Escher’s Knot band was announced as the winner of the Bangalore zone of MTS Red Energy Independence Rock XXVI. Leading rock bands like Theorized, 30 ton Capacity, Dark Project, Jekyll & Hyde, Escher’s Knot, Allegro Fudge, Clown with a Frown and Parvaaz competed against each other at the Bangalore Regional Finals of Independence Rock XXVI at Hard Rock Cafe. The winning band was selected by a jury consisting of Santosh Gnankan aka, Saggy, RJ and bass player of popular local band, Retronome and Ananth Menon, guitarist of ace band, Galeej Gurus.Winning the Bangalore round, Abijith Rao from Escher’s Knot band said, “It feels exciting to be a part of India’s biggest and oldest rock music festival that is 25 years old. Our band would like to thank MTS, MTV and VH1 for giving us an opportunity to showcase our talent. We look forward to a tough competition to play at the national finals in Mumbai. For the pride of Bangalore and all its rock fans we will give it our best performance.”The stage is now set for the winning band from Mumbai to compete on November 26 with respective regional winners from Pune, Kolkata, Mumbai and New Delhi. According to Suresh Kumar, Chief Operating Officer, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh Circle, MTS India, “We at MTS India feel proud to be associated with Independence Rock, a platform that has been discovering talent for 25 years now. This year again the competition has proved to be tough for the contestants. Our association with Independence Rock is part of MTS Red Energy, which is a platform designed to offer talented and digitally active young people a great way to leverage their online status to get real world benefits.”Talking about the final contestants said Santosh Gnankan aka Saggy, RJ and bass player of popular local band, Retronome said, “This year the event witnessed a huge number of entries from rock bands and it was not an easy job for us to choose the bands for the national final as each band was as good as the other. I wish the winner all the best for the finals.”
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