemmas or heartbreak.

PRACHI KAPIL (Vocals)
Started her career as a vocalist in 2008, trained in opera for a year, subsequently started as a faculty for vocals at the decibel academy of music (New Delhi), is influenced by genres like alternative, blues, pop rock and opera seria. Played at a lot of college gigs with different
bands and did session vocals for a well established band called Blank Noize, worked on a trance project for Red Bull. Now she does vocals for White Beryl.

VISHAL CHANDRA(Guitars)
He has been playing guitars as the lead guitarist in more than two bands in Delhi since 2008, inspired by genres like blues, rock and roll, alternative, soft rock, acoustic rock music.
Likes to mix different genres of his influence to produce a sound that defines his sense of music with a better feel and a dynamic composition, Also manages White Beryl.

SAGAR ARORA (Drums)
A versatile performer, he started playing drums in 2010, and has developed his own style of groove drumming by mixing up different genres like Jazz, Blues, Rock n Roll,alternative rock and progressive rock. He has also completed his sound engineering from Beat Factory (New
Delhi) and he has also been playing for a Metal/Progressive band “I surrender my sanity”.

DEBARUN (Bass)
A trained bassist known for his own groovey playing style. Has been playing bass since 2007 and has developed his own style of Funky bass lines. He has worked with very well established bands from Delhi like Seize her and Collosal Figures . He is influenced by genres like Blues, Classic rock, Jazz, Alternative , Progressive and likes to mix these genres to create a different dynamic sound.

Date: 11th April, 2013