For Daniel Manzano of the American band Boyce Avenue, returning to India for the third time since they first visited in 2016, feels surreal. He shares, “2016 feels like so long ago. Isn't that crazy? It's a huge honour to be a United States band with no record label that just posts videos on YouTube and be invited to go play in a faraway country like India. So, for this to be our third time back, it's humbling because it's confirmation that we're doing something right. So, we're excited.” The three-member band will be performing in Mumbai at Phoenix Palladium in Lower Parel today, as a part of their three-city India tour.

Daniel is one of the three Manzano brothers including Alejandro and Fabian, who make up the Florida-based band that took over YouTube in 2007 and enjoy every bit of singing and performing with each other because of their camaraderie. Ever since they came together in 2004, they have not only sung covers but also originals, and their audience has not only grown in the US but also around the world and even India, as more people were exploring the online video platform in its early days. In the process, they also have the Guinness World Record for being "the most-viewed independent band in the world" with over 16.8 million subscribers and seven billion views. Over the last two decades, online mediums have only expanded and with that the trio has seen a lot of change, as Daniel puts it, “We have seen a big change in that time. The landscape of music has changed pretty drastically.”