“Rock The Night”

The Indian Independent Music scene has always been rich and vibrant but does not reflect much in mainstream media. A lot of bands – across genres - form eve

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The Indian Independent Music scene has always been rich and vibrant but does not reflect much in mainstream media. A lot of bands – across genres - form every year, find mention in niche magazines and vanish within years.

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To tap this creative potential of Today’s India and cater to their interests, Doordarshan has come up with a series – Rock the Night. The show features popular bands from across the country in every episode. The show is structured in a way that audience gets an idea of their music as well as gets to know them. Truth be told, Rock Music is considered to be alien in our country and people discard it outright just by the sound of it which is considered to be Loud/Noisy. With this show, Doordarshan endeavours to alter that very attitude amongst the masses. It is to present these bands not as aliens with imported music but as One Of Them because after all these bands are writing songs about common Indian people on issues that affect them.

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What is special in Rock the Night –

  1. It’s a one of a kind show in the sense that each episode is dedicated to one band which allows the audience to know their music and the band in entirety – their influences, their struggles and their Journey over the years. The show endeavours to provide a platform for discussion on independent music.
  2. One striking point about the show is that the songs have been recorded LIVE (though mixed and mastered later for audio quality). Most music shows are not recorded LIVE. This has been done to capture the rawness that Rock music is often associated with and also do justice to the bands which play LIVE so flawlessly.
  3. This is an out-and-out In-House production. Concept, Direction, Set Erection, etc. have been done by staff of Doordarshan.
  4. Doordarshan has always been a forerunner in providing out of the box content that touches upon myriad issues. Rock the Night is a salute to the torch bearers of independent music who have stayed true to their music despite adverse circumstances. Besides being a purely entertainment based show, it opens up a discourse on the current music scene in India. It endeavours to touch upon the lives of many youngsters who want to take up music as a career.
  5. In this age where every 90s song is being remixed and served to the masses, Rock the Night will prove to be a fresh break with new bands from different parts of the country playing their 100% original music.

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The show features the following bands –

  1. Alobo Naga and the Band - Dimapur
  2. Girish and the Chronicles - Sikkim
  3. Sifar - Mumbai
  4. Sparsh - Mumbai
  5. Frisky Pints - Delhi originally from Mizoram
  6. Chaar Hazaari - Delhi
  7. Antariksh - Delhi
  8. 4th Element - Shillong
  9. Out of Office - Bangalore
  10. Fame the Band - Tyra, Meghalaya
  11. Knight Shades - Delhi
  12. The Iyer Project - Delhi
  13. Minute of Decay - Delhi, originally from Manipur
  14. Suraj Mani and the Tattva Trip - Bangalore
  15. Avora Records - Mizoram
  16. Oorka - Chennai
  17. Mad Orange Fireworks - Bangalore
  18. Perfect Strangers - Bangalore
  19. The Vinyl Records - Arunachal Pradesh
  20. Gauley Bhai - Bangalore, originally from Darjeeling
  21. Vishal Chaturvedi and Project - Mumbai
  22. Sky Eyes - Delhi
  23. Midnight Poppies - Bangalore
  24. Koloma - Tripura

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