The Score Magazine - November 2009
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SANJEEV THOMAS ThOse Ten Things
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SHAKIRA There’s a she WOLF On The prOWL
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Make that CHANGE
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tthefirstglancethismightsoundlikeoneofthose songs song s that userandom wor wordsand dsand mak make e a pat patch chworktoformsentencesthatrhyme,moreorless. Butifyoulistentothewholesongyouwouldagree withwhatShakiraherself withwhatSha kiraherselfhastosayaboutit:“The hastosayaboutit:“The SheWolfisawomanduringthedayandananimalatnight. Shedefendsherdeepestdesireswithclawsandteeth.Sheis afreewomanandthereforeahappyone.TheSheWolfisnot justme,she’ ju stme,she’sthewomenofourtime,andperhap sthewomenofourtime,andperhapsthemen sthemen too.”Andthensuddenlyithitsyou,likeallofherothersongs thatshakeyouup.Yourealizehowdeeptheyare.Andthen yougo“wow!” Shakirahasalwayshadtheknackofwritingrelevantlyricsand thenspicingitupwithbeatsthatmakeyoubuzz.Thatisprob ablywhyevenat30,sheremainsoneofthemostpopularpop artistsintheworld.HerupcomingalbumSheWolfisbuilton alotof bass bass,synthandotherinst ,synthandotherinstrumen rumentsthat tsthat fas fascina cinatethe tethe singer,liketambourinesandclarinets;anotherreasonforher fame.She fam e.She isunafra isunafraidto idto expe experime rimentand ntand isinfluenc isinfluenced ed byall musicalculturesfromaroundtheglobe.ShesaysthatSheWolf wasinspiredpartlybyherownim wasinspiredpa rtlybyherownimaginationand aginationandmostlybyst mostlybysto oriesofpeoplesheknows.Someofhergirlfriends,inparticular. Sheseemstohavedepictedherselfinthesongwithoutany inhibitions,andhasdaredtoventurealittlefurtherintorealms ofherownindividuality. “IthinkIwasalwaysreallyshybutnowIfeelmorelikeawom an,soIfindmyselfwritingwithlessprudery.Ithinkthatat theveryleastIknowmyselfbetter–myvirtues,myvices,my resources.” SoisSheWolflikealltheotheralbumsshehasmade?Yesand no.Yes,becauseitcarriestheShakiratouchinitssongs-the honestyandboldne hones tyandboldnessofherlyricsandthecatch ssofherlyricsandthecatchytunes.No, ytunes.No, becauseit becau seit issomethi issomethingthatyou’v ngthatyou’ve e notexperi notexperienced enced bef before. ore. SheWolf’smusicvideoisimaginativeandfullofthoseimpossibledancemovesthatonlyShakiracanpulloff–“JakeNava directedit,it’salittlesurreal,alotofdancing,alotoffantasy.I createdalotofmydancemovesandIalsoworkedwithHiHat, whois oneof myfavo myfavorite rite chor choreogr eographe aphers. rs.” ” IfI coul could d danc dance e likeher,I’dbemyfavoritechoreographertoo.Butwhentwo people,bothrepresentingabsolutegeniuscometogetherto makeavideo,theresultsaren’tordinary.
IfyouthoughtShakiraisonlyaboutmusicanddance, IfyouthoughtShakiraisonlyabout musicanddance, youcouldn’tbemorewrong!SheispartoftheALAS (AmericaLatinaenAccionSolidaria)movementinLat inAmericathatdespiteitsname,(whichsoundsrather hopeless)isallaboutcreatingabetterfutureforthe 35millionchildrentherethroughchildhooddevelopmentprograms.ButShakiradidn’tstopatjustbeinga partofanalreadyexistingmovement.Shestartedher ownwhichiscalledPiesDescalzos(meaningbarefeet, forthoseofyouwhodon’tspeakespanol).Thisisfor childrenwhoarelessfortunat childrenwhoareles sfortunateandcan’tboas eandcan’tboastabout tabout going goin g tothe best schoo school l in town town. . Child Childrenwho renwho live amidstwar amid stwar andbloodshed andbloodshed. . In Shak Shakira ira’’s ownwords: “Weworkinconflictzonesandwithchildrenthathave beenforcedtoabandoneverythingduetoviolence.” Now you can ro roll ll you your r ey eyes es and thi think nk th that’ at’s s pre prett tty y muchwhatmostartistsdo.Sing,maketheirmoney, openupacharityfundraiserthing,smileatcameras andtalkaboutallthis.Sowedecidedtothrowaques tionatherthatwouldmakemostpeoplesquirmun comfortably,becauseyoucan’tjustwiggleyourway outofthisone.Anyonespoutingemptywordsorre hearsedspeecheswouldbestumped.ButnotShakira. Whenweaskedherhowsheseest Whenweask edherhowsheseestheworld,shesa heworld,shesaid: id: “Havinghungrykidsandpeopledyingforcausesthat wecanmanage,knowingthatthesolutionisinour hands,makesmethinkhumanityisstillmoreprimitive thanwhatweliketothinkitis(in)thesophisticated andmoderncivilization.”Now,there’sathought. Steamydancescenes,songsthatmakeyourfeettap, andavoicethatcaptureseverymusiclover.Icouldsay “That’sShakiraforyou!”butshecan’tbesummarized likethat.Sheisthatandalotmore.Afterall,whatcan yousayabouta yousayabout a glob globalphenom alphenomenonwhomak enonwhomakesthe esthe worlddancetohertunes?Onlythatshemakesyou askformore.
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Philosophy: “ey y w . ey tm i y, i feel like I’m starting from zero” “i mo fu my f t to tm when I’ve witnessed a child who has lost everything smile . not m t tfto t tt. It’s bigger than my career. It just has no comparison.” (About her inspiration) “I’ve been writing since I was 8 years old and it’s still a mystery to me. There are images that navigate for days in my subconscious until they become songs. Ty t o, w i ’t tt ut ty om y, mu. W m out ot of t every night which we may not remember during the day but they are latent.”
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Tuning to the CHANGE Haveyoueverlistened Haveyoueverlistenedtoasongonyoutubealoneiny toasongonyoutubealoneinyourroom,inthemiddle ourroom,inthemiddleofthe ofthe nightandfeltyourheartrace?And nightandfeltyourheartrace?Andyouknow youknow,thatit’sthemus ,thatit’sthemusiciansinthatvideoand iciansinthatvideoand thepassionintheirvoicesthatgetsyoutosingalong,notthesongitself…Logonto www.playingforchange.comandtrustme,chancesareyou’llfeelit. www.playingforchange.com andtrustme,chancesareyou’llfeelit.
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ouseeIalwaysthoughtthatlovewastheuniversallan guage,until guage,untilthisonepersoncorr thisonepersoncorrecte ectedme,andtoldme dme,andtoldme thatit’smusic.NormallyIwouldarguetojustifymycase, buthowcanyouarguewithamediumthatisnotbased onlogic,justsomethingthatcanmakeeverybody feel thesame feel thesame thing. MarkJohnsonwasonhiswaytoastudioonemorningwhenhe sawtwomonks adornedin adornedin whitesinging whitesinging ina subway subway.Closeto .Closeto 200peoplewhowouldnormallybeontheirbusyway,stopped towatchthem.Theperformanceended.Therewasapplauseof courseandthentheaudiencedisbandedindifferentdirections. Markwentbacktothestudioandlistenedtosomeofthemusic theyweremaking.Andthenithithim. Music off the streets: “Nomatterwhoyouare.Nomat “Nomatterwhoyouare.Nomatterwhereyoug terwhereyougoinyourlife.A oinyourlife.At t somepointyougonnaneedsomeb somepointyougonnaneedsomebodyinyourlife, odyinyourlife,to to standby standby YOU.” Roger Roger Ridley Ridley (nowdeceased) (nowdeceased) performed performed ‘Standby ‘Standby Me’ on the streetsofSantaMonica,Californiain2004.Andthatwasinspira tionenoughfortheGrammywinningJohnsontobeginhistravels
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aroundtheglobe,withhisTimelessMediaGrouptobringpeople togethe together r through through themusic. Stand By Me toda today y istrack istrack numberonethealbum, Playing for Change .Itfeatures37musicians acrosscontinents,singingonstreetcorners,beneathlights,ano ticeableverandah,infront ticeableverandah,infrontofspraypain ofspraypaintedwallsandthese tedwallsandthesetting tting sun….thevideotilldatehasreceivedover18millionYouTubehits. Ittooktenyearstoputtogetherthealbum,withmorethana100 musiciansrecorded,innovativerecordingtechniquesandamovementofindividualsarou mentofindividualsaroundtheglobe ndtheglobespreadingt spreadingtheword. heword. PickingupthepaceisBobMarley’sclassic War/ No More Trouble with acatchypieceof acatchypieceof guitarworktogetthesongstart guitarworktogetthesongstarted,and ed,and thenasteadyrhythm,withanoccasionalglimpseoftheAfrican djembe.ThesongfeaturesBobMarleyhimself,DavidBroza(Is rael),RockyDawuni(Ghana),theOnenessChoir(Che rael),RockyDawuni(Ghana),theOnenessChoir(Chennai),Cathy nnai),Cathy Jordan(Ireland),tonameafewandU2’sBono. Nowwhatyou’vegottounderstandistheartistsonthealbum arevirtuallyunknowntotheworld(exceptBonoofcourse)until now.Andwhentheywererecorded,itwasinspacesthatwere mostpubliclyavailableatthetimeliketheterraceofabuilding, parks,plazas, parks,plazas, promenade promenades,in s,in doorways doorways, , largelyoutdoor largelyoutdoors. s. And
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“PlayingForChangewasbornoutofthe ideathatwehavetoinspireeachother tocometogetherasthehumanrace,and thatmusicisthebestwaytodothis.We travelledallovertheworldthroughstreets, subways,nativeIndianreservations,African villages,Himalayanmountains.Noneof thesemusicianshadevermetinperson.It wasthemusicthatbroughtthemtogether, andthebeliefthatwecandoalotmore forthisworldifweworktogether,thanwe evercanapart.”
theyweren’tbroughttogetherfromdifferentparts–noeachart istdidhisorherbitalone.Sometimeswithanaudience,some timeswithout,withrecognitionperhapsforadayortwo.Itwas themusicthatbroughtthemtogetherasacohesivewhole,and youwillunderstandwhatImeanwhenyoutakealookatthe videos. AnothertrackthatmadeanimpactonmeisOne One Love.Simplelyrics,abeautifulmelodyandlotsofgr ics,abeautifulmelodyandlotsofgreatvoices.Quit eatvoices.Quiteafewfrom eafewfrom ourcityinfact.Andithasn’tstoppedwiththealbum.PlayingFor Changehasbegunafoundationofit’sownaswell,andthegoal istosetupmusicschoolsforchildren. istosetupmusicschoo lsforchildren.Thefirstonew Thefirstonewasrecently asrecently openedinSouthAfrica,andplansfortheexpansionofthisdream aremovingforwardasyouread. Butwhatchangereallyis,isforyoutodecide.Isitputtinganend tohungerinSomaliaorlettingboundariesmergewithnoqualms oflanguageandreligion;orisitgoingtobedatnightinthearms ofsomeoneyoulove?Inyourquestforabrighterday,it’supto youtoplay. Playing is changeIbelieve.
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Whatdoesapersistentsquirrelfr WhatdoesapersistentsquirrelfromIceAgehaveincommonwithafunk omIceAgehaveincommonwithafunkandroll androll bandrootedintheheartofChennai?Practicallynothingbeyondthenameandafetishforgoingnuts! tishforgoingnuts!T Takeadipint akeadipintooneofSouthIndia’sw ooneofSouthIndia’swackiestyoungbandsattheir ackiestyoungbandsattheir mostvulnerablehour-alazySundaymorning!
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Chennai’sownBlacklisted.So,whatdidhehavetosayabuthis new‘family’– new‘famil y’– “It’ “It’snice snice only only.Liketheweather .Liketheweather.” .”A A replyIwas notexpecng! Itwasinteresngtondouthowtheseguysjuggleworkand collegejusttomakemefortheirregularSundayjamsessions -alazy,casualcollaboraonwithfriendsandfellowmusicians. Anothershockeristhattheyhavecompletelychuckedalltheir oldsongswhichtheyworkedonforthelastfouryears.Seems likeabigstepbutabraveone.Analbumreleaseisallsetfor nextJanuarywithabunchofnewmaterialthattheyhavebeen workingonpaentlyonforthepastf workingonpaentlyonf orthepastfewmonths.Theyaren’t ewmonths.Theyaren’tin in ahurrytorushintoanything,preferringtosurprisetheirfans. AsTapasssays“Wewanttotakeourmeandgetitright.’ Nowhowtheygottogetherisacompletelydierentstory,one thatIndpreymuchimpossibletoputtogether.AsfarasI couldconcur,theyallhadgigswhichgotcancelledandthey somehowgottogethertoplaythroughtheirmutualfriends. ThiswasduringtheVat Thiswasduring theVatzFestin2006. zFestin2006.Oncetheyrealiz Oncetheyrealizedthat edthat thiswaswhattheywantedtodo,theydecidedtotakeitfurtherstarngasavepieceband.Theyadmitthingswerea lileshakyatrst–experimenngwiththemusictheyper formedandguringout forme dandguringoutthebandlineup.“Therewasth thebandlineup.“Therewasthisone isone gigwhereTTandTapasshadtoexchangeinstrumentsbecause they th ey did no not t kn know ow th the e par parts ts! ! We ev even en st start arted ed pla playin ying g th the e songbeforetheyrealizedit.Butitallworkedoutwellsomehow.”jokedSash.“Somemesmyscksusedtoslipoutof myhands!”addedTapas myhands!” addedTapass.InAugust2007, s.InAugust2007,therewasaminor therewasaminor changewithTTSriramst changewit hTTSriramsteppingintotak eppingintotakeovervocalsandthe eovervocalsandthe pilotperformanceatthe pilotperf ormanceattheFreedomJamshowdecided FreedomJamshowdecidedthefate thefate oftheband.Thechemistrybetweentheseguyswasarefresh ingchangeandbantertheyshared ingchangeand bantertheysharedonstage onstagewonpeoplesaen wonpeoplesaenon.TheyplayedatvariousshowsattheUnwindCentre(win ningbestacouscbandin2008)andperformedatanumberof collegesandalsowentontowinthePowe college sandalsowentontowinthePowerChordeven rChordeventatIIT tatIIT Saarang,whichgrantedthemawildcardentryintotheDecibelsFinals.Theyseemed belsFinals .Theyseemedtobepreyluck tobepreyluckyattheNIFT yattheNIFTcultur culturals,Spectrum,winnningtheBestRockBandin2007and2009.
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razy, razy , co cool ol and am amaz azing ing fu fun! n! De Denit nitely ely th the e r rst st fewthings fe wthings tha thatstrik tstrikeyou eyou when you mee meetthese tthese whack wha ckyy, dow downn-to to-e -eart arth h ch char arac acte ters rs. . Sk Skra rat t has denitelycomealongwaysince denit elycomealongwaysincetheirstartinthe theirstartinthe summerof2006.Thehadtheirbigges summerof2006 .Thehadtheirbiggestbreakthis tbreakthis yearbybeingawardedtheBest yearbybeingawa rdedtheBestAcouscBandat AcouscBandatIITSaaran IITSaarang g andwinningtheCampusRockIdolsRegionalleg(theywere runners-upattheFinal runnersupattheFinals).Apartf s).Apartfromwinnin romwinningawholebunch gawholebunch of soun sound d equi equipmen pment t and ins instru trumen ments, ts, incl includin uding g a Fen Fender der, , theyalsogottoplayfortheRockinIndiaConcertinFebru arywhichwastheopeningactfor arywhichwasthe openingactforIronMaideninBang IronMaideninBangalore. alore. BeingowntherebyKingsherwasanotherexperiencethey enjoyed enjo yed a lot (f (for or very obvi obvious ous reas reasons! ons!). ). One big chan change ge though,isthefactthattheyhaveanewmember,Abinavof
ButwhythenameSkrat?AsT.T.explains,“Wehadntnamedthe bandwhenweappliedforUnwind’sUnderground.Itjustso happenedthatafewofuswerewatchingIceAgeattheme andsinceManfred,SidandDiegodidn’tagreewithanyofus wejustchoseScrat tobedonewithit!”Theirfavour tobedonewithit!”Theirfavouritebands itebands range ran ge fro from m Bla Blackli ckliste sted, d, Ope Opeth, th, Rag Rage e Ag Agains ainst t the Mac Machine hines, s, DaveMathews,TheKiller DaveMat hews,TheKillersandAerosmith sandAerosmithtotheclassics.And totheclassics.And here’ her e’s s how the they y de dene ne the their ir soun sound. d. “W “West estern ern Mus Music ic Ban Band? d? JumpyRock!Somedingding….Ps JumpyRoc k!Somedingding….Psychobilly ychobilly?!Weditche ?!Weditchedfunk dfunk rockbutheywedon’treallycareaslongaspeoplelikewhat weplayanditmakes weplayand itmakesthemhappythenwe’ themhappythenwe’recoolwithit. recoolwithit.”grins ”grins T.T.InawayIdidagreewiththembecauseyoucan’tnotfeel jumpywhenyoulistentotheirmusicandlaughattheirpranks andpropsonstage.“We’rejustfocusingondoingsomegood musicandcunganalbum.Haven’tguredoutfurtherplans. It’stoomuchforustothinkabout!”theyjoke.Aswewrapped up,theyheadedstraightfortheirjamsessionagain.Watching them,Iobserveditwasnotaboutbeing them,Iobservedit wasnotaboutbeingthebestband thebestbandorabout orabout thecompeontothem.Itwasaboutdoingwhattheylove, doingitwellandhavingalotoffunintheprocess!Hopethe albumturnsoutwellguys!Cheers!
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HMI - Harmony Musical Instruments (Madras) Pvt. Ltd. - came into existence due to a fortuitous set of cir cumstances – The owners of the Jackson brand of electric guitars were looking for an alternative manufacturer from Asia as a source/supplier of this musical instrument. The promoters of HMI had on call a team of experienced personnel who had earlier worked for a guitar factory. And, most importantly, the Shriram Finance Group was willing to invest in this venture by providing the capital funding. There was also the opportunity to locate this unit in the Madras Export Processing Zone (Special Economic Zone) (MEPZ-SEZ).
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The Jackson brand owner had agreed to underwrite the production of HMI manufactured guitars, and therefore there were no marketing pressures.
expt fom xu tw wt M rm swmy, swmy, dto, hMi Pt lt out tto tto , xpot wy you ou p up o of t ut Giveussomeinstanceswherereputedguitaristshaveattestedthe qualityofaHMIguitar? HMIwasconferredthebestvendorawardonoverallproduct ratingofguitarse ratingofguitarsexportedin2008(out xportedin2008(outofatotalofmore ofatotalofmorethan34 than34 internationalvendors),byitsbiggestinternationalcustomer. HMIhadsoldtheTansenbrandinthedomesticmarketsome yearsearlierwhichwaswellaccepted.Saleswerediscontinued due to export export demand demands. s. Howev However er enquir enquiries ies for for the brand brand still still continued.Thereintroductionofthisbrandhasbeenwidelywelcomed. Wehaveparticipatedinsomerockshows-JRO‘09/PubFest IV-conductedbyhardrockenthu IV-conductedbyhardrockenthusiastswhereourpr siastswhereourproductswere oductswere displayedforthevisitorstofeel/play,withenthusiasticreactions. BandssuchasBlood&IronandEscher’sKnotwhotriedoutour guitarsduringtheseshowshadverypositivereactions. Blood&Ironguitarist,AshishtriedoutourHPV43modelandwas impressed&weofferedourguitarforhimtouseonstage.He useditafterthefirsttw useditafter thefirsttwopiecesandwassohappywithitth opiecesandwassohappywithitthathe athe continuedtheperformancewiththeHMImodel.Receivedgood continuedtheperformancewiththeHMImodel. Receivedgood reviewsbysuchguitarpla reviewsbysuchguitarplayers;asal yers;asalsofromoth sofromotherleadingguit erleadingguitar aristswhoattendedtheseshows.
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HastheIndianpublic/Chennaimusicscenewarmeduptolocally craftedguitarsover‘brands’?Oristhecrazeperennial? Yestosomeextent-wheretheuserisknowledgeableaboutgui tars.Wehavere-focussedourattentiontothedomesticmarket only3monthsago;itwillnottaketoolongbeforeourbrandbecomeswidelyrecognised. Entrylevelguitarplayersdonothavetheexperiencetoimme diatelyappreciatethesuperiorquali diatelyappreciatethesuperiorquality/playabilit ty/playabilityofHMIinstru yofHMIinstruments.Theyareswayedbythegla ments.Theyareswayedbytheglamouratt mourattachedtocheaplyfab achedtocheaplyfabricatedimportsfromChina/Indonesia,merelybecausetheyhave famousbrandnames(andsomeofthesearefakes).Experienced guitar guitar players players and professio professionals nals, , instant instantly ly realise realise the value value for moneypackedinHMIguitars Withproductpromotionexercisesincludingfeel-playsessions, awarene awarenessof ssof HMI guitars guitars isexpandinginthe isexpandinginthe market. market. We have have alsosoldmanyguitarsbasedonspontaneousword-of-mouthrec ommendations ommendations frommany first-timebuyers first-timebuyers fromoutlying cities suchasCochin,Delhi,Bangalore,Varanasi,etc. Weexpecttooverridethisf Weexpecttooverridethisfancyfor“Impo ancyfor“Imported”brandswi rted”brandswiththe ththe onsetofgreaterdealerparticipationandawidermarketspread& reach,induecourse. AmajormusicalinstrumentsstoreinSingaporehastriedoutour guitarsandisactiv guitarsandisactivelyconsidering elyconsideringregularimpo regularimportandsale. rtandsale.
19 Theprimarymaterialusedinaconventionalelectricoracoustic guitar guitar is wood (for (for thebody, thebody, neck andheadstock) andheadstock). . Itis vital vital toensurethemoistu toensurethemoisturelevels relevelsin in thewood donotexceedthe donotexceedthe specifiedlimits.Thepre-treatmentprocessesforpreparingthe woodbeforeitgoesthroughthevariousstagesoftrans woodbeforeitgoesthrou ghthevariousstagesoftransforma formationinthemanufacturin tioninthemanufacturingprocess,as gprocess,aswellasthetim wellasthetimerequired erequired tocompletethecuringprocessinthepaintedguitars,contribute largelyto largelyto theoverall manufac manufacturi turing ng time. time. Together ogether with theactualwoodworkingoperationsandthefinishing,assembly andinspectionprocesses,aqualityelectricguitarwilltakeHMI about 20daystoproduce,fromstar 20daystoproduce,fromstartto tto finish.Itis finish.Itis expected expected that thesametimespanwillberequired for acousticguit acousticguitars ars aswell.
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HMI HMI can curre current ntly ly manuf manufact acture ure 3,500 3,500 to 4,000 4,000 guit guitar ars s per month,and,withsomebalancingequipment,theproduction capacitycanbeincreasedto5,000guitarspermonth.Theturnoverachievedinthepreviousfinancialyearwasapprox.Rs.158 million,whenaround30,000guitarswereexported.Agrowth in turnover turnover of 30-40% 30-40% wasinitially wasinitially project projected ed for 2009-201 2009-2010. 0. This This is howev however er now unreal unrealisa isable ble on accoun account t of the the global global downturn.Despitethegenerallybleakscenarioforexporters, HMIisexpectedtoendthisfinancialyearonapositivenote.
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Brand new ATTRACTION IfromanticflicksinTamilaregoinginforamakeover,itstands toreasonthatthemusicshouldalsofollowsuit.Wecaughtup withthetwomenbehindLeelai withthetwomenbehind Leelaianddiscoveredquiteafewofthe anddiscoveredquiteafewofthe quirksthatgowithmakingamoviewithayoungproductionteam
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heTamilcinemaindust heTamilcinemaindustryhas ryhas showcased showcased variousgenres variousgenres ofmoviessuccessfullybutwhenitcomestofavorites,the audience’ audience’s s verdictgoes verdictgoes toromanticflicks, toromanticflicks, hands hands down! down! Fromthatperspective,Leelai mightseemlikethetypical mightseemlikethetypical run-of-the-millboymeetsgirlstory,butittrulyisnot!
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Everythingaboutthemovieisnascent.Startingfromthecrewtillthe music,youcannotmissthefreshnessassociatedwithit.Themusic inparticularis inparticularis verynewand except exceptional ionallyclassy; lyclassy; somethin something g that wasassociatedonlywiththeIlayarajaeraofTamilmusic.Today,the musicdirectorSatish Chakravarthy isahappyman.Notonlyhasthe responsetothemusicbeenveryencouragi responsetothemusicbeenveryencouraging,hehasalsomadehis ng,hehasalsomadehis guruARRahmanproud!Speakingofwhom,Satishswearsthathe couldhavenotwishedforabetterbossbothintermsofmusicand personalityanditwashisencouragementthatgavehimtheconfi dencetotakeoffandstartseparately.“Nomatterhowmanyfilms Idoor howpopularIget,Iwillcontin howpopularIget,Iwillcontinueworki ueworkingwith ngwithhimforhis himforhis futurefilms”assertsSatish. SatishhasworkedwithRahmanforabouttwoyearsandevenlent hisvoiceforfilmslike Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na.Itwasduringonesuch recordingsession–During Jodha Akbar thatARRaskedhimtostart thatARRaskedhimtostart creatinghisowncompositions.Itallfitintoplacewhenhemethis childhood friend, Andrew Louis during during his wedding. wedding. Andrew Andrew had incident incidentallyjuststart allyjuststarted ed workingon workingon hisdirectorialdebutand hisdirectorialdebutand was searchingforamusicdirector.Andvoila! Leelai happened. happened. Theentirescoreofthemovie-songsaswellasbackgroundmusic hasasenseofsimplicitytoit.Thefocusismainlyonmelodybutina peppyway.Thesongstendtolingerandnoneofthemsoundsimilar. Infact,theinstrumentsusedareminimalandimportanceisgivento connectingthemusicandlyricassmoothlyaspossible.Onscreen thisworkswellsincetheleadpairisnewandthewholesettingof themovieisyouthful.Themovie’sstoryrevolvesaroundacouple whoarepartofChennai’sITcrowd. Satishisnotentirelynewtothefield.AfterstudyingmusicinBerklee foracoupleofyearsandworkingunderoneofthebestintheworld, hehasa touch touch ofworldmus ofworldmusicandhowtoinf icandhowtoinfuse use itintohisown itintohisown compositions;getting compositions;gettingagoodbreakwas agoodbreakwasjustamatt justamatteroftime.What eroftime.What betterwaythantostartoffwithachildhoodfriend!Needlesstosay, therapportbetweenthetwowasremarkable.“Theunderstanding wassogoodthatthecommunicationwasalmostnonverbal”claims agrinningSatish.Infact,betweenthetwoofthem,theyhadasecret recordingsessio ngsession,bothofthem n,bothofthemwear wear grin code.Ifattheendofa recordi thesamesheepishsmile,thenitisasignthatthegoingwasgood. Indeed,what Indeed,what betterthanalittlesuper betterthanalittlesuperstit stitiontospiceup iontospiceup aformal relationship! TheleadpairofMansiandShivhavealsoplayedtheirpartinmaking thesongsasuccessbyprovidingnearperfectlipsyncandemoting toperfection.Boththedir toperfection.Boththedirectorandmusicdir ectorandmusicdirectorareallpr ectorareallpraisefor aisefor thefemalelead-Mansi.“Itishardtobelievethatsuchagoodperformancecanbegivenondebut.Shewilldefinitelygoplaces!”claims Andrew Andrew,the ,the director director ofthemoviewhoincident ofthemoviewhoincidentallyclaim allyclaimsthatir sthatirrespectiveofthemovie’ssuccess,themusicisboundtobeabighit! Goingbypublicopinion,themusicofLeelai isalreadyhotproperty. Leelai isalreadyhotproperty. Muchwilldependonhowtheindustryperceivesit.Timewilltell howclassandmelodywork howclassandmelodyworkinaspacecr inaspacecrowdedbyloud owdedbyloudhip-hopand hip-hopand thecacophonyofghaanamusic.Eitherway,Satishhasravereviews, agoldenvoiceandoffersinhissack.Here’swishinghimwellfor whateveristocomeandhopingthatthemusicofLeelai mightprove mightprove tobethelongoverduemakeoverthatTamilfilmmusichasneeded!
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FromthechubbyteenagerinBoysto successfulmusicdirector,actor/musicdirectorThaman’slifehasmade afullcircle.Thisiswhatthemanof the the momen oment t has to say say abou about t his his pastexperiencesandcurrenttrends inmusicaerhisscoreinthemovie Eeramwonhimalotofcricalacclaim claim and a one-wa one-way y cket cket to star stardom.
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USP Iknowtheaudience’spulse.HavingbeenanentertainerI knowwhattheaudiencewantsandhowtogiveittothem. Ifocusoneverypartofthesongandthescoretoensure thatatempoismaintainedandthesongdoesnotbecome boringatanypoint.Theaudienceisallthatkeepsyougoing.FIRSTBREAK ing.FIRSTBREAK InTamiltherstmovieIactuallysignedupforisMoscowin Kaveri .But .But Eeramhappenedbeforethat.Myrstbreakin theindustryassuchwasinthemovie Boysplayingtherole ofKrishna.ThishappenedtomesinceIwasacloseassoci ateofdirectorShankar’ ateofdirectorShankar’snephewandwhenhespreadthe snephewandwhenhespreadthe newstohimthathewaslookingforaprofessionaldrummertoplaythepartofKrishna,heaskedmetotryitout andtherestishistory. GROWINGUP Musicwasinthefamily.FromaveryyoungageItookalikingforthedrumswhichlateronturnedintoapassion.As aprofessionaldrummeriplayedforvariousbands.Ihave perform performedsevera edseveral l live live concert concerts s and I beli believethat evethat this this is veryimportantforanyaspiringmusician.Musicdirectors shouldhaveexposuretoaliveaudiencetoknowwhatthey likeaswellasgaugethechanginginterestsoftheaudience andwhatkindsofinnovaonstheyaccept. COMPETINGFORCE Icompeteonlywithmyself.Iknowthat Icompeteonlywithmyself .IknowthatIcomefromaplace Icomefromaplace whereIhaveverytalentedpeersbutthereisnosenseof compeonassuch.Allofusmakegoodmusicandtheaudiencegetstopickwhomtheylikebest LIFEINTHEINDUSTRY Sincemyinialassociaonwiththeindust Sincemyinialassociaonwiththeindustrystarte rystartedasan dasan actor actor, , myidenty myidenty was rmly rmly establ establishe ished. d. Havinghad Havinghad no otherstringsaachedwith otherstringsaachedwiththeindustry theindustry,thisreallyhelped ,thisreallyhelped inthesensethatitiseasiertoprogressintheindustryif peopleknowwhoyouare. peopleknowwhoyouare.Aeracoupl Aeracoupleoflmsormo eoflmsormore, re, allthatmaersisthenumberofcd’sorringtonesthatyou sell.Mylm Kick inteluguprovedthatifyouifyoumake inteluguprovedthatifyouifyoumake good music,audience acceptance acceptance follows, follows, irrespecve irrespecve of ageandexperience.
INSPIRATION Myinspiraonwillalwaysbederivedfromthetwopillarsof Tamilmusic.IllayarajasirandARRsir amilmusic.IllayarajasirandARRsir.Igrewuphearingand .Igrewuphearingand playingtheirmusicandnowitsanhonortobeinthesame industryastheyare.Askanymusicdirectorandyouwillget thesamereply. MUSIC,TODAY Everyonceinawhile,acertaingenrecomesandtakesover lmmusicmuchlikehiphop lmmusicmuchlikehiphopiscurrentlydoing.But iscurrentlydoing.Butallthese allthese areonlyphasesandthemusicwillreturntoitsessence- melody.Evidencetothisisthefactthateventhoughthere isahugeinteresttowardstherockmusicsceneinChennai andthereisarockbandpoppingupeveryf andthereisarockbandpoppingupeveryfewseconds,lm ewseconds,lm musicsllstandsunaectedandfaithfulfollowersofthe languageandthemusicwillalwaysconnuetoexist.
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WISHFUL THINKING 5 movies which I wish I had scored the music for MOUNARAGAM AGNINATCHATRAM VEYIL PARUTHEEVERAN ROJA
“OfallthemoviesIhavedonelldate, Eeramhas beenthetoughest.Owingtothedierentstoryline, themusicandthebackgroundscorehadtobeper fectinordertomaintainthesuspense.Inmovieslike Eeram,asmallspoilerinthemusiccangiveitallaway. Alsothesongshavetobeperfectlydoneinorderto maintainthecontrast.I maintainthecontrast.Iforone foronebelievethatthe believethatthedirec directoristhecaptainoftheshipandit’shiscreaveinputs coupledwithgoodlyricsthat coupledwithgoodlyricsthatbringsoutthebes bringsoutthebestfrom tfrom anymusicdirector.FilmslikeVeyilandParutheeveran havebeenapplaudedfortheirmusicgiventhedierentsengofthemovieandIamhappy entsengofthemovie andIamhappythatEeram thatEeramis is partofthatlistnow.”
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safilm-maker,QuentinTarantinohasalwayshadauniquewayoflook ingat things.His things.His ingeniou ingenious s vision vision usuallysucceedsin usuallysucceedsin rubbingoffonto rubbingoffonto theentiremovieset.Beingaproact theentiremovieset.Beingaproactivedirector ivedirector,heisconstant ,heisconstantlyinvolved lyinvolved indifferentaspectsoftheprojectatanygiventime.Hislatestcreation, Inglourious Basterds ,isnoexception.Apartfromsomeexceptionalfilmmaking,the making,the music music alsoimpresses. alsoimpresses. Like Like most ofTarant ofTarantino’ ino’s s projects projects, , ittranscends ittranscends thestereotype.Thesoundtrackfusesavarietyofmusicfromthespaghetti-western genretoRockandSoul.Tarantinohadwantedhisfilmtobelikeacowboywestern setinWorldWarII–so,amajorityofitcontainssoundtrackexcerptsfromfamous Westerns. LegendaryItaliancomposer,Ennio Morricone ,wasaskedbyTarantinotocompose thescoreforInglouriousBasterds.But,onaccountofconflictingschedules,hewas unabletoaccept.However,thedirectorhasusedseveralofMorricone’spieces(from previousfilms)inthesoun previousfilms)inthesoundtrack. dtrack. Thefilm opens with Nick Perdit Perdito’ o’s s beautiful beautiful theme theme The Green Leaves of Summer. ComposedbyDimitriTiomkinandPaulFrancisWebst ComposedbyDimitriTiomkinandPaulFr ancisWebster er,itwasusedfortheopening ,itwasusedfortheopening ofJohnWayne’smovie,TheAlamo,in1960.EnnioMorricone’sThe (LaCon The Verdict (LaCon danna),isplayedtotheeerieentr danna),isplayedtotheeerieentranceofNaziColonel, anceofNaziColonel,HansLanda(play HansLanda(playedbyChris edbyChristophWaltz),asheinterrog tophWaltz),asheinterrogatesadairyfarmingJewinNazioccupiedFranc atesadairyfarmingJewinNazioccupiedFrance.Though e.Though thepiecewasperfectforthepart,thesimilarityitboretoBeethoven’s Für Elise ,was ratheruncanny.Themaintit ratheruncanny.Themaintitleofthefilm-CharlesBernstein’ leofthefilm-CharlesBernstein’s sWhite Lightning ,also hasastrongWesterninfluence.Theinstrumentaltrackaddsaveryinterestingmixtureofsoundstoit,helpingtheaudienceidentifywiththefilm’stheme. Acoupleofsongsthatfailedtomakeanimpression(asfarastherelevancetothefilm goes)were,BillyPreston’s Slaughter andDavidBowie’s andDavidBowie’s Cat People (PuttingOutFire). WeallknowthatTarantinodoesthingshisownwayanddoesn’tfollowthebeaten track–thatsaid,thetwosongsstuckoutlik track–thatsaid,thetwosongsstuckoutlikesorethumbs.Theyjustdidn’t esorethumbs.Theyjustdidn’tseemto seemto fitin.Afterall,we’retalkingaboutaWorldWarIIepichere! Outofthe14tracksthatwerefinallyused,only4songsappear–therestbeing, instrumentalpieces.That’sunderst instrumentalpieces.That’sunderstandable,consideringthefilm’ andable,consideringthefilm’stheme.Thereare stheme.Thereare two,oldGermansongsthatalsoappearonthesoundtrack–theyare,Davon geht die (byZarahLeander)andIch wollt, ich wär ein Huhn (byLilianHarvey Welt nicht unter (byZarahLeander)and andWillyFritsch).JacquesLou andWillyFritsch).JacquesLoussier’smain ssier’smainthemefro themefrom mDark Dark of the Sun ,alsomakesa briefappearanceduringtheplot. TwoMorriconeclassicsintheformofThe Surrender (LaResa)and (LaResa)and Un Amicoplay atcrucial(yetdifferent)juncturesofthefilm.Schifrin’sTiger encapsulatesthe Tiger Tank encapsulatesthe ‘Nazihighercommandgunningdown’scene,asthesoulfuldirgeofMorricone’s Rabbia e Tarantella takesoverbeforethecreditsbegintoroll. QuentinTarantinobeganwritingInglouriousBasterdswithhis‘my QuentinTarantinobeganwritingInglouriousBasterdswithhis‘mykindofDirtyDoz kindofDirtyDozen’ en’ (WorldWarIIepic)inmind.Aftermorethanadecadesincehepennedthefirstword, thefilmmighthaveturnedoutquitedifferently–but,fewcanquestionitsquality. TheeclecticmixofmusicthatincludedseveralWesterngreats,washand-pickedby Tarantino arantino himself himself. . A commendab commendablejob lejob – considerin considering g thefactthathe brought brought the ‘cowboyWest ‘cowboyWestern’influenceintoaW ern’influenceintoaWorldWarIIfilm,andmadeitlookrat orldWarIIfilm,andmadeitlookratherbeliev herbelievable.
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TheBridgeOnTheriverKwai(1957) ‘TheBridgeOnTheRiverKwai’isconsideredto beoneofthefinestWorldWarIIfilmsevermade. Ifyou have have seenthe film film, , forget forgetting ting thefamous thefamous whistlingtuneoftheBritishPOWs,isquiteunlike ly.The ly.The piece (calledthe (calledthe “ColonelBogey “ColonelBogey March”) March”) wasoriginallywrittenbyKennethAlfordin1914. The film film’’s composer composer, , Malcolm Malcolm Arnold, Arnold, used the originalmusicofthe“ColonelBogeyMarch”and followe followed d it up by a counter counter-me -melody lody called called “The RiverKwaiMarch.”ArnoldwonanAcademyAward forthemovie’sscore.Thefilmendedupwinninga totalof7Oscars. Must Listen – The “Colonel Bogey March”
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ThedirTydOzen(1967) ‘TheDirtyDozen’playedahugeinfluencein QuentinTarantino’s,‘InglouriuosBasterds.’Tar antinowantedhisfilmtobehisownversionof ‘TheDirtyDozen. ‘TheDirtyDozen.’Afteralmosta ’Afteralmosta decadesince decadesince hebeganthescript,thefilmmighthaveturned outdifferently–but,hestillmanagedtogiveit thefeelofaspaghetti-westernsetinWorldWar II.Thefilm’s(The II.Thefilm’s(The Dirty Dirty Dozen)comple Dozen)completescore tescore was was compos composed ed by Frank Frank De Vol. Vol. Conta Containi ining ng a mammothtracklistingof24pieces,Vol’sskillas acomposerensuredthatthemusicaccentuated thefilm’sunderlyingtheme.
1.TheGreenLeavesofSummer 1. TheGreenLeavesofSummer - NickPerdito 2.TheVerdict(LaCondanna) 2. TheVerdict(LaCondanna) -EnnioMorricone 3.WhiteLightning(MainTitle) 3. WhiteLightning(MainTitle) -CharlesBernstein 4.Slaughter-BillyPreston 4. Slaughter-BillyPreston 5.TheSurrender(LaResa) 5. TheSurrender(LaResa) -EnnioMorricone 6.OneSilverDollar(UnDollaroBucato) 6. OneSilverDollar(UnDollaroBucato) -Gianni Ferrio 7.DavongehtdieWeltnichtunter 7. DavongehtdieWeltnichtunter -ZarahLeander
Schindler’SliST(1993) TheStevenSpielbergmasterpiecedocumentedtheHolocaustlikefewothershave.ForaSecondWorldWarepicdramathatspannednearly threeandahalfhours,itneededascorethat wasequallymoving.Thefilm’soriginalscoreand songs songs were were compos composed ed by the legend legendary ary John John Williams,and featured featured veteran Israeliviolinist, Itzhak Itzhak Perlman. Perlman. The album album won the Academy Academy andBAFTAAwardfor“BestOriginalScore”and a Grammy for “Best Instrumental Instrumental Composition WrittenforaMotionPictureorforTelevision.”It wasalsonominatedforaGoldenGlobe. Must Listen – “Theme from Schindler’s List”
8.TheManwiththeBigSombrero 8. TheManwiththeBigSombrero -SamanthaShel ton&MichaelAndrew 9.Ichwollt,ichwäreinHuhn 9. Ichwollt,ichwäreinHuhn -LilianHarvey&Willy Fritsch 10.MainThemefromDarkoftheSun 10. MainThemefromDarkoftheSun -Jacques Loussier 11.CatPeople(PuttingOutFire) 11. CatPeople(PuttingOutFire) -DavidBowie 12.TigerTank 12. TigerTank-LaloSchifrin -LaloSchifrin 13.UnAmico 13. UnAmico-EnnioMorricone -EnnioMorricone 14.RabbiaeTarantella 14. RabbiaeTarantella-EnnioMorricone -EnnioMorricone
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SAVINGPRIVATERYAN1998 StevenSpielbergpartneredwithJohnWilliams againforthesoundtrackofthismoderndepic tionofWorldWarII.Unlikealotofotherfilms inthesameclass,noneofSavingPrivateRyan’s battlesceneswerescored.Asexpectedforatraditionalwarmovie,themusicisrathersolemn. Itplayssubtlyinthebackground,lettingthefilm speakitstruth,quietlyandotherwise.Themu sicmaynothavebeenaspowerfulasSchindler’s List,butthatisprobablybecausethey’renotin thesame genre. genre. Though Though Schi Schindler’ ndler’s s List is set intheSecondWorldWar,itisstilladramafilm (with (with littleor littleor nobattle seen).The seen).The music music from from SavingPrivateRyanwasnominatedforanAcad emyAwardandaGoldenGlobe. Must Listen – “Hymn To The Fallen” and “Omaha Beach”
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hereisanancientbeliefintheclassicalmusicfraternityofsouthIndiathat nityofsouthIndiathatthemusicia themusiciandoesnotchoose ndoesnotchoose theinstrument. theinstrument. Theinstrument Theinstrument chooses chooses him. However ever cliché clichéd d that that sounds sounds, , it work worked ed in the case case of Nellai.S.Radhakrishna.
“Attheageof22I cameacrossapictur cameacrossapictureof eof L.Shank L.Shankarplayin arplaying g thedoubleviolinandthat’stheinstant thedoubleviolinandthat’ stheinstantthatIdecidedthatIam thatIdecidedthatIam goingtobecomethesecondperso goingtobecomethesecondpersonin nin theAsian continen continentto tto playtheinstrument”hesays.Todayhehasachievedjustthat. Forthoseofyouwhoarenotfamiliarwiththeinstrument,itis similartotheviolininlooksbutactuallycombinesthesoundsof theviolin,viola,celloandthebassusingtheappropriatestrings. Theprosofthisinnovationincludesbeingabletoachievedifferentoctavesorrangesofsoundsfromthesameinstrumentbut theflipsideisthattherearenoexistingcompositionsthatcan simplyberenderedagain.Agreatdealofunderst simplyberenderedagain. Agreatdealofunderstandinghasto andinghasto beputintocomposingsongssinceeventhetiniestoferrorsis easilyamplified. Anotherfactoristhatthedoubleviolinhastobecustommade sincethereisnostereotypeavailable.Sohowandwhendidthis actually materialize materialize for Mr. Mr. Radhakrishna? “After5-6 years in themaking,Ifinallygot themaking,Ifinallygotmyinstrum myinstrumentinChica entinChicagowhileplayin gowhileplaying g intheFestivalofIndia-3.MyguruRavishankarjiandAnoush kawere thefirst totest theinstrument theinstrument andthey were were overwhelmedwith whelmedwith myidea!” ishis response. response. From then onthere hasbeennolookingback! Anynewsounddoesnotgetimmediateacceptance.Ittookpeopleawhiletogetusedtothekindofmusicthatemanatesoutof thisinstrumentandinturnappreciateit.Inthelast4years,the
responsehasbeentrem responsehasbeentremendou endousaccord saccordingtohimandhe ingtohimandhe feels feels thatthisuniquegenreofmusichasfinallybeenaccepted.The classicalyetcontemporaryfeelofhismusictranscendedbarriersastoplabelsstartedendorsinghimandalsohisbandinGer many–‘Ahimsa’whichisgaining many–‘Ahimsa’whichisgainingpopularity popularity.SofarAhims .SofarAhimsahas ahas onlybeenalocalband,butthankstotheincreasedpopularity, therehavebeenplansforaworldtourinthecomingyear.Tal therehavebeenplansforaworldtourinthecomingyear .Talk k aboutclassicalmusiciansm aboutclassicalmusiciansmakingit akingitbig! big!
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Incidentallythat’s Incidentallythat’snottheonlybandheisapartof nottheonlybandheisapartof.Heisapart .Heisapart oftwootherbands.Oneofthemcalled‘TheSearch’,madeup ofIsraelimusiciansandtheother ofIsraelimusiciansandtheother,aCalcuttabased ,aCalcuttabasedbandcalled bandcalled ‘Thaltantra’.Thisinitselfisafeatconsideringthesheerdiversity ofmusicianshehastoworkwith,bothintermsofmusicstyles andnationality. Radhakrishnaspendscloseto8m Radhakrishnaspendscloseto8monthsayearg onthsayearglobetrot lobetrottingfor tingfor concerts.WhenheisnotplayingforhisguruPt.Ravishankar,he goessolo.Yetthishumbleyetimmenselytalentedartistisyet tobringoutasoloalbum.“EveryyearIbeginwiththeideaof bringingoutasoloalbumbutowingtotimeconstraintsitjust doesn’tseemtobehappen.Buthopefully2010willbetheyear” hemakeslightofhisplans. Fromalongtermperspectivehispurposeisclear.Topropagate Indianmusic,inspecificIndianClassicalformtoallpartsofthe worldandtherebyestablishacertainstandardsthatmusicians in the future future can benchmar benchmark k with. with. His interes interests ts also include include popularizingthedoubleviolinasacommoninstrumentsinceas ofnowitispreferredbyonlythosewhoknowthenuancesofall thefourinstrumentsitcombinesaswellasthosewhocanafford it.Asofnowitremainsaluxuryflauntedbyonlyaselectfew.
Pt.Ravishankarinsistedthatthefirstpublicper formanceforMr.Radhakrishnawithhisdouble violinwastobeattheHollywoodBowlinLos Angele Ang eles, s, an hon honor or onl only y ve very ry fe few w Ind Indian ian mus musiicians cia ns re recei ceive ve. . Due to pri prior or com commit mitmen ments ts tha that t didnothappen Themakingofthedoubleviolinisveryexpen sive si ve si sinc nce e it is ma made de up of ve very ry se sens nsit itiv ive e el ele ementslikecarbonfiberandasinglestringreplacementcosts280US$. Radhakris Radhak rishna hna has pla playe yed d fo for r a Swe Swedis dish h Met Metal al bandandincollaborationreleasedacdtitled– LandOfFreaks.Isitjustmeordoesitsoundlike anoxymoronconsideringthementalimagewe sustainofourCarnaticmusicians?! The ca The carn rnat atic ic mu musi sic c se seas ason on th that at ha happ ppen ens s du durringearlyDecembereveryyearwillfeat ingearlyDecemb ereveryyearwillfeaturethe urethe doubleviolinforplayedbyRadhakrishnaforthe veryfirsttimeinmusicseasonhistory!
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‘Ahimsa’issaidtoemergingasthenextShaktiin Germanyaccordingtothelocalmagazines;the latterbeingahugelypopularclassicalpluscontemporarymusicbandwithhintsofjazz.Even thoughthetwoalbumsbroug though thetwoalbumsbroughtoutbyAhimsa htoutbyAhimsa hasnotmadeitswayofGermanyyet,thelocal reactionhasbeenverypositive.
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’mflippingthrougha1988issueofR flippingthrougha1988issueofRollingStoneand ollingStoneandporingover poringover ‘TheHardTruthAboutGunsn’Roses’.Finally,somebadboyswho aregood.
ThearticletalksaboutIzzy ThearticletalksaboutIzzy,therhythmguit ,therhythmguitarist,dr arist,draininghissec aininghissecondbottleofredwineandtestingthewattageofaportablestereo,whileAxl&Slashtrytohaveaconversationoverthedin.Soon, there’sacommotionbetweenthebandmembersincludingDuffand StevenAdler.Axlisquotedtohavesaid,“It’scoolthatthistensionis buildingup,becauseit’sgottafinditsreleaseinthemusic.Ifwelive thatlong.” By1994,wesawthelastof Gn’Rwiththeoriginalmembers.Come By1994,wesawthelastofGn’R withtheoriginalmembers.Come 1999,therewasanewbandlineupandthebirthofanewalbum namedChineseDemocracy. Slash,Duffand Slash,Duffand Matt Matt Sorum Sorum then went went on toformVelvet toformVelvet Revolver Revolver, , alongwithothers.SonowwhenGn’RcometoIndiainNovember,it isn’tquitethesameballgameanymore,isit? 2007sawAerosmith 2007saw AerosmithrockingthestageatPalaceGrounds,Bangalore. rockingthestageatPalaceGrounds,Bangalore. MyfriendandIwentinbyabout7pm MyfriendandIwentinbyabout7pmandworke andworkedourwayforw dourwayforward ard untilwewererightinfrontoftheramp.Wewerebothgreatfansof JoePerry.Forthosewhomissedthisconcert JoePerry.Forthosewhomissedthisconcert,toughluckchump ,toughluckchump!Half !Half waythroughtheconcert,therewasaJoePerryguitarsolo. Thebandhadanamazingstagepresenceandtheirsuccessoverthe yearsisanobrainer.
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SowhenJoedecidestotryhishand[repeatedly]atasolocareertitled ‘TheJoePerryProject’,Icannotquitefathomit.Personalambitions aside,Idoubtanyoftheseguyscansurvivewithouttheother.What makesAerosmithspecialisthechemistrythatJoeandStevenshare duringperformances.TheJoePerryProj duringperformances.TheJoePerryProjectalbumtitled‘Ha ectalbumtitled‘Haveguitar veguitar, , willtravel’issetforanearlyOctober2009release.Anytakers? Nick Mason, Mason, Syd Barrett Barrett, , David David Gilmour Gilmour, , Roger Roger Water Waters s andRichard Wright;yes,PinkFloyd Wright;yes, PinkFloyd.. Myearliestmemoriesofmusicgobacktothisband.Iwasstillinmy singledigitswhenIwasveryfamiliarwithShineonY singledigitswhenIwas veryfamiliarwithShineonYouCrazyDiamond, ouCrazyDiamond,
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WishyouwerehereandComfortablyNumb.Without debate,theyaretilldatethegreatestpsychedelicrock bandthateverrockedtheplanet.Floydfanshavealwaysdebatedwhowasthehotterfavourite:Watersor Gilmour.Mytakeisthat Gilmour.Mytakeisthatthebandwasnotbigenough thebandwasnotbigenough forthebothofthem.Watersleftthebandin1985and fromthereonFloydfrontmanwasGilmour.Despite thisdrasticchange,hugelysuccessfulalbumslikeMomentaryLapseofReasonandDivisionBell[Isanyone listeningtoHighHopesrightnow?]wereborn. Inthemeantime;Water Inthemeantime;Waterswentontopromot swentontopromotehissolo ehissolo career,andcontinuedtoperformtheclassicFloydma teriallikeTheWall.Infact,whenRogerWaterstoured India India a couple couple of years years ago, ago, the the rumour rumour was, was, ‘Pink ‘Pink FloydiscomingtoIndia’.Gofigure. Water Waters s came togethe together r with Pink Floyd Floyd again again for the firsttimein24yearsf firsttimein24yearsfortheLIVE8concertinLond ortheLIVE8concertinLondon, on, 2005. When When boy bandsbrea bandsbreakup, kup, itcausesa itcausesa lot ofheart ofheartbreak.I break.I oncecaught oncecaught sightof sightof a music music magazin magazine e with GeorgeHarrisononthecoverataneateryinChennai.I wasdelightedtoseeaBeatle;delightedenoughtocall themagazinepeopleandaskthemifIcouldwritefor them (and hence TheScore Magazin Magazine)Butthe e)Butthe point point I’mtryingtoemphasizeisthatIdidn’tthinkofGeorge Harrison. IthoughtofTheBeatles.ThebreakupofTheBeatles IthoughtofTheBeatles.Thebreakupof TheBeatles is proba probably bly one of the saddes saddest t stori stories es of all time. time. Whoisn’tafan?Thecrazyhaircuts,thebobbinghead dance,thesimplelyrics,thecatchytunes…TheBeatles wereaphenomenon. After After thedissolution thedissolution in 1970, 1970, they each went on to promotesolocareersbutmanagedtoinvolveoneor theotherinafewsongs.Lennonhadafewmemorable
hitslikeImagineandGivePeaceaChance.Buttherest arehazy. Lookingatmorecontemporarybands,Audioslaveisa greatexampleofhowtwowrongsmakearight.Soundgarden’ garden’s s frontman frontman Chris Chris Cornelland Cornelland theinstrumen theinstrumentalistsof RageAgainsttheMachine RageAgainsttheMachine,TomMorello,Tim ,TomMorello,Tim CommerfordandBradWilkcametogetherfromtheir respectivebandstoformthisHardRockgroup. Thebandofficiallydisbandedin2007,followingCor nell’s nell’s departur departure e from from the band “due “due to irresolv irresolvable able personali personality ty conflict conflicts s as well as musical musical differ differences ences””. Postbreakup,threememberswerebusyattempting to reuniteRage reuniteRage Against Against theMachine, while Morello Morello andCornellreleasedsoloalbums.Hasanyoneheard anytracks? Inrecentnews,Oasis’ Inrecentnews,Oasis’vocalist/guitaristNoelGallagher vocalist/guitaristNoelGallagher announcedhisdeparturefromthegroupthisAugust. Thisdidnotcomeasabigshock,consideringthedisputesbetweenthebrothers,LiamandNoel,haveal waysbeenratherapparent.Thebandinitiallydidnot includeNoeltostartwith,buthisadditiondidproduce a whole newfeel. Canwe expecta expecta solostint? solostint? Time shallrevealall. Manygoodbandshavebrokenuptogiverisetonew musictalent;CreambreakupledtothegenesisofEric Clapton, Clapton,StingwasbornofthePolicebrea StingwasbornofthePolicebreakup,Jack kup,Jackson5iveled toMichael Jacksonetc.Wherea Jacksonetc.Whereas,some s,some splitupshavebeendisappointing, splitupshavebeendisappointing,tosaytheleas tosaytheleast-lik t-like e thoseofthebandsfeaturedinthisarticle. Whate Whatever ver be the case, case, nothin nothing g lasts lasts fore forever ver in the the worldofRockn’Roll,muchlessmusic;exceptthefans. Weareleftinthelurch,debatingwhetherornottogo foraconcertthatbearsthenameofaoncegreatrock band.Shakespeare’s‘What’sinaname?’theorywon’t workthistime.
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Quiirks and que Qu querie riess IfthereisonethingNehaBhasinissureabout,itisthatshelikesto sing.FromViva!toPesugiren,herlifehasbeenoneinsanesuccess storythatevensomeonewithwelldocumenteddisdainforrealityshowscannotignore.Frombrandappareltoknowledgeofboy bands,wedecidedtocatchupwithherandfindoutwhatmakes hertick..apartfromhermusic!
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1. If you could be a superhero, what secret power would you like to have
I’dliketohavethepowertoflyinthesky 2. Clothes you wouldn’t be caught dead in
Iwouldn’tbecaughtdeadinlooseunflatteringsalwarswithat-shirtwhichisquitea trend:) 3. A must have accessory for every girl
Ithinkeverygirlshouldhaveafewprettyearringsindifferentcolours.Itbrightensupthe mostboringoutfit 4. The funniest rumor you heard about yourself
Thatihadawardrobemalfunctionataneventwhichofcourseihadn’tevenattended andthatthosepicturesareallovertheinternet 5.Tmostbsutfstoou Thathewasborntolovemeandthat’sthepurposeGodhasbestoweduponhim 6.Opsoououktobmooost JohnMayerforsure(mmmmmmm) 7.ifouokupostPstoftUstououo Iwouldtryandmakethisworldabetterplacetolivein 8. One thing you never leave the house without Mypouchwhichhasmyc Mypouchwhichhasmycardsandmone ardsandmoneyandmyce yandmycellphoneandm llphoneandmymaclipbalm ymaclipbalm
9.Totououktobufoutmoto Wow!Gucciboots,apenthouse,aPorsche,Versaceovercoats...Younameitandiwant thefinestthings 10. If you were a guy, which boy band would you want to be a part of
Boybands??Iamwaypastthat-at14maybe.butnowIamjusthappybeingagirl...but ifatall-TheBeatles(!)
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Guess who almost was a BALLET DANCER Krithika Sukumar Formanycelebs,theircareershave happenedquiteoutofchance– tryingtheirluckwithsomethingnew, oraquirkytwistoffate. VJandmodelPalomaRao tellsuswhatbrought herinfrontofthe camera... VJPalomasayssheloves VJPaloma saysshelovesbeinga beinga Vide VideoJock oJockey. Bu But t bei being ng a fa fashi shion on ma maga gazin zine’ e’s s edi editor tor, , anda prof professio essionaldancerwere naldancerwere chil childhood dhood dreams;andtodayherlifehasabitofall three… Palomahosts‘Footloose’onSSMusic –ashowthatteachesdiversedance stylesineasysteps-‘Ihavealways want wa ntedto edto bea dancer, andhave trainedlong tra inedlong year years s in ball ballet.I et.I did want wa nt to go ab abro road ad an and d pu purs rsue ue studiesindancing,butthingson theVJingendcaughtonwhen Iwasinthelastyearofschool,,’ Iwasinthelastyearofschool shesays. In her las last t ye year ar of sch school ool, , SS Mus Music ic washostingaVJhunt.‘EveryonesaidI shouldtryforit,becausemodelsareskinnyandtalkalot–andIhadthegiftofthe gab.Igotawildcardentryin gab.Igotawild cardentryintothecompeti tothecompetition,andbeganmycareerasa VJsoonafter,’ saysPaloma. Herthirdloveisoff-screen;andPalomawritesa columnforsomefashionmagazinesinthecity.‘I alwayswantedtobe fashioneditorofamaga zine,whengrowingup.Andfashioncanstillex citeme,’sheadds.
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We did the Sneak peek for you in case you haven’t caught it yet! WakeUpSidisaboutSidharthMehra(Ranbirkapoor),alazy,unmo tivated,slackerfromBombaywho’sworldisbreezyandcarefree withnorealresponsibiliti withnorealresponsibilities.Ambitious es.Ambitious,wellread ,wellread,anddriven, ,anddriven, Aisha(KonkonaSen)hascometoBombaytorealizeherdreamsas awriterforalocalmagazine.Sid’sparents’disdainforhislacklus treattitudeleadstoavolatileandexplosivesituationwithinthe family.WillSidfindawayoutofthisestrangementthatparalyses hisrelationshipwithhisfamilyandfriends?Willhetakestockofhis lifeandstarttoimbibesomeofAisha’sfocusandspirit?Willhe,at somepoint,figureoutwhathe’ssupposedtobedoingwithhislife? Thetrailerearnsappreciationforitsuniquecinematography, Ranbir’s‘the-boy-who-refused-to-grow’look,crispdialoguesand skillfulartdirection.Theaptchoiceofthesong‘kyakaroon’adds colourtothealready-vibrantvideo.Ranbirlookshisconfused-best andKonkana,hisextremeoppositeineveryframe.
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The new Iktara f Bllywd! HestartedhiscareercomposingmusicforGujaratiplaysinacitywhichcannever getenoughofthem.Atwo-yearcontractwithSonyBMGsawhimscoringforthe IndianIdolsensationAbhijeetSawant’ IndianIdolsensationAbhije etSawant’salbum,‘Junoon’ salbum,‘Junoon’.AndthenAmirhappened, .AndthenAmirhappened, which ledAmitTrivedi ledAmitTrivedi into into thevibrantworldofHindicinema. thevibrantworldofHindicinema. Thoughhe Thoughhe claims claims that thefilmwasn’tpromot thefilmwasn’tpromotedwell,hismusicwas edwell,hismusicwas widelyappreci widelyappreciate atedfor dfor having having aptlybroughtoutthefilm’sthemeofreligiouspolarization.AnuragKashyap’sDev Dunveiledhisastoundingfinesseandphenomenalcompositions,provingapoint thathehasalongwaytogofromhere.AshisnextventureWakeupSidisreleased onOctober2(hehascomposedthebackgroundscoreandasongforthefilm),we caughtupwiththemusicdirectortofindoutwhatisitthathashelpedhimcreatea nicheforhimselfintheindustry.
And Sony BMG offered you the contract?
Ayan(Mukherji)calledupafterheheard DevD’ssongsandwantedmetodothe backgroundscoreforthefilm.Thesongs weredonebyShankar,EhsaanandLoy andthesequenceswerefinalizedtoo.I wasonavacationthenandonmyreturn,Icasuallymadehimlistentoasong that I had come up with(Ikt with(Iktara ara), ), while while we were were dec decidi iding ng on the the backg backgro round und score.Helovedittoanextentthathe wentaheadandincludeditintheplay list,thoug list,though h it does does not feat feature ure in the the film!
Yes.Thatwasthegatewa es.Thatwasthegateway, y,myfirstasa myfirstasa musicdirector.Itookit musicdirector.Itookitupanditbrought upanditbrought outtheresultsIexpected.
And you share the cover space with the famous Trio?
From theatre to Bollywood, seems like a short journey.
Itsurehasbeenquiteenriching.Composingforplayswasapartofmygrowingstages.Itgavemeth ingstages.Itgavemethemuch-needed emuch-needed experienc experience e andexposure.And andexposure.And thefact that that itwas well well recei receive ved d gaveme gaveme the conf confid iden ence ce to surg surge e ahea ahead. d. I alwa always ys lookbackonthosedays,becausethatis whereitallbegan.
Your first movie was Amir, which revolved around a social issue.
Thescript waswellwritten,butsome waswellwritten,butsomewher where e down down the the line line, , the the movi movie e fel ell l shortin shortin itspromotion itspromotionalaspect. alaspect. Thank Thankfully fully my music music was was appre apprecia ciate ted d and I feelcontenttohaveworkedontheproject. Was there a deliberate attempt to create a mélange of music for the film, as agitating as ‘Emotional Atyachar’ or a folkish “Dhol yaara dhol”?
Notatall.Everythingjustcametogether forthefilm.Anurag(thedirector)gave meno specifica specification tions,whichhelped s,whichhelpedme me workonmycreativity.DevDcamemy way way at the right right time time and the result results s wereover-whelming.(Smiles) Tell us about the background score and
tsoouokofowkUp Sid.
They’reamazing.I’vegrownasacomposerlisteningtotheirsongs.Ihadthe opportunitytomeetEhsanandLoy,yet tomeetShankar(Mahadevan).They’rea classapart.I’magreatfan. How do you find the current trend in Indian cinema as far music is concerned? From conventionalism to progressive styles.
SHUFFLE ky koo?
(Clinton Cerejo)
Thebestinthelot.Usedinthetrailor Thebestinthelot.Usedinthetrailor,this ,this songhasamazingharmoniesandavery refreshingappeal.Wereco refreshingappeal.Werecommend! mmend!
Iktara
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Seemslikeitvoicesthefema Seemslikeitvoicesthefemaleprotagonist’ leprotagonist’s s anguishandpain.Catchylyrics.Clearly bringsoutAmitTrivedi’sstyle.
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Soulful,bearsastrongresemblanceto theDilChahtaHaisoundtrack,intermsof rhythmandfeel.
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Similartothetitletrackintermsofthe tune.Greatharmoniesagain.Could’vebeen abitdifferent.
Aaj kal zindagi
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Theinspirationalone.Familiartune,but indispensableforthecarefree-g indispensableforthecarefree-guy-learnsuy-learnsresponsibilitythemeofthefilm.
It ismyopinionthat ismyopinionthat any any trend trend iswelcome,aslongasit come,aslongasit isneatlydone isneatlydone and presented.Attheendoftheday,Iwork towardscateringtothetastesofthelis teners,butImakesureIretainmystyle andindividuality. Talking about movies, do you like catching up with the latest ones?
Oh Yes! es! I love love watc watchi hing ng movi movies es with with lightersubjects.Comedy,animationand thelike.Itrelievesthestressandpres sureafteraday’swork.‘Up’topsthelist fornow!
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octorby octorby day day and RJby night night, , Ok, Ok, No. He’s He’s a docto doctor r throughtheweek,andanRJwithChennaiLiveonweekends.HewasclasstopperfromLKGtothe10th,anda GoldMedalistduringhispost-graduation,wonawards, hadhispaperspublishedininternationaljournalsand beenhitonhisknucklesforsmiling.He’smarriedandhasrecently fatheredabeautifulbabygirl.He’sslightlyclumsy(butaren’twe all?),lovesBryanAdamsandhasthemostinterestingstoriesto tell,storiesabouttesttub tell,storiesabouttesttubecollectionsbehindblackboard ecollectionsbehindblackboards,find s,findingrhythminacadaverandonenighttripstoeverywhere! Hepracticesemergencymedicine.Neverimaginedhe’dbecome anRJ,andisasbolutely(Absolutelytotherestofus)hilariousand takesprideinhisabilitytomakeupwordstoexistingsongs.In troducingDr.Tausif,thirdoffourbrothersofaconservativefamily who’stakentoradiolikeamothtoaflame.Hethrivesonanything that’sadrenalinpumping,hasanattentionspanofabouttenmin utes(Hesaidthat,Ididn’t)andfightsforhischocolatecake. HehoststwoshowsforChennaiLive,OneistheQuiz show,And whenaskedaboutit,hesaidsomethingweallknow,butseldom acknowledge;quizzesonradioshowsaremadeformassnotfor class,andyes,Hewasaveryinquisitivechild,constantlyquestioningeverything.Theessenceofaquizhowhesaysisthatradiostationsfindtheneedtogivetheli tionsfindtheneedtogivethelistenerst stenersthe“Iknowthisa he“Iknowthisanswer!” nswer!” feel. Asportsbuff,hissecondshowisSports Café anditneedsnointroduction,theyspeakofallactivitiesoutdoorandprizewinning,and sometimesindoorbutstillprizewinning. Likemostdoctors,heinitiallysufferedforgetfulness,heforgotthe namesofpatientsandwasoftenembarrassed,hashadhisshare of‘other’experiences.Nonewer of‘other’experiences.Nonewererevealedbyt erevealedbythediehardfa hediehardfanof nof BryanAdams,BonJovi,DefLeppardandanythingthat’sModern Rock. Onbeingaskedandbotheredrepeatedly,justforthesakeofit, heevenbroughthisstethoscopetotheinterview.Hesayshe’sthe serioustype,andiswhenthetimecallsforit. There’sonethinghewasasked,whenheappliedtoChennaiLive, whichI whichI believewas,“Y believewas,“You’ ou’rea rea doctor…Canyoube doctor…Canyoube funny?”and funny?”and youcantakemywordforit,heis.Andhislifeseemsfrettyferfect (prettyperfecttotherestofus!)atthemoment.
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TestTubeCollector-thiswasmore TestTubeCollector-thiswasmore ofajointeffort,whenhisclassmates andhimbroketesttubesincollege, theyhidthembehindaboard,and apparentlywhenhebrokehisfirst, ther th ere e we werre al alre read ady y ab abou out t 50 tes estt tubesinthis‘hidingplace’ First year First year, , anat anatomy omy class class, , he foun found d rhyt rhythm hm on an open open bone bone of a cadaver,forwhichhewasnotallowed toparticipateinhispracticalclasses foramonth! He completed his UG in Bijapur whic wh ich h is on one e ni nigh ght t fr from om, , Bo Bomb mba ay, Goa, Bangalore, Myso re and 16 hoursfromChennai.
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My Worst Nightmare Krithika Sukumar Considering Considering herapparentconden herapparentcondenceon ceonstag stage,and e,andherpopulari herpopularityas tyasasinger asinger,one ,onewould would thinkthatstagejiersaremilesawayfr thinkthatstagejiersaremilesawayfromsinger omsingerShwetaMohan ShwetaMohan.Butbeingnostrangerto .Butbeingnostrangerto performingdoesnotguaranteethat,ands performingdoesnotguar anteethat,andstagefrightisablessingindis tagefrightisablessingindisguiseshesays…. guiseshesays….
‘Ihavedonealotofshow,butIstillget butterf butterflies lies in my stomach stomach every every time. time. And And night nightmar mares es before before eve every ry show! show! I haveashowwithHariharaninacouple ofweeks,andthenightmareshavealread ready y begu begun! n!’ ’ she she says says. . But But the the lass lass believesthat believesthat the butterf butterfliesonly liesonly help herrisetogreaterheightsonstage,and givesheracertainedge;butthatdoes not kee keep p the jitter jitters s away. away. So, what is hergreatest hergreatest fear fear onstage? ‘Mygreatest night nightmar mare e is forg forget etti ting ng my lyrics lyrics book book – and it has actual actually ly happen happened ed once.IrealizedIhadforgottenmylyrics fiveminutesbeforeIwastogoonstage andIwasabsolutelyinshreds!Luckily peoplearoundmehelpedmepiecetogetherlyricsandIpulledthrough,’she says,thereliefalmoststillfreshinher voice.‘Idonotreallypaytoomuchat tentiontojitters,orhavealuckycharm towarditaway!Ijusttryandstaycool,’ sheadds.
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Those TEN Things
Sanjee Sanj eev v Th Thom omas as is crea ea vi vity ty pe perrsoniednomaerwhatmeofday; whetherhe’sonstageperformingin frontofanaudienceormakingarst impressionatacoeeshop.Trustme youwon’t be disappoi disappointed, nted, becau because se thismusicianisafarcryfromcliché. FromhitlmslikeDelhi , Delhi 6andGhajini , tomypersonalfavourite,theopening ri of Kabhi Kabhi Adit in in Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na,hismusicwillhaveyou hummingalonginnome. Looki Loo king ng ou outsi tside de of his co comm mmer erci cial al ventur ven tures es thou though, gh, his per persona sonal l sty style le isa who wholedie ledieren rentmix tmix --- the there’ re’s s a blendofrock‘n’roll,alilebitofthe Bluesand inter interesng esngly ly, , a Hindus Hindustani tani twistaswell.
Snali Sheny
Icanbe moodysomemesbutIthinkithelpsmewith Icanbemoody somemesbutIthinkithelpsmewith mywork
WhatdoIlookforina woman?Hmmmm…nothingspe WhatdoIlookforinawoman ?Hmmmm…nothingspe cicreally.I’velearnedtogowithwhatfeelsright
Oneamazingexperiencethatsllgivesmegoosebumps wasduringtheJaiHotourinCalicutwithRahman.Iwas suspendedabout80feetabovethegroundonacrane suspendedabout80feetabovethegroundona crane thatwasrotangabove5000people,playingmyguitar. Itwasarealadrenalinerush
Myplaylistisusuallyfullofmyowncomposions,soI’m Myplaylist isusuallyfullofmyowncomposions,soI’m constantlylisteningandimprovising
Ididgetquiteafewbreaksinthepast,butIletthem pass.Noregrets pass.No regretsthough,Iamfarmorereadynow though,Iamfarmorereadynow
RainbowBridge usedtobethenameofmystudio,and RainbowBridgeusedtobethenameofmystudio,and thenitbecametheband.It’salilebitofeverything. ‘Indirock’weliketocallit My idea ideal l lif life e ? wou would ld be di dieren erent t plac places es at di diere erent nt pointsinme.IoncedidashowinFinland pointsinme.Ioncedidashowin Finland,itwasheaven ,itwasheaven
Theonethingthatrepulsesmeishypocrisy Theonethingthatrepulsesmeis hypocrisy Afriendofmineoncegavemeahairproducttotryout, Afriendofmineoncegavemeahairproduct totryout, andthenextmorningtheenrefrontporonofmyhair just‘wasn’tthereanymore.’Hencetheponytailrighton topofmyhead
I gowiththe ow ofmy mus music.I ic.I don’ don’t t knoc knock k onany doors.. doors
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