Bipul Chettri
Bipul is a singer/songwriter from Kalimpong, who currently heads the Arts Department at the Vasant Valley School in New Delhi, India. He holds a LTCL (Licentiate of Trinity College, London) degree in classical guitar. Bipul Chettri's debut EP 'Sketches of Darjeeling' was received by listeners with huge appreciation by critics and listeners alike. Subsequently, he released the first Single ‘Syndicate’ from his follow-up album at the end of Jan ‘15 and climbed up to No. 1 after only two days on India’s top Indie retail site, OKListen.Com. He was the 'Top Selling Artiste' for 2014-15, and was in the Top Ten for 2015-16 on the same platform. He released his full-length album ‘Maya’ in 2016 and has since been one of the Top Ten Sellers on the same site yet again. Two brand new singles, ‘Basant’ and ‘Gahiro Gahiro’ were released in 2017 and 2018 respectively. In less than two years into the music scene, he won the 'Pop-Rock Album of the Year' for 'Sketches of Darjeeling', 'Best Pop-Rock Composition of the Year' & 'Best Male Pop Vocal Performance of the Year' for his song Syndicate at the Hero Hits FM 91.2 Awards. A LTCL (Licentiate of Trinity College, London) Diploma holder in classical guitar, he is also the first and only Nepali language singer/songwriter to have been endorsed by Epiphone Guitars (Gibson India). His music's popularity is evident on online social platforms and has received tremendous radio airplays across the world. He is the head of the Arts Department at the Vasant Valley School in New Delhi when he is not travelling to perform.
Pranai Gurung – Lead Guitars/Backing Vocals
Pranai is a Grade 8 (Trinity College of Music, London) trained Classical Guitarist and is also the Founder/Director of 'Blue Notes School of Music' in New Delhi. He is considered to be amongst the top professional guitarists of India and has toured extensively in India, Bangladesh, Nepal, UK, Australia, UAE, Japan, South Korea and Hong Kong. He also performs regularly at various Jazz Festivals around the country and is involved in other projects, viz. DRIFT the Trio, BLU, Red Mawkin, BollyJazz, Crossover Jazz Collective
Aman Singh Rathore – Drums/Percussions
Aman is a highly experienced drummer who perfoms with the ‘Advaita’, one of India’s leading fusion bands. He is also an active studio session musicians and has two albums to his credit and has appeared and performed on ‘MTV Unplugged’ and ‘MTV Coke Studio’. He is now touring extensively with Bipul Chettri & The Travelling Band as part of the entourage.
Kiran Nepali – Sarangi/Tunga/Percussions/Backing Vocals
Kiran has performed extensively in the UK, USA, Australia, Hong Kong, France, Malaysia, Nepal, India & Malaysia. He is also part of the famous 'Kutumba' band from Nepal as well as a Music Instructor at 'Mitrata, Nepal' (Orphanage) where he teaches music to children apart from being a session musician working with various artistes in Nepal and around the world. He is also actively involved in doing Research on Sarangi (History & Structure) apart from being one of the few Sarangi manufacturers in Nepal.
Rahul Rai – Bass
The youngest member of the performing band, Rahul is a Grade 8 (Rock School, United Kingdom) Graduate on the Bass Guitar apart from being a part of the music faculty at 'Performers Collective' and 'Blue Notes Music School' in India. He has travelled, performed and recorded music with most of the top names in the Indian Music Industry all over the world.
Achint Khare – Keys/Melodica/Backing Vocals
Apart from being an MBA and a Qualified Engineer, he is a Grade 7 Graduate in Western Classical Piano from ABRSM, UK and has a Diploma in Jazz performance from 'Swarnabhoomi Academy of Music', Chennai. He also performs and plays sessions with most of the top bands in Delhi and is the Director of School of Symphony in New Delhi, India.
Binaya Man Amatya – Sound Engineer
Having trained with Mr. Coleton Paskert, the renowned audio engineer and producer from Chicago, USA, Binaya has been working as a live sound engineer since 2007, gaining professional experience as a monitors/FOH mixer and has touring experience in a wide variety of small to large venues for a diverse range of event types. Working directly for artists as well as for production companies, he is our Go-To-Man for all our Live Sound Mixes.