Bengaluru singer Saahas Patil’s single ‘California’ is about his life in Los Angeles
The Hindu
Saahas was previously the lead singer of the Bengaluru-based band Allegro Fudge
Five years ago, Saahas Patil was awaiting his turn at an open-mic night for singer-songwriters at State Social House, a chic gastropub on Sunset Boulevard, California; there were 10 others in the line-up. It was his first live gig after he moved to the US in 2015 to study music although he wasn’t new to live gigs. Saahas had been the lead singer for the Bengaluru-based independent pop-rock band Allegro Fudge, so he was more excited than nervous. He was scheduled for 15 minutes in which he planned to sing an original composition and two covers. Once he got on stage however, he was struck by a strange feeling. “It was just so unfamiliar. The people didn’t know me and I didn’t know them. In India, there is always some familiarity. You never feel like you are out of place. As I was trying to play my song, I was like ‘What am I doing here?’ I felt so alien,” he says, trying to recall that evening.More Related News