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| Sunday, 23 October 2005 |
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Seed launch 'River' at 'Tones of Fire'
by Ranga Chandrarathne
Rock is creative, rock is a new form of expression, rock is ultimately a form of communication. SEED a new up and coming band are well on the way to providing the kind of entertainment that is called for by rock lovers. Their aim is to provide love, unity and harmony with the kind of music that they are set to play. SEED is sure to hold the audience spell- bound at their newest gig, "Tones of Fire", and will be held on November 4 at the Tower hall. And what is more SEED will be also launching their maiden CD "The River", on this day. SEED! a rather unusual name for a band , we think the name means origin- the origin of anything begins with a seed and so the name of this band follows this idea. Four talented young men who have a different vision, different concept and more than anything else a different way of entertaining rock dudes have joined to form this band. These youngsters are expecting to take their music islandwide carrying the message of love , hope and joy. "Tones of Fire' will then hold all you rock dudes on fire while SEED gets on with the music on November 4 at the Tower Hall. Although they are still a young rock band, SEED have performed at over ten stage shows. They have played with local and foreign bands. Bands like Trinity from the UK have played with SEED, another Korean band which is popular in Korea- Gloria, have played with SEED. Local Bands that combined with SEED are Dream Team, Iraj, and Illinoize. Sanjaya Dulanka - (Lead Guitar) - A guy from St. John's College is the only son in the family who used to perform at home with plank as his guitar before got into the trade as a student. He also go into writing songs while being performing as a guitarist and wrote several successful songs. In 2000, he founded the group " Seed" and has been engaged in religious activities since 1997. Sanjaya shoes a carrier in graphic designing and gained experience in working with two companies before formed his own company in 2003 and currently he is a partner of "Eye Zone Creations". Jeewan Danushka - (Rhythm Guitar) - An old boy of Indrajothi Viduhala, he discovered his talent in music after became Christian since 1998. Jeewan only child of the family performed at home using a plank and wrote numbers of songs and joined "Seed" in 2000. Being a talented graphic designer he co-founded the firm "Eye Zone Creations" with his partner. Sharaz Mihar - (Bass Guitar) - An eldest son of a family of five he sharpened his talents in joining church chore and he joined the band in school and performed number of shows at the school before joining " Seed" in 2000. He is a sales executive at "Smart Wave". Asanka Dinesh - (Drums) - Being the only son in the family and an old boy of President's College he started to play drums at a church centre by tapping on to a cupboard with two tooth brushes as drum sticks. He played tambourine at church and joined the "Seed" in 2000. He is an engineer by profession and works at "Ceylinco-Cisco". |
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Rock music has caught the country by
storm. Rock fever has caught youngsters in a frenzy. Many rock and
alternative rock bands are out there playing their guts out entertaining
the many rock lovers. 
