My Compelling Story

Darshan Singh Sur is a classical musician who has contributed a lot in promoting the Indian music. He is a learned violinist, and uses aesthetics mixed with emotions to dive into the immeasurable depth of a raga. He obtained the thorough knowledge of violin under the guidance of his guru, Sh. Joi Srivastava. Currently, he is learning under Sh. Sharat Chandra Srivastava. Darshan has done several captivating solos in almost every major city of India and abroad. He has mastered the art of jugalbandi with various instruments like guitar, sitar, flute, sarangi, and Hawaiian guitar. His primary quality is to maintain the structure of a raga while elaborating it with absolute imagination. His sense of aesthetics can be witnessed when he share stages with many renowned musicians and bands like Jalebee Cartel, Mrigya, Samved, world-famous piano player Brian Salas, Advaita, Shibani Kashyap, Valentine, Mame Khan, Shipley Bobby Cash, Slovenian guitar player Igor Bezget, and Leslie Luis. He also made significant innovations while playing with the world-famous Odissi-dancer Ranjana Gauhar (Padma Shree). He has performed in Direct Dil Se Music Festival, The Gig week, Balure Festival, The Big Gig, Rock for Child Rights Festival, Delhi International Art Festival, IIT Delhi Rendezvous Festival, The Wild Festival, Jaipur Literature Festival 2014, and City of M Festival, Hyderabad. He has also shared the stage with big bands like Indian Ocean and Agnee, and has collaborated with Times Music, too. He has given several interviews and bites to HIT 95FM, NDTV, FM Rainbow, HT City New Delhi, Mail Today, and HT City Dehradun. Presently, Darshan is associated with Barefaced Liar, an English rock band, since 2012. He performs mainly in venues like Bacardi, NH7 Weekender, Hard Rock, Blue FROG, Kamani Auditorium, Siri Fort Auditorium, Habitat Centre, Epi Center, IIC, Lakshmipat Singhania Auditorium, Raagabonds, and Nexus. His famous projects are D-Major Symphony and Trizya, which are gaining popularity as a music ensemble.