AaTma :::

Sandeep Madhavan (Bass)

The Bare Facts : Born 6th June 1978 at 5:57 a.m

Transport: 2003 Royal Enfield Thunderbird

Favourite Book/s: A Hundred Years of Solitude - Gabriel García Márquez and everything written by Terry Pratchett.

Drinks: Khoday's Rum

Favourite Movies: Anything by Tarantino, Abbas Kiorostami, Makhmalbouf, Cidade De Deus, Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, Jacob's Ladder, Things You Can Tell Just By Looking at Her, Citizen Kane, Fight Club, American Beauty, Run Lola Run, Trainspotting, Fidel, Whale Rider, The Lord of the Flies, Kung Fu Hustle, and a lot of them that I've loved under the influence.

Influences: Les Claypool, Jaco Pastorius, Dave LaRue, Stu Hamm, Stanley Clarke, Steve Harris, Geezer Butler, Michael Manring and Flea.

Projects:

Old Jungle Saying
A bunch of experimental, wise, improbably funky, groovy love kamikazes, Old Jungle Saying is based in one of the lazy layouts of the southern city of Bangalore, India. Influenced by the likes of Primus, The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Faith No More, Infectious Grooves and a whole lot of other bands whose genealogy is hard to trace, Old Jungle Saying serves up sumptuous slabs of psychedelic funk, held in place by the riotous rhythm section of Sandeep Madhavan on bass and Greg Hamra on drums. As they steer the mothership through the murky, quirky guitars of Hemanth Nickle, the charismatic gurgling of Aditya Menon can be heard calling the faithful from above the rarified groove.

Niranjan Burke (Guitars)

Date of birth: 7th June 1972

Drinks: Khoday's Quarters and additional 90's delivered to his doorstep by Mr. Biju of Celebrations Bar and Restaurant, Richmond Town, Bangalore - 25

Influences: Miles Davis, George Benson, John McLaughlin, Tribal Tech, Chick Corea, The Grateful Dead and the Beatles.

Favourite Book: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.

Greg Hamra (Drums)

Date of birth: 1st November 500 BC

Profession: Linguist (a cunning one at that!)

Drinks: Bourbon and Dark Beer. (He's very thirsty in Bangalore.)

Transport: Magic Carpets, Autorickshaws and UFOs.

Influences: Chad Smith, Peart, Bonham, Herb, Jimmy Chamberlin, Mick Shrimpton, Animal from The Muppets.

Greg joined the Bangalore music scene in late 2004 when he played Bangalore Habba with Aatma. Since then he has played drums for various bands including Old Jungle Saying and the Barracuda Blues Band. Aside from drumming, Greg is a trainer in the areas of communications, computers and is a master of many tongues. Greg plays TAMA drums, Zildjian cymbals and Vic Firth sticks.

Sujay Harthi (Vocals)

Sujay Harthi is known for his soaring, passionate voice, seen previously on stage with old school metallers Bhoomi. A software professional with one of Bangalore's better known companies, Sujay stalks the stage, drawing new life from the crowd, and gives Aatma's funk a jagged edge.

Influences: Megadeth, Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Dream Theater, Symphony X.