My Compelling Story

Groove Gully is a LIVE band based out of the finance capital of India, Mumbai. It is an assorted mix of talented musicians that specialise in jazz, funk, blues, and pop. Formed in 2012, they started out as a four-piece band called FourPlay. They like to keep their sound fresh while exploring different styles of music and adding their own elements to covers and their original tracks. The band won accolades at IIT Powai's annual festival, Mood Indigo 2012, gaining recognition out of 40 other bands that participated in the band event that year. Vocalists, Zian and Tizaan, were placed first and second respectively in the All-India CBS Prime Idol Contest 2012, which was aimed at promoting fresh talent from all over the country. Groove Gully played at diverse venues like BlueFrog, Hard Rock Café, Three Wise Monkeys, Out of the Blue, The Local, The Little Door, High Street Phoenix, The Bandra Base, The Andrean Fair 2015, Celebrate Bandra 2014, and a couple of church fêtes. The band launched its debut album ‘Take a Chance’ at BlueFrog in 2013, signed with the record label, Crescendo Music, and marketed by Universal Music. Music videos of their two top hits on their album, ‘Over You’ and ‘Miss Complicated’ were aired on TV.  The band’s influences include Snarky Puppy, Maroon 5, John Mayer, Jason Mraz, Jamiroquai, Bruno Mars, Coldplay, Toto, Adele, Walk off the Earth, The Dave Weckl Band, Aretha Franklin, Ella Fitzgerald, Al Jarreau, Rachael Ferrell, Herbie Hancock, Billy Cobham, John Scofield, Shakatak, Oscar Peterson, Miles Davis, etc. Band Members: Zian Alphonso – Lead Vocals Tizaan Alphonso – Keyboards Nevin Dmello – Lead Guitars Vivian D'souza – Bass David D'souza – Drums