| The name Vinapra was suggested by a ex band member before their first show
Took 3 years for Nutti ( Natraj ) to get the current line up
Its an acronym of the members of the first line up…went with that trivia till Manoj joined the band and later stuck on to the name cause it sounded different & Indian |
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| The album took 3 years to record
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| Was intended to be a 6 piece band |
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| Band had a keyboard player for 2 years |
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| Band has shifted 7 jam venues…terraces, garages, bedrooms…blah |
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| Now the band jams in a 16x8 hole – Must be the smallest |
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| Guru Brahma was composed in 5 mins, structure of the song hasn’t changed from the first jam by the band…except that a few more lines were added later on. |
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The “Gurur Brahma” video is a real life story and also shows how the band actually met up.
It was the last option for the video song. |
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| Dharti has been earlier released by the band in a compilation album called “Asha wali dhoop” for Tsunami relief. The only band from the south to be featured in the CD |
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| Band has been featured in Headlines India, Aak tak, Star tv & all south Indian channels on separate occasions. |
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| The band had composed a song for the Indian cricket team & was featured live performing the song. |
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| The album is self titled cause no other name suited it – Was earlier supposed to be called “Suno” |
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All the members of the band are Bangalore based
The official press release happened on 17 October 2007 at Planet M, brigade road in Bangalore |
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| Natraj. K – Single, love s to cook, martial arts dude, doesn’t smoke or drink, a foodie by heart, writes and composes. Has a huge collection rock band dvd’s. Started the band. |
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| Pradeep .M.R – Married and is a lecturer by profession- A wildlife lover and a trekker by heart. Has been to the Himalayas six times. Plays the bass, originally was supposed to be on the rhythm guitars |
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| Prasad.N.M – Real name “Raghavendra”. Single, not for long looks like. Drummer by accident since the first show…continues to be one….Highest user of beauty products in the band, now has competition from nutti. |
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| Vivian Terance – Was supposed to be the bass guitarist but got on to be on rhythm and lead after someone walked out during a show. Has been the main guitarist ever since. A walking disaster, mostly breaking things around him |
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| Manoj George – Married and a professional musician. Brilliant at whatever he plays. Teaches at the Bangalore school of music. Been playing the violin for twenty years. Phew!! |
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