I am a bassist, guitarist, vocalist, drummer, and keyboardist who started my musical journey in 2010 by picking up the rhythm guitar. My genre includes progressive rock, thrash metal, pop rock, grunge, etc. My experience with bands and music groups are:
2011 to 2014: Rhythm guitarist for the cultural team and various school events at Maple Leaf International School performing classical (e.g., Tagore, Nazrul), modern, and post-modern Bengali songs; was also part of the school's music club [member certificate].
2014: Bassist and backing vocalist at the Graduates (a high school band at Maple Leaf International School covering artists such as Nemesis, Black, U2, Coldplay, Queen, Artcell, etc.)
2015-2016: Bassist and backing vocalist at Surjalok (a hard rock band covering artists such as Nemesis, Black, Aurthohin, etc.)
2015-2018: Guitarist and vocalist for the cultural teams and various departmental events at the University of Dhaka, Dept. of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, performing classical (e.g., Tagore, Nazrul), modern, and post-modern Bengali songs. Was also involved in event planning and live production.
2022-2023: Rhythm guitarist and vocalist, at Blndr (a progressive pop rock band from UCLA covering and influenced by Metallica, Green Day, Beyonce, Paramore, Sepultura, Nemesis, Black, Artcell, etc.); released an album titled "Memory Lane"); was also responsible for occasional bass, lead guitars, keyboards, and drum programming for the album.
2021-2023: Guitarist and vocalist for various events at UCLA. One of my greatest achievements is performing the US national anthem at UCLA commencement [video link].
2023-present: Guitarist and vocalist for Bangladesh Puja Committee of Northern California, performing classical (e.g., Tagore, Nazrul), modern, and post-modern Bengali songs.
2024: Bassist and backing vocalist at Tritone Paradox (a Bengali pop rock band from the SF bay area).
2024-2025: Rhythm guitarist, keyboardist, drummer and vocalist at Mohona (a Bengali hard rock band from the SF bay area).
2025-present: Bassist, guitarist, keyboardist and backing vocalist at Rick N Shaw (a Bengali pop rock and hard rock band from the SF bay area spawned from Tritone Paradox). [youtube channel]
2025-present: Bassist, guitarist, keyboardist and backing vocalist at Project TBD (a Bengali pop rock supergroup in the SF Bay Area)
My gear includes:
Bass: 2025 Ibanez BTB25TH6, 2024 Cordoba Mini II Bass MH-E
Guitar: 2024 Jackson Pro Plus Rhoads RR24, 2023 Jackson JS32T Rhoads (Natural Oil), 2023 Yamaha Guitalele GH-1 Natural, 2021 R.W. Jameson Thinline Acoustic Blue
Keyboard and Midi Pads: 2024 Yamaha PSR E473, 2023 Novation Launchpad Mini MK3
Amplifiers: 2023 Fender Rumble 40 (40W)
Audio Interface and Mixers: M-Audio M-Track Solo, Harbinger LV8, Aveek MIX600
Wireless Transmitters: Shure BLX-14 H9, JOYO JW-03
In-ear interface: Lekato MS-1 Wireless, Sennheiser IE 40 Pro
Guitar picks: Dunlop Tortex 1.14 mm