Falling In Tune With The Freefall Experience

19 Jan 2017
Sunaya
Features

Kochi is home to many legendary music acts who are ruling the national music scene such as MotherJane and Thaikkudam Bridge. The last few years have seen a number of independent music bands who have come together in this city. So, a celebration of Kochi and its many facets, such as Wtzupkochi City awards 2016 could not have been complete without the performance of a home grown band.

The Free Fall opened the event with a cover version of the song ‘New York Nagaram’ and they kept the audience entertained with their repertoire of soulful music during the event. Some of the band’s most popular songs were performed at the event including Monalisa, Paniye Vizhum Paniye, True Kadhal and more.

The band’s official members are Vaisakh Somanath on vocals, Abhilash Choudhury on lead guitar and vocals , Aisten Correya on rhythm guitar, Nandakumar on bass, Nithin Mathew on drums/percussion. But the leads also perform independantly under the name 'The Free Fall Duo.' The band incorporates instruments such as ukulele, mouth organ and acoustic guitars to impart a soulful appeal to their music.

The Band's Journey

The band’s music is influenced by the likes of Jason Mraz, John Mayer, Chef Atkins, Dire Straits, Eric Clapton, Red Hot Chilli Peppers and AR Rahman. They can be defined as an acoustic rock band who in their own words “tries to blend blues, rock and funk music with Indian classical and folk music.

”The band made its presence known through their performance on Kappa TV’s Music Mojo season 4. They later performed at numerous events and at Kochi’s popular music venue - Muse Room, Panampilly Nagar. Vaishak Somnath, one of the leads also composed the music for the Kochi Muziris Biennale 2016 promotional videos.

The Kochi Connect

The best thing about the band is how well they represent the city. The band’s main leads hail from other cities, but met while in Kochi and found the band together. Their music has a multilingual appeal with songs ranging from English, Hindi, Malayalam and Tamil to Assamese, which is befitting for a band born in a multicultural city like Kochi. The Free Fall is a true representation of modern Kochiites who has made the city their home and is unafraid to pursue their passion with all their might.