An entire modern musical world of Nepal is of course a positive turnover brought by the Nepalese singers and musical bands dedicated to bring up a new musical ethic. Among these various singers and musical bands there are some influencing names which are spontaneous to almost all of us. And in this context “UGLYZ” is an obvious name while glancing the Nepalese pop music scenario that are so much into embellishing Nepalese flavor of music. This musical troop is one of the top rated pop bands in Nepal that came up with the flashing popularity of their first and no doubt a best track “aaudai jaadai” which basically fascinated Nepalese music lovers towards them.

Uglyz are sarun, sudip and rockin who started their musical journey with different inter college level competition that finally ended up with their debut album "Rush" with sandesh on their first song "Aaudai Jaadai". Their first album was the greatest hit of the year 2004 that brought a terrific craze among the Nepalese music lovers, which acquired a remarkable business during the year. The second rocking number “maya” put these music devotees as a benevolent and impressive singers which are for sure prolonging to the long term run in the music field. Their struggle to the destination brought a new and a worth prominent identification. Although Uglyz are in different country their devotion to the Nepalese music has once again brought them up to the market with their second album "Rush II", Which is expected to hit the next great success of the this year.

Unlike their name suggest, beautiful they are ,talented they are, devoted they are and that’s the reason why so much appreciated they are.

Here are some excerpts of the Interview.

When did you start singing? And can you please tell us a brief history of your singing carrier?

I don’t exactly remember when did I start to sing but I do remember the first time I went on stage, I was may be around 4-5 years old and I went on stage with my brothers and other kids. We performed a group song composed by Ram Thapa during an annual function organized by agricultural development bank. That was my first stage experience; I enjoyed it very much and went back the other day as well.

Growing up in school I sang every year in parent’s night and when I met Sudip, Rockin in class 8 we started to think seriously about forming a band and
participate in competitions. The first time we tried to compete in our school talent competition we were kicked out of audition but with some luck we did
manage to perform and came 3rd, not a bad start.

After that we just kept on feeding ourselves with western music and experiment them on people, some liked it some thought we were trash but we did carry
on coz music was the only interest that we had and still does.

I came to Sydney and life became very hard. I couldn’t enjoy the freedom that I once had in Nepal but despite everything I didn’t lose hope and started to write
music. We as a band always knew that we should do omething together and our quest was answered in 2005 by RUSH.


Why "Uglyz"? Despite of being so good looking? And how do you define Uglyz?

The Uglyz for us is not about looks, it’s about us. It’s a name that we gave to our commitments as a singer, song writer, musician and performer. We had to
give a name to the bond that the band have and thus “The Uglyz” was born. The name did incline towards some inspiration that we had from “Ugly Guys” (Sudip, Rockin’s brother) with whom we shared stages and practice rooms.

If I have to define Uglyz then I would say they are one of the luckiest bands in Nepal who loves to work like a dog and appreciate life as it comes and well
they love momos.


What is music in your view? And how do you describe your music to people?

For me Music is freedom, expression that grows with your age. Whether you are young or old everybody loves music. As a musician I find it as a tool to modulate
life. You can literally write a song about anything and anyone. I wrote a song called Sathi for my dog.

Our music is simple and mostly realistic. We love to create contemporary rock or slow rock songs. We love to experiment on languages and try different elements.

Who are your musical and non-musical influences?

Talking about early influences it all started from home. If my parents hadn’t had guitars, drums, piano, harmonium, madal, tabala, sitar, cup plates etc I would have been reading someone else’s interview here on Neprocks.com right now.

My brothers taught me how to play guitar. I watched them play and sing, I listen to all the songs they recorded on cassettes and stole their money to buy
some more. I listen to my dad playing drums with his band at a restaurant in Thamel which he recorded on a cassette and I preserve it like my favorite toy, I
still listen to my mom’s songs now and then.

Growing up my musical influences broadened towards western music as well as Nepali bands and singers. I listened to a lot of late 80’s and 90’s artists. My
parents always talked about The Beatles and I did a lot of research on them and listened to their greatest hits. “Crossroad” was the first Nepali band that I
ever admired and “Maya Meri Maya” was the first Nepali song that I learnt to play on a guitar.

How is Australian life?

Like for all Nepalese living overseas it was a rough ride in the past but I guess it comes with the package. It’s a very busy life, you hardly have time
to think about anything apart from your scheduled daily life

I got my family and loved one here, like they say home is where your heart is so I’m very happy and satisfied.


How often do you perform in Australia? When and where was your latest performance and what was the public response?

I do not perform in Australia, I am very busy with my work and social life and to be honest I don’t have time to practice with other players. I do intend to
perform but I’m waiting for the right time and atmosphere. People do ask me to perform on track but I do not follow that trend. I need to have a proper band
to perform. The last performance that I did in Aus was for Help Nepal 2006, a charity show organized by Help Nepal.

How do you feel when you are on the stage?

Performing on stage is fun. I love to put on a good show and like I said I don’t go on stage if I’m not prepared. I would wait for the right time and give my
best rather than just go and sing a bunch of songs.

How do you promote your self and shows?

I sing few songs and at the end of the show thank the audience and that’s it haha. I’m not good at promoting myself to be honest; I’m not a good talker. I have had shows where I just go on stage sing and thank
audiences.


Your band is not together so how and when do you compose new pieces?

I’ve composed few tunes for the next project. I normally make a demo and send it to boys. They listen to it and comment. Sandesh is in the States and I
haven’t had contact with him for a while coz we work on different time zone but we will get there someday.

What is your out look on the record industry today?

Well to be honest I don’t think I’m the right person to answer this as I am not in Nepal right now. But overall what I hear from them is that the situation is
bad and it’s very hard for them to survive coz of piracy and political situation of Nepal.

Well you have Japanese song in your first album "Rush", does it mean that your are inspired by Japanese songs?

I love to experiment and I don’t know much Japanese singers or bands but I do love couple of them. Its always good to practice international music.

Could you please tell us something about your popular track "Audaii Jadaee"?
Well first of all it’s a very old track haha when I was young I composed it at 2 in the morning. Jems dai put lyrics on it and I spent 3 months to sing the song
as it was my first recording experience.

How has your record label helped you promote and how did they first react to your first album?

My record label did help me to promote the album, the figure of sales that we got was quite mind blowing. I already had a record company while I was recording coz they loved Audai Jadai so it was smooth. As for Rush +, I don’t get much information on the album sales and promotions so I guess its going well.

Your new album is "Rush Plus", how did you come up with that and could you please tell us about some of the tracks in rush plus?

Rush + is an interactive cd. Basically we spent so much time and effort on Rush, we wanted to put them together in a cd as a package so that it won’t be
forgotten in the long run. It’s got interviews, photo shoots, music videos that we have done so far except “Rojdai Chu” a new song that I wrote for my Pallu.

What do you think are the leading roles the Nepalese music artists staying in abroad are playing for the promotion of Nepalese music?

If life was smooth in Nepal I don’t think anyone would stay abroad. I do believe that it’s definitely has done some damages but we have to look at the brighter
side and hope for the best. We can still make music or may be even better music with good technology and experiences from abroad.

How do you find being in relation with former miss Nepal and how is she supporting you in your life and musical carrier?

Well I am very happy; she is one of the best people that I have ever met in my life and I’m very proud of her as well. People look at us a nice pair and I thank
her each and everyday for being with me and loving me. She supports me in every way not just music, I got a piano as my birthday gift last year. To sum it up she completes me.

Is there any message you want to give to your listeners through our website?

Thanks for your time and hope to see you soon. Dashain saki sakyo teso bhae ni Happy Tihar, may God Bless each and everyone of you with Love luck and good life.