Rahul Ram is an Indian bass guitarist, social activist and music composer. He plays bass guitar in the band Indian Ocean which he joined in 1991. He had been playing bass guitar since junior school in the seventies.
Amit joined Indian Ocean in 1994, although being the youngest in the team,
he is the most reconizable and successful band member ever since. Amits
drumming is a happy balance between the conventional and non-conventional.
He believes in layering rhythm rather than heavy drums, and prefers simplicity
over technical wizardry. He incorporates Indian rhythms into his drumming in a
unique fashion, moving in cycles of 8, 10, 12 14, 16, rather than simple 4/4 or styles.
He goes easy on the skins, yet his playing is very dynamic. Amit was introduced to
music at the age of 4 by his parents, learning the guitar (hawaiian - Indian classical).
He is an instinctive musician, picking up all kinds of instruments with ease,
and he sings well too!
Our newest member is obsessed by the guitar. His influences range from his
early metalhead days through blues and jazz and across to Hindustani and
Carnatic classical music. His guitar playing has a totally different and fresh sound,
and hes completely aware of which note he is playing at any given moment.
Nikhil has already started contributing to our compositions.
Tuheens fantastic sense of percussion manifested itself when he was just a toddler.
Tabla, the instrument he was trained in, remains his first love, but hes very much at
home on the cajn, dholak, kanjira you name it! Unlike the rest of us, Tuheen has
performed with an enormous range of musicians over the last twenty odd years, and
experienced a bewildering variety of situations. Tuheens powerful voice can increasingly
be heard in our chorus parts.
Himanshu Joshi is a singer, music composer, poet, writer, photographer and filmmaker.
Greatly influenced by his uncle Mohan Upreti - a folk theatre and music legend
Himanshu started training in Hindustani classical music at a very young age. He is a part
of Indian Ocean, one of India's most popular bands, known for its unique compositions. Himanshu is also an avid poet and short-story writer, choosing Hindi as his language of
creative expression. An alumnus of MCRC, JamiaMilliaIslamia, he co-owns MIME TV Pvt Ltd, a film production outfit that produces corporate films, chat shows, game shows, news &
current affairs programs and documentaries.