Aditya Jassi is truly is a rock star who has been rocking the nation for quite some time now. Having performed at innumerable institutions and venues all across the country, he has fan club

Fan club

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s all over the internet

Internet

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. He also won the song of the year and his Rock band

Rock Band

Rock Band is a music video game developed by Harmonix Music Systems, published by MTV Games and Electronic Arts. It is the first title in the Rock Band series. The PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions were released in the United States on November 20, 2007, while the PlayStation 2 version was...

 Oritus won album of the year in 2006 at the Indian Rock Awards. Not only that, his song "Many a mile" was rated No.1 in the Rolling Stone

Rolling Stone

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 magazine. His guitar lessons started in school at the age of 15 during his boarding years at Welham Boys School, Dehradun

Dehradun

- Geography :The Dehradun district has various types of physical geography from Himalayan mountains to Plains. Raiwala is the lowest point at 315 meters above sea level, and the highest points are within the Tiuni hills, rising to 3700 m above sea level...

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Work and dedication

A Licensed Pilot

Aviator

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 and a former TV News Anchor/Journalist

Journalist

A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...

, Aditya, now a Playback singer

Playback singer

A playback singer is a singer whose singing is prerecorded for use in movies. Playback singers record songs for soundtracks, and actors or actresses lip-sync the songs for cameras, while the actual singer does not appear on screen.-South Asia:...

, is well versed with the finer nuances of guitar

Guitar

The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...

, harmonica

Harmonica

The harmonica, also called harp, French harp, blues harp, and mouth organ, is a free reed wind instrument used primarily in blues and American folk music, jazz, country, and rock and roll. It is played by blowing air into it or drawing air out by placing lips over individual holes or multiple holes...

, bass

Bass guitar

The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....

, mandolin

Mandolin

A mandolin is a musical instrument in the lute family . It descends from the mandore, a soprano member of the lute family. The mandolin soundboard comes in many shapes—but generally round or teardrop-shaped, sometimes with scrolls or other projections. A mandolin may have f-holes, or a single...

 and others and has not looked back since. Having learnt the superior and intricate art of Hindustani Classical Sangeet from his Guru Nadeem Khan, Aditya belongs to the Rampur-Sahswan Ghraana, however, he feels that sky is the limit for knowledge.

Music

Music

Music is an art form whose medium is sound and silence. Its common elements are pitch , rhythm , dynamics, and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture...

 is his lifeline, music is what keeps him sane and music is what got him to Fame X

Fame X

Fame X, with Indian subtitle Chal Udiye, was an Indian television music talent show contested by aspiring pop singers drawn from public auditions. It followed an earier Indian singing competition and musical reality show called Fame Gurukul....

 (a sequel reality show to Fame Gurukul

Fame Gurukul

Fame Gurukul is an Indian prime-time show on Sony Entertainment Television which premiered on 27 June 2005. The program is produced by the same production house of Indian Idol...

, judged by Daler Mehndi

Daler Mehndi

Daler Mehndi , born August 18, 1967, is an Indian Bhangra pop singer.Mehndi was a student of traditional Punjabi music and his first album broke sales records in India. Since 1995 he has recorded several highly successful albums in India, and also sung as a playback singer for several Hindi movies...

, Palash Sen

Palash Sen

Palash Sen is an Indian doctor turned lead vocalist of the Indian band Euphoria, and also a songwriter.-Early life and education:He was born to Dr Rupendra Kumar Sen and Dr Pushpa Sen on 23 September 1965. He is a half Bengali and half Dogra, was born in Banaras, and brought up in Delhi, staying in...

, Ganesh Hegde

Ganesh Hegde

Ganesh Hegde , is an Indian singer, performer, video director and Bollywood choreographer.-Choreography:Born in a Bunt family in Mumbai.His parents are Harish Subbaya Hegde and Vidya Hegde, Hegde is best known for his work in the Oscar-nominated film Lagaan and for his musical numbers in Company...

 & MTV

MTV

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His stint with jingles, radio spots and private albums has been going strong, having sung for innumerable brands like Hero Honda

Hero Honda

Hero MotoCorp formerly Hero Honda is a motorcycle and scooter manufacturer based in India. Hero Honda started in 1984 as a joint venture between Hero Cycles of India and Honda of Japan. The company is the largest two wheeler manufacturer in India...

, Monte Carlo

Monte Carlo

Monte Carlo is an administrative area of the Principality of Monaco....

, Hyundai

Hyundai

Hyundai ) is a global conglomerate company, part of the Korean chaebol, that was founded in South Korea by one of the most famous businessmen in Korean history: Chung Ju-yung...

, Ranbaxy, MAX INSURANCE, METLIFE, Nokia

Nokia

Nokia Corporation is a Finnish multinational communications corporation that is headquartered in Keilaniemi, Espoo, a city neighbouring Finland's capital Helsinki...

, O2, Samsung

Samsung

The Samsung Group is a South Korean multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Samsung Town, Seoul, South Korea...

 and many more.

Films

His Bollywood debut as a playback singer

Playback singer

A playback singer is a singer whose singing is prerecorded for use in movies. Playback singers record songs for soundtracks, and actors or actresses lip-sync the songs for cameras, while the actual singer does not appear on screen.-South Asia:...

 for the movie "Strangers

Strangers (2007 film)

Strangers is 2007 Hindi movie directed by Anand Rai and starring Jimmy Shergill, Kay Kay Menon, Nandana Sen, Sonali Kulkarni. It is an adaption of the 1951 Hitchcock movie Strangers on a Train.-Cast:*Jimmy Shergill as "Rahul"*Kay Kay Menon as "Mr...

 became a rage amongst the youth and found quite a listening on the radio too. "Yaad Aaye Woh Din" from "Strangers", is heartfelt and makes for a sensitive listening.

He sang the title track called Uthale ya Phekde for the movie Dil Kabaddi

Dil Kabaddi

Dil Kabaddi is a Hindi film directed by debutante Anil Sharma . The film stars Irrfan Khan, Rahul Bose, Konkona Sen Sharma, Soha Ali Khan, Payal Rohatgi, Rahul Khanna and special appearance by Rahat Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan....

 and the song was a hit on all countdown charts.

The title song "Tension Lene Ka Nahi, Dene Ka" from the movie JUGAAD

Jugaad

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, is sung by him featuring his band Ni9Ne- the video of which is still ruling the roosts on all channels.

New releases

Despite having found influence in bands like Pink Floyd

Pink Floyd

Pink Floyd were an English rock band that achieved worldwide success with their progressive and psychedelic rock music. Their work is marked by the use of philosophical lyrics, sonic experimentation, innovative album art, and elaborate live shows. Pink Floyd are one of the most commercially...

, Deep Purple

Deep Purple

Deep Purple are an English rock band formed in Hertford in 1968. Along with Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath, they are considered to be among the pioneers of heavy metal and modern hard rock, although some band members believe that their music cannot be categorised as belonging to any one genre...

, Led Zeppelin

Led Zeppelin

Led Zeppelin were an English rock band, active in the late 1960s and throughout the 1970s. Formed in 1968, they consisted of guitarist Jimmy Page, singer Robert Plant, bassist/keyboardist John Paul Jones, and drummer John Bonham...

 and the Seattle sound- a phrase he has given for the bands he loves like Pearl Jam

Pearl Jam

Pearl Jam is an American rock band that formed in Seattle, Washington, in 1990. Since its inception, the band's line-up has included Eddie Vedder , Jeff Ament , Stone Gossard , and Mike McCready...

, The Stone Temple Pilots

Stone Temple Pilots

Stone Temple Pilots is an American rock band from San Diego, California that consists of Scott Weiland , brothers Robert DeLeo and Dean DeLeo , and Eric Kretz ....

 and Alice in Chains

Alice in Chains

Alice in Chains is an American rock band formed in Seattle, Washington, in 1987 by guitarist and songwriter Jerry Cantrell and original lead vocalist Layne Staley. The initial lineup was rounded out by drummer Sean Kinney, and bassist Mike Starr...

 among others all of which descend from Seattle, he loves Indian music

Music of India

The music of India includes multiple varieties of folk, popular, pop, classical music and R&B. India's classical music tradition, including Carnatic and Hindustani music, has a history spanning millennia and developed over several eras. It remains fundamental to the lives of Indians today as...

, which is the new surge of experimentation that now defines music in Bollywood i.e., A.R. Rehman, Shanker-Ehsaan-Loy, Vishal-Shekhar

Vishal-Shekhar

Vishal-Shekhar are a music directing duo for Hindi films and are among the leading music directors in the industry today...

 and Salim-Suleiman.

The soon to be released album incorporates his Western and Indian style of singing and is set to make your pulse soar. "His vocal quality sets him apart from the plethora of singers in the music scene today. "This guy is a rock star and will be one of the biggest musical stars in the country", says Music Director

Music director

A music director may be the director of an orchestra, the director of music for a film, the director of music at a radio station, the head of the music department in a school, the co-ordinator of the musical ensembles in a university or college , the head bandmaster of a military band, the head...

 and Producer Sachin Gupta

Sachin Gupta

Sachin Gupta is an Indian playwright and theatre director.-Biography:Professionally Sachin Gupta is a qualified software engineer. By passion he is qualified to dream big and contribute positively and continuously in the field of Theatre...

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Sources

• http://www.adityajassi.blogspot.com
• http://www.liveindia.com/aditya/
• http://www.popcorn.oneindia.in/artist/2284/7/aditya-jassi.html
• http://www.cinefolks.com/hindi/AudioSongs/singers/Aditya+Jassi/