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Siddharth Basrur

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Siddharth Basrur
Siddharth in 2013
Siddharth in 2013
Background information
GenresIndie, 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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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
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
Resurfaces Modern Machines
Rosemary's Baby
Dreamer
Inspire
Visionary
Sink or Swim
Preliminary Stages of The Master Plan
Singles
Shades
Flow
Push Me To Solidarity
Fine Lines

References

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