Siddharth Basrur

Siddharth Basrur is an Indian vocalist, composer, and playback singer. He began his career in the indie music scene with his first band, Kinky Ski Munky. He is the frontman of Mumbai's progressive metal band, Goddess Gagged. Basrur has contributed to Bollywood movies such as Haunted 3D, Players, and David.

Early life
Siddharth Basrur was born in 1981 and developed an interest in music during his childhood. He dropped out of his first year of college and started working in a music store. Basrur grew up listening to a wide range of music, from Alice Cooper to Kishore Kumar, influenced by his father and uncles, who were fans of classic rock 'n’ roll. By the age of 15, alternative rock had become his favorite genre.

Career
Basrur earned a diploma in audio engineering and initially worked in the film industry, focusing on audio post-production. He later transitioned to content writing for Channel V in 2008 but eventually left to pursue music full-time. In 2000, Basrur composed vocal melodies for the band Kinky Ski Munky. His first significant break in commercial music came when he was asked by Chirantan, a friend involved in the making of the soundtrack for Haunted 3D, to sing two songs for the movie. In 2016, he sang the Hindi version of "We Know the Way" for the Hindi-dubbed release of the Disney animated feature film Moana.

Performances and appearances
He was asked to open the show for the daughter of well-known late Indian sitar composer Ravi Shankar, Norah Jones, who performed at the 'A Summer's Day' music festival, held in Mumbai on 2 March 2013. Basrur and Meiyang Chang performed a jam session at the Jack & Jones store in Mumbai on 20 October 2013. He has also performed live at IndiEarth at the Park, held in Chennai.

Music style and impact
Basrur's music ranges between a variety of genres like punk rock and indie rock, to metal music. In 2013, he released his solo album Chasing Rain in two chapters - respectively named Chapter 1 and Chapter 2.

Awards and nominations
Siddharth Basrur won the MTV VMAI in 2013 for Roots Song of the Year. He has been nominated for the Radio Cit Awards in 2013, and also for the Jack Daniels Rock Awards in 2014 in the categories of song of the year and male artist of the year

Discography
Bollywood

Kannada

Tamil

Telugu

Malayalam

IPL 2018 Solo Career

Goddess Gagged