Islotimes : Hi there. So lets start the interview. Name of the band and the people in it?
Ravvish : I myself Rohail Ahmed (Vocals), Haider Arif (Rhythm Guitarist), Saad Qureshi (Bass Guitarist) and Mubashir Sheikh (Lead Guitarist And Drummer)
Islotimes : Nicknames ?
Ravvish : Saadi and Mashoo. Haider and I don’t really have any nickname.
Ravvish : Saadi and Mashoo. Haider and I don’t really have any nickname.
Islotimes : Favorite place you all people like to hang out ? Everyone together?
Ravvish : We used to hang out at The 3rd Base as we were the house band, And mostly band meetings take place in DHA, we all gather at Saad's place and jam.
Islotimes : Favorite dish items? Anyone into "meetha"?
Ravvish : Well I (Rohail) like Chinese food, I love Biryani, and Mubashir likes almost all sorts of non –veg food, so yeah sweets included. Saad likes desi food and Haider has a different taste, he loves steaks.
Islotimes : Most talented person in the band and why?
Ravvish : I think all of us are equally talented because we have been playing for about 6-8 years and everybody is really passionate about what we do. Islotimes : Most adored person in the band in case of fan following ?
Ravvish : We live in Pakistan, where the Front man remains in the spotlight but in our band, each member is somehow famous for what he does. Mubbashir played in a lot of bands, so yeah, a lot of people know him
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Islotimes : Where is your hometown? Do people at home support you?
Ravvish : I (Rohail) am from Karachi, Haider and Saad are from Lahore and Mubashir is from Rawalpindi. And yes, Alhumdullilah our parents are very supportive.
Islotimes : How does it feel to perform with other famous artists? Last time i checked, you people were going for opening ceremony of Jazba tour contest?
Ravvish : It always feels great to share the huge stages with the leading artists of the country and yes, we have opened for Atif Aslam, Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, Noori, QB, EP , Call. The list includes more names.
Islotimes : Personal life?
Ravvish : I would not like to comment on it but we’re happy people
Islotimes : How did you come up with the band name?
Ravvish : We were previously named as stoned and we (Haider and I) were backstage thinking of a name and we couldn’t think of anything so we started of with Stoned. Later, we realized that the kind of music we’re making is different from what we’re called, then sponsors suggested to change our band name. We’re known as Ravvish now, it is a Persian word that means a way of doing something. So, what we do is our new way of fusion music.
Islotimes : Any new songs coming up? Or just covers and which was the favorite?
Ravvish : We're releasing two ORIGINAL songs. We’ll start the video shoot from next week. Piya is a song that is gonna be out really soon and Man Kunto Maula is our own rendition to a kalaam . In covers, we have our a few famous ones that we love perfoming such as Lal Meri pat, Terey Ishq Mein Jo bhi and Dil se, On the heavier side we have covers like Take a Look Around, Sex on fire and Realign.
Islotimes : How many continuous days can you people perform?
Ravvish : I can perform all my life but if talking about being continuous 7days it is. We focus on live playing and we perform live!
Islotimes : Studies life?
Ravvish : I (Rohail) have graduated from CIIT, Islamabad, And haider too has graduated. Saad is doing Bachelors in Architecture and Mubashir is doing BSC economics.
Islotimes : Were you people into music from childhood or not?
Ravvish : Yeah we've been into music. .
Islotimes : What are your hopes for future?
Ravvish : High Hopes as we had a tour to India recently and the senior musicians of industry quoted " You've been to India, A lot comes after that".
Islotimes : If anyone quits, would other members of the band be okay with that?
Ravvish : No one would ! InshaAllah!. Stoned had a different lineup. There were two founding members of the band, Saad Butt and Usman Saeed, they had other commitments so they had to leave, Saad is in Norway and Usman, in Germany. But now, We are all permanent members..
Islotimes : So what would be your response when people are like " Hey its you from Ravvish"?
Ravvish : We’ve already enjoyed the fame on our recent tour to India and yes obviously It feels good when you're the center of attention.
Islotimes : Thoughts related to our website islotimes?
Islotimes : Studies life?
Ravvish : I (Rohail) have graduated from CIIT, Islamabad, And haider too has graduated. Saad is doing Bachelors in Architecture and Mubashir is doing BSC economics.
Islotimes : Were you people into music from childhood or not?
Ravvish : Yeah we've been into music. .
Islotimes : What are your hopes for future?
Ravvish : High Hopes as we had a tour to India recently and the senior musicians of industry quoted " You've been to India, A lot comes after that".
Islotimes : If anyone quits, would other members of the band be okay with that?
Ravvish : No one would ! InshaAllah!. Stoned had a different lineup. There were two founding members of the band, Saad Butt and Usman Saeed, they had other commitments so they had to leave, Saad is in Norway and Usman, in Germany. But now, We are all permanent members..
Islotimes : So what would be your response when people are like " Hey its you from Ravvish"?
Ravvish : We’ve already enjoyed the fame on our recent tour to India and yes obviously It feels good when you're the center of attention.
Islotimes : Thoughts related to our website islotimes?
Ravvish : Yes, I recently read an interview. So cheers. And best of luck.
This interview was taken live at CIIT Islamabad by Fakeha Ali.
wow! a bunch of talented and ambitious people! God bless you. :) LOL at the "NO COMMENTS" on personal life :p
ReplyDeleteHeard bout you guys. Way to go.
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