Hello!!
Hello friends, hope Diwali was exceptional for all of you! The lights, sweets and adda (catching up) over a concoction of intoxicating fluids, does count for a couple of great evenings. How blessed we are to be a part of this celebrative culture that gives us a reason to smile and lighten ourselves all year round. Another reason to smile for the Antariksh folks is a call for Corporate Events! Well, you weren’t quite expecting that after my Diwali greetings I believe. Much is written about the entertainers and their performances; I feel I must share how as musicians we experience the world and present our point of view from stage.
Work ethics
The most disliked reality about the entertainment world is the fact that nothing runs on time. In Indian standards, an hours delay is considered very usual and necessary. Most of us get biologically programmed to this setting over time! The good folks in the corporate world seem to be the only people who value this precious commodity! We recently played at a corporate event for Adobe and was so surprised to find the stage set before 12pm, which was the call time for our sound check. In fact we were running late owing to our usual experiences with abnormally late stage preps.
The valuable corporate world!
Musicians have dreams, of a respectable lifestyle, of travelling and playing across cities, of entertaining a receptive audience, of making it big in life through their passion. Antariksh plays a great deal of Corporate events every year; each of us manifest our dreams through these amazing gigs. Thanks to this huge pool of work as it allows artists like us to not just survive, but add value to our art and present a pleasant picture to society for this profession. People often tend to look down upon us and disregard our form of work. That is gradually changing over time and Antariksh would love to credit its friends from Adobe, Google, Airtel, HDFC, Times of India, Mercedes, and so many more for the same; our valued partners in business.
A surprising experience!
In the very recent past, we played a show at Gurugram which was very amusing in many ways. The day saw heavy rainfall and the city almost stood still. Through all odds the gig was pulled together with a very tiny audience and no drummer (read about it here). Beyond all cravings, our audience’s appreciation for our art is what we die for. And this was the fuel for that performance. A handful of people surrounded the stage clapping and singing to us while we played out some of their favourite tunes. We couldn’t have asked for more after such a dramatic day!
The successful October!
Antariksh would like to thank all its listeners and viewers for always sending us so much love and being so supportive towards our art. It makes a huge difference to an artist to see that the music he produces and plays becoming a part of so many other lives. October has been a very happy month for us with a load of corporate events, a new single release, a successful multi city indie tour and a promise for further growth in the coming months! We are overwhelmed by the gains we have been able to make as a Hindi rock band in India for the last 10 years. The exciting part being the fact that there is so much more waiting ahead in our timeline with all of you as the bigger part of the picture.
A peek to the calendar..
Life of an artist is a very interesting ride. We dance and dive through the crazy ups and downs, insecurities and depressive moments to patiently manifest our dreams and eventually inspire many lives through our art, which in essence is the path in life we have traversed through the years. Through your love for our music, you convey your admiration for those years we spent working hard to build ourselves. Hence, we look forward to playing more for you. Gladly, would love to share that November will see us playing at BITS – Pilani and a bunch of other corporate events in and around Delhi (event dates here). It is turning out to be a promising season indeed. Hope you too are having a fruitful and eventful winter. Cheers!
