Dhunn
Dhunn | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Bengaluru, India |
| Genres | Hindi rock |
| Years active | 2007 – present |
| Labels | Encore Films |
| Members | Ankur Bhasin, Muneer A Mohsin |
| Past members | Rahul Gupta |
Dhunn is an Indian music band of soft rock – contemporary genre and comprises Ankur Bhasin and Muneer A. Mohsin. Dhunn is known for their original, melodious music and live instrumentation in their music. Being a young and emerging group, Dhunn is a major hit with the late teens and early adults. Dhunn write and compose all their own music.
Members
[edit]Early years
[edit]Ankur and Muneer both studied in Bishop Cotton Boys' School, Bangalore, India. During their schooling days, Ankur started writing poetry and his interest in music led to participation in a literary fest organised by Baldwin Boys' School in 1997. Ankur's group won third prize in the Western Music (Group) category. With an enthused interest, as an aftermath of the unanticipated win in the literary fest, Ankur decided to learn guitar. Ankur met with his school mate Muneer who was also struggling to learn guitar. Together they started learning and teaching guitar to each other.
Being largely self-taught and without the knowledge of written music, the duo created their own format of notations and chords and started creating their own music. However, after the completion of their high school in 2000, Ankur moved to Carnegie Mellon University, US for further studies. Muneer also subsequently moved to Michigan State University, USA for pursuing his college.
In USA, Ankur served as the President of Awaaz (a student organisation for Indian Music at Carnegie Mellon University) during the year 2002–2003 and also formed a fusion band Raag 'n Roll. The band was an instant hit amongst the students, having gathered more than 350 people for its first performance in Pittsburgh, USA. The band was however disbanded the next year with many of its members leaving the university upon completion of their courses at Carnegie Mellon University.
Music career
[edit]
After the completion of their college in 2004, the duo met up again in Bangalore. Rekindling their interest in music, Ankur and Muneer started creating their own music. Ankur soon met with another friend from school – Rahul Gupta. Due to their shared interest in original music, Ankur invited Rahul to be part of the band (then known as Dreamers). Dreamers changed their name to Vibrants and recorded their debut album at Raveolution Studios, Bangalore.
The band once again changed their name to Dhunn and launched their debut video, Yaadein, at Cinemax, Versova, Mumbai on 11 April 2007. Rahul, however, soon separated from the band thereafter. The label Dhunn signed to was unable to deliver and release the music and Dhunn subsequently cancelled the agreement with the label.
Dhunn released their second video, Tumhari Yaad in 2008 at Lido Mall, Bengaluru.
Dhunn actively performed in Bengaluru, Mumbai and Vietnam for 2 years after which the band went on a hiatus.
On May 10, 2000, Dhunn finally launched their music online through Encore Films.[1]
Album discography
[edit]| Year of Release | Album Name | Music Company |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Dhunn | Encore Films |
Video Discography
[edit]| Year | Video | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Tumhari Yaad | Shekhar Sirin |
| 2007 | Yaadein Remix | Mridul Toolsidaas |
| 2007 | Yaadein | Mridul Toolsidaas |
Performances
[edit]| Date | Performance |
|---|---|
| 14 November 2008 | For Little Paradise at Forum Mall, Bangalore, India |
| 26 October 2008 | For Indian Business Chamber at Sheraton, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam |
| 18 July 2008 | For Rotary Jayanagar, Bangalore, India |
| 15 June 2008 | IIM, Bangalore, India |
| 8 June 2008 | Little Paradise, Bangalore, India |
| 3 November 2007 | For Diwali Mela by Punjabi Welfare Association at Patel's Inn, Bangalore, India |
| 27 October 2007 | For Oxfam at LIDO Mall, Bangalore, India |
| 11 April 2007 | Club Escape, Mumbai, India |
| 25 February 2007 | Gold Coin Club, Bangalore, India |
| 24 February 2007 | For Rotary Indranagar on International Night for World Understanding Month at Herbs and Spices, Whitefied, Bangalore, India |
TV appearances
[edit]| Date | Feature |
|---|---|
| 29 October 2007 | Dhunn's LIDO show telecasted on TV 9 |
| 27 October 2007 | Interview on Udaya TV |
| 24 October 2007 | E TV |
| Aug / Sep 2007 | Dhunn shoots three episode series with Real Estate TV for the show titled "Space Harmonics" |
| 14 May 2007 | MTV Super select (MTV India) |
Radio Appearances
[edit]| Date | Feature |
|---|---|
| 2 March 2008 | LIVE show on FM Rainbow from 3pm – 5pm |
| 21 June 2007 | LIVE show on Radio City, Bangalore on for World Music Day |
| 16 June 2007 | Radio Mirchi, Bangalore from 9pm-midnight on the Club Mirchi |
| 19 May 2007 | Radio Mirchi, Mumbai from 9pm to 1am on Club Mirchi with Jeeturaaj |
| 25 June 2006 | Radio City Live, Bangalore at 9pm |
Magazine appearances
[edit]| Month | Feature |
|---|---|
| July 2007 | Man's World |
| June 2007 | Featured as Upcoming Artist in RAVE, India |
| April 2007 | Generation Y |
| 2007 | Nirvana Woman Fashion Magazine |
Trivia
[edit]Dhunn's debut video 'Yaadein' is ranked No. 13 in the All Time Non Movie Hits category by Rajshri[2]
References
[edit]"Dhunn's Official Band Website : www.dhunn.com". www.dhunn.com. Retrieved 3 February 2009.
"Bangalore-based band 'Dhunn' launches their album". www.radioandmusic.com. Retrieved 3 February 2009.
"Bangalore-based band 'Dhunn' launches their album". www.indiaglitz.com. Archived from the original on 2 May 2007. Retrieved 3 February 2009.
Nguyen, Thuy (22 October 2008), "Incham to celebrate Diwali festival in town", The Saigon Times
Karimbayil, Saheer (25 October 2007), "Sufi band to perform in City", Deccan Herald, archived from the original on 5 September 2008
Syeda, Farida (25 April 2007), "New notes", The Hindu, archived from the original on 3 November 2012
Syeda, Farida (24 April 2007), "Humming New Notes", The Hindu, archived from the original on 12 June 2008{{citation}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
