converSAtions with Indian musicians and sound engineers: Recent Episodes
Aditya Mehta
Welcome to converSAtions with Indian musicians and sound engineers, where we reveal the artistry and technical wizardry behind the creation of the music you love to listen to.
Listen to some intimate experiences from talented artists where we explore the creative process, industry insights and untold stories that are shaping the soundscape of the music world in India and beyond.
In this episode of converSAtions, Aditya Mehta takes us behind the scenes of how SudeepAudio.com connected with leading global pro audio brands. From India’s first online pro audio store to becoming a trusted partner for international companies — this journey is all about trust, passion, and persistence.
🎧 Discover how a small Indian team built global audio ties that still resonate today. Aditya also shares the story of how Philtre Labs was founded in 2007 along with composers Salim - Sulaiman, marking another milestone in India’s evolving music production scene. Along the way, Aditya recalls the early challenges of the pre-eCommerce era — including stories of malpractices and mis-selling by retailers — and how those experiences shaped his mission to bring transparency and trust to India’s pro audio market.
In this episode, Aditya Mehta shares how SudeepAudio.com started in 1999 and grew into India’s trusted pro audio webstore.
🎙️ Hear about the early struggles, slow internet days, and the creative solutions that shaped the brand.
⚙️ Discover how more services and layers were added over the years — and the lessons learned along the way.
💡 A must-listen for anyone building something from scratch or following their passion for music and sound.
Making his own debut on converSAtions, Aditya Mehta — co-founder and CEO of SudeepAudio.com, India’s first pro audio webstore — shares his personal journey of how it all began.Aditya talks about growing up in a home filled with music, thanks to his father, Nikhil Mehta’s recording studio, and how this environment sparked his passion for audio and technology.
This episode dives into the early inspirations that led to creating Sudeep Audio in 1999, when the internet was still new in India, and how the dream of building an online pro audio community was born.If you’re passionate about music, audio gear, or the story of building something meaningful from scratch, this episode is for you.🎧 Subscribe to hear more stories on the journey of Sudeep Audio and the people behind India’s music technology evolution.
In this last episode (part 9/9) of the series, music composer and producer, Indrajit Sharma Tubby, talks about what makes a song a hit song.
He also emphasizes on the importance of learning to play an instrument before venturing into the world of films and TV.
A big thank you to Tubby for giving us all deep insights into making of the film music in the golden era as well as what happens nowadays.
In part 8/9 of this series, music composer and producer, Indrajit Sharma Tubby, discusses his thoughts on who is the true owner of a song created for a film.
Do listen to this episode and we will realise as music lovers that it is high time to give due and full credit to the music composers and arrangers (now called music producers).In the final episode of this series, Tubby talks about reasons for a film song becoming a hit, and also stresses on the importance of knowing the basics of music before getting into this field.
In part 7/9 of this series, music composer and producer, Indrajit Sharma Tubby, tells us how the decision to lock a singer for a film song is done by a music composer. He shares that unfortunately today singers call it their song, while they are actually only a part of it just like any other musician who has played on it.In the next episode, Tubby talks about who actually is the true owner of a song.
In part 6/9 of this series, music composer and producer, Indrajit Sharma Tubby, tells us how a creative conflict needs to be handled during making of a song.In the next episode, Tubby shares about how a composer decides on a singer for his or her creation.
In part 5/9 of this chat, music composer and producer, Indrajit Sharma Tubby, shares with us how a Hindi film song was created in the 1990s.
And finally how it took shape in the recording studios from humble sitting sessions.
The next episode talks about handling creative conflicts in the studios.
In part 4/9 of this series, music composer and producer, Indrajit Sharma Tubby, shares how sound recordists brought out great sound inspite of using limited analog gear.In the next episode, Tubby tells us about the process on how film songs were created.
In part 3/9 of this series, music composer and producer, Indrajit Sharma Tubby, shares about payment process to musicians and various recording related experiences in sessions during his early career in 1990s. He reminisces the achche din of live sound recording in the studios.In the next episode, Tubby talks about the role of music arrangers and sound recordists bringing out great sound with limited audio gear.
In part 2/9 of this series, music composer and producer, Indrajit Sharma Tubby, talks about the fun and healthy studio environment in Bombay's recording studios that had basic analog gear.
In the next episode, Tubby talks about the payment structure, behaviour of musicians during recordings and more.
In part 1/9 of this series, music composer and producer, Indrajit Sharma Tubby, shares some learnings of his while starting as a musician with composers Laxmikant Pyarelal in the year 1991.
In the next episode, Tubby shares about the fun environment in recording studios in Mumbai that he worked in the 1990s.
Welcome to Part 2 of our in-depth series on the Classification of Musical Instruments! In this video, we explore two culturally rich and academically significant systems: 👉 the Indian Cultural Classification, and 👉 the Ethnographic Classification (Hornbostel–Sachs System). These classification methods offer deep insights into how musical instruments are understood and grouped across civilizations—from ancient India to global ethnomusicology.
📚 What You'll Learn in This Episode: ✔️ The 4 main categories of Indian musical instruments: ∙ Tantu Vadya (String) ∙ Sushir Vadya (Wind) ∙ Awanaddha Vadya (Percussion with skin) ∙ Ghan Vadya (Solid/A-tonal) ✔️ Key examples: Sitar, Veena, Tabla, Mridangam, Shehnai, Ghatam ✔️ The origins and logic behind the Ethnographic system by Hornbostel & Sachs ✔️ Differences between Indian and Ethnographic systems – especially the presence of Electrophones in the latter ✔️ The 5 Ethnographic categories: ∙ Aerophones ∙ Chordophones ∙ Electrophones ∙ Membranophones ∙ Idiophones🧠 Perfect for: - Music students and educators - Indian classical music enthusiasts - Ethnomusicology learners - Instrument classification exam preparation🔔 Subscribe for more music theory lessons, instrument tutorials, and cultural explorations. 👍 Like | 💬 Comment | 🔁 Share to support quality music education!
Welcome to Part 1 of the tutoREal series on the Classification of Musical Instruments! In this video, we explore the European Cultural Classification system, which categorizes instruments based on traditional orchestral families: woodwind, brass, percussion, string, and keyboard instruments. 👉 Learn how each instrument type works 👉 Hear examples like the flute, trumpet, violin, piano, and more 👉 Understand why instruments are grouped the way they are 👉 Prepare for music theory exams, music classes, or general knowledge 📚 What You'll Learn in This Episode: ✔️ The 5 orchestral instrument families in European tradition ✔️ Characteristics and examples of woodwind, brass, percussion, string, and keyboard instruments ✔️ The basics of how these instruments produce sound ✔️ The role of instruments like the piano, harpsichord, pipe organ, and accordion 🎧 Examples of Instruments Covered: ∙ Woodwinds: Flute, Clarinet, Saxophone ∙ Brass: Trumpet, Trombone, French Horn ∙ Percussion: Snare Drum, Cymbals, Xylophone ∙ Strings: Violin, Harp, Guitar ∙ Keyboards: Piano, Pipe Organ, Accordion 📌 Don’t forget to watch Part 2 where we dive into the Indian Cultural Classification and the Ethnographic (Hornbostel–Sachs) System! Script: Vijay KurienVideo by: Aditya MehtaAudio: AIMusic & photo samples courtesy: Martin Tichy, @ViennaSymphonicLibrary
Meet the chief sound engineer, Abhay Rumde, at Purple Haze Studios, Bandra, Mumbai.He is the man behind the recording and mixing of mega hit songs like Kajra Re, Don, Taare Zameen Par and many other albums in Bollywood and beyond. Get to know this behind-the-scenes talented engineer's journey of over 25 years.Plus as a student of music and audio, get to learn a lot from Abhay in this converSAtion with Aditya Mehta.
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With an impressive career record as a re-recording engineer and currently employed with Avid (makers of DAW Pro Tools and much more), Sreejesh Nair shares his experiences to those interested in sound engineering.
Do remember to thank Sreejesh for his career guidance.
Audio language: Malayalam
Mumbai-based sound engineer, Kohinoor Mukherjee, gives young students some very important information, guidance and tips to build a career as a sound engineer.
Do listen to this episode in Bengali, and remember to thank Kohinoor too.
In this episode, Sudeep Audio's co-founder Aditya Mehta from Mumbai, India, talks about how one can build and pursue a career in music in India.
Having exposure to this area from within as well as connected from the outside for over 40 years, Aditya shares his own learnings here.
Like any career in creative arts, there is no right way or wrong way, but i hope the content here guides those parents and young students to take the right steps in order to have a fruitful career for a long time in music. One thing is for sure: Music spreads joy and gives us all one of the reasons to go on. You can enjoy it as a listener but more so as a creator! Best wishes to all aspiring musicians tuned in.
Listener discretion is advised.
Language of this episode: Hindi
"Sound engineers are artists too", says Anil Chopra, founder of IRAA Awards and the PALM Expo India. Their contribution in the making of a song is as important as the composer and the lyricist, he adds.
Mr. Chopra started IRAA (Indian Recording Arts Academy) Awards where the name itself recognises sound engineers as not technicians but as artists.
Listen to this episode, and do post your comments on what you feel about this new campaign/initiative. And also help sound engineers clam their rights in the process :-)
She is not just a singer and actor. But is doing much more in the world of music and now in the digital space of NFTs. Get to know the story behind the AI Radbot and NFT called Damroo, created by the multi-talented Vasundhara Das.
She says, "I recognise that using music, rhythm and music as a medium for self-expression is a powerful healing modality for body, mind and soul; and I want to be a catalyst - helping others find their own voice, rhythm and musicality so they can express themselves fearlessly too."
Listen to this episode to know more about this new venture of hers.
Now that you know about the history of IRAA, Indian Recording Arts Academy, listen to the honorary chairman, Pramod Chandorkar and the deputy project director of PALM Expo, Smita Rai, talk about the selection process.
A lot of hard work goes behind the scenes by top jurors who are talented and experienced professionals in the Indian music industry. Pramod talks about how each jury member works passionately and tirelessly in making the best selection from the nominations.
No wonder IRAA Awards have become coveted to win for Indian sound industry and music professionals every year. Full respect to the IRAA jury and everyone involved behind the scenes.
Language of the converSAtion: English
The IRAA, Indian Recording Arts Academy, was setup by Founder and Chairman, Mr. Anil Chopra at the PALM Expo in 2006. Dedicated to the sound engineering fraternity of India, the annual IRAA Awards have become a prestigious award to win.
In this converSAtion, Anil Chopra explains the story behind starting IRAA as well as how the selection process happens. Do listen to understand how much effort goes into the selection and the recognition and glory it seeks to achieve for our Indian audio industry.
Language of the converSAtion: English
Those who are connected to the world of pro audio in India definitely read the PALM Technology magazine. And have surely visited the PALM Expo in Mumbai every May since 2001. And sound engineers secretly do wish to win the IRAA Award too.
Its time to meet the founder director of these properties - Mr. Anil Chopra. Get to know about his journey in the world of sound and also how he has helped bring in a surge in the Indian audio industry.
Language of the converSAtion: English
In this second tutoREal on Blockchain in music, we explain you the concept of a permissionless system. Also get an overview of how cryptocurrencies work and what it takes tobe a part of such an open system.
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Language: Hindi
In this first tutoREal on Blockchain in music, we explain you the concept using a very simple transaction of lending money to a friend. You will soon realise that this technology is not rocket science, and that it already exists in some form or the other in our daily lives!! Once you grasp the basics, you can then try to extrapolate this same concept into your own business or work environments. And then your mind will be able to absorb this concept a little better.
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Language: Hindi
A buzzword these days is Blockchain. But what is it? And why so much hyp around it? In a well-researched series, the Sudeep Audio team brings to you a series on understanding the Blockchain Technology in simple Hindi language and hopefully you will get to know its basics.
The idea of this effort is to help you then implement it in the business of music and also read your own contracts with greater understanding.
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Language in the podcast: Hindi
A topper in M.Sc. Inorganic Chemistry at Bombay University, Nikhil Mehta became a sound engineer out of a matter of prestige! Listen to this converSAtion from a brilliant man who recorded several prestigious projects since 1977. Though during this interview he did forget names of several musicians and jobs he handled as a sound recordist.
But those who have worked with him do remember him fondly always. And on the occasion of his Sudeep Studio's birthday (23rd September), we are proud to share a part of the interview (first and last actually) that we were finally able to do in 2021.
Nikhil Mehta passed away peacefully on 2nd September, 2021 at his Ahmedabad residence.
Language in this talk: Gujarati
After sharing his initial experiences in the Hindi film industry in the previous episode, Ustad Taufiq Qureshi shares his approach towards rhythm arrangement for not just songs but also for background scores and ad jingles.
Taufiqbhai also gives invaluable tips on how to build a career as a music producer. Don't forget to thank him for sharing his years of knowledge and guidance he gives like a true Guru.
OTHER CREDITS FOR THIS EPISODE
Inteview by: Dipesh Varma (student and percussionist)
Audio cleanup and processing: Dipesh Sharma Batalvi (Los Angeles)
He is a percussionist par excellence. A rhythm arranger and a composer too. In part 1, get to know the musical journey and work experiences of Ustad Taufiq Qureshi. His own student of 14 years and now a rhythm arranger as well, Dipesh Varma, handles this converSAtion in our new format. A first for the converSAtions podcast channel by SudeepAudio.com in 10 years!
For those who may not know, Taufiqbhai is the younger brother of Ustad Zakir Hussain, and son of Ustad Allah Rakha Qureshi. He has also been a part of background score and music for movies like Damini, Train To Pakistan, Ghaatak, Agnivarsha, Asoka, Mission Kashmir, Black, Main Hoon Na, Dil Chahta Hai, Devdas, Sawariya, Dhoom 2, Bhool Bhulaiya, Parzania, Tere Naam, Jab We Met, Action Replay, Housefull 2, Tez, ABCD (Any Body Can Dance), Bhaag Milkha Bhaag (2013) and others.
Listen to part 2 of this podcast episode too.
CREDITS
Interview by: Dipesh Varma
Audio cleanup and processing by: Dipesh Sharma Batalvi (Los Angeles)
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Followers of this podcast are in for a treat! Sound engineer Shadab Rayeen is back after a studio-building hiatus and answers questions asked by SAbscribers. The questions vary from how to choose a reverb to how to make a mastering track.\
Do thank Shadab for sharing his experiences and answering most questions posted on Sudeep Audio's YouTube community page.
Spotify for Artists is a very useful tool for musicians who want to monitor and analyse their song's data on Spotify app. Spotify India's Artists and Label Marketing Head, Padmanabhan NS (Paddy), shares with us important tips for this analytical tool provided for free.
This premium tutoREal will empower all artists and labels to use the Spotify for Artists application effectively.
Vipin Mishra is the ex-guitarist of the Delhi band, Parikrama. And since 2005 he has been working as a composer and music producer in the ad film industry in Mumbai.
In this converSAton, Vipin tells us about the reality of the music scene. This will help many students and parents to know about the reasons one should take up music as a full time profession.
Get to know the sound journey of ex-YRF Studios chief sound engineer, Shantanu Hudlikar. Lots to learn from him initial childhood exposure to various art forms.
Know more about the kind of work he did in the sound recording industry in Bollywood for 30 years and more!
Senior sound engineer Shantanu Hudlikar answers some questions on career, attitude one should keep, and other facets for the sound engineering industry in India.
The questions were asked by the followers of the Sudeep Audio social media platforms.
Sound engineer Shadab Rayeen shares his views on raising industry standards for sound engineers across India. He does hammer upon the point of opening up of sessions by others, so that all can learn from each other.
Shadab also gives some very good advice to young students who want to make a career in the field of sound in India.
Audio: Hindi / English / Telugu
In this episode, Dipesh Sharma Batalvi shares about other aspects a sound engineer should be aware of to continue growing in this field. Here he shares invaluable lessons from his own experiences of working at Yashraj Films to handling projects in Los Angeles, USA (where he is based at the moment).
Audio: Hindi / English
Dipesh Sharma Batalvi is a very well-known mix and mastering engineer from India, and is now based in Los Angeles (USA). An ex-Yash Raj Films Studio engineer, he shares with us his experiences of 20 years in this field.
Students of audio (and music) will get invaluable tips from both his episodes on the subject of "reality of sound engineering". Audio in Hindi / English.
A tutorial and educational talk on how to create soundscape for film by national award winning sound designer, Bishwadeep Chatterjee.
Listen to each of the 6 episodes in this series to understand sound design clearly. And it will surely help you in your own career.
A tutorial and educational talk on how to create soundscape for film by national award winning sound designer, Bishwadeep Chatterjee.
Listen to each of the 6 episodes in this series to understand sound design clearly. And it will surely help you in your own career.
A tutorial and educational talk on how to create soundscape for film by national award winning sound designer, Bishwadeep Chatterjee.
Listen to each of the 6 episodes in this series to understand sound design clearly. And it will surely help you in your own career.
A tutorial and educational talk on how to create soundscape for film by national award winning sound designer, Bishwadeep Chatterjee.
Listen to each of the 6 episodes in this series to understand sound design clearly. And it will surely help you in your own career.
A tutorial and educational talk on how to create soundscape for film by national award winning sound designer, Bishwadeep Chatterjee.
Listen to each of the 6 episodes in this series to understand sound design clearly. And it will surely help you in your own career.
A tutorial and educational talk on how to create soundscape for film by national award winning sound designer, Bishwadeep Chatterjee.
Listen to each of the 6 episodes in this series to understand sound design clearly. And it will surely help you in your own career.
Listen to the Q&A session 2 by Re-recording engineer and Avid sounds specialist, Sreejesh Nair. Continued from the previous episode, Sreejesh answers more questions asked by followers and customers of SudeepAudio.com
Re-recording engineer and Avid sounds specialist, Sreejesh Nair answers questions asked by followers and customers of SudeepAudio.com
Listen to the Q&A session 1. Continued in the next episode.
Sound engineer Vijay Dayal gives some very useful tips (in Marathi language) to students and parents of those seeking to make a career in the field of music production and sound engineering in India.
As a Media and Entertainment laywer for over 30 years, Parag Kamani helps us understand the copyright procedure in India, and much more in this converSAtion.
Learn from what he shares here with us.
Guitarist and studio tech with over 25 years of experience, Floyd Fernandes shares his views in his inimitable style on the stress faced by upcoming musicians today. And how he advises to avoid it.
Give the converSAtion a careful listen, and try implement the good said by Floyd baba.
Narendra Kusnur has been a journalist for 25 years. Starting with Mid-Day, he now freelances and writes for publications such as The Hindu, Music Plus, Seniors Today.
Hear him speak about important ways one can interview an artist and how one can build a career in this field today.
Sanjoy Das (Bapi) plays the guitar in the studio and on stage along with artists such as Hariharan, late Jagjit Singh, Sona Mohapatra and many others. In a nice and gentle manner of his, Sanjoy gives invaluable advice to guitarists about various aspects of playing this instrument.
A converSAtion with one of India's best music producers - Indrajit Sharma (popularly known as Tubby), where he answers some basic questions on which DAW to use as well as some technical ones related to background score composing, etc.
Get some invaluable tips not found anywhere else!
Managing musicians is a fine art in itself! And what better way can we know about this from someone like Kuldeep Desai, who managed late Shri Jagjit Singh for nearly 3 decades!
There is nothing better than life experiences that teaches us all. And here we have Kuldeep sharing some real life examples that helped him learn to manage an artiste of the calibre of late Jagjit Singh.
After sharing his childhood experiences in music and how he met the legendary singer (late) Jagjit Singh, (https://youtu.be/YTx7M2qpmQE), Kuldeep Desai tells us about their journey of nearly 3 decades!
As his secretary and manager, get to know from Kuldeep some unknown facts of one of India's best ghazal singers.
In his next podcast, Kuldeep will talk about nuances of artist management. So subscribe to this channel now, and learn a lot from his experiences.
In this first part of our converSAtion, Kuldeep Desai shares about his childhood upbringing, and how he got influenced by music. Later, working as a bookie at RWITC in Mumbai, he met the late legendary singer, (late) Shri Jagjit Singh for the first time.
Get to know about how they cultivated a friendship of trust over time, and then how Kuldeep went on to manage this great artist for almost 28 years.
Subscribe to this podcast to listen to part 2 of the converSAtion.
A music composer and arranger for songs and background scores for over 55 years, Kishor Sharma shares his approach to the craft. Kishorji uses the song example "Yeh kahan aa gaye hum" from the Hindi superhit film, Silsila - https://youtu.be/LgaNBJ2pQOs
We doubt if you would get such detailed knowledge elsewhere. And sincerely hope the existing musicians benefit from Kishorji's tutorial.
In this first part, veteran sound engineer Avinash Oak tell us how he ended up at FTII. Though he wanted to become a re-recording engineer, circumstances brought him to Western Outdoor studio where he worked for over 35 years!
You will find Avinash Oak's name in almost every project that has come out of the studio alongwith his mentor and senior, Daman Sood.
Listen to the next episode to know about the shift from analog to digital recording in India.
If you are a film buff from India, then there is no way you would have missed Kishor Sharma's musical arrangement in film songs and background scores (OST).
Meet the man behind the song arrangement of most Yashraj Films like Julie, Silsila, Mr. Natwarlal, Chandni, Darr, etc. Kishor Sharma has also worked as a music composer for several films under the duo name of Mahesh-Kishor for movies like Sanam Bewafa among others.
We are blessed to have had a #converSAtion with him capturing a marvellous musical upbringing.
After sharing how he became a sound engineer in the previous episode, veteran sound engineer from India - Avinash Oak - explains to us the shift in analog to digital recording. During this progression, he also narrates some experiences of working with singers like Jagjit Singh, Asha Bhosle, etc.
Being an educator now, Avinash-ji goes on to offer sound advice to students, parents and explains the scope in the field of audio engineering as a profession today.
Its a story that one may have seen only in movies. But here is a real life struggle (plenty of them actually) that music composer and producer, Hitesh Modak has lived.
Continue listending to this converSAtion in the next episode.
Hitesh's story continues from the previous episode (number 39). This converSAtion covers even more interesting twists and turns that he faced in his career. After playing keyboards at beer bars in Mumbai, etc. Hitesh's struggles continued to chase him for years till he finally got recognition.
Learn from his journey on what it takes to become a good musician, inspite of zero resources.
Very few people know at a very young age what they want to be in life. Ashwin is one of them. Born in a family of professional musicians, Ashwin took started playing the sitar first and then the flute.
Get to know Ashwin's musical journey, influences and also other interesting events in his life that have shaped him as a musician. He also offers very valuable advice to those genuinely interested in making music as their career. So definitely listen to this whole converSAtion.
Meet the owner and chief sound engineer of Purple Haze Studios, Mumbai - Mr. Ashish Saksena.
A soft spoken person with an experience of 20 years+ in the field, Ashish shares his journey of sound recording in the studio and handling sound at live shows as well. He has worked with top musicians in India like Louiz Banks, Lesle Lewis, Vishal Shekhar, Shankar Ehsaan Loy (SEL), and many more.
As a freelance engineer, Ashish works with several composers like SEL for their mixing projects, as well as an FOH engineer for their live concerts. After this interesting story of his, Ashish will tell us In the next part on how to take care of our hearing.
The chief sound engineer at one of India's biggest film production studios, YRF, Anuj Mathur has been working in the industry since almost 3 decades. Anuj has been associated with Yashraj Studios since Chandini and then designed sound for Lamhe as well as the superhit Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge that completed 25 years recently.
Anuj also shares about the importance of film mixing (re-recording) and how the re-recording process gets executed. Get to learn a lot from this converSAtion with Anuj Mathur.
Continuing from the previous episode (number 33), the jazz music legend from India - Louiz Banks - talks about his Bollywood days with RD Burman and his jingle compositions.
Louiz also shares his views about the music scene today and how musicians can change the situation. And its a very enlightening talk.
Floyd's opinions and views on the music scene in India have always been strong and debatable. Aged 46, Floyd has been a musician for 35+ years, and a studio technician for 25+ years.
In this #converSAtion he talks about why musicians should not fake stories about their gigs on the social media and thereby mislead other young minds who are considering to join the bandwagon.
Floyd wants to educate people (especially young kids) with this talk about what they should expect in the music industry as he sees it today, and then make an informed decision about their careers.
Lesle Lewis shares his musical journey alongwith various interesting stories from a 'filmy' childhood. He also talks about his boarding school days, why one should practice his/her craft always, his gurus, and a lot of valuable information.
Those who want to, will benefit humongously from this conversation. Don't miss this one and listen to the next episode as well.
When these words come from the chief engineer at one of India's best recording studios - YashRaj Film (YRF) Studios - you need to take his advice seriously. Very seriously.
Shantanu Hudlikar shares his views on the current state of affairs in the music recording business and ways to improve the scenario. He's not against using VSTs or technology products. He is all for using them - but only in the right manner, and where required.
Shantanu will be hosting several episodes on this channel covering other dimensions of audio recording and song mixing.
e needs no introduction. But its also important to know his background and musical upbringing. Get to know the indepth musical journey of Louiz Banks and his various turning points in life that made him what he is - only on the Sudeep Audio channel!
The next episode (number 34) is where Louiz shares his views on the music scene today and gives sound advice to young musicians.
Almost every musician and sound engineer loses his or her hearing capacity after years of constant sound bombardment on their ears. So what techniques or methods should be employed to play it safe?
FOH engineer of Shankar Ehsaan Loy (SEL), and owner of Purple Haze Studios - Mumbai, Ashish Saksena shares his experiences on the same.
Music producer, Jim Satya, shares how he grew up in a musical household. He was a computer teacher and a part time musician initially!
Learn from his experiences on how he became a full time music producer working for AR Rahman, Sandeep Chowta, Pritam, Shankar Ehsaan Loy and others.
He started off as a singer with his college band. And then became an electronics engineer, worked with Philips for 3 years before venturing out as a live sound engineer in 1979.
Aslam Khan is a shy-on-camera, yet very experienced engineer who has innumerable TV serials, album recordings to his credit. He has worked (and still does) with Asha Bhonsle, Pankaj Udhas, Anup Jalota, Talat Aziz and even current Bollywood heartthrobs Salim & Sulaiman Merchant besides others.
Learn from his journey and experiences and do take Aslam's advice seriously.
Composer and singer, Lesle Lewis, talks about his guitar practice sessions, and how he has reinvented himself over the last 35 years! He always has put in his best as a Guitarist, pop music producer, remix artist, jingle composer, fusion band and now as a singer/performer!
Young musicians will learn a lot about how passionate one has to be in order to stay not just afloat but on top of the game! Do thank Lesle Lewis for sharing such wonderful details with us.
One of his last interviews taken in November 2010, this converSAtion (in Gujarati) of Late Shri Dilip Dholakia will make you feel nostalgic.
Watch and learn more about this legendary composer and singer, known best for singing the Gujarati song - Taari aankh no afini, composed by late Ajit Merchant and the film Deevadandi.
There is so much one can learn from Daman Sood's 45 year old career in the field of sound recording.
With examples thrown in of how music was composed in the 1950s, 60s and 70s, today's musicians and sound engineers can both learn a LOT from Daman-ji's inputs and talk.
We all must have hummed the tune "Kya aap close up kartein hain...". Now get to know the man behind the music - Tapas Relia. That was in late 2000s. After which Tapas has composed for several films for directors like Nagesh Kukunoor and others.
In this podcast (2011), Tapas shares his journey from Ahmedabad to Mumbai.
In part 1/2 episode, India's ace flautist PMK Naveen Kumar shares with us his musical journey from Vishakapatnam to Chennai to Mumbai. He also tells us how he collaborated with AR Rahman since the film Roja and has played for nearly every song of Rahman's so far!
Continue to part 2/2 to know more about Naveen's journey.
Get to know the musical journey of composer Chirrantan Bhatt. He is the son of late Arun Bhatt - a famous director of Gujarati films like Maa Baap and the grandson of the legendary Bollywood film producer and director, Shri Vijay Bhatt (Baiju Bawra, Ram Rajya, Himalaya ki god mein, etc etc).
Inspite of coming from a filmy background, Chirantan has found his way in Bollywood through hardwork and talent. Many of his songs have become #1 in iTunes!
Known as "Chiru" among friends, singers and musicians, Chirantan shares with us his career struggles, how he kept the fire in him alive, and how he grew as a self-taught musician, delivering several hit songs as a newcomer.
In this episode, music composer Rajat Dholakia (known as Juku), shares how he learnt music since childhood. Juku also mentions some of his major influences and stresses on the importance of practice and much more.
Again, lots of useful information for musicians.
As a music producer in his early career, Hitesh Sonik has been a large part of composer Vishal Bhardwaj's signature sound. But there is a lot more to this soft-spoken music producer/composer (songs and background scores), who has given us several chartbusters along with colleague Clinton Cerejo. Some of these hit songs are Beedi jalaile, Ranaji, Dhan te na, Darrrling, etc.
Hitesh shares with us his journey (this was in Dec 2012) into music from his college days in this part of the converSAtion. We are glad to get this shy and brilliant musician, to open up in this interview. Its something everyone would cherish. Enjoy.
Now on his own, he recently scored the background music for films like Kedarnath (2018) and Chichchore (2019).
In this part 2/2 of our converSAtions, flautist Naveen Kumar shares his experience of recording the Bombay instrumental piece with AR Rahman for the movie "Bombay". He also plays us some of his favourite melodies from several movies that he has recorded his flutes for.
Also get to know about Naveen losing all his flutes in an accident and how he recovered from that loss. He also shares with us about his flute innovations.
In this episode, learn about the role of experience and the importance of sound design by Indian music industry's veteran composer and national award winner, Rajat Dholakia.
Gain tremendous learning from this part 2 of the converSAtions with Juku.
Clinton Cerejo is known for his contributions in the music department for Indian films. His range of work includes playback singing, vocal arrangements, musical arrangements, background scores, music programming, production. His unique style and musical enthusiasm has attracted various collaborations with many leading Indian composers.
In this interview with Sudeep Audio, Clinton shares interesting stories and turning points of his musical career.
In this mega episode (part 1/2), veteran sound engineer, Daman Sood, guides students of engineering on how they need to focus on their work, learn by reading and being dedicated to one's job.
Daman-ji also adds his own experiences to explain to young engineers on how to progress in their careers. When it comes from someone who has been working for 45 years, you'd better listen.
One of India's top jingle and movie composers, Ram Sampath, shares an interesting (and inspiring) musical journey of his.
Get to know of other achievements of Ram Sampath in the music world - like his first job (Femina Miss India), his friendships with various colleagues like Shaan, Salim Merchant, Indrajit (Tubby) Sharma and lots more from the world of advertising and music.
In the 5th episode, Achille tells us about copyrighting your piece of music. He also shares myths about how one should go about doing this!
He speaks about the benefits of becoming a member of a royalty society in whichever country you are.
This first episode covers the basics of copyrights in music. Many myths are cleared about definitions of a composer, lyricist, publisher, record owner, etc.
Achille also talks about how copyright can help creators of music.
In episode 6, Achille talks about what is the right of a singer in a song. In India, a new body called ISRA has been formed which handles copyrights for singers (vocalists).
In episode 4 of the mini series, Achille talks about revenues generated by non-film songs. Not every piece of music is a song. It could be a background score, jingles, etc.
Achille tells us how IPRS will allow their members (lyricist, composer) to register their works. And help monitor use of their creations on different platforms.
The last (and bonus) episode in this 10-part mini series on music copyrights, Achille tells us about the role of a music producer in the copyright system. Unfortunately it is not very good news for them so far.
But we are hopeful that they too will get some income from the songs they work for. Listen to Achille talk about the on-the-ground reality.
This episode talks about the importance and necessity of having a playlist (set list) to be submitted to IPRS before a concert happens. Get to know why it is the duty of every public event organiser to share such playlists in order to generate revenue for the copyright holders.
Everytime a song is played anywhere, means it is a transaction. In 2015, PRS processed 300 billion transactions. In 2016, they processed 600 billion transactions!
Under such a scenario, Achille tells us how the newly formed Indian Performing Rights Society (IPRS) in India will try to meet such challenges in today's times.
After the change in the new Copyright act, 2012, the revenue share between the stakeholders is shared using a simple formula. Listen to Achille explain this with examples here.
Achille also guides us if one need lawyers to represent for music rights in India.
In the second episode of the mini-series, Achille talks about how the flow of income happens for royalty income. Today, we have many types of royalties generated differently based on how a song is offered to end users (listeners).
A very complex structure is explained by Achille in a very lucid manner.
Episode 8 of this mini series of music copyrights, gives us information about PPL (Phonographic Performance Limited) who are basically the owners of a song recording.
So when your song is exploited in hotels, restaurants, airports, etc. PPL is responsible for collecting royalties from here.
But then how does one keep track of what is being played where and how many times?!! Listen to Achille share information on this difficult topic.