'Battle Of The Bands' Thrilled Students at Pearl Academy's Annual Fest

'Battle Of The Bands' Thrilled Students at Pearl Academy's Annual Fest

NEW DELHI, March 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --




- Pearl Academy Organized Annual Fest Pearl Utsav With a New Theme
'Synesthesia 2013 - Battle Of The Bands' at Sirifort Auditorium, New Delhi
- Dementia India, Ebinox, Heisenberg and Kraken Emerged as the Top 4 Bands out
of Over 30 Bands That Auditioned and Competed for the Final Rounds
- Popular Sufi Rock Band 'Nasha' Left the Audiences Spellbound With its
Enchanting Performance; 'Aladin', the Musical Presentation by the Students of Pearl
Academy Gathered a Huge Applause
- Fest Witnessed a Gathering of Around 2000 Students From Over 30 Colleges
Across Delhi NCR


It was music, music and music in the air at Sirifort Auditorium where four music bands
formed by talented students from various colleges of Delhi fought to win 'Synesthesia 2013
- Battle Of The Bands', at Pearl Utsav, an annual fest of Pearl Academy, India's design
and fashion education institute. More than 30 bands auditioned for the fest out of which
Dementia India, Ebinox, Heisenberg and Kraken made it to the final rounds and performed at
the fest. And, there was Delhi's own rockband 'Nasha' casting a million spells on the
music lovers with its enchanting Sufiana performance along with the captivating musical
presentation 'Aladin' by the students of Pearl Academy, New Delhi. The fest witnessed a
gathering of around 2000 students from over 30 colleges across Delhi NCR.



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As a tradition at Pearl Academy, it was the annual fest 'Pearl Utsav' that took place
at Sirifort Auditorium. With its new theme 'Synesthesia 2013 - Battle Of The Bands', the
fest saw some of the most fiery performances by the rock bands. Students from over 30
reputed education institutions such as Lady Sriram College, Jesus And Mary College, Bhagat
Singh College, Miranda House, Amity University and Apeejay College among many others
auditioned for the battle. The top finalist bands showcased their talent at the fest. The
battle was judged by Mr. Keshav Dhar, famous guitarist and producer, best known for his
work with the progressive metal band Skyharbor; and Mr. Rohit Kulkarni, renowned guitarist
and vocalist with leading bands Think Floyd, The Mob, Nasha and Solo Setup.



Mr. Sharad Mehra, CEO, Pearl Academy, "We wanted Pearl Utsav to be more fun-filled,
enjoyable and musical this time for our students. What else could have been a better theme
than 'Battle Of The Bands' to which our youth connects to very easily. The enthralling
performances were no less than any of the rock shows. Kudos to our students as well to
that of other colleges who participated in the fest and made Pearl Utsav a huge success!"



To grace the fest with his presence, Mr. Uday Benegal, renowned musician, writer and
filmmaker, best known as the dynamic front-man of the pioneering Indian rock band 'Indus
Creed', was present as the Chief Guest at Synesthesia 2013. Alongside his various musical
pursuits, Mr. Benegal has written for a number of reputed publications, including The
Village Voice, Rolling Stone magazine and Mid-Day. At the fest, Mr. Benegal awarded the
winners and applauded their talent. It was a tie between Dementia India and Ebonix bands.
Both of them shared the award on the stage.



Members of the participating bands are Saurabh Roy, Rangarajan Venkatraman, Ramanan
Venkatraman, and Raghav Prabhakar from Dementia India; Vaibhav Chawla, Dhruv Malik, Karan
Rampal, Antriksh Bali and Nishant Nagar from Ebinox; Aishwary Uniyal, Siddhant Sharma,
Yatin Gera, Dipan Das and Akshay Nangia from Heisenberg; and Rudraksh Banerjie, Moses
Koul, Gavin George and Reet Mukherjee from Kraken.



Students from over 30 colleges across Delhi NCR region inclusive of St. Stephens
College, Bhagat Singh College, Hindu college, JIMS, Symbiosis Institute of Design,
Nottingham University, Amity University, ITM University, GPMCE, Daulat Ram College and
Jesus and Mary College among others attended Pearl Utsav. Every soul rejoiced the musical
performances at the fest and swayed to the tunes of these budding bands.



About Pearl Academy



Founded in 1993, Pearl Academy is a leading design education institute in India with
campuses at Delhi, Noida and Jaipur. Graduates of the academy are highly sought-after in
the industry, and numerous Academy alumni are in key positions at leading design houses
and fashion companies worldwide. The academy takes pride in its high-calibre faculty,
outstanding track record in student exchange, international networking and placements. For
more information, please visit: www.pearlacademy.com [http://www.pearlacademy.com ]



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