Tripwire (band)

Infobox musical artist
Name = Tripwire


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Background = group_or_band
Origin = Mumbai, India
Genre = Punk (early work)
Punk/alternative rock
Pop punk
Years_active = 2002 – present
Label = CT Records
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URL = [http://www.tripwire.in tripwire.in]
Current_members = Ameya (Vocals/Guitars)
Shaggy (Vocals/Bass)
Jack (Drums/Electronics)

Past_members = Tanveer (2002–2003)
Eugene (2002–2003)

Tripwire is a pop punk/punk band based in Mumbai, India.

History

Tripwire was formed around a time when the Indian rock scene was unaware of the sounds of punk rock. Formed in 2002, Tripwire's current members are Ameya (guitars/vocals/stand up comedy), Sagar (a.k.a. Shaggy, bass/vocals) and Aditya (a.k.a. Jack, drums/snare destruction/scumbag). The band played their first gig at IIT Mumbai’s Livewire competition. Ameya recalls their first performance vividly. “As soon as we told the organizers that we are a ‘punk’ band, they gave us the first slot of the competition,” he reminisces.Fact|date=March 2008

So Tripwire played their first gig at 3:00 pm to an audience of two, and punk rock had arrived!

Tripwire continued playing their brand of punk rock music at venues such as a denim showroom launch, a fashion college festival, Tantra at Pune, a fresher’s night at an IT institute, Slap Pop (an alternative fest), a terrace gig, etc. opening for helpful bands like Psychomotor.

2004 saw Tripwire headlining their first proper show—the Smells Like Punk Spirit gig at Razz Rhino. Things changed for the better as Tripwire got professional management from ennui.BOMB. A blitzkrieg of gigs followed—Rock By The Beach, Alternative Nation, and the series of Punk-O-Ramas, creating a niche not only for themselves but the sounds of punk rock and emerging punk bands. Newer challenges followed. These included a two-hour set at Not Just Jazz By The Bay, an all-acoustic set at The Boat Club, Knife Party (where they played as P.A.O. or Punkaj Art Orchestra) and at RAM Fest in Pune. The band distributed copies of their EP freely to whoever cared at all their gigs, helping spread their sound.

It was around this time that the band got its major break. Tripwire took Indian punk rock to the next level by being the first punk band ever to be chosen to play at Mumbai’s prestigious Independence Rock (2004) competition.

Their single "Norm The Guy Is Cool" has been featured in ennui.BOMB’s compilation of Indian rock music, "We ARE The Scene – Vol. One". Their live performance of the same track at Independence Rock 2004 has been featured in "Enter-Exist-Exit", India’s first rock videos compilation. WATS 2 featured Tripwire’s single "That’s Not What I Want.credit"

The band also released a VCD of their performance at GIR 9 in Delhi on front man Ameya’s newly formed record label, CT Records. By being selected for and having rocked Delhi at RSJ’s Great Indian Rock 2005, Tripwire has successfully demonstrated musical influences that range from Bad Religion and Black Flag to Green Day and The Ramones.

The band played prestigious shows like Bad Ideas, Rock Against Reservation and the Warzone series. They played Calm Like A Bomb in Delhi and an all-original set at IIT Mumbai’s Livewire elims. The band also played at a pre-launch gig for the first ever JD Indian Rock Awards in Delhi recently.

The band currently has finished recording, mixing and mastering "StandBy", their debut album, at Dynamic Studios. Major part of the album is recorded by people who have no prior exposure to the rock scene, but experts in their own right, which ensures that the band has a different sound than what you have ever heard earlier. The album also has tracks recorded at the now defunct and once classic throatlatch studios and one track recorded at Over the Top studios with Fali Damania. Says Ameya::We are pricing the album at Rs. 400, but that does not imply that we intend to sell it at that price. Its just what we feel is the worth of the album. A lot of promotional offers will be put up and we will make sure that the average rocker who gives a F**k for the band will not be ripped.

Currently working on their 2nd album.

Tripwire's drummer Jack recently acted in a Hindi movie called "ROCK ON" directed by Abhishek Kapoor. The movie features stars like Farhan Akhtar, Arjun Rampal, Purab Kohli and Luke Kenny. Jack played with a band named RADIO for the movie as a drummer. Shaair and Func were also a part of the movie.

Gigs

2002

* Livewire (Mood Indigo) @ IIT Powai, Mumbai.
* Showroom Gig @ Lee Showroom Bandra, Mumbai.(Tripwire and Psychomotor)

2003

* "Kill the Chill" Gig @ Tantra, MG Road, Pune.(Tripwire and Psychomotor)
* Freshers Nite @ St Francis, Borivali, Mumbai.((Tripwire and Psychomotor).
* Jack Fest @ Vakola, Santacruz (east) (Tripwire, Rainvan,MedusaYouthanium)

2004

* Fresher Nite @ PIIT, Panvel - 1 Song band feat. Anuj then not in Human Abstract and Tripwire)
* National Institute of Fashion Management @ Kharghar, Thane.(Medusa, Tripwire and Chaos Theory)
* Slap Pop @ Razzbery Rhino, Santacruz, Mumbai.( Tripwire, Teenage Angst, Bhanyank maut, Zero, Rainvan)
* Smells Like Punk Spirit @ Razzbery Rhino, Santacruz, Mumbai.(Tripwire, Teenage Angst, A**hole)
* Beach Gig @ Juhu, Santacruz, Mumbai.(Method, Tripwire, PDV)
* Alternative Nation @ Razzbery Rhino, Santacruz, Mumbai.(Tripwire, Human Abstract, Rainvan,Teenage Angst)
* Punk O Rama I @ Razzbery Rhino, Santacruz, Mumbai.(Tripwire, The Limit breaks, Scribe, Aftertaste)
* Tripwire Unplugged @ The Boat Club, Mumbai.
* Punk Music @ Not Just Jazz By the Bay, Churchgate, Mumbai.(The Limit breaks, Tripwire)
* Punk O Rama II @ Razzbery Rhino, Santacruz, Mumbai.(Tripwire,The Limit Breaks,Izengard)
* Independence Rock XIX @ Chitrakoot Grounds, Mumbai(Tripwire, Headrush, Split, ChaosTheory,Mindsnare,Demonic Resurrection,Zero)

2005

* Terrace Gig @ Vakola(Avengers,Bitch Slap,Skincold,Rainvan,Tripwire)
* Rock And Metal Festival @ Pune.(Tripwire, Demonic Resurrection, Bhanyanka Maut,,The Salvation Crusade,Epitaph)
* Great Indian Rock El-Nino @ Pragati Maidan, Delhi.(Tripwire, Medusa, Them Clones, Nakshatra,Pdv)
* RAIT DY Patil engineering. College @ Kharghar, Thane.

2006

* RAIT DY Patil engineering. College @ Kharghar, Thane.
* WARZONE - Megarugas, Powai
* WARZONE 2
* ROCK AGAINST RESERVATION @ RAZZ
* SUB CULTURE - Razzberry Rhino
* Calm Like A Bomb - Delhi, Cafe Morrison (Devang from Rainvan played Drums)
* MooD Indigo IIT Mumbai, Powai
* 16th dec. H2O charni road.

2007

* SPLIT/TRIPWIRE/AFTERTASTE/FORCEFIELD - 11th Feb @ RAZZ
* ForceField/Tripwire/Rainvan - Live in DELHI (18th February)JD Rock Awards Bulidup
* SWAT PIPE DREAM/GROOVE LAB/TRIPWIRE/SPLIT/MEDUSA

2008

* Bond Bar (Mulund) India with Slpit
* Firangi Paani (Andheri) India
* Not just Jazz By The Bay (Churchgate) India with Split and Them Clones (New Delhi)

Members

Current

*Ameya - Vocalist, Guitarist (2002—present )
*Shaggy - Vocalist, Bass (2003—present )
*Jack - Drums/Electronics (2002—present )

essions

* Mr. Alok Gaikwad - Guitars/Bass

ound

* Mr. Simran Arora - Guitar Tech / Sound Engineer.
* Aditya Gaikwad (Jack) - Sound Engineer / Joker

Former members

* Tanveer - Vocals (2002–2003)
* Eugene - Vocals/Guitars (2002–2003)

External links

* [http://www.tripwire.in Official website]
* [http://www.alvito.deviantart.com Tripwire.in was designed by Alvito]
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* [http://www.soundclick.com/digitalkidstheband Digitalkids Music Download]