Sahej Bakshi (born 1987), better known by the stage name Dualist Inquiry, is a musician, guitarist, record producer and electronic music composer, who is among a handful of Indian composers working in the EDM genre. [1] [2] [3] In 2017, Bakshi was included in the Forbes 30 Under 30 list by Forbes India. [4]
Education
Bakshi attended The Doon School in Dehradun. [5] He then received a scholarship in 2005 to pursue a bachelor's degree in music at the Thornton School of Music, University of Southern California. [6] He then took a course in filmmaking at the Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague. [7]
Career
Bakshi began his career in 2010 by joining the alt rock band 'The Pulp Society', fronted by Imaad Shah. [8] [9] In 2011, he played at The Great Escape Festival as an opening act for Beardyman and DJ Shadow. [10] Bakshi released his debut EP album Dualism in 2011. [11] He released his second album Natural Disasters in 2014. [12] After a three-year hiatus, he released Life Forms in 2019. [3]
References
- ^ Kandala, Satya (2 July 2016). "A dual life". The Hindu – via www.thehindu.com.
- ^ "Dualist Inquiry aka Sahej Bakshi has his fingers in a lot of musical and film pies". GQ India. 6 August 2018.
- ^ a b "Dualist Inquiry: His new album Life Forms EP". Redbull.com. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
- ^ "30 Under 30: Sahej Bakshi Is A Mainstay At India's Biggest Music Festivals". Forbes India.
- ^ "Dualist Inquiry aka Sahej Bakshi has his fingers in a lot of musical and film pies". 6 August 2018.
- ^ Antao, Lisa (3 July 2014). "'I count my blessings', says Dualist Inquiry's Sahej Bakshi". DNA India.
- ^ "In sync with his own sound". The Hindu. 20 September 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
- ^ "Sahej Bakshi unplugged: Rock star, health freak, cook, cat lover". t2online.com.
- ^ "Dualist Inquiry sets the stage on fire". The New Indian Express.
- ^ "The Other Side of Dualist Inquiry -". 10 January 2013.
- ^ Kappal, Bhanuj (30 September 2016). "Review: Why Dualist Inquiry needs some inspiration". Livemint.
- ^ "Songwriting in my EP is intense, says Sahej Bakshi of Dualist Inquiry - music". Hindustan Times. 17 October 2014. Retrieved 5 May 2020.