Fine art Photographer/Digital Artist/Photoshop Trainer based in Northampton England.  

Velvet Engine, the brainchild of Chilean Northamptonian San-D Godoy-Messenger.

Velvet Engine manages to tell honest and heartfelt stories through soft and soulful melodies and a reflective soul. Influenced by everyone from Ghostpoet to Laura Marling.

A pleasant repspite from the days tribulations, these are the perfect sounds to cup-of-tea to.

With 4 EP's under her belt 'Glimpse Of The Sun' , 'This Old Hat, 'Good People' and the newest release 'Cloudy Head' - and 2 Christmas singles 'Be Merry & Bright' and 'Silent Night'- we can expect great things from this breed of heart-warming alt-folk music and Velvet Engine will be sure to drive it in the right direction with her catalogue of honest yet timid and catchy songs.

After 18 years of flying solo, Velvet Engine welcomes new band including Matt Round on bass guitar, Mark Hales on drums and percussion and Dhiren Basu on lead guitar with occasional guest Roz Webber on viola.

For bookings please contact San-D at velvet_engine@hotmail.co.uk

The Supersonics

The Supersonics were already hard-boiled veterans of the live music circuit when their maiden al-bum Maby Baking exploded into the scene. The recordings captured the raw energy of their adrenaline-soaked live performances, won the band a diehard nationwide following, and is counted far and away as one of the definitive examples of homegrown rock ’n’ roll. 

The last five years have seen the band tour extensively, with a calendar that reads like a who’s who of prestige venues, including UK’s Great Escape Music Festival, Hard Rock Cafe, Blue Frog, NH7 Weekenders, Puma Loves Vinyl, the Roadkill Tour, the Indiecision Tour and the debut run of the Red Bull Tour Bus. 

All that touring makes for a tighter, hotter band, and when The Supersonics hit the studio for the second time early this year, they took the gigging spirit right into the recording booth, improvising, digging deep into their rock ’n’ roll roots, taking risks and having a whole lot of fun. 

The new tracks have been doing the rounds with music industry insiders and fellow musicians, and have been unanimously hailed as the most eagerly awaited music release of the year. 

The Supersonics’ second studio outing is supported by Red Bull and produced by longtime collaborator and “fifth member,” the legendary Miti Adhikari. 


The Supersonics are:

Ananda Sen

Singer/songwriter and guitar player, Ananda is the band’s driving force and creative powerhouse. A highly meticulous craftsman, Ananda is notoriously difficult to satisfy and manically pushes himself and the band to play, sing, write and arrange better, taking the band’s already formidable abilities to newer levels. It’s a standing joke in the band that all their songs are about Ananda’s various issues. Thankfully, his issues are far from resolved and fans can rest assured there are plenty more songs where the last ones came from.   

Nitin Mani

Lord of the low end, bass player Nitin Mani is Avinash’s able partner in the rhythm section. In the heat of a live show, when the guitar players are stretching sonic boundaries, Nitin keeps it all grounded with tight grooves and a knowing smile. Fond of exotic basses and puns in (almost) equal measure, Nitin is the kind of bandmate you can put your Mani on.

Rohan Ganguli

Lead guitarist and backing vocalist of The Supersonics, Rohan’s tasty licks and soaring harmonies are among the most recognisable elements of the band’s signature sound. Equally comfortable with blues, progressive rock, punk and rock ’n’ roll, Rohan is a genre-bending craftsman, doing his thing like a true rock star, with an air of studied nonchalance.  

Avinash Chordia

Prolific, untiring and rock steady, Avinash Chordia is always ready to try out a new groove, play another encore, or take it from top one more time. Avinash’s superb understated work on the skins forms the bedrock of the band’s sound. Behind the strong, silent exterior, Chordia conceals a wicked sense of humour. If you ever catch the band cackling, it’s probably because he’s cracked another joke, most likely at your expense. 


Links:
www.thesupersonics.in
https://www.facebook.com/thesupersonics
https://twitter.com/thesupersonics
http://instagram.com/thesupersonicsindia


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