The band also endorsed the ‘ Mufti’ clothing line during their second music video "Behka". This project featured the work of major Swedish and Denmark music labels who handled the mixing and mastering of the album. The band released their first self-titled album, Supastars, and later released music videos of their songs "Hawa Hawa" and "Behka". giving the band a name of ‘SQS Supastars’. Venky joined them in the final round and amongst all the entries, The SQS Project won the title ‘Times Music Supastars’ and this is how the journey began. Over 1600 bands across India took part in this contest. Samar Keshav & Sanam put in an entry randomly in the name of The SQS Project. In May 2010, Times Music launched a nationwide pop band hunt called ‘Supastars’ for young talent in India. Venky connected the three of them and they hit it off in Keshav's garage where they started writing music together. Keshav also took up a job with Furtados as their Brand manager for Zildjian, Evans and Pearl drums. In 2009, Samar and Sanam moved to Mumbai to pursue a music career. Thus ended their short stint of ‘The Previous Band’. Eventually 2 band members took off to M.I in LA for music education and another member went to SAE in Byron Bay. Venky used to travel to Chennai (where the band was based) write songs, rehearse and perform with them. Venky met Keshav (who was the drummer in bands like Nerverek)through the college rock circuit and they formed an alternative rock outfit called ‘The Previous Band’.
He sang a cappella in college and started performing swing/jazz and pop standards regularly at clubs. Venky meanwhile in Bangalore took up bass playing with various bands. Sanam Puri started winning awards for his singing and Samar Puri started writing songs. Sanam & Samar moved to Delhi and got involved there in the college rock circuits. After completion of school, they all moved to India for college. In 2003, Venky and Samar were batchmates in Indian School, Muscat, both of them played guitar and planned to start a band so they got Samar's younger brother, Sanam Puri in the band to join as a singer. Musical career 2010: Formation and first years 1.2 2012: Formation of Sanam- the band and Growth Curve.