Diyatom Deb

Diyatom Deb is a professional vocalist based out of Delhi. He has been involved as a vocalist in multiple bands in Delhi since 2009. Currently, he is the lead vocalist of a Delhi based Blues Rock band – Big Bang Blues. Hailing from Shillong, Meghalaya, Diyatom  draws influence from artists like Don Henley, BB King, Paul McCartney, Siddharth Khosla from Goldspot and Stevie Wonder, and singers from different genres like Freddie Mercury,  Aretha Franklin, and Donny Hathaway. During his schooling his mother got him involved in Indian Classical Music and he got a sense of melody from Kishore Kumar.

 He was one of the top 9 contestants of The Stage Season 3 in 2017, aired on Colors Infinity. The Big Bang Blues has played at multiple venues in Delhi like The Piano Man Jazz Club, Depot48 etc. They have also traveled across India and played in venues like BFlat in Bengaluru, High Spirits Café in Pune, Someplace Else in Kolkata and Cafe Hendrix in Guwahati among several others. Diyatom was the vocalist in A Sessions, that played in multiple places in Delhi like Rumbar, The Piano Man, Fat Lulu’s, Speakeasy, Le Bistro and also in Redwing, the organizing band of Re-Rock that happens every year in Delhi. Deb boasts of solo acts in numerous places in Glasgow, Scotland such PIVO PIVO, Nice ‘n’ Sleazy and the Iron Horse Café.

He holds a 2-year training certificate in Indian Classical Music, a diploma in western vocals from Global Music Institute (GMI) and a diploma in western classical singing from Delhi School of Music. He recently completed the North-East tour and his studio-only project – ‘A Passing Glimpse’ just came out with its first EP – Shorelines, along with Karan Goyal.

“I had joined GMI in the spring semester of 2015. This was in Lajpat Nagar and I had a great learning experience. My teacher was Mara Nesrallah from Canada. I had joined GMI with an intention of getting tips on vocal improvements and learning Music Theory. Mara ensured I got both. Her advise has greatly helped me to correct my singing habits and become a better professional singer. One amazing thing she thought me was the concept of improvisation on sheet music. I owe a lot to her teachings. I would have loved to continue but unfortunately after that term have not been able to get back.”