Biography

Wrong Pencil is a superb Pop-rock band based out of the capital city of India, New Delhi. With all the members having decent individual experiences in music, the band at present, is a modest attempt to perform a selection of Bengali music that include folk songs, movie songs, songs by other artists/composers and even their original compositions. The band has a cross-section of influences like classic rock, jazz blues, metal, pop, electronic dance music, Bengali folk, baul, Tagore songs, etc. just to name some. With inspirations like that and a name like Wrong Pencil, they have planned to do the mistake of experimenting with the selection and rendition of the songs. Band Members: Rituparna is trained in Hindustani classical vocals. She has been a vocalist in various other sets. She has also worked with 'Green Room Theatre' (a leading theatre group). Sukalyan is a song writer/composer/vocalist with training in Hindustani classical. He is a recording artist and has worked in jingles, commercials and films, apart from his personal album. Pronay is a guitarist who learned to play when he was a little child and melodies have flowed ever since. He experiments with various genres from metal to folk and is always up for learning more. Rahul has been playing the drums for more than 18 years now. He has been a part of various leading bands and has traveled extensively for music. His influences are progressive bands like Led Zeppelin, Dream Theater, etc. Kamal plays the bass guitar and is a music teacher by profession. He is also an excellent guitar player. With a sound knowledge of music and a trained pair of ears, he has played with numerous other bands and artists from various genres. Subhashish (Sam) is on stage with the guitar and vocals. His interests include music production, composition, arrangement, song writing and graphic designing. He has worked with theatre/film music.