Anand Masrani is an excellent musician. From what I have observed and reviewed of his work, both on his website as well as his published recordings, I can confirm and definitely not deny the absolute stellar quality in his ability to express himself as a musician, both as a performer and as a composer.

His music has been absolutely a joy to experience. For the intent that he has, which is to explore an opportunity to perform music abroad in the UK, I believe he is more than qualified.

Particular notable instances of his work which I deem very representative of his excellence and his natural skill towards being expressive are “Phantom In The Fog”, which is a video and a single recording of his work with one of his bands. His proficiency with technique not only allows him but also inspires him to be a very genuine player and a warm contributor to the groups he plays in and the music he serves.

His bass covers and transcriptions have also been very interesting to observe and listen to, particularly the ones by Jamiroquai, for the song “Whatever It Is I Just Can't Stop”, as well as “Polka Dots and Moonbeams”. Those are both really excellent, in addition to the rest of his catalogue.

I believe that he's more than worthy to be considered for this opportunity. There's just a certain quality to which he plays that I sense genuine emotion and energy, and at the same time, also electricity. That is a key thing that we often disregard as performers, is can someone really play with electricity? Can you capture someone else's ear and invite them in to tell them a story or take them to a place away from their current environment? And that is something that we as musicians, performers, artists, are always aspiring to do. We're searching for that sort of truth. We're searching for some ideas and meanings, deeper meanings, and sharing them with other people that words and imagery alone cannot express. And I feel that with Anand Masrani's work.