The Score Magazine - November 2009

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Sleos. Va Vampires. We Werewolves. Ad Add sh s he wolvestothatlisthenceforth wolvestothatlisthenceforth.Whenaempn .Whenaempngto gto appealtoreadersinfourdierentstates,thestakes and responsibili responsibilies es are loaded. Fortunately Fortunately for us at ‘The Score’ Score’, we’re we’re (somewhat, (somewhat, by now) experts experts atworkingunderpressure.Thisissueistestament tothatfact.Thatsaid,didIforgettomenonSha kira? kira? She rules. rules. Our cover cover, , worldw worldwide ide charts charts and every eve ry trend. trend. Trendy rendy, , soon-to soon-to-be -be trendy trendy, , has-bee has-been n trendymusicians,otherarsts,melessmusic-we bring bring as many many to the foref forefron ront t as wecan, seng seng trends,breakingsomeothers.Werestourcasefor thismonth.Wakeupnowandaddustothelist,we aren’tplanningongoingoutofmusicalfashionor favoranymesoon!

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“There’sashe wolf inthecloset Openupandsetherfree There’sashewolfinyourcloset Letitoutsoitcanbreathe”

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tthefirstglancethismightsoundlikeoneofthose songs song s that userandom wor wordsand dsand mak make e a pat patch chworktoformsentencesthatrhyme,moreorless. Butifyoulistentothewholesongyouwouldagree withwhatShakiraherself withwhatSha kiraherselfhastosayaboutit:“The hastosayaboutit:“The SheWolfisawomanduringthedayandananimalatnight. Shedefendsherdeepestdesireswithclawsandteeth.Sheis afreewomanandthereforeahappyone.TheSheWolfisnot justme,she’ ju stme,she’sthewomenofourtime,andperhap sthewomenofourtime,andperhapsthemen sthemen too.”Andthensuddenlyithitsyou,likeallofherothersongs thatshakeyouup.Yourealizehowdeeptheyare.Andthen yougo“wow!” Shakirahasalwayshadtheknackofwritingrelevantlyricsand thenspicingitupwithbeatsthatmakeyoubuzz.Thatisprob ablywhyevenat30,sheremainsoneofthemostpopularpop artistsintheworld.HerupcomingalbumSheWolfisbuilton alotof bass bass,synthandotherinst ,synthandotherinstrumen rumentsthat tsthat fas fascina cinatethe tethe singer,liketambourinesandclarinets;anotherreasonforher fame.She fam e.She isunafra isunafraidto idto expe experime rimentand ntand isinfluenc isinfluenced ed byall musicalculturesfromaroundtheglobe.ShesaysthatSheWolf wasinspiredpartlybyherownim wasinspiredpa rtlybyherownimaginationand aginationandmostlybyst mostlybysto oriesofpeoplesheknows.Someofhergirlfriends,inparticular. Sheseemstohavedepictedherselfinthesongwithoutany inhibitions,andhasdaredtoventurealittlefurtherintorealms ofherownindividuality. “IthinkIwasalwaysreallyshybutnowIfeelmorelikeawom an,soIfindmyselfwritingwithlessprudery.Ithinkthatat theveryleastIknowmyselfbetter–myvirtues,myvices,my resources.” SoisSheWolflikealltheotheralbumsshehasmade?Yesand no.Yes,becauseitcarriestheShakiratouchinitssongs-the honestyandboldne hones tyandboldnessofherlyricsandthecatch ssofherlyricsandthecatchytunes.No, ytunes.No, becauseit becau seit issomethi issomethingthatyou’v ngthatyou’ve e notexperi notexperienced enced bef before. ore. SheWolf’smusicvideoisimaginativeandfullofthoseimpossibledancemovesthatonlyShakiracanpulloff–“JakeNava directedit,it’salittlesurreal,alotofdancing,alotoffantasy.I createdalotofmydancemovesandIalsoworkedwithHiHat, whois oneof myfavo myfavorite rite chor choreogr eographe aphers. rs.” ” IfI coul could d danc dance e likeher,I’dbemyfavoritechoreographertoo.Butwhentwo people,bothrepresentingabsolutegeniuscometogetherto makeavideo,theresultsaren’tordinary.

IfyouthoughtShakiraisonlyaboutmusicanddance, IfyouthoughtShakiraisonlyabout musicanddance, youcouldn’tbemorewrong!SheispartoftheALAS (AmericaLatinaenAccionSolidaria)movementinLat inAmericathatdespiteitsname,(whichsoundsrather hopeless)isallaboutcreatingabetterfutureforthe 35millionchildrentherethroughchildhooddevelopmentprograms.ButShakiradidn’tstopatjustbeinga partofanalreadyexistingmovement.Shestartedher ownwhichiscalledPiesDescalzos(meaningbarefeet, forthoseofyouwhodon’tspeakespanol).Thisisfor childrenwhoarelessfortunat childrenwhoareles sfortunateandcan’tboas eandcan’tboastabout tabout going goin g tothe best schoo school l in town town. . Child Childrenwho renwho live amidstwar amid stwar andbloodshed andbloodshed. . In Shak Shakira ira’’s ownwords: “Weworkinconflictzonesandwithchildrenthathave beenforcedtoabandoneverythingduetoviolence.” 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 muchwhatmostartistsdo.Sing,maketheirmoney, openupacharityfundraiserthing,smileatcameras andtalkaboutallthis.Sowedecidedtothrowaques tionatherthatwouldmakemostpeoplesquirmun comfortably,becauseyoucan’tjustwiggleyourway outofthisone.Anyonespoutingemptywordsorre hearsedspeecheswouldbestumped.ButnotShakira. Whenweaskedherhowsheseest Whenweask edherhowsheseestheworld,shesa heworld,shesaid: id: “Havinghungrykidsandpeopledyingforcausesthat wecanmanage,knowingthatthesolutionisinour hands,makesmethinkhumanityisstillmoreprimitive thanwhatweliketothinkitis(in)thesophisticated andmoderncivilization.”Now,there’sathought. Steamydancescenes,songsthatmakeyourfeettap, andavoicethatcaptureseverymusiclover.Icouldsay “That’sShakiraforyou!”butshecan’tbesummarized likethat.Sheisthatandalotmore.Afterall,whatcan yousayabouta yousayabout a glob globalphenom alphenomenonwhomak enonwhomakesthe esthe worlddancetohertunes?Onlythatshemakesyou askformore.

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Shakira on: Marriage : “Antonio and I have a home and Marriage: we function as a married couple. I don’t think that a paper or an institution can unite us more than we already are.” The ObaMa gOvT: gOvT: “I think his mission is to  p  t wo  to o fom the crisis. It is not an easy task but I think he is the only politician who has a shot at achieving it. it.” ” Michael JacksOn’s deaTh: deaTh: “He was the k of tt u,   fty. He reinvented POP and he showed a new way to articulate music with images”

Philosophy: “ey y   w . ey tm i   y, i feel like I’m starting from zero” “i    mo fu  my f t to tm when I’ve witnessed a child who has lost everything smile . not   m t tfto t tt. 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. Ty   t o, w i ’t tt ut ty 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 Haveyoueverlistened Haveyoueverlistenedtoasongonyoutubealoneiny toasongonyoutubealoneinyourroom,inthemiddle ourroom,inthemiddleofthe ofthe nightandfeltyourheartrace?And nightandfeltyourheartrace?Andyouknow youknow,thatit’sthemus ,thatit’sthemusiciansinthatvideoand iciansinthatvideoand thepassionintheirvoicesthatgetsyoutosingalong,notthesongitself…Logonto www.playingforchange.comandtrustme,chancesareyou’llfeelit. www.playingforchange.com andtrustme,chancesareyou’llfeelit.

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ouseeIalwaysthoughtthatlovewastheuniversallan guage,until guage,untilthisonepersoncorr thisonepersoncorrecte ectedme,andtoldme dme,andtoldme thatit’smusic.NormallyIwouldarguetojustifymycase, buthowcanyouarguewithamediumthatisnotbased onlogic,justsomethingthatcanmakeeverybody feel  thesame feel thesame thing. MarkJohnsonwasonhiswaytoastudioonemorningwhenhe sawtwomonks adornedin adornedin whitesinging whitesinging ina subway subway.Closeto .Closeto 200peoplewhowouldnormallybeontheirbusyway,stopped towatchthem.Theperformanceended.Therewasapplauseof courseandthentheaudiencedisbandedindifferentdirections. Markwentbacktothestudioandlistenedtosomeofthemusic theyweremaking.Andthenithithim. Music off the streets: “Nomatterwhoyouare.Nomat “Nomatterwhoyouare.Nomatterwhereyoug terwhereyougoinyourlife.A oinyourlife.At t somepointyougonnaneedsomeb somepointyougonnaneedsomebodyinyourlife, odyinyourlife,to to standby standby YOU.” Roger Roger Ridley Ridley (nowdeceased) (nowdeceased) performed performed ‘Standby ‘Standby Me’ on the streetsofSantaMonica,Californiain2004.Andthatwasinspira tionenoughfortheGrammywinningJohnsontobeginhistravels


aroundtheglobe,withhisTimelessMediaGrouptobringpeople togethe together r through through themusic. Stand By Me toda today y istrack istrack numberonethealbum, Playing for Change .Itfeatures37musicians acrosscontinents,singingonstreetcorners,beneathlights,ano ticeableverandah,infront ticeableverandah,infrontofspraypain ofspraypaintedwallsandthese tedwallsandthesetting tting sun….thevideotilldatehasreceivedover18millionYouTubehits. Ittooktenyearstoputtogetherthealbum,withmorethana100 musiciansrecorded,innovativerecordingtechniquesandamovementofindividualsarou mentofindividualsaroundtheglobe ndtheglobespreadingt spreadingtheword. heword. PickingupthepaceisBobMarley’sclassic War/ No More Trouble with acatchypieceof acatchypieceof guitarworktogetthesongstart guitarworktogetthesongstarted,and ed,and thenasteadyrhythm,withanoccasionalglimpseoftheAfrican djembe.ThesongfeaturesBobMarleyhimself,DavidBroza(Is rael),RockyDawuni(Ghana),theOnenessChoir(Che rael),RockyDawuni(Ghana),theOnenessChoir(Chennai),Cathy nnai),Cathy Jordan(Ireland),tonameafewandU2’sBono. Nowwhatyou’vegottounderstandistheartistsonthealbum arevirtuallyunknowntotheworld(exceptBonoofcourse)until now.Andwhentheywererecorded,itwasinspacesthatwere mostpubliclyavailableatthetimeliketheterraceofabuilding, parks,plazas, parks,plazas, promenade promenades,in s,in doorways doorways, , largelyoutdoor largelyoutdoors. s. And

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 Sund Bytes • Chanda Mamaistheonly Telugu trac track k fea feature tured d on thealbum.

MarkJohnson Producer PlayingForChange

“PlayingForChangewasbornoutofthe ideathatwehavetoinspireeachother tocometogetherasthehumanrace,and thatmusicisthebestwaytodothis.We travelledallovertheworldthroughstreets, subways,nativeIndianreservations,African villages,Himalayanmountains.Noneof thesemusicianshadevermetinperson.It wasthemusicthatbroughtthemtogether, andthebeliefthatwecandoalotmore forthisworldifweworktogether,thanwe evercanapart.”

theyweren’tbroughttogetherfromdifferentparts–noeachart istdidhisorherbitalone.Sometimeswithanaudience,some timeswithout,withrecognitionperhapsforadayortwo.Itwas themusicthatbroughtthemtogetherasacohesivewhole,and youwillunderstandwhatImeanwhenyoutakealookatthe videos. AnothertrackthatmadeanimpactonmeisOne One Love.Simplelyrics,abeautifulmelodyandlotsofgr ics,abeautifulmelodyandlotsofgreatvoices.Quit eatvoices.Quiteafewfrom eafewfrom ourcityinfact.Andithasn’tstoppedwiththealbum.PlayingFor Changehasbegunafoundationofit’sownaswell,andthegoal istosetupmusicschoolsforchildren. istosetupmusicschoo lsforchildren.Thefirstonew Thefirstonewasrecently asrecently openedinSouthAfrica,andplansfortheexpansionofthisdream aremovingforwardasyouread. Butwhatchangereallyis,isforyoutodecide.Isitputtinganend tohungerinSomaliaorlettingboundariesmergewithnoqualms oflanguageandreligion;orisitgoingtobedatnightinthearms ofsomeoneyoulove?Inyourquestforabrighterday,it’supto youtoplay. Playing is changeIbelieve.

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Most of the Indian artists is ts on th the e al albu bum m we werre unaw un awar are e of th thei eir r ro role le in Play Pl ayin ing g fo for r Ch Chan ange ge un unti till afteritreleased.

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The song Stand By Me fe a t u r e s 3 7 m u s i c i a n s fromaroundtheworld.

• Bono istheonlylivingcelebrityartistfeaturedina song. •

Clips of of Bob MarleysingingWar/NoMoreTrouble arefeaturedinthevideo ofthesame.

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P laying for Change has b e co me a wo r ld w id e phen ph enom omen enon on. . Th The e so song ng StandByMehasover 13 millionhitsonYouTube.

The SCORE Magazine | Nov 2009


Pix:GVenkataKrishnan

Whatdoesapersistentsquirrelfr WhatdoesapersistentsquirrelfromIceAgehaveincommonwithafunk omIceAgehaveincommonwithafunkandroll androll bandrootedintheheartofChennai?Practicallynothingbeyondthenameandafetishforgoingnuts! tishforgoingnuts!T Takeadipint akeadipintooneofSouthIndia’sw ooneofSouthIndia’swackiestyoungbandsattheir ackiestyoungbandsattheir mostvulnerablehour-alazySundaymorning!

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Chennai’sownBlacklisted.So,whatdidhehavetosayabuthis new‘family’– new‘famil y’– “It’ “It’snice snice only only.Liketheweather .Liketheweather.” .”A A replyIwas notexpecng! Itwasinteresngtondouthowtheseguysjuggleworkand collegejusttomakemefortheirregularSundayjamsessions -alazy,casualcollaboraonwithfriendsandfellowmusicians. Anothershockeristhattheyhavecompletelychuckedalltheir oldsongswhichtheyworkedonforthelastfouryears.Seems likeabigstepbutabraveone.Analbumreleaseisallsetfor nextJanuarywithabunchofnewmaterialthattheyhavebeen workingonpaentlyonforthepastf workingonpaentlyonf orthepastfewmonths.Theyaren’t ewmonths.Theyaren’tin in ahurrytorushintoanything,preferringtosurprisetheirfans. AsTapasssays“Wewanttotakeourmeandgetitright.’ Nowhowtheygottogetherisacompletelydierentstory,one thatIndpreymuchimpossibletoputtogether.AsfarasI couldconcur,theyallhadgigswhichgotcancelledandthey somehowgottogethertoplaythroughtheirmutualfriends. ThiswasduringtheVat Thiswasduring theVatzFestin2006. zFestin2006.Oncetheyrealiz Oncetheyrealizedthat edthat thiswaswhattheywantedtodo,theydecidedtotakeitfurtherstarngasavepieceband.Theyadmitthingswerea lileshakyatrst–experimenngwiththemusictheyper formedandguringout forme dandguringoutthebandlineup.“Therewasth thebandlineup.“Therewasthisone isone gigwhereTTandTapasshadtoexchangeinstrumentsbecause 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 songbeforetheyrealizedit.Butitallworkedoutwellsomehow.”jokedSash.“Somemesmyscksusedtoslipoutof myhands!”addedTapas myhands!” addedTapass.InAugust2007, s.InAugust2007,therewasaminor therewasaminor changewithTTSriramst changewit hTTSriramsteppingintotak eppingintotakeovervocalsandthe eovervocalsandthe pilotperformanceatthe pilotperf ormanceattheFreedomJamshowdecided FreedomJamshowdecidedthefate thefate oftheband.Thechemistrybetweentheseguyswasarefresh ingchangeandbantertheyshared ingchangeand bantertheysharedonstage onstagewonpeoplesaen wonpeoplesaenon.TheyplayedatvariousshowsattheUnwindCentre(win ningbestacouscbandin2008)andperformedatanumberof collegesandalsowentontowinthePowe college sandalsowentontowinthePowerChordeven rChordeventatIIT tatIIT Saarang,whichgrantedthemawildcardentryintotheDecibelsFinals.Theyseemed belsFinals .Theyseemedtobepreyluck tobepreyluckyattheNIFT yattheNIFTcultur culturals,Spectrum,winnningtheBestRockBandin2007and2009.

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ButwhythenameSkrat?AsT.T.explains,“Wehadntnamedthe bandwhenweappliedforUnwind’sUnderground.Itjustso happenedthatafewofuswerewatchingIceAgeattheme andsinceManfred,SidandDiegodidn’tagreewithanyofus wejustchoseScrat tobedonewithit!”Theirfavour tobedonewithit!”Theirfavouritebands itebands 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, DaveMathews,TheKiller DaveMat hews,TheKillersandAerosmith sandAerosmithtotheclassics.And totheclassics.And here’ her e’s s how the they y de dene ne the their ir soun sound. d. “W “West estern ern Mus Music ic Ban Band? d? JumpyRock!Somedingding….Ps JumpyRoc k!Somedingding….Psychobilly ychobilly?!Weditche ?!Weditchedfunk dfunk rockbutheywedon’treallycareaslongaspeoplelikewhat weplayanditmakes weplayand itmakesthemhappythenwe’ themhappythenwe’recoolwithit. recoolwithit.”grins ”grins T.T.InawayIdidagreewiththembecauseyoucan’tnotfeel jumpywhenyoulistentotheirmusicandlaughattheirpranks andpropsonstage.“We’rejustfocusingondoingsomegood musicandcunganalbum.Haven’tguredoutfurtherplans. It’stoomuchforustothinkabout!”theyjoke.Aswewrapped up,theyheadedstraightfortheirjamsessionagain.Watching them,Iobserveditwasnotaboutbeing them,Iobservedit wasnotaboutbeingthebestband thebestbandorabout orabout thecompeontothem.Itwasaboutdoingwhattheylove, doingitwellandhavingalotoffunintheprocess!Hopethe albumturnsoutwellguys!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.

expt fom  xu tw wt M rm swmy, swmy, dto, hMi Pt lt out tto tto  , xpot   wy you ou p up o of t ut Giveussomeinstanceswherereputedguitaristshaveattestedthe qualityofaHMIguitar? HMIwasconferredthebestvendorawardonoverallproduct ratingofguitarse ratingofguitarsexportedin2008(out xportedin2008(outofatotalofmore ofatotalofmorethan34 than34 internationalvendors),byitsbiggestinternationalcustomer. HMIhadsoldtheTansenbrandinthedomesticmarketsome yearsearlierwhichwaswellaccepted.Saleswerediscontinued due to export export demand demands. s. Howev However er enquir enquiries ies for for the brand brand still still continued.Thereintroductionofthisbrandhasbeenwidelywelcomed. Wehaveparticipatedinsomerockshows-JRO‘09/PubFest IV-conductedbyhardrockenthu IV-conductedbyhardrockenthusiastswhereourpr siastswhereourproductswere oductswere displayedforthevisitorstofeel/play,withenthusiasticreactions. BandssuchasBlood&IronandEscher’sKnotwhotriedoutour guitarsduringtheseshowshadverypositivereactions. Blood&Ironguitarist,AshishtriedoutourHPV43modelandwas impressed&weofferedourguitarforhimtouseonstage.He useditafterthefirsttw useditafter thefirsttwopiecesandwassohappywithitth opiecesandwassohappywithitthathe athe continuedtheperformancewiththeHMImodel.Receivedgood continuedtheperformancewiththeHMImodel. Receivedgood reviewsbysuchguitarpla reviewsbysuchguitarplayers;asal yers;asalsofromoth sofromotherleadingguit erleadingguitar aristswhoattendedtheseshows.


HastheIndianpublic/Chennaimusicscenewarmeduptolocally craftedguitarsover‘brands’?Oristhecrazeperennial? Yestosomeextent-wheretheuserisknowledgeableaboutgui tars.Wehavere-focussedourattentiontothedomesticmarket only3monthsago;itwillnottaketoolongbeforeourbrandbecomeswidelyrecognised. Entrylevelguitarplayersdonothavetheexperiencetoimme diatelyappreciatethesuperiorquali diatelyappreciatethesuperiorquality/playabilit ty/playabilityofHMIinstru yofHMIinstruments.Theyareswayedbythegla ments.Theyareswayedbytheglamouratt mourattachedtocheaplyfab achedtocheaplyfabricatedimportsfromChina/Indonesia,merelybecausetheyhave famousbrandnames(andsomeofthesearefakes).Experienced guitar guitar players players and professio professionals nals, , instant instantly ly realise realise the value value for moneypackedinHMIguitars Withproductpromotionexercisesincludingfeel-playsessions, awarene awarenessof ssof HMI guitars guitars isexpandinginthe isexpandinginthe market. market. We have have alsosoldmanyguitarsbasedonspontaneousword-of-mouthrec ommendations ommendations frommany first-timebuyers first-timebuyers fromoutlying cities suchasCochin,Delhi,Bangalore,Varanasi,etc. Weexpecttooverridethisf Weexpecttooverridethisfancyfor“Impo ancyfor“Imported”brandswi rted”brandswiththe ththe onsetofgreaterdealerparticipationandawidermarketspread& reach,induecourse. AmajormusicalinstrumentsstoreinSingaporehastriedoutour guitarsandisactiv guitarsandisactivelyconsidering elyconsideringregularimpo regularimportandsale. rtandsale.

19 Theprimarymaterialusedinaconventionalelectricoracoustic guitar guitar is wood (for (for thebody, thebody, neck andheadstock) andheadstock). . Itis vital vital toensurethemoistu toensurethemoisturelevels relevelsin in thewood donotexceedthe donotexceedthe specifiedlimits.Thepre-treatmentprocessesforpreparingthe woodbeforeitgoesthroughthevariousstagesoftrans woodbeforeitgoesthrou ghthevariousstagesoftransforma formationinthemanufacturin tioninthemanufacturingprocess,as gprocess,aswellasthetim wellasthetimerequired erequired tocompletethecuringprocessinthepaintedguitars,contribute largelyto largelyto theoverall manufac manufacturi turing ng time. time. Together ogether with theactualwoodworkingoperationsandthefinishing,assembly andinspectionprocesses,aqualityelectricguitarwilltakeHMI about 20daystoproduce,fromstar 20daystoproduce,fromstartto tto finish.Itis finish.Itis expected expected that thesametimespanwillberequired for acousticguit acousticguitars ars aswell.

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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,withsomebalancingequipment,theproduction capacitycanbeincreasedto5,000guitarspermonth.Theturnoverachievedinthepreviousfinancialyearwasapprox.Rs.158 million,whenaround30,000guitarswereexported.Agrowth in turnover turnover of 30-40% 30-40% wasinitially wasinitially 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.Despitethegenerallybleakscenarioforexporters, HMIisexpectedtoendthisfinancialyearonapositivenote.




Brand new ATTRACTION IfromanticflicksinTamilaregoinginforamakeover,itstands toreasonthatthemusicshouldalsofollowsuit.Wecaughtup withthetwomenbehindLeelai withthetwomenbehind Leelaianddiscoveredquiteafewofthe anddiscoveredquiteafewofthe quirksthatgowithmakingamoviewithayoungproductionteam

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heTamilcinemaindust heTamilcinemaindustryhas ryhas showcased showcased variousgenres variousgenres ofmoviessuccessfullybutwhenitcomestofavorites,the audience’ audience’s s verdictgoes verdictgoes toromanticflicks, toromanticflicks, hands hands down! down! Fromthatperspective,Leelai mightseemlikethetypical  mightseemlikethetypical run-of-the-millboymeetsgirlstory,butittrulyisnot!

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Everythingaboutthemovieisnascent.Startingfromthecrewtillthe music,youcannotmissthefreshnessassociatedwithit.Themusic inparticularis inparticularis verynewand except exceptional ionallyclassy; lyclassy; somethin something g that wasassociatedonlywiththeIlayarajaeraofTamilmusic.Today,the musicdirectorSatish Chakravarthy isahappyman.Notonlyhasthe responsetothemusicbeenveryencouragi responsetothemusicbeenveryencouraging,hehasalsomadehis ng,hehasalsomadehis guruARRahmanproud!Speakingofwhom,Satishswearsthathe couldhavenotwishedforabetterbossbothintermsofmusicand personalityanditwashisencouragementthatgavehimtheconfi dencetotakeoffandstartseparately.“Nomatterhowmanyfilms Idoor howpopularIget,Iwillcontin howpopularIget,Iwillcontinueworki ueworkingwith ngwithhimforhis himforhis futurefilms”assertsSatish. SatishhasworkedwithRahmanforabouttwoyearsandevenlent hisvoiceforfilmslike Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na.Itwasduringonesuch recordingsession–During Jodha Akbar thatARRaskedhimtostart thatARRaskedhimtostart creatinghisowncompositions.Itallfitintoplacewhenhemethis childhood friend, Andrew Louis during during his wedding. wedding. Andrew Andrew had incident incidentallyjuststart allyjuststarted ed workingon workingon hisdirectorialdebutand hisdirectorialdebutand was searchingforamusicdirector.Andvoila! Leelai happened.  happened. Theentirescoreofthemovie-songsaswellasbackgroundmusic hasasenseofsimplicitytoit.Thefocusismainlyonmelodybutina peppyway.Thesongstendtolingerandnoneofthemsoundsimilar. Infact,theinstrumentsusedareminimalandimportanceisgivento connectingthemusicandlyricassmoothlyaspossible.Onscreen thisworkswellsincetheleadpairisnewandthewholesettingof themovieisyouthful.Themovie’sstoryrevolvesaroundacouple whoarepartofChennai’sITcrowd. Satishisnotentirelynewtothefield.AfterstudyingmusicinBerklee foracoupleofyearsandworkingunderoneofthebestintheworld, hehasa touch touch ofworldmus ofworldmusicandhowtoinf icandhowtoinfuse use itintohisown itintohisown compositions;getting compositions;gettingagoodbreakwas agoodbreakwasjustamatt justamatteroftime.What eroftime.What betterwaythantostartoffwithachildhoodfriend!Needlesstosay, therapportbetweenthetwowasremarkable.“Theunderstanding wassogoodthatthecommunicationwasalmostnonverbal”claims agrinningSatish.Infact,betweenthetwoofthem,theyhadasecret recordingsessio ngsession,bothofthem n,bothofthemwear wear grin code.Ifattheendofa recordi thesamesheepishsmile,thenitisasignthatthegoingwasgood. Indeed,what Indeed,what betterthanalittlesuper betterthanalittlesuperstit stitiontospiceup iontospiceup aformal relationship! TheleadpairofMansiandShivhavealsoplayedtheirpartinmaking thesongsasuccessbyprovidingnearperfectlipsyncandemoting toperfection.Boththedir toperfection.Boththedirectorandmusicdir ectorandmusicdirectorareallpr ectorareallpraisefor aisefor thefemalelead-Mansi.“Itishardtobelievethatsuchagoodperformancecanbegivenondebut.Shewilldefinitelygoplaces!”claims Andrew Andrew,the ,the director director ofthemoviewhoincident ofthemoviewhoincidentallyclaim allyclaimsthatir sthatirrespectiveofthemovie’ssuccess,themusicisboundtobeabighit! Goingbypublicopinion,themusicofLeelai isalreadyhotproperty. Leelai isalreadyhotproperty. Muchwilldependonhowtheindustryperceivesit.Timewilltell howclassandmelodywork howclassandmelodyworkinaspacecr inaspacecrowdedbyloud owdedbyloudhip-hopand hip-hopand thecacophonyofghaanamusic.Eitherway,Satishhasravereviews, agoldenvoiceandoffersinhissack.Here’swishinghimwellfor whateveristocomeandhopingthatthemusicofLeelai mightprove mightprove tobethelongoverduemakeoverthatTamilfilmmusichasneeded!

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Ethings you wont read in the V about Leelai and its I papers Fcrew

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The The male male lead lead Shiv Shiv was was chos chosen en becau s e t h e p eo p l e w h o ca st h i m thou though ght t that that he had had both both nort north h Indi Indian an andsouthIndianfeaturesandwouldsell inbothplaces

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Befo Before re appr approa oach chin ing g Sati Satish sh to com composemusic,Andrewmistookhimfor Rahman’ssoundengineer

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Exceptthecinematographer,mostof thecrewof Leelai arefirsttimersto  arefirsttimersto thescreen

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ThankstoworkingwithRahman,the musicforthisfilmhasbeendoneus ingcuttingedgetechnologywhichison parwithinternationalstandards

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Thefirstsongthatwascomposedfor themoviewasdoneinasingleshot anditwasinitiallydoneasasamplebut wentontobecomethefinalversion



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Thaman Unplugged  Gayatri Kalyanaraman

FromthechubbyteenagerinBoysto successfulmusicdirector,actor/musicdirectorThaman’slifehasmade afullcircle.Thisiswhatthemanof the the momen oment t has to say say abou about t his his pastexperiencesandcurrenttrends inmusicaerhisscoreinthemovie Eeramwonhimalotofcricalacclaim claim and a one-wa one-way y cket cket to star stardom.



USP Iknowtheaudience’spulse.HavingbeenanentertainerI knowwhattheaudiencewantsandhowtogiveittothem. Ifocusoneverypartofthesongandthescoretoensure thatatempoismaintainedandthesongdoesnotbecome boringatanypoint.Theaudienceisallthatkeepsyougoing.FIRSTBREAK ing.FIRSTBREAK InTamiltherstmovieIactuallysignedupforisMoscowin Kaveri .But .But Eeramhappenedbeforethat.Myrstbreakin theindustryassuchwasinthemovie Boysplayingtherole ofKrishna.ThishappenedtomesinceIwasacloseassoci ateofdirectorShankar’ ateofdirectorShankar’snephewandwhenhespreadthe snephewandwhenhespreadthe newstohimthathewaslookingforaprofessionaldrummertoplaythepartofKrishna,heaskedmetotryitout andtherestishistory. GROWINGUP Musicwasinthefamily.FromaveryyoungageItookalikingforthedrumswhichlateronturnedintoapassion.As aprofessionaldrummeriplayedforvariousbands.Ihave perform performedsevera edseveral l live live concert concerts s and I beli believethat evethat this this is veryimportantforanyaspiringmusician.Musicdirectors shouldhaveexposuretoaliveaudiencetoknowwhatthey likeaswellasgaugethechanginginterestsoftheaudience andwhatkindsofinnovaonstheyaccept. COMPETINGFORCE Icompeteonlywithmyself.Iknowthat Icompeteonlywithmyself .IknowthatIcomefromaplace Icomefromaplace whereIhaveverytalentedpeersbutthereisnosenseof compeonassuch.Allofusmakegoodmusicandtheaudiencegetstopickwhomtheylikebest LIFEINTHEINDUSTRY Sincemyinialassociaonwiththeindust Sincemyinialassociaonwiththeindustrystarte rystartedasan dasan actor actor, , myidenty myidenty was rmly rmly establ establishe ished. d. Havinghad Havinghad no otherstringsaachedwith otherstringsaachedwiththeindustry theindustry,thisreallyhelped ,thisreallyhelped inthesensethatitiseasiertoprogressintheindustryif peopleknowwhoyouare. peopleknowwhoyouare.Aeracoupl Aeracoupleoflmsormo eoflmsormore, re, allthatmaersisthenumberofcd’sorringtonesthatyou sell.Mylm Kick inteluguprovedthatifyouifyoumake inteluguprovedthatifyouifyoumake good music,audience acceptance acceptance follows, follows, irrespecve irrespecve of ageandexperience.

INSPIRATION Myinspiraonwillalwaysbederivedfromthetwopillarsof Tamilmusic.IllayarajasirandARRsir amilmusic.IllayarajasirandARRsir.Igrewuphearingand .Igrewuphearingand playingtheirmusicandnowitsanhonortobeinthesame industryastheyare.Askanymusicdirectorandyouwillget thesamereply. MUSIC,TODAY Everyonceinawhile,acertaingenrecomesandtakesover lmmusicmuchlikehiphop lmmusicmuchlikehiphopiscurrentlydoing.But iscurrentlydoing.Butallthese allthese areonlyphasesandthemusicwillreturntoitsessence- melody.Evidencetothisisthefactthateventhoughthere isahugeinteresttowardstherockmusicsceneinChennai andthereisarockbandpoppingupeveryf andthereisarockbandpoppingupeveryfewseconds,lm ewseconds,lm musicsllstandsunaectedandfaithfulfollowersofthe languageandthemusicwillalwaysconnuetoexist.

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WISHFUL THINKING 5 movies which I wish I had scored the music for MOUNARAGAM AGNINATCHATRAM VEYIL PARUTHEEVERAN ROJA

“OfallthemoviesIhavedonelldate, Eeramhas beenthetoughest.Owingtothedierentstoryline, themusicandthebackgroundscorehadtobeper fectinordertomaintainthesuspense.Inmovieslike Eeram,asmallspoilerinthemusiccangiveitallaway. Alsothesongshavetobeperfectlydoneinorderto maintainthecontrast.I maintainthecontrast.Iforone foronebelievethatthe believethatthedirec directoristhecaptainoftheshipandit’shiscreaveinputs coupledwithgoodlyricsthat coupledwithgoodlyricsthatbringsoutthebes bringsoutthebestfrom tfrom anymusicdirector.FilmslikeVeyilandParutheeveran havebeenapplaudedfortheirmusicgiventhedierentsengofthemovieandIamhappy entsengofthemovie andIamhappythatEeram thatEeramis is partofthatlistnow.”

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Tarantino’s Ingenuity Fromsphage-westerninspireds Fromsphage-westerninspiredsequencestoheaviercon equencestoheaviercontmporarycomposionsQuennTaranno’s tmporarycomposions QuennTaranno’spenchantfor penchantfor detailinhismovies’sountrackisobvious

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safilm-maker,QuentinTarantinohasalwayshadauniquewayoflook ingat things.His things.His ingeniou ingenious s vision vision usuallysucceedsin usuallysucceedsin rubbingoffonto rubbingoffonto theentiremovieset.Beingaproact theentiremovieset.Beingaproactivedirector ivedirector,heisconstant ,heisconstantlyinvolved lyinvolved indifferentaspectsoftheprojectatanygiventime.Hislatestcreation, Inglourious Basterds ,isnoexception.Apartfromsomeexceptionalfilmmaking,the making,the music music alsoimpresses. alsoimpresses. Like Like most ofTarant ofTarantino’ ino’s s projects projects, , ittranscends ittranscends thestereotype.Thesoundtrackfusesavarietyofmusicfromthespaghetti-western genretoRockandSoul.Tarantinohadwantedhisfilmtobelikeacowboywestern setinWorldWarII–so,amajorityofitcontainssoundtrackexcerptsfromfamous Westerns. LegendaryItaliancomposer,Ennio Morricone ,wasaskedbyTarantinotocompose thescoreforInglouriousBasterds.But,onaccountofconflictingschedules,hewas unabletoaccept.However,thedirectorhasusedseveralofMorricone’spieces(from previousfilms)inthesoun previousfilms)inthesoundtrack. dtrack. Thefilm opens with Nick Perdit Perdito’ o’s s beautiful beautiful theme theme The Green Leaves of Summer. ComposedbyDimitriTiomkinandPaulFrancisWebst ComposedbyDimitriTiomkinandPaulFr ancisWebster er,itwasusedfortheopening ,itwasusedfortheopening ofJohnWayne’smovie,TheAlamo,in1960.EnnioMorricone’sThe  (LaCon The Verdict (LaCon danna),isplayedtotheeerieentr danna),isplayedtotheeerieentranceofNaziColonel, anceofNaziColonel,HansLanda(play HansLanda(playedbyChris edbyChristophWaltz),asheinterrog tophWaltz),asheinterrogatesadairyfarmingJewinNazioccupiedFranc atesadairyfarmingJewinNazioccupiedFrance.Though e.Though thepiecewasperfectforthepart,thesimilarityitboretoBeethoven’s Für Elise ,was ratheruncanny.Themaintit ratheruncanny.Themaintitleofthefilm-CharlesBernstein’ leofthefilm-CharlesBernstein’s sWhite Lightning ,also hasastrongWesterninfluence.Theinstrumentaltrackaddsaveryinterestingmixtureofsoundstoit,helpingtheaudienceidentifywiththefilm’stheme. Acoupleofsongsthatfailedtomakeanimpression(asfarastherelevancetothefilm goes)were,BillyPreston’s Slaughter andDavidBowie’s andDavidBowie’s Cat People (PuttingOutFire). WeallknowthatTarantinodoesthingshisownwayanddoesn’tfollowthebeaten track–thatsaid,thetwosongsstuckoutlik track–thatsaid,thetwosongsstuckoutlikesorethumbs.Theyjustdidn’t esorethumbs.Theyjustdidn’tseemto seemto fitin.Afterall,we’retalkingaboutaWorldWarIIepichere! Outofthe14tracksthatwerefinallyused,only4songsappear–therestbeing, instrumentalpieces.That’sunderst instrumentalpieces.That’sunderstandable,consideringthefilm’ andable,consideringthefilm’stheme.Thereare stheme.Thereare two,oldGermansongsthatalsoappearonthesoundtrack–theyare,Davon geht die  (byZarahLeander)andIch wollt, ich wär ein Huhn (byLilianHarvey Welt nicht unter (byZarahLeander)and andWillyFritsch).JacquesLou andWillyFritsch).JacquesLoussier’smain ssier’smainthemefro themefrom mDark Dark of the Sun ,alsomakesa briefappearanceduringtheplot. TwoMorriconeclassicsintheformofThe Surrender (LaResa)and  (LaResa)and Un Amicoplay atcrucial(yetdifferent)juncturesofthefilm.Schifrin’sTiger  encapsulatesthe Tiger Tank encapsulatesthe ‘Nazihighercommandgunningdown’scene,asthesoulfuldirgeofMorricone’s Rabbia e Tarantella takesoverbeforethecreditsbegintoroll. QuentinTarantinobeganwritingInglouriousBasterdswithhis‘my QuentinTarantinobeganwritingInglouriousBasterdswithhis‘mykindofDirtyDoz kindofDirtyDozen’ en’ (WorldWarIIepic)inmind.Aftermorethanadecadesincehepennedthefirstword, thefilmmighthaveturnedoutquitedifferently–but,fewcanquestionitsquality. TheeclecticmixofmusicthatincludedseveralWesterngreats,washand-pickedby Tarantino arantino himself himself. . A commendab commendablejob lejob – considerin considering g thefactthathe brought brought the ‘cowboyWest ‘cowboyWestern’influenceintoaW ern’influenceintoaWorldWarIIfilm,andmadeitlookrat orldWarIIfilm,andmadeitlookratherbeliev herbelievable.



TheBridgeOnTheriverKwai(1957) ‘TheBridgeOnTheRiverKwai’isconsideredto beoneofthefinestWorldWarIIfilmsevermade. Ifyou have have seenthe film film, , forget forgetting ting thefamous thefamous whistlingtuneoftheBritishPOWs,isquiteunlike ly.The ly.The piece (calledthe (calledthe “ColonelBogey “ColonelBogey March”) March”) wasoriginallywrittenbyKennethAlfordin1914. The film film’’s composer composer, , Malcolm Malcolm Arnold, Arnold, used the originalmusicofthe“ColonelBogeyMarch”and followe followed d it up by a counter counter-me -melody lody called called “The RiverKwaiMarch.”ArnoldwonanAcademyAward forthemovie’sscore.Thefilmendedupwinninga totalof7Oscars. Must Listen – The “Colonel Bogey March”

Sundtrack Listing - Inglurius Basterds

ThedirTydOzen(1967) ‘TheDirtyDozen’playedahugeinfluencein QuentinTarantino’s,‘InglouriuosBasterds.’Tar antinowantedhisfilmtobehisownversionof ‘TheDirtyDozen. ‘TheDirtyDozen.’Afteralmosta ’Afteralmosta decadesince decadesince hebeganthescript,thefilmmighthaveturned outdifferently–but,hestillmanagedtogiveit thefeelofaspaghetti-westernsetinWorldWar II.Thefilm’s(The II.Thefilm’s(The Dirty Dirty Dozen)comple Dozen)completescore tescore was was compos composed ed by Frank Frank De Vol. Vol. Conta Containi ining ng a mammothtracklistingof24pieces,Vol’sskillas acomposerensuredthatthemusicaccentuated thefilm’sunderlyingtheme.

1.TheGreenLeavesofSummer 1. TheGreenLeavesofSummer - NickPerdito 2.TheVerdict(LaCondanna) 2. TheVerdict(LaCondanna) -EnnioMorricone 3.WhiteLightning(MainTitle) 3. WhiteLightning(MainTitle) -CharlesBernstein 4.Slaughter-BillyPreston 4. Slaughter-BillyPreston 5.TheSurrender(LaResa) 5. TheSurrender(LaResa) -EnnioMorricone 6.OneSilverDollar(UnDollaroBucato) 6. OneSilverDollar(UnDollaroBucato) -Gianni Ferrio 7.DavongehtdieWeltnichtunter 7. DavongehtdieWeltnichtunter -ZarahLeander

Schindler’SliST(1993) TheStevenSpielbergmasterpiecedocumentedtheHolocaustlikefewothershave.ForaSecondWorldWarepicdramathatspannednearly threeandahalfhours,itneededascorethat wasequallymoving.Thefilm’soriginalscoreand songs songs were were compos composed ed by the legend legendary ary John John Williams,and featured featured veteran Israeliviolinist, Itzhak Itzhak Perlman. Perlman. The album album won the Academy Academy andBAFTAAwardfor“BestOriginalScore”and a Grammy for “Best Instrumental Instrumental Composition WrittenforaMotionPictureorforTelevision.”It wasalsonominatedforaGoldenGlobe. Must Listen – “Theme from Schindler’s List”

8.TheManwiththeBigSombrero 8. TheManwiththeBigSombrero -SamanthaShel ton&MichaelAndrew 9.Ichwollt,ichwäreinHuhn 9. Ichwollt,ichwäreinHuhn -LilianHarvey&Willy Fritsch 10.MainThemefromDarkoftheSun 10. MainThemefromDarkoftheSun -Jacques Loussier 11.CatPeople(PuttingOutFire) 11. CatPeople(PuttingOutFire) -DavidBowie 12.TigerTank 12. TigerTank-LaloSchifrin -LaloSchifrin 13.UnAmico 13. UnAmico-EnnioMorricone -EnnioMorricone 14.RabbiaeTarantella 14. RabbiaeTarantella-EnnioMorricone -EnnioMorricone


SAVINGPRIVATERYAN1998 StevenSpielbergpartneredwithJohnWilliams againforthesoundtrackofthismoderndepic tionofWorldWarII.Unlikealotofotherfilms inthesameclass,noneofSavingPrivateRyan’s battlesceneswerescored.Asexpectedforatraditionalwarmovie,themusicisrathersolemn. Itplayssubtlyinthebackground,lettingthefilm speakitstruth,quietlyandotherwise.Themu sicmaynothavebeenaspowerfulasSchindler’s List,butthatisprobablybecausethey’renotin thesame genre. genre. Though Though Schi Schindler’ ndler’s s List is set intheSecondWorldWar,itisstilladramafilm (with (with littleor littleor nobattle seen).The seen).The music music from from SavingPrivateRyanwasnominatedforanAcad emyAwardandaGoldenGlobe. Must Listen – “Hymn To The Fallen” and “Omaha Beach”


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hereisanancientbeliefintheclassicalmusicfraternityofsouthIndiathat nityofsouthIndiathatthemusicia themusiciandoesnotchoose ndoesnotchoose theinstrument. theinstrument. Theinstrument Theinstrument chooses chooses him. However ever cliché clichéd d that that sounds sounds, , it work worked ed in the case case of Nellai.S.Radhakrishna.

“Attheageof22I cameacrossapictur cameacrossapictureof eof L.Shank L.Shankarplayin arplaying g thedoubleviolinandthat’stheinstant thedoubleviolinandthat’ stheinstantthatIdecidedthatIam thatIdecidedthatIam goingtobecomethesecondperso goingtobecomethesecondpersonin nin theAsian continen continentto tto playtheinstrument”hesays.Todayhehasachievedjustthat. Forthoseofyouwhoarenotfamiliarwiththeinstrument,itis similartotheviolininlooksbutactuallycombinesthesoundsof theviolin,viola,celloandthebassusingtheappropriatestrings. Theprosofthisinnovationincludesbeingabletoachievedifferentoctavesorrangesofsoundsfromthesameinstrumentbut theflipsideisthattherearenoexistingcompositionsthatcan simplyberenderedagain.Agreatdealofunderst simplyberenderedagain. Agreatdealofunderstandinghasto andinghasto beputintocomposingsongssinceeventhetiniestoferrorsis easilyamplified. Anotherfactoristhatthedoubleviolinhastobecustommade sincethereisnostereotypeavailable.Sohowandwhendidthis actually materialize materialize for Mr. Mr. Radhakrishna? “After5-6 years in themaking,Ifinallygot themaking,Ifinallygotmyinstrum myinstrumentinChica entinChicagowhileplayin gowhileplaying g intheFestivalofIndia-3.MyguruRavishankarjiandAnoush kawere thefirst totest theinstrument theinstrument andthey were were overwhelmedwith whelmedwith myidea!” ishis response. response. From then onthere hasbeennolookingback! Anynewsounddoesnotgetimmediateacceptance.Ittookpeopleawhiletogetusedtothekindofmusicthatemanatesoutof thisinstrumentandinturnappreciateit.Inthelast4years,the

responsehasbeentrem responsehasbeentremendou endousaccord saccordingtohimandhe ingtohimandhe feels feels thatthisuniquegenreofmusichasfinallybeenaccepted.The classicalyetcontemporaryfeelofhismusictranscendedbarriersastoplabelsstartedendorsinghimandalsohisbandinGer many–‘Ahimsa’whichisgaining many–‘Ahimsa’whichisgainingpopularity popularity.SofarAhims .SofarAhimsahas ahas onlybeenalocalband,butthankstotheincreasedpopularity, therehavebeenplansforaworldtourinthecomingyear.Tal therehavebeenplansforaworldtourinthecomingyear .Talk k aboutclassicalmusiciansm aboutclassicalmusiciansmakingit akingitbig! big!

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Incidentallythat’s Incidentallythat’snottheonlybandheisapartof nottheonlybandheisapartof.Heisapart .Heisapart oftwootherbands.Oneofthemcalled‘TheSearch’,madeup ofIsraelimusiciansandtheother ofIsraelimusiciansandtheother,aCalcuttabased ,aCalcuttabasedbandcalled bandcalled ‘Thaltantra’.Thisinitselfisafeatconsideringthesheerdiversity ofmusicianshehastoworkwith,bothintermsofmusicstyles andnationality. Radhakrishnaspendscloseto8m Radhakrishnaspendscloseto8monthsayearg onthsayearglobetrot lobetrottingfor tingfor concerts.WhenheisnotplayingforhisguruPt.Ravishankar,he goessolo.Yetthishumbleyetimmenselytalentedartistisyet tobringoutasoloalbum.“EveryyearIbeginwiththeideaof bringingoutasoloalbumbutowingtotimeconstraintsitjust doesn’tseemtobehappen.Buthopefully2010willbetheyear” hemakeslightofhisplans. Fromalongtermperspectivehispurposeisclear.Topropagate Indianmusic,inspecificIndianClassicalformtoallpartsofthe worldandtherebyestablishacertainstandardsthatmusicians in the future future can benchmar benchmark k with. with. His interes interests ts also include include popularizingthedoubleviolinasacommoninstrumentsinceas ofnowitispreferredbyonlythosewhoknowthenuancesofall thefourinstrumentsitcombinesaswellasthosewhocanafford it.Asofnowitremainsaluxuryflauntedbyonlyaselectfew.

Pt.Ravishankarinsistedthatthefirstpublicper formanceforMr.Radhakrishnawithhisdouble violinwastobeattheHollywoodBowlinLos 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 didnothappen Themakingofthedoubleviolinisveryexpen 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 ementslikecarbonfiberandasinglestringreplacementcosts280US$. Radhakris Radhak rishna hna has pla playe yed d fo for r a Swe Swedis dish h Met Metal al bandandincollaborationreleasedacdtitled– LandOfFreaks.Isitjustmeordoesitsoundlike anoxymoronconsideringthementalimagewe sustainofourCarnaticmusicians?! The ca The carn rnat atic ic mu musi sic c se seas ason on th that at ha happ ppen ens s du durringearlyDecembereveryyearwillfeat ingearlyDecemb ereveryyearwillfeaturethe urethe doubleviolinforplayedbyRadhakrishnaforthe veryfirsttimeinmusicseasonhistory!

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‘Ahimsa’issaidtoemergingasthenextShaktiin Germanyaccordingtothelocalmagazines;the latterbeingahugelypopularclassicalpluscontemporarymusicbandwithhintsofjazz.Even thoughthetwoalbumsbroug though thetwoalbumsbroughtoutbyAhimsa htoutbyAhimsa hasnotmadeitswayofGermanyyet,thelocal reactionhasbeenverypositive.



I Breakdown BLUES

’mflippingthrougha1988issueofR flippingthrougha1988issueofRollingStoneand ollingStoneandporingover poringover ‘TheHardTruthAboutGunsn’Roses’.Finally,somebadboyswho aregood.

ThearticletalksaboutIzzy ThearticletalksaboutIzzy,therhythmguit ,therhythmguitarist,dr arist,draininghissec aininghissecondbottleofredwineandtestingthewattageofaportablestereo,whileAxl&Slashtrytohaveaconversationoverthedin.Soon, there’sacommotionbetweenthebandmembersincludingDuffand StevenAdler.Axlisquotedtohavesaid,“It’scoolthatthistensionis buildingup,becauseit’sgottafinditsreleaseinthemusic.Ifwelive thatlong.” By1994,wesawthelastof Gn’Rwiththeoriginalmembers.Come By1994,wesawthelastofGn’R withtheoriginalmembers.Come 1999,therewasanewbandlineupandthebirthofanewalbum namedChineseDemocracy. Slash,Duffand Slash,Duffand Matt Matt Sorum Sorum then went went on toformVelvet toformVelvet Revolver Revolver, , alongwithothers.SonowwhenGn’RcometoIndiainNovember,it isn’tquitethesameballgameanymore,isit? 2007sawAerosmith 2007saw AerosmithrockingthestageatPalaceGrounds,Bangalore. rockingthestageatPalaceGrounds,Bangalore. MyfriendandIwentinbyabout7pm MyfriendandIwentinbyabout7pmandworke andworkedourwayforw dourwayforward ard untilwewererightinfrontoftheramp.Wewerebothgreatfansof JoePerry.Forthosewhomissedthisconcert JoePerry.Forthosewhomissedthisconcert,toughluckchump ,toughluckchump!Half !Half waythroughtheconcert,therewasaJoePerryguitarsolo. Thebandhadanamazingstagepresenceandtheirsuccessoverthe yearsisanobrainer.

 Ketaki Chandrasekar

SowhenJoedecidestotryhishand[repeatedly]atasolocareertitled ‘TheJoePerryProject’,Icannotquitefathomit.Personalambitions aside,Idoubtanyoftheseguyscansurvivewithouttheother.What makesAerosmithspecialisthechemistrythatJoeandStevenshare duringperformances.TheJoePerryProj duringperformances.TheJoePerryProjectalbumtitled‘Ha ectalbumtitled‘Haveguitar veguitar, , willtravel’issetforanearlyOctober2009release.Anytakers? Nick Mason, Mason, Syd Barrett Barrett, , David David Gilmour Gilmour, , Roger Roger Water Waters s andRichard Wright;yes,PinkFloyd Wright;yes, PinkFloyd.. Myearliestmemoriesofmusicgobacktothisband.Iwasstillinmy singledigitswhenIwasveryfamiliarwithShineonY singledigitswhenIwas veryfamiliarwithShineonYouCrazyDiamond, ouCrazyDiamond,


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Pic:EMIMusic

WishyouwerehereandComfortablyNumb.Without debate,theyaretilldatethegreatestpsychedelicrock bandthateverrockedtheplanet.Floydfanshavealwaysdebatedwhowasthehotterfavourite:Watersor Gilmour.Mytakeisthat Gilmour.Mytakeisthatthebandwasnotbigenough thebandwasnotbigenough forthebothofthem.Watersleftthebandin1985and fromthereonFloydfrontmanwasGilmour.Despite thisdrasticchange,hugelysuccessfulalbumslikeMomentaryLapseofReasonandDivisionBell[Isanyone listeningtoHighHopesrightnow?]wereborn. Inthemeantime;Water Inthemeantime;Waterswentontopromot swentontopromotehissolo ehissolo career,andcontinuedtoperformtheclassicFloydma teriallikeTheWall.Infact,whenRogerWaterstoured India India a couple couple of years years ago, ago, the the rumour rumour was, was, ‘Pink ‘Pink FloydiscomingtoIndia’.Gofigure. Water Waters s came togethe together r with Pink Floyd Floyd again again for the firsttimein24yearsf firsttimein24yearsfortheLIVE8concertinLond ortheLIVE8concertinLondon, on, 2005. When When boy bandsbrea bandsbreakup, kup, itcausesa itcausesa lot ofheart ofheartbreak.I break.I oncecaught oncecaught sightof sightof a music music magazin magazine e with GeorgeHarrisononthecoverataneateryinChennai.I wasdelightedtoseeaBeatle;delightedenoughtocall themagazinepeopleandaskthemifIcouldwritefor them (and hence TheScore Magazin Magazine)Butthe e)Butthe point point I’mtryingtoemphasizeisthatIdidn’tthinkofGeorge Harrison. IthoughtofTheBeatles.ThebreakupofTheBeatles IthoughtofTheBeatles.Thebreakupof TheBeatles is proba probably bly one of the saddes saddest t stori stories es of all time. time. Whoisn’tafan?Thecrazyhaircuts,thebobbinghead dance,thesimplelyrics,thecatchytunes…TheBeatles wereaphenomenon. After After thedissolution thedissolution in 1970, 1970, they each went on to promotesolocareersbutmanagedtoinvolveoneor theotherinafewsongs.Lennonhadafewmemorable

hitslikeImagineandGivePeaceaChance.Buttherest arehazy. Lookingatmorecontemporarybands,Audioslaveisa greatexampleofhowtwowrongsmakearight.Soundgarden’ garden’s s frontman frontman Chris Chris Cornelland Cornelland theinstrumen theinstrumentalistsof RageAgainsttheMachine RageAgainsttheMachine,TomMorello,Tim ,TomMorello,Tim CommerfordandBradWilkcametogetherfromtheir respectivebandstoformthisHardRockgroup. Thebandofficiallydisbandedin2007,followingCor 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””. Postbreakup,threememberswerebusyattempting to reuniteRage reuniteRage Against Against theMachine, while Morello Morello andCornellreleasedsoloalbums.Hasanyoneheard anytracks? Inrecentnews,Oasis’ Inrecentnews,Oasis’vocalist/guitaristNoelGallagher vocalist/guitaristNoelGallagher announcedhisdeparturefromthegroupthisAugust. Thisdidnotcomeasabigshock,consideringthedisputesbetweenthebrothers,LiamandNoel,haveal waysbeenratherapparent.Thebandinitiallydidnot includeNoeltostartwith,buthisadditiondidproduce a whole newfeel. Canwe expecta expecta solostint? solostint? Time shallrevealall. Manygoodbandshavebrokenuptogiverisetonew musictalent;CreambreakupledtothegenesisofEric Clapton, Clapton,StingwasbornofthePolicebrea StingwasbornofthePolicebreakup,Jack kup,Jackson5iveled toMichael Jacksonetc.Wherea Jacksonetc.Whereas,some s,some splitupshavebeendisappointing, splitupshavebeendisappointing,tosaytheleas tosaytheleast-lik t-like e thoseofthebandsfeaturedinthisarticle. Whate Whatever ver be the case, case, nothin nothing g lasts lasts fore forever ver in the the worldofRockn’Roll,muchlessmusic;exceptthefans. Weareleftinthelurch,debatingwhetherornottogo foraconcertthatbearsthenameofaoncegreatrock band.Shakespeare’s‘What’sinaname?’theorywon’t workthistime.




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Quiirks and que Qu querie riess IfthereisonethingNehaBhasinissureabout,itisthatshelikesto sing.FromViva!toPesugiren,herlifehasbeenoneinsanesuccess storythatevensomeonewithwelldocumenteddisdainforrealityshowscannotignore.Frombrandappareltoknowledgeofboy bands,wedecidedtocatchupwithherandfindoutwhatmakes hertick..apartfromhermusic!

 Madhumitha Madhavan

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1. If you could be a superhero, what secret power would you like to have

I’dliketohavethepowertoflyinthesky 2. Clothes you wouldn’t be caught dead in

Iwouldn’tbecaughtdeadinlooseunflatteringsalwarswithat-shirtwhichisquitea trend:) 3. A must have accessory for every girl

Ithinkeverygirlshouldhaveafewprettyearringsindifferentcolours.Itbrightensupthe mostboringoutfit 4. The funniest rumor you heard about yourself

Thatihadawardrobemalfunctionataneventwhichofcourseihadn’tevenattended andthatthosepicturesareallovertheinternet 5.Tmostbsutfstoou Thathewasborntolovemeandthat’sthepurposeGodhasbestoweduponhim 6.Opsoououktobmooost JohnMayerforsure(mmmmmmm) 7.ifouokupostPstoftUstououo Iwouldtryandmakethisworldabetterplacetolivein 8. One thing you never leave the house without Mypouchwhichhasmyc Mypouchwhichhasmycardsandmone ardsandmoneyandmyce yandmycellphoneandm llphoneandmymaclipbalm ymaclipbalm

9.Totououktobufoutmoto Wow!Gucciboots,apenthouse,aPorsche,Versaceovercoats...Younameitandiwant thefinestthings 10. If you were a guy, which boy band would you want to be a part of

Boybands??Iamwaypastthat-at14maybe.butnowIamjusthappybeingagirl...but ifatall-TheBeatles(!)




Guess who almost was a BALLET DANCER  Krithika Sukumar Formanycelebs,theircareershave happenedquiteoutofchance– tryingtheirluckwithsomethingnew, oraquirkytwistoffate. VJandmodelPalomaRao tellsuswhatbrought herinfrontofthe camera... VJPalomasayssheloves VJPaloma saysshelovesbeinga beinga Vide VideoJock oJockey. Bu But t bei being ng a fa fashi shion on ma maga gazin zine’ e’s s edi editor tor, , anda prof professio essionaldancerwere naldancerwere chil childhood dhood dreams;andtodayherlifehasabitofall three… Palomahosts‘Footloose’onSSMusic –ashowthatteachesdiversedance stylesineasysteps-‘Ihavealways want wa ntedto edto bea dancer, andhave trainedlong tra inedlong 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 studiesindancing,butthingson theVJingendcaughtonwhen Iwasinthelastyearofschool,,’ Iwasinthelastyearofschool shesays. In her las last t ye year ar of sch school ool, , SS Mus Music ic washostingaVJhunt.‘EveryonesaidI shouldtryforit,becausemodelsareskinnyandtalkalot–andIhadthegiftofthe gab.Igotawildcardentryin gab.Igotawild cardentryintothecompeti tothecompetition,andbeganmycareerasa VJsoonafter,’ saysPaloma. Herthirdloveisoff-screen;andPalomawritesa columnforsomefashionmagazinesinthecity.‘I alwayswantedtobe fashioneditorofamaga zine,whengrowingup.Andfashioncanstillex citeme,’sheadds.

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Somethin’ About S ID  Meenakshi Iyer


We did the Sneak peek for you in case you haven’t caught it yet! WakeUpSidisaboutSidharthMehra(Ranbirkapoor),alazy,unmo tivated,slackerfromBombaywho’sworldisbreezyandcarefree withnorealresponsibiliti withnorealresponsibilities.Ambitious es.Ambitious,wellread ,wellread,anddriven, ,anddriven, Aisha(KonkonaSen)hascometoBombaytorealizeherdreamsas awriterforalocalmagazine.Sid’sparents’disdainforhislacklus treattitudeleadstoavolatileandexplosivesituationwithinthe family.WillSidfindawayoutofthisestrangementthatparalyses hisrelationshipwithhisfamilyandfriends?Willhetakestockofhis lifeandstarttoimbibesomeofAisha’sfocusandspirit?Willhe,at somepoint,figureoutwhathe’ssupposedtobedoingwithhislife? Thetrailerearnsappreciationforitsuniquecinematography, Ranbir’s‘the-boy-who-refused-to-grow’look,crispdialoguesand skillfulartdirection.Theaptchoiceofthesong‘kyakaroon’adds colourtothealready-vibrantvideo.Ranbirlookshisconfused-best andKonkana,hisextremeoppositeineveryframe.

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The new Iktara f Bllywd! HestartedhiscareercomposingmusicforGujaratiplaysinacitywhichcannever getenoughofthem.Atwo-yearcontractwithSonyBMGsawhimscoringforthe IndianIdolsensationAbhijeetSawant’ IndianIdolsensationAbhije etSawant’salbum,‘Junoon’ salbum,‘Junoon’.AndthenAmirhappened, .AndthenAmirhappened, which ledAmitTrivedi ledAmitTrivedi into into thevibrantworldofHindicinema. thevibrantworldofHindicinema. Thoughhe Thoughhe claims claims that thefilmwasn’tpromot thefilmwasn’tpromotedwell,hismusicwas edwell,hismusicwas widelyappreci widelyappreciate atedfor dfor having having aptlybroughtoutthefilm’sthemeofreligiouspolarization.AnuragKashyap’sDev Dunveiledhisastoundingfinesseandphenomenalcompositions,provingapoint thathehasalongwaytogofromhere.AshisnextventureWakeupSidisreleased onOctober2(hehascomposedthebackgroundscoreandasongforthefilm),we caughtupwiththemusicdirectortofindoutwhatisitthathashelpedhimcreatea nicheforhimselfintheindustry.

And Sony BMG offered you the contract?

Ayan(Mukherji)calledupafterheheard DevD’ssongsandwantedmetodothe backgroundscoreforthefilm.Thesongs weredonebyShankar,EhsaanandLoy andthesequenceswerefinalizedtoo.I wasonavacationthenandonmyreturn,Icasuallymadehimlistentoasong 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.Helovedittoanextentthathe wentaheadandincludeditintheplay list,thoug list,though h it does does not feat feature ure in the the film!

Yes.Thatwasthegatewa es.Thatwasthegateway, y,myfirstasa myfirstasa musicdirector.Itookit musicdirector.Itookitupanditbrought upanditbrought outtheresultsIexpected.

And you share the cover space with the famous Trio?

From theatre to Bollywood, seems like a short journey.

Itsurehasbeenquiteenriching.Composingforplayswasapartofmygrowingstages.Itgavemeth ingstages.Itgavemethemuch-needed emuch-needed experienc experience e andexposure.And andexposure.And thefact that that itwas well well recei receive ved d gaveme gaveme the conf confid iden ence ce to surg surge e ahea ahead. d. I alwa always ys lookbackonthosedays,becausethatis whereitallbegan.

Your first movie was Amir, which revolved around a social issue.

Thescript waswellwritten,butsome waswellwritten,butsomewher where e down down the the line line, , the the movi movie e fel ell l shortin shortin itspromotion itspromotionalaspect. alaspect. Thank Thankfully fully my music music was was appre apprecia ciate ted d and I feelcontenttohaveworkedontheproject. 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”?

Notatall.Everythingjustcametogether forthefilm.Anurag(thedirector)gave meno specifica specification tions,whichhelped s,whichhelpedme me workonmycreativity.DevDcamemy way way at the right right time time and the result results s wereover-whelming.(Smiles) Tell us about the background score and

tsoouokofowkUp Sid.

They’reamazing.I’vegrownasacomposerlisteningtotheirsongs.Ihadthe opportunitytomeetEhsanandLoy,yet tomeetShankar(Mahadevan).They’rea classapart.I’magreatfan. How do you find the current trend in Indian cinema as far music is concerned? From conventionalism to progressive styles.

 SHUFFLE ky koo?

(Clinton Cerejo)

Thebestinthelot.Usedinthetrailor Thebestinthelot.Usedinthetrailor,this ,this songhasamazingharmoniesandavery refreshingappeal.Wereco refreshingappeal.Werecommend! mmend!

Iktara

(kt st)

Seemslikeitvoicesthefema Seemslikeitvoicesthefemaleprotagonist’ leprotagonist’s s anguishandpain.Catchylyrics.Clearly bringsoutAmitTrivedi’sstyle.

W Up s

(s M)

Soulful,bearsastrongresemblanceto theDilChahtaHaisoundtrack,intermsof rhythmandfeel.

lf  zy

(s M)

Similartothetitletrackintermsofthe tune.Greatharmoniesagain.Could’vebeen abitdifferent.

Aaj kal zindagi

(S M)

Theinspirationalone.Familiartune,but indispensableforthecarefree-g indispensableforthecarefree-guy-learnsuy-learnsresponsibilitythemeofthefilm.

It ismyopinionthat ismyopinionthat any any trend trend iswelcome,aslongasit come,aslongasit isneatlydone isneatlydone and presented.Attheendoftheday,Iwork towardscateringtothetastesofthelis teners,butImakesureIretainmystyle andindividuality. 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 lightersubjects.Comedy,animationand thelike.Itrelievesthestressandpres sureafteraday’swork.‘Up’topsthelist fornow!


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Is there a doctor in the STATION?  Preeti Krishnakumar

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octorby octorby day day and RJby night night, , Ok, Ok, No. He’s He’s a docto doctor r throughtheweek,andanRJwithChennaiLiveonweekends.HewasclasstopperfromLKGtothe10th,anda GoldMedalistduringhispost-graduation,wonawards, hadhispaperspublishedininternationaljournalsand beenhitonhisknucklesforsmiling.He’smarriedandhasrecently fatheredabeautifulbabygirl.He’sslightlyclumsy(butaren’twe all?),lovesBryanAdamsandhasthemostinterestingstoriesto tell,storiesabouttesttub tell,storiesabouttesttubecollectionsbehindblackboard ecollectionsbehindblackboards,find s,findingrhythminacadaverandonenighttripstoeverywhere! Hepracticesemergencymedicine.Neverimaginedhe’dbecome anRJ,andisasbolutely(Absolutelytotherestofus)hilariousand takesprideinhisabilitytomakeupwordstoexistingsongs.In troducingDr.Tausif,thirdoffourbrothersofaconservativefamily who’stakentoradiolikeamothtoaflame.Hethrivesonanything that’sadrenalinpumping,hasanattentionspanofabouttenmin utes(Hesaidthat,Ididn’t)andfightsforhischocolatecake. HehoststwoshowsforChennaiLive,OneistheQuiz show,And whenaskedaboutit,hesaidsomethingweallknow,butseldom acknowledge;quizzesonradioshowsaremadeformassnotfor class,andyes,Hewasaveryinquisitivechild,constantlyquestioningeverything.Theessenceofaquizhowhesaysisthatradiostationsfindtheneedtogivetheli tionsfindtheneedtogivethelistenerst stenersthe“Iknowthisa he“Iknowthisanswer!” nswer!” feel. Asportsbuff,hissecondshowisSports Café anditneedsnointroduction,theyspeakofallactivitiesoutdoorandprizewinning,and sometimesindoorbutstillprizewinning. Likemostdoctors,heinitiallysufferedforgetfulness,heforgotthe namesofpatientsandwasoftenembarrassed,hashadhisshare of‘other’experiences.Nonewer of‘other’experiences.Nonewererevealedbyt erevealedbythediehardfa hediehardfanof nof BryanAdams,BonJovi,DefLeppardandanythingthat’sModern Rock. Onbeingaskedandbotheredrepeatedly,justforthesakeofit, heevenbroughthisstethoscopetotheinterview.Hesayshe’sthe serioustype,andiswhenthetimecallsforit. There’sonethinghewasasked,whenheappliedtoChennaiLive, whichI whichI believewas,“Y believewas,“You’ ou’rea rea doctor…Canyoube doctor…Canyoube funny?”and funny?”and youcantakemywordforit,heis.Andhislifeseemsfrettyferfect (prettyperfecttotherestofus!)atthemoment.

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TestTubeCollector-thiswasmore TestTubeCollector-thiswasmore ofajointeffort,whenhisclassmates andhimbroketesttubesincollege, theyhidthembehindaboard,and apparentlywhenhebrokehisfirst, ther th ere e we werre al alre read ady y ab abou out t 50 tes estt tubesinthis‘hidingplace’ 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,forwhichhewasnotallowed toparticipateinhispracticalclasses foramonth! 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 hoursfromChennai.




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My Worst Nightmare  Krithika Sukumar Considering Considering herapparentconden herapparentcondenceon ceonstag stage,and e,andherpopulari herpopularityas tyasasinger asinger,one ,onewould would thinkthatstagejiersaremilesawayfr thinkthatstagejiersaremilesawayfromsinger omsingerShwetaMohan ShwetaMohan.Butbeingnostrangerto .Butbeingnostrangerto performingdoesnotguaranteethat,ands performingdoesnotguar anteethat,andstagefrightisablessingindis tagefrightisablessingindisguiseshesays…. guiseshesays….

‘Ihavedonealotofshow,butIstillget 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 haveashowwithHariharaninacouple ofweeks,andthenightmareshavealread ready y begu begun! n!’ ’ she she says says. . But But the the lass lass believesthat believesthat the butterf butterfliesonly liesonly help herrisetogreaterheightsonstage,and givesheracertainedge;butthatdoes not kee keep p the jitter jitters s away. away. So, what is hergreatest hergreatest fear fear onstage? ‘Mygreatest 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.IrealizedIhadforgottenmylyrics fiveminutesbeforeIwastogoonstage andIwasabsolutelyinshreds!Luckily peoplearoundmehelpedmepiecetogetherlyricsandIpulledthrough,’she says,thereliefalmoststillfreshinher voice.‘Idonotreallypaytoomuchat tentiontojitters,orhavealuckycharm towarditaway!Ijusttryandstaycool,’ sheadds.

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Those TEN Things

Sanjee Sanj eev v Th Thom omas as is crea ea vi vity ty pe perrsoniednomaerwhatmeofday; whetherhe’sonstageperformingin frontofanaudienceormakingarst impressionatacoeeshop.Trustme youwon’t be disappoi disappointed, nted, becau because se thismusicianisafarcryfromcliché. FromhitlmslikeDelhi , Delhi 6andGhajini , tomypersonalfavourite,theopening ri of Kabhi Kabhi Adit in  in Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na,hismusicwillhaveyou hummingalonginnome. 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 isa who wholedie ledieren rentmix tmix --- the there’ re’s s a blendofrock‘n’roll,alilebitofthe Bluesand inter interesng esngly ly, , a Hindus Hindustani tani twistaswell.

 Snali Sheny

Icanbe moodysomemesbutIthinkithelpsmewith Icanbemoody somemesbutIthinkithelpsmewith mywork

WhatdoIlookforina woman?Hmmmm…nothingspe WhatdoIlookforinawoman ?Hmmmm…nothingspe cicreally.I’velearnedtogowithwhatfeelsright

Oneamazingexperiencethatsllgivesmegoosebumps wasduringtheJaiHotourinCalicutwithRahman.Iwas suspendedabout80feetabovethegroundonacrane suspendedabout80feetabovethegroundona crane thatwasrotangabove5000people,playingmyguitar. Itwasarealadrenalinerush

Myplaylistisusuallyfullofmyowncomposions,soI’m Myplaylist isusuallyfullofmyowncomposions,soI’m constantlylisteningandimprovising

Ididgetquiteafewbreaksinthepast,butIletthem pass.Noregrets pass.No regretsthough,Iamfarmorereadynow though,Iamfarmorereadynow

RainbowBridge usedtobethenameofmystudio,and RainbowBridgeusedtobethenameofmystudio,and thenitbecametheband.It’salilebitofeverything. ‘Indirock’weliketocallit My idea ideal l lif life e ? wou would ld be di dieren erent t plac places es at di diere erent nt pointsinme.IoncedidashowinFinland pointsinme.Ioncedidashowin Finland,itwasheaven ,itwasheaven

Theonethingthatrepulsesmeishypocrisy Theonethingthatrepulsesmeis hypocrisy Afriendofmineoncegavemeahairproducttotryout, Afriendofmineoncegavemeahairproduct totryout, andthenextmorningtheenrefrontporonofmyhair just‘wasn’tthereanymore.’Hencetheponytailrighton topofmyhead

I gowiththe ow ofmy mus music.I ic.I don’ don’t t knoc knock k onany doors.. doors

Pic:PrabhuPrasad


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The Score Magazine - November 2009

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