To indie musicians such as Immad Shah and Saba Azad, jamming and making music for fun, miraculously turned out to be a stepping stone to discover their potential in music.
Later, the collaboration went on to become a popular band, “Madboy/Mink”.
Talking about the journey, Immad Shah says, “We started jamming and making music for fun. A person who heard this, invited us to play a gig. We took it up as a challenge, worked hard, and discovered our band, Madboy/Mink.”
Talking about their live band sets, Saba Azad, says, “Playing live is definitely huge part of our life, and we live for that. The energy and rush of adrenaline we get from playing for the audience and feeling their reactions, are a real high. Our live performance is not only based on performance backgrounds, but also on human connections.”
The duo sang the super groovy ‘Calcutta Kiss’ for the movie Detective Byomkesh Bakshy! Apart from music, both Saba and Immad have their separate professional lives. While Imaad has acted in films and theatre, Saba has starred in commercials, directed plays, and played the lead role in the film Mujhse Fraaandship Karoge.
Kicking off their new EP launch tour in Bengaluru at Kitsch Mandi at Pebbles for Union Farm , Immad and Saba say they love Bangalore audiences. “We are planning to put out our album this coming year. As we are from the theatre and film background, we are toying with the idea of incorporating elements from different performing arts into our shows, in order to make them unique. The emphasis will be in making the live shows an audio-visual experience.”
