Dualist Inquiry Explained

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]

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: A dual life. Satya. Kandala. The Hindu. 2 July 2016. www.thehindu.com.
  2. Web site: Dualist Inquiry aka Sahej Bakshi has his fingers in a lot of musical and film pies. 6 August 2018. GQ India.
  3. Web site: Dualist Inquiry: His new album Life Forms EP . Redbull.com . 2020-05-05.
  4. Web site: 30 Under 30: Sahej Bakshi Is A Mainstay At India's Biggest Music Festivals. Forbes India.
  5. Web site: Dualist Inquiry aka Sahej Bakshi has his fingers in a lot of musical and film pies. 6 August 2018.
  6. Web site: 'I count my blessings', says Dualist Inquiry's Sahej Bakshi. Lisa. Antao. 3 July 2014. DNA India.
  7. Web site: In sync with his own sound . The Hindu . 2018-09-20 . 2020-05-05.
  8. Web site: Sahej Bakshi unplugged: Rock star, health freak, cook, cat lover. t2online.com.
  9. Web site: Dualist Inquiry sets the stage on fire. The New Indian Express.
  10. Web site: The Other Side of Dualist Inquiry -. 10 January 2013.
  11. Web site: Review: Why Dualist Inquiry needs some inspiration. Bhanuj. Kappal. 30 September 2016. Livemint.
  12. Web site: Songwriting in my EP is intense, says Sahej Bakshi of Dualist Inquiry - music . Hindustan Times . 17 October 2014. 2020-05-05.