Biography

Avancer is a LIVE band based out of Dimapur, Nagaland. Formed in 2009, the band is a bunch of young and talented musicians with different musical influences coming together with the sole purpose of letting their creative juices flow and merge into creating music which would ultimately help the band in defining their own unique sound and style. Ever since the band took off in their sonic odyssey, not only participating in contests but winning them and slowly built a fan base which would ultimately pave the way for the band to open for international acts such as Firehouse and travelling to Bangkok representing Nagaland at the Handshake Concert. The band has matured and refined their sounds with the release of their brand new single, The Trip, which is going to take Avancer further towards discovering their quest in unravelling their musical voyage. Achievements: Participated in all Nagaland Beat contest, 2010, organised by the Mindblowers club, bagged the best vocalist award Second runners-up at the Ambassadors of Christian Rock Contest organised by Sinai Ministry, 2010 Second runners-up at the All Nagaland Art Fusion Contest, 2011 First runners-up at the Northeast Art Fusion Contest as well as the best drummer and the best bassist award in 2011 Winner of the Rock Aware Contest organised by NSACS in 2011 Opening act for Higher on Maiden (UK), official tribute band of Iron Maiden Performed with Firehouse, Dimapur, 2012 Represented Nagaland at Let’s Rock, Guwahati Performed at the Handshake Concert in Bangkok on the 21st of June, 2012, initiated by the Rattle and Hum Music Society Performed at The Ziro Festival of Music, Ziro, Arunachal Pradesh, 2012 Performed Northeast Youth Festival at Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh, 2012