About B69 by BAJAAO - India's KVLT Underground Music Venue - Live Music every weekend - Metal/Alternative/Funk/Electro
About B69 by BAJAAO


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Monday, 05 April 2010 13:02

After creating N.O.C., India's first Jam Studio in 2006, we were constantly thinking about doing something bigger and better for the independent music scene, and now we've done something that might give a serious boost to live music in Mumbai.
B69 is BAJAAO's latest contribution to Mumbai's underground metal and rock scene. Frustrated by the lack of good indoor venues for live cross-genre music, we decided to create our own concert hall. Since we were going ahead with something experimental, and since we are official dealers for the best brands for stage and PA equipment, we wanted to make B69 a flagship venue with worldclass sound.
After creating N.O.C., India's first Jam Studio in 2006, we were constantly thinking about doing something bigger and better for the independent music scene, and now we've done something that might give a serious boost to live music in Mumbai.
B69 by BAJAAO is a 1500 Sq Ft air-conditioned music concert hall with a HUGE 20 ft by 6 ft by 3 ft stage, state-of-the-art PA equipment from USA, Germany, and Japan (think Rock in Rio, Mayhem Festival, no we're not kidding) where bands can play at 150 decibels and you can headbang, mosh, or just chill while listening to this city's finest bands.
STAGE AND PA SOUND
After a lot of research, we narrowed our search down to Peavey because this company makes worldclass equipment and is seriously underrated in India. After long hours of discussion with Peavey's top engineers in LA, we came up with a setup that was best described by them as "OVERKILL".
In a nutshell, we've put sound into this place that can power an outdoor gig. Every component, onstage or offstage, from the speakers to the amplifiers to the cables, is made in USA.
Peavey VA Series Sound System with 6 Peavey Active Stage Monitors and Peavey CS Series amplifiers.
The Peavey VA Series is currently rated as one of the world's best touring sound system and is used in Ozzfest, Mayhem Festival, and gigs powered by Jägermeister® Mobile Stage. This system is endorsed by artists like Slipknot, Dragonforce, Machine Head, Black Tide and The Red Chord. However, this sound setup is not just for metal. Since it was released in 2006, the innovative Peavey VA system has been featured at major concert venues such as the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival and the Chicago Blues Festival, and in world-class music venues like Ground Zero Blues Club, the Mississippi Delta blues juke joint co-owned by Morgan Freeman. Currently, BAJAAO is the only company in India to use this world-class system. Every component used in our sytem has been carefully selected by us. This setup is enough to provide sound for 1500 people and can power a venue of upto 5000 sq ft.
Roland RSS M-400 V-Mixer Live Mixing Console with Wifi - Look mommy, no cables!
This is the most powerful digital mixer in the world and is Roland's flagship digital mixer. We can provide 48 track premix recordings for all shows in this tour, which can be used to create DVD quality sound. Currently, this is the only mixer in India that is capable of providing this facility. It is easy to use and any sound engineer who has worked on Yamaha O2R/LS9/D2000 consoles will find this very easy to understand and operate. This mixer uses a single LAN cable to connect with the stage and eliminates the need for any messy snakes.
Peavey 6505 Stage Amplifiers (Head/Half Stack) X 2 for Guitars
These are one of the most legendary guitar ampliifers in the world, used by bands like Machinehead, Chimaria, Trivium, Kreator, Gojira and artists like Steve Morse and Teg Nugent. They can handle anything from Rock to Blues but really shine for metal.
Basix Drumkit with 5 Cymbal Stands
Microphone Specifications:
- Audix D6 Kick Drum Mic
- AKG D40 Snare/Tom Tom Mics - 4 nos
- Sennheiser E614 Overhead and Hihat Mics - 3 nos
- Shure SM57 Instrument Mics - 5 nos
- Shure SM58 - 3 nos
Sound Engineer
Akash Sawant is a qualified sound engineer with a degree from SAE (Dubai). He has worked with Prime Focus studios and has produced albums for bands like Zygnema and Safar, and has also mixed live gigs at Blue Frog in addition to engineering live gigs with several professional bands from Mumbai.
Ambience
For ambient lighting, we provide smoke machines, LED lamp lights (RBG), Laser lights, and strobes (we do not use halogens).
Previous gigs have featured SCRIBE, BHAYANAK MAUT, DEMONIC RESURRECTION, ZYGNEMA, DEVOID, SCEPTRE, ATMOSFEAR, EXHUMATION, GUTSLIT, BLAKC, SUMMERPINT JUNKIE, AND THE LIGHT YEARS.
Anyone who's been to BAJAAO or NOC the Jam Studio already knows how to get to B69. For the others, the address is:
B69 (By BAJAAO)
21 BHAIDAS BHUTA COMPOUND
MOGRA LANE, OFF OLD NAGARDAS ROAD
ANDHERI EAST
MUMBAI - 400069
LANDMARKS:
Next to Shiv Sagar Restaurant
5 Minute Walk from Andheri Station (East)
Near Andheri Subway
If your band wants to perform at B69, send in your profile and demo to b69@bajaao.com
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