Phenom (rock group)

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Phenom

The 2006 lineup of Phenom.
From left to right: Gaurav Joshua Vaz, Jnaneshwar "JD" Das, Mark Lazaro, Trinity "Tiny" D'Souza, and Mrinal Kalakrishnan.

Background information
Origin| Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Genres| progressive rock/classic rock
Years active| 2001–2006
Labels| Independent
Members| Gaurav Joshua Vaz (Bass)
Jnaneshwar "JD" Das (Keyboards)
Mark Lazaro (Lead Vocals)
Trinity "Tiny" D'Souza (Guitars)
Mrinal Kalakrishnan (Drums)
Yashraj Jaiswal (Drums and Background musics)
Past members| Sashi Wapang
Noella D'sa
Deepu Jobie John
Website| http://WeArePhenom.com

Phenom was a progressive rock group from Bangalore, India, notable for being one of the first Indian rock groups to release their work under a Creative Commons license [citation needed]. Phenom last performed in concert on July 29, 2006.[1]

## Creative Commons

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On January 26, 2007, Phenom's album Unbound was included on the CD distributed at the Creative Commons India License launch[2] in recognition of it being the first Creative Commons licensed music coming out of India.[citation needed]

## Members

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### 2006 Lineup

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* Gaurav Joshua Vaz – Bass and Backing Vocals
* Mrinal Kalakrishnan – Drums and Backing Vocals
* Jnaneshwar "JD" Das – Keyboards and Backing Vocals
* Trinity "Tiny" D'Souza – Lead Guitar
* Mark Lazaro – Lead Vocals
* Yashraj Jaiswal – Drums and Background musics

### 2004 Lineup

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* Gaurav Joshua Vaz – Bass and Lead Vocals
* Sashi Wapang – Lead Guitar and Backing Vocals (left group in June 2004)
* Mrinal Kalakrishnan – Drums and Backing Vocals
* Jnaneshwar "JD" Das – Keyboards and Backing Vocals

### 2002 Lineup

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* Gaurav Joshua Vaz – Guitar and Backing Vocals
* Sashi Wapang – Lead Guitar
* Mrinal Kalakrishnan – Drums and Backing Vocals
* Jnaneshwar "JD" Das – Keyboards and Backing Vocals
* Noella D'Sa – Lead Vocals (left group in early 2003)
* Deepu Jobie John – Bass (left group in mid-2002)

## Discography

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### 2004: Phenom Unbound

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The album was released under a Creative Commons license and contained five songs.

* "Unbound"
* "Coloured for this world"
* "CAP 5101"
* "Resurgence"
* "A Little Step"

### TV Series

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* Sacred Games \- (2018)

## References

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1. ^ "Phenom's last gig". June 9, 2009. Retrieved April 17, 2013.
2. ^ [1] Archived June 22, 2007, at the Wayback Machine

## External links

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* http://wearephenom.com – Official Website
* http://www.swaroopch.info/archives/2005/12/03/linux-can/ Video of Phenom performing "Linux Can!" at FOSS.IN/2005
* http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?NewsID=1001566&CatID=2 Article about Phenom's "Linux Can!"
* Article Title[usurped] The Hindu reports on Phenom