DISCO - Josh presents "Punjabi Pop - Canada" at Elevate - 28th July, 2007

• Event Info : DJ group Josh from Canada plays Punjabi Pop.
• Members : Rup (Rupinder Magon) was born and raised in Montreal, Canada. Raised in a practicing and religious Sikh family, his first experience with music came from the Gurdwara’s (Sikh Temple). As he was never truly trained in the instrument, by listening to professional ragi’s, at age 6 he slowly picked up the Tabla. His mother used to regularly sing at the Gurdwara, so he used to help her practice by providing the tabla beat as she sang on her harmonium. Eventually as he played with more people, he learned a freestyle method of playing the instrument and learned different beats from the different ragi jathas that would come to town. His natural progression in tabla lead to always being close to the harmonium. Thus, he learned how to sing hymns on the harmonium, and combined with the Piano lessons he had been taking for 5 years, he was able to learn the instrument rather quickly. Thanks to his upbringing in Sadh Sangath and guidance of illuminated souls, Rup uses the music medium to share his thoughts of philosophy and spirituality in Josh’s albums. Rup’s musical influences include Indian ragas, North American mainstream pop music, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, and Michael Jackson. Pursuing his education in Montreal, Canada, Rup completed his Bachelors degree at Concordia University in Economics. He has been working in the software business for over six years and moved to New York City in 2000. Currently, he works out of New York and Montreal.
• Q (Qurram Hussain) joined Josh once the band was already established. They had already done a number of key shows, gaining exposure with the South Asian audiences in Montreal, and were starting to make a name for themselves. q’s arrival only helped to solidify the band and he brought with him a unique perspective on fusion.
• A product of the 80’s glam rock era, q’s earliest influences include bands such as Guns’n’Roses and Europe. “I remember listening to these bands and thinking, I could do this. I can be Slash” he recalls. Those desires faded away to make room for the love of more Alternative vibes such as Pearl Jam, Soundgarden and Stone Temple Pilots. This was also the time when q decided to explore music as an art form and joined an alternative band called “Black eyed Susan” as the lead singer and guitarist. Short lived as that was, it was his first exposure to the thrill of performing music live.
• Website : www.planetjosh.com
  
  
• Time : 10:30 pm - 4:00 am

• Entry : Around Rs. 1500 per person

• Place : Elevate, Centrestage Mall, Sector 18, Noida
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