Agnee: A Contemporary Rock Band From India

New Delhi, 24 November: Agnee is the first Indian rock band to have seen a celebrated main stream release, with as many as 5 videos released from the same album.(first ever in India)

Their debut album titled Agnee was launched on May 15, 2007, and soon they became 'the new face of Indi-Rock'. They released their first album "Agnee" through Sony BMG and the album had huge hits including Sadho Re, Shaam Tanha and the MTV Roadies Theme Song. Agnee also composed music for the film "Dil Dosti etc." as Music Directors.

Agnee started this year with the release of the melodious ‘Splitsvilla Theme Song’, which has gone on to become their biggest hit ever, with over 30 videos on YouTube dedicated to it and over 10 lakh views. This song was composed as a part of their new venture ‘Create with Agnee’, that aims to inspire and discover musical souls and involve them in as many aspects of the creation of their music as possible.

Agnee, as the name suggests is a band full of life and energy and creates musical fireworks everywhere they are present. The band members are all individually well known for their stage presence and for their virtuoso performances, making each show different and memorable. The melodic content of the songs ensure that the audience always has something to hum when they go back home.

Lead vocalist of the band, Mohan’s primary musical instrument is the Mridangam. He’s from a family of Carnatic classical musicians, so music’s pretty much a way of life! Mohan’s forte is the way he manages to combine his understanding of melody and rhythm together to create his own unique style, both in compositions as well as on stage.

The lead guitarist of the band, Koko’s sound is one that has inspired musicians all over India to take up the guitar. He’s been traditionally known for his rock and blues sound, combined with a core Indian sensibility and understanding. Now he incorporates various other styles of playing, including finger picking, jazz, funk and a lot of acoustic playing with equal panache, giving the band a wider musical range. Koko also endorses Paul Reed Smith Guitars.

Clinical Psychologist, Music Therapist and Musician, Varun aims to reach out to as many people as possible with the concept of universality of rhythm and through Agnee, expresses himself musically with his holistic approach towards percussion and rhythm. He has been playing the drums for as long as he can remember and teaches drums and percussion for over 5 years and counting.

Rushad is known for his characteristic improvisational harmonic abilities, sound funk pocket playing, slapping, snapping, popping and altogether grooving. Rushad was a part of Agnee during the launch in 2007 and then left for Canada where he toured with Canadian Pop Rock outfit QED and is now back to rejoin his family.

The busiest musician in the band, playing, on an average, eight shows a week, Michael comes from Goa and loves nothing more than lying on the beach with his fenny and an acoustic guitar; which is what he does in Agnee (minus the fenny of course) Michael was a part of Ezee Meat and is now a part of Strange Brew and doesn’t remember the last day he went without singing, playing or teaching music.