England’s Lucy Rose

It’s an enchanting paradox that Lucy Rose, in a short span of a few years has become one of the most gifted practitioners of the singer – songwriter genre as seen in her recent performance on at the NCPA’s Little Theatre in Mumbai on 26th May.

“We enjoyed this world music festival in a winery” - Infected Mushroom

Israel based Infected Mushroom have a huge fan following in India. The musical duo from Haifa both produces and performs Electronica. On an average, the band completes 120 live annual performances around the world yearly and has millions of followers.

“I think it is very important for an artist to reinvent yourself as much as possible” - The Vamps

In a bid to bring music fans closer to the indie music scene and to international artists, Twitter India and music monthly Rolling Stone India magazine have teamed up to kick start a new bi-monthly partnership.

“I find Urdu / Hindi a very poetic language. I call it the language of love” – Tripet Garielle

Tripet Garielle is a versatile UK born and bred singer. In a short span of time she has gained a vast fan base because of her unique and soulful voice. While primarily influenced by Bollywood infused sounds, her style covers many genres and languages.

“The last song you do is always your best” – Giorgio Moroder

Italian music producer, songwriter, performer and DJ Giovanni Giorgio Moroder, better known to the world just as Giorgio Moroder is credited as the Godfather of Disco. He created hits for the likes of Donna Summer (Bad Girls, Last Dance, Love to Love you Baby, Hot Stuff) to creating some of the best electronic disco hits for The Three Degrees, Irene Cara, to fabulous music soundtracks like Midnight Express, Flashdance, Top Gun and many others.

“Music is a healer and a gift from above” – Liz Mitchell of Boney M

The living legend of the disco era, Boney M featuring Liz Mitchell delivered a stunning performance at Dublin Square, Phoenix Marketcity, Kurla, Mumbai recently. Mitchell and her troupe got the audience dancing to their record-breaking hits such as Daddy Cool, Ma Baker, Rivers of Babylon, Brown Girl in the Ring and Ra-Ra-Rasputin. It was truly a memorable evening for fans who witnessed the electrifying performance of the one of the biggest disco orientated pop acts. Liz Mitchell, along with the other band members Toni Ashcroft, Paulette and Jacinth took the audience through an unforgettable disco-pop experience.

“ India is on my top three places to perform” DJ Dash Berlin

Dash Berlin, one of the most popular names in the EDM scene, took Mumbai by storm playing a slew of eclectic tracks at The Lalit, Mumbai on Friday, 15th April 2016. The Dutch DJ set the night on fire with some fine trance sounds, performing in India as part of Vh1 Supersonic Arcade. Party animals and dance music devotees could not get enough of the dashing young DJ who spun some of his most popular tracks to a mesmerised crowd of fans.

“To a large extent, Madonna managed her own career” - Seymour Stein

Not often do you get a chance to meet a legendary gentleman who has changaed the lives of many an artist. Seymour Stein is the co-founder and chairman of Sire Records, one of the music industry's most influential record labels and home to some of the most iconic names in modern music. In 1982, he signed Madonna, who became the best-selling female artist of all time. Sire has been a goldmine for cutting-edge music, from popular trailblazers like Talking Heads and Tom Tom Club, Depeche Mode, The Smiths, The Cure, Echo and The Bunnymen, Erasure, The Cult, Madness, The Replacements, Seal, Wilco, Primal Scream, Aphex Twin and many more.

“I discovered playing two instruments at a time when a friend challenged me”: Rodney Branigan

Many music artists have that extra talent that makes them so special. Multi instrumentalist Rodney Branigan is one of them. The Texan born Rodney’s talents as a musician are unbelievable, as the many instruments he expertly plays side by side.

“We are like family, we meet, we fight but it’s like brotherly fights” - Switchfoot

Mumbai witnessed a scintillating evening experiencing the magic of American alternative rock band Switchfoot when the band visited India sometime back. The band’s maiden tour in India proved to be a grand success as they performed in front of a fan-filled audience at Hard Rock Café. Switchfoot’s Mumbai fans were in for a treat with the band performing the best hits of their eighteen successful years.