The Galeej Gurus

The Galeej Gurus are a band that believes in exploring music through originality and experimentation. They have been on the circuit since 2000, played over 450 gigs both within and outside the India where and boast of a sizeable fan following.
After over eight years of touring and performing, The Galeej Gurus are working towards the release of their debut album in 2010.
The Galeej Gurus, in 2008, won SHAMAL - Dubai’s very own International Battle of the Bands and performed at the Dubai Desert Rock Festival (Asia’s Largest Music Festival) alongside Velvet Revolver, Muse, Korn, Machinehead, Killswitch Engage, As I Lay Dying & Slapshock.
Also having opened for quite a few international bands in India, The Galeej Gurus were also the only Asian band shortlisted in the final 10 in a global search for the next big rock ‘n’ roll band through an initiative called “Free the Noise” hosted by SpinEarth and John Varvatos.

THE MUSIC
The band believes that their music genre can’t be classified; however critics have classified the band’s music as Indie, along with a host of other genres such as Alternative, Funk, and Blues-Rock. In the music of The Galeej Gurus, one can see such diverse influences as Led Zeppelin, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Eric Clapton, Steve Vai and Deep Purple.
Originals: The band’s acclaimed originals include such popular numbers as Full Meals by the Wayside, Believe in Tomorrow, High Above, Better When Blown, Make Some Noise, Physiological Breakdown and Catching Trains, Set me free, Play On and several others.

KEY ACHIEVEMENTS
- Opened for the legendary rock band ‘MR. BIG’ in October 2009 in Bangalore.
- Placed amongst the Top 10 bands, out of hundreds of bands globally that competed for Spin Earth’s ‘Free the Noise’ Competition 2009, which was an International search for the next big Rock n Roll band.
- Opened the Dubai Desert Rock Festival (DDRF) held on March 7 & 8, 2008, alongside Velvet Revolver, Muse, Korn, Machinehead, Killswitch Engage, As I Lay Dying & Slapshock.
- Won Shamal – Dubai’s very own International Battle of the Bands in March 2008 beating out bands from Egypt, Syria, Bahrain, Iran, Nigeria, Lebanon, The UK and Saudi to win themselves the opening slot at the prestigious DDRF.
- Performed at the Eastwind Music Festival at Delhi in February 2008 in a showcase of the best Indian bands from across the country.
- Opened for Classic rock legends - Deep Purple in Bangalore in 2006 to a crowd of 15,000 people.
- Headlined the most popular national talent search competition in India - “The Campus Rock Idols, South Zone” in 2006 & 2007.
- Played alongside The Rasmus in 2005.
- Bryan Adams “One Night Stand” concert in 2004.

STRATEGIC PARTNERS:
GIBSON: Gibson strongly believes in the band’s talent and growth and in 2008 signed The Galeej Gurus to an Exclusive Artist deal. The band will now have access to Gibson instruments for all live shows and performances.
AKG: In July 2009, AKG (A Harman International Company) also tied up with the Galeej Gurus. The band will now endorse AKG products exclusively, specifically microphones, headphones, in-ear monitor systems and wireless microphone systems.

THE BAND MEMBERS
Nathan Lee Harris - Singer / Song Writer / Lyricist The Voice of the band, Nathan, was The Galeej Gurus’ original drummer. After juggling between the sticks and his vocal chords for nearly six years, he is now the band’s front man. He has proven his worth as a good showman and has crowds delighted with his wacky, witty and wild showmanship on stage.
His influences include RHCP, Gun 'n' Roses, Bon Jovi, Kings of Leon, Ozzy Osborne, Prince and Robbie Williams.

Matthew Harris - Bass Guitar A thoroughly experimental bassist, Matthew has been teasing the lower octaves for around 10 years now, and is the backbone of the band. Being a fan of rock and modern guitar funk, most of the Galeej riffs and runs originate from him and his constant concern is finding new ways to present Galeej compositions.
Matthew also runs an Event Management firm.

Ananth Menon - Guitars / Vocals Along with Nathan and Matthew, Ananth is the band’s third founding member. He has been playing the six strings for more than 8 years, and is particularly fascinated with the blues. He enjoys all sorts of music and has even been briefly involved with commercial Tamil and Telugu cinema music . He draws influences primarily from the blues and rock and roll era, although he is also an avid listener of Indian classical music.

Naveen Thomas Joseph – Guitars Ge