Sahej Bakshi (born 1987), better known by the stage name Dualist Inquiry, is a musician, guitarist, record producer and electronic music composer, who is among a handful of Indian composers working in the EDM genre.[1][2][3] In 2017, Bakshi was included in the Forbes 30 Under 30 list by Forbes India.[4]
Education
Bakshi attended The Doon School in Dehradun.[5] He then received a scholarship in 2005 to pursue a bachelor's degree in music at the Thornton School of Music, University of Southern California.[6] He then took a course in filmmaking at the Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague.[7]
Career
Bakshi began his career in 2010 by joining the alt rock band 'The Pulp Society', fronted by Imaad Shah.[8][9] In 2011, he played at The Great Escape Festival as an opening act for Beardyman and DJ Shadow.[10] Bakshi released his debut EP album Dualism in 2011.[11] He released his second album Natural Disasters in 2014.[12] After a three-year hiatus, he released Life Forms in 2019.[3]
References
- ↑ A dual life, Kandala, Satya(July 2, 2016).
- ↑ Dualist Inquiry aka Sahej Bakshi has his fingers in a lot of musical and film pies. GQ India(August 6, 2018).
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Dualist Inquiry: His new album Life Forms EP. Redbull.com.
- ↑ 30 Under 30: Sahej Bakshi Is A Mainstay At India's Biggest Music Festivals. Forbes India.
- ↑ https://www.gqindia.com/magazine-story/sahej-bakshi-music-films/
- ↑ ‘I count my blessings’, says Dualist Inquiry's Sahej Bakshi, Antao, Lisa. DNA India(July 3, 2014).
- ↑ In sync with his own sound. The Hindu(2018-09-20).
- ↑ Sahej Bakshi unplugged: Rock star, health freak, cook, cat lover. t2online.com.
- ↑ Dualist Inquiry sets the stage on fire. The New Indian Express.
- ↑ The Other Side of Dualist Inquiry -(January 10, 2013).
- ↑ Review: Why Dualist Inquiry needs some inspiration, Kappal, Bhanuj. Livemint(September 30, 2016).
- ↑ Songwriting in my EP is intense, says Sahej Bakshi of Dualist Inquiry - music. Hindustan Times.