Simply Soul is a jazz and funk quintet of young musicians who are familiar names in the Chennai music circuit. Fronted by the award winning playback singer Sharanya Gopinath, known for her rich timbre and soul. The night will feature jazz and funk originals as well as the band's take on some of their favourite soul. neo-soul and funk influences, including Stevie Wonder, Prince, Jill Scott, Bill Withers and Rufus & Chaka Khan. This is a collaboration of camaraderie and complementary contrasts, as each is an artist in their own right, across the independent and film music industry. Worth a watch!

Line-up

Sharanya Gopinath- Vocals  

Aldrin Dominic Alexander- Vocals / Trumpet / Keys 

Godfray Immanuel- Guitar

Reshwin Nishith- Bass

Vinay Ramakrishnan- Drums 

About The Band

Sharanya Gopinath - Lead Vocals

 A popular name in the independent music industry as vocalist of the multiple award winning band- Chrome.O.Soul, Sharanya Gopinath debuted into Kollywood singing the chart-topping Lovea Lovea from the movie Uttama Villain alongside the legend, Kamal Haasan, Sharanya’s subsequent work in Tollywood and Kollywood have all been a series of hits including songs where she has shared credits with names like Clinton Cerejo and Vishal Dadlani. She has sung for renowned music directors such as Harris Jeyaraj, D. Imman, Ghibhran, Vijay Antony, Srikanth Deva and Vishal Chandrashekar, among others. Her recent playback work includes Khaali Khaali from Kavaludaari and Anange from Dev. 

Surprise is usually the first reaction one has on hearing Sharanya. Known for her rich timbre and soul that belie her age, some of her strongest influences are Ella Fitzgerald, Aretha Franklin, Stevie Wonder, Jill Scott and Lauryn Hill.   

Aldrin Dominic Alexander- Voice / Trumpet / Keys 

Founder of the popular Chennai band 83 Miles Per Hour, multi-instrumentalist Aldrin D Alexander is a qualified Western classical musician and Audio Engineer. He has been awarded at various music competitions including the National Law School Strawberry Fields and MCC Deepwoods, Channel V launchpad and RayBan Never Hide to name a few.

Godfray Immanuel - Guitar

Multi-instrumentalist and versatile guitarist, Godfray Immanuel has been a favourite session artist and a popular name in the film music recording industry along with popular acts such as RJD, the Shillong Chamber Choir, Chrome.O.Soul, Devi Sri Prasad Live, Simon King, Vijay Antony, Sam C.S, Strings sings by Ganesh of the renowned Ganesh Kumaresh duo. 

Reshwin Nishith - Bass

Reshwin has evolved as a multi-instrumentalist who is now a professional teacher, live and recording bass guitarist. From Funk to Fusion, Reshwin's juicy bass lines are everywhere.

He is a key member of Indosoul with Karthik Iyer (violinist and playback singer) and has been part of acts including those of Chinmayi Sripada, Strings sings by Ganesh of the renowned Ganesh Kumaresh duo, Maalavika Sundar, Suresh Peter, Hiphop Tamizha and independent acts including Chrome.O.Soul and Franks got the funk.  

Vinay Ramakrishnan- Drums 

A freelance drummer for multiple bands and artists based in Chennai and Bengaluru for over 9 years who draws varied influences from Dream theater, Dave Matthews Band to Mr. Big and a whole list of Afro-American drummers. He's also learnt from German drumming extraordinaire Benny Greb at the Swarnabhoomi Academy of Music. Performed with bands and artists such as the likes of Shakthisree Gopalan, Suchith Suresan, Haricharan, Vijay Yesudas, Blaaze, Amrit Rao, Public Issue, Grey Shack, Udaan, Off the Record, The Sellouts, Junkyard Groove, RJD, When Chai Met Toast and many more. Vinay is one of the hardest rocking drummers that you can find in Chennai. He can really lay down a groove!