It was December 2000. A few weeks before India’s largest amateur rock festival “Live Wire” at the annual college festival, Mood Indigo 2000, at IIT Bombay - India’s prestigious engineering college. 5 students: Bala, Basky, Suchit, Jitu & Anand, formed the first rock band and initially thought of the name as “Axis”. Soon, we felt there wasn’t the right thought behind the name and we needed to make it relatable. With very few websites on whitelist, almost all other content was blocked on IIT Bombay network, and “Access Denied” was the most common message on all screens. No wonder it was the name we quickly pivoted to, and thus began a legacy that has continued on campus since then. Our first original song: Other Side, was written, composed and prepared that month right before the event. Access Denied band in 2000: Bala: Lead Vocal & Drums Basky: Piano / Keyboard Suchit: Lead guitar & back vocals Jitu: Bass Anand: Rhythm guitar & back vocals Our debut performa...
Access Denied - Original rock band founded in 2000 at IIT Bombay