Biography
Aayat is a unique blend of various music cultures. They believe in experimenting and not categorizing just to one stem or genre. Aayat is not merely mixing western instruments with Indian but Expectedly combining the two without tempering the feel or hurting the soul of it. Band Members:
Stanley hails from the family of distinguished musicians that includes vocalist, tabla player, guitarist, etc. He started his music career professionally in 2009 as a music teacher and slowly came into the commercial sector and turned into a renowned band named Aayat in 2011. He performs as the lead vocalist and guitarist in the band. Goldy Naaz had a deep passion and interest in music since childhood. At the age of seven, he started with vocal training under Late Pt Rajinder Goswami Ji. He is one of the few who plays traditional tabla in today's era. His versatility, keenness and strong urge of experimentation with different percussion exposed him to various musical forms ranging from Ragas to Rock pop to folk as is reflected in his compositions. This fact makes him really astonishing and outstanding in his prospective field as a percussionist as well as a composer and arranger. Joe Jonny is a versatile percussionist who has been studying music since 1995. He plays a vide array of percussions and is proficient in playing different instruments. He has been playing professionally since 1997 as a part of various classical and western troops and preachers. He is PhD in music. He has been a part of Aayat and playing with them regularly and has also played and recorded for lots of shabads and punjabi songs with various local artists. Akshat Bhanu's personality is much like his guitar that goes with the flow. He started playing guitar at a very early age. He started running his hand in rock music and started playing with different troops. He holds profound knowledge of western music as well as Indian classical music which allows him to infuse and blend east and west at ease. Sukhjeet Chaggar started his obsession with the six string thing in 2009. He is one of those rare musicians whose expertise and virtuosity transcend issues of style. He is not only a good guitarist but has also got a keen interest in Live Sound Enforcement. He has been doing FOH (Front of House) or LIVE Sound Engineering from past two years now. He is not only a musician or a sound engineer but also a student at Chitkara University. If you are looking for a voice with a sense of reality and echoes from the rural belt of Punjab, then you are for sure looking for Aman Suraj. His vocals speaks volume about his awareness of the sound that has shaped the melody of Punjabi heritage. His stanch loyalty to the turban has made him stand out.
Performances:
Performed more than 300 shows Delhi Suraj Kund , World Art Fest Performed with Peru-South American Embassy Lovely Professional University , Opening for Shah Rukh Khan's Chennai Express Worked for Osho World Music Shangrila , Performed for ambassadors of 30 countries