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Introduction:They’ve been successful in bringing a smile to each one’s face and make all the Rock Fanatics heads bang to their tunes. Their Music is heartening and inspiring. They‘ve always been keen to learn more and more for perfection. They lighten up the minds through their personifying songs. They are a source of motivation for the budding artists. JOSHISH is an Arabic-Persian word that means Enthusiasm (Junoon). The band members define JOSHISH as their zeal and passion for Music. JOSHISH depicts a lot of energy, excitement, earnestness, fervour and ardour.                                                                                                                          History:It all started when Sameer Rahat, bassist of the band and also a DJ who had been spinning the records since 3 years was hit by an idea to give new horizons to his passion for Music and he shared his idea with Shwetang Shankar. Shwetang is exceptionally talented drummer and is known to set the drums on fire. Both of them joined hands with Pranjal Joshi, the keyboard player and initially who was the lead vocalist of the band, has a magical control on the keys of synthesizer. And together they set forth looking for the best among the best to complete their band. Before they started their search for a guitarist, they recorded their first track using a cheap headphone with Pranjal performing Singing, Synth and Rhythm duties. Shwetang played the Guitar and Sameer helped with the musical arrangement. Then they discovered Shatarchi Hundet (Kittu), the Lead Guitarist of JOSHISH, the rockstar of the band who has an amazing stage presence and electrifying impact on the crowd.And thus, they got the ball rolling and for the first time the band came into being. Their first exposure was when they performed at a Local Café on 15th May 2006 and they thus added new chapter in the Music Culture of the City. Asif Zaidi, the lead vocalist of JOSHISH, was a synthesizer player during his school days. He tried on singing when he entered college and it was then, he realized that he was made for singing. He performed at various places as a solo artist until he was invited by JOSHISH and subsequently he joined them in their journey. He has a voice that appeals to one’s heart and keeps the crowd captivated for hours and hours. Now the band was all set to rock the city. They soon got their much awaited chance when they got to host the Youth Fest’06 held at Bittan Market (Bhopal) and were honoured the Best Band and the Best Upcoming Band of the state. But still after all this JOSHISH felt a void within. They needed a second guitarist and soon came in Amit Mishra, the Rhythm guitarist of the band who is awesome at vocals, Also he has an experience of 15 years on guitars and has been playing with Ismail Darbar, Udit Narayan, Shaan, Kunal Ganjawala and other big names of the Indian Music Industry. This was the last ingredient they needed which added an Indian Classical approach to the Band’s Music.                                                                                                                                                               When asked about their Genre and Music, the band say, “Just like Music we too are Extensive. We are not limited to any particular Genre of Music. Instead we had always played the kind of Music what we had been listening to and we believe in generating our Music for a CAUSE." Although the band reflects Altenative Rock and Metal influences in their Music.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       CONCERTS                                                                                                                          Till now, JOSHISH has performed at various places like Youth Fest’06, Felsenfall 2006-07, Rajiv Gandhi Technical University, Bhopal; Rai Foundation Colleges, Shri Satya Sai Colleges, COBA Rock Addiction, Hidayatullah National Law University, Raipur (CG); Science College Grounds (Architectural Fest), Raipur; IDA Grounds, Indore; Ravindra Bhawan and various College Festivals and Clubs …to name a few. The band has been featured on various Radio Stations( SFM, Radio Mirchi, Big FM, My FM) and National News channels like Aaj Tak, News X, Sahara Samay, ETV, and Doordarshan.                                                                                                                          Within a short span of time they have reached to new heights, from anonymity to amazing popularity. Their music nourishes and has an oasis impact on the deserted souls. They have proved something that has been said over and over again for ages but has now found a new meaning,                                                                                                                          “Music works where nothing works…”                                                                                                                           JOSHISH is,                                                                                                                           Sameer Rahat – Bassist/Vocals.                                                                                                                           Shwetang Shankar – Drummer.                                                                                                                           Asif Zaidi – Lead Vocals.                                                                                                                           Shatarchi Hundet –Lead Guitars.                                                                                                                           Pranjal Joshi – Keyboard/ Vocals.                                                                                                                           Amit Mishra – Rhythm Guitars/ Vocals.

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