The energy at at DJ Savio Mendez’s Event Entertainment office was palpable on Thursday.
A young and enthusiastic bunch of aspiring musicians from all across Kerala were preparing for what could perhaps be one of their biggest auditions. Those selected would form the Kochi Tuskers Kerala Rockers, which will be the official rock band for the Kochi IPL team. Moreover, the band would have 45-minute performances before the IPL matches on April 9, 18 and 27.
“Kerala has always been known as the ultimate tourist destination of India. With the launch of this band, Kerala will also be renowned as the musical destination of the country,” says an official of the Kochi Tuskers Kerala. The IPL, which has always promoted music and entertainment along with cricket, hopes to unleash the hidden musical talent in Kerala, he says.
Following the announcement of the audition schedules, more than 15 bands from Kerala registered.
The Eventz Entertainment group will handle the auditions, which will be held in three schedules, with a judging panel comprising DJ Savio and a representative from the Kochi Tuskers Kerala.
“We did not want a team of veterans performing for the tuskers. This should be a wacky team, fresh from different pockets of the God’s Own Country,” says Savio Mendez.
“I just can’t check my excitement thinking about the magnitude of the opportunity. I am trying hard to make it in to the band,” says Hamraz, the vocalist of Saptak, a 7-member band from Thiruvananthapuram.
Desmone, who belongs to a niche bands, La Kochi, too is super excited to showcase his innovative music that is a mishmash of hip-hop and rap.
Two more schedules of the auditions are yet to be held. Individual vocalists, or even an entire band, will be selected. The selected musicians will have to undergo one more final screening before making it into the official team band.
The musicians will be then be given intensive training.
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