Melody matters

A white-collar executive by day and a metal vocalist by night, Debraj Sanyal seems to have struck a dream work-life balance. The frontman of Brahma is currently the MD and CEO of Universal Music Group, South Asia and soon he will be seen wielding the mantle of the host at the Bacardi Enchanted Valley Carnival later this month.
 
The songs you’re listening to on loop?
Adele’s Hello and Justin Bieber’s Sorry.
 
Five songs in the soundtrack of your life:
Sad But True by Metallica, The Devil & I by Slipknot, Crazy by Seal, Pink Floyd’s Comfortably Numb and Dream Theatre’s Pull Me Under. These songs depict the kind of CEO I am, the husband and the father I am — aggressive at work, loving as a family man and a kind soul who always will be on the right side of things till I’m forced into a corner for the wrong reasons and then I’m the Devil.
 
Something you’d love to listen to as a teenager and you are now embarrassed by it?
None really. Since I run a music business my tastes are so varied, that my sum of all parts of music is everything from my dad’s collection to present day Electronica. I love them all and still listen to LPs that my dad bought for me when I was 4.

How would you describe your taste in music?
Eclectic and esoteric, which is contrarian by themselves but also a massive diverse range in terms of genres. I’m possibly also the largest owner of music I know, so it’s all good.
 
If you could have one band/ a musician perform a private concert for you, which would you choose?
It would have to be Seal. I absolutely love him… I’ve watched more bands than most but always missed watching him sometimes by a hair and a few hours. I would want him to play for me.
 
The one live act you would love to see at least once?
The Foo Fighters.