BOMBAY IN BLACK & WHITE - A PHOTO STORY BY EKTA SARAN

As rehearsals began in full-swing be it in the hotel room or the rehearsal room at Arbitrandom studio, the awesome photographer/filmmaker Ekta Saran (www.ektasaran.com) who is following the journey of ‘The Unknown’ committed these lovely moments to SD card. 

Vivaan having a quiet moment in all the cacophony

Dinkar in his element

Let's belt it out. 

Sheldon slappin' the bass!

Music is serious business for Reiner! 

Putting on my performance face just before the show 

'THE UNKNOWN' TOUR KICKS OFF : BOMBAY - OUR FIRST STOP!

Every note, every moment, every word, is heightened by the rain. Going to rehearsals with the pitter patter of raindrops on the roof of the taxi, trails of water gracefully  dancing against the windows, they stay with you. Nothing more beautiful than monsoon-maddened Bombay. The rain & Bombay - the first stop of 'The Unknown' tour.

Meeting and performing with some incredible musicians was my favourite part of my time in India.

Here's the whole crew: (Left to Right):
Dean Sequeira (Choir), Nikita Valerie (Choir) Dinkar Dwivedi (Guitar), Lynn Rhea D'souza (Choir), Sheldon D'silva (Killer Bass), lil' ol' me, Reiner Erlings (Keys & perpetual awesomeness), Vivaan Kapoor (Face-melting Drums with a chicken for a lucky charm), Josemund Menezes (Choir), Ekta Saran (Head of the all-girl film crew/ D.O.P/ and Thelma to my Louise) 

THE BEESKNEES SESSIONS - LIVE IN THE STUDIO

When the BeesKnees team suggested we do a series of videos with me performing a few songs from the album live in my studio, I was super excited. Recording in the studio is one thing, but doing a song live is where the real joy is. To be able to play with what already exists and bring new little nuances to the songs is what I truly live for. So here they are: The BeesKnees Sessions.