Rickraj Nath is a 17-year-old guitarist from Kolkata, India. He started playing guitar at age 10 and has performed live with several artists and bands since 2008. His primary influences include Eric Johnson, Eric Clapton, and John Mayer. Currently he plays in several bands, including Felt-Tip Pencils who recently signed a record deal. Their debut album "What The Fish" will be released in October.

1. Profile
Name: Rickraj Nath
Age: 17 Yrs
Equipment: Fender Squier Strat
Schecter Damien 7FR Elite
Boss GT-100
Band(s): Felt-Tip Pencils
Counting Absurdity
Stardust
Indian Blue
& Other Solo Projects/Collaborations
Email: guitar.nath8@gmail.com
About: Started playing guitar at the age of 10 under the
tutelage of Mr. Raja Chowdhury. First experience on stage
was with the school band of St. Lawrence High School in
2008 and played as the lead guitarist for 5 years straight.
While being in school, played both live and studio sessions
with artists like Sraboni Sen, Bonosree Sengupta and other
such artists. The primary aim is to become one of the best
guitarists of the country and beyond, while spreading the
music.

2. Influences: Eric Johnson, Eric Clapton, Mark Knopfler, John
Mayer, John Petrucci, Guthrie Govan, Andy James, Marco
Sfogli, Ehsaan Noorani and many more.
Experience:
2008 – Worked as a freelance artist at Rick Audio Studios,
Behala.
2009-13 - Worked as a freelance artist with Shubhankar
Banerjee, Sraboni Sen, Bonosree Sengupta and played a
handful of concerts in and around Kolkata with renowned
artists like Roompa Roy (mother), Pradyot Sarkar and many
others; also joined the band, Prismatics (later on renamed as
Stardust), an experimental project and performed shows so
forth. Played with band “Indian Blue” (with respected artist
Shiraz Ali Khan) for a short period of time.
2014 - Worked as a session artist with Arijit Singh on a song
“Jonaki” for the film “Lorai”. Achieved standing positions at
several college and headlined school fests with Stardust and
the school band. Performed with Stardust as house musicians
at Ta’aam fine dining restaurant. On 21st
June performed at
Someplace Else, Kolkata on the occasion of International
Music Day. Also performed at Jamsteady for its Open Mic,
mid December. The year ended with the studio sessions of
Stardust.
2015 – The year began with the Ernie Ball Open Mic at SIN,
Hotel Gateway, Kolkata and the Someplace Else Open Mic.
The recording sessions continued, and played on an
international project under a music director from Bangladesh.

3. In June, joined a new band “Felt-Tip Pencils” and performed
at Someplace Else with both Felt-Tip Pencils and Stardust.
Joined another band “Counting Absurdity” including
renowned artist Mr. Ayan Nag (drummer). Recently
performed at Princeton Club with Counting Absurdity.
Further Updates: Felt-Tip Pencils were offered a record deal
by Orange Music Productions. In September the album was
recorded at Music Room Studios, Park Street. The album
“What The Fish” will be releasing mid October globally.
Several upcoming gigs at CC&FC Club and other venues
throughout Kolkata.
Pictures and Press Release:

13. Links:
Eric Johnson’s Manhattan Cover -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BcwpyXhS-wQ
YouTube Channel –
http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHutCiUh8I6h5JcRh4o-
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SoundCloud Channel –
https://soundcloud.com/rick-jp-1
(All the audios on the SoundCloud page have been recorded
using the Fender)
Facebook Pages –
Rickraj Nath - https://www.facebook.com/Rickraj-Nath-
384830671678557/timeline/?ref=bookmarks
Stardust -
https://www.facebook.com/stardustofficialband?ref=bookmar
ks
Counting Absurdity -
https://www.facebook.com/countingabsurdity?ref=bookmarks