Basant,hailing from Darjeeling started his musical life at age five, on the guitar, which he continued to study until age sixteen. During those years he participated in numerous festivals and competitions, mostly in Darjeeling and Sikkim, where he grew up. At age twenty eight Basant moved to Mumbai,after getting selected as a guitar teacher at Guitar Hall.
Since joining Guitar Hall he has been teaching and performing. Basant is the bass guitarist of the Rock band ‘Lust Of Symphony’ which comprises of Guitar Hall teachers.
It was players such as Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, Zakk Wylde, and John Petrucci that first got him into really wanting to learn how to rock on guitar and be the best he could be at it.
“Over the years teaching has not only made me a better guitar player but has also given me the opportunity to work with many different students who all have different ways of learning. After years of trial and error I have been able to successfully find a style of teaching that has been proven to work with ALL of my students. As students progress and get better, they will always want to go in their own direction, however if a solid understanding of the basics has not been built, then they will find it difficult to play and write the music that they are most passionate about. In Guitar Hall, I focus on creating and building that basic foundation so that you are able to play and understand all the things that make up music.” says Basant.
“I’ve also kept busy over the years as a performer. Whether it’s been playing solo at a coffee shop or playing a show with a number of different bands that I have been a part of, performing and playing for other people is, in my opinion, the best part of learning to play guitar because it gives you the opportunity to show others what you have been working so hard to achieve. Performing also gives you more confidence as a player so GET OUT THERE AND SHOW EM WHAT YOU GOT!!!!!”
By now you can probably figure out that Basant is very passionate about guitar and teaching others how to play and have fun with the instrument. “For me there has been no bigger reward to playing a guitar than to teach other people how to play it as well. My biggest wish has been that I could teach and reach out to more people and now Guitar Hall has enabled me to do just that and i have come all the way from Darjeeling just to be a part of Guitar Hall.”