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Scarred Soul Band
Name of the band manager:
Sanjeev Baral
Name of the vocalist:
Santosh Thapa
Name of the lead guitarist:
Dhiraj Khadka
Name of the rhythm guitarist:
Nripendra Gurung
Name of the bass guitarist:
Bibek Bikram Rana
Name of the drummer:
Amit K.C.
Keyboard Player:
Sujan Shrestha
Total Band members:
6
Participation in any contest:
Basantapur Street Festival
Haunting place:
Baneshwor
Year the music group was formed:
2002
Genre:
Classical Rock
 
     
  How do you state yourself? What do you consider your self to be?
We are complex-hearted, we mean no one gets exactly what we are thinking and what we are willing to do. Generally, we are soft spoken, simple in nature, kind-hearted, friendly, least bothered of what people say or think about us.
We first would like to say, we are no one without the identity of our parents than we are a son than only we are a team who are trying to lead ourselves along with the music, just to the top.
 
     
  How did you start your career?
Sujan and Dhiraj says” we used to watch our seniors play in front of us and we listened them with interest untill they packed up. And, one fine day, we came up with an idea of forming our own band & release an album of our own. We’d say, that was our turning point to the field "MUSIC ”.
 
     
  Did you receive any training on playing instruments?
Only two of us took training Dhiraj (in school and kaleidoscope) & Sujan took training during school and also with seniors. Apart from that we consider ourselves as self-learners. We love to make music and we work hard to introduce it to everyone not just like music but like good music.
 
     
  How many band members make SCARRED SOUL?
We have six members in our band Santosh as a vocalist, Bibek as a bass guitarist, Sujan as a keyboard player, Amit as a drummer Dhiraj as a lead guitarist and Nripendra as a rhythm guitarist and we all give vocal too.
 
     
  What is so special about your band & how do you consider it different form the rest?
Well, we are introducing a new way of singing & composition. The beats are different with totally new get ups (image). This can be one of the reasons that separate us from others.
We have noticed that, the new & upcoming bands introduced do not have the flavor of ROCK in it. We are not saying they are bad but they’ve just sung the song without giving emphasis on the style of rock music. Listen to our forth-coming album and you’ll know what we mean.
 
     
  Can you highlight what you mean by ‘totally new get ups’ sounds interesting?
Totally new get ups, ha ha ha, you know AXL ROSE, don’t you? Like him on our stage performance we dress ourselves on Scottish frock, a scarf, spikes, underground or cowboy martin and a tight vest and if not that a punk dressup like the same band where acl belongs "GnR" or like "sex pistol" .
Many people think us mad but we really don’t care, as it not going change the way we were, are and will be. There is an idiom saying, “Love one as one is, not by changing the way one is”. Well, its just us.
 
     
  How may stage performances have you done so far?
In spite of several offers, till date, we have done 6 live stage performances. Rock concerts like Baneshwor Festival, Basantapur Street Festival etc.
 
     
  When is your debut album releasing & what kind of songs can we expect?
Well prior to releasing our album itself, we will be releasing our music video so the rock lovers can have a little taste of our music. We are going to have total 9 tracks in our album and it consists both Nepali and English version.
 
     
  How’s the feeling like after winning the prize in Basantapur Street Festival?
Winning the award obviously was a thrilling moment for all of us. Telling you the truth, performing was easier than standing in front of thousands of audience and receiving the award. We were bit nervous, as it was our first time receiving an award as such.
 
     
  Anyone supported you to form a band?
Well, frankly speaking, there are no supporters as such who helped us out to form our band. The band members you see in ours are all childhood friends. We all are self-depended. Believing in oneself and members is the best thing we do.
 
     
  Nowadays there are many bands that release their album and disappear like a mirage? What do you say about that?
Yes, there are many bands that disappear after releasing their albums. We do not blame them as they must have faced many problems such as financial, personal, a members leaving the band or going away for further studies and many more. We till date are here to stay and rock this nation and spread worldwide but who knows same problem might occur to us.
 
     
  Any musical artists that you consider as your idol?
There are lots of international inspirators but we mostly take Marley Manson, GnR as we are not only fan of their music but also of the image they carry.
 
     
  What do you think about marriage?
Amit says "Marriage is a burden, breaks your shoulder when you try to carry it". Although one of our friend has already carried it. Poor chap. hehehe...
 
     
  What kind of music do you prefer to listen any particular choice?
We listen to all kind of music such as rock, gazal, classical rock and more. We confess one thing, we say big NO to boy bands and hip-hop music’s. Its not music at all. Wonder how and why they like it but yea people have their own taste.
 
     
  Memorable moment:
For us the memorable moment was when we composed our first song.
 
     
  Saddest moment till now:
The saddest moment to all of us was when we had interest in music but no instruments to go along.
 
 
 
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