Born to perform
ICONS A trendsetting band that endorses fusion: that’s TaalMatrix for you. RANJITA GANESAN
Many people their age may swear by the gaudy appeal of heavy metal but that doesn’t deter the members of Ruia College’s upcoming Fusion band TaalMatrix. “We make music, not war,” says the jolly 19-year-old drummer, Vaibhav Wavikar.
The band’s unique Hinglish name is a tribute to the genre of music they endorse — Fusion. This six member troupe, which was hurriedly formed just three days prior to the inter-collegiate festival ‘Youth Nexus’, is now making waves. The other members of Taalmatrix are Shreela the vocalist, Rohan on the keyboard, Nitish on percussions and Madhur, the guitarist. Mandar does the vocals and also doubles as the group’s tabla artist.
All six of them had jammed together but it was the fest that brought them together on stage. Here, despite little practice and severe time constraint, they won the first place. Now, they practise when they get time off, mostly in the college premises.
From their music, it’s clear that they were born to perform. The songs they compose are mostly instrumental and have extended solos of each instrument. ‘Yaman’ and ‘Hamsadhwani’ are strongly influenced by Indian classical tunes and Sufi music while ‘Ticotico’ employs traditional Latin elements. At a recent concert, the band even collaborated with Marathi playback singer Nihar Shembekar.
When on stage, they just go with the flow. The band mates are so in sync with each other there is hardly a need to coordinate. That is probably what led jury member RJ Mihir Joshi to compliment them and crown them winners. “I loved your energy and attitude on stage,” he said.
Unruffled in the face of the ever increasing popularity of heavy metal they prefer to be trend-setters. “We create what we like and not what is fashionable,” says the otherwise quiet Madhur. “You won’t be hearing our music in clubs or discos,” agrees Rohan, but adds importantly, “our kind of music has an audience too.”
Their song ‘Hum jeete hain’ is being aired across Mumbai on Radio One. The members of TaalMatrix are toying with the idea of cutting their debut album. Here they intend to use digitalised vocals and electronica. The teens are optimistic about making it big in the music scene.
Vaibhav signs off with a smile, “If Himesh Reshammiya can have a market, why not us?”
Taalmatrix is:
Drums: Vaibhav Wavikar
Vocals: Shreela
Keyboard: Rohan
Percussions: Nitish
Guitar: Madhur
Vocals and tabla: Mandar
Popularity: 5% [?]
go guys go!
ranjieeta..am so proud of u.. a great article and looks like a great band too!!
amazing story… keep it up..
ranjita ganesan has a way with writing, that no one else has….she has a ‘one way’ with writing on a ‘free way’…yeah, hehe, but no seriosly she does…
i mean to make summin so dry, so interesting..even shakespeare mite fail whn tryna hand at it.
n u know wut, i am a hardcore himesh fan…n now after this article the only band that resounds around the walls of my brains is - taalmatrix…
way to go ranjita ganesan, n way to go taalmatrix…..im sure i’ll meet u both(the writer n the band) as future millionaires n success symbols 10 years down the line….even i’ll be one then, Somas - the billionaire, remember the name….
anyway, rock on taalmatrix n roll on(the paper roll) ranjita…
Amazing article….it gives young budding talents an insight on the available market 4 bands…i myself have a band of my own…a rubber band i mean.hehehehehe…..kidding!!!!
way 2 go bombay bands!!
hey!!!
this article opened my eyes…i always wanted 2 have a band of my own…and now i’m inspired 2 have one….
TAAL MATRIX! TAAL MATRIX! TAAL MATRIX!!
mere jeevan mein bas ek hi lakshya hai.main ek hindi band banana chahta hoon…aur ab main zaroor banaaoongaa…..born to perform zindabad!!!!!!
guys go ahead n rock………………
best of luck……..
yayy im engaged yippeee…..
n yeah, nice article
“We create what we like and not what is fashionable,”.
Great man,…..
hey seriously, when i heard your band for the first time on Radio, i felt really good.
espesially your song “HUm jeete hai vo ….”, i loved it very much. its like close to everyone’s heart.
I would like to,….mmmm….i would love to attend your shows..
plz. do email me, when and where you all guys (TAAL MATRIX)are going to perform.
My three cheers and best wishes goes to all you guys:::::
MADHUR, VAIBHAV, SHREELA, ROHAN, MANDAR, AND NITISH.
KEEP IT UP.
HOPE TO SEE SOME MORE ARTICLES OF YOUR BAND..
Hey guys and gals thnx for your support ,
special thnx to RANJITA , bcos of her we got good platform and ppl got to know our band and our thinking very well
we need your support join our mailing list mail us on taalmatrix@yahoo.com jus drop in ne time with your questions to ne of our member . will mail u all our up coming performances ..and many more
rock on!
Hey guys, keep it up!….madhur my frnd u rock man….all i can say to u is all ‘ AIM AT DA STARS, CAUZ EVEN IF U FALL SHORT U WILL FALL ON DA MOON!’
geat goin ranjeeee…
well done…its eally good!!!!
Madhur and Vaibhav r my gud frenz.they hav electrifying nrgy in their hands which make them go on and on and on.congrats people!!god bless u..
guys i m d guitarist of dis band..
our main motive is to createmusic and share it with our frnz like u all..
v r a fusion band and play indian clasical and western fusion..
for spreading our music to u guys v need ur support..
v have our community on orkut named TAALMATRIX pls do join if u r a music lover and if u respect true indain music..
thanking u all for d support
guys gr8 going…. all d very best for yr future