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On Tuesday evening,the duo was accorded an uproarious and quite unexpected reception as more than 400 revelers chanted in chorus at the amphitheatre of the Garden of Five Senses,during the 15-minute routine performance. “This is not the kind of set-up I usually perform at. I usually park myself at busy street corners across the world,and work up a convincing musical routine that draws the crowd automatically in my direction,” says he.

A former rocker himself,Stanford would play the lead guitar for many local rock bands as a 16-year old in his hometown. “Then I got into drugs and electronica. There was a DJ playing at the local night club and I decided to emcee for him by fusing what I knew about hip-hop,reggae,drum and bass,complimented with his beats. It was a new experience,” explains Stanford. This is the same time when his style began to evolve and he decided to attach a microphone to his effects pedal box (from his lead guitar) and started creating music. But Stanford wanted to up his ante further. “I saw a guy looping his voice live on a loop station. This device allowed him to record his voice in layers and play it together,live,in the form of a single track,” says Stanford. This is when he combined his ‘effects pedals’ with the ‘loop station’ to create his unique sound. It has been five years since he has been performing at various street corners now. “I have programmed myself to create instant music with these devices. Since none of the tracks are scripted I often revert to my own Youtube videos to see what I performed earlier,” he adds.

With three albums under his belt,Stanford is planning a series of live recordings on this tour with Indian sarangi player Ustad Sabir Khan,son of legendary sarangi player,Ustad Sultan Khan of the Sikar gharana. “It will be something unique,” he quips.

Stanford will perform at Aqua,The Park,on November 27,at 9 pm Contact: 09619516176. Entry is Rs 500 per person.