Sunday, September 16, 2007

Infy’s bards

The music room at Infosys Technologies has brought together diverse musicians from different cultural backgrounds. A team of dedicated Infysians who shared a passion for music formed a band which they christened Chameleon. Their music is very electic. The songs range from English to Hindi and adapted to the rhythms of Deep Purple, KK, Altaf Amin and Yanni.
The band comprises Malli, Jithesh, Nikhil, Pratik, Soumo, Lloyd and Sanjesh and it was formed in May 2005.

As one of the members put it “Working in Infosys, the seven of us came to know one another through common friends or just happened to run into each other in the Infosys music room.” They formed the band to play for a Bangalore corporate competition — Touchbass — which was well-appreciated. The success of its first show was motivation enough for them to stick together and achieve more.

The name Chameleon for the band also has its genesis from the diverse musical tastes and influences each member contributed. For example, Lloyd has passed the Grade 7 in piano and being a devout Christian, is fond of Gospel music. Jithesh had played the tabla with a Kerala film music troupe before he started playing drums for his college band.


Most of them have had the experience of playing at college bands and other musical forums giving them the much-needed experience to form a band. According to a band member, “Now, after more than two years, having performed at a good number of concerts and having developed a good sense of team-spirit while playing with each other, we have found our groove.” But for Chamelon, experimentation is the name of the game.

For the past few months, they have been working on original scores and trying out many different styles and genres. As one of them put it, “We have recorded one Hindi and two English numbers so far; it’s a small step towards our first album!”

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