The stage is being set for a drama of the visual senses as Vogue, the bible of fashion, unfolds its first issue in India against the art deco Umaid Bhawan Palace here Saturday. The scale of the event seems like a Hollywood production.

Paola Ricotti, a creative director, has been brought in from Milan. The talented Sumant Jaikrishnan, a production designer, will work on enhancing an already imposing palace. His brief: use simplicity and style for Vogue’s debut.

And event manager Vandana Mohan will deftly manage the mayhem with her team backstage to bring in guests from Delhi and Mumbai on charter flights.

Profile

Name: Danish Rahi
Age: 26
Location: NJ / USA
Education: Bachelors of Arts
Occupation: Designer / Singer / Producer
Interest(s): Visual and Performing Arts
Music Genre: Pop

Since how long have you been practicing music? When did you first pick up an instrument?

I have been practicing music since childhood. I remember waiting for my turn to play my sisters keyboard when I was five.

Did you acquire any formal training or was it all self experimentation?

I never took any courses in music, not much was available in those days in Pakistan for pop music. So it was mostly self-experimentation, and help from my senior musician friends and books.