Menwhopause & The Circus perform live on 6 December 2012 at Hard Rock Cafe, DLF Place, Saket

Events in Delhi - Menwhopause & The Circus perform live on 6 December 2012 at Hard Rock Cafe, DLF Place, Saket, 9.pm

Event: Menwhopause +The Circus @ Hard Rock Café, Delhi
Date: 6th December, 2012
Timings: 9:00 p.m.
Entry fee: Rs 500
Venue: Hard Rock Cafe, DLF Place, Saket, New Delhi
Contact: 011 47158888

MENWHOPAUSE:

One hot summer night, six years ago, a couple of friends got together and penned down their thoughts into music. What they never realized was that it was the making of one of the most sought after and revered bands in India - menwhopause.

The band, which soon grew to five members, was literally forced by its bunch of dedicated supporters and believers to push the music they were producing in an abandoned warehouse out into the open.

THE MEMBERS

1.Sarabjit Singh (vocals, harmonica)

Born October 1978 to a Delhi-based originally-Pakistani Punjabi Sikh family, started singing for school choir at eight, drew early influences from Gurudutt and Osho, dropped out of engineering college to start business in computers which he gave up eventually to pursue a career in advertising, auditioned for a bunch of guys who he met over the net, ended up breaking the band and then reforming it with a new line-up, think and write for menwhopause.

Currently working with Leo Burnett as a Senior Copywriter.

2.IP Singh (acoustic guitar and a variety of instruments)

Born September 1977 to a Delhi-based Sikh family, studied at a Hindi-medium government school, figured education wouldn't take him where he wanted to be and burnt any living proof of the same, started playing guitars at local pujas and ceremonies, joined a puppetry group, fell in love with both forms of art, spent time perfecting them, met two random guys through a friend who fell in love with "the eccentric sardar who listens to black metal and plays the guitar", joined menwhopause.

Is the Co-producer of the country's most popular political satire puppet show on NDTV called Gustakhi Maaf/The Great Indian Tamasha.

3.Anup Kutty (electric guitar, acoustic guitar, harmonica, vocals)

Born April 1979 to a Delhi-based Malayalee family, was the youngest keyboard player for the convent choir till he figured that he was too poor to own one, quit playing the keys to pick up the guitar "cos it was a cheaper option", played in a gospel band till a college band happened, met "a guy who could sing" over the net, hung out with him and decided to call themselves menwhopause after a quiz team he once used to be part of. Is the Editor of MOB Magazine, Consulting Editor Rolling Stone and Man’s World

4.Randeep Singh (bass, djembe, vocals)

Born June 1977 to a Delhi-based Punjabi Sikh family, he started playing the tabla at 8, quit because his family couldn't afford it, when they finally could, he picked up the guitar because he "could relate to it better", Listened to grunge, alternative, metal to "release angst", went to a gig to watch some guys play original music on beaten-up acoustic guitars, sent fan mail to the guys the next day, ended up as bass guitarist for menwhopause.

Also designs interiors and click photos.

5.Paul Schneiter (drums)

The newest addition to the band, in place of drummer Rahul Chatterjee who's on a hiatus, Paul is a seasoned musician. From France, he is also a recognized sound engineer.

6.Support team

Satish Warier (Manager)

Paul Schneiter, Sidhant Mathur (Sound)

Gyan Singh (Lights)

7.Crew Members

Gyan Singh (Backstage)

THE CIRCUS:

Funky. Groovy. Eclectic. Vicious. Happy. Mellow.Furious. Quirky. Angsty. Bouncy. Think of a
musical recipe which has a healthy dollop of all these ingredients and you’re thinking The Circus. A band that believes in ferocity of intent and perfection of execution, and an absolutely take-no-prisoners attitude when it comes to their original music. The eldritch, beaming wails of Abhishek Bhatia guitar attack of Arsh Sharma, the ridiculously funk-tastic bass work of Abhinav Chaudhary and the tireless groove machine of Anshul Lall put together create some of the most refreshing and original music to emerge out of the Indian subcontinent in years. Live, they are the essence of what rock and roll is all about, and bring the fun and decadence that has all but died out in a scene where bands sound increasingly manufactured in an attempt to be appreciated. The Circus are none of that. This is no-frills rock and into their existence. With a debut full-length album scheduled for imminent release, the band is set to go places. You would be wise to show up at the next gig.

The Circus were one of the most anticipated bands in Channel [V] Launchpad™ 2009, and although they surprisingly didn’t take home top honors, there was no doubt in the minds of everyone present that they were witnessing a massive rock and roll revolution in the form of this ferocious young quartet.