TAAQ Tales – bedtime stories that will keep you awake!

The first ever episode of TAAQ Tales, in which we uncover the stories behind our music. The words, the pictures, the dramatis personae, the unspoken words between the lines, the unsaid lines…. everything.

Be there, ask, and go home with our secrets.

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TAAQ welcomes Prakash K N, our new bass player

After 15 years of being hardcore Bangaloreans, it doesn’t make sense to shop for a bass player in Kerala or even Kasaragod. Vee arr nyot ay gellf combany, you see, and then there arr oll those imbort-yexport regulayshens. Think global, act local (except for vocal) is our policy.

So, with heartfelt namaskaragalu to this land, our land — Kannada naadu — and complying with local recruitment directives we bring on board a true-blue (more like red-and-yellow?) mannina maga whose roots lie in Shimoga and Tiptur. Dilutes the mal-ness a bit, we know, but then akki roti goes well with pulissery, no?

People of TAAQ, please welcome our new bass player, whose CV is presented below for your kind perusal:

Name: Prakash Kandachar Nagaraj

Weapon of choice: Electric Bass

Gear: Yamaha BB 605

Started playing in: 1999

What he digs about bass playing: Locking with the drummer to form a tight rhythm section and to play melodic lines when improvising or soloing

Other instruments played: Classical Guitar, Kanjira

Previously played/ sessioned with: Cryptic, Thermal And A Quarter, Gerard Machado Network, Amit Heri Group, Antaragni, Kumaresh and Ganesh (violinists), Dr L Subramaniam (violin), Layataranga and Kaya

Biggest moment of career: Opened for Bryan Adams with band Antaragni for 35,000-strong crowd

Influences: Jaco Pastorius, Victor Bailey, Garry Willis, Matthew Garrison, Victor Wooten, Tal Wilkenfeld, Hadrian Feraud, Richard Bona, Charles Mingus, Ron Carter

Favourite bands/ artists: The Beatles, Rush, Pink Floyd, Yes, The Police, Steely Dan, Porcupine Tree, Tool, Radiohead, Air, Alice In Chains, Eric Trufaz, Joni Mitchell, DMB, IAMX, Jamiroquai, Jimi Hendrix, John McLaughlin, Led Zeppelin, Ozric Tentacles, Pat Metheny Group and Michael Jackson

Hometown: Bangalore

School/ College: Kendriya Vidyalaya ASC and SJP College

Philosophy: To wait for things to happen naturally and not run after them

First heard TAAQ in: 1997-98, when we were moulting out of the rags and feathers of the Christ College ‘A’ Team

First played with TAAQ: Kingfisher Octoberfest, Bangalore 2009

Why TAAQ appeals to him: Originality and brilliant musicianship

The next five years with TAAQ: Write, compose, record and release 3-4 albums and back them up with kickass live gigs

Welcome, Prakash! Here’s to the next!

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