While Deepak been playing percussion on table tops and buckets for as long as he can remember, he sat behind a drum kit for the first time only at the age of 17! But all those years of practising on table tops came in handy and he soon went on to win the best drummer prize at JNC and BMC college festivals. Deepak formed his first rock band, Castle Rock in 1990 and performed gigs at Bangalore, Cochin, Hyderabad & Mysore. This experience helped develop his style of drumming, which is essentially powerful yet controlled.
When he joined the hard rock band Aftermath in 1992, his goal was to achieve the levels of Terry Bozio, Neal Peart, and Billy Cobham. Deepak felt that once he got there, everything else would fall into place. He never got there, so he went around it and created his own style.
He formed MoB with a handpicked crew that takes blues improvisation to new heights. Says Deepak,”I strongly believe in innovating and opening up the music for anything to happen, at the same time I strive to create a "band sound”, a oneness amongst the players that at once challenges and complements each musician. I know for sure that when the band is in that deep pocket, the audience can’t help feeling it”.
EQUIPMENT USED
ACOUSTIC DRUMKIT : PEARL 5 Piece with "Everplay" HEADS
CYMBALS : PAISTE, ZILDJIAN
HARDWARE : GIBRALTAR DOUBLE BASS PEDALS,
PEARL THRONE, PEARL CYMBAL STANDS
ELECTRONIC DRUMKIT : ROLAND V DRUMS
MODULE :TD 8
RACK : ROLAND
AMP HEAD : STUDIOMASTER PRO 600 E
MIXER : BEHRINGER 8 TRACK STEREO
SPEAKERS : WHARFEDALE PRO
HARDWARE : GIBRALTAR PEDALS, PEARL THRONE
KEY INFLUENCE:
Ministry of Blues