** Bengaluru singer Saahas Patil’s single ‘California’ is about his life in Los Angeles

Saahas was previously the lead singer of the Bengaluru-based band Allegro Fudge

Five years ago, Saahas Patil was awaiting his turn at an open-mic night for singer-songwriters at State Social House, a chic gastropub on Sunset Boulevard, California; there were 10 others in the line-up.