Biography

  Justin Sajan Francis is a professional guitarist based out of the IT capital of India, Bangalore. He writes orchestral and instrumental rock/metal singles and also does a couple of guitar, piano and orchestra covers. Justin began his journey in music as a keyboardist at the age of 12 under the guidance of a priest named Paul Melwyn D'souza. But, along with keyboards, he also had an intense passion for learning guitars and at the age of 14, began his journey as a guitarist. Having learnt guitars under the guidance of a metal guitarist named Rob Shimray, Justin fell in love with rock and metal music. He began playing for a couple of local rock and metal bands but unfortunately, couldn't succeed with any of them. So ultimately, he turned into an independent artist and began writing singles in the instrumental rock/metal genres. Some of his prominent influences in these genres are Metallica, Avenged Sevenfold, Bullet For My Valentine, Lamb of God, As I Lay Dying, Children of Bodom, Amon Amarth, Andy James, John Petrucci and Joe Satriani. He was also influenced by the soundtracks of various movies, which made him crave to also turn into an orchestral music composer. Some of his prominent influences, here again, are Hans Zimmer, Danny Elfman, John Williams, Brian Tyler, Steve Jablonsky and Harry Gregson-Williams.