Agnee (band)

Agnee
Background information
Origin Pune, India
Genres Rock
Years active 2006–present
Labels Sony Music
Members Kannan Mohan
Kaustubh Dhavale
Varun Venkit
Chirayu Vedekar

Agnee is an Indian rock band based in Pune, India. The band's debut album "Agnee" was released on 15 May 2007. Since then, they have released several singles and used an Internet-based free distribution model to gather a large following in the rock music circuit in India. The band continues to extend its reach across India through their 'Create with Agnee' venture in collaboration with Radio Mirchi.[1]

Etymology

The word agnee comes from the word agni in Sanskrit for "fire" (noun), cognate with Latin ignis (the root of English ignite), Russian ogon (fire), spelled agon and ogni, spelled agni (fires).

History

Agnee was formed in 2007 and soon signed by Sony BMG. Agnee is one of the very few Indian rock bands to have signed a major label record deal.[2][3] The band consists of Koco, lead guitarist, Mohan, lead vocalist. Their music contains strong Carnatic and Hindustani classical influences that are popular among the fans.

Music

Agnee's music is a collective of individual styles of composing and performing: Koco with his Classic rock, Pop and Indian influences and Mohan with his Carnatic and Hindustani classical influences.

Agnee's music showcases all of the above and the compositions in the first album vary in style accordingly. The songs move in genre from Folk rock and Pop-Rock to straight up Pop, and incorporate elements of Funk, Jazz and Carnatic music as well. They have also collaborated with the Grammy winner and bass player Etienne Mbappe (from Cameroon) to work on a Punjabi song together.[4]


Members

  • Kannan Mohan – Vocals
  • Kaustubh Dhavale – Guitars
  • Varun Venkit – Drums and Percussion
  • Chirayu Vedekar- Bass

Off-stage members:

  • Snigdha Ghosh - Manager
  • Kevin Pillai – Sound Engineer
  • Harshavardhan Pathak – Light Engineer

Influenced by classic rock bands like Sting, Dave Matthews band, Pink Floyd, Deep Purple.

Albums

  • 2007 – Agnee
  • 2012 – AALAAP
  • 15 May 2012 (scheduled release) – Create with Agnee

Videos

  • Sadho re
  • Aahateein
  • Kaabira
  • Shaam tanha
  • Ujale Baaz
  • Raanjhan Yaar Di ( Splitsvilla Season 3 theme song)
  • Aalaap's PA PARAA PAA

Songs

  • Sadho re – this is one of the mystic songs of Saint Kabir.[5]
  • Kabira
  • Shaam Tanha (lead vocals by Arijit Datta, backing vocals by Mohan Kanan)
  • Ujale Baaz
  • Karvan
  • Keh lene do
  • Kuch Ankahee
  • The Roadies Song – Inspired by popular demand on an Orkut message board.[5]
  • Splitsvilla Season 2 theme song. ( A.k.a. The Love song)
  • Lamha yeh jayega kahan – A slightly moving number from the movie Dil Dosti Etc.[6]
  • Khanabadosh – A typical rock number from the movie London Dreams sung by Mohan.
  • Splitsvilla Season 3 theme song. (A.k.a. Raanjhan Yaar Di)
  • Aahatein - Splitsvilla Season 4 theme song; One of the most popular songs composed by the band
  • Aankhein Teri Ho Ya Meri Ho - Splitsvilla 5 Theme Song
  • Kaise Ho Tum ( Male and female versions) – A recently released single from agnee featuring Mohan and upcoming playback singer Shilpa Rao in individual numbers.
  • Jee Lay Abhi – Another single from agnee sung by Mohan and popular Viva girl Anushka Manchanda
  • Naav Chadti – An excellent number in the semi-rock genre for the movie Udaan sung by Mohan, the lead singer of agnee.
  • I Believe[7] – An experiment in fusion from Season 1 of The Dewarists, a series presented in part documentary, part travelogue format. This was sung in collaboration with Parikrama and Shilpa Rao
  • Sadaa – An excellent number in the classical genre based on raag Gujari Todi for the movie Shaala sung by Mohan, the lead singer of agnee. It also has a female version
  • Manmaani: The MTV Roadies 9 Theme Song with Raghu Ram[8]
  • Hello Andhero – For the Hindi Dubbed Version of Avengers The Movie
  • Reveal Yourself – A soulful track for the marketing campaign of B'lue
  • Yaariyan - A track from the movie Cocktail, Sung by Mohan
  • Silsila – Roadies X theme song
  • Barbaadi – Sung by Mohan for the movie Aurangzeb
  • Lootera -Shikayatein (Mohan Kannan, Amitabh Bhattacharya)
  • Kinare - Queen (Mohan Kannan)
  • Chaandaniya – 2 States[9] (Mohan Kannan)
  • Theme song for India's Got Talent
  • Sakhi Saiyyan - Title song for the TV serial Gustakh Dil
  • Ove Janiya - Katti Batti ( Mohan Kannan )
  • bhoy dekhash na please- said to be one of the best bangla songs ever made

Highlights

  • They've been signed on by Sony BMG.
  • Their debut album 'Agnee' was launched in May.
  • They have composed for Prakash Jha's film Dil Dosti Etc.
  • The vocalist Mohan, who has a classical music background, has won the prestigious Palghat Mani Iyer award and has been awarded the Best Mridangam Player of the Year three times in a row at Chennai music season, which is a huge festival that takes place every year. Mohan has also sung the song Khanabadosh in the Bollywood movie London Dreams. He has also sung a number 'Naav Chadhti' for the (Vikramaditya Motwane-directed) Amit Trivedi-scored Udaan
  • Agnee has also performed the Song "Bhoy Dekhas na please" for the Bengali Movie Hawa Bodol(2013) directed by Parambrata Chatterjee, Which has been a great hit.

References

  1. ↑ "Radio Mirchi joins hand with Agnee to launch first radio reality show". Business of Cinema. Retrieved 29 May 2010.
  2. ↑ The Record Music Magazine
  3. ↑ http://nh7.in/indiecision/2010/11/16/agnee-to-score-bollywood-film/
  4. ↑ https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/music/news/Agnee-band-collaborates-with-Grammy-winner-for-Punjabi-song/articleshow/23038704.cms
  5. 1 2 MTV India – VJs, Music, Videos, Blogs, Games, Wallpapers, Interviews, Performances, Shows, Fun and more Archived 5 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine.
  6. ↑ Movie Talkies: Music Reviews, Bollywood Soundtrack, Bollywood Song Lyrics, Top 5 Bollywood Song
  7. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFK8FIsTtb8
  8. ↑ Agnee feat. Raghu Ram – Manmaani: The MTV Roadies 9 Theme Song Archived 12 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine.
  9. ↑ 2 States
  • Official website
  • "Agnee". Interview. The Record Music Magazine. May 2007.
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