Zubin Balaporia
Special ProjectZubin Balaporia is a musician based in Mumbai. For thirty years, he toured, performed and recorded with the fairly well established Indian rock band–Indus Creed. Formerly known as Rock Machine, the band was recognised as one of the pioneering musical acts, responsible for putting Indian rock on the international map. With Rock Machine/ Indus Creed, Zubin recorded, arranged, performed and co-produced all 4 of the band’s albums. They have representedIndia at theFestival of India In the former Soviet Union. They have also performed at major festivals including the Peter Gabriel sponsored Womad Festival in Reading in the United Kingdom and major clubs in the United States of America.
Zubin has also produced music, sound design and signature tunes for television, radio commercials and corporate films for major international brands since 1988, some of which are Airtel, Adidas, Bajaj, Britannia, Coke, Close Up, Cosmopolitan, Dove, Discovery, Dabur, Emami, Ford, Fogg, Godrej, HDFC, Jet Airways, Lakme, Johnson & Johnson,Larsen & Toubro, Mastercard, Maruti, McDonalds, Mercedes Benz, Nokia, Ponds, Pepsi, Sprite, Samsung, Tanishq, Tata Steel, Taj Hotels, Vodafone, etc. Zubin has produced & directed music for the the film Dev directed by Govind Nihalani, with Vishal/Shekhar for Honeymoon Travels, for Lafangey Parindey, Fireflies, Mind the Malhotras, Jesus Christ Superstar, The Taj of Apollo Bunder, Merchant Princess of Bombay, Keepers of the Flame, among many others.