Avi Misra – Usha Album Launch

East meets West and Old meets New in Avi Misra’s third album ‘Usha’. The Tokyo born, Delhi raised, Melbourne based singer, songwriter and producer launches his third album with a 3 city Australian Tour.

‘Usha’ is Misra’s first foray into electronic music. Avi has stayed true to his roots as a musician and kept it real; strictly no pitch correction and quantisation, minimal compression and live jams. This organic, human sound is what defines Avi’s productions; from the raw live energy of ‘New Delhi Blues’ to the folk fusion vibes on ‘Eyes on The Radio’ to the transcendental textures of ‘Usha’.

A spontaneous jam at the Mtv Indies Ragasthan Festival in 2014 with the Ustad Arba Music Group from the Manganiyar and Bheel gypsy music communities sparked the idea of a recording session in Delhi, producing stems that would feature on ‘Usha’ four years later. Avi has played all the other instruments (guitar/vox/synth bass/drum pads/synth), recorded, mixed and mastered this album from his new Melbourne home studio. Most synthesiser and drum parts on this album have been played on the Ableton Push2 and he will be using the Push2 live with triggers, faders and pads as well as live electric guitar and vocals to make for a riveting solo act.

Avi Misra’s ‘Usha’ Tour features some exceptional guest singer songwriters from Melbourne, Brisbane and Sydney playing intimate solo sets. The Melbourne bill features:

Laneous (solo)
"A genius." - Nai Palm (Hiatus Kaiyote)
Jazz, funk and soul singer and guitarist extraordinaire Lachlan Mitchell aka Laneous (of funk group Kafka + Laneous & The Family Yah) is back with his debut solo album ‘Modern Romance’. The record features producer and bassist Paul Bender and keyboardist, Simon Mavin (both of Grammy nominated Hiatus Kaiyote ), Donny Stewart on vibraphone and Hudson Whitlock (The Cactus Channel) on drums.

Ha Na (solo)
"What a blast of fresh air." - Paul Mac
Formerly performing as MKO ( MKO Sun) and winner of the Grant McKennan Fellowship Award in 2016. Melbourne based Hannah Macklin is a multi-faceted singer, songwriter, producer and artist, who has performed a huge array of music in widely diverse settings—from original projects to big band, music theatre, experimental jazz, improvised music, soul and hip-hop supergroups to guesting with various DJs and producers.

Doors open at 3pm with no order of performances fixed before the show, so come in early and indulge in a feast of song!