Becoming a rockstar is no longer a pipe dream for teenage rockers because the cringing Indian parent is now in fact, helping his kids set up studio, bag a gig, and promote the band

Pioneering rock acts say it takes a good 10 years for a band to make it as a live act. By that count, One Track Mind has over 8 years to go before it hits big time. Yet, the 6-member classic rock band has marked its presence on stage at Hard Rock Cafe in Mumbai and Pune, Not Just Jazz By The Bay and High Spirits in Pune.

The youthful band's 16 year-old drummer Vivaan began his career last year, when vocalist Shaun watched him hit the drums on his last day of school. "Shaun Kolah approached me with the idea of starting a band," says Vivaan.

One Track Mind has help from the entire Kapoor family. Vivaan's mother Soojata houses the jam sessions and plugs the band, father Nikhil ensures the band is technically perfect, and arranges studios for recordings. His uncle handles sound checks and acoustics at live shows. pic/Bipin Kokate

"Mandarin restaurant in Colaba has lost many a chopstick because of Vivaan; as a baby he would think it's a drumstick and the table is a drum!" says his mother Soojata Kapoor. To avoid further damage, she bought him a drum kit. What initially seemed like a toddler's fascination, turned out to be a serious passion; Vivaan was teaching himself how to make music out of the endless cacophony and showed persistence and skill early on.

"Everyone in the family is deaf but we don't know it," she says, when we ask her what it's like to hear drumming at home all day.

Between building a boutique hotel near Mumbai and running the household, the Kapoor family also makes time to serve as "momager" for One Track Mind. Vivaan's mother houses the jam sessions and plugs the band. His father, voice-over artist Nikhil Kapoor, ensures the band is technically perfect, and arranges studios for recordings. His uncle handles sound checks and acoustics at live shows. The family attends each and every show. At their first performance in a club, they forgot that the audience comprised paying customers and cheered with all their might. "Everyone in the family believes in trying things we like, and doing them the best we can, irrespective of success or failure," says Soojata. Vivaan has followed suit.
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