De Innovatives

The DI Mantra: The only sure thing AbOUT life is that…it changes. And music is the most inseparable part of life as a whole. As such, the most inherent characteristic of music is that it is as dynamic as life itself. Experimenting with such ideology, we are regarded as one of the most vivid and energetic originators of nu-age music. Open to a wide range of pragmatism we stretch our compositions to the horizons of fusion with respect to music, rhythms, instrument usage, language and overall appeal keeping in mind the prevalent trend. This signature style has earned us a momentous acclaim and given us an edge over many striving for the same. This statement may be validated from our compositions and candid public opinions. In the most recent times to come, our work will precede our image!!!

Making the most of the opportunity to share about ourselves, let’s take a walk in to our band’s life exploring it right from its adolescence, through its formative years to its current status. Here’s an introduction in words and to make it more interesting we’ll add references to available video clips for a picturesque panorama!!!

About - De Innovatives

With innovation as the main criteria, this band has traveled a long way since the June of 2004 but enrolled to go on. The band gave their first performance on June 14th 2004 in the annual function of their own college (Chandigarh Engineering College, Sector – 26, Chandigarh) where this band first stood on the main stage, and the rest is all history.

This band, a team of firm believers that ROCK is the only genre of music that can put Life in to Rocks. Just imagine what it can do to humans, the most superior life form on earth! Experimenting with a wide variety of music it’s a six-member band. Each member coming from a professional background in music, gathered together about two years back amidst all the commotion of day-to-day life resulting in the De Innovatives. Just in order to quench the real rocker’s spirits inside, they add a bit of sparkle and sometimes spice to the ever-growing immortal form of Rock music. A real performance is like a multi-cuisine with ingredients like Pure Rock, Blues Rock, Contemporary Rock, Fusion Rock, Alternative Rock and some Hard Rock and some METAL too. The band prophesizes strictly in Western music stressing mainly on Rock genre. This is clearly outlined in their debut album, which is in the making.

The Beginning

Like most bands origin tale, DI was formed in June of the year 2004 by few college students possessing extra-adrenaline rush and looking for some expression other than the obvious ways. The debut opportunity that was somewhat self-created landed us on stage on the 14th of June 2004 shortly after the formation. The line-up changed quickly though, after participation at Campus Rock Idols 2004 (what we call the star-recognition platform), only to get stable once and for all.

Credits

1. Chandigarh College of Engineering and Technology (CCET) in July 2003. (First public performance)

2. Government College for Girls (GCG), Sector 11 Chandigarh in November 2004.

3. CITCO Carnival held at Leisure Valley in November 2004.

4. Symphony 2004 Rock Contest, December 2004. De Innovatives aced the contest triumphing over twenty-two colleges and bands from two universities. The band also grabbed the Best Vocalist and both Best Hindi and Western duet awards.

5. Saturday Plaza Carnival (Organized by Chandigarh Tourism) in January 2005.

6. Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee in January 2005.

7. Annual Festival of Roses at Rose Garden in February 2005.

8. Won the Best Rocker of The Year 2005 award at the Battle of Rock contest (sponsored by Navik), held at WahDilli, Panchkula in April 2005. The band also nabbed the Best Lead Guitarist and Lead Vocal awards.

9. M.M Engineering College, Maulana on Jagadhri Road in October 2005. Won the battle of Rock again.

10. On Demand performance at Saturday Plaza Carnival (Organized by Chandigarh Tourism) in October 2005.

11. Participated at BITS Pilani, Rajasthan in October 2005.

12. RAAG: Community formed by Rock Lovers of Chandigarh. Headline Act by the De Innovatives in October 2005.

13. Performed at Golf club on the New Years eve in Welcome 2006.

14. Participated at ISM-Dhanbad, Bihar. Where the Band bagged the best lead guitarist award in Feb 2006.

15. Participated at Saturnalia-Thapar University, Patiala. Where the band again bagged the best rockers award in March 2006.

16. Performed at Chimney Heights as a guest appearance in March 2006

17. Performed at Ambala as a guest appearance in April 2006.

18. Performed at Hell in Heaven- Live in Concert at Leisure Valley, Chandigarh in June 2006.

19. Shortlisted among five finalists in avalanche NSIT DELHI and won the best lead guitarist award in 2007.

20. Won the best band , lead guitarist , vocalist at ISM DHANBAD among 17 bands in feb 2007.

21. Opening act for international band INDIAN OCEAN AND PARIKRAMA

See also

  • Indian rock
  • Parikrama
  • Indian Ocean