Siddharth Basrur
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Siddharth Basrur | |
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 Siddharth in 2013 | |
| Background information | |
| Genres | Indie, Bollywood, Playback singing, Progressive metal, Alternative rock |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter |
Siddharth Basrur is an Indian vocalist, composer, and playback singer. He began his career in the indie music scene with his first band, Kinky Ski Munky. He is the frontman of Mumbai's progressive metal band, Goddess Gagged. Basrur has contributed to Bollywood movies such as Haunted 3D, Players, and David.
Early life
[edit]Siddharth Basrur was born in 1981 and developed an interest in music during his childhood. He dropped out of his first year of college and started working in a music store. Basrur grew up listening to a wide range of music, from Alice Cooper to Kishore Kumar, influenced by his father and uncles, who were fans of classic rock 'n’ roll. By the age of 15, alternative rock had become his favorite genre.
Career
[edit]Basrur earned a diploma in audio engineering and initially worked in the film industry, focusing on audio post-production. He later transitioned to content writing for Channel V in 2008 but eventually left to pursue music full-time. In 2000, Basrur composed vocal melodies for the band Kinky Ski Munky. His first significant break in commercial music came when he was asked by Chirantan, a friend involved in the making of the soundtrack for Haunted 3D, to sing two songs for the movie. In 2016, he sang the Hindi version of "We Know the Way" for the Hindi-dubbed release of the Disney animated feature film Moana.
Performances and appearances
[edit]He was asked to open the show for the daughter of well-known late Indian sitar composer Ravi Shankar, Norah Jones, who performed at the 'A Summer's Day' music festival, held in Mumbai on 2 March 2013.[1] Basrur and Meiyang Chang performed a jam session at the Jack & Jones store in Mumbai on 20 October 2013.[2] He has also performed live at IndiEarth at the Park, held in Chennai.[3]
Music style and impact
[edit]Basrur's music ranges between a variety of genres like punk rock and indie rock, to metal music. In 2013, he released his solo album Chasing Rain in two chapters - respectively named Chapter 1 and Chapter 2.[4]
Awards and nominations
[edit]Siddharth Basrur won the MTV VMAI in 2013 for Roots Song of the Year.[5] He has been nominated for the Radio Cit Awards in 2013,[6] and also for the Jack Daniels Rock Awards in 2014 in the categories of song of the year and male artist of the year[7]
Discography
[edit]Bollywood
| Year | Song | Movie | Composer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | "Mujhe De De Har Gham Tera" | Haunted – 3D | Chirantan Bhatt |
| "Jaaniya" | |||
| 2012 | "Jhoom Jhoom Ta Hoon Main" | Players | Pritam |
| "Jis Jagah" | |||
| 2013 | "Theme song" (Hindi, Tamil, Telugu) | David (Bilingual film) | Anirudh Ravichander |
| 2014 | "Wind of Change" | Paranthe Wali Gali | Vasundhara Das |
| "Haseena Tu Kameena Mein" | Happy Ending | Sachin-Jigar | |
| 2015 | "Naach Meri Jaan" | ABCD 2 | |
| "Jaago Mohan Pyaare" | Katti Batti | Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy | |
| "Neend Na Mujhko Aaye" | Shaandaar | Amit Trivedi | |
| 2016 | "Get Ready to Fight" | Baaghi | Pranaay Rijia |
| "Paani Ka Raasta" | Raman Raghav 2.0 | Ram Sampath | |
| "Parwah Nahin" | M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story | Amaal Mallik | |
| "Roke Na Ruke" | Phobia | Daniel B George | |
| 2017 | "Baat Ban Jaaye" | A Gentleman | Sachin-Jigar |
| "Beparwah" | Munna Michael | Gourav-Roshin | |
| "Karaiyaadhe" | Solo (HindI dub) | Gourav Godkhindi | |
| "You" | |||
| 2018 | "Get Ready to Fight Again" | Baaghi 2 | Pranaay Rijia |
| 2019 | "Jigra" | Uri: The Surgical Strike | Shashwat Sachdev |
| 2020 | "Bezuban Kab Se" | Street Dancer 3D | Sachin-Jigar |
| "Get Ready To Fight -Reloaded" | Baaghi 3 | Pranaay Rijia | |
| 2022 | "Jungle Mein Kaand" | Bhediya | Sachin-Jigar |
| 2023 | "Hum Aaye Hain" | Ganapath | The White Noise |
| "Bloody Sweet" | Leo (Hindi dub) | Anirudh Ravichander | |
| 2024 | "Shaitaan Theme" | Shaitaan | Amit Trivedi |
Kannada
| Song | Movie | Composer |
|---|---|---|
| "Hulli Hulli" | Hebbuli | Arjun Janya |
| "Shiva Shankara" | The Villain | Arjun Janya |
| "Bloody Sweet" | Leo | Anirudh Ravichander |
Tamil
| Song | Movie | Composer |
|---|---|---|
| "Bloody Sweet" | Leo | Anirudh Ravichander |
| "Hunter Vantaar" | Vettaiyan | Anirudh Ravichander |
Telugu
| Song | Movie | Composer |
|---|---|---|
| "Bloody Sweet" | Leo | Anirudh Ravichander |
Malayalam
| Song | Movie | Composer |
|---|---|---|
| "Bloody Sweet" | Leo | Anirudh Ravichander |
| "Pyara Mera Veera" | Varshangalkku Shesham | Amrit Ramnath |
IPL 2018
| Song | Music |
|---|---|
| Best vs BEST | Dan Mace |
Solo Career
| Album | Track list |
|---|---|
| Chasing Rain (Chapter 1) | In Between feat. Devesh Dayal |
| Rain | |
| Stay | |
| Lifting The Veil | |
| Battleships feat. Naina Kundu | |
| Chasing Rain (Chapter 2) | Light Up My Life |
| Sandwich Song | |
| Come September ft.Vishal J.Singh |
| Singles |
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| You Never Know |
| Logic Is Such A Liar |
| Make Me A Sandwich |
| Scuttle |
| Okakifreak – That's Right, Fool |
| Don't Release Me |
| Secrets[4] |
Goddess Gagged
| Album | Track list |
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| Resurfaces | Modern Machines |
| Rosemary's Baby | |
| Dreamer | |
| Inspire | |
| Visionary | |
| Sink or Swim | |
| Preliminary Stages of The Master Plan |
| Singles |
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| Shades |
| Flow |
| Push Me To Solidarity |
| Fine Lines |
References
[edit]- ^ Yahoo.in "Siddharth Basrur honoured to open Norah Jones Show"
- ^ Times of India. "Meiyang Chang and Siddharth Basrur perform at jam session"
- ^ "IndiEarth-The Park with Siddharth Basrur band and Your Chin" Archived 18 May 2014 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b Indian Bands Hub. "Siddharth Basrur"
- ^ Soundbox. "MTV VMAI Award Winners Revealed"
- ^ Planet Radio City. "Radio City Freedom Awards-Winners"
- ^ NH7 "Our picks for the JD Rock Awards"
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