Offstage with Shubh Saran: Recent Episodes
Shubh Saran
Guitarist & composer Shubh Saran explores the life of musicians on and offstage, digging into how artists see and express themselves through their music.
In this episode, we talk about how the Women in Jazz Organization (WIJO) mentorship program came about, what it means for the music community, and how maybe you can start something similar in your own music scene.
In this episode, we take a deep dive into Aberdeen and NYChillharmonic's new song collaboration and talk about their upcoming US tour.
Today we talk about the history of the Berklee Indian Ensemble and how to create the most nurturing and compassionate musical community.
Today we talk to Donny McCaslin about his constantly evolving career and what we can learn from him about change.
Today we talk to Antonio Sánchez and take a deep dive into his new album Shift (Bad Hombre, Vol. II)
In this episode, we hear from Adam Neely about how he built his YouTube career, where he started and what he learned along the way.
In this episode, we talk to Michael Lynche about the time he was a contestant on American Idol. How he got there, and what it's actually like to be on a singing competition TV show.
In this episode, we talk about how musicians can promote themselves, what a publicist and public relations actually is and why it just doesn’t work sometimes.
In this episode, we talk to musicians who went to music school and some who didn't, to try get some clarity about whether you should go to music school.
Today we're going to be talking about the evolution of my song Slip, and how my band has changed over the last seven years.
Another Q&A episode where I answer Instagram's finest questions.
Audio examples used in this episode
Kandisa – Indian Ocean
Nemesis – Aaron Parks
Weak – Gretchen Parlato
Always – Blink 182
Bells in Santa Fe – Halsey
Waggy – Blink 182
In this episode I talk to Dr. Tyreek Jackson, a musician and a neuroscientist about his research and how we can be better improvisers.
Audio examples used in this episode:
Run Away with Me (arr. Adam Neely)
Robert Glasper - Stella By Starlight (Live At Capitol Studios)
Mozart Piano Sonata No 11 A major K 331, Daniel Barenboim
Wayne Shorter Quartet (Live in Bonn)
Jaco Pastorius - The Chicken (Live in Montreal)
Fugazi - Waiting Room
This is part two of a two-part series about how musicians define success.
Audio examples used in this episode:
I Met A Little Girl - Marvin Gaye
Is That Enough - Marvin Gaye
This is part one of a two-part series about how musicians define success.
Audio examples used this in episode:
OMI - Cheerleader
Omi Performs "Cheerleader" Live In-Studio at KIIS-FM on YouTube
OMI - Hula Hoop
Performance Spotlight: Steve Jordan on YouTube
James Ross @ Ben Street - "Double Bass Solo" on YouTube
Jugalbandi Flute & Vocal | Shankar Mahadevan And Rasika Shekar on YouTube
Incredible Victor Wooten Solo Bass Jam on YouTube
Tedeschi Trucks Band - All That I Need
Lizzo - Batches & Cookies (feat. Sophia Eris)
Jewel - Who Will Save Your Soul
My first ever Q&A episode where I answer some Instagram questions.
Audio example from this episode:
Whippersnapper - Wayne Krantz
In this episode we talk about the future of Indian music, featuring guests from episodes one, two and three.
Audio examples from this episode:
1. Prabh Deep - Chitta
2. "Pioneer Valley Jazz Shares present The Dan Weiss Miles Okazaki Duo" video on Youtube
3. Sunny Jain, Vijay Iyer, Rajna Swaminathan - Pride in Rhythm
In this episode, we talk about reversing the composing process while breaking down my song Enculture.
In this episode, we talk about human sounds in instrumental music while breaking down my song remember to come home soon.
In this episode, we talk about complexity in music while breaking down my song Ring Hunting.
In this episode, we talk about making an album during a pandemic while breaking down my song postradition.
In this episode, we talk about the complex relationship between English and Indian identity, & how language impacts the music that we make.
In this episode, we talk about the opinions we internalize about ourselves and Indianness as a whole, and how that affects the music we make.
In this episode, we explore the different definitions of Indianness & Indian music, and ask what it really means for musical styles to belong to a place.