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From being a complete alien to the world of Music in 2010 to taking a plunge in a river of hope leaving behind most of the possessions in 2016, Vivek's little journey so far has been quite an adventure. 
 
He started as a session bassists for over a dozen bands from the early 2011. With aim of breaking out of the 'Cover Songs' repertoire, Vivek started songwriting in late 2012 and some of his first songs are released in his debut album "Wrapping Paper". Vivek was also worked eminent theater and Film Personalities in the Bustling Performance Arts scene of Mumbai .
In September 2015, he released a debut album "Wrapping Paper", self-recorded and self-produced with him playing all the instruments and doing all the vocals tracks on the album. The album was received with great reviews with some of the veteran musicians hailing it as one of the best Rock & Roll albums of the recent times.
A single "Mr Brown" went on to be the "Best Lyrics" awardee and 5 of the 8 songs from the album made it to several Top-50 of 2015 compilations.
Vivek took a bold decision of moving to Hamburg in late 2016 to pursue his music in a bigger industry with better avenues for presenting his music. The Exciting Opportunities and the eagerness to carve out his slice from this gigantic pie that he could call his own, Vivek discovered a sound that blends well with his style of playing and songwriting drawin heavy influences from some of the legendary rock artists.
Vivek released two singles in Februray 2017 in Hamburg, followed by a 6 song EP 'Grace' in August 2017 in Berlin. He has been active and gradually gaining a fllowing in the rick & Vibrant indie music scene in Berlin
"The Thing With Happiness is.. It's Boring" - Brain Jones
"It's impossible to gift the roots rock and roll scene of 2015 and onward, in India, without ‘Wrapping Paper’"

                                                             - ArtistAloud's review on "Wrapping Paper"

"Unique yet Reminiscent sound"

                                                             - Bass Players Magazine's review on "Lone & Blue"

"Honest and heartfelt music"

                                                             - Radioandmusic review on "Wrapping Paper"

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