সংবাদ | Shongbad | by Ayon Sarkar

Ayon is an independent singer/songwriter from Murshidabad. He dropped out of high school and shifted to Bangalore in 2014 to pursue his passion for music. The IT hub of the country boasted of a thriving live band scene which helped him to hone his craft further. He interacted with lots of talented musicians and independent bands that inspired him and taught him a lot. While sustaining himself financially with BPO jobs, he worked as a guitarist for quite a few bands in Bangalore and later in Kolkata.

After moving back to Kolkata in 2016, Ayon started composing and ideating his own originals while continuing his music and sound engineering studies in his new city. Within a short span of time, he made his mark in the city’s music scene. He took music lessons from a few of top cats of Kolkata namely Mr. Rishabh Ray (guitarist/arranger for The Anupam Roy Band), Mr. Allan TemjenAo (guitarist for the Bengali Rock band Fossils), Mr. Jayanta Dasgupta (guitarist/vocalist of "The saturday night blues band") Mr. Manojit Datta (A pioneer of Latin music in India and a multi-faceted percussionist), Mr. Amyt Datta (guitarist, producer & educator) and Mr. Tirthankar Ray (Sound Engineer and owner of Blue Monk Studio, Kolkata).

The year 2018 saw Ayon structuring and composing Bengali songs at his home studio with a Recordist /Sound Designer friend Mr. Arijit Guha (AJ), who’s a talented and experienced EDM/Hip Hop producer himself. AJ followed Ayon’s composition, arrangement and laid down the beats, keys and sound design elements while Ayon focused on recording Guitars, Bass and Vocals.


Album info:
"Shongbad" meaning news in Bengali consists of 5 Bengali songs. Each and every song of this EP has a different message that will be relatable to people from different walks of life. This EP celebrates the daily experiences of an artist. Innumerable moments of laughter and tears, joys and sighs, hope and despair that an artist encounters are expressed through the ideas and plots of the songs.

The tracks are mixed and mastered at Blue Monks Studio, Kolkata (bluemonkinc@gmail.com) by Sound Engineer Mr. Tirthankar Ray. The songs cover a multiple of genres like altern, grunge, pop and rock. The lyrics of the songs speak of society, love, dreams, human nature and reality.

Playlist:
Ghorermajhe
Kalo speaker
Bhalobashi
Somoi ache [feat. Agnitray: percussion, Dip : guitar, Rigsum : vocals]
Bhaloachi

The year 2018 saw Ayon structuring and composing Bengali songs at his home studio with a Recordist /Sound Designer friend Mr. Arijit Guha (AJ), who’s a talented and experienced EDM/Hip Hop producer himself. AJ followed Ayon’s composition, arrangement and laid down the beats, keys and sound design elements while Ayon focused on recording Guitars, Bass and Vocals.

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