Improvisations on the 'Mohan Vena' (Space Zitar)
Jeet schooled in Indian Classical Music since he was a child. He progressed to improvisation and fusion playing the 'Mohan Veena' (Sitar style modified steel slide guitar) with Musicians from various Genres including Jazz, Rock, Progressive, Metal, Psy Trance, Techno, Hip hop, Drum and Bass. He has performed in New York, Delhi, Mumbai and Goa.
A graduate in Computer Science from the Indian Institute of Technology he has a day job with a Multi-National Financial firm and works with Music Technology Group, Barcelona on Artificial Intelligence applications and research in Music.
Off late he has been learning Electronic Music Production and experimenting with fusion of Indian Classical with Electronic forms of music.
Project RaagaTronix fuses Indian Classical improvisations with PsyTrance, Ambient, Dub and Drum n Bass & other Electronic forms of music.
The instrument he plays is 'Mohan Veena', which is a sitar style modified steel slide guitar (Hawaiian played on the lap). When he uses live sound processing from a LapTop/Equipments for electronic effects he calls it 'Space Zitar'.
Kitlist details
'Space Zitar'
Mohan Veena
Laptop
Software - Abelton Live
Behringer BCD 3000
Creative Soundblaster
Monitor