Pranay & Vatsal

Pranay Verma is a young guitarist, songwriter and producer from Delhi, with roots in 70s blues and rock music. He started playing at the age of 9, and his style is an ever evolving amalgamation of blues and jazz artists of the last 50 years, influenced by a range of artists like Stevie Ray Vaughan, Pat Metheny, John Scofield, Guthrie Govan and more.

Vatsal Bakhda, pianist/composer, started his musical journey in Kolkata learning Classical Piano under Roshen Gazder, LRSM with whom he spent over 10 years, and Suddhaseel Sen (Ph.D. Bin Musicology) for 2 years. He continued his music education further at Swarnabhoomi Academy of Music, where he spent three semesters learning under Pedro Carneiro Silva and Gabriel Geszti, both of who hail from Brazil, equipping him with a unique playing style with strong traditional Brazilian influences. He continues to grow and develop currently while learning with Aman Mahajan. He has also had the opportunity to collaborate with various artists from India and abroad.