Memorable evening with LUCKY ALI ..

Date :: 17th March 2012
Time :: 16:45 HRS
Venue :: HUDA Ground, Leisure Valley , Gurgaon

The legendary soulful singer, whom I have been following since 1996 (when was in school) when he came out with "O Sanam" ,  defining a different class/genre of music...  "Lucky Ali" was in town, and how could I miss his performance. I always wanted to see him performing LIVE and 17th March 2012 was the day !!

The stage all set for Lucky Ali

The best part of the event was that majority of the people attending the concert knew about his music, I met people who were travelling from Chandigarh and Bareilly just to see him live, that is the level of craze people have for him, and he completely deserves it.

Personally I have never seen such a humble & soft spoken celebrity. He was so good on the stage, that no one even uttered a word when he was on the mic saying anything and people wanted more of LUCKY around and on the mic.

Lucky Ali on Stage

The crowd was mesmerized when he started singing his numbers, naming some - O Sanam , Teri Yaadein, AKS,Kitni Haseen Zindagi ,  Kabhi Aisa Lagta, Tere mere saath jo hota, Naa tum jaano Na hum, Tu kaun hein and all of his hit numbers from his solo or movies.

Performing on Stage

I just wish that he doesn't stop now, as he is making a comeback after a long while, by touring 25 cities and promoting is home production album "Raasta Mann", and keep rocking planet earth.

Thanks Lucky Ali and Respect !

  

Trance till you die... !

Dates :: 14th May - 2011
Time :: 10:30PM - 4:30AM
Location :: Quantum, CenterStage Mall, Noida (www.quantumlive.com)

Smirnoff & Quantum has done it again... taking up clubbing to a different level and which has been a treat for all music lovers (Trance).


The event was with Markus Shulz .. who is the World # 8 DJ !



It was one memorable night, it kicked off @ about 10PM when people started pouring in.. it was good to see all like minded .. music lovers... who were actually there for serious music..





I entered at 10:30 and the enviroment was lively and picking up with the music of DJ Viju (Resident DJ Quantum). Then came in DJ Ribz who also played up some nice numbers.. best of all was Gareth Emery's - On a good day - When the crowd went bezerk !

Now it was time... Markus Shulz came in @ about 1'ish then he kicked off his set and played non-stop upto 4:15am ! The crowd wasnt ready to leave the dancefloor... or can say Markus didnt let anyone to... Apart from some his best numbers .. Rain , Not the same , Do you dream , he also played Sun & Moon (A&B), This light between us (AVB & Christian Burns) and Citadel (Gareth Emery) ! It was AWESOME and was a treat to see Markus LIVE !



The experience was good, Markus could connect to the crowd well and was enjoying every bit of it.. He showed his professionalism by refusing shots(liquor) while performing, he bluntly said "No", that shows the respect to his profession.




This is how it looked like.. from the bar counter :-)



Towards the end, when no one actually wanted to rest and say good bye, it looked like Markus too forgot that it was already 4, he just kept playing and playing.. when DJ RIBz had to come in twice and ask Markus, its time.. (I just could make out that, I was right @ da front and was being an observer that time ;) )

Icing on the cake was, I managed to shake hands with Markus, not once, but twice (once when he was coming in, and the other , when he was through with his set), I had no words but could only say, good job done & Thanks ! :-) !!

I can write lots about that night, it was awesome... but I think I should cut it short now.. before i do this, I thank "SMIRNOFF" for getting me on the guest list again :-).. Thanks a bunch ! Also thanks to TEAM QUANTUM for giving us one after another memorable performances.. After Smirnoff nightlife, then Gareth Emery, then AVB and now Markus... way to go Quantum and Smirnoff.. lets see what you got next for us.


Hope you guys enjoyed reading this.. excuse me for the pix :-) ! I know I am little outdated on that front, but I love my HTC :o) & Personal cameras are not allowed!!


Peace !
Ash

Breaking the ton with Smirnoff & Quantum !

Dates :: 25th Sep / 15th Oct / 19th Nov - 2010
Time :: 10:30PM - 6:00AM
Location :: Quantum, CenterStage Mall, Noida (www.quantumlive.com)

Now this is for all my friends who are into clubbing.. Lately I visited Quantum in 3 of their biggest nights in the last months, I would be covering all these 3 nights here...

Ever since I had been there for the Bally Sagoo night,I was sure that Quantum is one place which means serious clubbing and where you would actually have the pleasure of enjoying music. If you are a music lover, and want safe clubbing, I recommend you Quantum.

Smirnoff, being sponsors, on the other hand has been doing an awesome job in getting the best of the industry. I am thankful to Smirnoff , and tell them "I WAS THERE", to keep me on their guest lists :-) for a couple of events ( I was lucky enough to win the contests ). And it was not only me, they have been giving opportunity to music lovers. Smirnoff has been trying new ideas to keep the music trend alive and now they have this "Smirnoff nightlife exchange" which is another another creative idea of theirs. Click Here to know more about it.

One of the nights I attended was of the Smirnoff Nightlife Exchange, when I got a chance to see DJ Nikhil Chinnapa & DJ Pearl. They played some cool numbers, though the crowd there was expecting more of desi numbers as Desi DJ's were in ;-). So not much of a dance but still the gig was nice with live violin with some trance music.

Here that's me in those awesome party goggs by Smirnoff ;-).. Don't laugh :-P..



Here on the deck is Nikhil..



Here on the deck is DJ Pearl..




And the Live violin gig with trance of B.R.E.E.D..





Gig 2 : Gareth Emery

Gareth Emery when visited Quantum was world # 9 ranking DJ, but now he is world # 7. Some of his awesome numbers includes "On a good day" "I will be the same" & "Citadel" , again it was a nice gig with some awesome trance numbers which included the above alongwith loads of more of trance..

The pics below have been taken from the VIP lounge, You can see Gareth busy in his work..






Gig 3 : Armin Van Buuren

The King of DJ's , undisputed world # 1 for 4th Year in a row Armin Van Buuren (AVB) is the name which is known by every Trance music lover.It was a buzz in town when it was learn't that AVB is visiting India and would be performing Live @ Quantum. Thanks to Quantum for this memorable event, and Smirnoff who were the sponsors of the event, also sponsor for my visit as I won their contest and they had my name on their guest list..(I know i was lucky... :-) ).

This was one memorable night, I entered the scene at about 10:30PM and left at about 5:30am, but there wasn't even an instant when the dance floor was free.. Quantum was jampacked with people dancing non-stop. Good it was a friday, and next day it was an off for office :-). AVB played for about 2.5 - 3hours and no need to say he was too good.

About the ARMIN ONLY tour...



AVB in action..








I shared my experience clubbing with the best's in the industry above & hope you all like it..

Cheers..
Ash

When I saw "The King of Remixes - Bally Sagoo"

Date :: 21/22-Nov-2009
Time :: 10:30PM - 4:00AM
Location :: Elevates, CenterStage Mall, Noida

Hey ya..

This was the day when i finally saw my all time favorite "Bally Sagoo" Playing live on the turntable in front of me.. it is one memorable moment I can never forget.

This Delhi born UK based DJ is known all over the globe for his work in revamping hindi music with Hip Hop.. he was one of the first's who revolutionized Hip Hop Punjabi and hindi song on all club scenes around the globe.

Some of my favorites are :
1 : Chura Liye Hein Tumnay
2 : Teri Akhiyan
3 : Gur Nalo Ishq
4 : Aapki Nazron Nay
5 : Noorie
6 : Tum Bin Jiya Udas
7 : Aaja Nachlay
8 : Mera Laung Gawacha

Unfortunately one of the decks of the turntable was not working properly which was being a bad show, I hope the management fixes it soon :-), Also another thing, all the contact numbers mentioned on the "Elevates" site etc are just for show, dont ever expect any human will be answering your call. Thats what happened to me, i tried all numbers available but couldnt get through. THATS BAD PR ELEVATES !!

BALLY SAGOO ROCKED the club, he came in too late, before that there were some kids trying to give thier best on the turntables ;-) , good work by them too. But you know when it is like comparing the Bally, no one is near him... atleast for the hindi/Punju club scene.

Before i signoff, here is da pic of our gang who visited the club.. (Bally Playing at tha back)






Bally Sagoo RoX !!

Virtually D.E.A.D :: A new tagline on our FB & Orkut..

Hey Ya,

Date :: 8-Nov-2009
Time :: 11:10PM
Location :: Costa Coffee, Spice Mall, Noida

The time when Me, and 3 more friends of mine Q (Qambar), KB (Karthik Balakrishnan) , A.M (Arun Menon) were sittin and chit chattin.. talking about how did we spend our day, as it was a Sunday.

Well I told them my story, I met some old friends and it was like a lesson,I was so emotionally labile & I had a strong feeling that how disconnected we have been with the real life. We rely on FaceBook / Orkut to see how fat or how drunkard that friend is now ;).

We decided ,lets get back to real life, and declared that we are virtually dead for a while ;).. No social networking sites, we dont require new friends ;) the best we can do in life is to value those who are already ours in this confound world...

"You're alive. Do something. The directive in life, the moral imperative was so uncomplicated. It could be expressed in single words, not complete sentences. It sounded like this: Look. Listen. Choose. Act."

Barbara Hall, A Summons to New Orleans, 2000

The songs I am listening ?

Being Yourself...

I just went through this , one of my colleagues forwarded it to me after an hour long debate on topic what we call as "Living LIFE Being Yourself" ... he he .. was heavy for me though , I never prefer to be a part of any debate, the only thing I believe that makes life complete is if I have "my people" ( grrrr yea obssessive haan ;), thats wat some think though ) with me and spending time with them being myself, thats what I believe life is...
But still.. she managed to agree me to a point that people do change with new people, surroundings, with places they go and get used to it.. If you read this which is pasted in hindi, its a story of a guy who visited delhi , its cool, see how his experience goes... interesting though. ... People then start getting used to it...


Hope you like it..
Cheerz..
@$H

3 Doors Down - Let Me Be Myself

See this video , premiere of "Let me be myself", a beautiful song by 3 Doors Down.


Find more videos like this on 3 Doors Down

"Let Me Be Myself"

I guess i just got lost
Bein' someone else
I tried to kill the pain
Nothin ever helped
I left myself behind
Somewhere along the way
Hopin to come back around
To find myself someday

Lately i'm so tired of waiting for you
To say that it's ok, but tell me
Please, would you one time
Just let me be myself
So i can shine with my own light
Let me be myself
Would you let me be myself

I'll never find my heart
Behind someone else
I'll never see the light of day
Living in this cell
It's time to make my way
Into the world i knew
Take back all of these times
That i gave in to you

Lately i'm so tired of waiting for you
To say that it's ok, but tell me
Please, would you one time
Let me be myself
So i can shine with my own light
And let me be myself
For a while, if you don't mind
Let me be myself
So i can shine with my own light
Let me be myself

That's all i've ever wanted from this world
Is to let me be me

Please would you one time
Let me be myself
So i can shine with my own light
Let me be myself
Please would you one time
Let me be myself
So i can shine with my own light
Let me be myself
For a while, if you don't mind
Let me be myself
So i can shine with my own light
Let me be myself
Would you one time... oooh
Let me be myself
Let me be me

My Favs :: R.I.P MJ, The world will miss you...

Most of you, who know me and reading this, i know you will not believe but.. I still remember my school days i used to perform on MJ songs, there were 2 guys in my town who used to do it all da time, one was me and the other was my senior, who obviously was better than me in it :-(, it was the time of audio cartridges and those oversized walkmans.. which was a part of my stuff, when i used listen to MJ numbers alot....

With time, MJ slowly went of business and so as from my preferred artists list, but it was a shock to hear the news that MJ is no more...

Nothing more to say, but yes MJ, You would always be the King Of Pop !! You will always Rule and The World Will Miss You ...



R.I.P MJ.

Cheerz
@$H