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The Mavyns

Genre: Electric 60s (listen - http://www.reverbnation.com/themavyns)

Members:

Vivek Nair - Guitar/Keys/Vocals

Kristofor Paul Mendonca - Drums/Vocals

Pradeep Mathews - Lead Guitar/Vocals

Varoon Nair - Bass/Blues Harp/Guitar/Vocals

Manager: Timothy Lobo +91 8080 483 338

Booking Agent: Pradeep Mathews +91 9769 406422 / mathewspradeep@gmail.com

Hometown: Mumbai

Record Label: Not Signed

About:

The Mavyns are very nice, extremely polite and well-behaved boys. NOOOOOTTTTTTT!!!!! (yes we are..really!!)

Biography:

Like all good band stories, this one started not too long ago, when the band got together and seriously listened to the beginning of Martin Luther King’s “I Have A Dream” speech. They quit their jobs and said goodbye to their mummies, heading on an adventure to the incubator of melody – GOA.

A good month of recording in a 150 year old Portuguese bungalow and another few months of playing the local ...Goan pubs got the Mavyns kick started on their musical journey to rockstardom. Cut back to Bombay where the Mavyns began playing the scene and sooner than you know it, completed a 4 city tour with the Supersonics playing 3 different HRC’s, released an album and got voted as most promising indie act of the year by indiecision.com.

The best way to describe their constantly evolving sound is to listen to it and if you do come up with a term for it, mail it to them. Seriously!!!

Members:

Vivek "Sex, Drugs and Rock & Roll" Nair (Keys / Guitars / Vocals / Guy who turns the amps on and off) - Vivek is the most anti-racist guy you will meet. For instance, he loves both the black and white keys on his piano equally. In fact, he has even named each and every one of them individually to make each feel special.

Being super duper smart, Vivek spends most of his time arguing and having intellectual debates with the only other fellow who can somewhat match wits with him - namely his reflection. Most of his love songs were written during those wonderfully emotional moments. He just changed the names later.

He hopes one day to own his own Dodo bird. He refuses to believe they are extinct. He also believes Elvis is alive and spends most of his free time in Goa trying to find him.

Vivek's dream is to invent a time machine, so he can finally return home to the ‘60s.

Pradeep "Superstar" Mathews (Lead Guitar/Vocals/Wah-Wah & Other funny noise maker) - Pradeep is the 'blue-eyed boy' of the band. Or is it green? We are not entirely sure. But we know for certain they do turn red after his regular jaunts to Aunty Mary's Bar.

When not shredding solos for the Mavyns, Pradeep spends most of his time perusing his true dream in life - Winning the 'Bob Dylan International Karaoke Championship'. The way he keeps practicing, we're sure it won't be long before he does.

An intellectual underachiever to the core, Pradeep is usually found contemplating the mysteries of life or trying to figure the sound of one hand clapping.

He also enjoys playing football and alligator wrestling, and has been known to dabble in other physically demanding sports like Snakes & Ladders and Ludo. One day Pradeep hopes they will name a guitar string after him, specifically the G-string.

Kristofor Paul "Bad-Ass Chocolate Thunder" Mendonca (Drummer /Percussionist, Vocals) - When asked about what role he played in the band, Kris replied, “I hit things.” And that’s all he was gonna say about that.

Apart from band time, Kris enjoys long walks on the beach and candle light dinners. He also enjoys reading Shakespeare and listening to opera, especially the stuff sung by Pavarotti and the other two guys. Most times you will find Kris lying on his bed watching the fan spin round and round and round and round.

All in all, he is a really nice guy and has been unanimously voted by the other band members as - "Most likely the one NOT to be arrested for possession of marijuana or dangerous weapons."

Varoon “Drama Queen” Nair (Bass player / Vocals / Training Pilot / Roller of various items, excepting guitar cables) – Varoon said he would hit me with his “man purse” if i didn’t mention that he studied at the same school as the great Freddy Mercury. Needless to say, Varoon is following Freddie’s footsteps in more ways than one. We don’t judge, we just create restraining orders.

Varoon prides himself on being the only bassist who also plays harmonica. He also prides himself on his very toight buttocks, not to mention his ability to talk when no one is listening.

Varoon spends most of his free time finger painting and coming up with new ways to plug the hole in the ozone layer.

One day Varoon hopes to open his own music shop in Antarctica.

Timothy "I'll-make-you-an-offer-you-can't-refuse" Lobo - (Band Manager/Image Consultant/Sushi Connoisseur/BBQ King)

Fresh out of college, Timmy was sent on a trip to sell Refrigerators to Eskimos. One week later, he had everyone buying not just a new refrigerator, but a central air conditioner, matching socks, ready-made iced tea sachets and a two-humped camel as well.

A true environmentalist and a very talented chef, he helped delay global warming by creating a 5 bean salad, without any beans. An unshakable champion and defender of human rights, he almost single handedly ended child labor in most third world countries by teaching monkeys to stitch sneakers.

Looking for a fresh new challenge, he has taken over as manager of the Mavyns and has already started showcasing the most essential part of being a legendary manager - throwing awesomely unforgettable BBQ’s. Unfortunately, he tends to eat a little more than the usual 15% commission when it comes to the food, something that really needs to be reviewed on the contract.

One day, he hopes to bring back LP's and bell-bottoms. He also hopes to figure out how much wood a woodchuck can chuck if a wood chuck can chuck wood.

Current Location: Mumbai

General Manager: Timothy Lobo +91 8080 483 338

Booking Agent: Pradeep Mathews +91 9769 406422 / mathewspradeep@gmail.com

Press Contact: themavyns@gmail.com /Padeep Mathews: 9769406422

Website: http://www.reverbnation.com/themavyns

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