‘Plug-In’ for Music
Music is the soul of a happy life. It comes across as something that can convey millions of emotions at the same time. Not only does it portray vibrant shades of joy and happiness, but also encompass the dark side of life in its huge armory of varied genres.
Music has always been something that has inspired millions and millions of people and the youth, today, seem to be the most “inspired” lot. Their mindsets are going through what we could call a transition period. More and more of them are picking up a musical instrument, much to the surprise of the people around who always anticipated that they would rather go for a cricket bat or a tennis racquet.
A group of four similar musically inclined youngsters, Tarun [Guitarist], Clarence[On Bass Guitar], Pratheek [On Rhythm Guitar and the Lead Vocalist] and Rohit[On Drums], from Loyola Academy, decided to form a band [Named Plug-In] after their success last November. Tarun says “Last year, Royal Challenge organized a musical competition where bands from all over the twin cities got to audition from their respective colleges. We got selected in that audition and got to play at Durgamcheruvu in front of huge crowds. That is probably when the thought of forming a proper band struck to us and we went ahead and did it.”
Plug-In- The Band. Credit: Inverted Frequency
Tarun-The Guitarist Credit: Inverted Frequency
Pratheek On Vocals And Rhythm Guitar Credit :Inverted Frequency
The summer of 2009 is when Plug-In got started by playing for an NGO called Just Change. As the year progressed they entered various competitions in different colleges like Vasavi and MVSR where they came first and second respectively and thus, began getting noticed by huge music loving crowds. Prateek, their lead vocalist and on Rhythm guitar, says “We play for the love and the passion we have for the music and it’s incredibly satisfying to see crowds backing us up every time we perform. Eventually, it’s the crowd and their response that keeps us going.”
What else keeps them going is their hardwork, dedication and the effort they put in to perfect every nuisance of rock music. Tarun says “We are all into a lot of rock music and my favourite rock band would be the Indian rock band, Junkyard Grove.” Ask the rest of the band members to pick one favourite rock band, and the reply is, “That’s as tough as taking a drop of water out of a huge ocean. We love them all.”
Rohit On Drums. Credit : Inverted Frequency
Clarence On Bass Guitar Credit:Inverted Frequency
Pratheek On Vocals And Rhythm Guitar Credit : Inverted Frequency
Came August 28th, 2009, and Plug-In was all set to perform to a decent sized crowds in the classy interiors of Café Latte at Tirumalgiri. They performed for two hours and had the crowds on their feet throughout the performance. The evening saw youngsters from various colleges and areas flock to watch Plug-In perform as good as ever. Thanks to this show being a huge success, they came back to café latte on 18th December to performance again, yet again to huge crowds who backed them up on every single song. Both these performances saw a few romantic numbers, a lot of rock and our very own desi rock in the form of two songs from Rock On. They performed Joker and the Thief by Wolf Mother, Take my life by Jeremy camp, Take cover by Mr. Big, Zombie by Cranberries, Open Car by Porcupine Tree, Leaving On A Jet Plane by John Denver, Killing In The Name Of by Rage Against The Machine, Alive by Pearl Jam, Rock On and Socha hai from Rock On, Alive by Pearl Jam, American Idiot by Green Day and A toute Le Monde by Megadeth. They also played Beat It by Micheal Jackson as a tribute to the legend. “It was great to see them pay a tribute to MJ. I loved their overall performance and the tribute was like a cherry on the cake .I also thought their Bass Guitarist, Clarence and their drummer, Rohit were really good. Plug-In as a band, have surely earned a fan in me.” says Prakash. Another fan, Pavan, says “I loved their style and the way they played music. I really loved the solo by Tarun and Joker and The Thief. I felt they were really amazing.” Sushmita says “For being band who have just started up, I thought they were really awesome. Their guitarist, Tarun, was really very good.”
They have shown great promise being one of the ‘upcoming bands’ and their passion for music will help them stay focused for many more electrifying performances. With the emerging rock scene at Hyderabad, Plug-In, with its huge success and the consequent unflinching crowd support, seem to be a band to watch out for. As for their next performance, catch them at Xtreme
Sports Bar on 23rd December from 7 p.m. onwards playing alongside many more bands from across the twin cities.
