Dualist Inquiry

Sahej Bakshi (born 1987), better known by the stage name Dualist Inquiry, is a musician, guitarist, record producer and electronic music composer, who is among a handful of Indian composers working in the EDM genre.[1][2][3] In 2017, Bakshi was included in the Forbes 30 Under 30 list by Forbes India.[4]

Education

Bakshi attended The Doon School in Dehradun.[5] He then received a scholarship in 2005 to pursue a bachelor's degree in music at the Thornton School of Music, University of Southern California.[6] He then took a course in filmmaking at the Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague.[7]

Career

Bakshi began his career in 2010 by joining the alt rock band 'The Pulp Society', fronted by Imaad Shah.[8][9] In 2011, he played at The Great Escape Festival as an opening act for Beardyman and DJ Shadow.[10] Bakshi released his debut EP album Dualism in 2011.[11] He released his second album Natural Disasters in 2014.[12] After a three-year hiatus, he released Life Forms in 2019.[3]

References
  1. Kandala, Satya (July 2, 2016). "A dual life" – via www.thehindu.com.
  2. "Dualist Inquiry aka Sahej Bakshi has his fingers in a lot of musical and film pies". GQ India. August 6, 2018.
  3. "Dualist Inquiry: His new album Life Forms EP". Redbull.com. Retrieved 2020-05-05.
  4. "30 Under 30: Sahej Bakshi Is A Mainstay At India's Biggest Music Festivals". Forbes India.
  5. https://www.gqindia.com/magazine-story/sahej-bakshi-music-films/
  6. Antao, Lisa (July 3, 2014). "'I count my blessings', says Dualist Inquiry's Sahej Bakshi". DNA India.
  7. "In sync with his own sound". The Hindu. 2018-09-20. Retrieved 2020-05-05.
  8. "Sahej Bakshi unplugged: Rock star, health freak, cook, cat lover". t2online.com.
  9. "Dualist Inquiry sets the stage on fire". The New Indian Express.
  10. "The Other Side of Dualist Inquiry -". January 10, 2013.
  11. Kappal, Bhanuj (September 30, 2016). "Review: Why Dualist Inquiry needs some inspiration". Livemint.
  12. "Songwriting in my EP is intense, says Sahej Bakshi of Dualist Inquiry - music". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 2020-05-05.
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