Threeory may be a success now, but it actually an outcome of a bunch of different musicians who came together after failures in different bands.
Mark, the pianist for the band, reveals that when Threeory set out to perform as a band, it was because of their pure love for music and the fact that the previous band dissolved owing to the transfers from the members of the eight piece band. Threeory, a four-piece band was put together one piece at a time after convincing each other of the need to stick together to play. Threeory includes a violinist, keyboard player/guitarist drummer and a singer. The line-up includes Sai, a violinist who has been playing for 16 years and is trained in Carnatic music, Mark, an eight grade keyboard player from Trinity College, London, vocalist Synthche and guitarist Syntelong. The last two are from Nagaland. They claim, “Though none of us is older than 40, we have a collective performance experience of about 55 years.”
Best defined as a band of experimental musicians, the band performs different adaptations of both English and Bollywood songs.
Marc’s passion for music, didn’t let him give up and settle for something other than music, after the previous band dissolved . He continued playing, along with his wife who sang, and did mostly covers at restaurants attached to star hotel, for their brunches. “During one such event, I got an offer to perform at a popular club in Begumpet. That’s when I asked Sai our violinist to join in. When we played, the response was tremendous,” says Mark. Devendra Kumar, or Mark, is an accomplished pianist, bassist, lead guitarist and singer adept in a number of genres like old classic, pop, slow rock, blues, funk, soul, reggae, country and jazz. As an experienced musicians from the city, he has performed on stage across India including Chennai, Goa, Bangalore and Delhi, besides Hyderabad. An eight grade pianist from the Trinity College of Music, London, and a singer trained in Hindustani classical music from the Gandharva Vidyalaya, he is quite popular in music circles around Hyderabad and has collaborated with a large number of independent bands like Mehraj, Gino Banks and Fusion Labs. He has also composed jingles for MTS, Rainbow FM 101.9 and a few games and movies.
“I was quite surprised at the response from the gig where Sai and I played together, So I made an offer to Sai, an engineering student was more than happy, but was worried about his parents’ reaction. It took me a lot of convincing and talking to his parents to get Sai into the band,” smiles Mark. Parsa Datta Sai or Sai is violinist, guitarist, bassist and singer versatile in handling genres like Indian Classical, Old classic, Pop, Slow Rock, Blues, Funk, Soul, Reggae, Country and Jazz. So when Sai, in the midst of a performance, plays the Roza theme on his violin the crowd just goes into raptures. “They say it was a result of an experiment at a club and all Sai needs is a cue on the keys and his violin takes over,” says Mark. With 22 years practise and a diploma in Carnatic violin Sai at times steals the show and the band members love to see the response.
That was in 2013. The lead singer wasn’t in until 2014. A specific contract led to a search and Synthche Mongro from the hills of Nagaland won the hearts with her vocals. Sai says as a lead singer she has breathed a fresh lease of music to city’s music lovers. “Her collection of songs is good and her style unmatched.”
Syntelong, the guitarist and vocalist, came in later to complete the band and has made a mark for himself with his music ever since he landed in the city. Right now the band is on a roll and is soon going to record their original numbers. Enjoy a musical rendition of the Roja theme or Rabta with Threeory.
